“Desert” loess versus “glacial” loess: quartz silt formation, source areas and sediment pathways in the formation of loess deposits

2001/02/01 by Janet Wright, Janet S Wright · 4 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Aeolian processes #Aeolian processes and effects #Earth science #Geochemistry #Geological formations and processes #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geomorphology #Glacial period #Loess #Sediment #Silt

paper · doi:10.1016/s0169-555x(00)00060-x

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Citations

• Loess deposits associated with deserts
• Sand and silt grains: Predetermination of their formation and properties by microfractures in quartz
• Perspectives; Oxygen isotopes and the origin of quartz
• Deep weathering patterns in north-east Scotland and their geomorphological significance

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