白云岩有机成因模式:机制、进展与意义

白云岩是一种常见的碳酸盐岩,它广泛分布在古代碳酸盐岩台地中,却很少见于全新世沉积物中,这构成了一个未解之谜。近20多年的研究成果表明,早期成岩过程中微生物参与的硫酸盐还原反应、甲烷生成和厌氧氧化反应以及有氧呼吸作用能够促进白云石的沉淀:细菌细胞和胞外聚合物(EPS)带有负电荷,能够聚集溶液中Mg2+和Ca2+;同时上述氧化还原反应产生HCO3-,提高了孔隙水中反应物的浓度;这样在细菌细胞周围形成一个对白云石超饱和的微环境,有利于白云石的沉淀。这是一种新的白云石成因模式,微生物活动和有机质是影响白云石形成最重要的因素,特殊的球状形态和碳同位素特征是鉴别有机成因白云石的重要标志。白云岩有机成因模式为认识地质历史时期大套白云岩的成因、探索"白云岩之谜"提供了新的思路。     

海底冷泉环境中的白云石(岩)研究现状

白云岩成因问题一直是个未解之谜,近年提出的微生物成因模式受到了广泛关注。白云石在现代和古代冷泉环境中普遍发育,以白云石为主的冷泉白云岩主要呈烟囱状和管状产出,微观上可见菱形白云石,也有梭形和哑铃状的白云石。冷泉白云石碳同位素值变化较大,指示了可能主要来源于冷泉渗漏甲烷、海水溶解无机碳、有机质氧化和产甲烷残余的CO2等,而氧同位素值的变化可能与甲烷水合物的生成与分解、黏土矿物的脱水和沉积温度等有关。半封闭的冷泉渗漏环境中的微生物甲烷缺氧氧化和硫酸盐还原作用可能有利于白云石的沉淀。与微生物实验相结合的冷泉白云岩研究可能是"白云岩问题"取得突破的新方向。     

微生物白云岩形成机理、识别标志及存在的问题

关于白云岩成因,前人提出了多种机理,但许多机理并没有过硬的证据,难以令人信服.近些年的研究表明,白云石借助微生物的作用在常温下可以沉淀出来,形成微生物白云岩.模拟实验证明了这种机理的正确性.微生物白云岩的发现表明,自然界中可以存在原生白云岩,因此具有重要科学意义.实验表明,多种微生物可形成白云岩.文章主要描述了其中4类...     

四川汉源-峨边地区上震旦统灯影组藻白云岩特征及成因研究

"藻白云岩"术语的提出已有五十年历史,震旦系藻白云岩以其巨大的厚度,精美的原生结构、构造,以及丰富的微生物化石和矿产资源而闻名,但至今其成因仍存在争议。以四川汉源-峨边地区上震旦统灯影组藻白云岩为研究对象,对其宏观的剖面、岩石学、原生构造特征,微观的白云石和微生物化石形态、原生结构特征,以及相应的地球化学特征进行了详细研究。结果表明:研究区灯影组藻白云岩为一套在潮坪和潟湖环境下形成的微生物（碳酸盐）岩的岩石类型组合,以藻黏结型的叠层状、纹层状、葡萄状和均一状（藻）白云岩为主要的次级类型;藻白云岩中主要发育原生的隐晶状微生物白云石和次生的纤维状拟晶白云石,其形成与蓝细菌、硫酸盐还原细菌、中度嗜盐好氧细菌和红藻等微生物的矿化作用密切相关:沉积-同生阶段,主要由微生物诱导矿化作用形成大量纳米似立方体粒状和（亚）微米级片状微生物白云石,同时共（伴）生纤维状文石和高镁方解石;同生-准同生阶段,主要由微生物影响矿化作用形成纳米球粒状和微米级不规则状、球状和卵状微生物白云石,同时纤维状文石和高镁方解石因微生物催化矿化作用和拟晶白云石化作用形成纤维状拟晶白云石;随后微生物白云石与拟晶白云石一起组成具纹层状、叠层状、均一状等构造的藻白云岩。对藻白云岩特征及成因的研究有助于理解微生物-矿物交互作用和过程的复杂性、多样性,也为前寒武纪微生物矿化作用、微生物白云石和拟晶白云石研究提供了新的实例。     

