Provenance significance of quartz grain microtextures in the Salina Cruz and Puerto Angel beaches, Oaxaca State, Mexican Pacific

Ramos-Vázquez, Mayla A.; Verma, Sanjeet K.; Armstrong‐Altrin, John S.; Rathinam, Arthur James

doi:10.1007/s12517-023-11185-8

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“…According to environmental differentiation, mechanical features, including V-shaped ones, are common and characteristic features of subaqueous environments and result from grain-to-grain impact during transport, whereas aeolian environments are especially marked by upturned plates and crescentic percussion marks [29]. The quartz grains from Al-Haymah and Moushij exhibit different orientations of Vshaped patterns, which is a characteristic feature of a mechanical origin.…”

Section: Mechanical/chemical Originmentioning

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Microtextures on Quartz Grain Surfaces in the Beach Sediments of Southern Hodeidah, Red Sea Coast, Yemen

Al-Aydrus

Wasel

Al-Wosabi

2023

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Surface features of quartz grains on the Al-Haymah and Moushij beaches of the coastal area in the southern Red Sea of Yemen were analyzed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to deduce the provenance and depositional environment of sediments. The microtextures on quartz grains were classified into mechanical, chemical, and mechanical/chemical origins. The quartz grains from the two beach areas were rounded to subrounded in shape. Rounded quartz grains with a combination of bulbous and broken edges indicated a recycled provenance. Mechanical features such as V-shaped marks and straight and curved scratches revealed the combination of fluvial and high-energy subaqueous beach environments, whereas aeolian grains are mainly marked by crescentic percussion marks, elongated depressions, and upturned plates. Chemical features such as solution pits, silica globules, trapped diatoms, and adhering particles in quartz grains indicated a diagenetic environment and silica re-precipitation in a coastal environment. In general, the microtextures identified on quartz grains reveal that sediments are influenced by wind, fluvial, and subaqueous marine environments and are derived from nearby and distal sources.

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Section: Mechanical/chemical Originmentioning

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Microtextures on Quartz Grain Surfaces in the Beach Sediments of Southern Hodeidah, Red Sea Coast, Yemen

Al-Aydrus

Wasel

Al-Wosabi

2023

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“…Microtextures of quartz grains are one of the widely applied techniques to infer the palaeoenvironment of a particular region (Machado et al 2016;Ramos-Vázquez et al, 2023;Saha and Sinha, 2023). Although microtextures on quartz grains are influenced by the medium of transport, their types are distinct for the fluvial, littoral, and aeolian environments.…”

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Microtextures and trapped diatoms on quartz grain surfaces in the Acapulco Beach, Mexican Pacific: An insight into palaeoenvironment

Armstrong Altrin,

Balaram,

Ramos-Vázquez

et al. 2023

JIAS

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In this study, we report Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images of quartz grains in the Acapulco beach, Mexican Pacific. The morphology of quartz grains is angular, sub-angular, sub-rounded, rounded, and well-rounded. The variations in the morphology of quartz grains are indicating both nearby and distance sources. The rounded and well-rounded grains support for a long transport distance and a distal source. Microtextures of mechanical and chemical origins are identified in quartz grains. The mechanical features include, bulbous edges (ble), elongated depression (ed), parallel striations, crater, meandering ridges (mr), arcuate steps, conchoidal fractures (cf), v-shaped marks (v-s), and broken grain. These mechanical features indicate the combination of fluvial, aeolian, and subaqueous environments. The conchoidal fractures are characteristic of crystalline rocks. Arcuate steps and meandering ridges are indicating a high wave energy. The striations on grain surfaces are due to collision between two grains, probably during an aeolian transport. The chemical features include adhered particles (ap), solution pit (sp), silica globule, crystal overgrowth (crg), precipitation, and trapped diatoms. The solution pits and precipitation are indicating the diagenetic processes in a silica saturated coastal environment. A few grains are associated with both mechanical and chemical features, suggesting a dual environment, probably littoral and marine. Trapped diatoms identified in quartz grains are Cocconeis guttata and coccolith.

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Sediment provenance inferred by U-Pb ages of zircon grains in the Puerto Chiapas beach, Mexican Pacific

Ramos-Vázquez

2023

Arab J Geosci

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Provenance significance of quartz grain microtextures in the Salina Cruz and Puerto Angel beaches, Oaxaca State, Mexican Pacific

Cited by 10 publications

References 51 publications

Microtextures on Quartz Grain Surfaces in the Beach Sediments of Southern Hodeidah, Red Sea Coast, Yemen

Microtextures on Quartz Grain Surfaces in the Beach Sediments of Southern Hodeidah, Red Sea Coast, Yemen

Microtextures and trapped diatoms on quartz grain surfaces in the Acapulco Beach, Mexican Pacific: An insight into palaeoenvironment

Sediment provenance inferred by U-Pb ages of zircon grains in the Puerto Chiapas beach, Mexican Pacific

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