AG MP-1M阴离子分离Cu、Fe、Zn及其在Fe同位素测定上的应用

采用新型阴离子交换树脂AG MP-1M,分别以8.2 mol/L HCl+0.01%HF、4 mol/L HCl、2 mol/L HCI和0.5 mol/L HNO,可以有效分离地质样品中Cu、Co、Fe和Zn,克服了AG MP-1阴离子交换树脂分离Cu时Co随Cu同时淋洗下来,以及在分离Co含量较高的地质样品时Co和Cu需过二次柱分离的弊端.对花岗闪长岩等地质标样的研究结果表明,AG MP-1M阴离子交换树脂能有效分离Cu、Fe和Zn,并且它们的回收率均大于99%.标准样品经过离子交换分离后Fe同位素未发生分馏,可满足多接收器电感耦合等离子体质谱(MC-ICPMS)的同位素测定要求.     

离子交换树脂法分离沉积物中锶和钕的影响因素研究

Sr和Nd同位素是地质学研究中经典的同位素定年和示踪体系。传统沉积物中Sr和Nd分离方法通常是利用AG50W-X8树脂分离Sr与稀土元素(REEs),再用Sr和Ln特效树脂分别对Sr和Nd纯化,但对于Fe元素含量较高的沉积物样品,该方法对REEs的洗脱率偏低,仅有50%。另外,AG50W-X8树脂高度、洗脱酸种类、Sr特效树脂淋洗酸体积以及Ln特效树脂过柱方式对Sr和Nd分离都有影响。为分析上述因素对Sr和Nd分离效果的影响,本文以水系沉积物标准物质GBW07309为例进行了研究,结果表明:(1)高含量的Fe会显著影响Sr和Nd的分离效果,而AG1-X8树脂可以有效去除Fe;(2)当AG50W-X8树脂高度为1 m L,硝酸作为洗脱酸时,Sr和REEs的分离效果较好;(3)Sr特效树脂淋洗酸中硝酸淋洗体积达到15 m L时可以有效分离Sr和Rb;(4)Ln特效树脂采用重力过柱方式时Sr和Nd分离效果较好,没有拖尾现象。本研究解决了Fe对分离Sr和Nd的干扰,K、Na、Ca、Mg、Fe、Rb、Sm去除率达到99%以上,完全满足Sr和Nd同位素分析的要求,为离子交换树脂法分离沉积物中Sr和Nd提供了较详细的前处理经验数据。     

AG MP-1阴离子交换树脂元素分离方法再研究

目前不同实验室建立的用于MC-ICP-MS铜铁锌同位素测定的离子交换分离方法多适用于一般地质样品的Fe同位素高精度测定,而对于一些类似于白云鄂博Fe-Nb-REE矿床的特殊地质样品,这些分离方法的适用情况有待进一步研究。为研究REE、Nb、Ta、Co、Cu、W等元素是否能够和Fe有效分离,采用AG MP-1阴离子交换树脂,依次以6 mol/L HCl和2 mol/L HCl为介质对这些元素进行淋洗,并利用ICP-AES和ICP MS对淋洗液中的各元素含量进行测定。实验结果表明,在6 mol/L HCl介质条件下,运用AG MP-1树脂可以将REE、W与Fe有效地分离,能够将Nb、Ta的含量降低一个数量级;Fe、Co、Cu的淋洗行为和前人研究结果一致。     

