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Distribution and provenance of detrital minerals in southern coast of Shandong Peninsula

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Detrital minerals of 137 offshore and 22 river sediment samples collected from Qingdao coastal areas have been analyzed. Four mineral assemblage provinces can be classified by Q-mode cluster analysis. Factor analysis identifies two major factors that account for the total variability in most common minerals: 1) based on the relationship of quartz, hornblende, actinolite, micas, and authigenic pyrite, 41.55% of the variability is related to sediment sources; 2) based on the relationship of epidote, garnet, sphere, and ilmenite, 23.21% can be related to strong hydrodynamic conditions that control transport and sedimentation. By comparing mineral compositions of river waters in the study area, the following four mineral provenances can be identified. The Qingdao-Laoshan nearshore area has a quartz-feldspar-epidote-hornblende-limenite-limonite-sphene assemblage, which is largely attributed to relict sediment and coastal erosion. The Jimo-Haiyang nearshore area has a quartz-feldspar-hornblende-epidote-limonite-mica-actinolite assemblage, derived largely from the Wulong River and Rushan River, and is also affected by the Huanghe River, while the Qianliyan Island area in the deeper offshore area separated by a mud belt has a similar assemblage. The Haiyang-Rushan nearshore area has a quartz-feldspar-hornblende-epidote-micas-limonite assemblage, indicating multiple sources from the Rushan River, the Wulong River, the Huanghe River, and coastal erosion. The central area, located in an eddy center, has a mica-authigenic pyrite-hornblende-quartzfeldspar assemblage, indicating multiple sources dominated by Huanghe River distal sediments.

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We appreciate the editor and anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments that improve the quality of the original manuscript. The present study was jointly funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41376079, 41406081 and 41506107), Marine Geology Survey Project (Nos. GZH200900501 and GZH201100203) and the Basic Fund of Ministry of Science Foundation of China (No. 2013FY112200).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Hydrocarbon Resources and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Land and Resources, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China

    Jinqing Liu, Ping Yin, Yong Zhang, Hongying Song & Shipu Bi

  2. Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China

    Jinqing Liu, Ping Yin, Yong Zhang, Hongying Song, Shipu Bi & Zhimin Cao

  3. College of Marine Geo-Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, P. R. China

    Jinqing Liu, Hongying Song & Zhimin Cao

  4. Geo-Engineering Investigation Institute of Xiamen, Xiamen, 361008, P. R. China

    Shanshan Liu

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Liu, J., Yin, P., Zhang, Y. et al. Distribution and provenance of detrital minerals in southern coast of Shandong Peninsula. J. Ocean Univ. China 16, 747–756 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-017-3196-9

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