A study of celestine equilibrium in marine sediments using the entire ODP/IODP porewater data base

The stability of celestine (SrSO₄) in marine sediments has been investigated through the calculation of its saturation index at the in situ temperature and pressure, using the entire ODP/IODP porewater composition data base (14,416 samples recovered from sediments collected during 95 ODP and IODP Legs) that has been thoroughly corrected for missing data and inconsistencies. The porewater in situ pressure has been obtained from depth data, and the in situ sample temperature has been calculated from the bottom seawater temperature and from the measured thermal gradient. When the latter is unavailable, a default value of 35 °C/km or an assumed gradient similar to that of a site located close to the study area has been used. Molarities have been converted to molalities through the calculation of the porewater densities, which have represented by an empirical function of the total dissolved solids load up to 150 g/L.Ocean bottom waters are largely undersaturated with respect to celestine. Yet sediment porewater saturation is not uncommon: it is reached in 83 boreholes (i.e. about 10% of all boreholes) drilled during 22 ODP/IODP Legs. Celestine equilibrium can be reached through two different non-exclusive causes: a strontium increase in porewater linked to the dissolution of Sr-rich aragonite or biogenic calcite and precipitation of Sr-poor calcite (carbonate recrystallization), or an increase in the strontium and sulfate porewater concentrations linked to a salinity increase due to the presence of brines.Sediments at most of the sites exhibiting celestine equilibrium share common characteristics such as a carbonate-rich lithology (typically higher than 80 wt.%) and a low organic carbon content (generally below 1 wt.%). These results indicate that modification of porewaters during burial diagenesis can easily lead to celestine saturation, especially in carbonate-rich sediments. We then briefly discuss former interpretations of the presence of celestine in ancient and recent marine sediments, as well as the consequences of the incorporation of celestine formation in diagenetic models using the porewater Sr content and Sr isotopic composition.     

Effects of calcium and magnesium on strontium distribution coefficients

 The effects of calcium and magnesium on the distribution of strontium between a surficial sediment and simulated wastewater solutions were measured as part of an investigation to determine strontium transport properties of surficial sediment at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Idaho. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and Idaho State University, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. Batch experimental techniques were used to determine strontium linear sorption isotherms and distribution coefficients (K _d's) using simulated wastewater solutions prepared at pH 8.0±0.1 with variable concentrations of calcium and magnesium. Strontium linear sorption isotherm K _d's ranged from 12±1 to 85±3 ml/g, increasing as the concentration of calcium and magnesium decreased. The concentration of sorbed strontium and the percentage of strontium retained by the sediment were correlated to aqueous concentrations of strontium, calcium, and magnesium. The effect of these cation concentrations on strontium sorption was quantified using multivariate least-squares regression techniques. Analysis of data from these experiments indicates that increased concentrations of calcium and magnesium in wastewater discharged to waste disposal ponds at the INEL increases the availability of strontium for transport beneath the ponds by decreasing strontium sorption to the surficial sediment. Received: 8 November 1996 · Accepted: 6 January 1997     

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.     

Oxygen- and carbon-isotopic composition of gypsum-calcite-dolomite crystals and metamorphic marble assemblages

Gypsum and celestine crystals coexisting with those of calcite and dolomite in marble geodes from the Apuan Alps (Italy) display oxygen-isotopic ratios of between +25.8 and +27.8‰ relative to SMOW, with an average value of +27.2‰.The δ ¹⁸O and δ ¹³C values of calcite-dolomite-marble assemblages fall in the range of marine limestone, the dolomites being enriched by about 1‰ both for oxygen and carbon isotopes.The homogeneity of gypsum and celestine δ ¹⁸O values seems to reflect an isotopic equilibrium of sulfate ions with environmental water, prior to their precipitation and at a temperature higher than 40°C.The calcite-dolomite pairs are not in isotopic equilibrium, and their oxygen-isotopic fractionations cannot be used as indicators of their deposition temperatures.     

