Patterns and implications of plant-soil δC and δN values in African savanna ecosystems     

Lixin Wang  Paolo D'Odorico  Stephen A. Macko 《Quaternary Research》2010,73(1):77-3082

Southern African savannas are mixed plant communities where C₃ trees co-exist with C₄ grasses. Here foliar δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C were used as indicators of nitrogen uptake and of water use efficiency to investigate the effect of the rainfall regime on the use of nitrogen and water by herbaceous and woody plants in both dry and wet seasons. Foliar δ¹⁵N increased as aridity rose for both C₃ and C₄ plants for both seasons, although the magnitude of the increase was different for C₃ and C₄ plants and for two seasons. Soil δ¹⁵N also significantly increased with aridity. Foliar δ¹³C increased with aridity for C₃ plants in the wet season but not in the dry season, whereas in C₄ plants the relationship was more complex and non-linear. The consistently higher foliar δ¹⁵N for C₃ plants suggests that C₄ plants may be a superior competitor for nitrogen. The different foliar δ¹³C relationships with rainfall may indicate that the C₃ plants have an advantage when competing for water resources. The differences in water and nitrogen use likely collectively contribute to the tree-grass coexistence in savannas. Such differences facilitate interpretations of palaeo-vegetation composition variations and help predictions of vegetation composition changes under future climatic scenarios.  相似文献   

Ferromanganese nodules of freshwater reservoirs of Ol’khon Island (Baikal) and the Kulunda Plain (West Siberia)     

V.D. Strakhovenko  S.I. Shkol’nik  I.V. Danilenko 《Russian Geology and Geophysics》2018,59(2):123-134

Morphology and mineralogical and geochemical compositions of freshwater ferromanganese nodules of Ol’khon Island (Sasa Formation) and Kulunda Plain (Lake Porozhnee) were studied. The study has shown rhythmic structures of the nodules, formed by macro- and microlayers with mineralized microflora. The layers are composed of either crystalline Mn mineral phases and finely dispersed Fe phases (Lake Porozhnee) or, on the contrary, crystalline goethite and X-ray amorphous Mn phases (Ol’khon Island). Separation of Mn and Fe mineral phases in the nodules proceeded during their formation and diagenesis. The freshwater nodules show both high (Lake Porozhnee) and low (Ol’khon Island) Mn/Fe ratios. The predominance of Fe phase in the Ol’khon nodules accounts for their high contents of REE, including Ce. The Porozhnee nodules grew, most likely, more rapidly, which is reflected in their low REE contents and Ce anomaly. The examined chemical and mineral compositions, textures, and structures of the nodules testify to the low-temperature hydrothermal source of their ore substance.  相似文献   

Controls of δS and δO in dissolved sulphate: Learning from a detailed survey in the Llobregat River (Spain)     

Neus Otero  Albert Soler  Àngels Canals 《Applied Geochemistry》2008

The S and O isotopic composition of dissolved SO₄, used as a tracer for SO₄ sources, was applied to the water of the Llobregat River system (NE Spain). The survey was carried out at 30 sites where surface water was sampled on a monthly basis over a period of 2a. The concentration of dissolved SO₄ varied from 20 to 1575 mg L⁻¹. Sulphur isotopic compositions clustered in two populations: one – 93% of the samples – had positive values with a mode of +9‰; the other had negative values and a mode of −5‰. Data for δ¹⁸O_SO4 showed a mean value of +11‰, with no bi-modal distribution, though lower values of δ¹⁸O corresponded to samples with negative δ³⁴S. These values can not be explained solely by the contribution of bedrock SO₄ sources: that is, sulphide oxidation and the weathering of outcrops of sulphates, though numerous chemical sediments exist in the basin. Even in a river with a high concentration of natural sources of dissolved SO₄, such as the Llobregat River, the δ³⁴S values suggest that dissolved SO₄ is controlled by a complex mix of both natural and anthropogenic sources. The main anthropogenic sources in this basin are fertilizers, sewage, potash mine effluent and power plant emissions. Detailed river water sampling, together with the chemical and isotopic characterisation of the main anthropogenic inputs, allowed determination of the influence of redox processes, as well as identification of the contribution of natural and anthropogenic SO₄ sources and detection of spatial variations and seasonal changes among these sources. For instance, in the Llobregat River the input of fertilisers is well marked seasonally. Minimum values of δ³⁴S are reported during fertilization periods – from January to March – indicating a higher contribution of this source. The dual isotope approach, δ³⁴S and δ¹⁸O, is useful to better constrain the sources of SO₄. Moreover, in small-scale studies, where the inputs are well known and limited, the mixing models can be enhanced and the contribution of the different sources can be quantified to some extent.  相似文献   

