台西南深海底栖有孔虫及其5万年来冷泉微生境变迁记录

为探讨冷泉区底栖有孔虫组合特征、受控因素及其冷泉微生境随时间的变迁,本文对台西南海盆取自九龙甲烷礁和海洋四号区冷泉区的973-4和973-5两根岩心展开了底栖有孔虫及其壳体氧碳同位素研究。测年结果揭示两根岩心为晚更新世约5万年来海洋氧同位素期(MIS)MIS 3至MIS 1早期的沉积序列。两个站位共识别了底栖有孔虫79属233种,优势类别在973-4组合中为Uvigerina(23.3%)、Bulimina(10.71%)和Cibicidoides(9.87%),在973-5组合中是Bulimina(20.6%),两站位的组合优势和常见属种均以内生类别为主。有孔虫分异度显然同时受到正常深海环境因子TOC和沉积物粒度的影响。总体上,优势和常见类群与TOC相关性较弱,但与δ¹⁸O_{Uvigerina spp.}有不同程度的相关性,说明有孔虫还受冷泉特殊营养物质和流体因子影响。5万年来,973-4和973-5站位底栖有孔虫组合生活的冷泉微生境,经历了由双壳-自生碳酸盐岩(MIS 3至MIS 2早期)向双壳-菌席(MIS 2晚期至MIS 1早期)的变迁。底栖有孔虫的优势类群也随微生境的变迁而演替,如973-4站位MIS 3-MIS 1的优势类群依次为U.peregrina、Cibicidoides-Bulimina、U.vadescens和Cibicides,973-5站位为Chilostomella+ Globobulimina、Cibicidoides、Bulimina。有孔虫壳体氧碳同位素特征也随时间改变,从MIS 3到MIS 2早期,在自生碳酸盐岩水岩交换背景下,具有富δ¹⁸O和亏损δ¹³C特点(3.5‰~4.49‰,-2‰~-0.2‰); MIS 2晚期—MIS 1早期因双壳和菌席的生物地球化学作用影响,具有略富集δ¹⁸O和略微亏损δ¹³C的特征(2.5‰~3.5‰,-1‰~-0.1‰)。自5万年来两个区甲烷渗漏逐渐减弱,其间发生了几次增强事件。973-4站位记录了1次持续时间约10 ka的增强事件(35~25 ka);973-5站位记录3次(45 ka,35 ka,14~12 ka)。其中,45 ka时海底上涌的甲烷通量可能最大,在海底表面形成水合物。35 ka时的甲烷喷溢增强事件可能为区域性事件。     

37 ka以来日本海沉积物有机质碳和氮稳定同位素变化及其古海洋学意义

海洋沉积物有机质碳氮稳定同位素(δ¹³C、δ¹⁵N)广泛用于有机质来源示踪、古生产力和古海洋环境重建。日本海沉积物δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N值一个显著特征是在末次冰盛期(LGM)同步负偏,但是对这一现象产生的原因以及他们的演化过程的认识仍然存在明显不足。在本研究中,我们详细调查了37 ka以来日本海中部LV53-23-1岩心沉积物δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N演化历史。结果显示,沉积物δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N分别介于-26.3‰至-22.5‰和1.6‰至6.1‰,低值出现在LGM(26.5~17 ka)暗色层状泥发育时期,指示较强的陆源输入贡献。在Heinrich冰阶1时期(17~14.5 ka),δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N快速正偏,表明日本海海洋环境发生了明显的转换,对应于对马海峡淹没及对马暖流入侵。14.5 ka之后,沉积物δ¹⁵N值恢复到5‰,与开阔大洋海水硝酸盐的δ¹⁵N值近似。我们采用二端员混合模型粗略地估算了有机质来源的相对贡献。LGM时期陆源有机质贡献介于65%至80%,14.5 ka以后海源有机质贡献介于60%至80%。除了增加的陆源有机质贡献以外,LGM时期沉积物δ¹⁵N亏损还涉及如下过程:(1)较高的含Fe沙尘供给提高日本海表层海洋生物固氮效率;(2)缺氧环境盛行减弱成岩作用对沉积物δ¹⁵N影响。37 ka以来,日本海沉积物δ¹³C和δ¹⁵N变化与有机质来源、营养盐的供给、表层生产力和沉积物氧化还原条件相关,实际受海平面和全球气候制约。     

