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January 1, 1977

Heavy-mineral variability in bottom sediments of the lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

Heavy minerals in bottom-sediment samples of the lower Chesapeake Bay show distribution patterns and interrelationships that denote characteristic mineral suites associated with defined geographic provinces. The Baymouth province has a garnet-hornblende-pyroxene suite, which is largely attributed to the influx of littoral and shelf sediments; the Eastern Shore province has a similar suite, derived

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F. Firek, G. L. Shideler, P. Fleischer

Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1977