Catchment-scale denudation and chemical erosion rates determined from 10Be and mass balance geochemistry (Mt. Lofty Ranges of South Australia)

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dc.contributor.authorBestland, EAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLiccioli, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSoloninka, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorChittleborough, DJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFink, Den_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T03:09:33Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-12-16T03:09:33Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2016-10-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-11-14en_AU
dc.description.abstractGlobal biogeochemical cycles have, as a central component, estimates of physical and chemical erosion rates. These erosion rates are becoming better quantified by the development of a global database of cosmogenic radionuclide 10Be (CRN) analyses of soil, sediment, and outcrops. Here we report the denudation rates for two small catchments (~ 0.9 km2) in the Mt. Lofty Ranges of South Australia as determined from 10Be concentrations from quartz sand from the following landscape elements: 1) dissected plateaux, or summit surfaces (14.10 ± 1.61 t km− 2 y− 1), 2) sandstone outcrops (15.37 ± 1.32 t km− 2 y− 1), 3) zero-order drainages (27.70 ± 1.42 t km− 2 y− 1), and 4) stream sediment which reflect a mix of landscape elements (19.80 ± 1.01 t km− 2 y− 1). Thus, the more slowly eroding plateaux and ridges, when juxtaposed with the more rapidly eroding side-slopes, are leading to increased relief in this landscape. Chemical erosion rates for this landscape are determined by combining cosmogenic denudation rates with the geochemical mass balance of parent rock, soil and saprolite utilizing zirconium immobility and existing mass balance methods. Two different methods were used to correct for chemical weathering and erosion in the saprolite zone that is shielded at depth from CRN production. The corrected values are higher than uncorrected values: total denudation of 33.24 or 29.11 t km− 2 y− 1, and total chemical erosion of 15.64 or 13.68 t km− 2 y− 1. Thus, according to these methods, 32–40% of the denudation is taking place by chemical weathering and erosion in the saprolite below CRN production depth. Compared with other similar areas, the overall denudation and chemical erosion rates are low. In most areas with sub-humid climates and tectonic uplift, physical erosion is much greater than chemical erosion. The low physical erosion rates in these Mt. Lofty Range catchments, in what is a relatively active tectonic setting, are thought to be due to low rainfall intensity during the winter wet season, which inhibits physical erosion such as land-sliding and debris flows.© 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationBestland, E. A., Liccioli, C., Soloninka, L., Chittleborough, D. J., & Fink, D. (2016). Catchment-scale denudation and chemical erosion rates determined from 10Be and mass balance geochemistry (Mt. Lofty Ranges of South Australia). Geomorphology, 270, 40-54, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.07.014en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0169-555Xen_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleGeomorphologyen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination40-54en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.07.014en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/12490en_AU
dc.identifier.volume270en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectErosionen_AU
dc.subjectGeomorphologyen_AU
dc.subjectSouth Australiaen_AU
dc.subjectBeryllium 10en_AU
dc.subjectMountainsen_AU
dc.subjectSedimentsen_AU
dc.subjectZirconiumen_AU
dc.titleCatchment-scale denudation and chemical erosion rates determined from 10Be and mass balance geochemistry (Mt. Lofty Ranges of South Australia)en_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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