Preparation of strontium ferrite from strontium residue

Strontium ferrite was prepared from Strontium Waste Residue (SWR) as a material. Strontium chloride was obtained by leaching SWR with ammonia chloride, and then SrCl2 was converted to SrCO3. Strontium ferrite (SrFe12O19) was formed by roasting the mixture of SrCO3 and FeCl3 in a proper proportion. The structure and magnetic susceptibility of strontium ferrite were investi-gated. The results showed that strontium conversion ratio increased with decreasing SWR grain diameter. The largest ratio was pre-sented when n(NH4Cl/Sr) was 3.6. What is more, the conversion process coincided with the kinetic characteristics of fractal reaction. The magnetic susceptibility of strontium ferrite decreased with increasing Fe3+/Sr2+ mole ratio and pH. SrFe12O19 exhibited face-centered and cubic closely-packed hexagonal structures. There were the strong diffraction peaks of Fe2O3 in the X-ray diffracto-gram of strontium ferrite. Strontium recovery ratio was 87.0%.     

Energetics of anhydrite, barite, celestine, and anglesite: a high-temperature and differential scanning calorimetry study

The thermochemistry of anhydrous sulfates (anglesite, anhydrite, arcanite, barite, celestine) was investigated by high-temperature oxide melt calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. Complete retention and uniform speciation of sulfur in the solvent was documented by (a) chemical analyses of the solvent (3Na₂O · 4MoO₃) with dissolved sulfates, (b) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirming the absence of sulfur species in the gases above the solvent, and (c) consistency of experimental determination of the enthalpy of drop solution of SO₃ in the solvent. Thus, the principal conclusion of this study is that high-temperature oxide melt calorimetry with 3Na₂O · 4MoO₃ solvent is a valid technique for measurement of enthalpies of formation of anhydrous sulfates. Enthalpies of formation (in kJ/mol) from the elements (ΔH_f^o) were determined for synthetic anhydrite (CaSO₄) (−1433.8 ± 3.2), celestine (SrSO₄) (−1452.1 ± 3.3), anglesite (PbSO₄) (−909.9 ± 3.4), and two natural barite (BaSO₄) samples (−1464.2 ± 3.7, −1464.9 ± 3.7). The heat capacity of anhydrite, barite, and celestine was measured between 245 and 1100 K, with low- and high-temperature Netzsch (DSC-404) differential scanning calorimeters. The results for each sample were fitted to a Haas-Fisher polynomial of the form C_p(245 K < T < 1100 K) = a + bT + cT⁻² + dT^−0.5 + eT². The coefficients of the equation are as follows: for anhydrite a = 409.7, b = −1.764 × 10⁻¹, c = 2.672 × 10⁶, d = −5.130 × 10³, e = 8.460 × 10⁻⁵; for barite, a = 230.5, b = −0.7395 × 10⁻¹, c = −1.170 × 10⁶, d = −1.587 × 10³, e = 4.784 × 10⁻⁵; and for celestine, a = 82.1, b = 0.8831 × 10⁻¹, c = −1.213 × 10⁶, d = 0.1890 × 10³, e = −1.449 × 10⁻⁵. The 95% confidence interval of the measured C_p varies from 1 to 2% of the measured value at low temperature up to 2 to 5% at high temperature. The measured thermochemical data improve or augment the thermodynamic database for anhydrous sulfates and highlight the remaining discrepancies.     

Strontium and hydrogen isotope geochemistry of fresh and metabasalt dredged from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Fresh basalt and metabasalt dredged from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were studied for Na, K, Rb, Sr, and H₂O(+) contents, and strontium and hydrogen isotope ratios. Na, K, Rb, and Sr contents of these samples are within the range of those of oceanic tholeiite. H₂O(+) content, strontium, and hydrogen isotope ratios vary widely. The variation in water content of metabasalt is apparently related to the chlorite content. The metamorphic temperature was about 550 °C based on the estimated δD value of chlorite. There is positive linear relationship between water content and strontium isotope ratio. Based on this relationship, the variation of strontium isotope ratio of the metabasalt was interpreted as follows: complete exchange occurred between strontium in the chlorite portion of the metabasalt and strontium in sea water (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio=0.7090), while the original strontium (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr∼0.7023) was retained in the non-altered portion of the basalts.     