南海北部天然气水合物远景区末次冰期以来底栖有孔虫稳定同位素特征及其影响因素

底栖有孔虫碳同位素负偏移是地质记录中天然气水合物释放的重要证据之一.对南海北部西沙海槽和东沙陆坡等天然气水合物远景区XH-27PC和DS-4PC柱状样分别进行顶空气甲烷含量分析、有机碳含量分析、粒度分析和有孔虫氧碳同位素分析.结合碳酸盐含量及AMS 14C测年,揭示研究区末次冰期以来底栖有孔虫的稳定同位素特征.结果显示:西沙海槽BSR区沉积物中甲烷含量较低;底栖有孔虫碳同位素负偏不明显,与顶空气甲烷含量呈弱正相关(R=0.32),与有机碳含量有强负相关(R=-0.82),说明低通量甲烷不足以引起底栖有孔虫碳同位素显著偏移,在无甲烷或甲烷轻微渗漏的环境中有机碳的厌氧氧化是影响底栖有孔虫碳同位素组成的主要因素.东沙陆坡BSR区沉积物中含有大量的甲烷气体;底栖有孔虫氧同位素记录在末次冰期异常偏重,可能与天然气水合物的分解释放有关;同时可识别出多期碳同位素快速负偏事件,其成因很可能是末次冰期海平面下降导致海底沉积物的温度、压力条件发生变化,从而引发水合物甲烷失稳分解,底栖有孔虫吸收富12C的甲烷源碳致使壳体碳同位素负偏移.     

中国湖相碳酸盐岩时空分布与碳氧同位素特征*

湖相碳酸盐岩产状多样,多以夹层形式分布在碎屑岩剖面中,也见以结核或钙质微体化石等薄层赋存于泥岩、页岩等碎屑岩中,具有层数多、单层薄、呈韵律性变化等特点。受构造背景、物源输入和古环境等因素控制,中国湖相碳酸盐沉积最早出现于二叠纪,主要发育时段为古近纪,具有沉积时间跨度大、分布面积广的特征。湖相碳酸盐岩按成因可分为原生沉积型、成岩改造型和热液喷流型3类。中国湖相碳酸盐岩的碳氧同位素特征可揭示原生和成岩过程中水介质环境的差异性: (1)δ¹³C和 δ¹⁸O 密切相关,且δ¹³C多正偏,指示封闭型咸水、半咸水湖泊环境;(2)δ¹³C和 δ¹⁸O 无相关性,且δ¹³C多负偏,指示开放型湖泊环境;(3)δ¹³C严重正偏,指示成岩作用时发酵带的环境受到古细菌参与的甲烷生成作用的影响。     

内蒙古大井铜锡多金属矿床矿石中Cu-S同位素特征及成矿预测

内蒙古大井铜锡多金属矿床是大兴安岭成矿带代表性矿床之一,矿区位于内蒙古东部林西县境内,成矿地质条件良好。矿床矿石中同位素特征及与成矿的关系研究薄弱。本文通过对矿体中黄铜矿Cu同位素,黄铜矿、黄铁矿S同位素和Pb同位素的研究表明:黄铜矿δ⁶⁵Cu 值总体范围为 -0.46‰+0.32‰,平均值为0 ‰,2σ误差平均值约为0.03‰;黄铜矿、黄铁矿δ³⁴S值总体范围为 +0.076 ‰+3.00‰,平均值为+1.83‰,且δ³⁴S值分散程度也较小,整体较均一,属于岩浆硫的同位素特征;Pb同位素数据整体变化很小,具体为²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=18.29118.353,²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb =15.50115.574,²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb =38.05138.265。结合区域前人的研究表明,大井矿Cu同位素的变化是由于硫化物-岩浆分异过程导致,大井矿矿石黄铜矿δ⁶⁵Cu的变化可能指示了矿化阶段成矿硫化物的演化方向,δ⁶⁵Cu逐渐降低的方向可能存在隐伏矿体,研究区域东部生产区域与外围预测未生产区域具有一致的Cu同位素特征,Cu同位素证据表明大井矿外围预测区可能存在深部隐伏矿体。     

