Original component of grain size index in core sediment from southwestern slope of the South China Sea and its paleoenvironmental implication

Traditional grain size analysis was basically used to discriminate sediment type based on its particle dimension for sedimentary naming[1,2] and to analyze the dynamic feature of transport medium, including water current and wind strength[3―5]. Recently, some patency advances havebeen made by using different methods to separate different grain sizes in various original composition from sediments for searching a new way of paleoenvironmental study[6―8]. Grain size analysis is even playing an …     

Magnetic characteristics and its environmental implications of core YSJD-86GC sediments from the southern South China Sea

Sediments of core YSJD-86GC （referred to as 86GC） collected from the southern South China Sea were selected for environmental magnetic studies. Combined with the published chronological framework, sediment magnetic properties were revealed for the study area since the MIS3 stage. The rock magnetic results indicate that low-coercivity magnetite is the main magnetic mineral within the sediments. Also, a certain amounts of hematite are present. The King plot and Day plot, which reflect the magnetic particle size, show that fine-grained pseudo-sin- gle-domain phase magnetic particles dominate the magnetic minerals in the sediments. Comparison of magnetic parameters and geochemical indicators show that magnetic properties of core 86GC sediments reflect a terrigenous input. Simultaneously, magnetic characteristics of the stud- ied sediment are influenced by the quantity of terrigenous sediment input, oxidation-reduction conditions of the provenance area, and the transportation environment and distance. Sea level fluctuation caused by global climate change was the main factor for variation in concentration of magnetic minerals and magnetic particle size of thestudied core sediments. Thus, variation of sediment magnetic properties in the study area can be used as an indirect indicator of sea level fluctuation.     

磁性参数的环境指示意义

介绍了岩石磁学研究中常用的能够指示环境变迁和气候变化的几种磁性参数及其组合。研究表明：磁化率是气候变化的代用指标之一，其值的高低反映气候的暖冷和沉积颗粒的细粗，用参数HSIRM，Bcr,HSIRM/k可以识别磁性矿物类型，较多磁铁矿的存在指示暖湿的沉积环境，反映沉积物颗粒细；而较多赤铁矿的存在则指示干冷的沉积环境，反映沉积物颗粒粗。HARM，Ber,HSIRM/k，S比(HSIRM-100mT/HSIRM)在环境监测中有重要的意义。     

河北三河上更新统——全新统磁化率变化旋回分析

为了获取河北三河地区上更新统-全新统古气候和古环境变化,在该区实测一地层剖面,采集磁化率样品进行测试,以磁化率变化为沉积环境代用指标,在前人研究确立的地质年代框架下,运用频谱分析、演化谱分析等方法对地层垂向磁化率变化进行旋回分析。结果表明研究区冲积沉积中存在23ka的岁差尺度旋回,由于剖面较短未识别出更长周期的斜率和偏心率旋回。根据分析结果计算出剖面沉积时限为4-45ka,属于晚更新世晚期至全新世早期河流砂坝和泛滥平原沉积,平均沉积速率为24cm/ka。磁化率的变化与粒度变化具有正相关性,粗粒沉积磁化率较高、细粒沉积磁化率较低;磁化率的变化受岁差驱动气候变化影响,岁差高值时大气降水对河流补给增多,陆源碎屑增多提高了沉积物中磁性矿物的含量,反之,则磁性矿物少,磁化率低。岁差驱动气候变化在河流冲积物中的发现,为河流冲积沉积天文驱动气候变化研究提供参考依据,为第四纪冲积沉积和地质事件研究提供新的年龄约束手段。     

