The "Old Red Sands" are widely distributed and typically developed over the coastal areas of Southeast Fujian, but there are different views on their origin. Based on the overall field investigations and a s...The "Old Red Sands" are widely distributed and typically developed over the coastal areas of Southeast Fujian, but there are different views on their origin. Based on the overall field investigations and a series of lab studies, the paper suggests that the "Old Red Sands" are mainly formed by the beach wind-drift sands and ,locally, by slope wash and alluviation.展开更多
The "Old Red Sand" is widely distributed along the coast of Fujian Province, China. Most studies have been carried out from as- pects of the origin, age and laterization of the "Old Red Sand", but this paper focus...The "Old Red Sand" is widely distributed along the coast of Fujian Province, China. Most studies have been carried out from as- pects of the origin, age and laterization of the "Old Red Sand", but this paper focused on reconstructing the history of the Asian Winter Monsoon change. On the basis of granulometric analysis of high-resohition samples, we have obtained environmental sen- sitive grain size component (ESGSC) from the Qingfeng (QF) profile by using the grain size-standard deviation method, which proves that the selected ESGSC is an important climate proxy. The mean grain size of this ESGSC could be used to reconstruct the East Asian Winter Monsoon (EAWM) intensity. As such, the history of the EAWM change since 44.0 ka reconstructed here reveals three main phases based on chronology dates of previous researches: (1) 44.0-25.5 ka B.P., the EAWM is relatively weak but increases gradually with fluctuations; (2) 25.5-15.5 ka B.P., relatively strong with high frequency fluctuations; (3) 15.5-7.1 ka B.P., with a weaker winter monsoon, but during 11-10 ka B.P. is remarkably enhanced. The EAWM recorded by mean grain size of the two neighboring sections have a better repeatability, so the millennial scales oscillation should be a reliable signal of the EAWM intensity. The climate recorded by ESGSC of the QF "Old Red Sand" compared to 6-80 of Huhi Cave stalagmites and Greenland GISP2 ice cores shows a good consistency, especially in detail, the YD event and four Heinrich events are all recorded, but the signal of D-O cycles was relatively weak.展开更多
The Old Red Sand is composed of brown-red, red, or orange-yellow semi-cemented and medium-fine sand sediment, mainly dis- tributed along the southeast coast of China. Based on previous studies, this paper summarizes t...The Old Red Sand is composed of brown-red, red, or orange-yellow semi-cemented and medium-fine sand sediment, mainly dis- tributed along the southeast coast of China. Based on previous studies, this paper summarizes the distribution and forms, sedi- mentary characteristics, formation mechanism, developing age, reddening process and the paleo-environment, suggesting that the Old Red Sand is mainly aeolian sediment of Late Pleistocene Age. The reddening process is mainly the result of decomposition and oxidation of iron-containing minerals caused by hot and humid tropical and sub-tropical climate. In this study, existing prob- lems are discussed and the prospect of further research is presented as well.展开更多
This paper deals with the recovery of zircon minerals from beach sand and red sediments of bad land topography and flow sheets with material balance are suggested. The experimental data reveal that the total heavy min...This paper deals with the recovery of zircon minerals from beach sand and red sediments of bad land topography and flow sheets with material balance are suggested. The experimental data reveal that the total heavy mineral content of red sediment sample is 43.9% in which zircon mineral concentrate is 2.75% by weight, where as for beach-dune sand sample the THM content is 16.7% in which zircon mineral concentrate is 0.16% by weight. It is found that U and Th and REE elements contents are much higher in red sediment zircon sample than beach sand zircon. Zircon concentrates recovered from beach-dune sand and red sediments contain 98 to 98.1% zircon with 79.6 to 80% recovery respectively. These zircon minerals from both the sources are suitable for industrial applications.展开更多
Our oldest daughter is having trouble letting go of an old red sofa.It’s not the sofa she’s having trouble letting go of as much as the memories.It was their first sofa.It has been loaded and unloaded onto moving tr...Our oldest daughter is having trouble letting go of an old red sofa.It’s not the sofa she’s having trouble letting go of as much as the memories.It was their first sofa.It has been loaded and unloaded onto moving trucks seven times.Three kids have eaten on it,dripped on it,and jumped on it.Yet she’s having a hard time letting go and asked if I thought that was strange."Completely,"I said,"You get it from me."展开更多
The formation and development environment of the "old red sands" on South China coasts is discussed according to the investigation in the field and laboratory works. The authors believed that the "old r...The formation and development environment of the "old red sands" on South China coasts is discussed according to the investigation in the field and laboratory works. The authors believed that the "old red sands" are the aeolian sediments deposits in the last glacial period of late Pleistocene when the sea level was lower than the present, and the laterization took place under the hot and wet climate during the later interglacial and postglacial periods when the sea level was relatively high.展开更多
This study is a comparison of gamma ray linear attenuation coefficient of two typs of shielding materials made of Saudi white and red sand. Each shield was consisted of one part of cement two parts of sand in addi-tio...This study is a comparison of gamma ray linear attenuation coefficient of two typs of shielding materials made of Saudi white and red sand. Each shield was consisted of one part of cement two parts of sand in addi-tion to water. Different thicknesses were tested. The concentrations of all elements in each shield material were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The results obtained from the ICP-MS were used in MCNP4B (Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Computer Code System) [1] to calculate the attenuation coefficient. The theoretical (MCNP4B) and the experimental calculations were found to be in a good agreement. In the casw of the largest thickness used, 28cm, the gamma ray intensity passing through the white sand shield was approximately half of the intensity obtained through the red sand shield. The average linear attenuation coefficients were found to be 0.17cm-1 and 0.15cm-1 for white and red sand shields respectively. The study shows that white sand is better for attenuating gamma ray compared to the red sand.展开更多
