Title of article
Radiometric analysis of Quaternary deposits from the southeastern Brazilian coast
Author/Authors
Anjos، نويسنده , , R.M. and Veiga، نويسنده , , R. and Macario، نويسنده , , Liana K. and Carvalho، نويسنده , , C. and Sanches، نويسنده , , N. and Bastos، نويسنده , , J. and Gomes، نويسنده , , P.R.S.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
15
From page
29
To page
43
Abstract
Natural gamma radiation measurements of the beach sand deposits were performed with the aim of understanding the provenance and transport processes of sediments along the coastal zone of three Brazilian States: Sمo Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Espيrito Santo (ES). The method employs thorium, uranium and potassium as tracers of the mineralogical properties of beach sand minerals, which reflect the geological history of transport and sorting processes. A cross plot of eTh/eU and eTh/K shows a considerable positive correlation with the geological evolution of the Quaternary coastal deposits from 35 areas of the southeastern Brazilian coast. Additionally, the distribution of heavy minerals along this coastal zone was mapped.
Keywords
heavy minerals , sediment transport , ?-ray spectrometry , Quaternary deposits
Journal title
Marine Geology
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Marine Geology
Record number
2260925
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