Source and mixing of insoluble clay minerals in a shallow water carbonate environment - Florida Bay
Manker JP and Griffin GM. 1971. Source and mixing of insoluble clay minerals in a shallow water carbonate environment - Florida Bay. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology. 41(1):302-306
Sediment samples from 21 stations in the Florida Bay portion of Everglades National Park were analyzed for clay mineralogy. It was found through X-ray diffraction techniques that chlorite and smectite dominate the clay-size insoluble residue of Recent carbonate sediments; Illite and kaolinite also occur in small quantities. Chlorite is derived from the Atlantic Coast and eastern Everglades provinces and is introduced by streams and tidal channels through the northern Florida Keys. Smectite is derived from the Gulf of Mexico province to the west. In the northern part of the Bay, water flow is greatly impeded by a complex bank and basin system, and the clay mineral suites remain relatively segregated near their respective sources. However, in the southern part of the bay, banks are less frequent, water flow is less impeded, and the clay mineral suites mix gradually across the area. Habitat: Mud; Type of Study: Qualitative; Gear Type: Clam-shell grab; Number of Stations: 21; Abiotic Parameters Measured: Sediment grain size & composition, clay minerals.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Manker, J; Griffin, George
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Carbonates, chlorite, Clay, Environment, Everglades National Park, FL, Florida Bay, Florida Bay, Florida Keys, Geomorphology, Hydrologic, illite, Insoluble, Kaolinite, Minerals, mixing, Patterns, Physical Sciences, Sediment, Sediments, Shallow water, smectite, Source, x-ray diffraction