离子交换分离过程中铅同位素分馏评估及针对MC-ICPMS铅同位素测定的分离纯化方法的修正

本文对分离纯化样品过程中铅同位素的分馏进行了评估,并描述了适于MC-ICPMS同位素测定的分离纯化方法。利用AG1-X8阴离子交换树脂分离纯化样品中铅的过程确实导致了铅同位素的质量分馏。尽管分离纯化过程导致的铅同位素分馏程度较小(0.43‰amu-1),但明显超出了仪器的测试误差(0.23‰amu-1),如果样品中铅的回收率太低,会导致铅同位素测试值明显偏离真值。利用AG1-X8阴离子交换树脂,以0.2mL 1mol/L HBr溶液为上样介质,以5mL 1mol/L HBr和0.5mL 2mol/L HCl溶液为淋洗液,1.5mL 6mol/L HCl溶液为洗脱液,利用该分离流程可以保证获得样品中铅同位素的准确值。在本实验研究条件下,相对于过柱前样品,前期淋洗液富集铅的轻同位素(δ208Pb0),后期淋洗液富集铅的重同位素(δ208 Pb0),表明在该实验条件下,铅的重同位素组分比轻同位素更容易和树脂结合,AG1-X8阴离子交换树脂吸附铅的配分系数208 D/204 D大于1。解吸被树脂吸附铅的过程中,铅在不同络合形式间的交换反应可能导致了铅同位素的分馏效应,意味着无机络合物或者有机大分子参与反应的过程可能会导致铅同位素的分馏。     

用于多接收器等离子质谱Mg同位素测定的分离方法研究

利用多接收器等离子体质谱仪(MC-ICP-MS)进行同位素组成的准确测定,必须首先对待测样品中元素进行分离纯化.目前,用于分离Mg的主要方法为阳离子树脂交换方法.然而,利用阳离子树脂不能有效除去Mg接收液中的Fe、Al,而溶液中Fe、Al会明显干扰样品中Mg同位素组成的测定.本研究结合离子交换法和共沉淀法,探讨了针对不同种类样品的Mg分离纯化方法,分离提取了实际样品中Mg并进行了同位素组成的测定.实验结果显示:①对于m(Fe)/m(Mg0.1、m(Al)/m(Mg)0.2、m(Na)/m(Mg)1的样品,经过AG50w-X12树脂一次交换分离,即可用于Mg同位素组成的测定;②对于m(Fe)/m(Mg)0.1、m(Al)/m(Mg)0.2、m(Na)/m(Mg)〉1的样品,利用AG50W-X12树脂二次交换分离,可以满足MG-ICP-MS对Mg同位素测定的要求;③对于含有m(Fe)/优(Mg)0.1、m(Al)/m(Mg)>0.2、m(Na)/m(Mg)1的样品,可先利用稀释50倍的稀氨水沉淀除去样品中的Fe、Al后,再经过AG50W-X12树脂一次交换分离,可以满足MC-ICP-MS对Mg同位素测定的要求;④对于含有m(Fe)/m(Mg)〉0.1、m(Al)/m(Mg)0.2、m(Na)/m(Mg)1的样品,可先利用稀释50倍的稀氨水滴定沉淀除去样品中的Fe、Al后,再经过AG50W-X12树脂二次交换分离,可以满足MC-ICP-MS对Mg同位素测定的要求;⑤运用所建立方法对海水和地幔样品进行了Mg的分离和同位素组成的测定,其中,青岛附近海水的同位素组成为:δ25MgDSM=-0.43‰.δ25MgDSD3=-0.84‰;葫芦岛附近海水的同位素组成为:δ25MgDSM3=-0.44‰,δ26MgDSM3=-0.85‰.     

地质样品铊同位素分析预处理方法优化

铊同位素体系可以示踪天体演化、古环境变化、矿床成因及污染物迁移等地质过程。然而,目前用于铊同位素分析的样品消解和离子交换方法耗时较长,往往需要两周甚至更久;为了提高化学前处理效率,本文采用微波消解法分解样品,以AG1-X8阴离子交换树脂纯化铊,采用多接收器电感耦合等离子体质谱(MC-ICP-MS)测试,仪器的质量歧视用铅同位素标准溶液(NIST SRM981)校正。通过考察消解条件、淋洗曲线和基质效应,结果表明:采用微波消解法,在2mL硝酸-2mL氢氟酸-0.5mL高氯酸的混合酸体系中选用适当的消解程序可以将0.2g土壤标准物质GBW07406消解完全,总耗时不超过2h;利用AG1-X8树脂,上样后,依次以2mL 2mol/L硝酸-1%溴水淋洗6次、2mL超纯水淋洗1次和2mL 0.1mol/L盐酸-6%二氧化硫淋洗5次(收集铊),可有效地纯化铊;常见共存元素的干扰实验结果显示,树脂填充量为2mL时,该淋洗流程所允许上样溶液中含有三价铁和三价铝离子的量分别不应超过2.56mmol和4.90mmol,否则会使铊的回收率降低。将此方法应用于4个地质标准物质中铊同位素比值的测定,ε^...     

