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δ^44/40Ca和δ^44/42Ca。目前自然界可观测到的δ^44/40Ca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⁴⁰Ca、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...     

锡同位素研究进展及其在矿床学中的应用展望

锡同位素是一种新兴的非传统稳定同位素,其在考古学及天体化学中的运用显示出非常大的示踪潜力和价值,然而目前其在地质学(尤其是矿床学)中的研究和应用前景缺乏系统介绍。本文总结分析了世界上目前所发表的主要天然及人工样品的锡同位素数据,发现天然样品中锡同位素组成有较大差异,其中玻璃陨石最富重锡(其δ^122/118Sn值可达2.53‰),而黝锡矿(黄锡矿)最富轻锡(其δ^120/116Sn值可达-1.71‰)。其中,含锡矿物(如锡石和黝锡矿)中的锡同位素组成变化范围要远远大于全岩样品。地幔及地壳来源的不同岩性或地质体的全岩锡同位素组成有明显差别;锡同位素在一定条件下可以发生分馏,且分馏程度可能远远大于锡同位素的初始值差异。锡石锡同位素对成矿环境非常敏感,其形成时的流体成分、化学反应速率以及物化条件(如温度、盐度、氧逸度、pH值等)等因素均能影响其锡同位素的组成。深部流体(如岩浆来源)结晶的锡石富重锡,而浅部流体(如地层流体)的加入将使锡石富轻锡,因此锡石的锡同位素具有判别不同矿床成因类型的潜力。展望未来,锡同位素的研究有望在以下三方面取得突破:(1)各地...     

元古宙真核藻类演化及环境控制因素

宜居地球、地外生命探索以及资源勘查等的需求使真核生物的早期溯源和演化趋势研究成为国际热点。根据已发现实体化石、分子化石和分子钟证据,将元古宙真核藻类演化划分为环境准备(2.45～1.70 Ga)、缓慢发展(1.70～0.80 Ga)、剧烈波动(0.80～0.64 Ga)、快速辐射(0.64～0.54 Ga)四个阶段。元古宙真核生物的出现、演化和辐射进程与地球氧化和极端气候事件(如冰期)的发生具耦合性,表现出早期生命与地球表层环境的协同演化。真核藻类在1.70～0.80 Ga期间的缓慢演化可能与长期较低的大气氧含量(约为现今水平的1%～10%PAL)有关。低的大气-海洋氧化程度不仅限制了真核藻类生存空间,也通过对氮、磷等营养元素的供应约束,限制了真核藻类初级生产力水平。因此,地球表层氧化可能是地球宜居演化,并孕育出真核生物等各种复杂生命的主要原因。从地球系统形成与演变的角度探索生物圈演化或能对生命的过去和未来给出更为可靠的答案。     

东营凹陷古近系古湖盆演化与水化学场响应

采用人工配制污水为实验用水进行室内水培实验,研究10种人工湿地中常见水生植物对氨氮和总磷的同化吸收能力,筛选出净化效果好的植物,构建植物组合,以单一植物为对照,研究植物组合对于提高氨氮、总磷净化效果的作用．结果表明：不同植物对氨氮、总磷的去除能力差别较大千屈菜（Lythrum salicaria）、菖蒲（Acorus calamus）、美人蕉（Cannindica）、达香蒲（Typha davidiana）对氨氮净化效果较好,初始浓度2969mg／L、15d后,去除率966％、98．6％、877％、95．1％美人蕉、凤眼莲（Eichhornia crssipes）、干屈菜、石菖蒲（Acorus tartarinowii）对TP净化效果较好,初始浓度4．44mg／L、15d后,去除率99．0％、546％、69．9％、36．7％千屈菜与石菖蒲的组合能同时提高氨氮与总磷的净化效果;美人蕉与干屈菜的组合、菖蒲与美人蕉的组合、菖蒲与千屈菜的组合、美人蕉与石菖蒲的组合能提高总磷的净化效果组合实验结果表明,适当的水生植物组合能提高氨氮与总磷的净化效果。     

