Alteration of technological and optical states of glass activated with chloride ions, entered to the surface of quartz sand and quartz grain by way of sodium chloride was investigated in the article. Concentration opt...Alteration of technological and optical states of glass activated with chloride ions, entered to the surface of quartz sand and quartz grain by way of sodium chloride was investigated in the article. Concentration optimum of activating agent was determined.展开更多
Microtexture analyes on quartz from coastal sediments of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific Coast reveal 35 and 30 types of microtextures,respectively,which were grouped into mechanical,mechanical/chemical and...Microtexture analyes on quartz from coastal sediments of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific Coast reveal 35 and 30 types of microtextures,respectively,which were grouped into mechanical,mechanical/chemical and chemical categories based on their mode of origin.Microtextures of chemical origin are rarer in the El Carrizal than in the Manzanillo beach sediments of the Mexican Pacific Coast.Microtextures of mechanical origin like straight and curved scratches,pits,broken edges,and V-shaped marks indicate high energy,fluvial to marine depositional environments.The scarcity to absence of chemical features suggest that the energy level was higher at the Mexican Pacific coast than on the Gulf of Mexico coast.V-shaped marks are common in the Gulf of Mexico sediments,whereas they are abundant in the quartz grains from the Mexican Pacific coast.Increased frequency and density of V-shaped marks are produced by exceedingly high wave velocity during storm events or tsunamis.Abundance of V-shaped marks with fresh surfaces of quartz grains from the Mexican Pacific coast indicate an extremely high-energy impact event.Many quartz grains from the El Carrizal beach of the Mexican Pacific coast have abundant closely spaced Vshaped marks with fewer fresh surfaces.Such high frequency of V-shaped marks is mainly linked to grain-tograin collision,typically associated with high-energy sub-aqueous conditions with a large volume of sedimentary particles in the water column that are produced during a tsunami or storm events.In contrast,many quartz grains from the Gulf of Mexico have large fresh surfaces with moderate percentages of V-shaped marks that might have been produced by high-energy waves with low sediment concentrations during storm events.展开更多
In this paper, shapes and surface textures of quartz grains in 13 layers of a core (NP95 1) collected from a continental slope at the Antarctic Prydz Bay were quantitatively and statistically analyzed. The quartz gr...In this paper, shapes and surface textures of quartz grains in 13 layers of a core (NP95 1) collected from a continental slope at the Antarctic Prydz Bay were quantitatively and statistically analyzed. The quartz grain surfaces exhibit the characteristics caused by intense glaciation and a weaker chemical solution precipitation, indicating the sediments are mainly morainic debris under a low energy marine environment. The obtained quantitatively statistical results of the assemblages of surface textures caused by the chemical solution precipitation are well correlated to the analytical results of micropaleontologic analysis and can be used to better explain the changes of sedimentary environment and paleoclimate occurred in the marine zone concerned.展开更多
This pilot study attempts to demonstrate some underlying scanning electron microscopy themes of quartz grain surface textures. A variety of textural patterns and individual features are described for grains selected f...This pilot study attempts to demonstrate some underlying scanning electron microscopy themes of quartz grain surface textures. A variety of textural patterns and individual features are described for grains selected from various littoral environments. An attempt was made to differentiate samples on surface textures alone, but limitations of using this technique in sedimentological isolation were apparent. Statistical analysis of checklist data and photographic evidence revealed some of the more important feature combinations used in environmental diagnosis. The use of discriminant analysis provided quantitative sample separation.展开更多
Booming sand is regarded as a rare and interesting natural phenomenon. Scientists have put forward a variety of inferences and hypotheses on the sound-producing mechanism of booming sand. In recent several decades, sc...Booming sand is regarded as a rare and interesting natural phenomenon. Scientists have put forward a variety of inferences and hypotheses on the sound-producing mechanism of booming sand. In recent several decades, scientists have conducted quite a lot of research work on booming sand but little progress has been made in the acoustic mechanism of booming sand due to its complexity. So far, there still exist some divergences of views concerning the influences of surface texture of quartz grain on the sonorous property of booming sand. In this research we have made a systematic analysis on the influence展开更多
文摘Alteration of technological and optical states of glass activated with chloride ions, entered to the surface of quartz sand and quartz grain by way of sodium chloride was investigated in the article. Concentration optimum of activating agent was determined.
基金supported by the Instituto de Geologia,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM),Mexico,through sabbatical project.
文摘Microtexture analyes on quartz from coastal sediments of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Pacific Coast reveal 35 and 30 types of microtextures,respectively,which were grouped into mechanical,mechanical/chemical and chemical categories based on their mode of origin.Microtextures of chemical origin are rarer in the El Carrizal than in the Manzanillo beach sediments of the Mexican Pacific Coast.Microtextures of mechanical origin like straight and curved scratches,pits,broken edges,and V-shaped marks indicate high energy,fluvial to marine depositional environments.The scarcity to absence of chemical features suggest that the energy level was higher at the Mexican Pacific coast than on the Gulf of Mexico coast.V-shaped marks are common in the Gulf of Mexico sediments,whereas they are abundant in the quartz grains from the Mexican Pacific coast.Increased frequency and density of V-shaped marks are produced by exceedingly high wave velocity during storm events or tsunamis.Abundance of V-shaped marks with fresh surfaces of quartz grains from the Mexican Pacific coast indicate an extremely high-energy impact event.Many quartz grains from the El Carrizal beach of the Mexican Pacific coast have abundant closely spaced Vshaped marks with fewer fresh surfaces.Such high frequency of V-shaped marks is mainly linked to grain-tograin collision,typically associated with high-energy sub-aqueous conditions with a large volume of sedimentary particles in the water column that are produced during a tsunami or storm events.In contrast,many quartz grains from the Gulf of Mexico have large fresh surfaces with moderate percentages of V-shaped marks that might have been produced by high-energy waves with low sediment concentrations during storm events.
文摘In this paper, shapes and surface textures of quartz grains in 13 layers of a core (NP95 1) collected from a continental slope at the Antarctic Prydz Bay were quantitatively and statistically analyzed. The quartz grain surfaces exhibit the characteristics caused by intense glaciation and a weaker chemical solution precipitation, indicating the sediments are mainly morainic debris under a low energy marine environment. The obtained quantitatively statistical results of the assemblages of surface textures caused by the chemical solution precipitation are well correlated to the analytical results of micropaleontologic analysis and can be used to better explain the changes of sedimentary environment and paleoclimate occurred in the marine zone concerned.
文摘This pilot study attempts to demonstrate some underlying scanning electron microscopy themes of quartz grain surface textures. A variety of textural patterns and individual features are described for grains selected from various littoral environments. An attempt was made to differentiate samples on surface textures alone, but limitations of using this technique in sedimentological isolation were apparent. Statistical analysis of checklist data and photographic evidence revealed some of the more important feature combinations used in environmental diagnosis. The use of discriminant analysis provided quantitative sample separation.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Booming sand is regarded as a rare and interesting natural phenomenon. Scientists have put forward a variety of inferences and hypotheses on the sound-producing mechanism of booming sand. In recent several decades, scientists have conducted quite a lot of research work on booming sand but little progress has been made in the acoustic mechanism of booming sand due to its complexity. So far, there still exist some divergences of views concerning the influences of surface texture of quartz grain on the sonorous property of booming sand. In this research we have made a systematic analysis on the influence
