南海北部191柱状沉积物主元素特征及其古环境意义

应用XRF法对南海北部陆坡191柱状沉积物中主元素进行分析,结果显示,全柱沉积物中SiO₂含量最高,其次是CaCO₃,Al₂O₃和CaO。在垂向分布上CaCO₃和CaO含量分布基本一致,SiO₂,Al₂O₃,Fe₂O₃,K₂O,MgO含量变化相似。结合AMS碳-14测年,可将191柱状样划分为5个地球化学层,主元素和MgO与Al₂O₃含量比值在垂向上的旋回变化反映了南海北部氧同位素3期以来末次冰盛期、冰后期、晚冰期的气候变化、海平面波动及陆源物质供应的变化,并对Heinrich事件、格陵兰高频气候振荡(D/O)旋回、新仙女木事件以及普林斜氏虫低值事件等全球性短周期气候事件有很好的对应关系,但受区域影响,在时间上有所滞后。氧同位素3期以来的沉积速率并未显示出南海普遍存在的间冰期比冰期、暖期比冷期的沉积速率低的规律,而是逐渐减小的,这可能是氧同位素3期频繁的冷热干湿气候振荡导致岩石易于风化破碎受侵蚀后被洪水搬运的缘故。     

南海东北部陆坡铁锰沉积记录对环境变化的指示意义

通过对南海东北陆坡沉积柱的研究,建立了高分辨率铁、锰、CaCO₃,Fe/Mn的值和醋酸溶性镁的变化序列.研究表明,铁和锰含量之间呈正相关关系,两者在垂直方向上总的变化趋势基本一致,锰的氧化还原界面的深度要比铁的浅.经过成岩作用,铁基本上可以保存它原始的沉积含量,间冰期沉积物中铁含量要比冰期的高,铁含量波动幅度和频率可以表示短期的气候剧烈波动的强度和频率,同时也表明了陆源供给的相对稳定性.锰保存的含量比它原始的沉积含量明显减少,锰含量的变化主要受海洋沉积环境的控制,在冰期锰含量得到相对富集,锰含量的较大波动多出现在碳酸盐含量发生较大变化的时候,锰含量的变化反映了曾经发生的海洋生产力、沉积速率和温度的巨大波动.在沉积柱中Fe/Mn的值的变化与碳酸钙的变化在总体上表现出相反的变化趋势,冰期Fe/Mn的值小,而在间冰期时其比值较大,Fe/Mn的值可以作为一个表征碳酸盐旋回的灵敏的替代性指标,同时Fe/Mn的值的变化可以表征大气二氧化碳的波动和海洋沉积速率的变化.     

南海晚更新世深海岩心的微体古生物、碳酸盐和氧同位素记录

在研究了南海深水区4个代表性柱样的微体古生物、碳酸盐含量和氧同位素资料的基础上,讨论了南海晚更新世以来气候周期性旋回、碳酸盐旋回和陆源沉积作用特点。南海中部自晚更新世以来除局部海区受火山作用、浊流影响外,沉积环境相对稳定。长约4m的柱样反映出冷暖气候旋回特征。根据G38柱有孔虫生物组合群转换得出的冬季表层水温值为:冰后期为24.8—25.1℃,末次冰期为20.3—22.8℃。位于CCD以上的柱样碳酸盐含量暖期高、冷期低旋回明显,但分段钙质和非钙质沉积速率计算结果通常显示出冰期的沉积速率小于冰后期的沉积速率。结合钙质超微镜下统计的溶蚀曲线,在南海深海柱样中似乎并不存在冰期溶解作用增强效应。     

长江三角洲第一硬土层中微结核的矿物化学特征及其成因

长江三角洲第一硬土层是古土壤层,是长江河漫滩型沉积物,其形成经历多次沉积和成土过程.硬土层中的铁锰结核以菱铁矿、菱锰矿和褐铁矿为主,通过铁锰元素离子和矿物Eh-pH稳定关系分析,最有利于菱锰矿和菱铁矿结核生成的条件是:Eh＜0且pH＞8.成土期处于末次冰期低海面、气候寒冷干燥期,土壤的化学过程是以氧化作用为主,是褐铁矿等氧化性矿物形成时期;冰后期海相层的沉积覆盖使土壤层进入成岩阶段,土壤层的化学过程以还原作用为主,成岩过程是铁锰碳酸盐结核的主要生成期.     

