Shape and Nature of Small Sedimentary Quartz Particles
- 22 June 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 180 (4092), 1277-1279
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.180.4092.1277
Abstract
Quartz particles in sediments become flatter with decreasing size; a cleavage mechanism may operate below the critical size of about 100 microns. Flat particles would tend to form a more open packing than spherical particles, and this may contribute to the collapse of loess and similar soils and the sudden loss of strength observed in "sensitive" clay soils.Keywords
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