THE CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF HOLOCENE SAND BODIES IN THE CHANGJIANG DELTA AREA

The holocene sand bodies in Changjiang delta area may be classified genetically as river mouth sand, marine sand and river channel-filled sand, which are different in external geometry, internal characteristics, spatial distribution and contact with overlying and underlying beds, The sand bodies ate distributed in two-storeyed beds in vertical sequence. The transgressive sands are overlain by regressive ones, and there is a wedge of marine clay between them.