New Discovery of the Late Triassic Terrigenous Sediments in the Great Xing＇＇an Range Region,NE China and its Geological Significance

Objective The Great Xing＇an Range is located in the eastern section of Central Asian Orogenic Belt（CAOB）.As a superposed position of multiple tectonic domains,its structural evoIlution has always been a focused issue of geological research.

Response of Terrigenous Sediment Input to Sea Level Change and East Asian Monsoon Evolution Since 30kyr in the Southwestern Taiwan Basin

The compositions of grain size,clay minerals,and geochemical elements in core sediments(TS4)from the southwestern Taiwan Basin(South China Sea)were investigated to assess the response of terrigenous sediment input to sea level change and the East Asian monsoon evolution since 30 kyr.The chronology was discussed based on foraminiferal AMS14C dates.Our results indi-cated that rivers in Taiwan have been the major sediment contributors since 30 kyr,followed by the Pearl River;and Luzon Island contribute little sediments to the southwestern Taiwan Basin.In this study,we reconstructed the variations in terrigenous sediment input by using the proxies such as Al2O_(3)(%),F1 score,and TiO_(2)/CaO.The F1 score can be used to indicate the flux of terrigenous sediments.The contribution of Taiwan Residents rivers and the Pearl River were evaluated by using the value of(illite+chlorite)/kaolinite.The variations of Al2O_(3)(%),F1 score,and TiO_(2)/CaO values along the core were clearly correlated to the evolution of the East Asian summer monsoon since 30 kyr.Based on these records,we recognized three evolutionary stages of terrigenous sediment input in the southwestern Taiwan Basin.During stage Ⅰ(29-24kyr),the input of terrigenous sediments continued to increase.During stage Ⅱ(24-11.5 kyr),the sediment input decreased at first and then increased,with the lowest value during the last glacial period(21-17kyr).Terrigenous sediment input during stage Ⅲ(11.5 kyr-)showed the decreasing first and then increasing trends,generally higher than those in the first and second stages.The variations of terrigenous sediment input in the study area corresponded well with the evolu-tion of the East Asian summer monsoon since 30 kyr.Increased terrigenous sediment input during 4-1.8 kyr was suggested to be caused by the enhanced ENSO activity.Sea level change does not alter the overall trend of terrigenous sediment input,but does change the relative contributions of rivers in Taiwan and the Pearl River.

Glacial-interglacial productivity contrasts along the eastern Arabian Sea:Dominance of convective mixing over upwelling

The western continental margin of India is one of the highly productive regions in the global ocean.Primary productivity is induced by upwelling and convective mixing during the southwest and northeast monsoons respectively.Realizing the importance of high primary productivity,a sediment core was collected below the current oxygen minimum zone（OMZ） from the southwestern continental margin of India.This was dated by AMS radiocarbon and as many as 60 paleoclimate/paceoceanographic proxies,such as particle size,biogenic components,major,trace and rare earth elements（REEs） which were measured for the first time to determine sources of sediment,biogeochemical processes operating in the water column and their variations since the last glacial cycle.R-mode factor analysis of comprehensive data indicates that the dominant regulator of paleoproductivity is the southwest monsoon wind induced upwelling.Other paleoproductivity related factors identified are the marine biogenic component and biogenic detritus（as an exported component from the water column added to the bottom sediment）.All paleoproductivity components increased significantly during the marine isotope stage-1（MIS-1）compared to those accumulated from MIS-4 to MIS-2.The second group of factors identified are the terrigenous sediments with heavy minerals like zircon and ilmenite.The terrigenous sediment,in particular,increased during MIS-2 when the sea-level was lower;however,the heavy mineral component fluctuated over time implying pulsed inputs of sediment.The diagenetic fraction and reducing component are the third group of factors identified which varied with time with increased accumulation during the MIS transitions.The primary productivity along the southwestern continental margin of India seems to have been controlled principally by the upwelling during the southwest monsoon season that was weaker from MIS-4 to MIS-2,as relative to that during the MIS-1.In contrast,increased glacial productivity noticed in sediments deposited below the current oxygen minimum zone（OMZ） along the north of the study area that can be linked to entrainment of nutrients through the intensified convective mixing of surface water during the northeast monsoon.The sequestration of greenhouse gases by the western continental margin of India was higher during glacial than interglacial cycles.