Grain size, total carbon, mineralogy, and inorganic geochemical data from surface sediments of the southern Bering Sea outer continental shelf

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
James V. Gardner ◽  
T.L. Vallier ◽  
Walter E. Dean
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Bering Sea ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Geochemical Data ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf

Grain size and geochemistry of surface sediments in northwestern continental shelf of the South China Sea

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 363-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanqiang Cai ◽  
Li Miao ◽  
Hongjun Chen ◽  
Guihua Sun ◽  
Jiaoqi Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
South China ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals Erratum to: Grain size and geochemistry of surface sediments in northwestern continental shelf of the South China Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 381-381
Author(s):  
Guanqiang Cai ◽  
Li Miao ◽  
Hongjun Chen ◽  
Guihua Sun ◽  
Jiaoqi Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
South China ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea

Characteristics of heavy minerals and grain size of surface sediments on the continental shelf of Prydz Bay: implications for sediment provenance

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haozhuang Wang ◽  
Zhihua Chen ◽  
Kunshan Wang ◽  
Helin Liu ◽  
Zheng Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mineral Composition ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Heavy Minerals ◽  
Prydz Bay ◽  
Ice Shelf ◽  
Amery Ice Shelf

AbstractData on grain size and heavy mineral composition for surface sediments on the Prydz Bay continental shelf was analysed to identify sediment features and provenance. The grain size composition of surface sediments indicate spatial variations in the glaciomarine environment and the key factors influencing sedimentation, which on the shelf include topography/water depth, currents and icebergs. The study area was divided into two sections by Q-type factor analysis: section I included Prydz Channel, Amery Basin and Svenner Channel, and section II included Four Ladies Bank, Fram Bank and the area in front of the Amery Ice Shelf. Sedimentation in section I is mainly controlled by currents and topography/water depth. However, in section II, icebergs/floating ice masses, the Amery Ice Shelf and currents have prominent effects on sedimentation. The heavy mineral composition indicates that surface sediments on the eastern side of the bay, including Four Ladies Bank, are primarily derived from Princess Elizabeth Land. Sediments in the area in front of the Amery Ice Shelf, Svenner Channel, Amery Basin and Prydz Channel have a mixed source from the eastern regions around the bay, including the Prince Charles Mountains and Princess Elizabeth Land. The contribution from Mac. Robertson Land to sediment at Fram Bank is limited.

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