A thermodynamic investigation of barium and calcium sulfate stability in sediments at an oceanic ridge axis (Juan de Fuca, ODP legs 139 and 169)

We have used a new thermodynamic model of barium and calcium sulfate solubilities in multicomponent electrolyte solutions (Monnin, 1999) to investigate the stabilities of barite and anhydrite in seawater or in marine sediment porewaters at high temperature and pressure. As a further test supplementing those previously carried out during model development, we have calculated the temperature at which standard seawater becomes saturated with respect to anhydrite. The model predicts that, upon heating at 500 bars, standard seawater becomes saturated with respect to anhydrite at 147 ± 5°C, which compares well with the literature value of 150°C (Bishoff and Seyfried, 1978). At 20 bars the calculated saturation temperature is 117 ± 3°C. This points to a non negligible pressure effect even at moderate pressures.We have calculated the barite and anhydrite saturation indices for the in situ temperatures and pressures, from the composition of porewaters collected at ODP Sites 855, 856, 857, 858, 1035 and 1036 during ODP Legs 139 and 169 (Juan de Fuca and Gorda ridges, NE Pacific). Calculated saturation indices for porewater samples collected at depths corresponding to temperatures between 70° and 110-120°C at an in situ pressure of about 260 bars yield equilibrium values for anhydrite and barite. Saturation indices of samples collected at depths where the temperature exceeds 110-120°C, however, yield values indicating supersaturation with respect to anhydrite and undersaturation with respect to barite. This result is consistent with the redissolution of anhydrite during cooling, leading to the well documented sampling artifact affecting porewater compositions in high temperature marine sediments: anhydrite dissolution increases the porewater sulfate content, which in turn induces a loss of barium from solution through barite precipitation (the common ion effect). We postulate that this redissolution occurs in sediment samples for which the in situ temperature exceeds 110-120°C: below this limit anhydrite remains at equilibrium or does not have time to significantly dissolve before porewaters are sampled.     

Calcium isotope evidence for suppression of carbonate dissolution in carbonate-bearing organic-rich sediments

Pore fluid calcium isotope, calcium concentration and strontium concentration data are used to measure the rates of diagenetic dissolution and precipitation of calcite in deep-sea sediments containing abundant clay and organic material. This type of study of deep-sea sediment diagenesis provides unique information about the ultra-slow chemical reactions that occur in natural marine sediments that affect global geochemical cycles and the preservation of paleo-environmental information in carbonate fossils. For this study, calcium isotope ratios (δ^44/40Ca) of pore fluid calcium from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Sites 984 (North Atlantic) and 1082 (off the coast of West Africa) were measured to augment available pore fluid measurements of calcium and strontium concentration. Both study sites have high sedimentation rates and support quantitative sulfate reduction, methanogenesis and anaerobic methane oxidation. The pattern of change of δ^44/40Ca of pore fluid calcium versus depth at Sites 984 and 1082 differs markedly from that of previously studied deep-sea Sites like 590B and 807, which are composed of nearly pure carbonate sediment. In the 984 and 1082 pore fluids, δ^44/40Ca remains elevated near seawater values deep in the sediments, rather than shifting rapidly toward the δ^44/40Ca of carbonate solids. This observation indicates that the rate of calcite dissolution is far lower than at previously studied carbonate-rich sites. The data are fit using a numerical model, as well as more approximate analytical models, to estimate the rates of carbonate dissolution and precipitation and the relationship of these rates to the abundance of clay and organic material. Our models give mutually consistent results and indicate that calcite dissolution rates at Sites 984 and 1082 are roughly two orders of magnitude lower than at previously studied carbonate-rich sites, and the rate correlates with the abundance of clay. Our calculated rates are conservative for these sites (the actual rates could be significantly slower) because other processes that impact the calcium isotope composition of sedimentary pore fluid have not been included. The results provide direct geochemical evidence for the anecdotal observation that the best-preserved carbonate fossils are often found in clay or organic-rich sedimentary horizons. The results also suggest that the presence of clay minerals has a strong passivating effect on the surfaces of biogenic carbonate minerals, slowing dissolution dramatically even in relation to the already-slow rates typical of carbonate-rich sediments.     

