Abstract

BERNAL, Gladys  and  BETANCUR, Julliet. SEDIMENTOLOGY OF COASTAL LAGOONS: CIÉNAGA GRANDE DE SANTA MARTA AND CIÉNAGA DE PAJARALES. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost. [online]. 1996, vol.25, n.1, pp.49-76. ISSN 0122-9761.

Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta and Ciénaga de Pajarales are the two main lagoons of the marginal lagunar system at the deltaic floodplain of Magdalena river, Caribbean coast of Colombia. A systematic surficial sampling was carried out in such lagoons and Salamanca coast. A sporadic sampling was done in other places of the deltaic plain. This paper presents results about grain size, mineralogy, organic matter contents, CaCO₃ contents, X ray diffraction and chemical analysis of salts for sediments. Sedimentologic charts, distribution schemes and provenience notes are presented.

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