The sedimentary strata and deposition ages of the 'old red sand' distributed along the coasts of south Fujian and west Guangdong are determined by lithostratigraphy, magnetic stratigraphy and earth chemistry c...The sedimentary strata and deposition ages of the 'old red sand' distributed along the coasts of south Fujian and west Guangdong are determined by lithostratigraphy, magnetic stratigraphy and earth chemistry combined with TL, ESR and 14C-dating techniques. The research shows that the 'old red sand' was aeolian sediments deposited from 55 400 to 9 000 aBP, the last glacial period in the middle and later age of Late Pleistocene. Most of them deposited in two periods of 56-42 ka and 30-10 ka. The 'old red sand' deposited in the period of 30-10 ka, the later Wurm glacier substage (Q33), developed on the largest scale with the widest distribution.展开更多
A weathered deposit in South China is widespread on the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong provinces,China.This deposit consists of slightly cemented,medium-to fine-grained sands,and is characterized by its colors ...A weathered deposit in South China is widespread on the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong provinces,China.This deposit consists of slightly cemented,medium-to fine-grained sands,and is characterized by its colors of red,brown red,light reddish brown or dark yellowish orange,and is usually called "Old Red Sand".The uncertainty in its formation age has been a major obstacle to the study of this type of deposit.In this paper,optically stimulated luminescence(OSL) techniques were used to date the "Old Red Sand" sediments from Jinjiang,Fujian Province,China.The effect of the geochemical behavior of uranium and thorium in sediment during chemical weathering on estimation of annual dose was investigated.The results show that the change in annual dose due to weathering poses a major problem for the optical dating of such weathered sediments.The optical dating of these weathered deposits will produce erroneous ages if average annual dose during burial cannot be correctly estimated.For the profiles studied,the OSL dates obtained on samples from the upper part do not represent the burial age of the samples.It is highly likely that they are underestimated due mainly to the accumulated radioactive elements as a result of chemical weathering.It is concluded that changes in annual dose due to chemical weathering must be considered when dating similar sediments in South China.With a detailed analysis of the OSL dating results,the chronology of the marine terraces in this area was suggested.The lowest terrace was formed at ~3.5 ka and the second terrace was dated to ~74 ka.The age of the highest terrace may not be established accurately,but is inferred to be older than the apparent OSL date of~77 ka and so is the Paleolithic artifacts from it.展开更多
文摘The "Old Red Sands" are widely distributed and typically developed over the coastal areas of Southeast Fujian, but there are different views on their origin. Based on the overall field investigations and a series of lab studies, the paper suggests that the "Old Red Sands" are mainly formed by the beach wind-drift sands and ,locally, by slope wash and alluviation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41271031)the Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology,Institute of Earth Environment,CAS(Grant No.SKLLQG1113)
文摘The "Old Red Sand" is widely distributed along the coast of Fujian Province, China. Most studies have been carried out from as- pects of the origin, age and laterization of the "Old Red Sand", but this paper focused on reconstructing the history of the Asian Winter Monsoon change. On the basis of granulometric analysis of high-resohition samples, we have obtained environmental sen- sitive grain size component (ESGSC) from the Qingfeng (QF) profile by using the grain size-standard deviation method, which proves that the selected ESGSC is an important climate proxy. The mean grain size of this ESGSC could be used to reconstruct the East Asian Winter Monsoon (EAWM) intensity. As such, the history of the EAWM change since 44.0 ka reconstructed here reveals three main phases based on chronology dates of previous researches: (1) 44.0-25.5 ka B.P., the EAWM is relatively weak but increases gradually with fluctuations; (2) 25.5-15.5 ka B.P., relatively strong with high frequency fluctuations; (3) 15.5-7.1 ka B.P., with a weaker winter monsoon, but during 11-10 ka B.P. is remarkably enhanced. The EAWM recorded by mean grain size of the two neighboring sections have a better repeatability, so the millennial scales oscillation should be a reliable signal of the EAWM intensity. The climate recorded by ESGSC of the QF "Old Red Sand" compared to 6-80 of Huhi Cave stalagmites and Greenland GISP2 ice cores shows a good consistency, especially in detail, the YD event and four Heinrich events are all recorded, but the signal of D-O cycles was relatively weak.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40971007)
文摘The Old Red Sand is composed of brown-red, red, or orange-yellow semi-cemented and medium-fine sand sediment, mainly dis- tributed along the southeast coast of China. Based on previous studies, this paper summarizes the distribution and forms, sedi- mentary characteristics, formation mechanism, developing age, reddening process and the paleo-environment, suggesting that the Old Red Sand is mainly aeolian sediment of Late Pleistocene Age. The reddening process is mainly the result of decomposition and oxidation of iron-containing minerals caused by hot and humid tropical and sub-tropical climate. In this study, existing prob- lems are discussed and the prospect of further research is presented as well.