渤海湾盆地黄河口凹陷沙河街组白云岩成因机理

为了研究渤海湾盆地黄河口凹陷沙河街组白云岩成因机理,通过岩心观察、薄片鉴定、阴极发光、X衍射、扫描电镜、背散射、碳氧同位素等方法,分析白云石岩石学、形貌学和同位素地球化学特征.结果表明,白云岩呈黄棕色,发育大量溶蚀孔和高岭石、燧石等矿物,δ13C值为-0.50‰~4.58‰,δ18O值为-14.58‰~-2.19‰,总体具有δ13C低正值,δ18O负值的特点.泥晶白云石,由微米级球状白云石和白云石化蓝细菌组成,亚微米级孔隙发育,见薄片状细菌丝和草莓状黄铁矿;纤维状白云石环边胶结物充填在溶蚀孔洞或围绕颗粒表面生长;菱形白云石,漂浮状分散在孔隙中.准同生期,硫酸盐还原菌的催化作用形成球形白云石;随后,受大气淡水淋滤,在湖底成岩环境微生物影响下形成纤维状白云石环边胶结物;浅埋藏期,由于埋藏白云岩化形成菱形白云石.这为古老湖相白云岩微生物成因提供具体实例,且对该地区勘探提供参考.      

“白云石（岩）问题”与湖相白云岩研究

 近30年来,微生物白云石模式推动“白云石（岩）问题”前进了一大步,大量的实验和实例证明微生物（硫酸盐还原菌、产甲烷古菌、中度嗜盐有氧细菌等）的代谢活动对于促进白云石低温沉淀起了关键作用。微生物白云石特殊的微结构、微形貌和稳定同位素特征是其主要识别标志。然而,该模式在微生物成岩规模、诱导机制、是否存在纳米细菌化石以及现代微生物白云石成因模式能否用来解释古代白云石的成因等方面仍存在较大争议。我国古代湖相白云岩因其时空分布广、成因机制多样等特点可为“白云石问题”的研究提供良好的条件。     

白云岩的成因研究现状及最新进展

白云岩是主要由白云石组成的碳酸盐岩,对其成因的研究一直是沉积岩石学的热点。主要有原生白云石直接沉淀、次生交代和其他成因模式。目前普遍接受的主流成因模式是白云岩由石灰岩经过变化而成的,即石灰岩白云石化。     

从3个科学理念简论沉积学中的 “白云岩问题”*

作为碳酸盐岩的重要类型,白云岩的成因机理和时空分布规律,一直是沉积学重要的研究主题之一。沉积学家已经建立了众多的白云石化模式,并用来解释各种白云岩的成因。然而,白云石在地表条件下的形成过程和机理,一直没有得到实验室条件下的模拟和证实,所以白云岩的成因就成为沉积学的难题,即沉积学中的 “白云岩问题”。白云岩形成的作用被简称为白云石化作用,同时作为碳酸盐岩成岩作用机制的类型之一,代表了科学理念的第1个变化;立足于前寒武纪白云岩原生沉积组构的精美保存,从早先的 “原生白云石沉淀”的假设到后期的 “拟晶白云石化作用”模式的提出,代表了科学理念的第2个重要变化;微生物作用有助于白云石沉淀而出现的 “微生物白云石化作用”的模式,似乎代表了沉积学家对沉积学中的 “白云岩问题”的探索和研究之中的第3个重要的科学理念进步。追逐上述科学理念的变化和进步,将会更加深入了解科学家们对 “白云岩问题”研究和探索的重要进展。     

中国南海西沙地区西科1井中新统白云岩中微生物特征及其对白云石化的启示

南海西科1井新生界碳酸盐岩层序中发育的白云岩主要分布于中新统。大厚度的白云岩层见于上中新统黄流组、中中新统梅山组二段和下中新统三亚组一段。中新统白云岩中常见各种类型的微生物,其对白云石化的作用值得关注。通过241件白云岩显微薄片观察、55件样品扫描电镜(SEM)及能谱测试,发现白云岩中微生物主要分为两类:一是白云化之前沉积的微生物,特定的微生物类型(如红藻石)趋向于在渗透回流白云化过程里率先被白云石交代;二是大规模白云化发生时存在的微生物,如铁细菌、丝缕状细胞膜或胞外聚合物等。在西科1井难以见到球状、哑铃状纳米级白云石,常见的微晶—细晶白云石通常自形晶、晶形较好,雾心亮边发育。从现有的证据看,西科1井部分白云石的形成可能和微生物有关,但中新世发生大规模微生物诱导成因白云岩的可能性较低,显微证据显示铁细菌的作用是在大规模白云化后期发生的,与中新世晚期—上新世早期长期的风化暴露使得铁质矿物局部富集有关。     