Hydrological budget,carbon sources and biogeochemical processes in Lac Pavin (France): Constraints from δO of water and δC of dissolved inorganic carbon     

N. Assayag  D. Jézéquel  M. Ader  E. Viollier  G. Michard  F. Prévot  P. Agrinier 《Applied Geochemistry》2008

Lac Pavin (French Massif Central) is a permanently stratified lake: the upper water layers (mixolimnion, from 0 to 60 m depth) are affected by seasonal overturns, whereas the bottom water layers (monimolimnion, from 60 to 90 m depth) remain isolated and are never mixed. Hence, they are capable of storing important quantities of dissolved gases, mainly CO₂. With the aim of better constraining the water balance and of gaining new insights into the carbon cycle of Lac Pavin, an isotopic approach is used. The δ¹⁸OH₂O$\delta {}^{18}{\text{O}}_{{\text{H}}_2\text{O}}$ profiles lead the authors to give a new evaluation of the evaporation flow rate (8 L s⁻¹), and to propose and characterize two sub-surface springs. The sub-surface spring located at the bottom of the lake can be deduced from the 1% isotopic difference between the upper water layers (mean δ¹⁸OH₂O$\delta {}^{18}{\text{O}}_{{\text{H}}_2\text{O}}$ value: −7.3‰) and the bottom water layers (δ¹⁸OH₂O=-8.4‰$\delta {}^{18}{\text{O}}_{{\text{H}}_2\text{O}}=-8.4‰$). It is argued that this sub-surface spring has isotopic and chemical characteristics similar to those of the magmatic CO₂-rich spring (i.e. Fontaine Goyon, δ¹⁸OH₂O=-9.4‰$\delta {}^{18}{\text{O}}_{{\text{H}}_2\text{O}}=-9.4‰$), and we calculate its flow rate of 1.6 L s⁻¹. The second sub-surface spring is located around 45 m depth, with a composition close to those of the water surface streams (δ¹⁸OH₂O<-7.6‰$\delta {}^{18}{\text{O}}_{{\text{H}}_2\text{O}}<-7.6‰$).  相似文献   

低δ¹⁸O岩浆岩的成因     

张少兵  郑永飞 《岩石学报》2011,27(2):520-530

具有显著低于正常幔源岩浆δ¹⁸O值的岩浆岩是地球上比较罕见的一种岩石,其形成需要特殊的岩浆过程。虽然岩浆分异过程基本上不改变氧同位素组成,但水岩反应可以明显改变岩石的氧同位素组成,高温水岩反应会导致岩石的氧同位素组成显著降低,这得到了理论计算的支持。对黄石高原流纹岩和冰岛玄武岩这两个典型的低δ¹⁸O岩浆实例的长期研究发现, 在地表遭受了高温热液蚀变的低δ¹⁸O岩石部分熔融或者被岩浆同化是形成低δ¹⁸O岩浆的重要机制,这通常通过裂谷构造带破火山口的垮塌来实现。塞舌尔和碾子山代表了结晶于低δ¹⁸O岩浆的花岗岩实例,其形成需要源区有亏损¹⁸O的地壳物质参与。大别-苏鲁造山带超高压变质岩亏损¹⁸O的幅度和这些亏损¹⁸O岩石的分布面积都非常令人瞩目。对这些超高压变质岩的原岩进行氧同位素研究,能够为其这些低δ¹⁸O岩石的成因提供有力的制约。目前已经在北淮阳花岗岩中报道了具有新元古代年龄和低δ¹⁸O 值的锆石。研究显示,这些花岗岩可能经历了两次高温水岩反应,第一次导致了低¹⁸O岩浆的形成和低δ¹⁸O值锆石的结晶,第二次则进一步降低了其它矿物的δ¹⁸O值,导致了氧同位素不平衡。对这些低δ¹⁸O花岗岩的深入研究,特别是进行原位微区分析,不仅有助于我们深入认识低δ¹⁸O岩浆的形成机理,而且有助于进一步理解水岩反应中元素和同位素的地球化学行为。  相似文献   

