Geochemistry of Jizan shelf sediments, southern Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-310

  Basaham, Ali S ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Major and trace elements; Red Sea; Saudi Arabia; Sediments; Texture

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; SHELF SEDIMENT; TEXTURE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EGYPT; JIZAN [SAUDI ARABIA]; RED SEA COAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84893704458     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-009-0033-5     Document Type: Article

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