西藏南部晚白垩世厚壳蛤的锶同位素年龄标定

沉积岩样品年龄的直接标定是沉积学与地层学研究的难点之一.由于锶在海水中的残留时间(≈106a) 大大长于海水的混合时间(≈103a), 因而同一时间全球海水的锶元素在同位素组成上是均一的, 并造成地质历史中海水的锶同位素组成是时间的函数, 这是锶同位素地层学(SIS) 的基本原理和利用锶同位素地层学进行海相地层定年的理论基础.本文根据锶同位素地层学的基本原理, 测试了西藏南部岗巴剖面上白垩统宗山组上段地层中厚壳蛤化石的锶同位素组成, 尝试对这些化石进行了年龄标定, 4个样品分别位于剖面累计厚度381, 362, 358和296m处, 其87Sr/86Sr比值分别为0.707832, 0.707769, 0.707768和0.707695, 年龄的标定结果分别是65.68, 69.34, 69.39和72.32Ma, 定年的平均误差为±1Ma左右.研究结果表明, 锶同位素地层学在海相地层定年方面具有潜在价值.      

Sr speciation in producing SrCO3 with celestite

Strontium speciation transferring in strontium residue and mixing strontium ore are investigated with extracting experiment, X-ray powder diffraction （XRD）, X-ray fluorescence spectrometer （XRF） and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy （AAS）. The results show that there are strontium carbonate, strontium sulfate, strontium sulfide, and a little amount of strontium silicate and strontium ferrite in strontium residue. Impurities in strontium residue mainly contain carbonate and oxide of calcium, iron, magnesium and aluminum etc. The amount of strontium sulfide in strontium residue is larger than that in strontium ore. And a little strontium silicate and strontium ferrite are found in strontium ore. It is concluded that acid soluble method is used firstly in the process of producing strontium carbonate from mixing strontium ore. In addition, mechanical smash method and surface active treatment to strontium samples are beneficial to the ratio-leaching increase of strontium. The research achievement helps to save energy and decrease pollutants emission in strontium processing industry.     

Ni/Fe双金属对PCE脱氯影响因素研究

以四氯乙烯(PCE)为目标污染物, 利用批试验研究Ni/Fe双金属对氯代烃脱氯的影响因素.结果表明: (1)当参加反应的Ni/Fe双金属分别为10 g和20 g时, 反应速率常数k_obs分别为0.047 7 h-1和0.097 0 h-1, 说明增加参加反应的Ni/Fe双金属的质量可提高脱氯速率; (2)当粒度分别为20~ 40目、40~ 65目和80~ 100目时, k_obs分别为0.047 7 h-1, 0.059‥ 8 h-1和0.088 6 h-1, 说明选用Ni/Fe双金属颗粒越小脱氯速率越快; (3)当Ni/Fe质量比分别为0.024%, 0.048%和0.072%时, 所得k_obs分别为0.047 7 h-1, 0.066 2 h-1和0.073 4 h-1, 说明Ni/Fe双金属系统中Ni/Fe质量比越高脱氯效果越好, 但最优Ni/Fe质量比还有待于进一步研究.      

塔中地区寒武系-奥陶系碳酸盐岩Sr元素和Sr同位素特征

使用VG354固体同位素质谱仪对中1、中4井的25个碳酸盐岩样品做了Sr同位素测试, 并利用电感耦合等离子质谱仪(ICP-MS) 对塔中地区4口井共109个碳酸盐岩样品测试了Sr、Mn元素的含量.通过对Sr、Mn元素含量分析, 及中1、中4井碳酸盐岩的Sr同位素组成分析, 对比全球奥陶系海相碳酸盐的Sr同位素分析结果及演化趋势, 得出了如下认识: (1) 塔中地区奥陶纪87Sr/86Sr比值与全球海水Sr同位素演化趋势基本一致, 具有随时间下降的总体趋势, 这与广阔陆表海和有关的沉积物对放射性成因锶的封存作用有关, 说明海平面变化和白云岩化作用仍然是该区海相碳酸盐岩锶同位素组成与演化的主要控制因素; (2) 塔中地区早奥陶世的87Sr/86Sr比值与全球海水Sr同位素比值相当, 说明该区早奥陶世碳酸盐岩成岩环境为正常海水, 且早奥陶世87Sr/86Sr比值有单调降低的规律, 说明与海平面变化有关; (3) 塔中地区晚奥陶世87Sr/86Sr比值比全球海水高, 其原因是白云岩化作用和晚奥陶世盆地抬升近地表水带来高87Sr/86Sr比值, 且晚奥陶世87Sr/86Sr比值为整体升高的趋势; (4) 塔中地区奥陶纪碳酸盐岩中Mn元素含量变化不大, 反映了塔中地区奥陶纪成岩环境主要为浅水相, 但也有深水相, 白云岩化对其影响不大; (5) 塔中地区奥陶纪碳酸盐岩中Sr元素含量变化较大, 反映该时期该区碳酸盐岩成岩流体主要为海水, 但也有混合水, 白云岩主要为Ⅲ类白云岩和Ⅰ类白云岩.      

