Geological provenance of Quaternary depo
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R.M. Anjos; R. Veiga; C. Carvalho; K.D. Macario; P.R.S. Gomes
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Article
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2007
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Natural gamma radiation measurements of beach sand deposits were performed with the aim of understanding the provenance and transport processes of sediments along the coastal zone of three Brazilian States. The method employs thorium, uranium and potassium as tracers of the mineralogical properties