A Comparative Heavy Mineral Study of the Cenozoic Sediments of Assam and Siwalik Foreland Basins, Northeast Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1007/s12594-020-1585-y
Abstract: Heavy mineral assemblages of sedimentary units are used as an essential provenance constraint. The sedimentary successions of the southern Assam and Siwalik foreland basins were analyzed for their heavy mineral suits and provenance determination. Heavy… read more here.
Keywords: heavy mineral; siwalik foreland; assam siwalik; basin ... See more keywords
Comparability of heavy mineral data – The first interlaboratory round robin test
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103210
Abstract: Abstract Heavy minerals are typically rare but important components of siliciclastic sediments and rocks. Their abundance, proportions, and variability carry valuable information on source rocks, climatic, environmental and transport conditions between source to sink, and… read more here.
Keywords: mineral; first interlaboratory; analysis; number ... See more keywords
Heavy mineral beach placers of the Ordovician Amdeh Formation (Member 4, Wadi Qahza, Saih Hatat, eastern Oman Mountains): Where is the main source area?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.06.031
Abstract: Abstract We studied an excellently exposed section of the slightly metamorphic siliciclastic Amdeh Formation. The section is near the base of the Amdeh Member 4 (Am4). Am4 is of Early to Mid-Ordovician age and 1677 m… read more here.
Keywords: mineral beach; amdeh formation; formation; member ... See more keywords
Integrated heavy mineral study of Jurassic to Paleogene sandstones in the Mandawa Basin, Tanzania: Sediment provenance and source-to-sink relations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.09.009
Abstract: Abstract This paper concerns the heavy mineral composition of Jurassic, Cretaceous and Paleogene sedimentary successions in the Mandawa Basin. The nature of the heavy mineral assemblages in 38 samples was investigated to assess changes in… read more here.
Keywords: heavy mineral; source; mandawa basin; provenance ... See more keywords
Sediment distribution and provenance on the continental shelf off the Mekong River, SE Vietnam: Insights from heavy mineral analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2020.104357
Abstract: Abstract The continental shelf off southern Vietnam is relatively well studied regarding the dominant transport paths of bulk and fine-grained sediments discharged by the Mekong River. Thus, this region is particularly suitable for testing the… read more here.
Keywords: mineral analysis; continental shelf; shelf; heavy mineral ... See more keywords
Workflow for analysis of compositional data in sedimentary petrology: provenance changes in sedimentary basins from spatio-temporal variation in heavy-mineral assemblages
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DOI: 10.1017/s0016756818000584
Abstract: Abstract The field of provenance analysis has seen a revival in the last decade as quantitative data-acquisition techniques continue to develop. In the 20th century, many heavy-mineral data were collected. These data were mostly used… read more here.
Keywords: petrology; methodology; analysis; heavy mineral ... See more keywords
Integrating heavy-mineral, geochemical and biomarker analyses of Plio-Pleistocene sandy and silty turbidites: a novel approach for provenance studies (Indus Fan, IODP Expedition 355)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0016756819000773
Abstract: Abstract A multidisciplinary mineralogical, geochemical and biomarker study of Indus Fan sediments cored during International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 355 to the Laxmi Basin was carried out to define the different compositional signatures of… read more here.
Keywords: heavy mineral; indus fan; iodp expedition; expedition 355 ... See more keywords
The composition of heavy minerals of the sandy lands, Northeast China and their implications for tracing detrital sources
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276494
Abstract: Comprehending heavy mineral composition of the sandy land in Northeast China (NESL) is of great significance for interpreting generation, pathways, source and geochemistry of sediments in this area. To this end, the fine-grained ( read more here.
Keywords: mineral composition; composition; heavy mineral; source ... See more keywords
Stratigraphic discriminatory potential of heavy mineral analysis for the Neogene sediments of Belgium
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DOI: 10.20341/gb.2020.003
Abstract: 1. Introduction The Neogene sediments at the southern edge of the North Sea Basin are mostly glauconite-rich sand deposits. The different formations can be recognized based on differing amounts of glauconite, different grain size characteristics… read more here.
Keywords: heavy mineral; stratigraphic discriminatory; mineral composition; neogene sediments ... See more keywords
Semi-Automated Heavy-Mineral Analysis by Raman Spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.3390/min9070385
Abstract: A significant amount of information on sedimentary provenance is encoded in the heavy minerals of a sediment or sedimentary rock. This information is commonly assessed by optically determining the heavy-mineral assemblage, potentially followed by geochemical… read more here.
Keywords: semi automated; heavy mineral; spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy ... See more keywords
Evolution of the Upper Yellow River as Revealed by Changes in Heavy-Mineral and Geochemical (REE) Signatures of Fluvial Terraces (Lanzhou, China)
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DOI: 10.3390/min9100603
Abstract: Despite decades of study, the factors that controlled the formation and evolution of theupper reaches of the Yellow River, including uplift of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, Pliocene-Pleistocene climate change, and autogenetic processes are still poorly… read more here.
Keywords: yellow river; terraces lanzhou; river; geochemical ree ... See more keywords