Geochemical characteristics of sediment pore water from Site XS-01 in the Xisha trough of South China Sea and their significance for gas hydrate occurrence

Gas hydrate is a recently-found new source of energy that mostly exists in marine sediments. In recent years, we have conducted gas hydrate exploration in the South China Sea. The Xisha trough, one of the promising target areas for gas hydrate, is located in the northern margin of the South China Sea, adjacent to several large oil and gas fields. The Xisha trough extends 420 km long with the water depth of 1 500 m in the west part and 3 400 m in the east part and deposits thick sediments with organic matter content of 0.41%–1.02%. Previous studies on topographical features, geological P-T conditions, structural geology, sedimentary geology and geophysical bottom simulating reflectors (BSR) in the Xisha trough suggest that this area is favorable for the formation and accumulation of gas hydrate. In this paper, we present geochemical analyses for the sediment and pore water from a piston core at Site XS-01 in the Xisha trough. Seven pore water samples were analyzed for their anion (Cl⁻, SO₄ ²⁻, Br⁻, I⁻) contents, cation (Na, K, Ca, Mg) contents and trace element (Li, B, Sr, Ba, Rb, Mn) contents. Eight sediment samples were analyzed for stable carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions. A number of geochemical anomalies such as anions (e.g. Cl⁻, SO₄ ²⁻), cations (e.g. Ca, Mg) and trace elements (e.g. Sr, Ba, B) were found in this study. For example, the concentrations of Cl⁻ and SO₄ ²⁻ in pore water show a decreasing trend with depth. The estimated sulfate/methane interface (SMI) is only 18 m, which is quite similar to the SMI value of 23 m in the ODP164 Leg 997 at Blake Ridge. The Ca, Mg and Sr concentrations of pore water also decrease with depth, but concentrations of Ba, and Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios increase with depth. These geochemical anomalies are quite similar to those found in gas hydrate locations in the world such as the Blake Ridge and may be related to the formation and dissociation of gas hydrates. The salt exclusion effect during the gas hydrate formation will cause an increase in major ion concentrations in the pore waters that diffused upward such as Cl. The anaerobic methane oxidation (AMO) may lead to the change of SO₄ ²⁻ and other cations such as Ca, Mg, Sr and Ba in pore water. Low δ ¹³C value of authigenic carbonates is a good indicator for gas hydrate occurrence. However, the bulk sediment samples we analyzed all show normal δ ¹³C values similar to biogenic marine carbonates, and this may also suggest that no gas hydrate-related authigenic carbonates exist or their amount is so small that they are not detectable by using this bulk analytical method. In conclusion, we suggest that the Site XS-01 in the Xisha trough of the northern margin of the South China Sea is a potential target for further gas hydrate exploration. Translated from Quaternary Sciences, 2006, 26(3): 442–448 [译自: 第四纪研究]     

老挝MK离子吸附型稀土矿床成矿及其矿化分布特征

稀土是重要的战略性关键金属矿产资源,老挝是“一路一带”沿线的重要国家,境内寻找离子吸附性稀土矿找矿潜力巨大。老挝长山褶皱带呈NW-SE向分布,带内海西期黑云母二长花岗岩发育,以低中山地形地貌为主,近期在带内发现多处花岗岩风化壳有关的离子吸附型稀土矿床。文章通过分析该区花岗岩地球化学特征、风化壳剖面及钻孔样品,研究赋存于花岗岩风化壳的离子吸附型稀土矿床成矿地质特征,探讨其在低中山地区的成矿特征,推断低中山地形地貌与矿体分布的关系。研究表明,区内花岗岩风化壳结构分层特征明显,矿体分布受海拔标高及微地貌控制;稀土元素的分馏不仅在垂向上,在水平方向上也十分明显。通过厘定本区离子吸附型稀土矿床成矿特征,发现在低中山地貌区,高海拔第一阶梯矿化不好,且以轻稀土为主,而相对低的第二阶梯矿化较好,矿化强度高,稀土类型向中重稀土过渡的特征明显。     

