干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Geochemical characterization of major elements in desert sediments and implications for the Chinese loess source

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DOI	10.1007/s11430-018-9354-y
	Geochemical characterization of major elements in desert sediments and implications for the Chinese loess source
	Zhao, Wancang 1,2; Liu, Lianwen 2; Chen, Jun 2; Ji, Junfeng 2
通讯作者	Ji, Junfeng
来源期刊	SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
ISSN	1674-7313
EISSN	1869-1897
出版年	2019
卷号	62 期号:9 页码:1428-1440
英文摘要	Mineral dust released from the desert is one of the important components of atmospheric aerosols. Arid and semi-arid deserts, sandy lands in northern China and their adjacent Gobi Desert lands in northern China and neighboring Mongolia (hereinafter referred to as Gobi) are potential sources of mineral dust in Asia. However, there is currently a lack of systematic studies on the characteristics of major elements in the potential mineral dust source area. This study investigates the major elements of 310 surficial sand samples in the stabilized and semi-stabilized dune fields from 12 deserts/sandy land and Gobi in northern China and southern Mongolian Gobi and compiles published data. We identify four regions with distinct geochemical characteristics: (1) Taklimakan, Kumtag and Qaidam deserts in western China; (2) Badain Jaran, Tengger, Hobq, and Mu Us deserts in the central and western regions of northern China; (3) Hulun Buir, Onqin Daga and Horqin sandy lands in northeast China; and (4) Gobi and Gurbantunggut deserts. The spatial distributions of the SiO2 and CaO contents in Chinese deserts are highly variable. The average content of SiO2 generally reflects an increasing trend from west to east, while the average content of CaO shows a decreasing trend from west to east. We demonstrate that the spatial variation of major elements is likely controlled by two key scenarios: the composition of source rocks and the mineral maturity caused by the supply of fresh materials. The SiO2/(Al2O3+K2O+Na2O) ratio of desert sediments is relatively lower in western China and may be caused by high ferric-magnesia and high carbonate minerals; this ratio is relatively higher in the northeast sandy lands and may be linked to a lack of fresh material supply and the presence of high K-feldspar minerals in source rocks. The deserts can be further distinguished by ternary diagrams with SiO2/10-CaO-Al2O3, (K2O+Na2O)-CaO-Fe2O3 and CaO-Na2O-K2O. The comparison of major elements between desert sediments and loess suggests that the western and/or central deserts in China may be the potential provenances of loess on the Loess Plateau.
英文关键词	Desert Loess Major elements Eolian Dust Carbonate
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Peoples R China
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000484999000008
WOS关键词	GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE ; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY ; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT ; TAKLAMAKAN DESERT ; TIBETAN PLATEAU ; NORTHERN CHINA ; AEOLIAN SANDS ; EOLIAN DUST ; GOBI DESERT ; GRAIN-SIZE
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Geology
来源机构	南京大学
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/218570
作者单位	1.Southwest Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Chongqing Key Lab Karst Environm, Chongqing 400715, Peoples R China; 2.Nanjing Univ, Sch Earth Sci & Engn, Key Lab Surficial Geochem, Minist Educ, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Wancang,Liu, Lianwen,Chen, Jun,et al. Geochemical characterization of major elements in desert sediments and implications for the Chinese loess source[J]. 南京大学,2019,62(9):1428-1440.
APA	Zhao, Wancang,Liu, Lianwen,Chen, Jun,&Ji, Junfeng.(2019).Geochemical characterization of major elements in desert sediments and implications for the Chinese loess source.SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,62(9),1428-1440.
MLA	Zhao, Wancang,et al."Geochemical characterization of major elements in desert sediments and implications for the Chinese loess source".SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES 62.9(2019):1428-1440.