铁同位素的MC-ICP-MS测定方法与地质标准物质的铁同位素组成

详细报道了在低分辨和高分辨模式下运用MC-ICP-MS进行Fe同位素比值高精度测试的方法,对Fe同位素测定过程中谱峰干扰、基质效应、浓度效应、仪器测试的长期重现性等问题进行了评估,并对两种运行模式的测试结果进行了对比.在95%的可信度范围内,所建方法的外部精度优于0.5ε/ainu,达到国际同类实验室的先进水平,并且低分辨和高分辨两种模式下获得的Fe同位素测试结果是一致的.在此基础上对国家地质标准物质GBW07105(玄武岩)和GBW 07111(花岗闪长岩)进行了Fe同位素测定.相对于Fe同位素国际标样IRMM-014,GBW07105的Fe同位素成分为:ε57Fe=1.9±0.3(20),ε56Fe=1.3±0.2(2σ),ε57/56Fe=0.6±0.1(2σ);GBW 07111的Fe同位素成分为:ε57Fe=1.8±0.4(2σ),ε56Fe=1.2±0.2(2σ),ε57/56Fe=0.6±0.1(2σ).     

特殊地质样品中钼同位素分析的化学前处理方法研究

Mo同位素的研究在地学领域应用广泛,它可以示踪Mo的全球循环、古海洋氧化还原条件、成矿过程、天体演化过程等。应用多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱法(MC-ICP-MS)分析Mo同位素比值前需对样品进行分离纯化,以富集Mo和去除Zr、Ru、Fe、Mn等干扰元素。处理某些Fe含量特别高且Ca含量也高的特殊地质样品(如含大量黄铁矿的钙质泥岩、钙质页岩等),若根据传统的阴阳离子交换树脂双柱法,需多次使用阳离子交换树脂分离Fe,步骤较繁琐且Mo回收率也会降低,而根据传统的阴离子交换树脂单柱法,使用1mol/L氢氟酸-0.5mol/L盐酸介质会产生较多CaF_2沉淀影响分离纯化效果。针对此类特殊地质样品,本实验使用同一阴离子树脂柱(AG1-X8,100～200目)对样品进行两次淋洗,第一次使用6mol/L盐酸,第二次使用1mol/L氢氟酸-0.1mol/L盐酸和6mol/L盐酸。结果表明Mo的回收率96%,干扰元素的去除效果好,尤其是Ru的去除率接近100%,比原方法提高了约12%。对实际样品进行实验的结果也显示,Mo的回收率和干扰元素的去除都符合要求,δ~(98/95)Mo测定值与文献报道值一致。改进后的阴离子交换树脂单柱-二次淋洗法适用于Fe、Ca含量较高的特殊样品,降低了分析成本,也适用于绝大多数地质样品。     

MC-ICP-MS测定积累植物中Cu、Zn同位素的化学分离方法研究

多接收器等离子体质谱仪(MC-ICP-MS)高精度同位素组成的准确测定,依赖于对样品中待测元素的分离纯化.本研究比较了两种溶样方法对有机样品积累植物海州香薷的消解效果,检测了AG MP-1阴离子交换树脂对样品中Cu、Zn的分离效果,并测定了样品中的Cu、Zn同位素组成.结果表明:①两种不同溶样方法均能有效地破坏累植物海州香薷样品中的有机质;②AG MP-1树脂能有效分离纯化植物中的Cu、Zn,经过AG MP-1树脂一次交换分离和二次交换分离的植物根样品的Cu接收液基体元素的去除基本没有差别,经过一次交换分离的Zn溶液,基体元素也基本除去,可以用于MC-ICP-MS对Cu、Zn同位素组成高精度的测定;③Cu、Zn同位素组成测定误差不大于仪器的长期重现性,表明样品的化学处理过程、各离子交换树脂柱分离交换过程和仪器测试过程均有很好的重现性,符合样品测定的要求.     