浑善达克沙地碱湖表层沉积物的粒度、沉积有机质变化特征与指示意义

本文选择浑善达克沙地南缘濒临干涸的碱湖为研究对象,综合分析湖泊及流域表层沉积物的粒度、总有机碳(TOC)及其同位素(δ¹³C_TOC)指标的空间分布特征及环境指示意义。结果表明,湖泊水域区及滩地区的黏土与粉砂组分含量高,TOC含量多低于1%,而东缘的盐生草甸砂组增加,同时TOC含量升高至10.75%;δ¹³C_TOC值表现为从西向东,即水域区(-24.88‰)、滩地区(-25.17‰)、盐生草甸(-27.93‰)呈逐渐偏负的趋势。水域区表层沉积物粒度端员组分分析表明,粗粒端员(近源风成组分及洪积组分)含量的增加指示湖泊退缩及流域植被退化;水域区低TOC指示水生植物基本消失,陆源C₃植物成为湖泊沉积物有机质的主要来源,控制了δ¹³C_TOC的波动。当湖泊彻底干涸,裸露滩地的粒度初始以细粒组分(黏土、粉砂)为主,而后强烈的风蚀作用将富盐细粒带走,沉积物的粒度变粗,盐度降低,盐生植被入侵。此后沉积物的TOC含量显著增加,而δ¹³C_TOC值逐渐偏负可能与上覆盐生植被演替过程中C₃植物生物量增加有关。因此,乌日图音淖尔现代沉积过程及机理的研究,加深了对浑善达克沙地碱湖干涸过程中沉积及生态演化过程的认识,也为古环境的重建提供了重要依据。     

陕西旬阳地区小河金矿硫铅同位素组成及地质意义

小河金矿是近年来在南秦岭中带发现的中型金矿床,矿石类型为微细浸染型,矿床受地层和构造双重控制。在野外工作基础上,根据矿物组合及穿插关系划分了4个成矿阶段:Ⅰ,成矿早期少硫化物石英脉成矿阶段;Ⅱ,石英脉、黄铁矿、毒砂成矿主阶段;Ⅲ,石英脉-多金属硫化物成矿主阶段;Ⅳ,方解石、石英脉成矿晚阶段。其中Ⅱ、Ⅲ阶段是主要金矿化阶段。不同阶段样品的原位硫同位素结果显示:成矿早阶段石英脉期的黄铁矿δ³⁴S值为20.80‰~25.77‰,均值为23.59‰;主成矿期II阶段中黄铁矿、毒砂δ³⁴S值为15.46‰~19.12‰,均值为17.5‰;主成矿期Ⅲ阶段中方铅矿、闪锌矿δ³⁴S值为11.35‰~16.78‰,均值为13.88‰。硫同位素特征指示硫以沉积硫为主,成矿过程可能存在低δ³⁴S值热液的持续加入。金属硫化物Pb同位素测试结果显示²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb为17.882 1~18.367 4,²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb为15.614 0~15.674 1,²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb为38.016 3~38.934 2,指示小河金矿铅主要源于地壳,同时伴随幔源铅的混入。综合矿床地质特征及硫、铅同位素地球化学特征,认为小河金矿成矿过程可能存在流体混合作用。     