Die Verteilung des Strontiums in oberjurassischen Karbonatgesteinen der Nördlichen Kalkalpen

Several publications on the environmental control of strontium in carbonate rocks have stimulated this investigation. Samples from three lithologically different units of the marine Upper Jurassic in the Northeastern Alps are analysed for strontium (x-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption, microprobe). Reported data on Sr in Recent carbonate secreting organisms, Recent and fossil carbonate sediments, on partition between calcite, aragonite and seawater have been used for comparison with those of the Upper Jurassic carbonate rocks. Reef sediments predominantly consisting of aragonite and high magnesium calcite lost extreme portions of their original Sr during diagenesis. Some layers (Oberalmer Schichten, St. Koloman) of probable bathypelagic origin are still comparable in strontium with primary marine calcite (about 0,1 % Sr).The pattern of the Sr distribution in the investigated Upper Jurassic limestones is mainly due to different courses of diagenetic change from different primary carbonates into low magnesium calcite. The change in Sr concentrations of diagenetic solutions is a function of the type of the supporting carbonate in an closed or open system of carbonates with porous solutions and is a function of seawater- or freshwater influence on the latter. A small strontium portion of these rocks occurs in apatite crystals with abnormal sulfur contents which could be identified as fragments of fish teeth.

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Wir danken Herrn Dr. A. Schkbidbb, (Göttingen) für zahlreiche Mikrosondenuntersuchungen und Herrn A. FENMNGER (Graz) für die quantitative Bestimmung der Tonrückstände in den Kalken. Für einen Teil der analytischen Arbeiten wurde ein Röntgenspektrometer der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft benutzt.     

鄂尔多斯盆地东南部奥陶系马五段去白云石化过程的地球化学示踪

高Ca/Mg值流体与白云石反应的去白云石化作用在较多地层中可见,但对其形成过程的探讨甚少。本文运用碳、氧、锶同位素及锶元素的示踪原理,对鄂尔多斯盆地东南部奥陶系马五段去白云石化作用的两类不同颜色的次生方解石形成过程进行示踪,结果显示:红色次生方解石具低Sr元素含量、高87Sr/86Sr值及负偏的δ13C特征;白色次生方解石呈现出高Sr元素含量、低87Sr/86Sr值及明显负偏的δ18O特征。结合去白云石化次生方解石岩石学特征,推测去白云石化作用可能有两个阶段:近地表时期,受大气淡水淋滤发生去白云石化作用,形成不彻底灰化的棕红色、红色次生方解石;中-深埋藏期,受温度、压力及海源性流体影响与叠加进一步发生去白云石化作用,形成白色次生方解石。      

科学大洋钻探：成就与展望

在回顾ODP学术目标的发展历史的基础上，按照地球环境动力学和地球内部动力学两大科学主题，对ODP在地球环境变化、作为环境变化营力的沉积物、流体和细菌、地球内部物质和能量的传递、岩石圈变形和地震作用等前沿领域所取得的主要科学成就进行了简单的介绍。IODP将以地球系统科学的思想为指导，利用多个钻探平台，以更为广泛的钻探领域和更深的钻探深度，对全球海底进行学术目标更为庞大、系统的科学钻探，并进一步加强与石油工业以及其它国际地学研究计划的合作。     

Nodular celestite in the Chihsia Formation (Middle Permian) of south China

The middle Permian Chihsia Formation of south China accumulated on a shallow shelf, and consists mainly of black to dark grey micritic limestone rich in chert nodules and organic matter. A unique type of nodular crystal cluster is distributed widely in the carbonate succession. Most crystal clusters consist of calcite. Some, however, are composed of celestite, and geochemical, microscopic and crystal morphological data suggest that celestite was the precursor of the calcite. The celestite developed displacively within the sediments during early diagenesis, before compaction and before local dolomitization of the host rock. Similar strontium isotopic values were obtained from the celestite clusters, replacement calcite, vein calcite and host rock. The values are within the range of middle Permian sea water. The strontium in the celestite was furnished chiefly by either diagenetic alteration of strontium‐rich marine aragonite to strontium‐poor calcite, or aragonite dissolution induced by aerobic oxidation of organic matter, or both. The sulphur isotopic values of the celestite are about 6–11‰ heavier than the sulphur isotopic value of sulphate in coeval sea water. Based on geological context, this difference is attributed to microbial reduction of porewater sulphate in the Chihsia sediments.     