同一岩石试样的Lu-Hf和Sm-Nd快速分离及国家岩石标准物质的Hf-Nd同位素比值精确测定

本文报道基于Li_2B_4O_7熔融样品、采用AG50W-X8和HDEHP组合或RE和HDEHP组合色谱交换柱,对同一岩石试样快速分离Sm-Nd-Lu-Hf的方法。用这两种方法对国际岩石标准BHVO-2、GSP-2和JB-1进行了Lu-Hf、Sm-Nd分离和~(143) Nd/~(144)Nd、~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf测定,并测定了BHVO-2、JB-1和JB-3的Lu/Hf和Sm/Nd比值,获得的结果在误差范围内与这些样品的参考值一致。同时,我们对国家岩石标准物质GBW07109、GBW07110和GBW07113进行了多次平行分析,首次获得了这些岩石标准的Nd-Hf同位素结果。     

Fe Isotope Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Fe Exhalites

The sediments atop the sequence of ophiolite usually contain Fe(-Mn-Si)exhalites,chemical sediments that aremainlycomposedofamorphousFe-Mn oxy-hydroxides and chert/jasper.They were precipitated from hydrothermal fluids produced by deep leaching of basalt particularly during volcano activity or seafloor spreading.These hydrothermal Fe exhalites provide a good record for the depositional environment and the ocean environment as well.A well-preserved Phanerozoic Fe deposit,Motuosala Fe-Mn deposit,resulted from hydrothermal exhalation,was investigated for its trace element and Fe isotope geochemistry.The deposit is located in Xinjiang province,China and is hosted in a suit of Carboniferous volcano-sedimentary clastic rocks.The Fe deposit is mainly composed of massive hematite Fe oreand banded hematite-jasper ore.The hematite ore/band and jasper band were subjected to be analyzed.They are both composed mainly of Fe2O3 and Si O2,with very low contents of Al2O3 and Ti O2(1%),indicating they werechemical precipitates with little detrital contamination.They both show slightly LREE depleted or near flat PAAS-normalised REE patterns,with positive Eu anomalies and Y anomolies,indicating that they were sourced from a mixture of high-temperature fluids and seawater.Compared to the hematite Fe ore/band,the jasper band shows higher EuSN/EuSN*but lower Y/Ho values.δ56Fe values for the hematite Fe ores are clustered around-0.3‰,similar to those for high-temperature fluids.The jasper samples show heavier Fe isotope compositions varying from-0.1‰to0.5‰,indicating that they were resulted from partial Fe precipitation.For all samples,δ56Fe values are related to Y/Ho and EuSN/EuSN*values.The results indicate that the hematite Fe ore and jasper were deposited in different environments.The jasper was deposited in a more anoxic condition with higher hydrothermal fluids/seawater ratio,probably when the hydrothermal activity was more intense;while the hematite Fe ore was deposited in a more oxic condition with lower hydrothermal fluids/seawater ratio,probably when the hydrothermal activity was weaker.     

Reductive biotransformation of Fe in shale-limestone saprolite containing Fe(III) oxides and Fe(II)/Fe(III) phyllosilicates

A <2.0-mm fraction of a mineralogically complex subsurface sediment containing goethite and Fe(II)/Fe(III) phyllosilicates was incubated with Shewanella putrefaciens (strain CN32) and lactate at circumneutral pH under anoxic conditions to investigate electron acceptor preference and the nature of the resulting biogenic Fe(II) fraction. Anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS), an electron shuttle, was included in select treatments to enhance bioreduction and subsequent biomineralization. The sediment was highly aggregated and contained two distinct clast populations: (i) a highly weathered one with “sponge-like” internal porosity, large mineral crystallites, and Fe-containing micas, and (ii) a dense, compact one with fine-textured Fe-containing illite and nano-sized goethite, as revealed by various forms of electron microscopic analyses. Approximately 10-15% of the Fe(III)_TOT was bioreduced by CN32 over 60 d in media without AQDS, whereas 24% and 35% of the Fe(III)_TOT was bioreduced by CN32 after 40 and 95 d in media with AQDS. Little or no Fe²⁺, Mn, Si, Al, and Mg were evident in aqueous filtrates after reductive incubation. Mössbauer measurements on the bioreduced sediments indicated that both goethite and phyllosilicate Fe(III) were partly reduced without bacterial preference. Goethite was more extensively reduced in the presence of AQDS whereas phyllosilicate Fe(III) reduction was not influenced by AQDS. Biogenic Fe(II) resulting from phyllosilicate Fe(III) reduction remained in a layer-silicate environment that displayed enhanced solubility in weak acid. The mineralogic nature of the goethite biotransformation product was not determined. Chemical and cryogenic Mössbauer measurements, however, indicated that the transformation product was not siderite, green rust, magnetite, Fe(OH)₂, or Fe(II) adsorbed on phyllosilicate or bacterial surfaces. Several lines of evidence suggested that biogenic Fe(II) existed as surface associated phase on the residual goethite, and/or as a Fe(II)-Al coprecipitate. Sediment aggregation and mineral physical and/or chemical factors were demonstrated to play a major role on the nature and location of the biotransformation reaction and its products.     