铜同位素示踪覆盖区地表土壤的异常来源初探:以福建罗卜岭隐伏铜钼矿床为例

地表微细粒土壤地球化学测量是国内研究较多的深穿透地球化学方法之一,判断地表异常与深部隐伏矿体的关系是未来该方法广泛应用的理论基础。以已知的隐伏矿床——紫金山罗卜岭铜钼矿床为研究对象,利用铜同位素示踪覆盖区地表土壤的异常来源。结果显示:(1)矿石单矿物的δ⁶⁵Cu变化范围较小(-0.04‰~0.56‰),指示较高的成矿温度(250~300 ℃);钻孔由深至浅,矿石的δ⁶⁵Cu值具有明显升高的趋势,符合斑岩型成矿系统早期至晚期铜同位素的变化特征,流体分馏是造成不同阶段形成的矿石铜同位素存在差异的主要原因。(2)背景区地表土壤铜含量的平均值(59.4 μg/g)显著低于异常区(131.0 μg/g)。背景区土壤δ⁶⁵Cu变化范围为-1.94‰~-0.82‰,平均值为-1.38‰;异常区土壤δ⁶⁵Cu变化范围为-5.01‰~1.05‰,平均值为-1.40‰,背景区和异常区铜同位素组成相差不大。(3)本次利用铜同位素组成判别地表介质铜异常来源的效果不理想,可能因为矿石本身的铜同位素组成存在差异,地表土壤本身的铜同位素信息覆盖了来自深部与隐伏铜矿体有关的信息,或从深部原生环境迁移至地表氧化环境的过程中,因氧化还原反应发生了铜同位素的分馏。     

南海东沙海域末次冰期异常沉积事件与水合物分解

对南海东沙海域陆坡区973-3柱状样开展沉积学和年代学、有孔虫同位素和壳体B/Ca比值、碳酸钙和黄铁矿含量的分析, 发现该岩芯浮游有孔虫Globigerinoides ruber和底栖有孔虫Uvigerina peregrina的δ13C在末次冰期同时在多个层位发生负偏, 最大负偏达-2.03‰; 有孔虫δ13C负偏层位环境[CO₃2-]浓度相对偏低; 负偏层位同时出现大量黄铁矿, 最高含量达17%.在负偏层位以下沉积的碳酸盐溶解作用强烈, CaCO₃含量最低, 沉积物颜色偏深.究其成因与水合物分解关系较大.甲烷渗漏事件发生在末次冰期, 说明末次冰期的海平面下降是水合物分解的主要诱因.根据有孔虫δ13C负偏的次数和程度推断至少发生过4次甲烷渗漏, 渗漏的强度基本相当.      

南海北部有孔虫碳氧同位素特征与晚第四纪水合物分解的响应关系

为探寻晚第四纪以来水合物分解事件在南海北部甲烷渗漏环境下有孔虫中的记录,对南海北部陆坡2个区块的沉积柱状样有孔虫碳氧同位素组成和测年分析发现,底栖有孔虫Uvigerina spp.碳同位素值为-2.12‰～-0.21‰,浮游有孔虫Globigerinoides ruber.氧同位素值为-3.11‰～-0.60‰,ZD3、ZS5 2个柱状样孔底年龄分别为26 616、64 090 a,对应了氧同位素Ⅲ、Ⅳ期末期,有孔虫碳同位素负偏的层位与氧同位素Ⅱ、Ⅳ期(冷期)层位相对应,负偏程度达到了-2‰,与布莱克海台和墨西哥湾等地区晚第四纪沉积层中有孔虫碳氧同位素组成相似。分析认为:研究区是典型的甲烷渗漏环境,该区在氧同位素Ⅱ、Ⅳ期,由于全球海平面下降,导致海底压力减小,天然气水合物分解释放,具轻碳同位素的大量甲烷释放进入海底溶解无机碳(DIC)池并记录在有孔虫壳体内,造成有孔虫碳同位素负偏;同时在有孔虫负偏层位黄铁矿和自生碳酸盐较发育,进一步证实了有孔虫碳同位素受甲烷影响较大,而海洋生产力的降低和早期成岩作用对有孔虫碳同位素负偏的影响较小。     

Two types of gneisses associated with eclogite at Shuanghe in the Dabie terrane: carbon isotope, zircon U–Pb dating and oxygen isotope

