Basin-scale seawater lead isotopic character and its geological evolution indicated by Fe-Mn deposits in the SCS

Abstract

The geochemical characteristics and Pb isotope variations in Fe-Mn deposits collected from the South China Sea (SCS) were studied in this paper. The mineralogical and chemical composition data indicate that the deposits are almost all hydrogenetic in origin. Compared with the Fe-Mn deposits in other oceans, the SCS Fe-Mn deposits have a significantly higher Pb content because of higher material supply in addition to a lower growth rate of the deposits. Pb isotope ratios in the surface of the SCS Fe-Mn deposits are relatively uniform, with a characteristic of relatively lower ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb ratio. The Pb isotopic compositions of the SCS Fe-Mn deposits are controlled by the Pacific Deep Water and local inputs, which include eolian dust from the Asian continent and weathering products from Taiwan, Luzon and SCS submarine volcanic rocks. The continuously increasing ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb ratios along the transect of nodule D581 over the past 3.5?Ma are affected by the stepwise closure of the Luzon Strait that reduced volcanic material supply and the deep current strengthen at the same time.     

连云港海域废黄河水下三角洲北翼的沉积特征与空间分布

基于连云港海域浅地层剖面资料解释和16个站位柱状岩心的剖面观察、粒度分析、微体化石鉴定、有孔虫和腹足类纹沼螺的AMS 14C年龄,分析废黄河水下三角洲北翼的沉积结构、厚度和沉积物组成,划分沉积单元及其分布范围;识别海侵沉积区的沉积相,认识其沉积环境特征。结果表明,水下三角洲沉积体可分为三角洲前缘和前三角洲两个沉积单元,两者沿连云港海岸线呈并置关系。三角洲前缘位于埒子口至新淮河口外,为一NNE向进积、NW向倾斜的扇形楔状体,可识别出灌河叶瓣及其以东的叶瓣两个沉积中心。该沉积单元以砂质沉积为主,两个叶瓣之间的分流间湾分布有泥和砂质泥。前三角洲位于三角洲前缘西北侧,大致从埒子口外侧沿海岸带向海州湾展布。该单元为泥质沉积,厚度较薄,其北部的两个柱状岩心所揭示的沉积厚度分别为1.8 m和1.5 m。水下三角洲以北,海侵沙席分布广泛,厚度通常在20 cm左右。其分布在本区具有普遍性,只是在连云港海域被黄河泥沙所覆盖,由此也构成了废黄河水下三角洲的底界面。该界面具有侵蚀残留地貌特征。海侵沙席之下为晚更新世MIS 3阶段中早期的海陆过渡相沉积。沉积物多由黄色粉砂或砂质粉砂组成,含有较丰富的有孔虫、介形虫等,可见淡水纹沼螺。     

Mid‐Holocene environmental changes in the Bay of Skaill,Mainland Orkney,Scotland: an integrated geomorphological,sedimentological and stratigraphical study

A detailed multidisciplinary investigation of intertidal freshwater sediments exposed in the north of the Bay of Skaill, Mainland Orkney, Scotland, have revealed a complex sedimentary sequence. This provided evidence for dynamic coastal environmental changes in the area since the mid‐Holocene. Freshwater ponds developed on glacial sediments ca. 6550 ± 80 yr BP (cal. bc 5590–5305). From ca. 6120 ± 70 yr BP (cal. bc 5040–4855), these were infilled by blown sand from the distal edge of a dune ridge located to the west. Thereafter, a series of sand‐blow events alternating with periods of quiescence occurred until ca. 4410 ± 60 yr BP (cal. bc 3325–2900). Between ca. 5240 ± 160 and 4660 ± 80 yr BP (cal. bc 4370–3115), pollen and charcoal records show evidence of anthropogenic activities, associated with the nearby Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae. Agriculture was probably affected by recurrent sand movement and widespread deposition of calcium carbonate in the hinterland of the bay. Machair development between ca. 6100 and 5000 yr BP (cal. bc 5235–3540) corresponds to a mid‐Holocene phase of dune formation recorded elsewhere in northwest Europe. The more recent and progressive formation of the bay has probably been related to increasing external forcing via storminess, long‐term relative sea‐level change and sediment starvation within this exposed environment. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Flood-triggered versus earthquake-triggered turbidites: A sedimentological study in clastic lake sediments (Eklutna Lake,Alaska)

Lake sediments in Eklutna Lake, Alaska, reveal the presence of turbidites within varved sequences. These turbidites, which result from flood events and earthquakes, show a similar macroscopic appearance. In order to use turbidites to reconstruct flood variability and/or seismic history in the lake basin, it is crucial to determine the trigger of the turbidity currents. This study examined the turbidite caused by the ad 1964 Great Alaska earthquake as well as turbidites linked to historical flood events in order to differentiate between these earthquake-triggered and flood-triggered turbidites. In a suite of samples from throughout the lake, distinctive proxies are identified that can be associated with event-specific flow characteristics. The study presents straightforward discrimination methods related to the sedimentology and geochemical components of the turbidites. These methods are also applicable to other lakes, particularly proglacial lakes where the sediment composition of onshore and offshore sources is similar. Finally, the discrimination of the turbidite trigger can be used to reconstruct the palaeoflood and seismic history.     