57Fe NCR of Fe phases in “magnetic cassiterites”

A pyralspite garnet from an anomalously magnetic concentrate of a pegmatitic cassiterite ore has been investigated using ⁵⁷Fe nuclear gamma-ray resonance spectroscopy. The quadrupole splitting and isomer shift values of 3.6 mm/s and 1.4 mm/s, respectively, are among the largest observed for Fe²⁺ ions and indicate a very low covalency of the dodecahedral Fe²⁺ — O²-bonds. These data support the more recent and lower value (10.2–10.1 kcal/ mole) of White and Moore (1972) for the CFSE of the dodecahedral Fe²⁺ ion and suggest that the CFSE should be a useful approximation to the site preference energy of Fe²⁺ for this site.     

Kinetic and equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between aqueous Fe(II) and Fe(III)

Equilibrium and kinetic Fe isotope fractionation between aqueous ferrous and ferric species measured over a range of chloride concentrations (0, 11, 110 mM Cl⁻) and at two temperatures (0 and 22°C) indicate that Fe isotope fractionation is a function of temperature, but independent of chloride contents over the range studied. Using ⁵⁷Fe-enriched tracer experiments the kinetics of isotopic exchange can be fit by a second-order rate equation, or a first-order equation with respect to both ferrous and ferric iron. The exchange is rapid at 22°C, ∼60-80% complete within 5 seconds, whereas at 0°C, exchange rates are about an order of magnitude slower. Isotopic exchange rates vary with chloride contents, where ferrous-ferric isotope exchange rates were ∼25 to 40% slower in the 11 mM HCl solution compared to the 0 mM Cl⁻ (∼10 mM HNO₃) solutions; isotope exchange rates are comparable in the 0 and 110 mM Cl⁻ solutions.The average measured equilibrium isotope fractionations, Δ_{Fe(III)-Fe(II)}, in 0, 11, and 111 mM Cl⁻ solutions at 22°C are identical within experimental error at +2.76±0.09, +2.87±0.22, and +2.76±0.06 ‰, respectively. This is very similar to the value measured by Johnson et al. (2002a) in dilute HCl solutions. At 0°C, the average measured Δ_{Fe(III)-Fe(II)} fractionations are +3.25±0.38, +3.51±0.14 and +3.56±0.16 ‰ for 0, 11, and 111 mM Cl⁻ solutions. Assessment of the effects of partial re-equilibration on isotope fractionation during species separation suggests that the measured isotope fractionations are on average too low by ∼0.20 ‰ and ∼0.13 ‰ for the 22°C and 0°C experiments, respectively. Using corrected fractionation factors, we can define the temperature dependence of the isotope fractionation from 0°C to 22°C as: where the isotopic fractionation is independent of Cl⁻ contents over the range used in these experiments. These results confirm that the Fe(III)-Fe(II) fractionation is approximately half that predicted from spectroscopic data, and suggests that, at least in moderate Cl⁻ contents, the isotopic fractionation is relatively insensitive to Fe-Cl speciation.     

