Environmental anomalies in the northeastern East China Sea during the last 3 000 years: implications for El Niño activity in the Holocene

To reconstruct the productivity changes for the last 10 500 a in the northeastern East China Sea (ECS), biogenic compounds (such as carbonate, organic carbon and opal), marine micropaleontological fossils (planktonic foraminifera, benthic foraminifera, radiolarian and silicoflagellate) and the compositional characters of benthic foraminifera fauna analyses were carried out on a sediment core DOC082 obtained from the western slope of Okinawa Trough (29°13.93′N, 128°08.53′E; 1 128 m water depth). The long-term changes of biogenic and micropaleontological proxies display some similarities through the last 10 500 a, which show three different phases: lower values are recorded during the early and middle Holocene (before about 4 000 a BP), followed by an abrupt and remarkable increase at about 4 000 a BP, the late Holocene (after about 3 000 a BP) is characterized by continuously high values. The multi-proxy data of paleoproductivity and percents of benthic foraminifera genera (Uvigerina and Bulimina) show that during the early and middle Holocene (10 500–4 000 a BP) productivity was relatively low with a sudden and distinct increase at about 4 000 a BP, and the late Holocene (3 400–0 a BP) is marked by significantly higher productivity. Also, the radiolarian-based sea surface temperature (SST) records reveal a distinct decline in SST in the late Holocene after 3 200 a BP, very different from the early and middle Holocene. For the last 3 000 a, the enhanced biological productivity and distinctly lower SST indicate a major change of oceanographic conditions in the northeastern ECS. These marine environmental anomalies are consistent with other paleoclimatic records for the late Holocene in the Chinese continent and its surrounding regions. After analyzing the mechanisms of modern productivity and SST changes in the northeastern ECS, and based on the climatic anomalies in the Chinese continent and variations in the Kuroshio Current during modern El Niño periods, we suggest that the anomalous environmental conditions in the northeastern ECS may imply intensified El Niño activity during the late Holocene.     

Tests of new in-situ seabed acoustic measurement system in Qingdao

A new in-situ seabed acoustic measurement system is developed for direct in-situ measurement of sediment geoacoustic properties （compressional wave velocity and attenuation）. The new in-situ system consists of two parts： the deck control unit and the underwater measurement unit. The underwater measurement unit emits sonic waves that propagate through the seafloor sediment, receives the returning signals, and transmits them to the deck control unit for waveform display and analysis. The entire operation is controlled and monitored in real time by the deck control unit on the research vessel and can provide recording of full waveforms to determine the sound velocity and attenuation. This paper outlines the design of the system, the measurement process, and demonstrates its application in tests carded out on seabed sediment off the Qingdao coast, China. The test results show that the system performed well and rapidly provided accurate in-situ acoustic velocity and attenuation estimates of the seafloor sediment.     

Sea surface temperature and salinity reconstruction based on stable isotopes and Mg/Ca of planktonic foraminifera in the western Pacific Warm Pool during the last 155 ka

Changes in sea surface temperature(SST), seawater oxygen isotope(δ 18 O sw), and local salinity proxy(δ 18 O sw-ss) in the past 155 ka were studied using a sediment core(MD06-3052) from the northern edge of the western Pacifi c Warm Pool(WPWP), within the fl ow path of the bifurcation of the North Equatorial Current. Our records reveal a lead-lag relationship between paired Mg/Ca-SST and δ 18 O during Termination II and the last interglacial period. Similarity in SST between our site and the Antarctic temperature proxy and in CO 2 profi le showed a close connection between the WPWP and the Antarctic. Values of δ 18 O sw exhibited very similar variations to those of mean ocean δ 18 O sw, owing to the past sea-level changes on glacial-interglacial timescale. Calculated values of δ 18 O sw-ss refl ect a more saline condition during high local summer insolation(SI) periods. Such correspondence between δ 18 O sw-ss and local SI in the WPWP may refl ect complex interaction between ENSO and monsoon, which was stimulated by changes in solar irradiance and their infl uence on the local hydrologic cycle. This then caused a striking reorganization of atmospheric circulation over the WPWP.     

中更新世以来西菲律宾海上层水体结构演化特征——来自钙质超微化石Florisphaeraprofunda的证据

MD06-3050岩芯位于西菲律宾海吕宋岛以东本哈姆高原,利用钙质超微化石下透光带种属Florisphaera profunda占总颗石的相对丰度,恢复了中更新世以来该海区的上层水体结构演化特征。结果显示,西菲律宾海区自1040ka以来,温跃层/营养跃层经历了由浅—深—浅—深的长周期变动,可能是由于全球碳库的长周期变化对气候系统的大规模调整所致; 同时温跃层/营养跃层也具有明显的冰期-间冰期旋回性特征。温跃层变动的另一个重要特征是在中布容事件前后呈现出相反的冰期-间冰期变化趋势,认为可能是由东亚冬、夏季风强度变化引起。     

西菲律宾海比科尔陆架深海沉积物古菌多样性研究

通过构建16S rRNA 基因文库, 对西太平洋西菲律宾海东板比科尔陆架5 个不同层位沉积物样品中的古菌的多样性进行了研究, 并获得了465 个有效克隆63 个OTUs （Operational Taxonomic Units）。通过16S rRNA 序列与GenBank 已知序列的同源性比较及构建系统进化树的结果显示...     

冲绳海槽北部表层沉积物中的钙质超微化石及其环境特征

为探讨冲绳海槽表层沉积物中钙质超微化石的分布规律及其影响因素 ,对海槽北部槽坡区 ( 2 9°5 8.33′— 31°31 .2 3′N ,1 2 7°39.5 5′— 1 2 8°5 9.61′E) 34个表层样品进行了分析和研究。共发现 35种钙质超微化石 ,其中优势种为Gephyrocapsaoceanica、Emilianiahuxleyi和Florisphaeraprofun da ;G .oceanica、E .huxleyi等的百分含量变化和特征属种U .tenuis的出现 ,表明该区钙质超微化石组合面貌与东海外陆架相似 ,和东海及南海都属于北太平洋中央水团组合。G .oceanica的含量与海水营养盐存在一定的关系 ,但两者之间并不存在明显的正相关性 ;暖水分子U .irregularis、U .sibogae和O .fragilis的较高含量和冷水分子G .caribbeanica和Calcidiscusleptoporus的较低含量 ,进一步反映该区钙质超微化石的分布受到黑潮及对马暖流的影响 ,其中温度、盐度和表层海水结构性质 ,如海水透明度等因素可能为主要控制因素。     

内蒙古沙巴尔吐地区中二叠世蛇绿构造混杂岩及同期花岗质杂岩的发现及地质意义

中亚造山带东段内蒙古兴安盟扎赉特旗地区作为二连-贺根山断裂的东延部分,蕴含了古亚洲洋俯冲消亡过程及洋-陆转换的关键信息,然而对于该区蛇绿构造混杂岩的研究相对薄弱,成为制约古亚洲洋构造演化研究的瓶颈.本文在扎赉特旗沙巴尔吐地区发现了蛇绿构造混杂岩、与岛弧环境相关的英云闪长岩-奥长花岗岩和碱长花岗岩组合.对蛇绿构造混杂岩中...     

豫西银家沟杂岩体年代学、地球化学和岩石成因

银家沟杂岩体位于河南省灵宝市,主要岩石类型为二长花岗斑岩、钾长花岗斑岩和石英闪长斑岩,并有少量呈脉状产出的花岗闪长斑岩及闪长玢岩.该杂岩体是银家沟硫铁多金属矿床的成矿母岩.杂岩体的元素地球化学和锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年代学研究结果表明,银家沟杂岩体二长花岗斑岩、钾长花岗斑岩和花岗闪长斑岩的侵位年龄分别为147.5±2.1Ma、147.8±1.6Ma和142.0±2.0Ma,为晚侏罗世-早白垩世的产物.二长花岗斑岩和钾长花岗斑岩具有高的SiO2(65.17％ ～73.94％)和Al2O3含量(13.53％ ～ 15.96％)、非常高的K2O含量(5.03％ ～9.89％,多数大于6.0％),但具有低的Na2O(0.24％～1.86％,多数小于1.0％)、Fe2O3(0.82％～3.71％)、FeO(0.02％ ～ 1.62％)、MgO(0.23％～1.47％,多数小于1.0％)和CaO含量(0.08％～ 1.98％,多数小于0.4％),铝指数(ASI)为1.18～2.04,全部大于1.1,应为热液蚀变引起.杂岩体的稀土元素总量介于71.38×10-6～276.4×10-6,具有中等-微弱的Eu负异常(δEu介于0.57 ～0.88),稀土元素分馏强烈,其(La/Yb)N介于6.93 ～ 30.1之间,为轻稀土富集型.岩石具有低Sr(104×10-6～461×10-6,多数＜300×10-6)和Yb含量(0.90×10-6～2.10×10-6,绝大多数＜1.9×10-6).在原始地幔标准化的微量元素蜘蛛网图中,银家沟杂岩体富集Rb、Ba、Th、U、K、La、Ce、Nd、Hf、Zr等,强烈亏损Sr、P、Ti等,具有中等Nb、Ta亏损.主量、稀土和微量元素特征表明,岩石具后碰撞花岗岩类的地球化学特征,属后碰撞花岗岩.杂岩体的锶初始比值(Isr)为0.7069～0.7091,多数＜0.7085,εNd(t)值为-14.99～-10.57,亏损地幔单阶段Nd模式年龄为1.41～1.76Ga,两阶段Nd模式年龄为1.51～1.81Ga;钾长石206Pb/204Pb、207 Pb/204Pb和208Pb/204Pb比值变化范围分别为17.376 ～17.628、15.455～ 15.502和37.867～38.090,Nd、Sr和Pb同位素组成指示银家沟杂岩体最可能源自宽坪群、二郎坪群和太华群的混合物.银家沟杂岩体形成于晚侏罗世-早白垩世期间的EW向构造体制向NNE向构造体制转换环境,构造体制转换使东秦岭地区处于减压环境,下地壳大规模部分熔融,导致银家沟杂岩体形成.     