Stable isotope records (δO and δC) of Lower-Middle Jurassic belemnites from the Western Balkan mountains (Bulgaria): Palaeoenvironmental application     

Lubomir Metodiev  Elena Koleva-Rekalova 《Applied Geochemistry》2008

Stable O and C isotope data of 110 Upper Pliensbachian-Lower Bajocian belemnites have been obtained and used to attempt a reconstruction of palaeotemperature and its variation in two epicontinental depositional environments from the Western Balkan mountains (Bulgaria). The samples were collected from 3 sections with high-resolution ammonite subdivision. Initially taphonomic, cathodoluminescence and geochemical analyses were used for evidence of diagenetic alteration. Non-luminescent parts of the belemnite rostra have been sampled for isotope analyses and 76 samples, having δ¹⁸O < −4‰ (PDB), δ¹³C > −0.5‰ (PDB), Fe < 250 ppm, Mn < 50 ppm, Sr > 950 ppm and Sr/Mn ratio > 80 were used for palaeotemperature interpretations. The O and C isotope data generally exhibit little stratigraphical variability with minor fluctuations, however, there are prominent positive C isotope excursions and coeval negative O isotope shifts detected in the Lower Toarcian Tenuicostatum, Falciferum and Bifrons Zones. The O isotope data, interpreted in terms of palaeotemperature, revealed relatively high seawater temperatures during the Toarcian, Aalenian and Early Bajocian, with detectable temperature rises during the Early Toarcian (maximum value of 29.6 °C). Both C isotope maxima and O isotope minima are used as evidence of the Early Toarcian anoxic event reported from many localities of the same age and in similar facies in Western Europe. In the study the latter is recognized as 3 episodes, which are closely related with the seawater temperature maxima. This isotope record pattern is considered as a consequence of a global Tethyan transgression during the Early Toarcian.  相似文献   

A multi-isotope (δD, δO,Sr/Sr,and δB) approach for identifying saltwater intrusion and resolving groundwater evolution along the Western Caprock Escarpment of the Southern High Plains,New Mexico     

Jeff B. Langman  Andre S. Ellis 《Applied Geochemistry》2010

Declining water levels in arid and semi-arid regions increase an aquifer’s vulnerability to natural and anthropogenic influences. A multi-isotope (δD, δ¹⁸O, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, and δ¹¹B) approach was used to resolve the geochemical evolution of groundwater in a declining aquifer in a semi-arid region of the southwestern USA as groundwater composition reacts to source-water mixing, cross-formational flow including saltwater intrusion, water–rock interaction, and likely agricultural recharge. Sub-aquifers or local flow systems are present in the Southern High Plains aquifer along the Western Caprock Escarpment in New Mexico, and the study site’s local flow system contains a Na–Cl, high dissolved-solids groundwater that flows from the escarpment until it mixes with a high quality regional aquifer or regional flow system. The local flow system contains water that is similar in composition to the underlying, upper Dockum Group aquifer. Saltwater found in the upper Dockum Group aquifer likely originates in the adjacent Pecos River Basin and crosses beneath or possibly through the hydrologic divide of the Western Caprock Escarpment. Strontium concentrations of 0.9–31 mg/L and a ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr range of 0.70845–0.70906 were sufficient to estimate source-water fractions, mixing patterns, and contributions from chemical weathering through mass balance inverse calculations. Boron concentrations (59–1740 mg/L) and δ¹¹B values (+6.0–+46.0‰) were used to confirm source-water mixing, further evaluate water–rock interaction, and examine the influence of possible agricultural recharge. Alteration of B concentrations and δ¹¹B values in an area of likely agricultural recharge indicated the loss of B and decrease in δ¹¹B values likely from plant uptake, adsorption, and weathering contributions in the soil/vadose zone prior to recharge. The effectiveness of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and δ¹¹B for resolving the geochemical influences in groundwater in the Southern High Plains along the Western Caprock Escarpment allowed for the reinterpretation of the isotopic composition of water that has been shown to be highly variable in the Southern High Plains. This study shows the utility of a multi-isotope approach for resolving the geochemical evolution of groundwater in an aquifer that has a complex relationship with underlying aquifers and the applicability of these isotopes as indicators of the alteration of source waters from natural or anthropogenic influences.  相似文献   

K–Ar dating and δO–δD tracing of illitization within and outside the Shea Creek uranium prospect,Athabasca Basin,Canada     

