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Distribution of clay minerals in sediments of Vellar river environment, east coast of India

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Title Distribution of clay minerals in sediments of Vellar river environment, east coast of India
 
Creator Mohan, P M
Damodaran, K T
 
Description 300-302
X-ray diffraction study of the < 2 mum clay fraction of 18 surface sediment samples from Vellar river and its surrounding environments (estuary, tidal channel and nearshore marine) indicates that montmorillonite is the most dominant clay mineral followed by kaolinite + chlorite. Illite is present only in the southern and central sectors, of the nearshore marine environment. The percentage of montmorillonite is comparatively higher in the river, estuary and tidal channel than the nearshore marine environment. Kaolinite + chlorite and illite percentages show higher amounts in nearshore than in other environments. From the analyses of various factors, it is concluded that selective transportational and depositional processes govern the distribution of clay minerals.
 
Date 2016-12-05T06:42:25Z
2016-12-05T06:42:25Z
1992-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38147
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.21(4) [December 1992]