UK37,δ18 O沉积地层记录:南海北部末次盛冰期以来SST和海面变化

应用UK37和δ18 O重建末次盛冰期以来海水古温度和海平面变化,UK37-SST沉积记录表现了冰期/间冰期模式.UK37-SST在冰后期23.3～26.9℃;末次盛冰期22.2～23.8℃.末次盛冰期时古温度比目前平均低4.7℃,南海北部季节性温差冰后期在4.5～7.0℃;末次盛冰期在7.0～9.0℃,远远超过同一纬度太平洋季节温差.末次冰期以来在气候降温的同时,伴有海平面下降,气候的冷暖交替对海平面变化具有决定性的控制意义.     

南黄海B10岩心的地球化学特征及其对古环境和古气候的反映

通过对南黄海中部B10岩心的碳酸钙、常量元素和微量元素分析发现,岩心的地球化学特征基本反映了该海区晚第四纪气候变化、海面波动以及沉积物供应的变化.在玉木亚间冰期(末次冰期亚间冰期)高海面时期,黄河可能直接注入南黄海,在南黄海中部发育水下三角洲沉积.晚玉木冰期(末次冰期盛冰期),南黄海出露成陆,局部发育陆相泥炭层.冰后期(全新世)海侵到达现今80 m等深线附近的时间大约在距今13 ka。在距今11.0～10.3 ka出现新仙女木事件.全新世中晚期海面进一步上升,沉积物粒度较细,化学风化作用加强.岩心50～0 cm段沉积物中的碳酸钙、氧化钙、锶、氧化镁含量及Sr/Ba比值低,而铜等微量元素含量增加,这可能与公元1855年黄河北迁后进入南黄海中部的黄河物质减少有关.     

太平洋中部沉积柱样中镁铝含量比的研究

通过对太平洋中部美拉尼西亚海盆中L₁₀₀₇和L₁₀₂₆两个沉积柱样的镁铝含量比m值(m=100×MgO/Al₂O₃)研究,证实了在深海沉积物中,m值的变化特征受沉积物形成时的沉积环境所制约.同时反映出深海沉积物的高m值与冰期相对应,而陆相沉积物的高m值与干燥气候相对应.     

青海湖、岱海的湖泊碳酸盐化学沉积与气候环境变化

于1986—1989年,为探讨全球气候与环境变化的湖泊响应,选择了季风带边缘的青海湖和岱海开展了湖泊碳酸盐化学沉积与气候环境关系的分析研究。发现青海湖近500年来碳酸盐沉积减弱段与小冰期的冷湿气候背景一致;岱海晚更新世以来碳酸盐沉积增强段与冰期的干冷气候吻合。还从内陆湖泊的有效湿度与碳酸盐化学沉积的关系和碳酸盐含量的垂向变化规律,对两区域气候与环境的演化过程、特点和规律进行了分析。     

近3万年来南海北部碳酸盐旋回及古气候意义

选取2005年"海洋四号"在南海北部海域溶跃面之上获得的ZHS-176柱状样品,分析了其碳酸钙的含量,结果表明,南海北部海域近3万年来碳酸盐含量在间冰阶时较高,冰阶时降低,其旋回特征自下而上主要分为5个阶段:(Ⅰ)末次冰期以来,碳酸钙含量偏低;(Ⅱ)冰消期,碳酸钙含量升高,出现第一个高峰;(Ⅲ)早冰后期,碳酸钙含量明显降低,出现低谷;(Ⅳ)中冰后期,碳酸钙含量升高,出现第二个高峰;(Ⅴ)晚冰后期,碳酸钙含量略微降低。ZHS-176柱碳酸盐含量变化总体表现出"大西洋型旋回"的特征,但在早冰后期,尤其是在8.5~7.5 ka B P时出现了一次明显的低钙事件,可能与陆源物质输入增加以及深海溶解作用增强有关。     

末次冰期以来南极斯科舍海东南部沉积物来源与环境变化

本文通过南极斯科舍海东南部海域DC-11岩芯稀土元素(REE)特征及其与生源硅(BSiO₂)、磁化率、Al₂O₃、Fe₂O₃的耦合关系,深入探讨了34 ka BP以来研究区沉积物的来源及冰山-海流-大气搬运历史。结果表明,DC-11岩芯沉积物REE含量变化与Al₂O₃相似,主要赋存于陆源碎屑之中,BSiO₂对其有明显稀释效应。末次冰期REE含量高,页岩标准化模式平坦,Eu正异常弱,La_N/Yb_N比值较大,沉积物主要来源于地壳相对较老的威德尔海周边地区,磁化率、△Al₂O₃、TFe₂O₃/Eu比值证实该时期沉积物中南美风尘物质多。冰消期早期(19.6～14.1 ka BP)气候快速回暖,西风带与海洋锋面南移,南美风尘输入迅速减弱,南极绕极流南部分支增强,导致南设德兰群岛-南极半岛的冰山...     