科学大洋钻探与天然气水合物

天然气水合物是由水和甲烷等气体水分子组成的冰状物,主要分布于海洋陆坡区和陆地永久冻土带,是21世纪理想的替代能源。科学家已对天然气水合物的物理化学性质、产出条件、分布规律、勘查技术、开采工艺、经济评价及开采可能造成的环境影响等进行了广泛而深入的研究。大洋钻探计划（ODP）是获得深部含天然气水合物和游离气沉积物的唯一途径,已成功实施了164和 204两个以天然气水合物为主要目标的航次,分析研究了含天然气水合物沉积物的原位物理化学特性和地球物理性质,探讨了气体-水-沉积物-水合物间的相互作用机理,为气体储量计算提供了依据,对推动水合物研究作出了重大贡献。综合大洋钻探计划（IODP）的启动,将为人们深刻理解地球历史和地球系统过程（ESP）,特别是认识天然气水合物在地质过程中的作用,提供前所未有的机会。     

被动大陆边缘：从大陆张裂到海底扩张

被动边缘是研究大陆张裂、破裂到海底扩张的关键。ODP103、149、173航次对伊比利亚-纽芬兰非火山型共轭边缘的研究,证实了洋陆过渡带和低角度拆离断层的存在,其中洋陆过渡带中广泛出现蛇纹岩化地幔橄榄岩,钻探结果支持不对称单剪模式。ODP104、152、163航次对挪威-格陵兰东南火山型共轭边缘的调查,揭示了典型的向海倾斜反射层（SDRS）的特征,反映了岩浆活动在边缘形成中的主导作用。为了进一步了解大陆从张裂到破裂到洋底扩张过程的一系列学术问题,需要在IODP阶段继续对共轭被动边缘以及包括冲绳海槽和南海在内的典型地区,通过钻探、采样和观测进行更深入的研究。     

Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy: Principles and State of the Art

The methodical basis, development, and current state of a new method of chronostratigraphic studies, i.e., strontium isotope stratigraphy (SIS), are considered. This method makes it possible to date and correlate geographically distant sedimentary sequences without involving the biostratigraphic and isotope geochronological data. SIS is based on secular variations in ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr in the paleocean, resulting from the redistribution of the roles of two global strontium flows formed in the mantle and continental reservoirs of the Earth. Isotopic homogeneity of Sr in the paleoceans and in the linked seas leads to the fact that the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio in the sea basins is individual for each geological time point and is inherited in marine chemogenic sediments under deposition of dissolved Sr as an isomorphic impurity. Low-Mg calcite and also fragments of fossilized paleontological remains buried in situ are the best minerals that are capable of retaining the Sr isotopic signature of the sedimentation environment. SIS is carried out with geochemical diagnostics of secondary alteration of the studied material and selective dissolution of the samples to produce a carbonate material that adequately reflects isotopic signature of the sedimentary basin. Interregional correlations of the Proterozoic and Cenozoic sea sediments and their relation to the SIS-based stratigraphic scale are given as an example.     

Isotope hydrology of the Chalk River Laboratories site,Ontario, Canada

This paper presents results of hydrochemical and isotopic analyses of groundwater (fracture water) and porewater, and physical property and water content measurements of bedrock core at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) site in Ontario. Density and water contents were determined and water-loss porosity values were calculated for core samples. Average and standard deviations of density and water-loss porosity of 50 core samples from four boreholes are 2.73 ± 12 g/cc and 1.32 ± 1.24 percent. Respective median values are 2.68 and 0.83 indicating a positive skewness in the distributions. Groundwater samples from four deep boreholes were analyzed for strontium (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) and uranium (²³⁴U/²³⁸U) isotope ratios. Oxygen and hydrogen isotope analyses and selected solute concentrations determined by CRL are included for comparison. Groundwater from borehole CRG-1 in a zone between approximately +60 and −240 m elevation is relatively depleted in δ¹⁸O and δ²H perhaps reflecting a slug of water recharged during colder climatic conditions. Porewater was extracted from core samples by centrifugation and analyzed for major dissolved ions and for strontium and uranium isotopes. On average, the extracted water contains 15 times larger concentration of solutes than the groundwater. ²³⁴U/²³⁸U and correlation of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr with Rb/Sr values indicate that the porewater may be substantially older than the groundwater. Results of this study show that the Precambrian gneisses at Chalk River are similar in physical properties and hydrochemical aspects to crystalline rocks being considered for the construction of nuclear waste repositories in other regions.     