文摘This paper deals with the recovery of zircon minerals from beach sand and red sediments of bad land topography and flow sheets with material balance are suggested. The experimental data reveal that the total heavy mineral content of red sediment sample is 43.9% in which zircon mineral concentrate is 2.75% by weight, where as for beach-dune sand sample the THM content is 16.7% in which zircon mineral concentrate is 0.16% by weight. It is found that U and Th and REE elements contents are much higher in red sediment zircon sample than beach sand zircon. Zircon concentrates recovered from beach-dune sand and red sediments contain 98 to 98.1% zircon with 79.6 to 80% recovery respectively. These zircon minerals from both the sources are suitable for industrial applications.
文摘Our oldest daughter is having trouble letting go of an old red sofa.It’s not the sofa she’s having trouble letting go of as much as the memories.It was their first sofa.It has been loaded and unloaded onto moving trucks seven times.Three kids have eaten on it,dripped on it,and jumped on it.Yet she’s having a hard time letting go and asked if I thought that was strange."Completely,"I said,"You get it from me."
文摘The formation and development environment of the "old red sands" on South China coasts is discussed according to the investigation in the field and laboratory works. The authors believed that the "old red sands" are the aeolian sediments deposits in the last glacial period of late Pleistocene when the sea level was lower than the present, and the laterization took place under the hot and wet climate during the later interglacial and postglacial periods when the sea level was relatively high.
文摘This study is a comparison of gamma ray linear attenuation coefficient of two typs of shielding materials made of Saudi white and red sand. Each shield was consisted of one part of cement two parts of sand in addi-tion to water. Different thicknesses were tested. The concentrations of all elements in each shield material were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The results obtained from the ICP-MS were used in MCNP4B (Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Computer Code System) [1] to calculate the attenuation coefficient. The theoretical (MCNP4B) and the experimental calculations were found to be in a good agreement. In the casw of the largest thickness used, 28cm, the gamma ray intensity passing through the white sand shield was approximately half of the intensity obtained through the red sand shield. The average linear attenuation coefficients were found to be 0.17cm-1 and 0.15cm-1 for white and red sand shields respectively. The study shows that white sand is better for attenuating gamma ray compared to the red sand.
文摘The sedimentary strata and deposition ages of the 'old red sand' distributed along the coasts of south Fujian and west Guangdong are determined by lithostratigraphy, magnetic stratigraphy and earth chemistry combined with TL, ESR and 14C-dating techniques. The research shows that the 'old red sand' was aeolian sediments deposited from 55 400 to 9 000 aBP, the last glacial period in the middle and later age of Late Pleistocene. Most of them deposited in two periods of 56-42 ka and 30-10 ka. The 'old red sand' deposited in the period of 30-10 ka, the later Wurm glacier substage (Q33), developed on the largest scale with the widest distribution.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40471010 and 49925307)
文摘A weathered deposit in South China is widespread on the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong provinces,China.This deposit consists of slightly cemented,medium-to fine-grained sands,and is characterized by its colors of red,brown red,light reddish brown or dark yellowish orange,and is usually called "Old Red Sand".The uncertainty in its formation age has been a major obstacle to the study of this type of deposit.In this paper,optically stimulated luminescence(OSL) techniques were used to date the "Old Red Sand" sediments from Jinjiang,Fujian Province,China.The effect of the geochemical behavior of uranium and thorium in sediment during chemical weathering on estimation of annual dose was investigated.The results show that the change in annual dose due to weathering poses a major problem for the optical dating of such weathered sediments.The optical dating of these weathered deposits will produce erroneous ages if average annual dose during burial cannot be correctly estimated.For the profiles studied,the OSL dates obtained on samples from the upper part do not represent the burial age of the samples.It is highly likely that they are underestimated due mainly to the accumulated radioactive elements as a result of chemical weathering.It is concluded that changes in annual dose due to chemical weathering must be considered when dating similar sediments in South China.With a detailed analysis of the OSL dating results,the chronology of the marine terraces in this area was suggested.The lowest terrace was formed at ~3.5 ka and the second terrace was dated to ~74 ka.The age of the highest terrace may not be established accurately,but is inferred to be older than the apparent OSL date of~77 ka and so is the Paleolithic artifacts from it.