Geochemical characteristics of the slip zones of a landslide in granitic saprolite, Hong Kong: Implications for their development and microenvironments

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 140-154

  Wen, B P ^a   Duzgoren Aydin, N S ^b   Aydin, A ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Hong Kong; Saprolite; Slip zone

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CERIUM; CLAY; DRAINAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANGANESE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OXIDATION; SILICON;

LATERAL TRANSPORTATION; MICROENVIRONMENTS; SAPROLITE; SLIP ZONES;

LANDSLIDES;

CLAY MINERAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; LANDSLIDE; SAPROLITE; WEATHERING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 12844275216     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1145-6     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Aagard P (1974) Rare earth elements adsorption on clay minerals. Bull Group Franc Argiles 26:193-199
2. Anson RWW, Hawkins, AB (1999) Analysis of a sample containing a shear surface from a recent landslide, south Catswolds, UK. Geotechnique 49:33-41
3. Aubert A, Stille P, Probst A (2001) REE fractionation during granite weathering and removal by waters and suspended loads: Sr and Nd isotopic evidence. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 65(3):387-406
4. Brand EW (1995) Slope stability and landslides under tropical conditions - a review. Proc Symp Hillside Development, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5. Braun J-J, Pagel M, Muller J-P, Bilong P, Michard A, Guillet B (1990) Cerium anomalies in lateritic profiles. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 54:781-795
6. Braun J-J, Viers J, Dupre B, Polve M, Ndam J, Muller J-P (1998) Solid/liquid REE fractionation in the lateritic system of Goyoum, East Cameroon: the implication for the present dynamics of the soil covers of humid tropical regions. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 62(2):273-299
7. Cantrell KJ, Byrne RH (1987) Rare earth elements complexation by carbonate and oxalate ions. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 51:597-605
8. Crertar DA, Fischer AG, Plaza CL (1980) Metallogenium and biogenic deposition of manganese from Precambrian to Recent time. In: Varentsov IM, Grasselly G (eds) Geology and geochemistry of manganese. Stuttgart, Schweizerbart's Sche, vol 3, pp 285-303
9. Gruden DM, Varnes DJ (1996) Landslide types and processes. In: Turner AK, Shuster RL (eds) Landslides investigation and mitigation. Transportation Research Board, US National Research Council, Washington, DC, Spec Rep No 247, pp 36-75
10. Dequincey O, Chabaux F, Clauer N, Sigmarsson O, Liewig N, Leprun J-C (2002) Chemical mobilization in laterite: evidence from trace elements and 238U-234U-230 Th disequilibria. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 66(7):1197-1210
11. Dikau R, Brunsden D, Schrott L, Isen M-L (1996) Landslide recognition, identification, movement and courses. Report of 1st of the European Commission Environment Programme. Wiley, New York
12. Duzgoren-Aydin NS, Aydin A, Malpas J (2002a) Re-assessment of chemical weathering indices: case study from pyroclastic rocks of Hong Kong. Eng Geol 63:99-119
13. Duzgoren-Aydin NS, Aydin A, Malpas J (2002b) Distribution of clay minerals along a weathered pyroclastic rock profile. Catena 50:17-41
14. Fleet AJ (1984) Aqueous and sedimentary geochemistry of the rare earth elements. In: Henderson P (ed) Rare earth element geochemistry. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 343-373
15. Fletcher CJN, Campbell SDG, Carruthers RM, Busby JP, Lai KW (1997) Regional tectonic setting of Hong Kong: implication of new gravity models. J Geol Soc Lond 154:1021-1030
16. FMSW (Fugro Maunsell Scott Wilson Joint Venture) (2000) Report on the Shek Kip Mei landslide of 25 August 1999, vol 1
17. Hürlimann M, Ledesman A, Marti J (2001) Characterization of a volcanic residual soil and its implication for large landslide phenomena: application to Tenerife, Canary Islands. Eng Geol 59:115-132
18. Hutchinson JN (1988) General report morphological and geological parameters of landslides in relation to geology and hydrogeology. In: Bonnard C (ed) Proc 5th Int Symp on Landslides. AA Balkema, Rotterdam, vol 1, pp 3-36
19. Keller WD (1970) Environmental aspects of clay minerals. J Sediment Petrol 40:788-813
20. Kenny TC (1977) Residual strength of mineral mixtures. Proc 9th Int Conf on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Tokyo, vol 1, pp 155-160
21. Koor NP, Parry S, Yin J-H (2000) The shear strength of infilled and slicksided discontinuities of some Hong Kong saprolites. Eng Geol HK 2000, pp 187-192
22. Koppi AJ, Edis R, Field DJ, Geering HG, Klessa DA, Cockayne DJH (1996) Rare earth element trend and cerium-uranium-manganese associations in weathered rock from Koongarra, Northern Territory, Australia. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 60(10):1695-1707
23. Krauskopf KB, Bird D (1995) Introduction to geochemistry. McGraw-Hill, New York
24. Mashana NS, Suzuki A, Kitazono Y (1993) Effects of weathering on stability on natural slopes in north-central Komamoto. Soils and foundations 33(4):74-87
25. Middelburg J-J, van-der-Weijden C-H, Woittiez J-R (1988) Chemical processes affecting the mobility of major, minor and trace elements during weathering of granitic rocks. Chem Geol 68(3-4):253-273
26. Mitchell JK (1993) Fundamentals of soil behavior, 2nd edn. Wiley, New York
27. Nesbitt HW (1979) Mobility and fractionation of rare earth elements during weathering of a granodiorite. Nature 279:206-210
28. Palumbo B, Bellanca A, Neri R, Roe MJ (2001) Trace metal partitioning in Fe-Mn nodules from Sicilian soils, Italy. Chem Geol 173:257-269
29. Roy S (1992) Environments and processes of manganese deposits. Econ Geol 87:1218-1236
30. Shuzui H (2001) Process of slip surface development and formation of slip surface clay in landslide in Tertiary volcanic rocks, Japan. Eng Geol 61:199-219
31. Skempton AW, Petley DJ (1967) The strength along structural discontinuities in stiff clays. Proc Geotechnical Conf. Oslo, vol 2, pp 29-46
32. Stevens MB, Glasson MJ, Keays RR (1979) Structural and chemical aspects of metamorphic layering development in matase-diments from Clunes, Australia. Am J Sci 279:129-160
33. van der Weijden CH, van der Weijden RD (1995) Mobility of major, minor and some redox-sensitive trace elements and rare-earth elements during weathering of four granitoids in central Portugal. Chem Geol 125:149-167
34. Vaniman DT, Chipera SJ, Bish DL, Duff MC, Hunter DB (2002) Crystal chemistry of clay-Mn oxide associations in soils, fractures, and matrix of the Bandelier Tuff, Pajarito Mesa, New Mexico. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 66(8):1349-1374
35. Wen BP (2002) Nature and development of slip zones of landslides in igneous saprolites, Hong Kong. PhD Thesis, The University of Hong Kong
36. Wen BP, Aydin A (2003) Microstructural study of a natural slip zone: quantification and deformation history. Eng Geol 68:289-317
37. Wen BP, Aydin A (2004) Deformation history of a landslide slip zone in light of soil microstructure. Environ Eng Geosci 10(2):123-150
38. Zheng G, Lang Y, Takano B, Matsuo M, Kuno A, Tsushima H (2002) Iron speciation of sliding mud in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. J Asian Earth Sci 20:955-963