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Coastal typology and related seabed sediments along the eastern Adriatic coast (Croatia)

This work aims at providing general description of the geological and geomorphological setting along the Croatian part of the EAC, as well as the general description of the sediment cover along the eastern Adriatic shelf. The Eastern Adriatic Coast (EAC) makes a naturally continuous geological and geomorphological zone comprising the area from the Gulf of Trieste to the Albanian coast. The Croatian portion of the EAC is mostly drowned karstic coast, where small and scattered beaches are developed. Longer and more numerous beaches occur in less widespread flysch zones. Due to the prevailing karst relief in the coastal zone, riverine sediment supply is rather low. Thus, the eastern Adriatic shelf is mostly covered by biogenous and relict sandy sediments. Siliciclastic component resides mostly in fine-grained fraction, except highly quartzeous relict sands. Flysch outcrops along the coast are recognized as the source of the fine-grained fraction of the surface seabed sediment.

Adriatic Sea; carbonate sediments; flysch; karstic coast

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