Stratigraphy and optically stimulated luminescence dating of subaerially exposed Quaternary deposits from two shallow bays in Hong Kong, China

Quaternary International

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-39

  Yim, W W S ^a   Hilgers, A ^b   Huang, G ^c   Radtke, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; INTERGLACIAL; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; LANTAU ISLAND; TAI O BAY;

EID: 44049099854     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Aitken M.J. An Introduction to Optical Dating-The Dating of Quaternary Sediments by the Use of Photon-Stimulated Luminescence (1998), Oxford University Press, Oxford 267pp
2. Bahr A., Wong H.K., Yim W.W.-S., Huang G., Lüdmann T., Chan L.S., and Ridley Thomas W.N. Stratigraphy of Quaternary inner-shelf sediments in Tai O Bay, Hong Kong, based on ground-truthed seismic profiles. Geo-Marine Letters 25 (2005) 20-33
3. Banerjee D., Murray A.S., Bøtter-Jensen L., and Lang A. Equivalent dose estimation using a single aliquot of polymineral fine grains. Radiation Measurements 33 (2001) 73-94
4. 14C concentration during the last glacial period. Science 292 (2001) 2453-2458
5. Bird M.I., Ayliffe L.K., Fifield L.K., Turney C.S.M., Cresswell R.G., Barrows T.T., and David B. Radiocarbon dating of 'old' charcoal using a wet oxidation-stepped combustion procedure. Radiocarbon 41 (1999) 127-140
6. Bøtter-Jensen L., McKeever S.W.S., and Wintle A.G. Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry (2003), Elsevier, Amsterdam 404pp
7. Brimicombe, A.J., 1986. 4000 to 6000 years BP-a higher relative sea-level in Hong Kong. In: Yim, W.W.-S. (Ed.), Sea-level Changes in Hong Kong During the last 40,000 Years. Abstracts no. 3, Geological Society of Hong Kong and Department of Geography and Geology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, pp. 12-14.
8. Davis A.M. Quaternary stratigraphy of Hong Kong coastal sediments. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences 17 (1999) 521-531
9. Davis A.M., Chan L.S., Yeung C.H., and Yim W.W.-S. Application of magnetic susceptibility testing to offshore sediments in South East Kowloon development feasibility study. In: Clarke B. (Ed). Urban Ground Engineering (1999), Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford, London 287-295
10. Ding Y.Z., and Lai K.W. Neotectonic fault activity in Hong Kong: evidence from seismic events and thermoluminescence dating of fault gouge. Journal of the Geological Society of London 154 (1997) 1001-1007
11. Fuchs M., and Wagner G.A. Recognition of insufficient bleaching by small aliquots of quartz for reconstructing soil erosion in Greece. Quaternary Science Reviews 22 (2003) 1161-1167
12. Geotechnical Control Office, 1988. Geoguide 3-Guide to Rock and Soil Descriptions. Civil Engineering Service Department, Government of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 189pp.
13. Grant C.J. The Soils and Agriculture of Hong Kong (1962), Hong Kong Government Printer, Hong Kong 164pp
14. Hanebuth T., Stattegger K., and Grootes P.M. Rapid flooding of the Sunda Shelf: a late-glacial sea-level record. Science 288 (2000) 1033-1035
15. Kendall F.H. High Island: a study of undersea deposits. Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society 6 (1976) 26-32
16. Krbetschek M.R., Rieser U., Zöller L., and Heinicke J. Radioactive disequilibria in palaeodosimetric dating of sediments. Radiation Measurements 23 (1994) 485-489
17. Krbetschek M.R., Götze J., Dietrich A., and Trautmann T. Spectral information from minerals relevant for luminescence dating. Radiation Measurements 27 5/6 (1997) 695-748
18. Langford, R.L., Kirk, P.A., 1994. Hong Kong Geological Survey 1:20,000 Tung Chung Sheet 9. Geotechnical Engineering Office, Hong Kong Government, Hong Kong.
19. Lee C.M. Some geological factors and their influence on the seismicity of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Engineer 9/12 (1981) 47-50
20. Lee C.F., Hou J.J., and Ye H. The movement potential of the major faults in Hong Kong area. Episodes 20/4 (1997) 227-231
21. Murray A.S., and Wintle A.G. Luminescence dating of quartz using an improved single-aliquot regenerative-dose protocol. Radiation Measurements 32 (2000) 57-73
22. Owen R.B., Neller R.J., Shaw R., and Cheung P.C.T. Sedimentology, geochemistry and micropaleontology of borehole A5/2, West Lamma Channel. Hong Kong Geologist 1995/1 (1995) 13-25
23. Peart, M.R., Yim, W.W.-S., 1992. Flood hazard in the coastal land reclamations of Hong Kong. In: Chui, A.N.L., Danuatmodjo, A.S. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second US-Asia Conference on Engineering for Mitigating Natural Hazards Damage, Yogyakarta, pp. F14/1-F14/8.
24. Petit J.R., Jouzel J., Raynaud D., Barkov N.I., Barnola J.-M., Basile I., Bender M., Chappellaz J., Davis M., Delaygue G., Delmotte M., Kotlyakov V.M., Legrand M., Lipenkov V.Y., Lorius C., Pepin L., Ritz C., Saltzman E., and Stievenard M. Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice core, Antarctica. Nature 399 (1999) 429-436
25. Prescott J.R., and Hutton J.T. Cosmic ray contribution to dose rates for luminescence and ESR dating: large depths and long-term variations. Radiation Measurements 23 2/3 (1994) 497-500
26. Preusser F., Andersen B.G., Denton G.H., and Schlüchter C. Luminescence chronology of Late Pleistocene glacial deposits in North Westland, New Zealand. Quaternary Science Reviews 24 (2005) 2207-2227
