Provenance and Climatic Implications of the Middle-Pleistocene Loess Deposit, Southern China

The middle-Pleistocene Xiashu loess deposit in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River (LRYR), southern China, may yield evidence with significant climatic and environmental significance. However, its provenance remains controversial. In this study, grain size analysis, and quartz grain surface micro...

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Main Authors: Qingbin Fan, Jie Liao, Yan Li, Wei Ye, Tao Wang, Xiao Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.682875/full