Provenance, sedimentation and geochemistry of the modern sediments of the mud banks off the central Kerala coast, India

Abstract

This thesis is an attempt to Provenence, Sedimentetion and Geochemistry of the Modern newlineSediments of the Mud Banks off the Central Kerela Coast, India. In the present doctoral newlinework, an attempt has been made to study in detail the mud banks of central Kerala, i.e. of Narakkal, Saudi and Purakkad areas which are reported as permanent mud banks, since olden days. The studies have been conducted during the years 1985 and 1986. The important findings of the study is stated as clay mineralogical studies of the rivers, lake and mud bank sediments reveal that the dominant clay mineral is kaolinite followed by montmorillonite, illite and gibbsite. Geochemical analysis of the Vembanad lake and mud bank sediments show that the iron and manganese are widely distributed both in the lake and mud bank sediments.