广东雷州半岛土壤氮、磷、钾元素地球化学特征及其土壤肥力评价

广东雷州半岛位于中国大陆最南端,是中国菠萝、香蕉、甘蔗等农产品重要产地.土壤氮、磷、钾等养分是作物生长需要最多的营养元素,对农业发展至关重要.文章通过对雷州半岛土壤取样,首次对该地区土壤氮磷钾的背景特征进行了分析,研究了不同成土母质、不同土地利用类型氮磷钾的含量水平,探讨了氮磷钾人为影响因素和时空演化规律,并进行了土壤...     

Evidence for phosphorus limitation in carbonate sediments of the seagrass Syringodium filiforme

The seagrass Syringodium filiforme was examined in an ecological analysis of plant nutrient requirements and nutrient resource availability. Assessment of the sediment geochemistry in a San Salvador Island seagrass bed indicated that phosphorus was not readily accessible to the plants. Ammonium regeneration in the fine-grained carbonate sediments was high, and interstitial concentrations averaged ca. 100 μM while phosphate replenishment to interstitial water was low, and concentrations were generally less than 2 μM. Analysis of the seagrass leaf tissue content (C : N : P = 1390 : 47 : 1, atomic wt) suggested that nitrogen and phosphorus were both depleted relative to carbon. However, this high N : P for S. filiforme and the low concentration of phosphate available in the interstitial water established the likelihood that plant acquisition of phosphorus was limited. The finding of high root biomass relative to leaf biomass in these seagrass beds corroborates this evidence by depicting a method of plant adaptation that increases nutrient absorptive root surface area.     

水环境中氮磷形态分析方法研究进展

归纳总结了近年来国内外水环境中氮、磷形态分析方法的研究新进展,并着重介绍了氮、磷在水环境中赋存形态的分类、分析测定方法,这对于深入揭示水环境中氮、磷的赋存形态及研究环境与生物地球化学循环有着重要的指导意义。     

Spurenelementgehalt der Saale – ein Vergleich der Analysenergebnisse aus den Jahren 1950 und 1996

Thirty four elements dissolved in water and 33 elements bound in particulate matter were analysed in the small river Saale (Thuringia, Germany, MQ=23 m³/s) in 1996 and the results were compared with those obtained in 1950 (44 elements). Monthly sampling was used to eliminate fluctuations caused by seasons and weather. Comparison of the element contents of a river over a 40-year-time span provides interesting insight into the anthropogenic change in the catchment area of the river with regard to „global change”.Without taking into consideration systematic errors, the analysed elements can be divided into three groups:

(a) Elements whose average annual analytical values in 1996 were lower by >50% than those in 1950: Al, As, Ba, Fe, Pb, Zn (in solution), and As, B, Cr, Li, Mn, Pb, Se, Sn, U (suspended).

(b) Elements whose average annual analytical values in 1996 are in the range of those in 1950, i.e., are within 50–150%: Ca, Co, Cr, F, K, Li, Mn, Na, Si, Sr, Ti, U (in solution), and Hg, Cr, Cu, Sc, Sr, Ti, Zn (suspended).

(c) Elements whose average annual analytical values in 1996 were higher by >150% than those in 1950: B, Cd, Mg, Ni, Rb, Sc (in solution), and Ba, Ni, P, Zr (suspended).