There are two types of gneisses, biotite paragneiss and granitic orthogneiss, to be closely associated with UHP eclogite at Shuanghe in the Dabie terrane. Both concentration and isotope composition of bulk carbon in apatite and host gneisses were determined by the EA-MS online technique. Structural carbonate within the apatite was detected by the XRD and FTIR techniques. Significant ¹³C-depletion was observed in the apatite with δ¹³C values of −28.6‰ to −22.3‰ and the carbon concentrations of 0.70–4.98 wt.% CO₂ despite a large variation in δ¹⁸O from −4.3‰ to +10.6‰ for these gneisses. There is significant heterogeneity in both δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O within the gneisses on the scale of several tens meters, pointing to the presence of secondary processes after the UHP metamorphism. Considerable amounts of carbonate carbon occur in some of the gneisses that were also depleted in ¹³C primarily, but subjected to overprint of ¹³C-rich CO₂-bearing fluid after the UHP metamorphism. The ¹³C-depleted carbon in the gneisses is interpreted to be inherited from their precursors that suffered meteoric–hydrothermal alteration before plate subduction. Both low δ¹³C values and structural carbonate in the apatite suggest the presence of ¹³C-poor CO₂ in the UHP metamorphic fluid. The ¹³C-poor CO₂ is undoubtedly derived from oxidation of organic matter in the subsurface fluid during the prograde UHP metamorphism.

Zircons from two samples of the granitic orthogneiss exhibit low δ¹⁸O values of −4.1‰ to −1.1‰, demonstrating that its protolith was significantly depleted in ¹⁸O prior to magma crystallization. U–Pb discordia datings for the ¹⁸O-depleted zircons yield Neoproterozoic ages of 724–768 Ma for the protolith of the granitic orthogneiss, consistent with protolith ages of most eclogites and orthogneisses from the other regions in the Dabie–Sulu orogen. Therefore, the meteoric–hydrothermal alteration is directly dated to occur at mid-Neoproterozoic, and may be correlated with the Rodinia supercontinental breakup and the snowball Earth event. It is thus deduced that the igneous protolith of the granitic orthogneiss and some eclogites would intrude into the older sequences composing the sedimentary protoliths of the biotite paragneiss and some eclogites along the northern margin of the Yangtze plate at mid-Neoproterozoic, and drove local meteoric–hydrothermal circulation systems in which both ¹³C- and ¹⁸O-depleted fluid interacted with the protoliths of these UHP rocks now exposed in the Dabie terrane.     

塔里木北缘震旦纪—寒武纪转折期碳同位素漂移事件及成因机制

震旦纪—寒武纪转折期是地球演化的关键节点,这一时期的碳-氧同位素记录在塔里木保留完整却关注较少。选取苏盖特布拉克露头震旦系与寒武系交界地层实测采样,并开展了古生物、镜下鉴定、碳同位素漂移事件的综合分析,探讨了N1(BACE)、P1(ZHUCE)等碳同位素漂移事件的成因机制。样品的δ¹³C_carb和δ¹⁸O_carb相关系数(R²=0.05)、δ¹⁸O_carb和Mn/Sr相关系数(R²=0.09)及岩石学特征表明,后期成岩改造并未导致碳-氧同位素的显著分馏,原始碳同位素特征得以基本保留。由下至上,在该剖面识别出P-1事件(δ¹³C_carb峰值1.9‰2.4‰)、N1事件(-6.8‰-10.3‰)、P1事件(1.4‰4.1‰)、N2a-c事件(-0.4‰-2.8‰)、P2a-c事件(0.2‰0.6‰)和N3事件(-3.4‰)。综合碳同位素演化特征与古生物、年代学数据,确认了玉尔吐斯组底部硅质页岩与奇格布拉克组顶部藻云岩的分界面为塔里木震旦系与寒武系的分界线,并实现了该露头与老林、肖滩、三峡、西伯利亚、阿曼和摩洛哥剖面的地层对比。分析认为,塔里木北缘震旦纪—寒武纪转折期的碳漂移事件,更多受控于古海洋氧气含量变化引起的固碳率f_org的波动。玉尔吐斯组早期海侵背景下的大规模缺氧事件导致的初级生产力和固碳率降低,是N1负漂移事件(BACE)的主因;随后海退中氧气含量的增加引起生产力重建和固碳率增加,形成了P1正漂移事件(ZHUCE)。这一成果性认识有助于塔里木盆地寒武纪古环境研究与深层超深层油气远景资源评价。     

