马里亚纳海槽两沉积岩芯主要化学元素的因子分析

通过对马里亚纳海槽两沉积岩芯中主要化学元素的因子分析，其结果表明，化学元素的共生组合和含量变化，与火山碎屑矿物以及大部分由海底玄武岩和玄武质火山玻璃蚀而成的粘土矿物密切相关。岩芯的化学成分主要来自火山喷发物，因此，元素的地球化学特征反映了该区火山作用的影响。     

冲绳海槽北部的全新世火山碎屑沉积

分析了冲绳海槽北部的CSH1岩芯沉积物中矿物组成、化学元素质量分数和粒度的变化规律,研究结果表明,在全新世期间,日本九州岛发生了2次大规模火山喷发活动,造成大量的火山物质沉积在冲绳海槽北部。从岩芯最上部的沉积物中可识别出2层火山碎屑沉积,它们都具有沉积物粒径突然变粗、SiO2和Na2O等化合物的质量分数突然增加以及粘土矿物、挥发份、Fe2O3、MgO、CaO和Sr的质量分数迅速下降等特征。沉积物粒度数据的端员分析结果表明,冲绳海槽北部全新世沉积物中的硅酸盐碎屑是由陆源碎屑物质和火山灰按不同的比例混合而成的。有火山物质混入的沉积物的粒度分布多呈现双峰模式,粒度众数值分别为74.3和7.81μm。浮游有孔虫壳体的AMS14C测年结果表明,2层火山碎屑所对应的火山喷发年代分别为7 210和10 870 cal.aBP。其中前者与K-Ah火山的喷发时间一致,后者可能与Kuju火山在12~10 cal.kaBP期间的喷发有关。     

南海火山玻璃的分布特征、化学成分及源区探讨

研究了南海火山玻璃的分布特征、化学成分及源区,结果表明,表层沉积物中的火山玻璃含量基本呈南北向分布,由北部、西部、南部大陆架分别向中部、东部深海盆逐渐增加;柱样沉积物中的火山玻璃在深海盆出现的层数多、含量大.火山玻璃化学组分之间的相关性不显著,表层沉积物中的火山玻璃属于安山岩,柱样沉积物中的火山玻璃的岩石类型广泛,主要属于安山岩和流纹岩.菲律宾岛弧火山带、南海深海盆火山喷发以及印尼岛弧火山带是南海火山玻璃主要源区,火山玻璃搬运和沉积主要受台风、越赤道气流和环流的影响和控制.     

亚北极太平洋边缘海表层沉积物地球化学特征

对鄂霍次克海和白令海及其毗邻区40个站位表层沉积物样品的粒度和43种地球化学元素分析表明,表层沉积物类型及地球化学组成在空间上分布存在显著差异。因子分析显示,表层沉积物元素地球化学存在陆源、生源(Ba,Ca和Sr等)和自生源(Mn,Mo和Cd)三种来源。沉积物粒度与主微量元素分布没有显著的相关性。主微量元素地球化学散点图揭示表层沉积物碎屑物质存在来自火山和上地壳风化产物的贡献。白令海陆坡流和东萨哈林流对于底层沉积物分选有重要的影响。聚类分析显示,在空间分布上,鄂霍次克海以及底特律海山表层沉积物由陆源碎屑和火山物质混合构成;堪察加半岛东侧表层沉积物主要来自堪察加半岛,以火山碎屑贡献为主;白令海西北陆坡和鄂霍次克海西部陆坡表层沉积物主要来自阿纳德尔河和黑龙江(俄罗斯境内为Amur河)的输入,以陆源碎屑为主。研究区表层沉积物地球化学空间分异性与碎屑物质的来源、搬运动力、区域水动力条件密切相关。     

南海东部表层沉积物中轻矿物分布与来源

对南海东部 158个表层沉积物样品的分析结果表明,轻矿物来源多样,生物成因矿物含量高.除去生物骨屑后,沉积物中白云母等碎屑轻矿物的分布规律显示,华南大陆是南海东部陆源碎屑物质的主要来源,其影响可达 17°N线以南.火山玻璃主要分布于 15°N线附近,其中褐色火山玻璃主要来源于本地海山物质,为火山玻璃的主体,而无色火山玻璃含量较低,它可能来自附近火山喷发物.     

