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Trend-surface analysis of distribution of some heavy minerals in shelf sediments off Mangalore, India

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The mineralogy of the 0.062–0.125 and 0.125–0.25 mm fractions of 58 selected samples from a set of 78 samples collected at a spacing of 1–2 km in the inner shelf of Mangalore were studied. Trend-surface analysis of distribution of the heavy minerals, hornblende, muscovite, garnet, and sillimanite, were made to determine the various factors controlling the mineral-distribution patterns in the area. Parts of the area showing contrasting environments were analyzed separately to determine the relationship of the regional and local trends and the various factors controlling the trends. The linear, quadratic and cubic trends for hornblende, garnet, and sillimanite were controlled by the source, westerly river flow and southerly currents; for mica, the response to processes has been the main factor. The mineral distribution in this area is mainly the result of dynamic interaction of process and response elements and a process-response model is suggested.

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  1. Offshore Mineral Exploration and Marine Geology Unit, Geological Survey of India, India

    H. N. Siddiquie & T. K. Mallik

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Siddiquie, H.N., Mallik, T.K. Trend-surface analysis of distribution of some heavy minerals in shelf sediments off Mangalore, India. Mathematical Geology 4, 277–290 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02114090

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