Geochemical composition and provenance of aeolian sands in the Ordos Deserts, northern China
Identifying the provenance of aeolian sediments in deserts is of great importance for understanding the Earth surface processes. In this context, we conducted detailed fieldwork in the Ordos Deserts (Maowusu and Kubuqi) in the middle portion of the desert belt in northern China, and measured the maj...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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4 July 2018
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Geomorphology
Year: 2018, Volume: 318, Pages: 354-374 |
| ISSN: | 1872-695X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.06.017 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.06.017 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X18302484 
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| Author Notes: | Qianqian Liu, Xiaoping Yang |
| Summary: | Identifying the provenance of aeolian sediments in deserts is of great importance for understanding the Earth surface processes. In this context, we conducted detailed fieldwork in the Ordos Deserts (Maowusu and Kubuqi) in the middle portion of the desert belt in northern China, and measured the major, trace and rare earth elements (REE) of aeolian sands and their potential source rocks and sediments. Our results show that aeolian sands in the eastern (northeastern) and western (southwestern) Maowusu (Mu Us) Sandy Land exhibit different degrees of mineralogical maturity and Eu/Eu* values. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 21.04.2020 |
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| ISSN: | 1872-695X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.06.017 |