达连海沉积物粒度特征及其古环境意义

利用达连海湖心浅井的粒度资料,分析了粒度组成、粒度频率曲线等粒度特征,并探讨了达连海粒度代表的古气候意义。结果表明,达连海沉积物频率曲线主要是正态单峰型,反映流水作用为主要沉积作用。湖心底部降水较多,湖面高,沉积物以细组分占绝对优势,频率曲线显示物源较单一,为深水沉积环境,但后期环境有所变化;中下部降水相对稀少,湖面降低,沉积物以粗组分含量增加,环境可能进一步恶化;中上部湖面上升,细组分含量增加,频率曲线显示物源由复杂变单一,为浅水沉积向深水沉积过渡环境;上部沉积物粗细间隔连续变化,频率曲线显示物源复杂,反映湖区环境进一步恶化,风砂活动频繁。沉积物粒度特征反映了达连海中全新世以来降水、流水和风力作用以及湖面水位高低的变化。达连海5 000多年来的古气候环境演化大致经历了5 600~5 100 cal a BP的湿润、5 100~2 500 cal a BP的干旱、2 500~800 cal a BP的偏湿和800 cal a BP以来的偏干4个阶段。     

Magnetic properties of different grain-sized particles of sediments from the Okinawa Trough and their relationships to sedimentary environment

Multiple magnetic parameters were measured for nine different grain-sized fractions separated from the sediment samples that are representatives of four different sedimentary environments of the Okinawa Trough. Based on the measured results, the contributions of different grain-sized particles to total magnetic susceptibility of bulk sediments, the magnetic mineral assemblage and magnetic domain state as well as their relationships to sedimentary environment were discussed. Our research shows that the magnetic mineral is dominated by magnetite with a small amount of hematite and is primarily in pseudo-single-domain state. That indicates that the different sedimentary environments in the Okinawa Trough have certain correlation in material provenance. The magnetic minerals enrich in different grain-sized particles in response to different sedimentary environments. The contribution of the grain sizes from coarse to fine to coarse and fine to the magnetic susceptibility from the west to the east is in accordance with terrigenous material transportation from continental shelf of the East China Sea to the Okinawa Trough. It also shows difference in magnetic properties as a result of some environmental factors.     

中国东部海区bGDGTs的含量分布及其与环境因子的关系

【目的】近海是接受陆源输入的主要地带,沉积物中的有机质有可能记录了流域环境与气候变化的信息。本文以中国东部海区表层沉积物中陆源细菌来源的支链类甘油二烷基甘油四醚脂(branched Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraethers,bGDGTs)为研究对象,分析其作为流域环境与气候变化指标的可行性。【方法】使用高效液相色谱-质谱联用仪(HPLC-MS)分析海域表层沉积物中bGDGTs的含量和分布,并进一步统计分析其与环境因子的关系。【结果】中国东部海区沉积物中bGDGTs的绝对含量呈现出区块状分布,在东海基本上随离岸距离的增加而降低,而在南黄海最高值出现在南黄海中心泥质区。支链和类异戊二烯指数(BIT)值除在长江口外上升流区外,基本呈现出随离岸距离的增加而降低的趋势。【结论】bGDGTs主要来源于陆源输入;有机质主要富存于细颗粒沉积物,且有海洋自生bGDGTs的贡献;相对于陆源输入,海洋自生bGDGTs以环状为主;除特殊环境,BIT仍可以作为衡量陆源输入相对多寡的指标;东部海区沉积物中的甲基化指数/环化指数(MBT/CBT)不能作为构建流域古气候变化的指标。     

Mechanism of variations in environmental magnetic proxies of lake sediments from Nam Co, Tibet during the Holocene

