High-resolution monsoonal environment change in MIS3 based on trace elements in the Tumen Section on the southweest edge of Tegger Desert

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2022.00019

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 253-263.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2022.00019

High-resolution monsoonal environment change in MIS3 based on trace elements in the Tumen Section on the southweest edge of Tegger Desert

Min Chen¹(), Baosheng Li¹^,²(), Fengnian Wang³, Dongfeng Niu⁴, Xiaohao Wen¹, Peixian Shu², Yuejun Si⁵, Qinjiang Yang⁶, Chen Wang⁷

^1.School of Geography，South China Normal University，Guangzhou 510631，China
^2.State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology，Institute of Earth Environment，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Xi'an 710061，China
^3.School of Geography and Tourism，Huizhou University，Huizhou 516007，Guangdong，China
^4.School of Geographical Sciences，Lingnan Normal University，Zhanjiang 524048，Guangdong，China
^5.School of Geography and Planning，Nanning Normal University，Nanning 530001，China
^6.Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100044，China
^7.Faculty of Science，Tibet University，Lhasa 850000，China

Received:2021-11-17 Revised:2022-02-18 Online:2022-07-20 Published:2022-08-29
Contact: Baosheng Li

Abstract

Abstract:

The TMS3 segment in the Tumen section， equivalent to the MIS3， is located at the southwest margin of the Tengger Desert. Based on the sedimentary sequences analysis and ¹⁴C and OSL dating ages， geochemical trace elements were analyzed. The study shows that TMS3 segment consists of interbedding stratigraphic sequences of dune sands with loess-like subsoil， sandy loess， lacustrine facies， alluvial loess， or paleosols， forming 14.5 sedimentary cycles. The contents of trace elements Mn， P， Sr， Rb， V， Zn， Cr， Ni， Cu， Nb are low in dune sands， but high in other 5 sedimentary facies in the TMS3， and the ratios of Rb/Sr display reversed tendency， which show obvious element contents and Rb/Sr ratios alternation with low values and high peaks between dune sands and other 5 sedimentary facies， indicating 14.5 elemental cycles ECY1-ECY14.5， which are consistent with sedimentary cycles. It suggests that 14.5 element cycles in the TMS3 represent 14.5 monsoonal cycles （MCY1—14.5） in the alternation of East Asian winter and summer monsoons during the MIS3， including 14 times of winter monsoons and 15 times of summer monsoons， and average time duration of each monsoon cycle is 2.48ka. 15 summer monsoon events recorded by trace elements in the TMS3 correspond well to the stadials revealed in the ice core of the GRIP and by δ¹⁸O in Huludong Cave， as well as those found in the adjacent area in the loess in Gulang during the MIS3. The geochemical migration and accumulation and sedimentary facies in the TMS3， to some extent， illustrate East Asian winter and summer monsoon environment changes in the Tengger Desert in response to the cold-warm climate fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere during the MIS3.

Key words: MIS3, Tengger Desert, trace elements, Rb/Sr ratios, East Asian monsoon, Millennium scale climate variability

CLC Number:

P532

Min Chen, Baosheng Li, Fengnian Wang, Dongfeng Niu, Xiaohao Wen, Peixian Shu, Yuejun Si, Qinjiang Yang, Chen Wang. High-resolution monsoonal environment change in MIS3 based on trace elements in the Tumen Section on the southweest edge of Tegger Desert[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2022, 42(4): 253-263.

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层序	深度/m	实验室编号	δ¹³C/‰	¹⁴C年代/a	测年材料	日历年代/a(±2σ误差）
64Al	12.64	Beta-365692	-20.40	19 050±80	有机质	22 490±310
66S	13.46	Beta-365693	-21.00	23 750±100	有机质	27 820±200
68Ld	13.74	Beta-365694	-20.10	25 550±130	有机质	29 740±440
84Ls	16.07	Beta-365695	-21.00	19 430±80	有机质	23 370±290

层序	深度/m	实验室编号	δ¹³C/‰	¹⁴C年代/a	测年材料	日历年代/a(±2σ误差）
64Al	12.64	Beta-365692	-20.40	19 050±80	有机质	22 490±310
66S	13.46	Beta-365693	-21.00	23 750±100	有机质	27 820±200
68Ld	13.74	Beta-365694	-20.10	25 550±130	有机质	29 740±440
84Ls	16.07	Beta-365695	-21.00	19 430±80	有机质	23 370±290

