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Grain size characteristics and genesis of the Muxing loess in the Muling-Xingkai Plain, Northeast China

Zhong-shuang Cheng1,2, Chen Su1,2( ), Zhao-xian Zheng1,2, Zhuang Li3, Li-kang Wang1,2, En-bao Wang4
Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Science, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
Key Laboratory of Groundwater Science and Engineering, Ministry of Natural Resource, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
Shandong Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Jinan 250014, China
Research of Regional Geological Survey of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150036, China
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Abstract

Thick loess is deposited on the platform in the piedmont zone of Muling-Xingkai Plain (Muxing Plain), but the genesis of the Muxing loess is still unclear. The aims of this study are to analyze the grain size characteristics of Muxing loess collected from the cores of a typical borehole (ZK1) in the piedmont zone of Muxing Plain, and to verify its genesis. The Muxing loess is mainly composed of the particles with diameter less than 50 μm, with an average content of 92.48%. The coarse silt particles with diameter of 10-50 μm are the basic composition of aeolian sediments, and their average content is 44.34% for the Muxing loess, which is the mode class among the particles with different diameters. The grain size parameters and frequency curves are similar to those of the typical aeolian sediments. The distribution characteristic of the Muxing loess in the C-M scatter diagram is consistent with that of the Xi Feng loess. In addition, the discriminant analysis shows the Muxing loess mostly consists of aeolian sediments. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Muxing loess mainly resulted from aeolian deposition based on the grain size characteristics. Muxing Plain is dominated by the monsoon climate, and the wind-blown dusts are gradually deposited after being transported over long distances.

Keywords

Muxing PlainLoessGrain size; CharacteristicsAeolian deposition

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Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering
Volume 9 Issue 2,
June 2021
Pages 152-160
DOI: 10.19637/j.cnki.2305-7068.2021.02.007
Cite this article:
Cheng Z-s, Su C, Zheng Z-x, et al. Grain size characteristics and genesis of the Muxing loess in the Muling-Xingkai Plain, Northeast China. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 2021, 9(2): 152-160. https://doi.org/10.19637/j.cnki.2305-7068.2021.02.007

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Received: 04 August 2020
Accepted: 05 February 2021
Published: 28 June 2021
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