GEOCHEMISTRY OF Si, Al, Fe AND CaCO3 IN SEDIMENTS FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC

In sediments of the Central Pacific, water depth is the controlling factor of the distribution of Si, Al, Fe and CaCO, .In the shallow and subabysmal areas, CaCO3 content is much greater than that in the abysmal areas where Si, Al and Fe contents are much lower than those in shallow and subabysmal areas. The contents of Si, Al, and Fe increase and that of CaCO3 decrease with the variation of grain size of sediments from coarse to fine. The contents of Al, Si, and Fe are positively related to each other and the content of CaCO3 is negatively related to that of the three elements. The evident regularities of the distribution of Si, Al, Fe and CaCO, in the sediments have revealed to a certain extent that they may be used as the environmental indicators in some cases.     

Last glacial emplacement of methane-derived authigenic carbonates in the Sea of Japan constrained by diatom assemblage,carbon-14, and carbonate content

We studied diatom assemblages and CaCO₃ contents of methane-derived authigenic carbonates from the eastern margin of the Sea of Japan and assessed the formation time of these samples. Radioactive ¹⁴C date was determined in selected samples to obtain the maximum age of the time. The results of our study suggest mass formation of carbonate nodules in a glacial period within ∼40 ky, consistent with a published U/Th dating result of carbonate nodules in the study area. Diatom assemblages and contents in the carbonate nodules (abundance of ∼10⁶/g, dominance of neritic-littoral species, warm/cold water species ratio lower than ∼25) differ from the near-seafloor sediments in the study area, which have characteristics of Holocene sediments in the Sea of Japan, and suggest cementation of glacial sediments. Laminated sediments in some nodule samples are glacial sediments because laminations are records of a low sea level period in the semi-enclosed ocean. Similarity of diatom assemblages and contents in all carbonate samples is another evidence of glacial sediments in nodules. Glacial sediments with oceanic cold water species as low as Holocene sediments restricts the sediment age to before 20 cal. ky BP. Carbonate contents higher than 78 wt% suggest the cementation of poorly compacted sediments near the seafloor, and the date of carbonate cementation is, therefore, close to that of the cemented sediments. Most carbonate nodule samples in this study were formed in a glacial period and detection of ¹⁴C restricts this period to within ∼40 ky.     

Paleoclimatic and diagenetic history of the late quaternary sediments in a core from the Southeastern Arabian Sea: Geochemical and magnetic signals

Geochemical and rock-magnetic investigations were carried out on a sediment core collected from the SE Arabian Sea at 1420 m depth in oxygenated waters below the present-day oxygen minimum zone. The top 250 cm of the core sediments represent the last 35 kaBP. The · ¹⁸O values of Globigerinoides ruber are heaviest during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and appear unaffected by low-saline waters transported from the Bay of Bengal by the strong northeast monsoon and West Indian coastal current. The signatures of Bølling-Allerød and Younger Dryas events are distinct in the records of magnetic susceptibility, organic carbon (OC) and · ¹⁸O. Glacial sediments show higher OC, CaCO₃, Ba, Mo, U and Cd, while the early-to-late Holocene sediments show increasing concentrations of OC, CaCO₃, Ba, Cu, Ni and Zn and decreasing concentrations of Mo, U and Cd. Productivity induced low-oxygenated bottom waters and reducing sedimentary conditions during glaciation, and productivity and oxygenated bottom waters in the Holocene are responsible for their variation. The core exhibits different stages of diagenesis at different sediment intervals. The occurrence of fine-grained, low-coercivity, ferrimagnetic mineral during glacial periods is indicative of its formation in organic-rich, anoxic sediments, which may be analogous to the diagenetic magnetic enhancement known in sapropels of the Mediterranean Sea and Japan Sea. The glacial sediments exhibiting reductive diagenesis with anoxic sedimentary environment in this core correspond to reductive diagenesis and intermittent bioturbation (oxygenation) reported in another core in the vicinity. This suggests that the poorly oxygenated bottom water conditions during glacial times should not be generalized, but are influenced locally by productivity, sedimentation rates and sediment reworking.     

