Research Article
Study on the Mechanism of Stabilizing Loess with Lime: Analysis of Mineral and Microstructure Evolution
Table 3
Mineral composition of unsolidified loess and solidified loess.
| | Sample no. | Hornblende | Clay mineral | Anhydrite | Quartz | Potash feldspar | Anorthose | Calcite | Dolomite | Augite | Hematite | Pyrite | Siderite |
| | S | 1.4 | 31.9 | 1.2 | 36.3 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 16.5 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | | L5 (T7) | 4.2 | 27.9 | — | 27.6 | 1.7 | 14.1 | 18.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | — | — | — | | L15 (T7) | 2.7 | 23.3 | 2.3 | 34.5 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 23.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.4 | — | — | | L20 (T7) | 2.3 | 23.6 | 3.2 | 36 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 18.2 | 2.4 | — | — | 1.1 | — | | L25 (T7) | 1.8 | 25.9 | 2 | 30 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 23.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | | L5 (T28) | 4.1 | 25.2 | 0.5 | 35.5 | 2.3 | 10.9 | 16.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | — | — | — | | L15 (T28) | 2.2 | 23.9 | — | 33.9 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 23.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | — | — | 0.6 | | L20 (T28) | 2.4 | 23.3 | 0.7 | 31.9 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 25.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | — | — | 0.3 | | L25 (T28) | 2.9 | 19.8 | 4.7 | 26.4 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 32.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | — | — | 0.9 | | L5 (T60) | 2.4 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 36.7 | 2.7 | 9.9 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | — | 0.7 | | L15 (T60) | 3.4 | 17.7 | 0.6 | 26.7 | 2.5 | 14.8 | 27.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | — | — | | L20 (T60) | 5.3 | 25.6 | 0.6 | 33.7 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 18.6 | 1.1 | — | — | 1.3 | — | | L25 (T60) | 4.5 | 21.5 | 2.7 | 22.6 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 18.4 | 12.9 | — | — | — | — |
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