黏土矿物—水界面的量子力学模拟研究

黏土矿物广泛分布于自然界中,其对地质和地球化学过程有重要意义,也是工业、环境等领域中的重要矿物材料。黏土矿物的众多物化性质均与其表界面结构和性质有关。作为实验研究方法的重要补充,量子力学模拟被广泛用于黏土表界面性质的研究。本文回顾了利用量子分子动力学模拟对黏土矿物-水界面性质的研究,包括表界面结构、表面酸度和离子络合等方面。     

长江水质地球化学

文章在对1958—1990年期间长江水系191个站点水质监测资料进行统计分析的基础上,研究了长江主要离子的地球化学。结果表明,长江水系各地河水总溶解性固体(TDS)含量的差别达一个数量级(49·7~518·1mg/L),TDS的平均值为205·9mg/L,是全球河流均值的3倍。相比之下,河水TDS含量的季节性变化并不大,尽管河水流量的季节变化很大。长江的主要离子化学主要受岩石风化作用,尤其是碳酸盐矿物的溶解作用所控制。长江中上游的川贵地区酸雨严重。酸雨作用于当地广泛分布的石灰岩和富含碳酸盐的三叠纪砂页岩,导致近半个世纪来长江水质的酸化趋势,使大部分河段SO24-和Ca2+含量增高,总硬度与总碱度的比值增高。     

A Case Study of Spectral and Non‐Spectral Interferences on Copper Isotope Measurements by Multi‐Collector ICP‐MS (Wet Plasma)

Mathematical modelling was combined with experimental Cu isotope measurements to demonstrate the effect of the sample matrix in changing the absolute and relative abundances of spectral interferences from Ti and Cr species. This unforeseen non‐spectral effect, evidenced by variable inaccuracies of the different Zn‐normalised Cu isotope ratios, was investigated by comparing real sedimentary samples and artificial solutions intended to match the Cu:Ti:Cr ratios of the real samples after (one or two step) chromatographic processing. Artificial solutions showed positive bias in δ⁶⁵Cu_X/Y with the magnitude depending on (a) the ^6XZn/^6YZn ratio used for normalisation, (b) the Ti/Cu ratio and (c) the transmission coefficient of the TiO species. In contrast, real samples showed different δ⁶⁵Cu_X/Y patterns and displayed a more complex population of Ti and Cr oxides and hydroxides, giving rise to positive and negative inaccuracies that were two to six times higher compared with the artificial samples. The results evidence contrasting behaviour of Ti and Cr when forming polyatomic species in the plasma and stress that artificial solutions may fail to predict how residual elements interact with the analyte/dopant pair during MC‐ICP‐MS analyses. More importantly, the study shows that all Zn isotope ratios do not have the same merit in correcting for mass bias in the presence of matrix elements and should all be monitored to verify the absence of spectral interferences for Cu isotope measurements. In this respect, accurate Cu data could be generally obtained by a two‐step chromatographic purification providing a minimum reduction of ~ 21000 and ~ 3000 times the initial amounts of Ti and Cr, respectively.     

Terpenoid biomarker distributions in low maturity crude oils

Twenty-seven heavy crude oils of diverse origin were geochemically assessed with respect to both bulk and mlecular composition for the purpose of identifying and quanttfying valid biomarker parameters for low maturity oils. The low thermal maturity level of many of these oils is evident from the bulk and alipathic chromatographic data, and oil sourced from both marine and terrigenous organic matter are represented. Selective metastable ion monitoring (SMIM) was employed to measure separately the distribution of C₂₇, C₂₈, and C₂₉ sterane isomers. The useful maturity indicators include the C₂₉ 5α(H) 20S/20R ratio, the relative quantity of the biological sterane configuration in each of the total normal C₂₇, C₂₈, and C₂₉ steranes, and the rearranged to normal sterane ratio. In addition, C₂₇ rearranged steran es appear to form at a faster rate than C₂₈ or C₂₉ rearranged steranes. However, the isomerization of the C₂₇ biological component appears to occur at a slower rate than the C₂₉ counterpart suggesting that the former may be used as a maturity parameter at higher levels of thermal maturation. In the triterpane distributions, the C₂₇ trisnorhopane isomers and the moretane to hopane ratios appear to be both source and maturity related and cannot be used as successful maturity parameters in oils unless they share a common source. The C₃₁₊ hopane 22S/22R equilibrium ratio appears to increase with increasing molecular weight (C₃₁–C₃₄).     

