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Development of Geochemical Tracers to Identify a Specific Source Region of Mineral Dust in China and Preliminary Test of Their Applicability

중국 기원 광물성 먼지 입자의 지화학 추적자 개발 및 기초 적용연구

  • Lee, Sojung (Global Ocean Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Hyeong, Kiseong (Global Ocean Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Wonnyon (Deep-sea Mineral Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Hoon (Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, College of Ocean Sciences, Jeju National University)
  • 이소정 (한국해양과학기술원 대양자원연구센터) ;
  • 형기성 (한국해양과학기술원 대양자원연구센터) ;
  • 김원년 (한국해양과학기술원 심해저광물자원연구센터) ;
  • 김태훈 (제주대학교 해양과학대학 지구해양과학과)
  • Received : 2019.07.25
  • Accepted : 2019.09.10
  • Published : 2019.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop geochemical tracers to identify a specific source desert of mineral dust in China using the published data. In addition, we tested the applicability of these tracers to wet-deposits and soil samples collected in Jeju, Korea. Because of similarity in trace elemental compositions of mineral dust from the major arid regions in China, such as Taklimakan, West Ordos (Badain Jaran), East Ordos (Mu Us and Hobq), East Northern China (Horqin), West Northern China (Gurbantunggut), and Chinese Loess Plateau, there has been limited to the use of geochemical data for source identification. Here we propose the four (4) plots using combination of seven (7) geochemical variables as a source indicator to distinguish one from other source regions in China: $\frac{Y}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Th}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\(\frac{La}{Gd}\)_N$ vs. $\frac{Y}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Y}{Nd_N}$, and $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\(\frac{Ce}{Ce}\)_N^*$, where $_N$ and $\(\frac{Ce}{Ce}\)_N^*$ stand for values normalized to Post-Archean Average Shale composition and Ce anomaly, respectively. Mineral dusts from aforementioned six major deserts are distinguished one from the others by the combined use of these variables. Jeju rock and soil samples form a separate domain from Chinese mineral dusts in all four plots. In contrast, most of Jeju dust samples were comparable with the West Ordos desert (Badain Jaran) domain, indicative of strong influence of Badain Jaran dust in Jeju in spring season when the mineral dust was collected. A weak positive Ce anomaly in Jeju samples implies minimal local contribution. Our study suggests that the combination of $\frac{Y}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Th}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\(\frac{La}{Gd}\)_N$ vs. $\frac{Y}{{\Sigma}REE_N}$, $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\frac{Y}{Nd_N}$, and $\frac{Th}{Tb_N}$ vs. $\(\frac{Ce}{Ce}\)_N^*$ can be used to identify a specific source region of mineral dust in China as well as Jeju mineral particles.

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