菲律宾海钱洲深海峡谷沉积物中元素的地球化学特征

作者研究了钱洲深海峡谷柱状沉积物中常量元素和微量元素的垂直分布及它们的相关关系。研究表明,大多数化学元素随岩芯深度的垂直分布变化不大,且元素明显的分为两组：Ca,Sr组和Al,Fe,Ti,Mg,Ni,V,Co,Li,Rb组,该区的物质来源为多源的,即生物来源、陆源和火山源。     

中沙群岛附近海域沉积物中的轻矿物分区及物质来源

海底沉积物中的碎屑矿物(粒级为0.063~0.125 mm)的特征及分布样式对于鉴别沉积物的源区具有重要的指示意义.对取自南海中沙群岛附近海域114个表层沉积物样品的轻矿物含量、分布特征和矿物组合进行了研究,在此基础上将本区划分为以下三个矿物组合区:生物碎屑矿物区(Ⅰ)、火山碎屑矿物区(Ⅱ)、混合矿物区(Ⅲ).生物碎屑矿物区(Ⅰ)的矿物组合单一,为生物骨屑矿物.生物骨屑矿物主要来源于中沙环礁,极少量的陆源物质及火山物质可通过悬浮或风等途径搬运进入此区.火山碎屑矿物区(Ⅱ)的轻矿物以褐色火山玻璃为主,火山渣、无色火山玻璃等火山碎屑矿物含量也较高.风化碎屑及陆源碎屑矿物(如石英等)的含量较低.火山渣在本区呈点源式扩散分布.本区矿物组合为褐色火山玻璃-火山渣.此区的物质来源相对复杂,主要来源于原地海山岩石剥蚀风化以及区内可能存在的正在喷发的小型火山物质的风化,周边岛弧火山对其贡献极小.混合矿物区(Ⅲ)的物源丰富,包括生物源、火山源及陆源,该区又可分为两个矿物亚区:东北部混合矿物区(Ⅲ-1),主要的矿物组合包括生物骨屑矿物、褐色火山玻璃、石英、长石等,陆源物质来自于我国大陆,陆源物质基本上位于17°N以北;东南部混合矿物区(Ⅲ-2),矿物组合为生物骨屑矿物、褐色火山玻璃、石英以及风化碎屑矿物,其中陆源物质可能来自南海南部及西南部大陆中的碎屑矿物,通过发源于大河口的海底峡谷搬运进深海盆.     

南海东部管事海山铁锰结壳的矿物组成和地球化学特征

对于开阔大洋海山结壳的矿物组成和地球化学特征研究已经比较深入,但对边缘海海山铁锰结壳的研究却较少。以在南海东部管事海山上采集的两块铁锰结壳为研究材料,对其进行了X射线衍射、扫描电镜及电子探针微区的分析,结果显示结壳矿物以水羟锰矿为主,含有少量针铁矿,碎屑矿物主要是石英和长石。结壳的显微结构呈现条带状分布,有10～15μm长的空隙和0.5μm直径大小的孔洞。相对于大洋结壳,结壳的Mn含量较高,与马尼拉海沟附近火山喷发物质有关,但Cu、Co和Ni含量更低,可能与边缘海沉积速率高或有机络合物吸附有关。矿物组成及元素比值表明结壳主要是水成的,但未发生明显磷酸盐化作用。元素比值和相关性表明,Mn主要来源于南海扩张停止后火山喷发、玄武岩风化形成溶解Mn;Fe与Si元素均来自火山碎屑、生源物质和陆源物质,还受到管状蠕虫吸附的影响。南海管事海山结壳是在富氧环境中上升流作用下选择性吸附水体中溶解化学元素缓慢沉积而成。结壳中元素含量随时间变化趋势反映了南海的古环境变化。     

现代黄河三角洲附近海域表层沉积物地球化学分区

对取自现代黄河三角洲附近海域的表层沉积物样品进行粒度分析和地球化学元素分析。研究表明,沉积物类型主要为砂质粉砂和粉砂,表层沉积物粒度由近岸向渤海东部大致为由粗变细再变粗的趋势,研究区大部分化学元素的含量和分布受沉积物粒度控制作用明显,即"元素的粒度控制律"。运用Q型聚类法对研究区表层沉积物常微量元素进行分析,并将其划分为3个地球化学分区,Ⅰ区主要集中在渤海中部海区,该区化学元素含量高。Ⅱ区主要集中在莱州湾,常微量元素含量比Ⅰ区稍低。Ⅲ区化学元素含量最低,根据地理位置不同又可分为3个亚区。3个分区反映了不同物源和水动力环境对研究区沉积物分布的影响。     

南海表层沉积物火山玻璃分布特征与源区分析

火山碎屑是边缘海沉积的重要来源,其分布特征对研究沉积作用与构造活动具有重要意义。对南海2 276个表层站位碎屑矿物分析表明,664个站位含火山玻璃,占总站位数的29.17%,其中含量最高达95.8×10-3。表层沉积物火山玻璃主要出现在南海东部海域,往西呈逐渐降低趋势。南海东部主要重矿物磁铁矿和角闪石分布与火山玻璃十分相似,表明可能具有相同的来源。这些特征表明火山玻璃主要来自菲律宾群岛。这与南海东缘的琉球-台湾-菲律宾火山-地震带的吕宋岛大量活火山分布吻合。南海南缘苏门答腊-爪哇岛弧火山-地震带,虽然第四纪火山和地震活动频发,但对表层样火山玻璃贡献不大。南海海域火山可能有少量贡献,但不是主要因素,南海北缘及西缘基本没有贡献火山玻璃。     

