Differentation of Marine and Sub-aerial Sedimentary Environments by Volume Percentage of Heavy Minerals, Mustang Island, Texas
Bradley JS. 1957. Differentation of Marine and Sub-aerial Sedimentary Environments by Volume Percentage of Heavy Minerals, Mustang Island, Texas. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology. 27(2)
The marine and sub-aerial sedimentary environments across Mustang Island, Texas, can be differentiated by the volume percentage of heavy minerals in the sediments. The,barrier island sediments average .45% heavy minerals and the gulf sediments average .04% heavy minerals. The berm, averaging .34% heavy minerals, is the transition zone between the environments. Analyses of the amount of heavy minerals may be valuable in characterizing the environment of deposition of ancient sediments.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bradley, John
- Date of Issue
- 1957-06
- Units
- PAIS
- Keywords
- Barrier Island, heavy minerals, marine sediment, Mustang Island, Padre Island National Seashore, sub-aerial sediment