内蒙古阿扎哈达铜铋矿床流体包裹体和碳-氧-硫-铅同位素地球化学研究

阿扎哈达石英脉型铜铋矿床位于二连—东乌旗多金属成矿带中段。铜铋热液矿化过程从早到晚可以分为3个阶段,分别为石英-黄铁矿-黄铜矿阶段(Ⅰ)、石英-黄铁矿-黄铜矿-辉铜矿-辉铋矿-自然铋-萤石阶段(Ⅱ)和晚期石英-方解石阶段(Ⅲ)。铜铋矿化主要产于Ⅱ阶段石英脉中。流体包裹体类型主要为气液两相包裹体。测温结果显示Ⅰ阶段富气相包裹体均一温度变化范围为224~427 ℃,盐度(w(NaCl_eq)为16.0%~22.4%;富液相包裹体均一温度为229~410 ℃,盐度为9.2%~22.2%。Ⅱ阶段富气相包裹体均一温度为245~343 ℃,盐度为17.8%~20.5%;富液相包裹体均一温度为180~361 ℃,盐度为10.5%~21.3%。Ⅲ阶段富液相包裹体均一温度为132~262 ℃,盐度为3.4%~19.4%。成矿热液整体上属于中温、中等盐度流体。单个包裹体激光拉曼分析表明气液相成分主要是H₂O,含少量CH₄,指示成矿流体属于NaCl-H₂O±CH₄体系。C-O同位素数据(δ¹³C_V-PDB值范围为-6.7‰~-1.4‰,δ¹⁸O_V-SMOW值为-2.4‰~+11.5‰)表明成矿流体主要来源于岩浆水,晚阶段有大气降水的混入。黄铁矿S同位素组成(1.3‰~9.5‰)指示成矿物质主要来源于岩浆热液,并有部分地层物质加入。黄铁矿Pb同位素组成²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb、²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb和²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb值变化范围分别为38.081~38.229、15.561~15.602和18.270~18.383,所有数据点均落在造山带铅范围内,表明成矿物质主要来源于侵位的花岗岩,同时地层提供了部分成矿物质。结合流体包裹体和同位素地球化学研究,文章认为温度下降及水岩反应是导致矿质沉淀的重要机制。     

Inclusions in diamonds from the K14 and K10 kimberlites, Buffalo Hills, Alberta, Canada: diamond growth in a plume?

Analyses of mineral inclusions, carbon isotopes, nitrogen contents and nitrogen aggregation states in 29 diamonds from two Buffalo Hills kimberlites in northern Alberta, Canada were conducted. From 25 inclusion bearing diamonds, the following paragenetic abundances were found: peridotitic (48%), eclogitic (32%), eclogitic/websteritic (8%), websteritic (4%), ultradeep? (4%) and unknown (4%). Diamonds containing mineral inclusions of ferropericlase, and mixed eclogitic-asthenospheric-websteritic and eclogitic-websteritic mineral associations suggests the possibility of diamond growth over a range of depths and in a variety of mantle environments (lithosphere, asthenosphere and possibly lower mantle).

Eclogitic diamonds have a broad range of C-isotopic composition (δ¹³C=−21‰ to −5‰). Peridotitic, websteritic and ultradeep diamonds have typical mantle C-isotope values (δ¹³C=−4.9‰ av.), except for two ¹³C-depleted peridotitic (δ¹³C=−11.8‰, −14.6‰) and one ¹³C-depleted websteritic diamond (δ¹³C=−11.9‰). Infrared spectra from 29 diamonds identified two diamond groups: 75% are nitrogen-free (Type II) or have fully aggregated nitrogen defects (Type IaB) with platelet degradation and low to moderate nitrogen contents (av. 330 ppm-N); 25% have lower nitrogen aggregation states and higher nitrogen contents (30% IaB; <1600 ppm-N).

