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Modern sedimentation in the wave-dominated delta beach bar sedimentary system of the Fenghe River in Jiaonan, Qingdao

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Detailed analysis of a typical wave-dominated delta beach bar sedimentary system of the Fenghe River, in Qingdao, China, concentrated on identifying the sedimentological characteristics of wave-dominated delta beach bar sedimentary system. The aim of the study was to establish a sedimentological facies model for similar deposits. Using well-established sedimentological criteria for recognizing the characteristic of wave-dominated delta beach bar. This modern sedimentary system mainly hosts front subfacies, as well as sedimentary microfacies like underwater snake-like channel, mouth bar, distal bar, and sheet sand. From the river entrance to the mouth bar, more than 80% of the area is occupied by sheet sand, which is distributed widely across a flat terrain. The sheet sand is dominated by wave-built sedimentary structures, plus a few current-formed sedimentary structures. The sheet sand can be divided into an underwater shoal parallel to the coastline and a stable crescent-shaped above-water bar. The underwater shoal is a long ellipse in the plan and an asymmetric shape that is gentle seawards and steep landwards in the vertical section. The sedimentary structures are dominated by wave-formed ripple marks and cross bedding, overlaid with swash bedding. The above-water bar is composed of two bars formed at different stages. The sedimentary structures are dominated by swash bedding, low-angle wedge bedding, and wind-formed sedimentary structure. Both underwater shoal and the above-water bar are resulted from the transformation and redistribution of the sediments on the delta front sheet sand by waves. The two parts reflect a sedimentary association of genetic significance in the sedimentary environment of wave-dominated delta front.

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Thanks for the foundation support of “Reservoir Geology and Evaluation in Key New Field of Oil and Gas Exploration” under the China’s National Major Program of Oil and Gas during 12th Five-Year Plan Period (Project No.: 2011ZX05009-002), the key project support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No.: U1262203), and the support of the College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (Project No. 201310425001).

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  1. School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266580, China

    Longwei Qiu, Yelei Wang & Honghao Zhao

  2. Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Longwei Qiu

  3. Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    Yongjie Hu

  4. Sichuan Manqiao Technology CO., LTD, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Lijiong Chen

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Qiu, L., Wang, Y., Hu, Y. et al. Modern sedimentation in the wave-dominated delta beach bar sedimentary system of the Fenghe River in Jiaonan, Qingdao. Arab J Geosci 13, 1210 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-06211-y

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