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'''Aleurite''' is an unconsolidated [[sediment]] with a texture intermediately between [[sand]] and [[clay]], similar to [[silt]], with particle sizes ranging from {{convert|0.01|to|0.1|mm|in}}.<ref name="Glossary">[http://tamop412a.ttk.pte.hu/files/foldrajz1/www/en/ch01.html Glossary of geology]</ref>
== Etymology ==
The name aleurite is derived from the Greek word ''aleuron'', meaning "flour".<ref name="Mining Enc"/>
== Description ==
The term aleurite is mainly used in Russian geology, where it is described from the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]] and [[Kara Sea]]s,<ref name="Stein etal 1996 p53">Stein et al., 1996, p.53</ref><ref name="Sviridov Emelyanov 2000 p211">Sviridov & Emelyanov, 2000, p. 211</ref> and as a derivative in Mongolia, such as the [[Dushihin Formation]], where it occurs in lenses.<ref name="Builjasutuin">[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicCollectionSearch?collection_no=52127 Builjasutuin-Khuduk] in the [[Paleobiology Database]]</ref> Aleurite primarily comprises mineral grains ([[quartz]], [[feldspar]], [[mica]], and others). The term aleurite has been proposed by Soviet petrographer A. N. Zavaritskiy in 1930. Aleurite is used in the production of the cement and building ceramics.<ref name="Mining Enc">[http://mining-enc.com/a/aleurite/ Aleurite]. ''Mining Encyclopedia''.</ref>
== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
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* {{cite journal |last=Sviridov |first=N.I. |first2=E. M. |last2=Emelyanov |year=2000 |title=Lithofacial complexes of Quaternary deposits in the central and southeastern Baltic Sea
|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02821956 |journal=[[Lithology and Mineral Resources]] |volume=35 |pages=211–231}}
* {{cite journal |last=Stein |first=Rüdiger |first2=Gennadij I. |last2=Ivanov |first3=Michael A. |last3=Levitan |first4=Kirsten |last4=Fahl |year=1996 |title=Surface-sediment composition and sedimentary processes in the central Arctic Ocean and along the Eurasian Continental Margin |journal=Berichte zur Polarforschung |volume=212 |pages=1–323}} {{issn|0176-5027}}
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