High-resolution environmental records from the Tibetan Plateau are essential to understand past global climatic and environmental changes. Magnetic minerals in lake sediments are important proxies to reconstruct environmental and climatic changes. Nam Co (lake) is a typical great lake in the transitional region of southwest monsoon in the Tibetan Plateau. Previous studies have extensively focused on geochemistry, microfossils, sedimentology and biochemistry analysis of Nam Co, which provides sound interpretation of paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes. However, up to now, no systematic environmental magnetic studies have been carried out. Therefore, high-resolution and systematic magnetic studies combined with geochemical parameters were carried on lake sediments of core NC 08/01 from Nam Co for the Holocene period (11.3 cal ka BP) in order to explore how magnetic properties of the sediments respond to climatic changes. Based on variations of magnetic proxies, the sequence can be separated into 3 units. Unit 1 (236-199 cm, 11.3-7.8 cal ka BP) contains dominantly coarse-grained magnetite with homogeneous grain size. A positive correlation between magnetite and Ti strongly suggests that these coarse-grained detrital magnetites reflect detrital input signals due to insignificant effects of postdepositional dissolution processes on these coarse-grained magnetite particles. For Unit 2 (198-102 cm, 7.8-2.1 cal ka BP), magnetic grain size is finer and the corresponding concentration of magnetite is also reduced. This is mainly due to significant dissolution of these fine-grained detrital magnetite particles, which were transported under reduced water flow conditions during this period. For Unit 3 (101-0 cm, 2.1-0 cal ka BP), the bulk magnetic properties are dominated by a mixture of single domain biogenic magnetite and detrital magnetite. The concentration of magnetic minerals is not correlated with the Ti content. In conclusion, the preservation of magnetic minerals in the lake sediment and thus the corresponding magnetic properties are related to the initial grain size. Combination of magnetic properties (including variation of grain size and concentration) and other proxies of detrital inputs (e.g. Ti) can be used to infer the variation of redox conditions in Nam Co. These results provide a viable framework for reconstructing the paleoenvironmental changes of this lake.     

山东小清河流域黄土的发现及勘探意义

通过钻孔取样、野外考察、粒度分析等方法对山东小清河流域浅层的沉积物特征进行研究。结果表明:小清河流域南部浅层沉积物以泥质粉砂和粉砂质泥为主,富含钙质结核和蜗牛化石等黄土标志物,发育明显的黄土-古土壤沉积旋回;南部粒度特征与青州黄土、北京降尘、西峰黄土等典型的风成沉积物相似,具有中国黄土的典型双峰特征,粒度分布明显粗于北京降尘和西峰黄土,而与邻近的青州黄土相似或较其稍粗,体现近物源的特性;末次冰期时裸露的渤海陆架是研究区黄土的主要物源区,中国东部季风和流域以南的山脉为黄土的形成提供搬运动力和地形条件;流域最北端发育古河道沉积,黄土与古河道间存在一个过渡带,沉积特征的差异和流域内南高北低的地势致使南部潜水面深度远大于北部,最终导致油气地震勘探中北部的地震激发效果明显优于南部。     

The genesis and environmental significance of red and black sedimentary interlayers in coral reef of well Nanyong 2

The results of paleogeomagnetics and geochemistry of the coral reef in well Nanyong 2 of Nansha Islands showed that the bottom of the black sedimentary interlayer corresponds to the conversion boundary line between Brunhes Postive Polarity and Matuyama Reversed Polarity (B/M) and the cold/warm (19/20) climatic conversion bounds on δ¹⁸O curve, 0.78 Ma ago; and the red sedimentary interlayer corresponds to the ReunionⅠpolarity excursion (reversion) of the geomagnetic field, 2.01—2.04 Ma ago. Comparing with the normal light-coloured coral reef rock, the magnetic susceptibility (c), residual magnetization intensity (Mr) and the content of MnO and Fe₂O₃ of the black sedimentary layer appeared obviously positive abnormity. The magnetic susceptibility (c), residual magnetization intensity (Mr) and the content of Fe₂O₃ of the red sedimentary layer also appeared positive abnormity. Combining with the analyzing results of paleontology, we hold that this pair of special and typical sedimentary interlayers was relative to the sudden change of paleoclimate, i.e. the global climatic change and its incidental polarity reversal of the geomagnetic field directly affected the living environment of the paleontological species as well as the dispersion and enrichment of some chemical elements, especially the elements sensitive to redox such as Fe and Mn. For example, the elements Fe and Mn concentrated in the glacial period would be largely oxidized and diluted when the climate warmed up suddenly, and the originally oxidized high valence Fe would be condensed again when the climate cooled suddenly. This is possibly one of the important reasons of appearing and disappearing of the red and black sedimentary events of coral reef in well Nanyong 2.     

