Roundness and sphericity of the Nile Delta coastal sands

El-Fishawi Nabil M.: Roundness and sphericity of the Nile Delta coastal sands. In: Acta mineralogica-petrographica, (26) 2. pp. 235-245. (1984)

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Abstract

The roundness and sphericity of the Nile Delta coastal sands were studied. Definite correlations between the size and the roundness and sphericity were established. The roundness and sphericity were observed to be complex functions of each other, rather than to be in a linear relationship. A difference in roundness and sphericity was found normal to the shoreline, so that a distance of a few hundred metres makes a complete change in their values. The principal difference comes from the sorting processes of the hydrodynamic forces affecting the coast. It is possible that these studies can be used to differentiate sediments of the Nile Delta coast. The lateral variation of roundness and sphericity was found to be improved and can be applied to the tudy of the sediment movement.

Item Type: Article
Journal or Publication Title: Acta mineralogica-petrographica
Date: 1984
Volume: 26
Number: 2
ISSN: 0365-8066
Page Range: pp. 235-245
Language: English
Publisher: University of Szeged, Department of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology
Place of Publication: Szeged
Related URLs: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/39404/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Kőzettan, Ásványtan, Földtan
Additional Information: Bibliogr.: p. 244-245. ; ill. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects: 01. Natural sciences
01. Natural sciences > 01.05. Earth and related environmental sciences
Date Deposited: 2016. Oct. 17. 09:25
Last Modified: 2022. Jul. 26. 09:08
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/24721

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