57Fe mössbauer study of synthetic Fe3+-melilites

Synthetic Fe³⁺-melilites containing NaCaFe³⁺-Si₂O₇-, Ca₂Fe³⁺AlSiO₇- or Sr₂Fe³⁺AlSiO₇-components have been studied by ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. The spectrum of åkermanite containing an NaCaFe³⁺Si₂O₇-component consists of one doublet identified to belong to Fe³⁺ in T1 sites. The spectra of åkermanite and gehlenite containing Ca₂Fe³⁺ AlSiO₇- or Sr₂Fe³⁺ AlSiO₇-component consist of two doublets. The inner and outer doublets are identified to belong to Fe³⁺ in the less distorted T1 and that in the more distorted T2 sites, respectively. The area ratios of the spectra show that the site occupancy of Fe³⁺ (T1) in gehlenite is less than that in åkermanite in which the distribution of Fe³⁺ in T1 and T2 sites is apparently random. The different distributions can be explained in terms of competition between minimizing the deficiency in the electrostatic valence and the preference of Al for T1 sites which the isomer shift measurements show to be more ionic.     

Cu and Fe chalcopyrite leach activation energies and the effect of added Fe

The leaching kinetics of chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂) concentrate in sulfuric acid leach media with and without the initial addition of Fe³⁺ under carefully controlled solution conditions (E_h 750 mV SHE, pH 1) at various temperatures from 55 to 85 °C were measured. Kinetic analyses by (i) apparent rate (not surface area normalised), and rate dependence using (ii) a shrinking core model and (iii) a shrinking core model in conjunction with Fe³⁺ activity, were performed to estimate the activation energies (E_a) for Cu and Fe dissolution.The E_a values determined for Cu and Fe leaching in the absence of added Fe³⁺ are within experimental error, 80 ± 10 kJ mol⁻¹ and 84 ± 10 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively (type iii analyses E_a are quoted unless stated otherwise), and are indicative of a chemical reaction controlled process. On addition of Fe³⁺ the initial Cu leach rate (up to 10 h) was increased and Cu was released to solution preferentially over Fe, with the E_a value of 21 ± 5 kJ mol⁻¹ (type ii analysis) suggestive of a transport controlled rate determining process. However, the rate of leaching rapidly decreased until it was consistently slower than for the equivalent leaches where Fe³⁺ was not added. The resulting E_a value for this leach regime of 83 ± 10 kJ mol⁻¹ is within experimental error of that determined in the absence of added Fe³⁺. In contrast to Cu release, Fe release to solution was consistent with a chemical reaction controlled leach rate throughout. The Fe release E_a of 76 ± 10 kJ mol⁻¹ is also within experimental error of that determined in the absence of added Fe³⁺. Where type (ii) and (iii) analyses were both successfully carried out (in all cases except for Cu leaching with added Fe³⁺, <10 h) the E_a derived are within experimental error. However, the type (iii) analyses of the leaches in the presence of added Fe³⁺ (>10 h), as compared to in the absence of added Fe³⁺, returned a considerably smaller pre-exponential factors for both Cu and Fe leach analyses commensurate with the considerably slower leach rate, suggestive of a more applicable kinetic analysis.XPS examination of leached chalcopyrite showed that the surface concentration of polysulfide and sulfate was significantly increased when Fe³⁺ was added to the leach liquor. Complementary SEM analysis revealed the surface features of chalcopyrite, most likely due to the nature of the polysulfide formed, are subtly different with greater surface roughness upon leaching in the absence of added Fe³⁺ as compared to a continuous smooth surface layer formed in the presence of added Fe³⁺. These observations suggest that the effect of Fe³⁺ addition on the rate of leaching is not due to the change in the chemical reaction controlled mechanism but due to a change in the available surface area for reaction.     

The role of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in synthetic Fe-substituted tetrahedrite

Summary Tetrahedrites with the composition between Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ and Cu₁₀Fe₂Sb₄S₁₃ were synthesized at 457 °C and 500 °C from the elements and carefully studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy of⁵⁷Fe. Between Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ and Cu₁₁Fe₁Sb₄S₁₃ iron is predominantly ferric. Between Cu₁₁Fe₁Sb₄S₁₃ and Cu₁₀Fe₂Sb₄S₁₃ iron is predominantly ferrous and occupies the tetrahedral M1-sites.

