Radiocarbon Profiles of Rocky Islet, Xi-Sha Islands: Evidence of Recent Crustal Movements in the South China Sea

1 January 1983

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Radiocarbon

Vol. 25 (2) , 375-379
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200005658

Abstract

The Xi-Sha Islands comprise 35 coral reefs, cays, and islets lying to the northwest of the South China Sea. Since Miocene time, > 1200m of bioherms developed on slowly subsiding granite-gneiss bed rock. These sediments provide evidence for sea-level changes and crustal movements in the South China Sea.

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