Depositional characteristics of uranium tailings from Saskatchewan,Canada

The management of uranium tailings, generated as a by-product of ore processing, is particularly important to minimize the environmental footprint of the industry. A clear understanding of tailings slurry behavior is required at the time of deposition to help evaluate the storage capacity and life span of the containment facilities. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the segregation and self-weight settling properties of uranium tailings. Detailed laboratory investigations were conducted on tailings from 4, 5, and 6 % nominal mill feeds (high-grade McArthur River ores blended with special wastes on site) from the Cameco Key Lake operation. The results indicate that the three uranium tailings can be characterized as a sandy silt material with a negligible amount of clay. Their depositional behavior is governed by the initial solids content of the slurry. The investigated tailings showed insignificant segregation between 25 and 40 % initial solids content. The initial hydraulic conductivity during settling was about 10^?4 m/s at a void ratio of 4 and was increased by half an order of magnitude for the 4 % mill feed, and by almost two orders of magnitude for the 5 and 6 % mill feeds at a void ratio of 8. Over the same range of initial void ratio, the settling potential increased threefold: from 8 to 24 % for the 4 % mill feed and from 12 to 36 % for the 5 and 6 % mill feeds. The better rate and amount of dewatering of future high mill feed tailings as compared to the current low mill feed tailings means that the onsite containment facility can store more tailings thereby supporting a longer life span of the mill.     

The isotopic composition of strontium in non-marine carbonate rocks: the Flagstaff Formation of Utah*

The isotopic composition of strontium in surface water in continental basins is determined primarily by the geology of the basin and to a lesser extent by climatic conditions. Consequently, the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of brines in such basins can change only as a result of changes in the geology or climate. This principle of isotope geology was studied by analysis of a suite of non-marine carbonate rocks from the Flagstaff Formation (Palaeocene-Eocene) of Utah. The samples were collected from a section in Fairview Canyon of Sanpete County. They include both limestone and dolomite and were selected to have low non-carbonate residues. The concentrations of strontium in calcites averages 383 ± 128 p.p.m., while those of dolomites increase from 354 ± 74 p.p.m. in the lower 43 m of section to a maximum of 2259 p.p.m. higher up. The increase in the strontium content of dolomite is interpreted as evidence for a change from steady-state to progressively more evaporitic conditions. Two dolomites have isotopic compositions of oxygen expressed as δ¹⁸O = -2.75‰ (relative to the PDB standard) and are enriched in ¹⁸O relative to two calcites whose average δ¹⁸O value is -9.9‰. The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of the carbonate minerals range from 0.70890 to 0.71260. These values are clearly greater than the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio of marine carbonates of Early Eocene age which is 0.70744. The variation of the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio in this section of the Flagstaff Formation is real and reflects the occurrence of geological events which changed the isotopic composition of Sr entering Lake Flagstaff. The non-carbonate fractions of six carbonate rocks and one sandstone fit a straight line on the strontium mixing diagram in co-ordinates of initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and 1/Sr concentration. These results suggest that the isotopic composition of strontium in Lake Flagstaff may have been modulated by periodic input of volcanogenic detritus of felsic composition.     