Glaciomarine sedimentation and bottom current activity on the north-western and northern continental margins of Svalbard during the late Quaternary

Palaeo-bottom current strength of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) and the influence of the Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice Sheet (SBIS) on the depositional environment along the northern Svalbard margins are poorly known. Two gravity cores from the southern Yermak Plateau and the upper slope north of Nordaustlandet, covering marine isotope stage (MIS) 1 to MIS 5, are investigated. Five lithofacies, based on grain size distribution, silt/clay ratio, content and mean of sortable silt (SS), are distinguished to characterise the contourite-dominated sedimentary environments. In addition, depositional environments are described using total organic carbon (TOC), total sulphur (TS) and calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) contents of sediments. Facies A, containing coarse SS, suggests strong bottom current activity and good bottom water ventilation conditions as inferred from low TOC content. This facies was deposited during the glacial periods MIS 4, MIS 2 and during the late Holocene. Facies B is dominated by fine SS indicating weak bottom current and poor ventilation (cf. high TOC content of 1.2–1.6%), and correlates with the MIS 4/3 and MIS 2/1 transition periods. With an equal amount of clay and sand, fine SS and high content of TOC, facies C indicates reduced bottom current strength for intervals with sediment supply from proximal sources such as icebergs, sea ice or meltwater discharge. This facies was deposited during the last glacial maximum. Facies D represents mass-flow deposits on the northern Svalbard margin attributed to the SBIS advance at or near the shelf edge. Facies E sediments indicating moderate bottom current strength were deposited during MIS 5 and MIS 3, and during parts of MIS 2. This first late Quaternary proxy record of the WSC flow and sedimentation history from the northern Svalbard margin suggests that the oceanographic conditions and ice sheet processes have exerted first-order control on sediment properties.     

山东半岛东部海域表层沉积物元素组成及物源指示意义

通过对山东半岛东部海域表层沉积物常量、微量元素、有机碳(TOC)以及碳酸盐(CaCO₃)等指标的分析,研究了该海域表层沉积物元素组成特征及其控制因素,并对物质来源进行了探讨。结果表明,山东半岛东部海域表层沉积物元素的平均组成与上陆壳(UCC)相比Al,K,Na,Mg,Fe,Ca,Cu和Zn等元素,相对较低,而Mn,Co,Ni,Cr以及REE元素含量较高,Si和Ti与UCC的含量相当。研究区砂粒级沉积物轻重稀土分异明显,(La/Yb)_N值与韩国河流的非常相近;其余粒级沉积物LREE分异较弱,标准化曲线与黄河沉积物的具有相似性。研究区沉积物的元素含量主要受控于源岩组成,存在明显的"粒级效应"。除此之外,Fe-Mn氧化物、生物碳酸盐等因素对元素组成产生一定影响。沉积物物源判别结果显示,山东半岛近岸及其东南部沉积物主要来源于黄河,该区域沉积物分布受山东半岛沿岸流及近岸潮流影响。研究区东北部为残留砂,其沉积物元素组成特征与朝鲜半岛和鸭绿江沉积物组成相近,表明研究区东北部砂质区沉积物代末次冰期低海平面时可能由朝鲜半岛或鸭绿江供应。     

Geochemical-mineralogical-characteristics of the pre-Holocene sediments in Haenam Bay, west coast of Korea

The geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of pre-Holocene core sediments from Haenam Bay, southwest coast of Korea, were examined for post-depositional diagenetic changes and used to assess the provenance of fine-grained sediments in the region. The geochemical and mineralogical compositions of the sediments vary very little with core depth (Holocene to pre-Holocene age), except for the upper part of the pre-Holocene sedimentary layer. In this case, smectite and chlorite are depleted, presumably due to intensive subaerial weathering and low pH conditions. Highly mobile elements (Ca, Mg, Na and K) were likely removed with the breakdown of labile minerals, such as carbonate minerals, feldspar, and clay minerals, during subaerial exposure of this layer, resulting in low weathering indices. In particular, the low smectite content (<5%) and low V/Al ratio (<13) suggest that the Holocene and pre-Holocene sediments along the southwestern coast of Korea did not originate from mainland China but rather mostly from the Korean Peninsula. This aspect has been a subject of debate since the mid-1970s.     

东海陆架晚第四纪沉积物化学成分及物源示踪

东海陆架EA1孔和EA5孔沉积物化学成分变化范围较大。与东海陆架表层沉积物相比，钻孔沉积物的Si,Al,Mg,Mn,Ti,P,Ba,Zr,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn,Cr明显偏高，而Fe,Na,Ca,Sr,Li,U明显偏低，与全球大陆地壳化学组成相比，钻孔沉积物的Si,Li,Rb,Ba,Th,Zr,Hf,Cu,Zn,Pb偏高，而Al,Na,Ca,Mg,Fe,Mn,Ti,P,Sr,U,Co,Ni,V,Cr偏低，钻孔沉积物的化学成分在垂向上具有明显变化，主要受岩性和沉积环境的控制，钻孔沉积物中元素的富集因子（EF）均小于10，接近于1，表明钻孔沉积物主要来自大陆地壳，一些元素因分异或外来物质加入而富集，一些元素则因分异带出而亏损，钻孔沉积物源区的DF值判别表明，钻孔沉积物与现代黄河，长江沉积物均有亲缘关系，可能是在末次冰期最盛期，由于气候带南移，干旱区域扩大，在古长江搬运沉积物中类似现今黄河沉积物的干旱组分明显增加，从而导致了地球化学示踪结果的长江与黄河双重性，或者说古气候的变化导致了古长江搬运物质成分的变化。     