中太平洋西部深海沉积物中的火山碎屑与粘土矿物

对于太平洋深海沉积物的研究虽有很久的历史(如1873-1876年“挑战者”号的科学考察),但对该区开展深入系统的岩石学和矿物学研究却是六十年代以后的事.随着研究手段的发展和进步,已积累了关于该区深海沉积物的大量资料.目前我国的海洋工作者也正在努力开展这方面的科学研究工作.     

西沙海槽表层沉积物地球化学特征及其地质意义

对西沙海槽区50个表层沉积物的常微量元素进行了地球化学及沉积环境特征研究。西沙海槽区表层沉积物具有SiO2、TiO2含量低和CaO含量高的特征；除了MnO外，各组分的变异系数均较小，元素的分布差异较小，元素分异不明显。常量组分对比表明研究区兼具浅海及深海沉积的特点，为由浅海向深海过渡的半深海沉积环境。富集因子分析表明，从槽坡至槽底富集因子变化不大，略呈增加趋势，Cu、Co、Ni、Pb、Zn、Ba、Mn的富集因子都大于1，表明这些元素除了陆源之外还有其他的来源。海槽区沉积物的化学组分及其来源是复杂多样的，其中包括陆源组分、生物源、火山碎屑等，但陆源碎屑和黏土组分以及碳酸盐型的生物碎屑组分是控制研究区沉积物化学成分的最主要因素。     

西菲律宾海晚第四纪沉积地球化学特征

对１９８８对取自西菲律宾海区的３个沉积物柱样进行系统的地球化学研究。结果表明，本区的沉积物属半远洋沉积物，其地球化学特征受控于陆源沉积作用、海洋生物沉积作用和海底火山常积作用。据主要化学元素和ＣａＣＯ５的柱状变化进行地层划分和古气候的恢复，区分出末次冰期的亚间冰期沉积、冰期最盛期沉积和全新世沉积。本区的ＣａＣＯ３变化表现出两种类型，ＷＰ１柱样属大西洋型溶解旋回；ＷＰ２和ＷＰ４０柱样属太平洋型溶解旋     

西菲律宾海3个岩柱的重矿物组合研究

对西菲律宾海盆西部 Wp1 ,Wp2与 Wp40 3个岩柱中的 47个沉积物样品进行了重矿物组合的研究。分析结果表明 ,调查区内的重矿物中以辉石类为主 ,其平均含量可达 40～ 5 4%。它是海底火山的产物 ,为 3岩柱中存在火山沉积类型提供了依据 ,并根据辉石类含量在不同岩柱中的差异 ,说明 Wp2与 Wp40两个岩柱中的火山物质多于 Wp1岩柱 ,而 Wp1岩柱中的风成物质则较 Wp2与wp40两岩柱更为发育。     

Paleocene to lower Eocene clay sedimentation in the Bay of Biscay

A study of the mineralogy of red clay sequences overlying basalt in the Bay of Biscay revealed two successive units: unit one (lower unit) indicates that clay minerals are the result of subaerial weathering of acid or basic continental rocks, occurring in the Galice province (northwest Spain); and unit two (upper unit) consists of fine-grained particles which suggest distinct volcanic activity. Clay materials from the first unit (Paleocene) are deposited in shallow environments, whereas the second unit materials (lower Eocene) Occur in deeper environments followed by neoformation of clay Minerals and concentration of chemical elements (cobalt, nickel, lead, zinc, and barium).     

Clay mineral composition in shallow water sediment samples near the Antarctic Peninsula and in deep-sea core samples from the pacific and the Indian-Antarctic Basins

Clay minerals in seven shallow water (100 to 600 m deep) dredged samples and in two deep-sea (3,000 to 5,000 m deep) core samples near West Antarctica were investigated by X-ray diffraction analyses. Variation of montmorillonite concentration appears to be closely related to volcanic activity. Chlorite is the most dominant constituent in most of the dredged samples, though it is not a principal component in core samples. Illite concentration is negatively correlated to that of montmorillonite. Kaolinite is found in four out of seven dredged samples near and around the Antarctic Peninsula while the content of kaolinite in two deep-sea cores from the Pacific-Antarctic Basin and the Indian-Antarctic Basin is more abundant than in the dredged samples. The clay mineral composition in the latter two basins may be closely related to volcanic activity and mechanical weathering products near and on Antarctica.     

