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dc.contributor.authorHashimi, N.H.
dc.contributor.authorNair, R.R.
dc.contributor.authorKidwai, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorRao, V.P.
dc.date.accessioned1995-05-09T09:57:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:39Z
dc.date.available1995-05-09T09:57:19Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:39Z
dc.date.issued1982
dc.identifier.citationSedimentary Geology, vol.32; 1982; 89-98
dc.identifier.issn0037-0738
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6596
dc.description.abstractThe carbonate mineralogy of Recent sediments from the western and eastern continental shelves around Cape Comorin off the southern tip of India was determined by X-ray diffraction analyses. The results show that in the sediments where benthic foraminifera are the most abundant component, as on the extreme western side and on a narrow strip between the depths of 40 and 50 m, on the eastern side (Gulf of Mannar), the carbonate mineralogy is dominated by high magnesium calcite. In sediments where molluscs exceed other components, as on the eastern shelf between 10 and 40 m, the most abundant mineral is aragonite. Low-magnesium calcite does not appear to be related to depth or carbonate components
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofSediment Geol
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectGeology and Geophysics
dc.subject.otherholocene
dc.subject.otheraragonite
dc.subject.othercalcite
dc.subject.othermineral composition
dc.subject.othermineralogy
dc.subject.othersedimentation
dc.subject.othercarbonate sediments
dc.subject.otherISW, Indian Ocean
dc.titleCarbonate mineralogy and faunal relationship in tropical shallow water marine sediments: Cape Comorin, India
dc.typeJournal Article


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