Characteristics of Clay Minerals in the Northern South China Sea and Its Implications for Evolution of East Asian Monsoon since Miocene

Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-37

  Shiming, Wan ^a   Anchun, Li ^a   Kehui, Xu ^b   Xueming, Yin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

clay mineral; East Asian monsoon; Miocene; sediment source analysis; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

CHLORITE; CLAY MINERAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLINITY; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MIOCENE; MONSOON; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SMECTITE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; HIMALAYAS; LOESS PLATEAU; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SOUTH CHINA SEA; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW RIVER; ZHUJIANG;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 40949160682     PISSN: 10020705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0705(08)60021-7     Document Type: Article

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