Pre- and post-monsoonal changes in grain size and heavy minerals in the sediments from Kalbadevi Bay, Ratnagiri, west coast of India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 657-663

  Valsangkar, Anil B ^a   Fernandes, Domnica ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Environment; Grain size; Heavy minerals; Offshore; Placers

Indexed keywords

BAY; CLAY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY MINERAL; IRON OXIDE; MONSOON; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PLACER DEPOSIT; SAND;

INDIA; KALBADEVI ESTUARY; MAHARASHTRA; RATNAGIRI;

EID: 81555213157     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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