Sedimentary characteristics and model of barrier island-lagoon: an example from the Upper Pleistocene-Holocene in Plum island,USA
LI Weiru1, LI Zhihua2, LI Shengli3, LI Shunli3, SHAO Jiashu4
1 School of Electronic Information Engineering,Langfang Normal University,Hebei Langfang 065000,China;
2 School of Education,Langfang Normal University,Hebei Langfang 065000,China;
3 School of Energy Resources,China University of Geosciences(Bejing),Beijing 100083,China;
4 School of Mine Safety, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Hebei Langfang 065201, China
Plum island is the largest barrier island in the Gulf of Maine in the northeastern United States. On the continental side of Plum island are the largest lagoon and salt marsh in New England,which are the sedimentary responses to the late Quaternary glacial and coastal processes. Through the description of 160 boreholes in the Upper Pleistocence-Holocene the Plum island study area,eight types of sediments were identified: peat,glacial clay,clay,silt,fine sand,medium-coarse sand,gravel and dropstone. According to the characteristics of sediments and deposition phenomena,the sedimentary microfacies of Plum island can be divided into eight types: barrier dune,beachface deposits,offshore sand sheet deposits,salt marsh,fluvial channel,tidal inlet channel,lagoon and tidal flat. During the Last Glacial Maximum(MIS2),the study area was covered by the Laurentide Ice Sheet and glacial landform developed. Glacial clay accumulated above the bedrock and formed the basal deposits. During the Post-Glacial period(MIS1),the ice sheet melted and the sea level changed in New England,forming sand bars near the drumlins of the glacier landform,and finally evolving into a barrier island-lagoon environment. The lagoon was connected with the open sea through tidal inlet channels.
LI Weiru,LI Zhihua,LI Shengli et al. Sedimentary characteristics and model of barrier island-lagoon: an example from the Upper Pleistocene-Holocene in Plum island,USA[J]. JOPC, 2022, 24(6): 1073-1083.
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