Grain size discrimination between sands of desert and coastal dunes from northwestern Mexico

A textural study of grain-size distribution parameters (mean graphic size Mz, sorting σ, skewness Ski, kurtosis KG) was carried out in the state of Sonora, in NW Mexico. The aim was to distinguish between desert and coastal dunes based on the textural parameters of the sands. Sixty two sand samples...

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Main Authors: Juan José Kasper-Zubillaga, Arturo Carranza-Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2018-04-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
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Online Access:https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/845
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