沉积型天青石矿床的地质特征及其成因探讨

沉积型天青石矿床和蒸发岩类 ,特别是石膏的沉积密切相关 ,含矿地层主要是纹层状叠层石或藻灰岩。天青石中硫、锶同位素值和海水硫、锶同位素值相近。在蒸发条件下海水浓缩到一定浓度时 ,产生天青石沉积 ,或是富锶的硫酸型晶间卤水和钙碳酸盐反应 ,形成交代型天青石。天青石主要分布于蒸发盐盆地的边缘部位 ,位于钙碳酸盐和钙硫酸盐沉积的过渡带     

Carbonate- and silicate-rich globules in the kimberlitic rocks of northwestern Tarim large igneous province,NW China: Evidence for carbonated mantle source

We report carbonate- and silicate-rich globules and andradite from the Wajilitage kimberlitic rocks in the northwestern Tarim large igneous province, NW China. The carbonate-rich globules vary in size from 1 to 3 mm, and most have ellipsoidal or round shape, and are composed of nearly pure calcite. The silicate-rich globules are elliptical to round in shape and are typically larger than the carbonate-rich globules ranging from 2 to several centimeters in diameter. They are characterized by clear reaction rims and contain several silicate minerals such as garnet, diopside and phlogopite. The silicate-rich globules, reported here for the first time, are suggested to be related to the origin of andradite within the kimberlitic rocks. Our results show that calcite in the carbonate-rich globules has a high X_Ca (>0.97) and is characterized by extremely high concentrations of the total rare earth elements (up to 1500 ppm), enrichment in Sr (8521–10,645 ppm) and LREE, and remarkable depletion in Nd, Ta, Zr, Hf and Ti. The calcite in the silicate-rich globules is geochemically similar to those in the carbonate-rich globules except the lower trace element contents. Garnet is dominantly andradite (And_{59.56–92.32}Grs_5.67–36.03Pyr_0.36–4.61Spe_0–0.33) and is enriched in light rare earth elements (LREEs) and relatively depleted in Rb, Ba, Th, Pb, Sr, Zr and Hf. Phlogopite in the silicate-rich globules has a high Mg^# ranging from 0.93 to 0.97. The composition of the diopside is Wo_{45.82–51.39}En_{39.81–49.09}Fs_0.88–0.95 with a high Mg^# ranging from 0.88 to 0.95. Diopside in the silicate-rich globules has low total rare earth element (REE) contents (14–31 ppm) and shows middle REE- (Eu to Gd), slight light REE- and heavy REE-enrichment with elevated Zr, Hf and Sr contents and a negative Nb anomaly in the normalized diagram. The matrix of the kimberlitic rocks are silica undersaturated (27.92–29.31 wt.% SiO₂) with low Al₂O₃ (4.51–5.15 wt.%) and high CaO (17.29–17.77 wt.%) contents. The samples are characterized by incompatible element enrichment with high (La/Yb)_N values (41–58) and remarkable negative anomalies in HFSEs (e.g. Ta, Zr, Hf). Our new data suggest that the carbonate-rich globule most likely crystallized at high-temperature and does not represent immiscible liquids, whereas the silicate-rich globules are related to carbonate-rich deuteric hydrothermal fluids during the later-stage of melt evolution. The fluids reacted with the surrounding silicate melts resulting in the formation of skarn minerals such as phlogopite, diopside and andradite. The presence of the carbonate-bearing globules indicates that the Wajilitage kimberlitic rocks are carbonate-rich and most likely derived from an enriched mantle with abundant carbonate. We correlate the carbonated mantle to metasomatism by the migration of deep-seated fluids (carbonate-rich) in response to the impingement of the early Permian mantle plume.     

海平面变化的原因及结果

20世纪80年代初期以来,科学大洋钻探已累计完成了DSDP80、93、95和ODP133、143、 144、150、150X、166、174A、174AX、182、194等10多个与海平面变化有关的科学航次,在美国新泽西被动大陆边缘、澳大利亚东北部及南部被动大陆边缘、巴哈马台地、太平洋中西部平顶海山等地获得了大量的钻探资料。根据这些资料,建立了过去42 Ma来的海平面变化年表,确立了大陆边缘层序界面与全球海平面下降之间的成因联系,在估计全球海平面变化幅度方面取得进展。尽管如此,对全球海平面变化的幅度、机制及地层响应等基本问题的了解,还存在很大的不确定性。在综合有关文献基础上,对科学大洋钻探在海平面变化研究方面所取得的成就、存在的问题及发展方向进行简要介绍。     

Rb-Sr and K-Ar isotopic systems of the Upper Devonian sediments in the Pripyat Trough,Belarus

