Geological Society, London, Special Publications: 35 (1)

Geological Society, London, Special Publications

Volume 35, 1987

Desert Sediments: Ancient and Modern

Edited by:
L. E. Frostick, Department of Geology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London and
I. Reid, Department of Geography, Birkbeck College, University of London

Introduction

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Desert sediments: ancient and modern
K. W. Glennie

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 1-4, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.01

Fluvial Sediments

Process and Form
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  Vertical exchange of coarse bedload in desert streams
  A. P. Schick, J. Lekach and M. A. Hassan
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 7-16, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.02
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  Fluviatile deposits and morphology of alluvial surfaces as indicators of Quaternary environmental changes in the southern Negev, Israel
  S. Grossman and R. Gerson
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 17-29, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.03
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  Plio-Pleistocene raised channel systems of the western Sharqiya (Wahiba), Oman
  J. K. Maizels
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 31-50, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.04
Tectonism, Climatic Change and Fluviatile Desert Sediments
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  Tectonic control of desert sediments in rift basins ancient and modern
  L. E. Frostick and I. Reid
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 53-68, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.05
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  Ancient ephemeral stream deposits: a local terminal fan model from the Bunter Sandstone Formation (L. Triassic) in the Tønder-3, -4 and -5 wells, Denmark
  H. Olsen
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 69-86, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.06
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  Alluvial fan dissection: relationships between morphology and sedimentation
  A. M. Harvey
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 87-103, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.07
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  Quaternary landforms, sediments, depositional environments and gastropod isotope ratios at Adrar Bous, Tenere Desert of Niger, south-central Sahara
  M. A. J. Williams, P. I. Abell and B. W. Sparks
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 105-125, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.08

Aeolian Sediments

Dust Dynamics and Deposits
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  Aeolian abrasion of quartz particles and the production of silt-size fragments: preliminary results
  W. B. Whalley, B. J. Smith, J. J. McAlister and A. J. Edwards
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 129-138, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.09
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  The mechanics and geological implications of dust transport and deposition in deserts with particular reference to loess formation and dune sand diagenesis in the northern Negev, Israel
  K. Pye and H. Tsoar
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 139-156, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.10
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  Rates and modes of dust accretion and deposition in an arid region—the Negev, Israel
  R. Gerson and R. Amit
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 157-169, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.11
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  Wind-blown materials and W African soils: an explanation of the ‘ferrallitic soil over loose sandy sediments’ profile
  H. Vine
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 171-183, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.12
Dune Dynamics and Deposits
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  Continental sabkha pans and associated nebkhas in southern Kuwait, Arabian Gulf
  A. Gunatilaka and S. Mwango
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 187-203, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.13
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  Dune networks
  A. Warren and S. Kay
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 205-212, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.14
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  Complex star dunes and associated aeolian bedforms, Hopeman Sandstone (Permo-Triassic), Moray Firth Basin, Scotland
  L. B. Clemmensen
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 213-231, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.15
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  Late Palaeozoic cold-climate aeolianites, southern Cooper Basin, South Australia
  B. P. J. Williams, E. K. Wild and R. J. Suttill
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 233-249, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.16
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  Aeolian sedimentation from the Galtymore Formation (Devonian), Ireland
  R. A. Carruthers
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 251-268, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.17
Grain Size, Process and Dune Environment
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  The statistical analysis of ‘mixed’ grain size distributions from aeolian sands in the Libyan Pre-Desert using log skew Laplace models
  E. C. Flenley, N. R. J. Fieller and D. D. Gilbertson
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 271-280, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.18
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  Grain-size variation on a ‘complex’ linear dune in the Namib Desert
  I. Livingstone
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 281-291, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.19
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  Discrimination of depositional environments using sedimentary characteristics in the Mega Kalahari, central southern Africa
  D. S. G. Thomas
  
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 293-306, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.20

Chemical Sediments

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Silica and calcium carbonate replacement of plant roots in tropical dune sands, SE India
D. A. Hendry

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 309-319, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.21
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Spring mounds in southern Tunisia
C. R. Roberts and C. W. Mitchell

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 321-334, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.22

Remote Sensing of Desert Sediments

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Sand sheets of the eastern Sahara and ripple blankets on Mars
C. S. Breed, J. F. McCauley and P. A. Davis

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 337-359, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.23
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Surficial deposits of Qatar Peninsula
M. M. Ashour

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 361-367, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.24
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Remote sensing of sediment transfer processes in playa basins
A. C. Millington, A. R. Jones, N. Quarmby and J. R. G. Townshend

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 35, 369-381, 1 January 1987, https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.035.01.25

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Fluvial Sediments

Process and Form

Tectonism, Climatic Change and Fluviatile Desert Sediments

Aeolian Sediments

Dust Dynamics and Deposits

Dune Dynamics and Deposits

Grain Size, Process and Dune Environment

Chemical Sediments

Remote Sensing of Desert Sediments

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