滇西北兰坪盆地北部上三叠统含盐层位的厘定及其意义

通过野外实测剖面和大量室内岩矿工作,首次指出兰坪盆地上三叠统至少存在2套含盐层位,上含盐层位于三合洞组上段(T3s2),盐类物质以石膏、天青石为主,下含盐层位于三合洞组下段(T3s1),以天青石为主。天青石和石膏均呈中厚层层状产出,与顶底板地层产状一致。不同地区含盐层岩石组合及序列不同,横向上不具有可对比性,提出其并非正常蒸发沉积产物的认识。同时,含盐地层又是盆地内铅锌矿重要的赋矿层位,因此上三叠统含盐建造层序的厘定对深化认识区域铅锌矿床成矿机制、指导盐类矿床和铅锌矿找矿具有重要的意义。     

Regional stratigraphy and distribution of epigenetic stratabound celestine, fluorite, barite and Pb–Zn deposits in the MVT province of northeastern Mexico

Northeastern Mexico hosts numerous epigenetic stratabound carbonate-hosted low-temperature hydrothermal deposits of celestine, fluorite, barite and zinc-lead, which formed by replacement of Mesozoic evaporites or carbonate rocks. Such deposits can be permissively catalogued as Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits. The deposits studied in the state of Coahuila are associated with granitic and metasedimentary basement highs (horsts) marginal or central to the Mesozoic Sabinas Basin. These horsts controlled the stratigraphy of the Mesozoic basins and subsequently influenced the Laramide structural pattern. The Sabinas Basin consists of ~6,000-m-thick Jurassic to Cretaceous siliciclastic, carbonate and evaporitic series. The MVT deposits are mostly in Barremian and in Aptian-Albian to Cenomanian formations and likely formed from basinal brines that were mobilized during the Laramide orogeny, although earlier diagenetic replacement of evaporite layers (barite and celestine deposits) and lining of paleokarstic cavities in reef carbonates (Zn–Pb deposits) is observed. Fluid inclusion microthermometry and isotopic studies suggest ore formation due to mixing of basinal brines and meteoric water. Homogenization temperatures of fluid inclusions range from 45°C to 210°C; salinities range from 0 to 26 wt.% NaCl equiv., and some inclusions contain hydrocarbons or bitumen. Sulfur isotope data suggest that most of the sulfur in barite and celestine is derived from Barremian to Cenomanian evaporites. Regional geology and a compilation of metallogenic features define the new MVT province of northeastern Mexico, which comprises most of the state of Coahuila and portions of the neighboring states of Nuevo León, Durango and, perhaps extends into Zacatecas and southern Texas. This province exhibits a regional metal zonation, with celestine deposits to the south, fluorite deposits to the north and barite and Zn–Pb deposits mostly in the central part.     

Strontium Isotope Composition and Characteristic Analysis of Cambrian-Ordovician Carbonate in the Region of Tazhong, Tarim Basin

The Tarim basin, which is located in the Xin-jiang Autonomous Region in western China , is alarge-scale superi mposed basin situated between theTianshan Mountains to the north and the KunlunMountains to the south, with an area of 560 000km2. The Tazhong uplift ,locatedin the central partof the basin, has an area of 30 000 km2.It is sur-rounded by the Manjiaer depressionin the north,theTangguzibasi depressionin the south,the Bachu up-lift inthe west andthe Tadong saginthe east .It hasbeco…     

