Abstract:The middle-Pleistocene Xiashu loess deposit in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River (LRYR), southern China, may yield evidence with significant climatic and environmental significance. However, its provenance remains controversial. In this study, grain size analysis, and quartz grain surface microtextural and morphological observations, enabled comparison of the provenance of loess in the LRYR with those on the Loess Plateau in northern China. The results show that the grain size characteristics of the Xiash… Show more
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