Mineralogy of the surficial sediments of Kavala Bay, northern Aegean Sea

Conispoliatis, N; Lykousis, V

dc.contributor.author	Conispoliatis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Lykousis, V	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:06:37Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:06:37Z
dc.date.issued	1986	en
dc.identifier.issn	0272-7714	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/9517
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dc.subject	Aegean sea	en
dc.subject	clay mineralogy	en
dc.subject	mineral deposits	en
dc.subject	sand mineralogy	en
dc.subject.classification	Marine & Freshwater Biology	en
dc.subject.classification	Oceanography	en
dc.title	Mineralogy of the surficial sediments of Kavala Bay, northern Aegean Sea	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1986	en
heal.abstract	Sand and clay fraction mineralogy of surficial sediments from Kavala Bay have been determined microscopically and by X-ray diffraction analysis, respectively. The main minerals present in the sand fraction are quartz, feldspar, micas, amphiboles, and pyroxenes. Biogenic carbonate was also detected especially in the sands of the western part of the bay. Illite and smectite, are the major clay-mineral phases, with minor amounts of chlorite and kaolinite in all the samples analysed. Most of the sand appears to have been reworked from abandoned mouths of an adjacent river (the Nestos) and some has been eroded directly from adjacent land areas. Clay minerals originate from suspensates at the same river and, to a lesser extent, from local and seasonal rivers. Water circulation and size sorting by the near bottom currents are the mechanisms controlling the clay mineral dispersal within the bay. © 1986.	en
heal.publisher	ACADEMIC PRESS LTD	en
heal.journalName	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1986F143500010	en
dc.identifier.volume	23	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	739	en
dc.identifier.epage	749	en