The method of micromorphological analysis of loose sediments and its application for the reconstruction of paleogeographic settings in the cryolithozone
https://doi.org/10.31242/2618-9712-2021-26-3-64-74
Abstract
The data on the history of the morphological analysis of loose materials are presented. The existing procedures of sediment diagnostics are described, the major problems related to their application and correlation of the results are considered. The modern status of micromorphological analysis in the set of lithological-facial investigations is analyzed. The development of the method was promoted by the technological advancement in the 20th century. The application of electron microscopy has brought the method under consideration to a brand new level. The method was originally developed to recover the settings of transport and accumulation of Quaternary sediments outside the boundaries of the cryolithozone. However, since the 1970-s, investigation of grain surfaces started to be applied to study the features of cryogenesis manifestations in sedimentary deposits. At the modern stage, up-to-date methods to study particle surface with the help of computer tomography are under introduction. This broadens the area of the application of micromorphological analysis of loose sediments for various purposes. A set of diagnostic elements allocated as a result of the application of this method for the Kyzyl-Syr dune area in the basin of the Vilyuy river and for the section of the Abalakh surface in the middle reach of the Lena river is presented.
Keywords
micromorphological analysis,
historical survey,
establishment of the method,
sedimentation environment,
cryogenesis
Supporting agencies: The research was carried out with support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project number 20-55-53006 «Cryogenesis of ground massifs of Southern Yakutia, Russia, and North-Eastern China: mechanism and specificity»).
About the Authors
A. A. Kut’
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
KUT’, Anna Alekseevna, Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Researcher
36 Merzlotnaya st., Yakutsk 677010
Researcher ID: E-2780-2018
A. E. Melnikov
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MELNIKOV, Andrey Evgen’evich, Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Senior Researcher
36 Merzlotnaya st., Yakutsk 677010
Researcher ID: O-4081-2017, Scopus ID: 57208581176
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Kut’ A.A., Melnikov A.E. The method of micromorphological analysis of loose sediments and its application for the reconstruction of paleogeographic settings in the cryolithozone. Arctic and Subarctic Natural Resources. 2021;26(3):64-74. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31242/2618-9712-2021-26-3-64-74
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