The clay mineralogy and geochemistry of the recent surface sediments of Iskenderun Bay as indicators of terrestrial provenance in Coasts : erosion and sedimentation.

Auteurs :
KAPUR, S.
GOKCEN, S. L.
SAYDAM, C.
SENOL, M.
SENOL, S.
KARAMAN, C.

Description :
The comparison of clay mineral populations and geochemical properties of land samples with marine surface sediments of the Bay of Iskenderun reveal the source materials of the surface sediments and confirms conclusion on provenance obtained from Landsat imagery. The occurrence of an ancient terrace and a former mouth of the River Ceyhan is also deduced from the clay mineral distribution particularly the presence of palygorskite which is an indicator of Pleistocene (pluvial / interpluvial) climatic conditions.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Supplementband, issn : 0044-2798, 1989, n°. 73, p. 167-180, Références bibliographiques : 36 réf.

Date :
1989

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin ; Stuttgart, Borntraeger