基于ASTER VNIR-SWIR多光谱遥感数据识别与提取干旱地区岩性信息——以西南天山柯坪隆起东部为例

ASTER多光谱遥感数据目前可以用于岩石矿物资源信息的识别和提取。本研究尝试利用ASTER可见光近红外(VNIR)和短波红外(SWIR)的多光谱遥感数据提取干旱地区的岩石与矿物信息。基于新疆天山西南缘柯坪隆起东部不同地层单元岩石的化学组成和矿物成份以及VNIR-SWIR谱域光谱吸收特征的分析,我们采用相关吸收波段深度(RBD)和波段比值(BR)方法对研究区的多光谱遥感数据进行图像处理,有效区分和识别了白云岩、石灰岩、砂岩以及阿克苏群的蓝片岩—绿片岩和砂质片岩。白云岩的CO_3~(2-)吸收谱带中心波长位于2.32μm,与灰岩的CO_3~(2-)吸收谱带中心波长位置2.35μm相比,具有向短波长方向移动的特点,据此可以利用RBD7、RBD8分别有效的识别白云岩和灰岩;长英质岩石显示Al-OH和Fe~(3+)VNIR-SWIR吸收特征,而基性-超基性岩石显示Fe~(2+)和Fe、Mg-OH特征,利用不同的铁价态和次要矿物可以区分它们:ASTER band2/band1代表了含Fe~(3+)矿物分布信息、ASTER band5/band4代表了含Fe~(2+)矿物分布信息、RBD6可以估计Al-OH矿物的丰度;砂质/泥质片岩含较多的多硅白云母、绿泥石、黑硬绿泥石以及风化后表面覆盖的其它粘土矿物,在2.21μm(band6)存在有特征的吸收谱带,并且在1.65μm(band 4)具有较高的反射率,而蓝片/绿片岩在2.21μm(band 6)反射率较高,不具有明显特征吸收谱带,同时其在1.65μm(band 4)反射率较低,因此蓝片/绿片岩ASTER band4/band6比值低。应用ASTER band4/band6波段比值可以有效的区分开砂质/泥质片岩与蓝片岩/绿片岩。     

Strontium and oxygen isotope decoupling in the Hercynian Trois Seigneurs Massif,Pyrenees: evidence for fluid circulation in a brittle regime

Systematic shifts of oxygen isotopic compositions in the higher grade parts of the high temperature-low pressure Hercynian metamorphic sequence, exposed in the Trois Seigneurs Massif, have previously been explained as a result of an influx of surface-derived water during the prograde part of the metamorphic cycle. It has been suggested that this caused a regional lowering of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr in the metamorphic sequence. Mapping of strontium isotopic compositions across a 15 m meta-carbonate horizon in the higher grade pelite-psammite sequence shows that strontium isotopic compositions were homogenised over length scales of metres or less during the Hercynian metamorphism, which brought the carbonate and pelite-psammite to oxygen isotopic equilibrium with a common fluid. Comparison of model pre-Hercynian ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr profiles across the carbonate (based on a depositional/diagenetic age of 450 Ma and initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio of 0.7086 given by 10 m length scale averaging) with the post-Hercynian ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr profile (calculated from analysed ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and Rb/Sr compositions) implies strontium isotopic diffusion distances of ca. 0.4 m in the carbonate and ca. 7 m in the pelite-psammite. The limited Sr-isotopic diffusion distance of 0.4–0.7 m within the carbonate is compatible with pervasive oxygen-isotopic exchange over distances restricted to 4–15 m if fluid strontium concentrations were between 4 and 50 ppm. The strontium isotopic transport distances are not compatible with pervasive oxygen isotopic alteration over the observed 5 km regional scale. Either the flow was perfectly layer-parallel or, more probably, the regional-scale alteration of oxygen took place by fluid circulation in the brittle regime early in, or prior to, the Hercynian metamorphic event. Flow along cracks with incomplete diffusive exchange between fluid and wall rock would allow greater decoupling of oxygen and strontium isotopic transport than pervasive advective transport with local fluid-solid equilibrium.     

锶同位素地层学在奥陶系海相地层定年中的应用--以塔里木盆地塔中12井为例

根据锶同位素地层学的基本原理,从国际上已有的锶同位素演化曲线建立了奥陶系87Sr/ 86Sr比值 年龄数据库。利用塔里木盆地塔中 12井海相碳酸盐的锶同位素分析结果,确定了该井中、上奥陶统和中、下奥陶统的界线,两个界线分别位于井深 5 12 0m( 87Sr/ 86Sr≈ 0.70 88,年龄为 4 6 5Ma)和 4 880m处 ( 87Sr/ 86Sr≈ 0.70 82,年龄为 4 5 5Ma),中、上奥陶统的界线为本文首次确定,中、下奥陶统的界线与前人利用牙形石资料确定的界线一致。塔中 12井的锶同位素演化曲线说明,尽管构造运动造成的盆地抬升和近地表的大气水作用影响了上奥陶统顶部碳酸盐的锶同位素组成,但塔中 12井奥陶系与上覆地层的关系基本上是连续的,奥陶系顶界的井深在 4 6 5 0m附近 ( 87Sr/ 86Sr≈ 0.70 79,年龄为4 35Ma)。     

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.