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Geochemical Characteristics of the Outer-Shelf Muddy Sediments in the East China Sea

동중국해 외대륙붕해역 니질퇴적물의 지화학적 특성

  • Youn, Jeung-Su (College of Ocean Sciences, Cheju National University) ;
  • Byun, Jong-Cheol (College of Natural Sciences, Cheju National University) ;
  • Kim, Yeo-Sang (Department of Earth Science Education, Kongju National University)
  • 윤정수 (제주대학교 해양과학대학) ;
  • 변종철 (제주대학교 자연과학대학) ;
  • 김여상 (공주대학교 지구과학교육과)
  • Published : 2006.04.28
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Abstract

To investigate the provenance of outer-shelf mud patch in the East China Sea, the geochemical compositions were analyzed and compared with those of Chinese rivers sediments. The mud sedimentary facies are distributed in the central region and sandy mud facies are also widely distributed around the study area. The major elements (Fe, Mg, K, Ti, and Mn) show strong positive correlation with Al, and trace elements also indicate the same characteristics; hence, clay minerals are likely to be the promising host for those elements. The high concentration of Fe, Ti, and Mn elements are found in the western middle part near the Changjiang estuary, indicating that it seems to result from the influence of the Changjiang River. Elemental ratios including Sc/Al, Ti/Nb, Th/Sc, Cr/Th, Nb/Co, and Th/U were thus used as provenance indicators to identify the sediment origins of the East China Sea. The discrimination diagrams clearly show that most of the sediment in the northern part are originated from the Huanghe River, while the muddy sediments in the western part near the Changjiang estuary might come from the Changjiang River, suggesting that the outer-shelf muddy sediments of East China Sea are originated from diverse sources.

동중국해 외대륙붕 지역에 분포하는 니질퇴적상의 기원지를 밝히기 위해 이곳 니질퇴적물의 지화학적 조성을 분석하였으며, 그 결과를 황하 및 양자강 퇴적물의 자료와 비교 검토해 보았다. 연구지역 표층퇴적상은 니토 퇴적상이 분포하는 중앙부지역과 사질니토 퇴적상이 전역에 넓은 분포를 보인다. 퇴적물내 Fe, Mg, K, Ti 및 Mn과 같은 주성분 원소와 미량원소 함량은 Al과 높은 정의 상관관계를 보여 퇴적물내 점토광물이 이들 원소 농도에 영향을 주고 있음을 의미한다. 주성분원소들의 공간분포에서 Fe, Ti 및 Mn원소는 양자강하구역과 가까운 중앙부 서쪽지역에서 높은 함량을 보여 양자기원 물질이 유입되고 있음을 추론케 한다. 연구지역 니질퇴적물의 Sc/Al, Ti/Nb, Th/Sc, Cr/Th, Nb/Co 및 Th/U 비는 황하와 양자강 기원의 퇴적물을 구분해주는 유용한 지화학적 지시자로 제시될 수 있었다. 이들 원소의 상관도에서 연구지역의 북쪽에 분포하는 니질퇴적물은 황하기원 퇴적물과 유사한 특징을 보이나, 양자강 하구역과 가까운 남서쪽의 퇴적물은 양자강 퇴적물과 유사성을 보여 동중국해 외대륙붕의 니토 퇴적상은 복합기원 퇴적물의 집적되고 있음을 의미한다.

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