Provenance and sedimentary evolution of the Southwest Arabian Sea since 45 ka

Feng Qiying; Fan Dejiang; Wang Keyu; Jia Xianming; Chen Jian

doi:10.12284/hyxb2023123

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Feng Qiying，Fan Dejiang，Wang Keyu, et al. Provenance and sedimentary evolution of the Southwest Arabian Sea since 45 ka[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2023, 45(10)：56–69 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023123

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Feng Qiying，Fan Dejiang，Wang Keyu, et al. Provenance and sedimentary evolution of the Southwest Arabian Sea since 45 ka[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2023, 45(10)：56–69 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023123

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Feng Qiying，Fan Dejiang，Wang Keyu, et al. Provenance and sedimentary evolution of the Southwest Arabian Sea since 45 ka[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2023, 45(10)：56–69 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023123

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Provenance and sedimentary evolution of the Southwest Arabian Sea since 45 ka

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023123

Feng Qiying^{1, 2
,},
Fan Dejiang^{1, 3},
Wang Keyu^{1, 2},
Jia Xianming^{2, 4},
Chen Jian^{2, 5
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1.
College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
2.
Laboratory of Marine and Coastal Geology, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
3.
Laboratory for Marine Geology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266061, China
4.
College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
5.
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Physical and Geological Processes, Xiamen 361005, China

Received Date: 2023-02-03
Rev Recd Date: 2023-04-15

Available Online: 2023-12-14

Publish Date: 2023-10-30

Abstract

Abstract

Grain size, composition of elements and clay minerals, and AMS¹⁴C dating of samples of upmost 100 cm in Core CJ09-03 in the Southwest Arabian Sea were analysied, and provenance, the sedimentary evolution and the restricting factors in the study area since 45 ka BP were discussed. The composition of major elements and rare earth elements show that, the sediment in the study area has obvious terrigenous properties Graph of (La/Sm)_UCC-(Gd/Yb)_UCC and the composition of clay minerals show that the sources of the sediments in the study area are relatively complex, which include the Thar Desert, the Northeast Africa, the Southwest Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. Based on the index of δ¹⁵N from literatures, and indexs of chemical weathering index of illite, K/Al, 1−CaCO₃(%), the sedimentary evolution of the Southwest Arabian Sea since 45 ka BP can be divided into four stages: the Last Glacial period, the Last Glacial Maximum periond, the Deglaciation period and the Holocene period. The provenance in different stages are different, which is mainly influenced by the sea level changes and the strength of the Indian monsoon.
- Arabian Sea,
- clay minerals,
- rare earth elements,
- provenance,
- sedimentary evolution

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