Heavy-mineral analysis in Polish investigations of Quaternary deposits: a review
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Date
2013-05-20
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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Abstract
The composition of heavy-mineral assemblages is one of the main textural features of sediments because they can have
significant value for the interpretation of, among others, their depositional environment, their depositional processes,
and their stratigraphic position. Distinctive features of heavy minerals include their resistance to chemical weathering
and mechanical abrasion, their habit, and their density. These parameters are the most widely used in the heavy-mineral research of Quaternary deposits in Poland, as well as in such research in other countries conducted by Polish
scientists. Several other heavy-mineral parameters can also be used in various types of interpretation. It is discussed
whether heavy-mineral analysis is decisive in the evaluation of deposits or whether it plays mainly a role that may
support evidence obtained by other types of analysis. The attention is mainly devoted to transparent heavy minerals;
the significance of opaque heavy minerals for interpretational purposes is only mentioned.
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Heavy-mineral analysis, Heavy-mineral resistance, Heavy-mineral habit, Heavy-mineral density, Poland
Citation
Geologos, 2013, vol. 19, 1, pp. 5-23.
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978-83-232187-4-6