曼达岬海盆渐新世-中新世沉积物的稀土元素组成及其物源指示意义

为了探究东南印度洋曼达岬海盆(Mentelle Basin)内沉积物的源-汇过程,利用国际大洋发现计划(IODP)369航次在该海盆内获取的渐新世-中新世岩心沉积物,进行了稀土元素(REE)组成特征及其控制因素和物源指示意义的研究.结果显示,与球粒陨石、上地壳(UCC)和澳大利亚后太古代页岩(PAAS)这三种标准物质相比,所研究沉积物的稀土元素含量(ΣREE)与轻/重稀土含量比值(ΣLREE/ΣHREE)等总体特征与UCC最为相近,其UCC标准化后的稀土元素配分模式则呈现出轻稀土稍富集的整体平缓特征.样品的ΣREE与稀土分馏指标(La/Yb)_UCC和(Gd/Yb)_UCC明显受控于粒度效应与风化作用,而ΣLREE/ΣHREE、δEu、(La/Sm)_UCC和(Sm/Nd)_UCC则基本不受上述两种作用的影响.UCC标准化后的稀土元素配分模式、基于稀土元素组成的物源判别函数以及Zr-Th-Sc物源判别三角图均表明伊尔冈克拉通是所研究沉积物最可能的物源区,并且该物源区的主要源岩在13 Ma时由中基性岩向酸性岩...     

内蒙古兴和县曹四夭超大型斑岩钼铅锌金成矿系统年代学及其地质意义

曹四夭斑岩钼矿床位于内蒙古兴和县,是华北克拉通北缘最大的钼矿床。该矿床中部发育斑岩型钼矿体,外围和上部产出热液脉型铅锌金矿体。文章选取1件与斑岩钼矿化共生的绢云母样品进行了40Ar-39Ar定年,获得40Ar-39Ar坪年龄为(144.4±1.2)Ma,相应的39Ar/36Ar-40Ar/39Ar等时线年龄为(146.4±2.2)Ma(MSWD=0.31),将等时线年龄认作绢云母的Ar封闭年龄,表明曹四夭斑岩钼矿化发生在约146 Ma前。选取14件脉型铅锌矿石中的闪锌矿、黄铁矿和磁黄铁矿样品开展了Rb-Sr定年,获得4件闪锌矿的Rb-Sr等时线年龄为(145.1±3.0)Ma(MSWD=0.63);5件黄铁矿的Rb-Sr等时线年龄为(145.2±1.3)Ma(MSWD=0.53);4件闪锌矿、5件黄铁矿和1件磁黄铁矿的Rb-Sr等时线年龄为(145.3±1.0)Ma(MSWD=0.43)。硫化物Rb-Sr定年结果表明曹四夭矿床脉型铅锌矿化形成于约145 Ma前。本次绢云母40Ar-39Ar和硫化物Rb-Sr定年结果表明,曹四夭矿床斑岩型钼矿化和脉型铅锌金矿化为同期产物,两者均形成于晚侏罗世末期,属于同一个斑岩成矿系统。曹四夭矿床硫化物的w(Rb)和w(Sr)分别为0.1867×10~(-6)~1.305×10~(-6)和0.3175×10~(-6)~6.935×10~(-6),Sr同位素初始比值(87Sr/86Sr)i介于0.709 919~0.711 951之间,平均值0.710 952,结合前人获得的辉钼矿Re含量,认为曹四夭矿床的成矿物质主要来源于地壳。