微生物成因白云石研究进展

"白云岩问题"一直是沉积地质学研究的热点和难点之一,白云岩在我国和世界范围内都是重要的油气储层。因此,深入认识白云岩成因对于碳酸岩油气勘探具有重要参考意义。白云岩成因有多种解释模式,如萨布哈蒸发模式、渗透回流模式、埋藏调节模式、混合水模式、潮汐泵模式等。近几十年来,随着低温白云石研究的不断深入,微生物白云石模式作为一种新的成因模式被提出并不断被完善。本文回顾了微生物成因白云石的研究进展,总结了低温白云石形成的3个动力学障碍(镁离子的高水合能、硫酸根的存在、碳酸根离子的低浓度和低活度),简要介绍了微生物成因白云石模式的建立、微生物成因白云石的生长过程及发育特征,系统分析了微生物在白云石形成过程中的调节作用,指出微生物(如硫酸盐还原菌、古甲烷菌)的存在可以改变溶液中的离子平衡,进而有利地克服白云石形成过程中的动力学障碍,并列举了低温微生物成因白云石的氧同位素指标在古温度恢复和过去气候变化研究中的应用,最后对微生物成因白云石相关研究方向(如多学科交叉、新技术应用等)加以展望。对微生物成因白云石模式的深入认识,将为正确解释"白云岩问题"提供新的途径,也将为石油学家关心的白云岩储层问题提供新的理论基础和研究思路。     

Microbial dolomite crusts from the carbonate platform off western India

Abstract The occurrence of Late Pleistocene dolomite crusts that occur at 64 m depth on the carbonate platform off western India is documented. Dolomite is the most predominant mineral in the crusts. In thin section, the crust consists of dolomitized microlaminae interspersed with detrital particles. Under scanning electron microscopy, these laminae are made up of tubular filaments or cellular structures of probable cyanobacterial origin. Dolomite crystals encrust or overgrow the surfaces of the microbial filaments and/or cells; progressive mineralization obliterates their morphology. Well-preserved microbial mats, sulphide minerals (pyrrhotite and marcasite) and the stable isotope composition of dolomite in the crusts indicate hypersaline and anoxic conditions during dolomite formation. The crusts are similar to dolomite stromatolites, and biogeochemical processes related to decaying microbial mats under anoxic conditions probably played an important role in dolomite precipitation. The dolomite is therefore primary and/or very early diagenetic in origin. The dolomite crusts are interpreted to be a composite of microbial dolomite overprinted by early burial organic dolomite. The results of this study suggest that a microbial model for dolomite formation may be relevant for the origin of ancient massive dolomites in marine successions characterized by cryptalgal laminites. The age of the crusts further suggests that the platform was situated at shallow subtidal depths during the Last Glacial Maximum.     

川东南龙王庙组埋藏及混合水白云岩化作用

通过野外调查和地球化学分析,认为四川盆地东南部土河场和南山坪剖面龙王庙组的白云岩不同于区内其他的白云岩。川东南地区龙王庙组白云岩多为回流渗透成因,土河场白云岩则为埋藏白云岩,而南山坪白云岩则为混合水成因。土河场白云岩分布在龙王庙组的下部,不具备形成回流渗透白云岩的地质条件,包体测温显示土河场白云岩的形成温度较高,均在105 ℃以上,其Mn元素和Fe元素含量较高,平均值分别为792.5×10-6和3 428.8×10-6,且具有很好的相关性,δ18O平均为-8.18‰,明显低于研究区其他剖面的白云岩,这些特征均反映了土河场剖面白云岩形成于埋藏环境的特征。南山坪剖面主体处于斜坡相中,也不具备形成回流渗透白云岩的地质条件。南山坪白云岩具有明显的低Na元素的特征,δ18O也明显偏负,显示其形成于温度相对较低的低盐度流体环境中,此外,南山坪白云岩具有明显的U元素富集的特征,指示南山坪白云岩形成与大气淡水有关,为混合水成因的白云岩。这两类白云岩具有相对较好的物性条件,对川东南地区储层发育具有重要意义。     

