loess and loess-like deposits cover large areas of golestan province of iran, a well-known region in the world for its high incidence rate of esophageal cancer (ec). despite numerous published works on the possible contributing factors for the observed high incidence rate, very little attention has been given so far to a possible link between the mineralogy of loess deposits in the region and e...

This study was performed to recognize the loess texture in Golestan Province, Iran using the microstructure analysis according to the electron microscopic images. Loess microstructure study allows for investigating the characteristics of particle shape, fabric, cement and porosity in microscopic images. In recent years, computer analysis has been replaced with manual calculation due to its high...

Loess and loess-like deposits cover large areas of Golestan province of Iran, a well-known region in the world for its high incidence rate of esophageal cancer (EC). Despite numerous published works on the possible contributing factors for the observed high incidence rate, very little attention has been given so far to a possible link between the mineralogy of loess deposits in the region and E...

Central Asia is one of the most significant loess regions on Earth, with an important role in understanding Quaternary climate and environmental change. However, in contrast to the widely investigated loess deposits in the Chinese Loess Plateau, the Central Asian loess-paleosol sequences are still insufficiently known and poorly understood. Through field investigation and review of the previous...

We discuss the history of exploration of Red Clay vertebrate fossils of the Loess Plateau, and record observations on “Hipparion Red Clay” localities of Shanxi and Gansu provinces. Red clay is widespread across the Loess Plateau, but misleading as a descriptive term because many deposits are neither red nor dominated by clay-size sediment. Many red clay sequences contain paleosols, but also wat...

expanded abstract introduction in general, loess sediments are one of the most widespread forms of eolian sediments. during the past few decades, loess stratigraphy studies played key role in global climate changes. these sediments are usually yellowish in color and silt makes 70 to 90 percent of it volume. in iran, loesses outcrop often in northeast of south caspian sea. the previous studies r...

introduction in general, loess sediments are one of the most widespread forms of aeolian sediments. during the past few decades, loess stratigraphy studies played key role in the investigation about global climate changes. these sediments are usually yellowish in color and silt makes 70 to 90 percent of its volume. in iran, loesses outcrop are often in northeast part of south caspian sea. the p...