金伯利岩,钾镁煌斑岩中含大阳离子复杂钛酸盐矿物晶体结构特征

近年来，在我国山东蒙阴及南非，西北澳大利亚的金伯利岩，钾镁煌斑岩等地幔岩中陆续发现了一系列新的钛酸盐矿物，包括蒙山矿系列，沂蒙矿系列，柱红石系列，钾钡石及易解石类矿物新种，它们分别具ＡＭ２１Ｏ３８，ＡＭ１２Ｏ１９，Ａ１－２Ｂ８Ｏ１６，Ａ２Ｂ６Ｏ１３，ＡＢ２Ｏ６等化合物的结构，其共同特征是含亲石大阳离子及硅酸盐不相容元素。笔者通过对其中一些矿物的晶体结构测定，综合国内外的有关资料，指出大阳离子在这些     

离子交换水处理工艺与双室逆流再生离子交换床

例举了离子交换水处理工艺，讨论了逆流再生离子交换器的结构设计特点，并给出主要具体设备参数。     

Cu,Zn和Cd对5种单细胞藻的酶基因表达调控的研究

报道了在Cu2 +、Cd2 +和Zn2 +的毒害作用下 ,三角褐指藻 (PhaeodactylumtricornutumBohlin) ,湛江叉鞭藻 (IsochrysiszhanjiangensisHu &Lui) ,绿色巴夫藻 (PaviovaviridisTsengChenetZhang) ,青岛大扁藻 (Platymonashelgolandicavar.TsingtaoensisTsengetT.J.Chang) ,小球藻(Chlorellasp.)等单细胞藻的苹果酸脱氢酶发生了明显的变化。其中 ,不同种类重金属离子对该酶的基因表达作用不同 ,即使是同种离子但浓度不同 ,这种作用也不同。一般情况下高离子浓度抑制了酶基因的表达。低离子浓度促进了表达。但也有例外 ,如Cd2 +(24.53μg/ml)、Zn2 +(24.31,16.21μg/ml)促进三角褐指藻MDH 1座位等位基因的表达量 ;Cd2 +(24.53,12.26μg/ml)促进小球藻MDH 1座位等位基因的表达量。由此可推出 ,重金属离子可以干扰等位基因的表达 ,并在等位酶的活性上表现出来     

海水中萘的光化学降解研究

系统研究了在高压汞灯或天然日光照射下萘在天然海水、人工海水和蒸馏水中的光降解情况。萘的光降解过程受到包括光源、溶液介质、溶解氧、重金属离子、光敏剂在内的各种因素的影响。实验证明，高压汞灯较天然日光更能有效地激发萘的光反应。开始的90min之内，萘的浓度慢慢下降，在照射90－120min后，萘的浓度迅速下降，这是整个萘光解过程中最有效的部分，一级反应速率常数为0.0075-0.0203min^-1。萘在天然海水中的光解速率大于在人工海水和蒸馏水中的光解速率，其主要原因是天然海水中存在天然光敏剂。同蒸馏水中的光反应相比，人工海水中的离子有助于提高萘的光解反应。然而，溶液中加入的重金属离子或光敏剂会改变萘的光解反应。此外，研究证明，溶解氧是必不可少的，它的存在大大加速了光反应。