Clay mineral and textural variations in the sediments of Chandragiri River, estuary and shallow marine realms off Kasaragod, Kerala

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-196

  Diju, S ^a   Thamban, Melo ^b  

^a Government College Kasaragod   (India)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Chandragiri river; Clay mineralogy; Estuarine sediment; Kasaragod; Kerala; Provenance; Texture

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE; SOIL TEXTURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745276495     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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