采样层号（实验室编号）	深度 /m	U/10^-6	Th/10^-6	K/%	等效剂量 E.D/Gy	年剂量 /mGy	含水量 /%	年龄 /a	实验方法
68Ld（TGD813）	13.74	2.07±0.10	9.97±0.20	1.97±0.016	102.00±9.90	3.47±0.10	5	29 400±2 900	TL
69D（TGD821）	13.96	2.12±0.11	14.72±0.30	1.90±0.015	118.00±11.21	3.81±0.11	5	31 000±2 900	TL
70L（TGD814）	14.09	1.61±0.08	14.73±0.30	1.88±0.015	147.90±11.00	4.58±0.14	8	32 100±3 000	TL
76L（TGD796）	14.80	1.12±0.06	16.12±0.32	2.34±0.019	159.60±12.00	4.19±0.13	10	38 100±3 800	TL
82LD（14G-453）	15.70	2.18±0.09	8.98±0.26	1.70±0.06	154.21±1.04	3.37±0.13	5	45 700±1 900	OSL
95D（14G-454）	17.51	1.92±0.08	7.69±0.23	1.76±0.06	197.16±3.11	3.20±0.13	5	61 500±2 600	OSL

采样层号（实验室编号）	深度 /m	U/10^-6	Th/10^-6	K/%	等效剂量 E.D/Gy	年剂量 /mGy	含水量 /%	年龄 /a	实验方法
68Ld（TGD813）	13.74	2.07±0.10	9.97±0.20	1.97±0.016	102.00±9.90	3.47±0.10	5	29 400±2 900	TL
69D（TGD821）	13.96	2.12±0.11	14.72±0.30	1.90±0.015	118.00±11.21	3.81±0.11	5	31 000±2 900	TL
70L（TGD814）	14.09	1.61±0.08	14.73±0.30	1.88±0.015	147.90±11.00	4.58±0.14	8	32 100±3 000	TL
76L（TGD796）	14.80	1.12±0.06	16.12±0.32	2.34±0.019	159.60±12.00	4.19±0.13	10	38 100±3 800	TL
82LD（14G-453）	15.70	2.18±0.09	8.98±0.26	1.70±0.06	154.21±1.04	3.37±0.13	5	45 700±1 900	OSL
95D（14G-454）	17.51	1.92±0.08	7.69±0.23	1.76±0.06	197.16±3.11	3.20±0.13	5	61 500±2 600	OSL

元素/比值		沉积相
元素/比值		TMS 3层段	沙丘砂	黄土状亚砂土	砂黄土	古土壤	湖相	水成黄土
Mn	范围	301—702	301—471	470—584	502—565	503—569	524—702	522—676
Mn	平均值	502	377	522	536	528	608	561
P	范围	250—561	250—435	451—546	485—542	487—554	501—561	492—541
P	平均值	406	311	493	515	516	538	525
Sr	范围	130—268	130—217	194—232	204—255	188—247	202—268	198—233
Sr	平均值	199	174	206	222	210	229	210
Rb	范围	79—116	79—89	82—91	84—95	84—93	87—114	88—116
Rb	平均值	88	82	88	89	87	97	94
V	范围	39—94	39—68	60—77	58—77	54—73	57—94	56—80
V	平均值	66	52	65	68	62	73	71
Cr	范围	36—86	36—59	61—77	63—78	69—77	62—86	64—82
Cr	平均值	64	47	68	68	72	72	73
Zn	范围	31—98	31—45	48—68	51—60	47—66	54—98	51—77
Zn	平均值	61	36	57	55	53	66	57
Ni	范围	16—47	16—27	27—32	26—34	27—34	28—47	29—40
Ni	平均值	31	22	29	31	30	35	32
Cu	范围	10—32	10—20	17—21	17—20	17—21	18—32	16—31
Cu	平均值	21	13	19	18	18	23	20
Nb	范围	7—13	7—11	10—13	9.5—12	11—12	11—13	11—13
Nb	平均值	10	8.8	11	11	11.3	12	12
Rb/Sr	范围	0.35—0.61	0.39—0.61	0.37—0.46	0.35—0.44	0.38—0.45	0.40—0.47	0.41—0.51
Rb/Sr	平均值	0.45	0.47	0.43	0.40	0.42	0.42	0.45

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	Mn	P	Sr	Rb	V	Zn	Cr	Ni	Cu	Nb
P	0.92
Sr	0.84	0.77
Rb	0.88	0.66	0.76
V	0.85	0.75	0.78	0.84
Zn	0.96	0.83	0.84	0.92	0.86
Cr	0.88	0.91	0.77	0.72	0.84	0.86
Ni	0.93	0.84	0.84	0.90	0.90	0.94	0.87
Cu	0.93	0.79	0.78	0.90	0.81	0.94	0.80	0.89
Nb	0.92	0.89	0.73	0.74	0.77	0.82	0.82	0.82	0.82
Rb/Sr	-0.49	-0.57	-0.81	-0.25	-0.42	-0.43	-0.49	-0.45	-0.38	-0.45

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