Direct physical evidence of dolomite recrystallization

The possibility of recrystallization is a long‐standing barrier to deciphering the genetic origin of dolomites. There is often uncertainty regarding whether or not characteristics of ancient dolomites are primary or the consequence of later recrystallization unrelated to the original dolomitization event. Results from 65 new high‐temperature dolomite synthesis experiments (1 m , 1·0 Mg/Ca ratio solutions at 218°C) demonstrate dolomite recrystallization affecting stoichiometry, cation ordering and nanometre‐scale surface texture. The data support a model of dolomitization that proceeds by a series of four unique phases of replacement and recrystallization, which occur by various dissolution–precipitation reactions. During the first phase (induction period), no dolomite forms despite favourable conditions. The second phase (replacement period) occurs when Ca‐rich dolomite products, with a low degree of cation ordering, rapidly replace calcite reactants. During the replacement period, dolomite stoichiometry and the degree of cation ordering remain constant, and all dolomite crystal surfaces are covered by nanometre‐scale growth mounds. The third phase (primary recrystallization period), which occurs in the experiments between 97% and 100% dolomite, is characterized by a reduced replacement rate but concurrent increases in dolomite stoichiometry and cation ordering. The end of the primary recrystallization period is marked by dolomite crystal growth surfaces that are covered by flat, laterally extensive layers. The fourth phase of the reaction (secondary recrystallization period) occurs when all calcite is consumed and is characterized by stoichiometric dolomite with layers as well as a continued increase in the degree of cation ordering with time. Inferences of recrystallization, in natural dolomite, based on cation order or stoichiometry of dolomite, usually depend on assumptions about the precursor dolomite subjected to recrystallization. If it is assumed that the experimental evidence presented here is applicable to natural, low‐temperature dolomites, then the presence of mounds is direct evidence of a lack of recrystallization and the presence of layers is direct evidence of recrystallization.     

Dolomite in caves: Recent dolomite formation in oxic, non-sulfate environments. Castañar Cave, Spain

Dolomite is a common mineral in the rock record but rare in recent superficial environments. Where it does occur, it is related to anoxic, sulfate-rich environments and microbial activity. The occurrence of some dolomite deposits in caves, however, indicates that dolomite formation is also possible in oxic, non-sulfate settings. Dolomite is forming at 17 °C and in oxic-vadose conditions on the host rocks and aragonite speleothems of the Castañar Cave, Cáceres, Spain. It appears as spheroids and dumbbells 50–300 μm in diameter that internally consist of micron-sized rhombic to rounded crystals. Initially this dolomite is Ca-rich, non-stoichiometric and poorly ordered. Mg-rich solutions allow the precipitation of metastable Mg-rich carbonates, such as huntite. This soon transforms into this Ca-rich dolomite, which later “ages” to form a more stoichiometric dolomite. These dolomites show similarities to those grown under anoxic, sulfate-rich conditions and their presence in caves provides a different setting that may contribute to the understanding of the “dolomite problem”, including their initial formation and later recrystallization processes.     

Microbially mediated dolomite in Cambrian stromatolites from the Tarim Basin,north‐west China: implications for the role of organic substrate on dolomite precipitation

Dolomite [CaMg(CO₃)₂] is abundant in sedimentary rocks throughout the geological record, but it is rarely found in modern sediments. Also, it cannot be precipitated under low‐temperature conditions in the laboratory without microbial mediation and, as a result, its origin remains a long‐standing enigma. This study reports biologically mediated dolomite precipitation in ancient microbial mats and biofilms from the Cambrian Tarim Basin. The ambient temperature at the time of dolomite precipitation was estimated from δ¹⁸O values from early diagenetic dolomite, and the presence of structures associated with extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), is composed of fibres arranged in a reticular pattern, would favour epitaxial crystallization of dolomite on an organic substrate. In addition, poorly crystallized dolomite formed nanocrystal aggregates that strongly resemble the morphology and size distribution observed in microbial culture experiments. These lines of evidence confirm that microbial structures can be preserved in ancient dolomite and validate their use as biosignatures.     

白云石重结晶作用及其地质意义

重结晶作用是白云石形成多期次动态系统中一种常见的成岩后生作用。白云石的成因问题，即“白云岩问题”一直困扰着地质学者，其中一个重要原因是白云岩中白云石的重结晶作用导致白云石形成的原始信息被掩盖，主要包括其结构和地球化学特征的变化。本文在调研国内外有关白云石重结晶作用文献基础上，系统梳理了地质历史时期古老地层中白云石和现代沉积白云石的重结晶作用，以及重结晶模拟实验中白云石岩石学及地球化学变化特征，阐述白云石重结晶的主要条件、影响因素及成岩过程中白云石重结晶作用发生的多期次性及主要变化特征，总结了白云石重结晶作用的研究意义，旨在为“白云岩问题”及成岩作用方面的研究提供一定的借鉴和启示。     

