Origin of Tafoni in the Late Cretaceous Aeolian Sandstones, Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark, South China |
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作者姓名: | CHEN Liuqin GUO Fusheng LIU Fujun XU Huan DING Ting LIU Xin |
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作者单位: | 1 State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
2 Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Depositional Mineralization & Sedimentary Mineral, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
3 School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China,1 State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China;
3 School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China,3 School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China,3 School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China,3 School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China and 3 School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China |
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基金项目: | This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41772197, 41602113), the Open Research Fund from the Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Depositional Mineralization & Sedimentary Mineral (Shandong University of Science and Technology) (Grant Nos. DMSM2017011, DMSM2017010), the Scientific Research Fund from the Danxiashan Administrative Committee (Grant No. DXSGEO2019001), and Jiangxi Provincial Graduate Innovation Fund Project (YC2018–S336). The authors are grateful to staff at the Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark, in particular Ms. Fang Chen, who provided generous help in the field survey. |
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摘 要: | Tafoni occur generally in granular rocks around the world, but their origin remains controversial. In this study,the roles of lithology, micro–climate, and organism in tafoni development are investigated in the Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark of South China. The Jinshiyan Temple and Luyitang sites along the Jinjiang River are chosen to conduct tafoni morphometry, bedrock petrography, and micro–climate analyses. The research methods used in this study include field observations and measurements, Voronoi diagrams, polarizing microscopic and scanning electron microscopic(SEM)image analysis, and meteorological detection. The tafoni are mostly 2–10 cm in length and elliptical in shape. The Late Cretaceous Jinshiyan sandstones are characterized by a grain–to–grain contact fabric and moderate sorting with a high proportion of soluble grains and cements. The Voronoi diagrams developed through the Arc GIS software are largely consistent with the tafoni openings. Moreover, owing to exposure to solar insolation, the external temperature values are higher than the internal ones, while the external relative humidity values are lower than the internal ones. Therefore, the permeable Jinshiyan sandstones are fundamental for tafoni development, while the abundant moisture from the Jinjiang River and frequent rains is favorable for salt weathering in tandem with biological activities. At last, a five–stage development model is proposed for the tafoni progression in the study area.
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收稿时间: | 2018/10/18 0:00:00 |
修稿时间: | 2019/1/10 0:00:00 |
Origin of Tafoni in the Late Cretaceous Aeolian Sandstones,Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark,South China |
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Authors: | CHEN Liuqin GUO Fusheng LIU Fujun XU Huan DING Ting and LIU Xin |
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Abstract: | Tafoni occur generally in granular rocks around the world, but their origin remains controversial. In this study, the roles of lithology, micro–climate, and organism in tafoni development are investigated in the Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark of South China. The Jinshiyan Temple and Luyitang sites along the Jinjiang River are chosen to conduct tafoni morphometry, bedrock petrography, and micro–climate analyses. The research methods used in this study include field observations and measurements, Voronoi diagrams, polarizing microscopic and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image analysis, and meteorological detection. The tafoni are mostly 2–10 cm in length and elliptical in shape. The Late Cretaceous Jinshiyan sandstones are characterized by a grain–to–grain contact fabric and moderate sorting with a high proportion of soluble grains and cements. The Voronoi diagrams developed through the ArcGIS software are largely consistent with the tafoni openings. Moreover, owing to exposure to solar insolation, the external temperature values are higher than the internal ones, while the external relative humidity values are lower than the internal ones. Therefore, the permeable Jinshiyan sandstones are fundamental for tafoni development, while the abundant moisture from the Jinjiang River and frequent rains is favorable for salt weathering in tandem with biological activities. At last, a five–stage development model is proposed for the tafoni progression in the study area. |
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Keywords: | tafoni aeolian sandstone salt weathering moisture Danxia landscape |
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