Clay mineral distribution in surface sediments of the northeastern South China Sea and surrounding fluvial drainage basins: Source and transport

Marine Geology

Volumn 277, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 48-60

  Liu, Zhifei ^a   Colin, Christophe ^b   Li, Xiajing ^a   Zhao, Yulong ^a,b   Tuo, Shouting ^a   Chen, Zhong ^c   Siringan, Fernando P ^d   Liu, James T ^e   Huang, Chi Yue ^f   You, Chen Feng ^f   Huang, Kuo Fang ^f  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^d University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Deep water current; Luzon; Pearl River; South China Sea; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; LUZON; PEARL RIVER; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN;

CATCHMENTS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FRUITS; GEMS; KAOLINITE; MINERALS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

SILICATE MINERALS;

CLAY MINERAL; DEEP WATER; DRAINAGE BASIN; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

LUZON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PEARL RIVER [UNITED STATES]; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957681383     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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