Citation: | YUE Baojing, LIU Jinqing, LIU Jian, LIAO Jing, ZHANG Junqiang. 2020. Grain size distribution of sediment of core YRD-1101 in the western margin of the modern Bohai Sea since the latest Pleistocene and its environmental change[J]. Geology in China, 47(3): 853-867. doi: 10.12029/gc20200321 |
Three stages of sedimentary environment evolution since MIS 5 were recognized based on the data of grain size analysis, AMS14C dating, OSL dating, sedimentary characteristics, benthic foraminifera and ostracoda identification in the upper part of core YRD-1101 drilled in the modern Yellow River Delta, and comparison with surrounding boreholes. Three stages of sedimentary evolution are identified. (1)Interactive deposition of rivers and marine facies were formed during the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene. Among them, the transgressive sediments in the MIS5c phase were formed in a medium hydrodynamic conditions, the transgressive sediments in the MIS3 phase were formed in a weak hydrodynamic environment, and the river sediments in the MIS2 phase were formed in a strong hydrodynamic environment. (2) The nearshore and shallow sea deposits during the Holocene formed in a strong and stable environment. (3) Modern Yellow River Delta sediments deposited since 1855 A.D. were formed in weak to medium sedimentary dynamic environments. Sea-level changes and neotectonic subsidence have been the major factors controlling the sedimentary evolution on the western margin of the modern Bohai Sea since MIS 5. In addition, the sediments were transported to the study area from Yellow River, which had a significant influence on transgression intensity.
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Schematic map showing the locations of the sediment cores, the tectonic divisions of the Bohai Bay Basin and the deltas on the western and southern coasts of the Bohai Bay (modified from Xue, 1993)
Lithology and depositional sequences of core YRD-1101 (modified from Liu et al., 2016)
Downcore changes in foraminiferal abundance and simple diversity, and the relative abundance of the main foraminiferal species in the uppermost 70 m of core YRD-1101(modified from Liu et al., 2016)
Vertical distribution of the grain sizes in core YRD-1101
The frequency distribution curves of typical sediment samples from each sedimentary unit in core YRD-1101
The probability accumulative curves of typical sediment samples from each sedimentary unit in Core YRD-1101
The grain size σi-Md(a) and C-M(b) maps of sediment samples in core YRD-1101
Curve of sea-level changes of Yellow Sea and adjacent areas since 120 ka (modified from Chappell et al., 1996; Lambeck et al., 2002; Liu et al., 2010) and its relationship with the depositional sequences of core YRD-1101
Regional correlation of sedimentary sequence during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene near the west coast of the Bohai Sea (after Zhuang et al., 1999; Yan et al., 2006; Chen et al., , 2008; Liu et al., 2009; Zhao et al., 2014; Liu et al., 2015; Yi et al., 2015; Liu et al., 2016; Zhang et al., 2016; Shi et al., 2016)