The combined evidence suggests two generations of diamond growth. Type II and Type IaB diamonds with ultradeep, peridotitic, eclogitic and websteritic inclusions crystallised from eclogitic and peridotitic rocks while moving in a dynamic environment from the asthenosphere and possibly the lower mantle to the base of the lithosphere. Mechanisms for diamond movement through the mantle could be by mantle convection, or an ascending plume. The interaction of partial melts with eclogitic and peridotitic lithologies may have produced the intermediate websteritic inclusion compositions, and can explain diamonds of mixed parageneses, and the overlap in C-isotope values between parageneses. Strong deformation and extremely high nitrogen aggregation states in some diamonds may indicate high mantle storage temperatures and strain in the diamond growth environment. A second diamond group, with Type IaA–IaB nitrogen aggregation and peridotitic inclusions, crystallised at the base of the cratonic lithosphere. All diamonds were subsequently sampled by kimberlites and transported to the Earth's surface.     

Constraining diamond metasomatic growth using C- and N-stable isotopes: examples from Namibia

The present paper provides C- and N-stable isotope characteristics, N-contents and N-aggregation states for alluvial diamonds of known paragenesis from placers along the Namibian coast. The sample set includes diamonds with typical peridotitic and eclogitic inclusions and the recently reported “undetermined” suite of Leost et al. [Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 145 (2003) 15] which resulted from infiltration of high temperature, carbonate-rich melts. δ¹³C-values range from −20.3‰ to −0.5‰ (n=48) for peridotitic diamonds and from −38.5‰ to −1.6‰ (n=45) for eclogitic diamonds. Diamonds belonging to the “undetermined” suite span a narrower range in δ¹³C from −8.5‰ to −2.7‰ (n=13). When compared with previous studies, diamonds from Namibia are characterised by unusually low proportions of N-free (i.e. Type II) peridotitic and eclogitic diamonds (3% and 2%, respectively) and an unprecedented high proportion of N-rich diamonds (15% and 73%, respectively, have N-contents >600 ppm). δ¹⁵N-values for diamonds of the peridotitic, eclogitic and “undetermined” suites range from −10‰ to +13‰ without correlations with either N-content or δ¹³C. The similarity in N-isotopic composition and the N-rich character of diamonds belonging to the eclogitic, peridotitic and “undetermined” suites is striking and suggests a close genetic relationship. We propose that a large part of the diamonds mined in Namibia formed during metasomatic events of similar style that introduced carbon and nitrogen into a range of different host lithologies.     

松辽盆地北部中二叠统碳酸盐岩元素和稳定同位素地球化学特征与古环境

松辽盆地中二叠统哲斯组发育一套暗色泥岩、灰色砂砾岩与灰岩沉积组合,灰岩中产海相腕足类和双壳类化石。由于受钻井进尺和取心资料限制,前人对盆地覆盖区晚古生代地层及其沉积环境研究较少。对采自松辽盆地杜101井、杜103井剖面哲斯组的白云质灰岩进行了系统的稳定同位素和微量元素、稀土元素分析,首次获取了盆地覆盖区中二叠统灰岩元素地球化学资料。测试结果显示碳同位素δ¹³C_PDB值一般>0(均值为1.68‰),氧同位素δ¹⁸O_PDB值全部<-15‰(均值为-19.98‰),碳、氧稳定同位素关系图解显示二者呈正相关关系,表明白云岩化作用对灰岩同位素改造作用明显。稀土元素(REE+Y)总量为56.88×10^-6~143.72×10^-6,均值为108.92×10^-6,PAAS标准化后显示具有轻稀土相对于中稀土和重稀土亏损、δEu(均值0.94,最大值1.57)负异常、δCe(均值0.87,最大值1.06)普遍负异常和相对高的Y/Ho均值(均值34.59)等特点,与正常海相具有大体相同的稀土元素配分模式;而微量元素Ba(均值281.55×10^-6)、Zn(均值71.91×10^-6)、Y(均值17.44×10^-6)、Zr(均值117.75×10^-6)和Rb(均值66.84×10^-6)等元素含量整体较高,Sr/Ba(均值2.91)、Th/U(均值2.75)、V/Cr(均值1.45)和V/(V+Ni)(均值0.66)等比值适中,指示研究区哲斯组沉积时期主体为一种频繁受陆源碎屑混染作用影响的碳酸盐台地或滨海岸环境。