27. Roberts H.M., and Wintle A.G. Equivalent dose determinations for polymineral fine-grains using the SAR protocol: application to a Holocene sequence of the Chinese Loess Plateau. Quaternary Science Reviews 20 (2001) 859-863
28. Sejrup H.P., Hjelsteun B.O., Dahlgren K.I.T., Hafidason H., Kuijpers A., Nygard A., Praeg D., Stoker M.S., and Vorren T.O. Pleistocene glacial history of the NW European continental margin. Marine and Petroleum Geology 22 (2005) 1111-1129
29. Tam, C.K., 2000. Drowned and partially drowned landslide deposits off Tai O and their engineering implication. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
30. Taylor, B., Hayes, D.E., 1980. The tectonic evolution of the South China Sea basin. In: Hayes, D.E. (Ed.), The Tectonic and Geologic Evolution of Southeast Asian Seas and Islands. In: American Geophysical Union Geophysical Monograph 23, pp. 89-104.
31. Tovey N.K., and Yim W.W.-S. Desiccation of Late Quaternary inner shelf sediments of Hong Kong: microfabric observations. Quaternary International 92 (2002) 73-87
32. Wallinga J., Murray A., and Wintle A. The single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol applied to coarse-grain feldspar. Radiation Measurements 32 (2000) 529-533
33. Yim W.W.-S. A sedimentological study of sea-floor sediments exposed during excavation of the East Dam site, High Island, Sai Kung. Geological Society of Hong Kong Bulletin 1 (1984) 131-142
34. Yim W.W.-S. Radiocarbon dating from Hong Kong and their geological implication. Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society 11 (1986) 50-63
35. Yim W.W.-S. Offshore Quaternary sediments and their engineering significance in Hong Kong. Engineering Geology 37 (1994) 31-50
36. Yim W.W.-S. Radiocarbon dating and the reconstruction of Late Quaternary sea-level changes in Hong Kong. Quaternary International 55 (1999) 77-91
37. Yim, W.W.-S., 1999b. Drowned and partially drowned landslide deposits in Hong Kong. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Slope Hazards and Their Provenance, The Jockey Club Research and Information Centre for Landslip Prevention and Land Development, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, pp. 78-83.
38. Yim W.W.-S. Tin placer deposits on continental shelves. In: Cronan D.S. (Ed). Handbook on Marine Mineral Deposits (2000), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 27-66 (Chapter 3)
39. Yim W.W.-S. Stratigraphy of Quaternary offshore sand and gravel deposits in the Hong Kong SAR, China. Quaternary International 82 (2001) 101-116
40. Yim, W.W.-S., Choy, A.M.S.F., 2000. Some engineering applications of Quaternary sea-level changes in Hong Kong. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Engineering Geology, Hong Kong, 2000. The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London-Hong Kong Branch, pp. 211-218.
41. Yim W.W.-S., and He X.-X. Occurrence of foraminifera in late Quaternary sediments at the East Dam site, High Island, Hong Kong. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences 6 (1991) 1-11
42. Yim W.W.-S., and Li J. Diatom preservation in an inner continental shelf borehole from the South China Sea. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 18 (2000) 471-488
43. Yim W.W.-S., and Tovey N.K. Desiccation of inner continental shelf sediments during Quaternary low sea-level stands. Geoscientist 5/4 (1995) 34-35
44. Yim, W.W.-S., Fan, S.-Q., Wu, Z.-J., Yu, K.-F., He, X.-X., Jim, C.Y., 1988. Late Quaternary palaeoenvironment and sedimentation in Hong Kong. In: Whyte, P. (Ed.), The Palaeoenvironment of East Asia from the Mid-Tertiary, vol. 1. Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, pp. 117-137.
45. Yim W.W.-S., Ivanovich M., and Yu K.-F. Young age bias of radiocarbon dates in pre-Holocene marine deposits of Hong Kong and implications for Pleistocene stratigraphy. Geo-Marine Letters 10 (1990) 165-172
46. Yim, W.W.-S., Yu, K.-F., Catt, P., 1997. Quaternary paleobiogeography of Hong Kong: evidence from marine borehole WB7. In: Jablonski, N.G. (Ed.), The Changing Face of East Asia During the Tertiary and Quaternary. Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, pp. 382-399.
47. Yim W.W.-S., Price D.M., and Choy A.M.S.F. Distribution of moisture contents and thermoluminescence ages in an inner shelf borehole from the new Hong Kong International Airport site, China. Quaternary International 92 (2002) 35-43
48. Yim W.W.-S., Huang G., and Chan L.S. Magnetic susceptibility study of Late Quaternary inner continental shelf sediments in the Hong Kong SAR, China. Quaternary International 117 (2004) 41-54
49. Yim W.W.-S., Huang G., Fontugne M.R., Hale R.E., Paterne M., Pirazzoli P.A., and Ridley Thomas W.N. Postglacial sea-level changes in the northern South China Sea continental shelf: evidence for a post-8200 calendar yr BP meltwater pulse. Quaternary International 145/146 (2006) 55-67
50. Yokoyama Y., De Deckker P., Lambeck K., Johnston P., and Fifield L.K. Sea-level at the Last Glacial Maximum: evidence from northwestern Australia to constrain ice volumes for oxygen isotope stage 2. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 165 (2001) 281-297
51. Zong Y. Mid-Holocene sea-level highstand along the southeast coast of China. Quaternary International 117 (2004) 55-67