Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts
Abstract Two groups of fresh crushed Brazilian quartz grains (0.4–0.6 mm) were placed in 10 ml of various saturated salt solutions (sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, sodium carbonate, and sodium carbonate and soil). One group was placed in an environmental cabinet programmed to s...
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crwiley:10.1002/esp.3290130802 2024-06-02T07:58:08+00:00 Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts Magee, A. W. Bull, P. A. Goudie, A. S. 1988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290130802 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.3290130802 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.3290130802 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Earth Surface Processes and Landforms volume 13, issue 8, page 665-676 ISSN 0197-9337 1096-9837 journal-article 1988 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290130802 2024-05-03T10:47:49Z Abstract Two groups of fresh crushed Brazilian quartz grains (0.4–0.6 mm) were placed in 10 ml of various saturated salt solutions (sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, sodium carbonate, and sodium carbonate and soil). One group was placed in an environmental cabinet programmed to simulate summer diurnal temperature and relative humidity values recorded in Wheeler Valley, a dry valley in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The other group was allowed to remain at normal laboratory conditions. Quartz grains from both groups were removed at pre‐selected intervals for examination using the scanning electron microscope. After 50 hours chemical surface textures were formed on the quartz grains in all but the sodium sulphate solution. At the 140 hour interval all the salt solutions used were producing chemical surface textures on the quartz grains. This paper demonstrates that chemical surface textures can be produced on quartz grain surfaces by saturated salt solutions in a short period of time and may prove to be representative of chemical surface textures produced in a saturated saline environment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Victoria Land Wiley Online Library Victoria Land Wheeler Valley ENVELOPE(161.733,161.733,-77.200,-77.200) Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 13 8 665 676 |
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Abstract Two groups of fresh crushed Brazilian quartz grains (0.4–0.6 mm) were placed in 10 ml of various saturated salt solutions (sodium sulphate, sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, sodium carbonate, and sodium carbonate and soil). One group was placed in an environmental cabinet programmed to simulate summer diurnal temperature and relative humidity values recorded in Wheeler Valley, a dry valley in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The other group was allowed to remain at normal laboratory conditions. Quartz grains from both groups were removed at pre‐selected intervals for examination using the scanning electron microscope. After 50 hours chemical surface textures were formed on the quartz grains in all but the sodium sulphate solution. At the 140 hour interval all the salt solutions used were producing chemical surface textures on the quartz grains. This paper demonstrates that chemical surface textures can be produced on quartz grain surfaces by saturated salt solutions in a short period of time and may prove to be representative of chemical surface textures produced in a saturated saline environment. |
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Magee, A. W. Bull, P. A. Goudie, A. S. Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts |
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Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts |
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Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts |
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Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts |
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Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts |
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Chemical textures on quartz grains: An experimental approach using salts |
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chemical textures on quartz grains: an experimental approach using salts |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3290130802 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.3290130802 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.3290130802 |
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Antarc* Antarctica Victoria Land |
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Antarc* Antarctica Victoria Land |
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