Clay Dune Formation Near Corpus Christi, Texas
Huffman GG and Price WA. 1949. Clay Dune Formation Near Corpus Christi, Texas. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology. 19(3)
Desiccation of saline mud flats produces a mud-cracked surface layer of clay impregnatedwith sline evaporite crystals and covered with a thin film of algae. The action of the windagainst the upturned edges and lower surfaces of the mud-cracked polygons frees pellets oraggregates of clay which are swept across the tidal flat or saline basin to accumulate along the lee shore In long, transverse ridges. Subsequent wetting causes the clay to regain its plasticitythe freshly deposited material becomes stabilized and the clay dune results.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Huffman, George; Price, W.
- Date of Issue
- 1949-12
- Units
- PAIS
- Keywords
- clay dune formation, Corpus Christi, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas