镁同位素地球化学研究新进展及其应用

作为一种新兴的地质示踪剂,Mg同位素正受到国际地学界日益广泛的关注。Mg同位素地球化学研究已取得了巨大的进展,近期研究工作主要包括两个方面。首先,调查了地球各主要储库和陨石的Mg同位素组成特征,结果表明陨石和地球地幔具有均一并且相似的Mg同位素组成,平均δ²⁶Mg值分别为-0.28±0.06‰和-0.25±0.07‰;相反,上地壳和水圈的Mg同位素组成很不均一,δ²⁶Mg值变化范围分别为-4.84‰~+0.92‰和-2.93‰~+1.13‰。其次,对一些地质和物理化学过程中Mg同位素的分馏行为进行研究,结果表明:(1)地表风化作用可以造成大的Mg同位素分馏,导致重Mg同位素残留在风化产物中而轻Mg同位素进入水圈;(2)岩浆分异过程中Mg同位素平衡分馏很小;(3)高温化学扩散和热扩散过程中Mg同位素会发生显著的动力学分馏。基于这些研究成果,Mg同位素体系已经被初步应用于示踪早期地球形成和壳内物质再循环等过程,并有望在不久的将来应用于示踪大陆地壳的化学演化和地质温度计等研究领域。     

洋壳蚀变过程中的镁同位素分馏机理研究进展北大核心CSCD

板块运动驱动的洋壳再循环一直被认为是造成地幔化学成分不均一的主要原因。洋壳在从洋中脊形成到俯冲进入地幔的过程中,持续遭受一系列蚀变改造。这一过程不仅影响海水化学成分,同时也会改变洋壳的化学组成,尤其是一些易活泼元素及相应同位素体系的改变会更加显著。洋壳蚀变造成的影响会通过洋壳俯冲再循环而传递到地幔,进而影响到对地幔化学组成不均一性的认识。镁(Mg)同位素是研究深部碳循环和壳幔物质相互作用的一个新兴示踪计,已进入深部地幔的俯冲洋壳Mg同位素组成有可能受高温岩浆过程、俯冲变质过程以及低温蚀变过程的影响。已有的研究证明高温岩浆过程和洋壳俯冲变质-脱水过程中洋壳Mg同位素无显著分馏。然而,由于天然样品测试的数量较少且数据测试精度有限,关于低温蚀变过程中洋壳Mg同位素是否存在分馏尚未达到共识,这限制了利用Mg同位素对地幔不均一性和全球尺度物质再循环的研究。本文总结了已发表的蚀变洋壳的Mg同位素资料,讨论了洋壳低温蚀变过程(火山玻璃橙玄化、蛇纹石化和碳酸盐化)对Mg同位素体系的影响。这些信息对于认识洋壳蚀变过程中Mg同位素体系的详细行为至关重要,是确定下一步相关研究方向的重要参考。     

锂同位素及其地质应用研究进展

锂同位素示踪是近几年发展起来的一门新兴的稳定同位素地球化学方法,锂有两个稳定同位素：^6Li和^7Li。自在界锂同位素的组成变化很大,其δ^6Li值变化幅度超过60‰,现代大洋水的δ^6Li值为－31．0‰,洋中脊玄武岩（BORB）的δ^6Li值为－4．7‰--3.7‰,由于锂同位素存在大的分馏和不同地质体中在截然不同的δ^6Li值,因此锂同位素地质应用前景十分广泛。目前,锂同位素在研究星云形成过程和宇宙事件,洋壳蚀变和海底热液活动,壳－幔物质循环和板块俯冲作用过程,判断卤水起源和演化等方面的研究中成效显著。     

高温地质过程镍同位素地球化学研究进展

镍(Ni)具有独特的地球化学性质，其同位素在示踪早期地球的演化、大氧化事件、雪球地球、生物大灭绝、岩浆硫化物矿床成矿作用等方面显示出重要的潜力。本文系统综述了当前高温地质过程Ni同位素研究进展。已有研究初步查明了不同地质储库的Ni同位素变化范围。基于已发表的地幔橄榄岩、MORB、OIB和科马提岩的Ni同位素数据，估算全硅酸盐地球(Bulk Silicate Earth, BSE)的δ⁶⁰Ni_BSE均值为0.10‰±0.18‰(2SD,n=179)。根据上述已有的Ni同位素数据，并结合实验岩石学和模拟计算，发现：(1)核幔分异过程不会产生可分辨的Ni同位素分馏；(2)地幔部分熔融和玄武质岩浆结晶分异过程不会产生显著的Ni同位素分馏；(3)地幔的Ni同位素组成明显不均一，可能与地幔交代和再循环物质加入相关；(4)岩浆硫化物熔离和分离结晶可能是导致Ni同位素分馏的重要过程。本文最后介绍了最新的Ni同位素研究实例，并尝试指出研究中存在的科学问题和探讨未来的发展前景。     

钙同位素地球化学研究新进展及其在碳酸岩-共生硅酸盐研究中的应用

作为"非传统稳定同位素"家族成员,钙同位素正受到国际地学界日益广泛的关注.钙是主要的造岩元素,也是生物必需的元素.钙在地球各圈层广泛分布,研究钙同位素的地球化学行为将有助于提高我们对各种生物过程和地质过程的认识.钙同位素测定主要采用热电离质谱仪(TIMS)和多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(MC-ICP-MS),分别表示为δ44/40 Ca和δ44/42Ca.目前自然界可观测到的δ44/40Ca变化范围为-2.0‰～6.75‰,约8.7‰.本文系统介绍了近年来钙同位素分析中样品溶解、化学分离、质谱测定以及高温地质过程中的钙同位素分馏及其地质应用等方面的研究成果,尤其对钙同位素在碳酸岩-共生硅酸盐岩研究中的意义、钙同位素组成以及取得的主要认识作了较为全面的介绍.阐述了放射成因40 Ca、部分熔融作用/分离结晶作用、地壳同化作用、古俯冲碳酸盐循环、热液蚀变作用、岩浆起源深度等对碳酸岩、硅酸盐岩的钙同位素组成造成的影响.最后,通过系统对比碳酸岩-共生硅酸盐岩的锂、镁、钙同位素研究成果,认为应该开展多元同位素体系的联合示踪.由于不同同位素体系存在相似性和差异性,而多元同位索体系相结合能有效地加强优势互补,将是同位素地球化学研究发展的一种必然趋势.     

大陆俯冲隧道板片-地幔楔界面反向流体交代作用:西阿尔卑斯造山带超高压变质白片岩的地球化学证据

前人对深俯冲板片释放熔/流体交代地幔楔形成弧岩浆源区的过程和机制已得到充分认识,然而对地幔楔岩石能否脱水交代深俯冲地壳并不清楚.在对欧洲西阿尔卑斯造山带Dora-Maira地体白片岩的地球化学研究中,首次发现地幔楔交代岩能够脱水反向交代深俯冲地壳岩石,从而极大影响俯冲地壳的地球化学组成.结合白片岩和围岩的全岩地球化学特征以及锆石学结果,查明了白片岩的原岩为S型花岗岩,澄清了关于Dora-Maira白片岩原岩属性的长期争议.在此基础上,发现白片岩中变质锆石相对残留岩浆锆石δ18O值显著降低,指示原岩形成后受到低δ18O变质流体的交代作用.白片岩具有高温岩石中最高的δ26Mg值达0.75‰,显著高于围岩变花岗岩,指示交代流体具有重Mg同位素组成.基于地球主要岩石储库的Mg同位素组成,推测交代流体来自俯冲隧道中富滑石地幔楔蛇纹岩在弧下深度的脱水分解,而这些地幔楔蛇纹岩是新特提斯洋壳在弧前深度变质脱水产生的流体与地幔楔浅部橄榄岩反应形成.这些结果不仅提供了利用Mg-O同位素示踪俯冲隧道中流体来源的新思路,也提供了地幔楔蛇纹岩来源流体反向交代深俯冲地壳岩石的首个典型实例.这种反向交代不仅极大改变了深俯冲地壳的地球化学组成,而且对弧岩浆岩重Mg同位素成因具有重要意义.      

板块俯冲过程中的Mg-Li-Fe-Cr同位素分馏

金属稳定同位素体系是示踪板块俯冲对壳幔物质再循环影响的全新工具,因此其在俯冲带的地球化学行为备受关注.Mg同位素在俯冲过程中不发生显著分馏,但大陆玄武岩具有低于洋中脊玄武岩的Mg同位素,这可能是碳酸岩的俯冲再循环导致的.与角闪岩继承原岩的Li同位素组成不同,榴辉岩具有轻于原岩的Li同位素组成,可归因于俯冲折返过程中的动力学扩散、脱水反应或低Li同位素的流体交代.作为变价元素,Fe和Cr的同位素在榴辉岩的形成过程中均不发生显著分馏,但是蛇纹岩的Fe同位素和Cr同位素与氧逸度指标具有相关性,指示氧化还原条件变化时脱水过程或流体交代会导致同位素分馏.      

硼同位素及其地质应用研究

硼的两个稳定同位素（10B 和11B）相对质量差较大,因此,硼同位 素分馏较显著。由于分析测量技术方面的改进和创新, 硼同位素地球化学近年来有了长足 的发展。业已查明,自然界中δ11B值变化为 －37‰～+58‰。其中,较负的 δ11B值见于非海相蒸发硼酸盐矿物和某些电气石,而较正的δ11B值见 于某些盐湖卤水和蒸发海水。现代大洋水的δ11B值十分恒定 (+39,5‰)。原始 地幔的δ11B值估测为－10‰±2‰。陨石的δ11B值很不均一,变化 可达90‰。而月岩的δ11B值变化较小（－6‰～+4‰）。由于硼同位素存在大的 分馏和不同地质体中截然不同的δ11B值,硼同位素地质应用范围十分广泛。目 前,硼同位素在研究星云形成过程和宇宙事件,壳-幔演化和板块俯冲作用过程,判别沉积 环境,研究矿床成因,示踪古海洋和古气候条件,和判断环境污染源区等方面的研究中成效显著。     

钾同位素的高精度分析及深部过程的示踪应用

钾(K)是主要造岩元素之一，高水溶性，高活动性，同时具有高度的不相容性。尽管K同位素组成的测试始于20世纪初，但其高精度测试一直发展缓慢，直到近年来得益于多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱(MC- ICP- MS)的快速发展， K同位素的分析精度得到显著提升，极大地促进了K同位素地球化学的发展。目前已经基本查明地球各主要储库的K同位素组成，并对一些地质和物理化学过程中的K同位素分馏开展了研究工作。研究结果表明海水的K同位素组成(均值0. 11‰±0. 08‰)显著高于硅酸盐地球的K同位素组成(估计值-0. 44‰±0. 04‰)；而主要地质过程中，低温风化过程中风化壳一般富集轻的同位素，而与之平衡的水体富集重的同位素；高温岩浆分异过程中目前尚未观察到显著的同位素分馏。目前K同位素已经被广泛应用于俯冲循环地壳物质或板片流体活动的示踪上，如幔源岩浆的地幔源区过程示踪等。由于浅部物质的K含量远高于地幔源区，在俯冲循环过程中，地幔源区的K同位素组成对于交代、混染等过程比较敏感。因此，K同位素在示踪地幔组成变化方面可能会具有广阔的应用前景。     

壳-幔演化和板块俯冲作用过程中的硼同位素示踪

硼同位素是近年来发展起来的一门新兴的稳定同位素地球化学方法。硼有两个稳定同位素 :10 B和11B。硼同位素组成自然界变化十分大 ,δ11B值为 - 37‰～ +58‰。对地幔岩石的硼同位素研究表明 ,原始地幔的δ11B值为 - 10‰± 2‰ ,B的质量分数估算为 (0 2 5± 0 1)×10 -6。相对而言 ,地壳岩石的B含量和δ11B值均较高。由于壳、幔岩石具有不同的B含量和δ11B值 ,硼同位素已被广泛应用于研究壳幔演化和板块俯冲作用过程 ,用于示踪俯冲板块中大洋沉积物和蚀变洋壳在地幔中的循环。     

不同地质储库中的镁同位素组成及碳酸盐矿物形成过程中的镁同位素分馏控制因素

镁同位素在低温地球化学过程中显著的分馏效应,是其示踪地球表生环境演化及物质循环的基础。本文在前人研究的基础上,对地球上不同地质储库中的镁同位素组成及碳酸盐矿物形成过程中的镁同位素分馏控制因素进行了总结:火成岩的镁同位素组成较均一;风化产物总体富集重的镁同位素,且变化较大;碳酸盐岩中灰岩相对白云岩富集轻的镁同位素,但总体上富集轻的镁同位素;岩石类型、风化强度以及植被等因素对河流地表水的镁同位素组成影响较大,导致地表水的镁同位素组成总体变化较大;海水的镁同位素组成均一,平均值约为-0.83‰;低温条件下,控制碳酸盐矿物无机成因过程中镁同位素分馏的因素有矿物相、沉淀速率和温度,其中矿物相是主要控制因素;生物成因碳酸盐矿物镁同位素组成与生物体对含镁碳酸盐矿物的利用形式有关,除了需考虑与无机碳酸盐沉淀类似的控制因素外,还需考虑不同物种对轻、重镁同位素的选择性吸收能力;因生物成因海相碳酸盐矿物几乎都是由最初的无定形相碳酸盐转变而来,故生物成因海相碳酸盐矿物的镁同位素特征不能代表生成无定形相碳酸盐的流体的镁同位素特征。镁同位素在低温条件下具有良好的分馏效应,随着分析测试技术的发展及不同地质储库中镁同位素组成数据的积累和完善,有关表生环境中镁同位素分馏机制的许多问题将逐步得到解决,镁同位素在揭示地球表生环境演化及物质循环方面将发挥更大的作用。     

Carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions of Newania Dolomite Carbonatites, Rajasthan, India: implications for source of carbonatites

The Newania carbonatite complex of Rajasthan, India is one of the few dolomite carbonatites of the world, and oddly, does not contain alkaline silicate rocks thus providing a unique opportunity to study the origin and evolution of a primary carbonatite magma. In an attempt to characterize the mantle source, the source of carbon, and the magmatic and post-magmatic evolution of Newania carbonatites, we have carried out a detailed stable carbon and oxygen isotopic study of the complex. Our results reveal that, in spite of being located in a metamorphic terrain, these rocks remarkably have preserved their magmatic signatures in stable C and O isotopic compositions. The δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O variations in the complex are found to be results of fractional crystallization and low temperature post-magmatic alteration suggesting that like other carbonatites, dolomite carbonatites too fractionate isotopes of both elements in a similar fashion. The major difference is that the fractional crystallization of dolomite carbonatites fractionates oxygen isotopes to a larger extent. The modes of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O variations in the complex, ?4.5?±?1‰ and 7?±?1‰, respectively, clearly indicate its mantle origin. Application of a multi-component Rayleigh isotopic fractionation model to the correlated δ¹³C versus δ¹⁸O variations in unaltered carbonatites suggests that these rocks have crystallized from a CO₂ + H₂O fluid rich magma, and that the primary magma comes from a mantle source that had isotopic compositions of δ¹³C ~ ?4.6‰ and δ¹⁸O ~ 6.3‰. Such a mantle source appears to be a common peridotite mantle (δ¹³C = ?5.0?±?1‰) whose carbon reservoir has insignificant contribution from recycled crustal carbon. Other Indian carbonatites, except for Amba Dongar and Sung Valley that are genetically linked to Reunion and Kerguelen plumes respectively, also appear to have been derived from similar mantle sources. Through this study we establish that dolomite carbonatites are generated from similar mantle source like other carbonatites, have comparable evolutionary history irrespective of their association with alkaline silicate rocks, and may remain resistant to metamorphism.     

Iron isotope fractionation in subduction-related high-pressure metabasites (Ile de Groix,France)

Characterisation of mass transfer during subduction is fundamental to understand the origin of compositional heterogeneities in the upper mantle. Fe isotopes were measured in high-pressure/low-temperature metabasites (blueschists, eclogites and retrograde greenschists) from the Ile de Groix (France), a Variscan high-pressure terrane, to determine if the subducted oceanic crust contributes to mantle Fe isotope heterogeneities. The metabasites have δ⁵⁶Fe values of +0.16 to +0.33‰, which are heavier than typical values of MORB and OIB, indicating that their basaltic protolith derives from a heavy-Fe mantle source. The δ⁵⁶Fe correlates well with Y/Nb and (La/Sm)_PM ratios, which commonly fractionate during magmatic processes, highlighting variations in the magmatic protolith composition. In addition, the shift of δ⁵⁶Fe by +0.06 to 0.10‰ compared to basalts may reflect hydrothermal alteration prior to subduction. The δ⁵⁶Fe decrease from blueschists (+0.19 ± 0.03 to +0.33 ± 0.01‰) to eclogites (+0.16 ± 0.02 to +0.18 ± 0.03‰) reflects small variations in the protolith composition, rather than Fe fractionation during metamorphism: newly-formed Fe-rich minerals allowed preserving bulk rock Fe compositions during metamorphic reactions and hampered any Fe isotope fractionation. Greenschists have δ⁵⁶Fe values (+0.17 ± 0.01 to +0.27 ± 0.02‰) similar to high-pressure rocks. Hence, metasomatism related to fluids derived from the subducted hydrothermally altered metabasites might only have a limited effect on mantle Fe isotope composition under subsolidus conditions, owing to the large stability of Fe-rich minerals and low mobility of Fe. Subsequent melting of the heavy-Fe metabasites at deeper levels is expected to generate mantle Fe isotope heterogeneities.     

