Goran Mihelčić, Goran Kniewald, Goran Ivanišević, Radovan Čepelak, Vladislav Mihelčić, Neda Vdović
The study conducted in the Morinje Bay (Central Dalmatia, Croatia) included the investigation of the sedimentological, physico-chemical and geochemical properties of the Morinje Bay sediments in order to assess the suitability of the material for wellness-related purposes including medicinal use. The sedimentological characteristics of the Morinje mud are in accordance with the geological origin of the material; the sediment is fine grained, composed mostly of carbonates, quartz and clay minerals. The composition of the sediment determines the physico-chemical properties of the mud...
April 2012: Environmental Geochemistry and Health