Characteristics of volcanic ash in surface sediments around Zhongsha islands: response to tectonic setting in the north margin of the South China Sea

• Published in: Hăiyang dĭzhĭ yu dĭsĭjĭ dĭzhĭ Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 9 - 16
• Main Authors: Yan, Quanshu, Shi, Xuefa, Liu, Jihua, Chen, Daigeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: 01.03.2007
• Subjects: Marine; ISEW, South China Sea

Volcanic ash in surface sediments around Zhongsha Islands of the South China Sea mainly include three kinds of volcanogenic detritus: that is, brown volcanic glass, colorless volcanic glass and volcanic scoria. TAS diagram for these three kinds of volcanogenic detritus,combined with variation diagra...