Sedimentological, modal analysis and geochemical studies of desert and coastal dunes, Altar Desert, NW Mexico

Auteurs :
KASPER-ZUBILLAGA, J.J.
ZOLEZZI-RUÍZ, H.
CARRANZA-EDWARDS, A.
GIRÓN-GARCÍA, P.
ORTIZ-ZAMORA, G.
PALMA, M.

Description :
The AA. focus their attention on the provenance of the inland desert and coastal dunes of the Altar Desert, based on the sedimentology, modal analysis and geochemistry of major and trace elements of the sands. The study uses grain size parameters and petrographic and geochemical data as a contribution to the origines of dunes in desert and coastal dunes and it provides a new database for the Altar Desert in northwestern Mexico.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2007, vol. 32, n°. 4, p. 489-508, nombre de pages : 20, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 62 ref.

Date :
2007

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley