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Environmental Minerals Laboratory
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1.Introduction 

Environmental minerals laboratory was established in 2004, and we mainly use X-ray diffractometer、scanning electron microscopy and cathodoluminescence to observe and measure the surface morphology of the minerals as well as the content of mineral components, especially clay minerals, carbonate minerals, magnetic minerals and chemical elements analysis of the components. We study the interaction between minerals and environment, explore the transformation law of environment and mineralogical sign, state mineralogy mechanism of environmental pollution, in order to provide mineralogical information for the reconstruction of the paleoclimate, forecasting environmental change, environmental quality assessment and environmental management. 

2. Research interests 

(1) Mineral morphology, mineral composition, mineralogical analysis and  

 paleoenvironmental significance of minerals in Cenozoic sediments 

(2) The mineral composition of modern soil 

(3) The application of environmental mineralogy in modern environmental pollution  

3.Members of our Lab 

SONG Yougui  (Professor) 

LI Yue (Associate Professor) 

Former students 

QIAN Linbo (Master student) 

LI Chuanxiang (Master student) 

ZENG Mengxiu (Master student) 

LI Yun (PhD student)

CHEN Tao (Master student)

4.Publications 

More than 50 papers have been published during last 3 years. 

English papers: 

  1. Song, Y. G., Fang, X. M., King, J. W., Li, J. J., Naoto, I., An, Z. S., 2013. Magnetic parameter variations in the Chaona loess/paleosol sequences in the central Chinese Loess Plateau, and their significance for the middle Pleistocene climate transition. Quaternary Research: in press. Doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2013.1010.1002. 
  2. Song, Y.G., Chen, X.L., Qian, L.B., Li, C.X., Li, Y., Li, X.X., Chang, H. and An, Z.S., 2014. Distribution and composition of loess sediments in the Ili Basin, Central Asia. Quaternary International, accepted. 
  3. Zeng, M.X., Song, Y.G., An, Z.S., Chang, H. and Li, Y., 2014. Clay mineral records of the Erlangjian drill core sediments from the Lake Qinghai Basin, China. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, accepted. 
  4. Dong, H. M., Song, Y. G., Chen, T., Zhao, J. B., Yu, L. P., 2013. Geocon- servation and geotourism in Luochuan Loess National Geopark, China. Quaternary International: in press. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.1010.1023. 
  5. Yang, S. L., Forman, S. L., Song, Y. G., Pierson, J., Li, X. X., Shi, Z. T., Fang, X. M., 2014. Evaluating OSL-SAR protocols for dating quartz grains from the loess in Ili Basin, Central Asia. Quaternary Geochronology: 20: 78-88. 
  6. Chang, H., An, Z. S., Wu, F., Jin, Z. D., Liu, W. G., Song, Y. G., 2013. A Rb/Sr record of the weathering response to environmental changes in westerly winds across the Tarim Basin in the late Miocene to the early Pleistocene. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 386: 364-373. 
  7. Fu, C. F., An, Z. S., Qiang, X. K., Bloemendal, J., Song, Y. G., Chang, H., 2013. Magnetostratigraphic determination of the age of ancient Lake Qinghai, and record of the East Asian monsoon since 4.63 Ma. Geology, 41(8): 875-878. 
  8. Li, M. H., Fang, X. M., Wang, J. Y., Song, Y. G., Yang, Y. B., Zhang, W. L., Liu, X. M., 2013a. Evaporite minerals of the lower 538.5 m sediments in a long core from the Western Qaidam Basin, Tibet. Quaternary International, 298: 123-133. 
  9. Li, Y., Song, Y. G., Qian, L. B., Li, X. M., Qiang, X. K., An, Z. S., 2013b. Paleomagnetic and Fission-track Dating of a Late Cenozoic Red Earth Section in the Liupan Shan and Associated Tectonic Implications. Journal of Earth Science, 24(4): 506-518. 
  10. Nie, J. S., Peng, W. B., Pfaff, K., Möller, A., Garzanti, E., Andò, S., Stevense, T., Birde, A., Chang, H., Song, Y. G., Liu, S. P., Ji, S. C., 2013a. Controlling factors on heavy mineral assemblages in Chinese loess and Red Clay. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 381-382: 110-118. 
  11. Nie, J. S., Song, Y. G., King, J., Fang , X. M., 2013b. Six million years of magnetic grain-size records reveal that temperature and precipitation were decoupled on the Chinese Loess Plateau during ~4.5-2.6 Ma. Quaternary Research, 79(3): 465-470. 
  12. An, Z., Colman, S. M., Zhou, W., Li, X., Brown, E. T., Jull, A. J. T., Cai, Y., Huang, Y., Lu, X., Chang, H., Song, Y., Sun, Y., Xu, H., Liu, W., Jin, Z., Liu, X., Cheng, P., Liu, Y., Ai, L., Li, X., Liu, X., Yan, L., Shi, Z., Wang, X., Wu, F., Qiang, X., Dong, J., Lu, F., Xu, X., 2012. Interplay between the Westerlies and Asian monsoon recorded in Lake Qinghai sediments since 32 ka. Sci. Rep., 2: 619: 611~617. 
  13. Chang, H., An, Z. S., Liu, W. G., Qiang, X. K., Song, Y. G., Ao, H., 2012a. Magnetostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental records for a Late Cenozoic sedimentary sequence drilled from Lop Nor in the eastern Tarim Basin. Global and Planetary Change, 80-81: 113-122. 
  14. Chang, H., Ao, H., An, Z., Fang, X., Song, Y., Qiang, X., 2012b. Magnetostratigraphy of the Suerkuli Basin indicates Pliocene (3.2 Ma) activity of the middle Altyn Tagh Fault, northern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 44(1): 169-175. 
  15. Song, Y. G., 2012. Paleoclimatic implication of temperature-dependence of susceptibility of Tianshan loess, Central Asia. Advance Science Letters, 6: 167-172. 
  16. Song, Y. G., Li, C. X., Zhao, J. D., Chen, P., Zeng, M., 2012. A combined luminescence and radiocarbon dating study of the Ili loess, Central Asia. Quaternary Geochronology, 10: 2-7. 
  17. Zhao, J. D., Lai, Z., Liu, S. Y., Song, Y., Cheng, L. Z., Yin, X., 2012. OSL and ESR dating of glacial deposits and its implications for glacial landform evolution in the Bogeda Peak area, Tianshan range, China. Quaternary Geochronology, 10: 237-247. 
  18. Ai, L., Qiang, X. K., Song, Y. G., Ao, H., An, Z. S., 2011. Identification of Gregite in the late Pleistocene sediments of Lake Qinghai and its environmental implications. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 54(9): 2309-2316. 
  19. Dong, H.M. and Song, Y.G., 2011. Shrinkage history of Lake Qinghai and causes during the last 52 years. International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection 1, 446-449 
  20. Qiang, X. K., An, Z. S., Song, Y. G., Chang, H., Sun, Y. B., Liu, W. G., Ao, H., Dong, J. B., Fu, C. F., Wu, F., Lu, F. Y., Cai, Y. J., Zhou, W. J., Cao, J. J., Xu, X. W., Ai, L., 2011. New eolian red clay sequence on the western Chinese Loess Plateau linked to onset of Asian desertification about 25 Ma ago. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, 54(1): 136-144. 
  21. Zeng, M.X. and Song, Y.G., 2011. Water demand forecasting in Qinzhou, China. International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection 1, 779-782 
  22. Li, X. M., Song, Y. G., 2010. Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic Exhumation History of the Luliang Mountains, North China Craton: Constraint from Fission-track Thermochronology. Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition, 84(2): 296-305. 
  23. Nie, J. S., Song, Y. G., King, J. W., Egli, R., 2010a. Consistent grain size distribution of pedogenic maghemite of surface soils and Miocene loessic soils on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Journal of Quaternary Science, 25(3): 261-266. 
  24. Nie, J. S., Song, Y. G., King, J. W., Fang, X. M., Heil, C., 2010b. HIRM variations in the Chinese red-clay sequence: Insights into pedogenesis in the dust source area. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 38(3-4): 96-104. 
  25. Song, Y. G., An, Z. S., 2010. Correlation of Paleoclimatic Records between Chinese Eolian Sediments and Baikal Lacustrine Sediments. Journal of Earth Science, 21(sp): 260-264. 
  26. Song, Y. G., Shi, Z. T., Fang, X. M., Nie, J. S., Naoto, I., Qiang, X. K., Wang, X. L., 2010. Loess magnetic properties in the Ili Basin and their correlation with the Chinese Loess Plateau. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, 53(3): 419-431. 
  27. Song, Y.G., Nie, J.S., Shi, Z.T., Wang, X.L., Qiang, X.K. and Chang, H., 2010. A preliminary study of magnetic enhancement mechanisms of the Tianshan loess. 　Journal of Earth Environment 1 (1), 60-67. 
  28. Zhao, J. D., Liu, S. Y., Wang, J., Song, Y. G., Du, J. K., 2010a. Glacial advances and ESR chronology of the Pochengzi Glaciation, Tianshan Mountains, China. Science China Earth Sciences, 53(3): 403-410. 
  29. Zhao, J. D., Song, Y. G., King, J. W., Liu, S. Y., Wang, J., Wu, M., 2010b. Glacial geomorphology and glacial history of the Muzart River valley, Tianshan Range, China. Quaternary Science Reviews, 29(11-12): 1453-1463. 
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