Possible formation mechanisms for the modal coarse-silt quartz particles in loess deposits

1990/01/01 by Ian Smalley · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Climate change and permafrost #Geochemistry #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geomorphology #Glacial period #Landslides and related hazards #Loess #Paleontology #Quartz #Silt #Weathering

paper · doi:10.1016/1040-6182(90)90035-3

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• Formation of quartz silt during humid tropical weathering of dune sands
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• Formation of Quartz Sand
• Origin of quartz silt
• Origin of siltstones: glacial grinding versus weathering
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• Siltstone [wikipedia]