The results of Rb-Sr and K-Ar isotope studies of the Famennian upper salt and suprasalt complexes sampled from the core material of exploratory boreholes drilled at the northwestern margin of the Pripyat Trough (Belarus) are presented. The suprasalt and saliferous portions of the sequence define an age of approximately 470 Ma. Despite multiple reworking of the material, we interpret this value as preservation of the provenance “memory.” Regardless of the Sr content in sample, the strontium isotope ratios obtained for low-Rb minerals (celestine, carbonate, and halite) varies throughout the section within 0.7083–0.7095, indicating the preservation of some primary features of the matter. The lowest isotope values obtained are slightly higher than those inferred for the upper Famennian. This fact confirms the concept that the studied complex was formed in a shallow-water setting. Data on sylvites show that the present-day isotopic characteristics of potassium salts were formed significantly later.     

The coprecipitation of Sr into calcite precipitates induced by bacterial ureolysis in artificial groundwater: Temperature and kinetic dependence

A suite of experiments was performed to investigate the partitioning of Sr²⁺ (to mimic the radionuclide ⁹⁰Sr) between calcite and artificial groundwater in response to the hydrolysis of urea (ureolysis) by Bacillus pasteurii under simulated in situ aquifer conditions. Experiments were performed at 10, 15, and 20°C over 7 days in microcosms inoculated with B. pasteurii ATCC 11859, containing an artificial groundwater and urea (AGW) or an AGW including a Sr contaminant treatment. During the experiments, the concentration of ammonium generated by bacterial ureolysis increased asymptotically, and derived rate constants (k_urea) that were between 13 and 10 times greater at 20°C than at 15 and 10°C. Calcite precipitation was initiated after similar amounts of urea had been hydrolyzed (∼ 4.0 mmol L^-1) and a similar critical saturation state (mean S_critical = 53, variation = 20%) had been reached, independent of temperature and Sr treatment. Because of the positive relationship between the rate of ureolysis and temperature, precipitation began by the end of day 1 at 20°C, and between days 1 and 2 at 15 and 10°C. The rate of calcite precipitation increased with, and was fundamentally controlled by calcite saturation state (S), irrespective of temperature. The presence of Sr slightly slowed calcite precipitation rates at equivalent values of S, which may reflect the screening of active nucleation and crystal growth sites by Sr. Homogeneous partitioning coefficients (D_Sr) exhibited a positive association with calcite precipitation rates, but were greater at higher experimental temperatures at equivalent precipitation rates (20°C mean = 0.46; 15°C mean = 0.24; 10°C mean = 0.29).     

Some aspects of the Ca and Sr weathering cycle in the Lake Kinneret (Lake Tiberias) drainage basin

Sr/Ca ratios in the clay (< 2 μ) weathering products of basalt rocks from the Lake Kinneret drainage basin were found to be very similar to the ratios in the rocks, indicating similar depletion intensities for the two elements. In the clays from the scoriae and some lapilli tuffs the ratios were found to be somewhat higher than in the corresponding rocks, indicating preferential retention of strontium in the clays. The ratio in drainage water from these areas was much lower than that obtained by mass balance calculations.The Sr/Ca ratio in Jordan river water draining primarily limestone areas is 2.3 · 10^?3. Very high Sr/Ca ratios in Lake Kinneret water were attributed to the influence of saline sublacustrine springs. The carbonate fraction from recent lake sediments was shown to have the Sr/Ca ratios characteristic for calcite precipitated biogenically in marine environments. The relative enrichment in strontium of the lake water was explained by the intensive precipitation of carbonates with low strontium distribution coefficients.     

Septarian concretions from the Oxford Clay (Jurassic, England, UK): involvement of original marine and multiple external pore fluids

Septarian concretions occur at several horizons within the Oxford Clay Formation, a marine mudstone containing pristine aragonite and immature biomarker molecules. They record the passage of at least four generations of pore fluids, the first of marine origin and the last still present in cavities. Concretion bodies formed, cracked, and calcite and pyrite precipitated in and around the cracks within the sulphate reduction zone, as demonstrated by C, O, S and Sr isotopic composition (Pore fluid 1). Before major compaction, sandstone dykes were intruded locally, and baryte precipitated, followed by coarse calcite cements with isotopically light oxygen and radiogenic strontium, indicating the introduction of meteoric-derived water (Pore fluid 2). Later, coarse celestine within concretions has distinct sulphur-isotopic composition and requires a further, geographically restricted, water source (Pore fluid 3). Celestine-bearing concretions contain water in tight cavities whose isotopic composition is close to that of modern precipitation. Its chemistry shows that it is equilibrating with pre-existing minerals implying a relatively recent origin (Pore fluid 4). The mineralogy of the Oxford Clay concretions shows that complex results can follow from a simple burial and uplift history, and that multiple generations of pore fluids can pass through a low-permeability clay.     

