Paleoclimatic record from the clay mineralogy of Quaternary sediments of drill core DWJ from Jiudong subbasin (western Hexi Corridor), NW China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24088236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dianbao Chen (0009-0009-0512-8373, Lanzhou University, corresponding author), Baotian Pan (0000-0003-2864-5954, Lanzhou University), Jinfeng Ma (0000-0002-6298-4530, Lanzhou University), Xiaofei Hu (0000-0001-9295-8723, Lanzhou University), Haopeng Geng (0000-0002-8253-4887, Lanzhou University), Hongli Pang (Lanzhou University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Pages | 124-138 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quaternary Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5894 • E-ISSN: 1096-0287 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/qua.2019.50 |
| OpenAlex | W2973616917 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 64 |
The thick sedimentary deposits of the Jiudong subbasin in the western Hexi Corridor of NW China can potentially provide important records of climate change in arid and semiarid areas subject to the interaction of the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) and the westerlies. Here we present the results of a study of the clay mineralogy of the sediments of drill core DWJ from the Jiudong subbasin. The clay minerals consist mainly of illite, followed by chlorite, kaolinite, and smectite. The clay mineral assemblages are used to define four paleoclimatic stages since ~1.8 Ma: (1) During ~1.8–1.2 Ma, the climate was relatively cold and arid; (2) during ~1.2–0.9 Ma, it was relatively warm and wet, with strongly seasonal precipitation; (3) during ~0.9–0.3 Ma, there was a long-term trend of cooling and drying; and (4) during ~0.3–0.1 Ma, the climate was warmer and wetter than during the previous period, with strongly seasonal precipitation. The paleoclimatic record of the Jiudong subbasin since ~1.8 Ma is consistent with records from the Tengger Desert and typical monsoonal areas. This suggests that the EASM penetrated into the central regions of the North Qilian Shan and Zhangye–Jiudong subbasin during ~1.2–0.9 and ~0.3–0.1 Ma.
Aeolian processes · Arid · Chlorite · Clay minerals · Climate change · Climatology · Geochemistry · Geomorphology · Glacial period · Illite · Kaolinite · Monsoon · Paleoclimatology · Period (music) · Physical geography · Precipitation · Quartz · Quaternary · Sedimentary rock · Westerlies · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geological formations and processes · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Highly cited | No |