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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2012.33.1.1

Late Quaternary Stratigraphy and Depositional Environment of Tidal Sand Ridge Deposits in Gyeonggi Bay, West Coast of Korea  

Choi, Jae-Yong (Petroleum and Marine Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Kwon, Yi-Kyun (Petroleum and Marine Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Chung, Gong-Soo (Department of Geology, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.33, no.1, 2012 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
Analysis on high-resolution seismic and core data reveals that the sedimentary strata in Gyeonggi Bay consists of four sedimentary units (Unit I-IV, from top to bottom) formed during the late Quaternary period. Unit I is interpreted as sediments of tidal flat and channel-fill deposits, formed during the Holocene transgression. Unit II is divided into shallow-marine facies unit in offshore area and channelized fluvial to estuarine facies unit in nearshore sand ridge and tidal flat. Unit III is considered as tidal flat deposits with the uppermost severely weathered and oxydized layers. This unit is composed of shallow marine sedimentary successions formed during the MIS-5 highstand. The lowermost Unit IV rests on Mesozoic basement rocks, considered as the shallow marine and shelf deposits formed before the MIS-5 lowstand.
Keywords
west coast of Korea; sand ridge; late Quaternary; stratigraphy; Gyeonggi Bay;
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