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In present investigation the quartz surface grain micromorphology was studied<br />

on the 0.25-0.5 mm sand fraction. The complex of 13 quartz surface microtextures<br />

of mechanical and chemical origin was observed, which had been described<br />

previously in many studies (Krinsley, Doornkamp, 1973; Higgs, 1979). They are,<br />

angular and rounded outlines, conchoidal fractures, straight steps, fracture plates,<br />

parallel striations, straight and curved scratches and grooves, V-shaped<br />

indentations, upturned plates, oriented etch pits, adhering particles, solution pits<br />

and crevasses (Alekseeva, 2003). The special combination of these microtextures<br />

allowed conclusions to be made about the likely transport histories of the clastic<br />

grains (Higgs, 1979; Krinsley, Donahue, 1968; Krinsley, Doornkamp, 1973). The<br />

analysis of surface micromorphology of quartz grains from studied sediments<br />

allowed separating the three main grain groups:<br />

A) The mostly subangular grains show the prevalence of conchoidal fractures,<br />

fracture plains and straight steps, which are the result of the weathering processes<br />

or glacial transport (Krinsley, Doornkamp, 1973; Fig. 1-A). A considerable number<br />

of grains with such a suite of surface textures have more rounded outlines, V-<br />

shaped indentations and curved grooves overprinted on their surfaces and indicate<br />

that these quartz grains were transported by water either prior to, during, or after<br />

the glacial transport.<br />

B) The subrounded and rounded grains show the presence of small conchoidal<br />

fractures, V-shaped indentations, straight and curved grooves and scratches, which<br />

are considered to be the product of high-energy fluvial transport in coastal or<br />

riverine settings (Higgs, 1979; Fig. 1-B).<br />

C) The grains with subrounded and rounded outline, small conchoidal<br />

fractures, upturned plates and dish-shaped concavities were formed during the<br />

aeolian transport (Krinsley, Doornkamp, 1973; Fig. 1-C).<br />

The sediments of different origin show the difference in the content of quartz<br />

grains of the groups mentioned. The grains with water transport traces absolutely<br />

dominate in alluvial sediments. Grains from weathered rocks and aeolian material<br />

appear in glacial sediments. Fluvial-glacial sediments vastly have processed the<br />

moraine deposits and differ from them by bigger contents of grains with traces of<br />

water processing that can be explained by the existence of more dynamic<br />

conditions during the glacier retreating. The lacustrine sediments between two<br />

moraine layers contain a lot of aeolian grains. The cover loams deposits inherit the<br />

composition of glacial sediments; the increasing of the contents of grains with<br />

traces of water conversion in contrast with moraine was observed.<br />

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