The increases in the element concentrations are not only caused by wastewater. Acid rain and fertilizer affect the pH and the electrolyte status of soils and cause mobilization of elements. This can be a reason for the increase in the alkalies and alkaline earth. For most elements are higher and lower values were found in 1996 and are only partly caused by systematic errors in the methods used in 1950. Taking into consideration of the natural fluctuations some element values 1996 equal or are lower (Tabelle 10 and 12). Because of the 100–200% RSD (12 samples per year), it is almost impossible to decide whether the deviations are due to analytical errors or to natural causes. The bound part of the elements is considered to be the suspended portion (seston=particulate matter) and, for one and the same element the suspended portion is equal or higher than the portion in solution. In the case of natural plant stock in the catchment area, the erosion is small. The increase in farming caused a higher soil erosion in the river. Storm precipitation causes short-term (1–2 h) peaks in the suspended load with values 2–3 orders of magnitude higher. In the case of monthly sampling, such peaks are unlikely to be detected. This produces values of suspended loads that tend to be too small. Increases of the bounded elements together with the elements in solution cause increases of eutrophication in the ocean.The contents of elements transported in solution and in particulate form in the river Saale are not equal to the element contents of the upper earth crust. Weathering and the fluviatil element transport cause a fractionation of the thallassophile (enriched in ocean) and therraphile elements (enriched in continents). Thallassophile elements are Mg, Ca, Sr, B, As, U, Sn, Cd, Zn, Se (transported in solution) and U, Cr, Li, B, Ba, Se, Mn, Cu, P, Sn, Cd, Rb, Pb, S and Zn (transported in seston) and therraphile elements are Cs, Co, Sc, Ni, Ti, Fe, Al, and K. As a result a fractionation in thallassophile and therraphile elements results and influences the geochemical cycles like magmatic differentiations.     

Application of allochthonous organic carbon and phosphorus forms in the interpretation of past environmental conditions

Organic matter in sediments, for instance, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, can be used to reconstruct the paleoecological and pollution history of lakes and their catchment basins. In this paper, the contents of allochthonous organic carbon (allochthonous OC) and autochthonous organic carbon (autochthonous OC) in sediment cores taken from Wuliangsuhai Lake and Daihai Lake in northern China are quantified by using a binary model, and phosphorus forms in the sediment cores from the two lakes are extracted by sequential extraction techniques. The results indicate that the palaeoenvironment and paleoclimate of Daihai Lake and its catchment basin in the recent 250 years can be well reconstructed based on the content of allochthonous OC. The climate was relatively humid and warm in the period of 1865–2005, while relatively dry and cold in the period of 1765–1865. The sedimentary information of allochthonous OC in the 22–42-cm portion of the sediment cores in Daihai Lake corresponds to the final cold fluctuation of the Little Ice Age that occurred since the Middle Holocene. The difference of phosphorus forms in the sediment cores between the two lakes indicates that phosphorus input to the lakes and the correlation between phosphorus forms and distribution and the changes of environment are influenced by the eutrophication mechanisms and environmental conditions of the two lakes.     

Garnet growth at high- and ultra-high pressure conditions and the effect of element fractionation on mineral modes and composition

In this paper we show that thermodynamic forward modelling, using Gibbs energy minimisation with consideration of element fractionation into refractory phases and/or liberated fluids, is able to extract information about the complex physical and chemical evolution of a deeply subducted rock volume. By comparing complex compositional growth zonations in garnets from high-and ultra-high pressure samples with those derived from thermodynamic forward modelling, we yield an insight into the effects of element fractionation on composition and modes of the co-genetic metamorphic phase assemblage. Our results demonstrate that fractionation effects cause discontinuous growth and re-crystallisation of metamorphic minerals in high pressure rocks. Reduced or hindered mineral growth at UHP conditions can control the inclusion and preservation of minerals indicative for UHP metamorphism, such as coesite, thus masking peak pressure conditions reached in subducted rocks.Further, our results demonstrate that fractional garnet crystallisation leads to strong compositional gradients and step-like zonation patterns in garnet, a feature often observed in high-and ultra-high pressure rocks. Thermodynamic forward modelling allows the interpretation of commonly observed garnet growth zonation patterns in terms of garnet forming reactions and the relative timing of garnet growth with respect to the rock's pressure–temperature path. Such a correlation is essential for the determination of tectonic and metamorphic rates in subduction zones as well as for the understanding of trace element signatures in subduction related rocks. It therefore should be commonplace in the investigation of metamorphic processes in subduction zones.