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Bimodal grain-size distributions of some Kalahari-type sands from Zambia

1973; Elsevier BV; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0037-0738(73)90026-2

1879-0968

Pier L. Binda, P.R. Hildred,

Aeolian processes and effects

Bimodal grain-size frequency distributions are common in Kalahari-type sands of Tertiary—Quaternary age in western Zambia. Bimodal sands from Kamweji and Sesheke lacking modes in the 2.0–2.5 φ fraction are here interpreted as the lag deposits of wind-deflated areas.