Geochemical constraints on provenance of the mid-Pleistocene red earth sediments in subtropical China

• Published in: Sedimentary geology Vol. 290; pp. 97 - 108
• Main Authors: Hong, Hanlie, Wang, Chaowen, Zeng, Kefeng, Gu, Yansheng, Wu, Yuanbao, Yin, Ke, Li, Zhaohui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.05.2013
• Subjects: aluminum oxide; barium; calcium oxide; Chemical weathering; China; ferric oxide; Isotopic composition; loess; magnesium oxide; mixing; nickel; paleosolic soil types; Provenance; Red earth sediments; rivers; shale; South China; strontium; titanium dioxide; Trace elements; watersheds; weathering; Yangtze River; zirconium; China; Yangtze River; Red earth sediments; Provenance; Trace elements; Isotopic composition; South China; Chemical weathering

The source of mid-Pleistocene red earth sediments in the middle to lower reaches of the Yangtze (Changjiang) River was investigated based on their geochemical characteristics. The Xuancheng and Jiujiang red earth sediments have similar major and trace element distribution patterns. Compared to the l...