Rubidium Isotope Ratios of International Geological Reference Materials

In this study we determined rubidium isotope ratios in twenty-one commonly used international geological reference materials, including igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, as well as an IAPSO seawater reference material. All δ⁸⁷Rb results were obtained relative to the NIST SRM 984 reference material. For most reference materials, Rb was purified using a single column loaded with Sr-spec resin. For reference materials containing low Rb but high mass fractions of matrix elements (such as basic rock and seawater), Rb was purified using two-column chromatography, with the first column packed with AGMP-50 resin and the second column packed with Sr-spec resin. Two methods for instrumental mass bias correction, sample-standard bracketing (SSB) mode, and the combined sample-standard bracketing and Zr internal normalisation (C-SSBIN) method, were compared for Rb isotopic measurements by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS). The long-term reproducibility of Rb isotopic measurements using both methods was similar, better than 0.06‰ (2s, standard deviation) for NIST SRM 984. Significant Rb isotopic fractionation was observed among the reference materials, with an overall variation in δ⁸⁷Rb values of approximately 0.5‰. The δ⁸⁷Rb values of igneous rocks ranged from -0.28‰ to +0.06‰, showing a trend from heavier isotopic compositions in mafic rocks to lighter δ⁸⁷Rb values in the more evolved felsic rocks. The sedimentary and metamorphic rocks had Rb isotope ratios similar to those of igneous rocks. The δ⁸⁷Rb values of the reference materials related to low-temperature geological processes showed a wider range than those of high-temperature processes. Notably, the IAPSO seawater reference material had a δ⁸⁷Rb value of +0.14‰, which deviated from that of igneous rocks, and represents the heaviest reservoir of Rb isotopes found thus far on Earth. The comprehensive dataset presented here has the potential to serve for quality assurance purposes, and provide a framework for interlaboratory comparisons of Rb isotope ratios.     

Environmental geochemistry of calcium isotopes： Applications of a new stable isotope approach

1IntroductionIn nature, calcium has six naturally occurring sta-ble isotopes with atomic mass units (amu) and the a-bundances of40Ca (96.941%),42Ca (0.647%),43Ca (0.135%),44Ca (2.086%),46Ca (0.004%)and48Ca (0.187%) are presented in this paper.These analyt…     

Chemical composition and geochemical characteristics of the Koksharovka alkaline ultrabasic massif with carbonatites,primorye

New geochemical data are discussed on the magmatic complexes of the Koksharovka alkaline ultrabasic massif of Late Jurassic age obtained by the ICP-MS method. Based on the first results on rare earth geochemistry of carbonatites and associating pyroxenites and geological observations, the magmatic origin of the Koksharovka carbonatites was substantiated, and the problems of formation of accompanying igneous rocks were considered.     

Constraining magnesium cycling in marine sediments using magnesium isotopes

Magnesium concentrations in deep-sea sediment pore-fluids typically decrease down core due to net precipitation of dolomite or clay minerals in the sediments or underlying crust. To better characterize and differentiate these processes, we have measured magnesium isotopes in pore-fluids and sediment samples from Ocean Drilling Program sites (1082, 1086, 1012, 984, 1219, and 925) that span a range of oceanographic settings. At all sites, magnesium concentrations decrease with depth. At sites where diagenetic reactions are dominated by the respiration of organic carbon, pore-fluid δ²⁶Mg values increase with depth by as much as 2‰. Because carbonates preferentially incorporate ²⁴Mg (low δ²⁶Mg), the increase in pore-fluid δ²⁶Mg values at these sites is consistent with the removal of magnesium in Mg-carbonate (dolomite). In contrast, at sites where the respiration of organic carbon is not important and/or weatherable minerals are abundant, pore-fluid δ²⁶Mg values decrease with depth by up to 2‰. The decline in pore-fluid δ²⁶Mg at these sites is consistent with a magnesium sink that is isotopically enriched relative to the pore-fluid. The identity of this enriched magnesium sink is likely clay minerals. Using a simple 1D diffusion-advection-reaction model of pore-fluid magnesium, we estimate rates of net magnesium uptake/removal and associated net magnesium isotope fractionation factors for sources and sinks at all sites. Independent estimates of magnesium isotope fractionation during dolomite precipitation from measured δ²⁶Mg values of dolomite samples from sites 1082 and 1012 are very similar to modeled net fractionation factors at these sites, suggesting that local exchange of magnesium between sediment and pore-fluid at these sites can be neglected. Our results indicate that the magnesium incorporated in dolomite is 2.0-2.7‰ depleted in δ²⁶Mg relative to the precipitating fluid. Assuming local exchange of magnesium is minor at the rest of the studied sites, our results suggest that magnesium incorporated into clay minerals is enriched in δ²⁶Mg by 0‰ to +1.25‰ relative to the precipitating fluid. This work demonstrates the utility of magnesium isotopes as a tracer for magnesium sources/sinks in low-temperature aqueous systems.     

