The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Review of recent developments in mineral magnetism of the Chinese loess

Review of recent developments in mineral magnetism of the Chinese loess
Review of recent developments in mineral magnetism of the Chinese loess
Mineral magnetism of the Chinese loess has been investigated for more than 20 years. Although there is a consensus that the neoformation of fine-grained maghemite particles in the superparamagnetic (SP) and single-domain (SD) grain size regions accounts for the magnetic enhancement in the Chinese paleosols, quantitative retrieval of paleoclimatic signals in terms of rock magnetic proxies is still a subject of debate. The ambiguities arise from the inherent complexities of magnetic proxies as well as the multiple factors that control the pedogenic processes. Therefore, a better description of the magnetic assemblage (including its mineralogy, grain size distribution and stoichiometry) of two distinct origins (pedogenic and eolian) can help us better understand mechanisms behind variations in magnetic proxies at different timescales, in order to link them to the paleoclimatic processes. This review focuses on recent developments in loess magnetism, and carefully evaluates merits and limitations of rock magnetic proxies. Furthermore, several currently unsolved problems are addressed.
0277-3791
368-385
Liu, Q-S.
e94c4753-4337-4495-8812-9f5af2514dd4
Deng, C-L.
0be5498c-ab71-4750-bc80-837b4cba5668
Torrent, J.
730f8893-1fec-4c12-a001-d2c8b642dd52
Zhu, R-X.
43bd30e4-de19-4b2d-8a8f-394a6c00c73f
Liu, Q-S.
e94c4753-4337-4495-8812-9f5af2514dd4
Deng, C-L.
0be5498c-ab71-4750-bc80-837b4cba5668
Torrent, J.
730f8893-1fec-4c12-a001-d2c8b642dd52
Zhu, R-X.
43bd30e4-de19-4b2d-8a8f-394a6c00c73f

Liu, Q-S., Deng, C-L., Torrent, J. and Zhu, R-X. (2007) Review of recent developments in mineral magnetism of the Chinese loess. Quaternary Science Reviews, 26 (3-4), 368-385. (doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2006.08.004).

Record type: Article

Abstract

Mineral magnetism of the Chinese loess has been investigated for more than 20 years. Although there is a consensus that the neoformation of fine-grained maghemite particles in the superparamagnetic (SP) and single-domain (SD) grain size regions accounts for the magnetic enhancement in the Chinese paleosols, quantitative retrieval of paleoclimatic signals in terms of rock magnetic proxies is still a subject of debate. The ambiguities arise from the inherent complexities of magnetic proxies as well as the multiple factors that control the pedogenic processes. Therefore, a better description of the magnetic assemblage (including its mineralogy, grain size distribution and stoichiometry) of two distinct origins (pedogenic and eolian) can help us better understand mechanisms behind variations in magnetic proxies at different timescales, in order to link them to the paleoclimatic processes. This review focuses on recent developments in loess magnetism, and carefully evaluates merits and limitations of rock magnetic proxies. Furthermore, several currently unsolved problems are addressed.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: February 2007

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 49743
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/49743
ISSN: 0277-3791
PURE UUID: 173471da-fe91-4b27-8fc6-045cd16bee49

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 27 Nov 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 09:58

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: Q-S. Liu
Author: C-L. Deng
Author: J. Torrent
Author: R-X. Zhu

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×