Discussion on the element composition characteristics and material sources of Quaternary sedimentary facies based on the land quality survey results in Xiong’an New Area

ZHOU Yalong; GUO Zhijuan; WANG Qiaolin; LIU Fei; WANG Chengwen; SONG Yuntao

doi:10.12029/gc20210423003

2025 Vol. 52, No. 2

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ZHOU Yalong, GUO Zhijuan, WANG Qiaolin, LIU Fei, WANG Chengwen, SONG Yuntao. 2025. Discussion on the element composition characteristics and material sources of Quaternary sedimentary facies based on the land quality survey results in Xiong’an New Area[J]. Geology in China, 52(2): 714-726. doi: 10.12029/gc20210423003

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ZHOU Yalong, GUO Zhijuan, WANG Qiaolin, LIU Fei, WANG Chengwen, SONG Yuntao. 2025. Discussion on the element composition characteristics and material sources of Quaternary sedimentary facies based on the land quality survey results in Xiong’an New Area[J]. Geology in China, 52(2): 714-726. doi: 10.12029/gc20210423003

Discussion on the element composition characteristics and material sources of Quaternary sedimentary facies based on the land quality survey results in Xiong’an New Area

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Institute of Geophysical & Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang 065000, Hebei, China
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Key Laboratory of Geochemical Cycling of Carbon and Mercury in the Earth’s Critical Zone, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Langfang 065000, Hebei, China
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Research Center of Geochemical Survey and Assessment on Land Quality, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, Hebei, China

Fund Project: Supported by the projects of China Geological Survey (No.DD20189123, No.DD20230543).

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Author Bio: ZHOU Yalong, male, born in 1984, professor level senior engineer, mainly engaged in research on geochemistry evaluation of land quality; E-mail: zyalong@mail.cgs.gov.cn

Received Date: 23 April 2021

Revised Date: 06 June 2021

Publish Date: 25 March 2025

Abstract

Abstract

This paper is the result of environmental geological survey engineering.
Objective
This paper aims to investigate the distribution characteristics, the contents and distribution of soil elements in different sedimentary facies of Quaternary, the control factors and the sources of sediment materials in Xiong’an New Area, and to provide geochemical bases for the study of regional palaeogeographic evolution and epigenetic geochemical environments.
Methods
Based on the surface element content data obtained from the geochemical survey and monitoring of land quality in Xiong’an New Area, this study employs multivariate statistical methods (such as elemental content analysis and ratio tracing) to reveal the relationship between regional elemental geochemical distribution patterns and the epigenetic environment.
Results
The soil in the alluvial−lacustrine plain subregion has the characteristics of low value of SiO₂ and Na₂O, and high value of Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, MgO, CaO, K₂O and Na/Rb. The soil in the alluvial−diluvial plain subregion is characterized by high SiO₂ and Na₂O, and low Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃ and Ca/Ba. The distribution of soil geochemical major elements is primarily controlled by chemical weathering intensity of source sediments, while epigenetic environment also influences the depletion and enrichment of major elements. The source area is currently in the stage of moderate chemical weathering dominated by plagioclase weathering, with no evidence of potassium metasomatism in weathering products. The soil parent materials in each sedimentary facies are mainly derived from the mature continental quartz source of Taihang uplift on the west side of Xiong’an New Area. Additionally, in the subregion of alluvial plain, parent materials of a small proportion of samples are from mafic volcanic and neutral igneous rocks.
Conclusions
Geochemical indicators such as soil element contents, element ratios and element combinations (Rb−U−Ga, Fe−Mg−Ni−V) can effectively differentiate sedimentary facies environments in the study area and serve as reliable tracers for soil parent material properties.
- surface soil /
- geochemical index /
- sedimentary facies /
- provenance identification /
- environmental geological survey engineering /
- Xiong’an New Area

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