Grain size and clay mineral characteristics of surface sediments in the southern North Yellow Sea and their source indications

LI Jialin; FENG Yongcai; CHU Hongxian; HAO Liancheng; JIANG Wenqin; HUANG Xing; YUAN Jidong; CHEN Yuhai

doi:10.16028/j.1009-2722.2024.165

2024 Vol. 40, No. 11

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LI Jialin, FENG Yongcai, CHU Hongxian, HAO Liancheng, JIANG Wenqin, HUANG Xing, YUAN Jidong, CHEN Yuhai. Grain size and clay mineral characteristics of surface sediments in the southern North Yellow Sea and their source indications[J]. Marine Geology Frontiers, 2024, 40(11): 91-102. doi: 10.16028/j.1009-2722.2024.165

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LI Jialin, FENG Yongcai, CHU Hongxian, HAO Liancheng, JIANG Wenqin, HUANG Xing, YUAN Jidong, CHEN Yuhai. Grain size and clay mineral characteristics of surface sediments in the southern North Yellow Sea and their source indications[J]. Marine Geology Frontiers, 2024, 40(11): 91-102. doi: 10.16028/j.1009-2722.2024.165

Grain size and clay mineral characteristics of surface sediments in the southern North Yellow Sea and their source indications

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Yantai Center of Coastal Zone Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Yantai 264000, China
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Ministry of Natural Resources Observation and Research Station of Land-Sea Interaction Field in the Yellow River Estuary, Yantai 264000, China

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Corresponding author: FENG Yongcai, fyc1107@163.com

Received Date: 15 July 2024

Publish Date: 28 November 2024

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To identify the sources of sediment materials across different regions and their controlling factors, surface sediments from 138 stations in the southern region of the North Yellow Sea were sampled and the grain size and clay mineral composition and distribution characteristics were analyzed. Results show that the average particle size (Mz) of the surface sediments in the study area ranges from 1.47Φ-6.56Φ, of which sandy silt, silt-like sand, and silt were the predominant types. The Pejrup triangular diagram shows that the overall sedimentary dynamics in the area were strong, particularly in the deepwater areas off Chengshantou. The clay minerals were primarily composed of illite (61.08%) and smectite (19.78%), followed by chlorite (10.92%) and kaolinite (8.22%). The primary source of surface sediment material in the southern North Yellow Sea is continental detritus carried by the Huanghe (Yellow) River, with a potential presence of Yalu River material on the northeast edge of the area. The coastal current of Shandong Peninsula and the northward-moving warm current of Yellow Sea in winter were the main sources of hydrodynamics in the area, and they determined the trend of sediment transport and dominated the spatial distribution of sediments in the study area.
- grain size characteristics /
- clay minerals /
- southern North Yellow Sea /
- material source indication /
- Shandong Peninsula coastal current

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