Remanence acquisition and its alteration on sediments

Previous palaeomagnetic work shows that the mechanism of remanence acquisition on sediments is very complicated. Different magnetizing processes under different conditions may produce some anomalous magnetic signals which have nothing to do with the changes of the geomagnetic field and are difficult to explain. The depositional remanent magnetization (DRM) may produce an inclination error and a bedding error, while postdepositional remanent magnetization (PDRM) may result in a time delay between the magnetic and sedimentary ages. When there are some different magnetic phases with different lock-in depths in the sediments, it is difficult to judge the depth of the reversal or excursion, or even the artificial magnetic signal may be produced. Even if there is only one magnetic phase in the sediment, the recorded magnetic signals may also be different if the lock-in depth is changed comparative to the lasting period of one reversal or excursion. Demagnetization may also change the primary magnetic records and the changes of water content may result in the displacement of magnetic boundary. The so-called “unstable core”, representing subtle changes in mineralogy into and out of a self-reversal region or a viscous magnetization region, gives a complicated palaeornagnetic record with many apparent changes in the palaeomagnetic direction. Moreover, some physical disturbances, such as biodisturbance, deformation, drilling processes and drying effects, may result in the remanence alteration. Some palaeomagnetic investigations demonstrate that good magnetic signals are invariably achieved on homogenous mud or clay sediments, but the worse signals on inhomogeneous profiles, especially on sandy layers.     

Magnetic granulometry of recent sediments from the Huguang Maar and its implication for provenience

To understand the origin and its climatic implications of the Huguang Maar sediments, we conducted laser grain size analysis and rock mangtic measurement for the recent deposits from the Huguang Maar and for the volcanic rocks of the caldera for comparison. The grain size distributions are dominated by clayey silts for both the bulk sediments and magnetic separates. Acquisition of isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM) and thermal demagnetization of IRM suggest (titano) magnetite as the dominating magnetic mineral in the sediments; high coercivity minerals are not detected. Therefore, the ratio of the susceptibility of anhysteretic remanent magnetization (k _ARM) to the weak field magnetic susceptibility (k), k _ARM/k can be used to estimate the grain size of magnetite. The sediments and volcanic rocks yield values of 13.7 and 11.8 for the k _ARM/_k, respectively, corresponding to grain size values of ～0.03 µm and ～0.05 µm. The magnetic granulometry of lake sediments is distinctive from one of the Chinese loess, in which published data suggest a value of 6.0 for k _ARM/_k, and grain size of ～0.1 µm, but is akin to the nearby volcanic rocks. Although a Loess Plateau source of the lake sediments cannot be fully ruled out, the catchment is most probably the main source. We explain the slightly finer magnetite grain size in sediments than in the volcanic rocks as being disintegrated of particles during erosion and transportation. We conclude that there is no evidence for aeolian input of the Loess Plateau dusts into the Huguang Maar, and the relationship between magnetic parameters of the lake sediments and winter monsoon intensity is probably more complicated than previously thought.     

南黄海表层沉积物中生源要素的分布规律及其环境意义

【目的】研究南黄海表层沉积物中生源要素的分布规律及其影响因素。【方法】通过测定南黄海82个站位表层沉积物样品中生源要素的含量及表层沉积物的平均粒径,分析研究区表层沉积物中生源要素和沉积物粒径的分布特征,并从表层沉积物中有机质来源、沉积物粒度、水动力作用和环境等因素探讨其对生源要素分布的影响。【结果】南黄海表层沉积物中生源要素总有机碳(TOC)、总氮(TN)及总磷(TP)的含量与平均粒径存在显著的相关关系,近岸沉积物粒度较大,对应生源要素的含量较低,在南黄海中部海区的沉积物粒度较细,各生源要素的含量较高。【结论】表层沉积物的粒度是影响生源要素含量分布的主要因素,即粒度越细,表层沉积物中生源要素含量越高。同时,有机质来源和水动力作用在一定程度上也影响和控制着表层沉积物粒度及生源要素的分布。生源要素TP分别与TOC、TN之间相对较弱的相关关系和近岸河口等地生源要素的高值表明,可能存在其他外部环境因素也会对其含量造成影响。     

