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Eolian deposition determined by the oxygen plasma furnace
Author(s) -
Jones P. S. A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290090508
Subject(s) - aeolian processes , sediment , clastic rock , deposition (geology) , geology , grain size , geochemistry , oxygen , mineralogy , geomorphology , sedimentary rock , chemistry , organic chemistry
The oxygen plasma furnace enables small samples of clastic sediment to be separated from filter papers at low temperatures without physical or chemical alteration of the sediment. This technique provides a suitable treatment for processing very small samples of alpine eolian sediment, enabling their grain size distribution, mineralogy, and origin to be determined.