DISTRIBUTION OF THE CLAY MINERALS IN SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THEIR PROVENANCE

GE Qian; CHU Fengyou; LIU Jingpu; DU Yuansheng; XUE Zuo; FANG Yinxia

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1140.2010.04057

2010 Vol. 30, No. 4

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GE Qian, CHU Fengyou, LIU Jingpu, DU Yuansheng, XUE Zuo, FANG Yinxia. DISTRIBUTION OF THE CLAY MINERALS IN SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THEIR PROVENANCE[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2010, 30(4): 57-66. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2010.04057

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GE Qian, CHU Fengyou, LIU Jingpu, DU Yuansheng, XUE Zuo, FANG Yinxia. DISTRIBUTION OF THE CLAY MINERALS IN SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THEIR PROVENANCE[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2010, 30(4): 57-66. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2010.04057

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CLAY MINERALS IN SURFACE SEDIMENTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THEIR PROVENANCE

1. Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, State Ocean Administration, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China;
2. Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China;
3. Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

Received Date: 29 December 2009

Revised Date: 20 January 2010

Abstract

Abstract

The clay mineral assemblages in the surface sediments of the South China Sea (SCS) consist of illite, chlorite, kaolinite, and smectite. The relative abundance of these clay components varies in different regions and different water depth. They are mainly controlled by provenance. We combine the research results from the western and northern SCS with the published data of the clay minerals in the surface sediments of the SCS, and divide the SCS into four parts to trace the sources of clay minerals. The Taiwan Island and Luzon Island are the main provenance of clay minerals for the eastern SCS. The Mekong River, Borneo, Sunda shelf and Indonesia arc are the contributors to the southern SCS. The clay minerals in the surface sediment of the western SCS is mainly from the Mekong, Red, and Pearl Rivers, Sunda shelf, Indonesia arc and Borneo. The Pearl and Yangtze Rivers, Taiwan and Luzon Islands are the provenance of clay minerals for the northern SCS.
- surface sediment /
- clay mineral /
- distribution /
- provenance /
- South China Sea

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