北部湾北部近岸全新世沉积环境变化及对8.2 ka小冷期的响应

【目的】北部湾北部是东亚夏季风、印度季风以及蒙古冷高压影响的交汇处,对气候变化敏感,该区沉积物要素在全新世的分布与变化,可反映该区气候波动特征和海岸格局演进之影响因素。【方法】在北部湾北部广西水域依次钻取3孔岩芯并进行粒度、矿物、元素、微体古生物测试鉴定以及~(14) C测年,综合分析对比沉积物要素的垂直分布、变化以及响应特征。【结果】全新世孢粉组合为热带-亚热带山地组合。岩芯粒度波动旋回变化,经历了自河床向浅海湾的变迁,沉积物具有陆源性,元素等几乎与沉积旋回细组分同步变化。早期三角洲盆地钻孔显示为盐沼环境;相对晚更新世或者末期,全新世早期沉积物颗粒粗减细增,有机质增幅超过700%。碎屑矿物种类增加,孢粉和硅藻化石逐步丰富,硅藻属种数也保持增加趋势,沉积速率为全新世平均值的1.36~1.85倍,具有风化较强、水沙丰沛、沉积快、物质分配活跃、生物较为繁盛的特点,与邻区全新世中早期气候适宜期相符合。早期气候仍然波动,可辨认出8.2ka小冷期事件的影响,Sr/Ba比值偏低。【结论】研究区作为东亚低纬度季风区海陆过渡界面,其环境变化与气候变化相联系。     

巢湖CH-1孔沉积物磁性、粒度特征分析

通过对巢湖湖心长1.5m的CH-1孔沉积物磁性参数和粒度组成进行测量,探讨了巢湖的沉积环境变迁.结果表明：CH-1孔沉积物以中粉砂和细粉砂为主,其次为黏土.该孔中黏土粒级对磁性矿物贡献最大.自底部向上,该孔分为4段：第1段,沉积物向上粒度变细,亚铁磁性矿物含量减少,亚铁磁性矿物颗粒变细;第2段,沉积物向上粒度变粗,亚铁磁性矿物含量减少,磁性矿物颗粒变细;第3段,沉积物向上粒度变细,亚铁磁性矿物含量增多,磁性矿物颗粒变粗;第4段,沉积物向上粒度变粗,亚铁磁性矿物含量增多,磁性矿物颗粒变粗.上述结果显示：巢湖湖面在整个沉积历史时期呈现上升和下降的交替变化,反映了气候变化对巢湖沉积的影响.     

Mineral magnetic properties of surface sediments at Bei’anhe, Beijing, and its environmental significance

A multiparameter investigation of surface sediments from the Bei＇anhe section （Beijing） has been conducted using environmental magnetic approaches. The studied sedimentary sequence consists of pluvial and lacustrine silts and clay of the Holocene age. Magnetite, hematite and pyrrhotite were identiffed as the dominant magnetic minerals. The mineral magnetic characteristics are considered to reflect the Holocene paleoenvironmental processes of the studied area, which are different from the mineral magnetic properties of typical polluted sections reported in the Beijing area. The low-field magnetic susceptibility and saturated isothermal remanence magnetization of the section decrease gradually with increasing depth. This indicates that the concentration of magnetic minerals in the strata decreases down the section. Values of interparametric ratios, such as ARM/SIRM, XARM/Xand SIRM/X, gradually increase with increasing depth, which indicates a down-section decreasing trend in the magnetic grain size of the sediments. Pyrrhotite occurs below the depth of 22 cm, suggesting the existence of redox interface. The magnetic variations of the Bei＇anhe surface sediments might be controlled by two geological processes： reductive diagenesis and pedogenesis. Our findings may have provided a reference point for magnetic investigation of polluted surface sediments in the Beijing area.     

