Evolution of the Northern KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Dune Cordon, South Africa; Evidence From Clays

The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
R Uken G P Whitmore
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Jan 1, 2001

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The coastal dune cordon of northern KwaZulu-Natal is amongst the highest in the world reaching heights in excess of 180 m and up to 2 km in width. It comprises a complex system of Quaternary stacked dunes of various geomorphologies, types and ages. The dunes contain economic heavy minerals which are currently exploited ~20 km north of Richards Bay. Although mining of these ore sands has been in operation for the last two decades, little work has been undertken on the clay-fraction (
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APA: R Uken G P Whitmore  (2001)  Evolution of the Northern KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Dune Cordon, South Africa; Evidence From Clays

MLA: R Uken G P Whitmore Evolution of the Northern KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Dune Cordon, South Africa; Evidence From Clays. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2001.

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