Spatial and temporal variability of titanomagnetite placer deposits on a predominantly black sand beach

Marine Geology

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 45-59

  Bryan, K R ^a   Robinson, A ^a   Briggs, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

beach placer deposits; black sands; cross shore and longshore variations; Muriwai Beach; New Zealand; titanomagnetite

Indexed keywords

BEACH PLACER DEPOSITS; BLACK SANDS; CROSSSHORE VARIATIONS; LONGSHORE VARIATIONS; MATERIAL SHOREWARD; MURIWAI BEACH; NEW ZEALAND; TITANOMAGNETITE;

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; MINERAL RESOURCES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

MAGNETITE;

AUGITE; BEACH; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HORNBLENDE; PLACER DEPOSIT; PLAGIOCLASE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURF ZONE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TITANOMAGNETITE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33845306263     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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