Characterizing magnetic mineral assemblages of surface sediments from major Asian dust sources and implications for the Chinese loess magnetism

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Table 1 Values of L -ratio, IRM percentage, and midpoint B _1/2 of the IRM components

Region	Sample	L -ratio	HIRM	Component 1		Component 2		Component 3		Component 4		Component 5
			(10 ⁻⁴ Am ² kg ⁻¹ )	IRM (%)	B _1/2 (mT)	IRM (%)	B _1/2 (mT)	IRM (%)	B _1/2 (mT)	IRM (%)	B _1/2 (mT)	IRM (%)	B _1/2 (mT)
CLP sources	GB07-25	0.35	28.57	9	17.0	75	87.0	11	758.6			5	3,630.8
	GB07-47	0.33	40.81	7	11.2	83	64.6	7	794.3			3	3,630.8
	MU07-04	0.18	18.14	12	17.8	76	69.2	5	501.2	7	1,995.3
	MU07-07	0.36	44.07	8	17.8	68	61.7	9	512.9	6	1,584.9	9	5,623.4
	MG09-05	0.18	7.35	6	7.9	69	33.1	13	158.5	13	1,122.0
	MG09-15	0.44	38.04	5	7.9	82	40.7	9	141.3	10	524.8	2	3,162.3
	TG07-36	0.25	23.14	9	19.1	76	64.6	8	631.0	4	1,380.4	3	3,311.3
	TG08-13	0.35	38.00	12	20.4	74	64.6	7	524.8	3	1,258.9	4	3,162.3
Non-CLP sources	XZ-15	0.27	17.20	13	19.1	71	79.4	15	912.0			1	5,011.9
	XZ-25	0.40	46.52	4	14.1	54	66.1	31	645.7			11	3,801.9
	XZ-18	0.62	76.84	10	10.0	53	60.3	31	562.3	22	1,905.5
	TK07-115	0.15	17.98	9	15.8	80	67.6	6	812.8			5	5,623.4
	TK07-73	0.38	36.36	13	22.4	64	93.3	11	478.6	11	1,414.5	2	4,466.8
	TK07-89	0.51	70.62	19	25.1	64	89.1	12	631.0	3	1,995.3	2	6,309.6
	QH-20	0.10	3.31	20	19.1	66	74.1	11	851.1			3	3,981.1
	QH-04B	0.38	12.64	8	15.8	69	79.4	19	794.3			4	3,548.1
	QH-31B	0.58	35.00	10	17.8	49	56.2	25	371.5	9	1,288.2	7	3,981.1
	QD-25A	0.12	10.36	10	18.2	78	69.2	12	1,000.0
	QD-16	0.26	20.38	15	22.4	60	69.2	20	602.6			5	3,890.5
	QD-17	0.46	35.49	35	39.8	15	112.2	23	354.8	12	758.6	15	2,398.8
	HC07-67	0.05	9.80	50	28.2	41	75.9	6	1,000.0			3	5,011.9
	HC07-137	0.19	20.59	9	17.8	82	69.2	8	871.0			2	5,011.9
	HC07-139	0.32	42.01	9	17.8	77	69.2	8	501.2	6	1,862.1
	HB07-15	0.23	21.90	36	33.1	52	93.30	12	1349.0			1	5,011.9
	HB07-17	0.26	30.97	38	31.6	44	89.1	16	891.3			2	4,466.8