Whitmarsh, Robert B. (1971): Precise sediment density determination by gamma-ray attenuation alone. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Tulsa, OK, United States, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 41 (3), 882-883, georefid:1971-033698

Abstract:
A difficulty arises in using the gamma-ray attenuation method to calculate the density of water-saturated high porosity sediments because the Compton mass attenuation coefficient of water differs significantly from that of common sediment forming minerals. A method is proposed to overcome this problem by a series of successive approximations to the true sediment density.
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