Sediment transport trends in Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur, Mexico, based on textural parameters and heavy mineral concentrations

Boletin de la Sociedad Geologica Mexicana

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-304

  González Yajimovich, Oscar ^a   Perez Soto, José Luis ^a   Avila Serrano, Guillermo E ^a   Meldahl, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b MiraCosta College   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Gulf of California; Heavy minerals; Modeling of sediment load; Modern sediments; Provenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956530454     PISSN: 14053322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18268/BSGM2010v62n2a7     Document Type: Article

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