Sedimentary facies of the central part of radial tidal sand ridge system of the eastern China coast |
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| Authors: | Yong YIN Xinqin ZOU Dakui ZHU Jiaxiang HUANG |
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| Institution: | (1) The Key Laboratory of Coastal and Island Development, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China |
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| Abstract: | A unique radial tidal sand ridge system (RTSRS) has developed under a complex tidal current field on the eastern China coast
between the Yangtze River delta to the south and the abandoned Yellow River (Huanghe) delta to the north. The present study
examines the sedimentary evolution of a ridge-channel pair in the central RTSRS. Three cores, with two on the ridges and one
in the channel, were drilled to reveal the late Pleistocene-Holocene deposits of the system. Five sedimentary facies were
distinguished, i.e. ridgeshallow subtidal facies, ridge-deep subtidal facies, nearsurface channel bottom facies, middle tidal
flat facies and low tidal flat facies. The ridge-shallow subtidal facies consists of sandy strata with ripple cross beddings,
horizontal lamina, and massive beddings. Bioturbation seldom occurs. The ridge-deep subtidal facies is primarily characterized
by sandy and muddy interlayers with common flaser and lenticular bedding structures. Bioturbation appears abundantly. Massive
and graded sediment sequences of storm origin are present as characterized by rich shell fragments. The nearsurface channel
bottom facies consists of loose, soft, clayey silt deposits with deformed sedimentary layers. This facies occurs in the deeper
part of the active channels. The middle tidal flat and lower tidal flat facies composed of silt-clay couplets prevailed primarily
in the tidal flats. Incomplete sedimentary successions show that coastal plain deposits dominate in the study area during
12–13 ka B.P. The sandy ridge and channel facies became dominant during 4–6 ka B.P. when the sea level receded temporarily.
Tidal ridge and channel in the study area became active during the last four decades. Sediment reworking due to typhoon and
sandy ridge migration plays a key role in shaping the present radial ridge system. |
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| Keywords: | sedimentary facies tidal sand ridge-channel system sandy ridge migration South Yellow Sea offshore |
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