The carbonate samples described in this paper were collected by Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey in April 2002 from the northern continental slope of the South China Sea using the tow-net samples .

通过对2002年广州海洋地质调查局在 南海北部海域 拖网采集的碳酸盐岩样品进行岩石、 矿物、 微量 元素和同位素特征的研究，证实在南海 水合物远景区发育有 冷泉碳酸盐岩。