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Spatiotemporal variations and implications of luminescence sensitivity of quartz grains on the Chinese Loess Plateau since the last interglaciation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2020

Tongyan Lü ,
Jimin Sun ,
James K. Feathers  and
Dongxia Sun
Tongyan Lü*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Neotectonic Movement and Geohazard, Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing100081, China Luminescence Dating Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195-3412, USA
Jimin Sun*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
James K. Feathers
Affiliation:
Luminescence Dating Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195-3412, USA
Dongxia Sun
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Neotectonic Movement and Geohazard, Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing100081, China
*
*Corresponding authors at: Key Laboratory of Neotectonic Movement and Geohazard, Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. Email address: tongyan_2000@163.com (T. Lü). Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China. Email address: jmsun@mail.iggcas.ac.cn (J. Sun).
*Corresponding authors at: Key Laboratory of Neotectonic Movement and Geohazard, Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. Email address: tongyan_2000@163.com (T. Lü). Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China. Email address: jmsun@mail.iggcas.ac.cn (J. Sun).
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Abstract

Although luminescence sensitivity of quartz grains of desert sands has been used in discriminating provenance, it still remains unclear about its spatiotemporal variations and climatic implications. In this paper, the luminescence sensitivity of quartz grains from the northern margin of the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) was studied using single-aliquot optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and “pseudo” single-grain OSL measurements. Our results indicate that the OSL sensitivities have lower values in sand/loess beds and higher values in paleosols. We suggest that the variations in OSL sensitivity of quartz grains with depth on the CLP are mainly influenced by the origin of the quartz grains as they are related to the loess-sized material production processes and the migration of desert regions. More quartz grains of glacial origin with lower luminescence sensitivity, together with the reduced durations of irradiation and exposure cycles induced by shorter transport distance due to desert expansion, account for the lower luminescence sensitivity of glacial periods. Moreover, both the mountain processes and the retreat–advance of deserts are ultimately related to climatic changes, therefore, the orbital scale variations of luminescence sensitivity are controlled by glacial–interglacial oscillations on the CLP.

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OSL sensitivityQuartzPseudo single-grain OSLProvenanceLoess Plateau
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Quaternary Research , Volume 99 , January 2021 , pp. 190 - 203
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