2022-07-072022-07-07195717821276https://hdl.handle.net/10657/10397Twenty-one samples of recent sediments taken from a traverse made around East Bay, near Galveston, Texas were subjected to mechanical, differential thermal and base exchange analysis. Special X-ray techniques were employed on the clay fraction by treatment with ethylene glycol and by subjecting them to elevated temperatures up to 550°C. [...]application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital