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    • An evaluation of major placer minerals along the Valinokkam - Tuticorin coast, southern Tamil Nadu, India 

      Cherian, A.; Chandrasekar, N.; Rajamanickam, G.V.; Gujar, A.R. (Cafet-Innova Technical Society, 2011-12)
      The present investigation aims to understand the reserve of major placer minerals like garnet, ilmenite, zircon and magnetite from the beaches of Valinokkam-Tuticorin, Southern Tamil Nadu. The availability of garnet in the ...
    • Coastal erosion assessment along the southern Tamilnadu coast, India 

      Cherian, A.; Chandrasekar, N.; Gujar, A.R.; Rajamanickam, G.V. (Cafet-Innova Technical Society, 2012)
      Coastal zone is a very multi-faceted, energetic and fragile environment because of the influence of both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Majority of the world�s coastlines are experiencing a wide range of anthropogenic ...
    • Grain size distribution and annual variation along the beaches from Poompuhar to Nagoor, Tamilnadu, India 

      Chandrasekaran, R.; Angusamy, N.; Manickaraj, D.S.; Loveson, V.J.; Gujar, A.R.; Chandrasekar, N.; Rajamanickam, G.V. (Allied, India, 2005)
      Systematic sedimentological investigations have been carried out along the central coast of Tamil nadu (India) for a stretch of 35 km from Poompuhar to Nagoore. Sediment samples had been collected in Dec. 2003, 2004 and ...
    • Heavy mineral distribution in the beaches of Nagapattinam District, Tamilnadu, India 

      Angusamy, N.; Manickaraj, D.S.; Chandrasekaran, R.; Chandrasekar, N.; Loveson, V.J.; Gujar, A.R.; Rajamanickam, G.V. (Allied, India, 2005)
      Heavy mineral studies were undertaken systematically along the coastal region from Poompuhar to Nagoor, Tamil Nadu, India. Heavy mineral studies by different size grades show a similar trend of concentration from +70 to ...
    • Observed inferences from sudden changes in the sedimentological processes during the December 26, 2004 tsunami along the east coast of India 

      Loveson, V.J.; Angusamy, N.; Gujar, A.R.; Chandrasekar, N.; Rajamanickam, G.V. (Tsunami Society, 2008)
      In connection with observations made on the impact of beach placer mining, a study area extending from Poompuhar to Nagoor, in Tamil Nadu, had been chosen for regular profiling and sediment sampling since April 2003. The ...
    • Pore water chemistry in the beach sands of central Tamil Nadu, India 

      Chandrasekar, N.; Gujar, A.R.; Loveson, V.J.; Rajamanickam, G.V.; Moscow, S.; Manickaraj, D.S.; Chandrasekaran, R.; Chaturvedi, S.K.; Mahesh, R.; Sudha, V.; Josephine, P.J.; Deepa, V. (Macmillan, India, 2007)
      As the pore water chemistry- has been considered as one of the prominent base parameters to infer the impact of coastal mining in introducing environmental deterioration, a study in pore water chemistry is planned here ...
    • Post tsunami rebuilding of beaches and the texture of sediments 

      Loveson, V.J.; Gujar, A.R.; Rajamanickam, G.V.; Chandrasekar, N.; Manickaraj, D.S.; Chandrasekaran, R.; Chaturvedi, S.K.; Mahesh, R.; Josephine, P.J.; Deepa, V.; Sudha, V.; Sunderasen, D. (Macmillan, India, 2007)
      Under CS1R-CMRI Network Programme of Coastal Placer Mining beach sand samples have been collected along the Poompuhar-Nagoor beaches of Central Tamil Nadu, India. Representative samples of 2003, 2005 and 2006 have been ...
    • Seasonal variability of beach characteristics between Candoliam and Colva coast, Goa, India. 

      Wilson, J.S.J.; Sujitha, S.B.; Shruti, V.C.; Shaeema, Z.A.; PrasannaKumar, S.; Chandrasekar, N. (Centre for Geotechnology, MSU, 2014)
      The aim of the present study was to investigate the seasonal impact on beach dynamics and the status of heavy mineral distribution along the study area. Beach profile measurements were made in 7 profiling sites between ...
    • Source rock indication from the heavy mineral weight percentages, central Tamil Nadu, India 

      Rajamanickam, G.V.; Chandrasekaran, R.; Manickaraj, D.S.; Gujar, A.R.; Loveson, V.J.; Chaturvedi, S.K.; Chandrasekar, N.; Mahesh, R. (Macmillan, India, 2007)
      From December 2003 to December 2005 beach sand samples have been collected at regular intervals. During this period the event of 26th December, 2004 tsunami enabled us to analyze the impact of the same in the beach sediments ...
    • Stability of the beaches in Nagapattinam District, Tamilnadu, India 

      Manickaraj, D.S.; Chandrasekaran, R.; Gujar, A.R.; Loveson, V.J.; Angusamy, N.; Chandrasekar, N.; Rajamanickam, G.V. (Allied, India, 2005)
      Beach profiles were carried out in Dec.2003, 2004 and Jan,.2005. Annual profiles of Dec. 2003 and 2004 show a normal trend of beach dynamics. At Poompuhar 63 M sup(3) M sup(1) of sediments are found to be deposited. However, ...