Geochemistry of heavy minerals of beach sediments at Arge west coast of India

Abstract

The main objective is to understand the major and trace elemental distribution; the study has been undertaken to understand the variation if any, between the grain size and the distribution of Major and trace elements within the beach. Sand fractions of 0.105 and 0.074 mm belonging to upper and lower foreshore had high weight percent of heavy minerals. These fractions were subjected to geochemical analysis. In order to determine the major and trace metal concentrations viz., Fe, Al. Mn, Mg, Cu. Cd. Pb and Zn, using GBC932 AA Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. In addition the paper also discusses the R-mode statistical analysis of these elemental distributions. The present study suggests that the direction of source is mainly from northern side.