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Origin of aeolian dust emitted from the Tarim Basin based on the ESR signal intensity and crystallinity index of quartz: the recycling system of fine detrital material within the basin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2020

Yuko Isozaki ,
Ryuji Tada Open the ORCID record for Ryuji Tada [Opens in a new window] ,
Youbin Sun ,
Hongbo Zheng ,
Shin Toyoda ,
Naomi Sugiura ,
Akinori Karasuda  and
Hitoshi Hasegawa
Yuko Isozaki
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
Ryuji Tada*
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan The Research Centre for Earth System Science, Yunnan University, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, PR China Institute for Geo-Cosmology, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba275-0016, Japan
Youbin Sun
Affiliation:
Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 97 Yanxiang Road, Xi′an 710061, Shaanxi, China
Hongbo Zheng
Affiliation:
The Research Centre for Earth System Science, Yunnan University, Chenggong District, Kunming, 650500, PR China
Shin Toyoda
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics, Okayama University of Science, 1-1 Ridaicho, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, 700-0005, Japan
Naomi Sugiura
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
Akinori Karasuda
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
Hitoshi Hasegawa
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan Department of Global Environment and Disaster Prevention, Kochi University, 200 Otsu, Monobe, Nankoku City, Kochi783-8502, Japan
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Author for correspondence: Ryuji Tada, Email: ryuji@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Abstract

The Tarim Basin is the major source of aeolian dust in the northern hemisphere. Glacial activity in the mountains, transportation by rivers and homogenization by wind are believed to be responsible for dust production within the basin. However, the major source(s) and homogenization process(es) are not clear. Moreover, provenance studies on fine fractions have never been conducted. Here, we measured electron spin resonance (ESR) signal intensity and the crystallinity index of quartz in fine (< 16 μm) and coarse (> 64 μm) fractions of river sediments, dry lake sediments and mountain loess to examine the process(es) that produce aeolian dust. The result suggests that the coarse fraction of the river sediment was derived from the bedrock in the drainage area. The ESR signal intensity and crystallinity index of the fine fraction of river sediments from the Tian Shan Mountains and mountainous rivers in the westernmost Kunlun and Pamir mountains are also similar to the coarse fraction, suggesting the same sources. However, the ESR signal intensity and crystallinity index of the fine fraction of river sediments from the Kunlun Mountains are different from the coarse fraction and converge towards values close to the average for the fine fraction of river sediments and mountain loess. Convergence of the ESR and crystallinity index values for the fine fraction of river sediments from the Kunlun Mountains can be explained by contamination of the river sediments by aeolian dust. The convergent values resulted from the homogenization of fine detrital material by repeated recycling within the basin.

Keywords

Tarim BasinTaklimakan Desertaeolian dustprovenanceESR signal intensitycrystallinity indexquartz
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Original Article
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Geological Magazine , Volume 157 , Special Issue 5: Asian dust from land to sea: processes, history and effect , May 2020 , pp. 707 - 718
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© Cambridge University Press 2020

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