Geochemical indicator of original eolian grain size and implications on winter monsoon evolution
Geochemical indicator of original eolian grain size and implications on winter monsoon evolution
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10.1007/bf02911995
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发表时间:
2001-12-01
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Guo, ZT
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作者:
Peng, SZ;Guo, ZT
Grain size of eolian deposits from the Loess Plateau in China has been widely used to reconstruct the history of the East Asian winter monsoon. However, the grain size of bulk samples is only partially indicative to the strength of the winter monsoon because post-depositional weathering processes have significantly changed the grain size of original eolian particles. Here, non-weathered loess samples were separated into eight different particle fractions, and major chemical elements were determined in order to establish a geochemical indicator of original eolian grain size. The results show that SiO2 and Al2O3 contents and the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio in different fractions vary regularly with grain size, and that a good linear relation exists between the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio and grain size for the fractions