Impact of hydraulic sorting and weathering on mica provenance studies:An example from the Yangtze River
Detrital muscovite and biotite 40 Ar/ 39 Ar analyses are useful tools for studying regional tectonic histories, sediment provenances and paleo-drainage reconstructions. During transport and recycling of detrital micas physical and chemical weathering occurs. This process effects the grain size and a...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/6f6d9cfa-1566-47cb-9e86-546873b64219 2024-05-19T07:32:00+00:00 Impact of hydraulic sorting and weathering on mica provenance studies:An example from the Yangtze River Sun, Xilin Kuiper, K. F. Tian, Yuntao Li, Chang'an Gemignani, L. Zhang, Zengjie Wijbrans, J. R. 2020-01-20 application/pdf https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/6f6d9cfa-1566-47cb-9e86-546873b64219 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119359 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/6f6d9cfa-1566-47cb-9e86-546873b64219 https://research.vu.nl/ws/files/231723988/Impact_of_hydraulic_sorting_and_weathering_on_mica_provenance_studies.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075105454&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85075105454&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/6f6d9cfa-1566-47cb-9e86-546873b64219 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sun , X , Kuiper , K F , Tian , Y , Li , C , Gemignani , L , Zhang , Z & Wijbrans , J R 2020 , ' Impact of hydraulic sorting and weathering on mica provenance studies : An example from the Yangtze River ' , Chemical Geology , vol. 532 , 119359 , pp. 1-11 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119359 Age population Biotite Grainsize Muscovite Provenance Yangtze River /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production name=SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2020 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119359 2024-04-30T03:14:46Z Detrital muscovite and biotite 40 Ar/ 39 Ar analyses are useful tools for studying regional tectonic histories, sediment provenances and paleo-drainage reconstructions. During transport and recycling of detrital micas physical and chemical weathering occurs. This process effects the grain size and age populations ultimately found in river sediments, but is often ignored in provenance studies. Here, we present detrital muscovite and biotite 40 Ar/ 39 Ar results of 15 modern sediments from the Yangtze River to address the impact of grainsize on provenance age populations. The beam intensities of 39 Ar, formed from 39 K by neutron capture reaction during sample irradiation, have been used as an index for grain size. We found that relatively older detrital mica ages of the Yangtze River are often characterized by small 39 Ar signals (i.e., grain sizes), and large grain sizes correspond to younger grains. This observation is also revealed by reanalysis of previously reported detrital mica studies in other major river systems (Red and Brahmaputra rivers) and sediments (Scotian Basin, Canada and Antarctic) and probably results from physical and chemical weathering during transport and recycling. Our Yangtze results indicate that detrital muscovite and biotite ages of grainsize ranging from 100 to 1000 μm cover all age components as identified in all dated grains (with a size of >100 μm), and thus indicate that detrital mica 40 Ar/ 39 Ar analyses should include also small grains from >100 μm to reduce the effects of hydraulic sorting and weathering. Grainsizes smaller than 100 μm have not been tested in this study, but will be more difficult to date due to both smaller beam intensities and possible recoil effects. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Chemical Geology 532 119359 |
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Detrital muscovite and biotite 40 Ar/ 39 Ar analyses are useful tools for studying regional tectonic histories, sediment provenances and paleo-drainage reconstructions. During transport and recycling of detrital micas physical and chemical weathering occurs. This process effects the grain size and age populations ultimately found in river sediments, but is often ignored in provenance studies. Here, we present detrital muscovite and biotite 40 Ar/ 39 Ar results of 15 modern sediments from the Yangtze River to address the impact of grainsize on provenance age populations. The beam intensities of 39 Ar, formed from 39 K by neutron capture reaction during sample irradiation, have been used as an index for grain size. We found that relatively older detrital mica ages of the Yangtze River are often characterized by small 39 Ar signals (i.e., grain sizes), and large grain sizes correspond to younger grains. This observation is also revealed by reanalysis of previously reported detrital mica studies in other major river systems (Red and Brahmaputra rivers) and sediments (Scotian Basin, Canada and Antarctic) and probably results from physical and chemical weathering during transport and recycling. Our Yangtze results indicate that detrital muscovite and biotite ages of grainsize ranging from 100 to 1000 μm cover all age components as identified in all dated grains (with a size of >100 μm), and thus indicate that detrital mica 40 Ar/ 39 Ar analyses should include also small grains from >100 μm to reduce the effects of hydraulic sorting and weathering. Grainsizes smaller than 100 μm have not been tested in this study, but will be more difficult to date due to both smaller beam intensities and possible recoil effects. |
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Impact of hydraulic sorting and weathering on mica provenance studies:An example from the Yangtze River |
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