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Zusammenfassung Die Rolle von Fe²⁺ und Fe³⁺ in synthetischen Tetraedriten mit Fe-Substitution Tetraedrite mit einer Zusammensetzung zwischen Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ and Cu₁₀Fe₂Sb₄S₁₃ wurden bei 457 °C und 500 °C aus den Elementen synthetisiert und sorgfdltig mit Mössbauer-Spektroskopie von⁵⁷Fe untersucht. Zwischen Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ and Cu₁₁Fe₁Sb₄S₁₃ ist Eisen überwiegend dreiwertig. Zwischen Cu₁₁Fe₁Sb₄S₁₃ and Cu₁₁Fe₂Sb₄S₁₃ ist Eisen überwiegend zweiwertig und besetzt die tetraedrisch koordinierten M1-Plätze.

     

Fe2+–Fe3+ ordered distribution in chromite spinels

Mossbauer measurements have been carried out on three natural chromite minerals from different locations in China over the temperature range 50 to 750 K. The experiments showed these samples to be magnesioferrochromites. The Mossbauer spectra measured could be decomposed into three doublets: two attributed to the tetrahedral T-site Fe²⁺ ions and the third to the octahedral M-site Fe³⁺ ions. Thus for the chromite spinels the results strongly supported the ordered distribution with Fe²⁺ in the T-site and Fe³⁺ in M-site.     

Sign of the magnetic coupling of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in biotite

Mössbauer spectra of biotite at 4 K are reported. The biotite crystals were oriented with the c-axis parallel to the γ-ray direction and some spectra were recorded with external magnetic fields of 40 kOe applied at right angles to the c-axis. Decrease of the magnetic-hyperfine field of both Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions on application of the external field shows that both Fe³⁺-Fe³⁺ pairs and Fe²⁺-Fe²⁺ pairs are coupled ferromagnetically.     

Effects of changing solution chemistry on Fe/Fe isotope fractionation in aqueous Fe-Cl solutions

The range in ⁵⁶Fe/⁵⁴Fe isotopic compositions measured in naturally occurring iron-bearing species is greater than 5‰. Both theoretical modeling and experimental studies of equilibrium isotopic fractionation among iron-bearing species have shown that significant fractionations can be caused by differences in oxidation state (i.e., redox effects in the environment) as well as by bond partner and coordination number (i.e., nonredox effects due to speciation).To test the relative effects of redox vs. nonredox attributes on total Fe equilibrium isotopic fractionation, we measured changes, both experimentally and theoretically, in the isotopic composition of an Fe²⁺-Fe³⁺-Cl-H₂O solution as the chlorinity was varied. We made use of the unique solubility of FeCl₄⁻ in immiscible diethyl ether to create a separate spectator phase against which changes in the aqueous phase could be quantified. Our experiments showed a reduction in the redox isotopic fractionation between Fe²⁺- and Fe³⁺-bearing species from 3.4‰ at [Cl⁻] = 1.5 M to 2.4‰ at [Cl⁻] = 5.0 M, due to changes in speciation in the Fe-Cl solution. This experimental design was also used to demonstrate the attainment of isotopic equilibrium between the two phases, using a ⁵⁴Fe spike.To better understand speciation effects on redox fractionation, we created four new sets of ab initio models of the ferrous chloride complexes used in the experiments. These were combined with corresponding ab initio models for the ferric chloride complexes from previous work. At 20 °C, 1000 ln β (β = ⁵⁶Fe/⁵⁴Fe reduced partition function ratio relative to a dissociated Fe atom) values range from 6.39‰ to 5.42‰ for Fe(H₂O)₆²⁺, 5.98‰ to 5.34‰ for FeCl(H₂O)₅⁺, and 5.91‰ to 4.86‰ for FeCl₂(H₂O)₄, depending on the model. The theoretical models predict ferric-ferrous fractionation about half as large (depending on model) as the experimental results.Our results show (1) oxidation state is likely to be the dominant factor controlling equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation in solution and (2) nonredox attributes (such as ligands present in the aqueous solution, speciation and relative abundances, and ionic strength of the solution) can also have significant effects. Changes in the isotopic composition of an Fe-bearing solution will influence the resultant Fe isotopic signature of any precipitates.