Beach erosion and concentration of heavy mineral sands

C. Borreswara Rao

Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1957 · 56 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Abstract Investigations on the east coast of India show that processes of beach erosion and regression, associated with annual sea-levelchanges and with storms in the Bay of Bengal, play an important part in sorting and concentration of heavy minerals effected by wave and current action.