Extraction kinetics of strontium with SDS and Twain in celestine

Strontium in celestine was activated in Twain-40 with the wetting and emulsifying methods. And strontium extract ratio increased providing that the negative effects of oxygen containing functional groups were eliminated on celestine surface. In the paper, the factors affecting the extraction of strontium in celestine were investigated with orthogonal experiments. The optimal conditions were described as follows: mass ratio of celestine to extracting aid=2.6:1, the solid-liquid ratio of extracting aid solvent composed was m(SDS): m(Twain 40): m(HCl)=6:1:2, when celestine was ground as small as less than 0.075mm in size, and extracted for 6 hours at 333K. The strontium extract ratio increased by 61.33% and reached 97.21%, while the ratio from the comparative experiment (without extracting aid agent) was only 35.88%. Extraction kinetics of strontium in celestine showed that the diffusion process was a controlling step, and the apparent active energy was about 14.1 kJ/mol. The research results were helpful to fully utilize strontium of celestine.     

Geochemical evidence on the origin of the epithermal fluorite deposit at Monte Delle Fate near Cerveteri (Latium,Central Italy)

Sr content was measured in 6 fluorite and 7 calcite samples from an epithermal deposit of fluorite at Monte delle Fate near Cerveteri (Latium, Italy). Sr isotope ratios were obtained from two selected samples. Sr contents of calcite range from 1,200 to 2,620 ppm and of fluorite from 10 to 360 ppm. ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr values of calcite and fluorite are 0.7087 and 0.7091, respectively. Such isotope ratios clearly indicate that the bulk of strontium present in both minerals was provided by marine sedimentary reservoirs. According to the Sr distribution coefficient, the low contents measured in fluorite, which formed after calcite, clearly prove that the mineral was not deposited by the same kind of waters from which calcite originated. The high Sr contents of calcite suggest that the bicarbonate-bearing waters have largely interacted with Ca-sulphate evaporites of Upper Triassic age. On the contrary, the waters from which fluorite precipitated were apparently involved in a more superficial circulation through post-Triassic sedimentary formations.

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Résumé On a determiné la teneur de strontium dans 6 échantillons de fluorite et 7 échantillons de calcite d'un gisement à fluorite près de Monte delle Fate, Cerveteri (Latium; Italie centrale). De plus les rapports isotopiques du même élément ont été mésurés pour deux échantillons choisis. Les teneurs du strontium dans la calcite et la fluorite varient de 1 200 à 2 620 ppm et de 10 à 360 ppm, respectivement. La valeur du rapport ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr est pour la calcite 0,7087 et pour la fluorite 0,7091. Ces rapports indiquent que les sédiments marins ont été la source de la plupart du strontium dans les deux minéraux. Selon le coefficient de distribution du strontium, la fluorite, de déposition postérieure à la calcite, n'a pas pu précipiter de la même eau de la calcite. Les teneurs élevées de l'élément dans la calcite sont la conséquence de l'interaction des eaux bicarbonatées avec les sédiments sulfate-évaporitiques du Triassique supérieur. Au contraire les eaux primaires de la fluorite ont circulé dans les sédiments post-Triassiques.

     

新世纪的大洋钻探

较为详细地介绍了大洋钻探计划（ODP）的科学目标，研究主题及其重要的科学意义，大洋钻探计划是当今举世瞩目的国际性海洋科学研究计划，其前身深海钻探计划（DSDP）孕育了20世纪70年代的地学革命,为“新全球构造理论”－－板块构造学说的发展提供了关键性的证据。自1985年开始的ODP成功地探查了地质历史演化中塑造我们这颗星球并决定了其现今环境状态的各种地质过程，揭示了控制地壳形成，海洋化学，海洋的深部和表面循环的各种地质以及生物圈和环境物理化学间相互作用的复杂性，DSDP和ODP的成功为实施新世纪海洋钻探－综合海洋钻探项目（IODP）的目标铺平了道路，IODP是在21世纪初即将实施的新的大洋钻探计划。