Loess formation generally involves the four main stages of production, deflation,
transportation, and deposition of loess particles. Traditionally, loesses are classified as …

Identifying provenance of aeolian deposits in the mid-latitude deserts of Asia is essential for
understanding formation and changes of Earth surface processes due to palaeoclimatic …

The weathering conditions, provenance, and tectonic setting of sands from the San Nicolás
(SN) and San Carlos (SC) beaches along the Gulf of California, Mexico, have been studied …

Loess is widely distributed over Asia and North America and constitutes one of the most
important surficial deposits that serve as terrestrial records of the Quaternary. The oldest …

Thick sequences of organic-rich lacustrine oil shale were deposited in the Middle Permian
Lucaogou Formation of the Junggar Basin and the Santanghu Basin. The mineralogy and …

Loess-like deposits and soils distribute extensively along the wide valleys across the
Yarlung Tsangpo River (YTR) catchment in southern Tibetan Plateau. They provide insights …

Thin loess deposits are widespread soil parent materials and important archives for
paleoenvironmental reconstruction. The origin of loess in SW Poland is attributed to the …

Accumulations of aeolian deposits in a range of sedimentary environments provide
evidence for past changes in atmospheric circulation patterns over a range of …

The geochemical and isotopic composition of sediments is a function of the host rock
composition from where the sediment has been derived, climate and topography …

The petrographic and geochemical compositions of the Lower Miocene Moghra siliciclastic
sediments in the Qattara Depression, north Western Desert, were investigated to infer their …