矽卡岩型钨矿床成矿作用研究进展

钨具有极高的熔点和硬度,是现代生活、工业、国防和高科技领域中不可或缺的基础材料。研究显示,矽卡岩型钨矿是世界钨矿床中最主要的类型,广泛分布于受俯冲影响的环太平洋大陆边缘和与碰撞有关的欧亚大陆内部古大陆边缘,形成时代集中在中生代和古生代。钨在岩浆演化过程中呈现不相容的特征,因此与钨矿化相关的岩浆岩演化程度较高,包括S型、A型以及高分异I型花岗岩。钨具有较高的流体亲和性,使其在熔-流体分异过程中倾向于富集在共存的流体相。钨在热液流体中以氯化物、氟化物和碳酸盐络合物,以及同多钨酸盐和杂多钨酸盐等形式迁移,主要受源岩、围岩成分和流体物化条件等因素影响。矽卡岩型钨矿的成矿作用存在多期次、多阶段演化特征,不同阶段的成矿流体的温度和盐度存在差异。白钨矿是矽卡岩型钨矿中主要的矿石矿物,其沉淀可能受到多种机制的影响,如降温、流体混合、流体沸腾及流体-围岩反应等。文章简要综述了世界矽卡岩型钨矿的时空分布、地质特征和相关成因矿物学研究,并重点总结了钨的成矿岩浆-热液体系特征,钨在岩浆-热液演化过程中的地球化学行为及其迁移和沉淀机制等方面的研究成果。文章指出,为了完善矽卡岩型钨矿的成矿和找矿勘查模型,应当加强矽卡岩型钨矿的成矿时代、成矿物质和流体来源以及成矿环境的精细研究。     

浅谈花岗岩浆热液的形成及成矿作用

与花岗岩类有关的矿床主要是与其具有时—空及成因联系的岩浆—热液矿床,岩浆能否出溶热液且出溶相当数量热液是花岗岩类成矿的必要前提,直接制约岩浆岩的成矿潜力。基于前人和作者的研究成果得出,与成矿有关的花岗岩中发育的单向固结结构(UST结构)、石英眼、晶洞以及雪球结构等是岩浆挥发分相饱和出溶的标志,岩浆岩组成对于成矿潜力判别的贡献基于元素的地球化学行为以及物理化学条件,挥发组分中卤化物含量的高低和岩石中主量元素的丰度不能作为成矿潜力的判别标志,而微量元素是识别花岗岩类成矿潜力的地球化学指纹。高场强元素以及现出系统地球化学行为变化的稀土元素特征有望成为成矿潜力的最佳判别标志。花岗岩类含矿潜力的评价研究为岩浆热液多金属矿床的成矿预测和勘查评价提供理论指导,本文也指出在研究花岗岩含矿潜力中存在的一些问题及未来的研究方向。     

Sedimentary fabric characterized by X-ray tomography: A case-study from tsunami deposits on the Marquesas Islands,French Polynesia

X-ray tomography is used to analyse the grain size and sedimentary fabric of two tsunami deposits in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean) which are particularly exposed to trans-Pacific tsunamis. One site is located on the southern coast of Nuku Hiva Island (Hooumi) and the other one is on the southern coast of Hiva Oa Island (Tahauku). Results are compared with other techniques such as two-dimensional image analysis on bulk samples (particle analyser) and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility. The sedimentary fabric is characterized through three-dimensional stacks of horizontal slices (following a vertical step of 2·5 mm along the cores), while grain-size distribution is estimated from two-dimensional vertical slices (following a step of 2 mm). Four types of fabric are distinguished: (a) moderate to high angle (15 to 75°); (b) bimodal low-angle (<15°); (c) low to high angle with at least two different orientations; and (d) dispersed fabric. The fabric geometry in a tsunami deposit is not only controlled by the characteristics of the flow itself (current strength, flow regime, etc.) but also sediment concentration, deposition rate and grain-size distribution. There is a notable correlation between unimodal high-angle fabric – type (a) – and finely-skewed grain-size distribution. The two tsunami deposits studied represent two different scenarios of inundation. As demonstrated here, X-ray tomography is an essential method for characterizing past tsunamis from their deposits. The method can be applied to many other types of sediments and sedimentary rocks.     

