Loess

Practical significance

Interpretation of remote sensing data. Analogues of other planets' atmospheric dust, and dust in comets, asteroids, and circumstellar shells.

Origin

Loess collected in Hungary.

Main constituent
K-feldspar, illite, quartz, calcite, chlorite, albite
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
3.9
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
2.6
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution Loess
Size distribution table
size_loess.txt
SEM/TEM images:
Loess SEM Image 1
Loess SEM Image 2
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Loess SEM Images
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
441.60 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_loess_442nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix elements Loess - 442 nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
632.80 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
matrix_loess_633nm.txt
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Scattering matrix elements Loess - 633 nm
Refractive index

Estimated to be in the range [1.5-1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001]

Angle range (deg)
[5,173]
Reference/s
Volten et al., 2001