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A Marine or Continental Nature of the Deltas in the Early Cretaceous Lingshandao Formation—Evidences from Trace Elements
Author(s) -
YANG Renchao,
FAN Aiping,
HAN Zuozhen,
VAN LOON A.J. Tom
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/1755-6724.13094
Subject(s) - china , chinese academy of sciences , engineering , oceanography , earth science , library science , geography , geology , archaeology , computer science
A succession with well-developed soft-sediment deformation structures and well-exposed gravity-flow deposits in the Early Cretaceous Lingshandao Formation has caused considerable controversy on whether the nondisputed deltaic environment was marine or continental. This dispute cannot be solved by mere sedimentological analysis and, moreover, too few fossils are present to be decisive. The main objective of the present contribution is to shed light on this problem on the basis of trace-element analysis.