新疆东准噶尔卡拉麦里造山型金成矿系统与区域构造演化

新疆东准噶尔卡拉麦里地区以金水泉、双泉、南明水、苏吉泉东等为代表的金矿床,构成了一套与晚古生代碰撞造山有关的金成矿系统。矿床夹持于区域性的卡拉麦里深大断裂和清水—苏吉泉大断裂之间,矿化受次级脆-韧性断层控制,以中等至陡倾斜的含金石英脉和破碎蚀变岩的形式产于晚古生代浅变质火山沉积岩中。流体包裹体、H-O-S-Pb同位素和热液锆石U-Pb年代学研究表明,成矿流体具中高温(集中于240~330 ℃)、低盐度(<6% NaCl_eq)、富CO₂的变质流体特征,成矿物质来自赋矿的火山沉积岩系,流体不混溶(相分离)和水-岩反应(围岩硫化作用)是导致金沉淀的主要机制,成矿深度变化于7~15 km之间,成矿时代约为314 Ma。晚石炭世至早二叠世,研究区的构造体制由挤压向走滑或走滑伸展转换,构造应力的释放导致深部变质脱水形成的低盐度CO₂-H₂O-NaCl±CH₄含金流体,沿走向NW至近EW向的走滑剪切断裂向地壳浅部流动,并在脆-韧性过渡带或脆性变形带的次级断裂中形成含金石英脉及蚀变岩型金矿石。     

大型-超大型矿床成矿地球动力学背景

大型-超大型矿床是地球成矿元素超常富集的产物,发现新的大型-超大型矿床是满足国家对矿产需求的关键。实践证明,将成矿地球动力学背景和成矿过程研究与定量勘查评价“三位一体”有机结合,是卓有成效的。大型-超大型矿床的成矿地球动力学条件从宏观层次影响和控制着成矿,主要包括大地构造环境、壳幔结构与深部过程、成矿的岩石系统、区域热-流体条件等4个基本方面。要从根本上探明我国矿产的分布格局与资源潜力,从深层次上揭示区域成矿规律和金属巨量堆积过程,开辟新的找矿空间和深度,预测找矿战略新区,尤其要深入揭示地球深部物质、结构和各圈层间物质-能量交换的地球动力学过程。     

塔里木陆块周缘岩浆Cu-Ni-Co硫化物矿床形成的探讨

因新发现的夏日哈木超大型岩浆铜镍钴硫化物矿床成岩成矿研究存在争议,对岩浆铜镍钴硫化物矿床的成因机制又引发新一轮的关注。中国造山带中铜镍钴硫化物矿床具有鲜明的分布特点,20世纪80年代东天山黄山东等一批岩浆铜镍钴硫化物矿床的发现,曾经提出蛇绿岩形成铜镍钴硫化物矿床的观点,而后出现了洋壳削减闭合陆-陆碰撞后新生陆壳裂陷槽环境形成铜镍钴矿的主流认识;进入21世纪后,随着塔里木早二叠世大火成岩省的提出,开始将东天山和新疆北山的岩浆铜镍钴硫化物矿床与塔里木大火成岩省的形成关联起来,并认为是地幔柱作用的结果。但随着研究的深入,由于含铜镍钴镁铁-超镁铁岩地球化学具有典型的岛弧特征,又将东天山铜镍钴矿床的形成与俯冲削减的板片再次联系了起来,导致岩浆型铜镍钴硫化物矿床形成背景还存在较大争议。我们认为岩石微量元素显示岛弧信息,是俯冲交代及地壳混染引起的地球化学屏蔽效应;铬尖晶石成分及所反映的氧逸度环境指示为张性环境,而非岛弧。塔里木陆块周缘3期岩浆铜镍钴硫化物矿床成矿代表了中国最重要的3期成镍事件,实际反映了塔里木陆块在全球大陆聚散演化中与超大陆之间关键的聚散事件:(1)新元古代金川Cu-Ni-PGE矿成矿代表了由于地幔柱作用以塔里木、扬子和西澳大利亚陆块之间的裂解为起点的罗迪尼亚超大陆裂解事件,直至早古生代形成原特提斯洋-古亚洲洋;(2)早古生代末夏日哈木Ni-Co矿则是代表冈瓦纳大陆南部裂解从而形成古特提斯洋的标志性事件;(3)晚古生代早二叠世坡一Cu-Ni矿应是地幔柱作用潘吉亚超大陆生长大火成岩省的深成相组成。本文系统总结了3个矿床的成矿特征,并对比了3个矿床的区别。尽管坡一在3个矿床中有基性程度最高的母岩浆,但坡一相对于夏日哈木、金川显示出低的地壳混染程度,特别是地壳硫混染程度,这可能是坡一成矿相对差的主要原因。此外坡一不仅地壳混染程度低,且其混染了较多的钙质,抑制了硫化物饱和。