Emmanuel Laverret  Norbert Clauer  Anthony Fallick  Julien Mercadier  Patricia Patrier  Daniel Beaufort  Patrice Bruneton 《Applied Geochemistry》2010

Isotope analyses (K–Ar, δ¹⁸O and δD) were performed on illite from both the sandstone cover and the underlying basement, close to and distant from Shea Creek, an unconformity-type U deposit (Athabasca Basin, Canada); the illite had previously been characterized crystallographically. In the barren areas away from deposit, illite is mainly of the cis-vacant 1M polytype occurring as relatively coarse-grained lath-shaped particles, while it occurs as fine-grained particles of the trans-vacant 1M type next to and in the U mineralized strata. The tectonic-induced hydrothermal system that favored illite crystallization was multi-episodic 1453 ± 2, 1330 ± 20 and probably about 1235 Ma ago. These illite-forming episodes appear to have occurred contemporaneously to those favoring the concentration of the associated U oxides, which were dated independently by the U–Pb method in the Shea Creek deposits and elsewhere in the Athabasca Basin.  相似文献   

Effect of precipitation regime on δD values of soil n-alkanes from elevation gradients - Implications for the study of paleo-elevation     

Yan BaiXiaomin Fang  Gerd GleixnerInes Mügler 《Organic Geochemistry》2011,42(7):838-845

We measured δD values of long chain n-alkanes isolated from 30 surface soil samples along two elevation transects on the Tibetan Plateau differing in precipitation regime and water source. The East Asian Monsoon precipitation dominates the wetter regime on the eastern slope (from 1230 to 4300 m) of Gongga Shan on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Precipitation from the Polar Westerlies dominates the drier region on the slope from 1900 to 5000 m in the West Kunlun Shan on the northwestern Tibetan Plateau. The decrease in δD value with elevation in the wetter region greatly exceeded that in drier region by, −1.9 ± 0.1‰/100 m and −1.4 ± 1.0‰/100 m respectively. The apparent fractionation between leaf wax and precipitation ε_wax-p values in the wetter region (ca. −164‰) were more negative than those in drier region (ca. −125‰ above 3200 m).We also measured δD values in leaves of six common living trees (values from −287‰ to −193‰) from Gongga Shan, ranging from about 2900-4200 m. The abundance-weighted average values of the n-alkanes (δD_wax) show a strong reverse correlation with sample source elevation (R² 0.78 for soils from Gongga Shan; R² 0.85 for soils from West Kunlun Shan above 3200 m), suggesting that n-alkane δD_wax faithfully records the precipitation δD and that the isotopic altitude effect of precipitation controls δD_wax altitudinal gradients in the mountains. The data show a fairly strong monotonic dependency of n-alkane δD values on elevation for the eastern Plateau, but a complex relationship between n-alkane δD values and elevation for the northwestern Plateau. The δD_wax values at sites below 3200 m from the Kunlun Shan area exhibit an unexpected positive correlation with elevation. The study confirms the potential for using sediment δD_wax values to reconstruct paleo-elevation in wetter regions, but suggests caution in applying the approach to dry regions. Our results also show it is essential to consider the intricacy of the pattern of atmospheric circulation and water sources and their influence on the lapse rate of δD values with elevation.  相似文献   

Passage of Tropical Storm Allison (2001) over southeast Texas recorded in δO values of Ostracoda     

James R. Lawrence  Kiseong Hyeong  Kwang-Sik Lee 《Quaternary Research》2008,70(2):339-342

Freshwater Ostracoda collected in ephemeral pond-waters derived from Tropical Storm Allison (2001, Texas) recorded the unusually low oxygen-isotope values of that storm. Therefore, the potential clearly exists, in locations where tropical cyclones make landfall, to obtain a long-term record of tropical cyclone activity from fossil ostracode calcite.  相似文献   

Effect of plant life form on relationship between δD values of leaf wax n-alkanes and altitude along Mount Taibai, China     

