Heavy mineral analysis for assessing the provenance of sandy sediment in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System

Marine Geology

Volumn 345, Issue , 2013, Pages 170-180

  Wong, Florence L ^a   Woodrow, Donald L ^a   McGann, Mary ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Franciscan; Heavy minerals; Provenance; Sediment transport; Sierran

Indexed keywords

FRANCISCAN; FRANCISCAN COMPLEX; GULF OF THE FARALLONES; HEAVY MINERALS; PROVENANCE; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SAN JOAQUIN RIVER; SIERRAN;

BEACHES; GOLD; MINERALS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

BEACH; CHERT; CONFLUENCE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY MINERAL; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TERRANE;

CALIFORNIA; CARQUINEZ STRAIT; GULF OF FARALLONES; PACIFIC OCEAN; POINT REYES; SACRAMENTO RIVER; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SAN JOAQUIN RIVER; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887151842     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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