Sedimentary characteristics and processes revealed by the push cores of the 140<sup>th</sup> dive of DSV "Jiaolong" in the Taiwan Submarine Canyon, Northern South China Sea

Mengjun LI; Naishang BI; Lisha HU; Xiaohang LIU; Jingping XU

doi:10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018121401

Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology > 2019 > 39(4): 23-33. > DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018121401

Mengjun LI, Naishang BI, Lisha HU, Xiaohang LIU, Jingping XU. Sedimentary characteristics and processes revealed by the push cores of the 140^th dive of DSV "Jiaolong" in the Taiwan Submarine Canyon, Northern South China Sea[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2019, 39(4): 23-33. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2018121401

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Sedimentary characteristics and processes revealed by the push cores of the 140^th dive of DSV "Jiaolong" in the Taiwan Submarine Canyon, Northern South China Sea

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College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Technology, Ministry of Education, China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
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Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

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Received Date: December 13, 2018
Revised Date: March 18, 2019

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Transportation and deposition of sediments in submarine canyons are critical for understanding the deep-sea processes and environments, particularly the turbidity currents. In this paper, three push cores, collected from three sites in the middle reaches of the Taiwan Submarine Canyon during the 140^th dive of Chinese DSV (Deep Submersible Vehicle) "Jiao Long", are analyzed for sediment characteristics, sources, and depositional processes. The upper parts of the push cores are dominated by homogeneous fine-grained sediments signified by a typical hemipelagic-pelagic benthic foraminifera assemblage. In contrast, the lower parts consist of coarse-grained sediments and assemblages of "shallow-water" benthic foraminifera typically occur in coastal or shelf areas. Their depositional characteristics suggest a down-slope transportation most likely by turbidity currents along the canyon. AMS¹⁴C dating indicates that the turbidite was formed approximately 150 cal.aBP, and the clay mineral compositions suggests a kind of hemipelagic-pelagic and the turbidite deposits with sediment sources dominantly from the Taiwan island and partly from the Pearl River and Luzon Island.
- sedimentary processes,
- turbidity currents,
- DSV "Jiaolong",
- Taiwan submarine canyon,
- South China Sea

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