Hydrothermal Mineralizing Processes and Associated Sedimentation in the Santorini Hydrothermal Embayments

Seven sediment cores from the Palaea and Nea Kameni hydrothermal embayments (PK and NK) on Santorini have been studied by using sediment smear slides, X-ray diffraction, and radiocarbon techniques to determine their lithology, mineralogy, and age, respectively. The cores have been analyzed chemically for a suite of elements, including selective chemical leaching, to determine the partition of elements between coexisting phases. Lithologically and chemically, the sediments from the two embayments are very different. Sediments from PK are oxidized in the upper parts of the cores and reduced at depth; they comprise mainly hydrothermal pyritiferous diatomaceous ooze with minor Fe oxyhydroxide, volcanic debris, gypsum, and siderite. Sediments from NK are oxidized throughout and comprise predominantly amorphous iron oxyhydroxides and goethite; they are thought to have formed by direct precipitation from solution. In PK, biogenic, detrital seawater evaporate, and hydrothermal sediment phases have been identified but only the detrital inputs can be correlated between cores. Mn shows a pronounced enrichment towards the outer part of the embayment because of its dispersion down the embayment and precipitation in the more-oxidizing sediments towards the open sea. In NK, the sediments contain detrital, seawater evaporate, and hydrothermally precipitated and scavenged phases. The presence of substantial amounts of organic matter in the PK sediments but not in the NK sediments is probably the main reason why geochemical processes in the two embayments are different. Age dates obtained from the cores by using the 14 C technique indicate that sedimentation in the PK embayment commenced at approximately 50 AD, whereas in the NK embayment it commenced at approximately 1900 AD, which is consistent with the known history of Santorini. Based on these dates, calculated metal accumulation rates in both embayments are higher than in any other dated hydrothermal metalliferous sediments with the exception of those in the Atlantis II Deep of the Red Sea. Sediment ponding in the embayments is the principal cause of these results.     

Hydrothermal Mineralizing Processes and Associated Sedimentation in the Santorini Hydrothermal Embayments

Abstract

Seven sediment cores from the Palaea and Nea Kameni hydrothermal embayments (PK and NK) on Santorini have been studied by using sediment smear slides, X-ray diffraction, and radiocarbon techniques to determine their lithology, mineralogy, and age, respectively. The cores have been analyzed chemically for a suite of elements, including selective chemical leaching, to determine the partition of elements between coexisting phases. Lithologically and chemically, the sediments from the two embayments are very different. Sediments from PK are oxidized in the upper parts of the cores and reduced at depth; they comprise mainly hydrothermal pyritiferous diatomaceous ooze with minor Fe oxyhydroxide, volcanic debris, gypsum, and siderite. Sediments from NK are oxidized throughout and comprise predominantly amorphous iron oxyhydroxides and goethite; they are thought to have formed by direct precipitation from solution. In PK, biogenic, detrital seawater evaporate, and hydrothermal sediment phases have been identified but only the detrital inputs can be correlated between cores. Mn shows a pronounced enrichment towards the outer part of the embayment because of its dispersion down the embayment and precipitation in the more-oxidizing sediments towards the open sea. In NK, the sediments contain detrital, seawater evaporate, and hydrothermally precipitated and scavenged phases. The presence of substantial amounts of organic matter in the PK sediments but not in the NK sediments is probably the main reason why geochemical processes in the two embayments are different.

Age dates obtained from the cores by using the ¹⁴C technique indicate that sedimentation in the PK embayment commenced at ～ 50 AD, whereas in the NK embayment it commenced at ～ 1900 AD, which is consistent with the known history of Santorini. Based on these dates, calculated metal accumulation rates in both embayments are higher than in any other dated hydrothermal metalliferous sediments with the exception of those in the Atlantis II Deep of the Red Sea. Sediment ponding in the embayments is the principal cause of these results.     

Clay minerals in the deep-sea cores from the North Pacific

Clay minerals in the <2 fraction of the four deep-sea cores collected from the northeast and central North Pacific are studied. In the surface layers of the cores, illite is more dominant in the pelagic samples than in the near-shore ones, and montmorillonite is vice versa. Chlorite in the near-shore sample is relatively abundant in the areas of higher latitude than in those of lower latitude. Kaolinite content is less than 10 percent in all samples. The presence of particles of amphibole in the clay-size was confirmed by X-ray analysis in the whole of the core-st. 18 taken from the northeastern portion of the area. This fact suggests that, for a long time probably since the Tertiary age, particles of amphibole have been supplied from source areas. In the three cores except the core-st. 18 it is shown that montmorillonite clearly increases downward. It is suggested that montmorillonite has been derived from volcanic glassy material by a diagenetic change. Montmorillonite in the bottom layer (400–405 cm) of the core-st. 9 is particularly rich in iron.