黄岛金沙滩现代波痕沉积特征与水动力关系

 黄岛金沙滩为典型的无障壁高能海岸,后滨发育有风成波痕,前滨滩槽和近滨上部可见大量浪成波痕。本文通过对上述3种环境下波痕的形态、沉积物粒度特征及前滨波痕形成水动力条件进行分析研究发现：1）后滨风成波痕波长、波高、迎流面及背流面相对浪成波痕较小,但波痕指数较大,而前滨滩槽、近滨上部波痕由陆向海波长、迎流面、背流面变小。2）风成波痕沉积物粒度波峰较粗,而浪成波痕沉积物粒度波谷较粗,从前滨到后滨沉积物粗组分减少,细组分增多;风成波痕、前滨滩槽波痕粒度频率分布曲线呈“双峰”特征,而近滨上部波痕粒度频率分布曲线主体呈“单峰”特征,风成波痕、滩槽波痕沉积物缺少悬浮组分;波痕沉积物分选-峰度图、分选-偏度图可以较好地判别沉积环境。3）平均粒径与流速、水深、弗劳德数Fr有很好的线性关系,前滨退潮时形成波痕的水动力条件具有水体浅、流速小和水动力弱的特点,可能与退潮时水速、水深变化较快有关。4）对前滨波痕沉积特征与相应流速、水深分别进行逐步回归分析,获得了形成环境的流速、水深的回归关系式。     

Stepwise advance of the Mu Us Desert since late Pliocene: Evidence from a red clay-loess record

Analyses of paleomagnetic polarity reversals, magnetic susceptibility and grain size on the red clay-loess sequence, about 280 m thick, at Jingbian show that this sequence contains most of the stratigraphic units recorded in the standard red clay-loess sections of the Loess Plateau over the past 3.5 Ma. Using sand particle percentage ( > 63 μm%) of the eolian sequence as a proxy indicator of desert extent and aridity in the dust source regions, it is found that during the past 3.5 Ma, there are three important climatic events indicating the advance of the Mu Us Desert. The events occurred at about 2.6, 1.1 and 0.6 MaBP, respectively. The stepwise advance of the Mu Us Desert may be linked closely to increase in global ice volume and uplift of the Tibetan Plateau in the late Cenozoic.     

粒度分析及其在沉积学中应用研究

粒度是沉积物和沉积岩的主要特征之一,它可以作为沉积物及沉积岩分类的定量指标,可以反映沉积作用的流体力学性质,又能作为分析与对比环境的一种依据。粒度直接影响沉积岩与沉积物的物理性能,如可塑性、烧结性、孔隙性及渗透性。因此,粒度分析在区分沉积环境、判定物质输运方式、判别水动力条件和分析粒径趋势等方面具有重要作用。文章主要介绍粒度的定义与粒度标准,总结粒径测试技术方法及粒度特征描述的方法,评述粒度分析在区分沉积环境、判定物质输运方式和判别水动力条件等方面的应用。随着计算机技术的快速发展,粒度分析测试技术正朝向自动化和测试内容多样化方向发展,其在实践中的应用也将更加多样化。     

Spatial variability and representation of seabed sediment grain sizes： An example from the Zhoushan-Jinshanwei transect, Hangzhou Bay,China

Grain size analysis was undertaken for the 2-cm interval sub-samples of eight short cores collected along the Zhoushan-Jinshanwei transect in Hangzhou Bay, using a Malvern Mastersizer 2000 laser particle size analyzer. The result indicates that there are different vertical distribution patterns of mean grain size for the short cores. In the study area, the thickness of the seabed moving layer on an annual temporal scale is much larger than that of the deposited layer,i.e. the sedimentary environment is highly dynamic. As a result, the vertical distributions of mean grain size within the short cores represent different types of sedimentary records formed in the same environment, rather than signals of long-term environmental evolution. The seabed sediment consists mainly of silts in the study area, and the vertically-averaged value of mean grain size has a tendency of convergence when the thickness over which the mean value is derived increases. Such patterns indicate that the grain size composition of the deposit is controlled mainly by the source of material supply; nevertheless, to some degree hydraulic sorting is effective, which has resulted in the differences in distribution patterns along the transect between the grainsize values of the surficial sediment and the vertically-averaged values. For long-term sediment transport modeling for an environment associated with strong tidal action and silty sediment, it may be more appropriate to use the vertically-averaged grain size than the value for thesurficial sediment, as the model input.