Heterogeneous Mg isotopic composition of the early Carboniferous limestone: implications for carbonate as a seawater archive

Carbonate precipitation and hydrothermal reaction are the two major processes that remove Mg from seawater. Mg isotopes are significantly (up to 5‰) fractionated during carbonate precipitation by preferential incorporation of ²⁴Mg, while hydrothermal reactions are associated with negligible Mg isotope fractionation by preferential sequestration of ²⁶Mg. Thus, the marine Mg cycle could be reflected by seawater Mg isotopic composition (δ²⁶Mg_sw), which might be recorded in marine carbonate. However, carbonates are both texturally and compositionally heterogeneous, and it is unclear which carbonate component is the most reliable for reconstructing δ²⁶Mg_sw. In this study, we measured Mg isotopic compositions of limestone samples collected from the early Carboniferous Huangjin Formation in South China. Based on petrographic studies, four carbonate components were recognized: micrite, marine cement, brachiopod shell, and mixture. The four components had distinct δ²⁶Mg: (1) micrite samples ranged from ?2.86‰ to ?2.97‰; (2) pure marine cements varied from ?3.40‰ to ?3.54‰, while impure cement samples containing small amount of Rugosa coral skeletons showed a wider range (?3.27‰ to ?3.75‰); (3) values for the mixture component were ?3.17‰ and ?3.49‰; and (4) brachiopod shells ranged from ?2.20‰ to ?3.07‰, with the thickened hinge area enriched in ²⁴Mg. Due to having multiple carbonate sources, neither the micrite nor the mixture component could be used to reconstruct δ²⁶Mg_sw. In addition, the marine cement was homogenous in Mg isotopes, but lacking the fractionation by inorganic carbonate precipitation that is prerequisite for the accurate determination of δ²⁶Mg_sw. Furthermore, brachiopod shells had heterogeneous C and Mg isotopes, suggesting a significant vital effect during growth. Overall, the heterogeneous δ²⁶Mg of the Huangjin limestone makes it difficult to reconstruct δ²⁶Mg_sw using bulk carbonate/calcareous sediments. Finally, δ²⁶Mg_sw was only slightly affected by the faunal composition of carbonate-secreting organisms, even though biogenic carbonate accounts for more than 90% of marine carbonate production in Phanerozoic oceans and there is a wide range (0.2‰–4.8‰) of fractionation during biogenic carbonate formation.     

Li同位素在矿床学中的应用:现状与展望

矿床的形成受制于多种复杂的地质作用,包括全球尺度的板块构造运动、岩浆活动、变质沉积改造等过程,并普遍伴随热液活动、流体迁移、水-岩相互作用、元素分异及同位素分馏等一系列局部区域地质和地球化学过程.在过去的矿床学研究中,地球化学方法主要围绕在主、微量元素和传统的稳定同位素等手段,解决了很多矿床成因问题.但仍存在不少的多解和难解问题,比如许多矿床在矿化类型、蚀变分带与金属矿物组合方面具有诸多相似之处,常规地球化学指标难以区分.随着测试精度的提高和自然储库组成的完善,Li同位素近些年来已成为新兴的稳定同位素体系.Li同位素在自然界过程中高达80‰的同位素分馏使其具有更好的辨识能力,同时兼有直接和间接指示作用,有潜力成为研究各种复杂成矿过程的良好示踪剂.本文总结了近年来有关矿床学中Li同位素的研究和应用进展,以俯冲带成矿为主,阐述了斑岩型-热液矿床、伟晶岩型矿床和沉积矿床等类型矿床的Li同位素地球化学特征,并探究新的Li同位素方法在矿床中的应用前景.基于Li同位素体系在各类矿床的应用实例,我们认为Li同位素体系将为矿床学研究提供更多的指示信息和依据.