Dolomite formation within microbial mats in the coastal sabkha of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Microbial mediation is the only demonstrated mechanism to precipitate dolomite under Earth surface conditions. A link between microbial activity and dolomite formation in the sabkha of Abu Dhabi has, until now, not been evaluated, even though this environment is cited frequently as the type analogue for many ancient evaporitic sequences. Such an evaluation is the purpose of this study, which is based on a geochemical and petrographic investigation of three sites located on the coastal sabkha of Abu Dhabi, along a transect from the intertidal to the supratidal zone. This investigation revealed a close association between microbial mats and dolomite, suggesting that microbes are involved in the mineralization process. Observations using scanning electron microscopy equipped with a cryotransfer system indicate that authigenic dolomite precipitates within the exopolymeric substances constituting the microbial mats. In current models, microbial dolomite precipitation is linked to an active microbial activity that sustains high pH and alkalinity and decreased sulphate concentrations in pore waters. Such models can be applied to the sabkha environment to explain dolomite formation within microbial mats present at the surface of the intertidal zone. By contrast, these models cannot be applied to the supratidal zone, where abundant dolomite is present within buried mats that no longer show signs of intensive microbial activity. As no abiotic mechanism is known to form dolomite at Earth surface conditions, two different hypotheses can reconcile this result. In a first scenario, all of the dolomite present in the supratidal zone formed in the past, when the mats were active at the surface. In a second scenario, dolomite formation continues within the buried and inactive mats. In order to explain dolomite formation in the absence of active microbial metabolisms, a revised microbial model is proposed in which the mineral‐template properties of exopolymeric substances play a crucial role.     

Dolomites in the Tazekka Pb–Zn district, eastern Morocco: polyphase origin from hydrothermal fluids

Many different types of water and processes have been proposed for the formation of dolomites. The three phases of hydrothermal dolomites in the Middle Atlas Causse were investigated to elucidate their formation processes. The first two of these are associated with sphalerite and galena in stratiform and open space-filling deposits. These formed early in the history of the deposition of the Pb–Zn mineralization and commonly reveal a paragenetic overlap. A later phase, post-dating Pb–Zn mineralization, is reflected in saddle dolomite.
All three phases show a decrease in δ¹⁸O and δ¹³C values passing from sterile (unmineralized) to mineralized rocks, and isotopic signatures are independent of the carrier facies. However, early-formed dolomites can be separated into two distinct groups on the basis of δ¹⁸O values. Type 1 dolomites host stratiform ore deposits, whereas type 2 dolomites host an open space-filling ore-body. Later saddle dolomites are more depleted in ¹⁸O than either of these.
The early hydrothermal and saddle dolomites precipitated from similar fluids during three distinct events, but formed by two mechanisms: replacement (hydrothermal dolomite) and cement precipitation (saddle dolomite). They show different isotopic signatures and apparently formed at different temperatures. Field data, petrographic and stable isotope results suggest a continuum of replacement, during the Carixian for the early hydrothermal dolomite 1, and during the Toarcian for early hydrothermal dolomite 2, followed by a cement precipitation phase for saddle dolomite.     

新疆三塘湖盆地中二叠统芦草沟组湖相白云岩成因*

新疆三塘湖盆地中二叠统芦草沟组发育湖泊背景下的白云岩、灰岩、黑色泥岩、页岩及碎屑岩的互层沉积。白云岩主要有两类：一类为粉—泥晶白云岩,主要由含量约70％的泥晶白云石和含量约30％的粉晶白云石构成,白云石有序度为0.48,扫描电镜下主要有菱形、他形、球状和管状4种微形态,自形程度较好的菱形晶体多为含铁白云石;另一类为方沸钾长白云岩,主要由晶粒为0.08～0.35mm的细粒方沸石、泥晶钾长石（透长石）、泥晶白云石和铁白云石构成,个别为粗晶白云石,白云石有序度0.58。与粉—泥晶白云岩中的白云石相比,方沸钾长白云岩中的白云石以高的铁、锰含量为特征,扫描电镜下多为半自形的菱形晶体。两类白云岩中白云石的有序度均较低,且均为富Sr白云石,内部均缺乏次生交代证据。通过对两类白云岩成分、微量元素及稳定同位素的差异性分析,认为尽管两类白云岩都形成于浅—半深湖相强还原沉积环境,但是它们的形成机制有所不同,粉—泥晶白云岩具有原生沉淀白云石的特征,其中球状及管状的白云石可能与微生物吸附作用有关,而他形及菱形的白云石为直接沉淀的原生白云石;另一类方沸钾长白云岩中的白云石及铁白云石可能与湖底热泉的喷流沉积作用有关。