Geochemical, Sedimentological and Mineralogical Study of Sediments along Coastal Areas of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Implications for Provenance, Depositional Environment, Heavy Minerals and Radiogenic Elements Contamination

Abstract

This study describes sedimentological, geochemical and mineralogical results of the beach sediments of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in order to understand the provenance, depositional environment and the level of contamination. Fifty-seven beach sand samples were collected for grain size, geochemical and mineralogical analyses using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and using X-ray diffraction (XRD).