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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2020.53.5.505

Characteristics and Provenance of Heavy Minerals in the Yellow Sea and Northern East China Sea  

Koo, Hyo Jin (Department of Geology and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Bu Yeong (Gyeongsangnamdo Ramsar Environmental Foundation)
Cho, Hyen Goo (Department of Geology and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.53, no.5, 2020 , pp. 505-515 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea contain a transgressive sand layer. Numerous sedimentary studies have been carried out in these sand deposits using seismic exploration and core sediment techniques, but few mineralogical studies have been reported. The major purposes of this study are to describe the distributions of heavy minerals throughout the Yellow sea and northern East China Sea and to identify the provenance of coarse sediments using the mineral chemistry. Eight heavy mineral species were identified in the study area (epidote, amphibole, garnet, zircon, sphene, rutile, apatite, and monazite). The study region was divided into six areas (areas A to F) based on heavy mineral distributions and sampling locations. In mineral chemistry, the amphiboles present are classified as edenite and hornblende in the calcic amphibole group, and the garnets are identified primarily as almandine in the pyralspite group. A combined data set of heavy mineral distributions and mineral chemistry showed clear differentiation of the characteristics of the six classified areas, enabling determination of provenance and sedimentary environment. Area A and B in the eastern Yellow Sea were originated from the Korean peninsula, and these regions showed different heavy mineral characteristics by tidal current and coastal current. In addition, monazite was only found in the area B and could be used as an indicator from the southwestern Korean peninsula. Area D and E in the western Yellow Sea showed the characteristics of sediments originating from the Huanghe, and sediment in the area E was derived from the Changjiang. Area C in the northern East China Sea appeared to have Changjiang-origin sediment, and abundant apatite indicated that area C was formed close to the Last Glacial Maximum.
Keywords
Yellow Sea; heavy mineral; mineral chemistry; heavy mineral index; sediment provenance;
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