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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Hauptverfasser: Liu, Qianqian (VerfasserIn) , Yang, Xiaoping (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 4 July 2018
In: Geomorphology
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 318, Pages: 354-374
ISSN:1872-695X
DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.06.017
Online-Zugang: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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Verfasserangaben:Qianqian Liu, Xiaoping Yang
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:1872-695X
DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.06.017