Geochemical changes of the terrigenous sediments in the southern South China Sea and their paleoenvironmental implications during the last 31 ky

Fifty-six subsamples of the 86GC core were collected from the southern South China Sea continental slope. Major and trace elements, including rare earth elements (REEs), of detrital matters in these sediments were measured. The patterns of chondrite normalized REEs and the discrimination plots based on major and trace elements, respectively, indicate that the terrigenous sediments around this area had been supplied with one dominating provenience during the last 31 ky. The co-operation of sea level changes with the East Asian winter monsoon-related rainfall and sea water circulations should be the main mechanism causing the geochemical characteristics variations. Higher ratios of Al/Ti and some other elements to Ti, except P/Ti and Mn/Ti, are present during the last glacial sea-level low stand and the winter monsoon periods owing to increased fluvial input of material with low Ti content from the Mekong River, followed by strengthened chemical weathering intensity, causing higher Al₂O₃ and most other elements contents. The elemental patterns imply general warm and very humid climate in the tropical areas during the last glacial times; however, the climate since the last deglaciation was very changeable, especially during the Holocene. Even so, it can still be certain that the climate during the early part (29–24 ky B.P.) of the last glacial maximum was much worse than during other stages. Additionally, it is very likely that the 8 k cold event and the Younger Dryas event have been impressed in the geochemical record of this core.     

Geochemical-mineralogical-characteristics of the pre-Holocene sediments in Haenam Bay, west coast of Korea

The geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of pre-Holocene core sediments from Haenam Bay, southwest coast of Korea, were examined for post-depositional diagenetic changes and used to assess the provenance of fine-grained sediments in the region. The geochemical and mineralogical compositions of the sediments vary very little with core depth (Holocene to pre-Holocene age), except for the upper part of the pre-Holocene sedimentary layer. In this case, smectite and chlorite are depleted, presumably due to intensive subaerial weathering and low pH conditions. Highly mobile elements (Ca, Mg, Na and K) were likely removed with the breakdown of labile minerals, such as carbonate minerals, feldspar, and clay minerals, during subaerial exposure of this layer, resulting in low weathering indices. In particular, the low smectite content (<5%) and low V/Al ratio (<13) suggest that the Holocene and pre-Holocene sediments along the southwestern coast of Korea did not originate from mainland China but rather mostly from the Korean Peninsula. This aspect has been a subject of debate since the mid-1970s.     

Geochemical characteristics of the Paleogene shales in the Dongying depression,eastern China

Fluctuations in lacustrine sedimentary environments significantly affect distributions of organic matter (OM), uranium, and other elements in shales. In this study a high-resolution geochemical record of fluctuations in the paleo-depositional environment of a terrestrial lake basin is provided on the basis of extensive samples collected from the Member 3 of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation (Es₃) of the Niu-38 well in the Dongying Depression, Eastern China. These samples were tested for total organic carbon (TOC), element concentrations, and biomarkers to study the evolution and fluctuation in the depositional environments of an ancient lake basin and associated geochemical response. The evolution and fluctuation of the sedimentary environment from a deep lake to a semi-deep lake and then to a shallow lake delta were indicated by geochemical response. During this evolution, the values of TOC, S₁, S₂, Sr, and Ts/(Ts + Tm) remarkably decreased, whereas those of Co, Ni, Rb, Na, Fe/Mn, Fe/(Ca + Mg), and C₂₉ mortane/C₂₉ hopane significantly increased. The deep lake basin shows depositional fluctuations, as indicated by rock lithofacies and their geochemical parameters. A close interrelationship was observed among U concentration, TOC content, and inorganic element content. Uranium concentrations are positively correlated with TOC contents, Ca and Sr concentrations, and Sr/Ba and Ca/Mg ratios but negatively with K, Na, Ba, and Rb contents and Fe/(Ca + Mg) and Fe/Mn ratios. The observed increase in U concentration in the lower Es₃ section is closely related to surface adsorption by clay minerals and OM, together with some replacements of Ca and Sr by U in the shales.