Zhang Pu  Liu Weiguo 《Organic Geochemistry》2011,42(1):100-107

We present δD_wax values from different forms of plants and soils, and δD_sw values from soil water along the northern slope of Mount Taibai, China. The results show a highly negative linear correlation of the δD_wax values for soils with altitude (R² 0.74) and we observed the same correlation for δD_sw values of soil water with altitude (R² 0.68). The δD_wax of living plants behaves like the soil, but does not exhibit a significant linear correlation with altitude (R² 0.11). The δD_wax values of woody plants and grasses also show a similar trend with respect to altitude with significant and no linear correlation, respectively (R² 0.50 for woody plants and 0.17 for grass), which suggest that the “altitude effect” can not be well documented for the δD_wax values of living plants, which may be due to differences in plant type and/or evapotranspiration controlled by the plant microclimate. The ε_wax-sw values of woody plants, grasses and soil show minor fluctuations with altitude. However, the ε_wax-sw and δD_wax values of woody plants are roughly 51‰ and 50‰ more positive, respectively, than those of grasses, suggesting that an “altitude effect” could be documented in the δD_wax of woody plants and grasses, with each responding independently to changes in precipitation along the altitude transect. Additionally, the ε_wax-sw values of soil are relatively constant with altitude, suggesting that the altitudinal change in the proportions between woody plant and grass input to soils will likely change the relationship between the δD_wax values of soil n-alkanes and altitude.  相似文献   

静电α卡法在旺苍县某区段找铀中的应用          下载免费PDF全文

王云  陈建英 《地质找矿论丛》2014,29(3):450-453

静电α卡法是一种累积测氡找铀矿的方法;在旺苍县白垩系砂岩区段进行静电α卡法测量的试验,并与210Po、径迹测量进行对比;试验证明,该方法简单、周期短、衬度高、对矿化异常反映清晰,对微弱异常反映明显,在地表覆盖物较厚的沉积岩区寻找隐伏矿体和弱异常较为适用。  相似文献   

TOUGHREACT搭接FLAC^3D算法     

于子望  张延军  张庆  许天福 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》2013,(1):199-206

多孔介质THM多场耦合分析在诸如核废料地质储存、干热岩和CO2地质埋藏等地质科学领域广泛应用,鉴于其计算的复杂性往往需要借助数值手段。基于角点-中心点网格转换以及三维三点拉格朗日插值方法,通过编制程序将TOUGHREACT和FLAC3D搭接,实现了多相多组分流体-温度-岩石力学的耦合计算分析。为了验证程序的效率及适用性,构建了Salah场地深部咸水层CO2储存数值模型,模拟CO2连续注入3a的地下流体运移和储、盖层的岩石力学变化,并将地表位移与inSAR实测值进行了对比分析。以此为基础进一步模拟了中国西部某盆地CO2地质储存三维筒注模型。结果表明:搭接程序能平滑连接TOUGHREACT和FLAC3D,其考虑岩石力学影响下的注入压力和地表位移等成果符合理论及实际监测规律,同时得到岩石孔隙率、渗透率随CO2注入时间增加而变大的结论。  相似文献   

Compound- and enzyme-specific phosphodiester hydrolysis mechanisms revealed by δO of dissolved inorganic phosphate: Implications for marine P cycling     

Yuhong Liang  Ruth E. Blake 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2009,73(13):3782-4227

We have studied the oxygen isotope signature of inorganic phosphate (P_i) generated by hydrolysis of nucleic acid phosphodiester (P-diester) compounds by cell-free enzymes (Deoxyribonuclease 1, Phosphodiesterase 1, Alkaline phosphatase) and microbial cultures at natural isotopic abundances. We demonstrate that the diesterase-catalyzed hydrolytic step leads to incorporation of at least one water O into released P_i for a total of two O atoms from water incorporated into P_i released from P-diesters. In the presence of Phosphodiesterase 1, ¹⁶O is preferentially incorporated into nucleotides released from DNA; whereas ¹⁸O is preferentially incorporated into nucleotides released from RNA. A strong consistency between predicted O-isotope regeneration signatures based on results of cell-free enzyme experiments and measured isotopic signatures from independent experiments with E. coli cultures was observed and confirms proposed models for phosphoester hydrolysis. Results from these studies made at natural ¹⁸O abundance levels provide a new tool, enzyme-specific O-isotope fractionation, for investigations of organophosphate metabolism and phosphorus cycling pathways in natural aquatic systems.  相似文献   

Can in situ geochemical measurements be more fit-for-purpose than those made ex situ?     

Michael H. Ramsey  Katy A. Boon 《Applied Geochemistry》2012

It is argued that the selection of the most appropriate geochemical measurement technique should be based upon the fitness of its measurement results for any specified purpose, regardless of whether the measurement are made in situ or ex situ. Using this approach, in situ measurements made in the field are shown to have some definite advantages over those made ex situ in a laboratory. A case study is used to show that there are cases where in situ measurements can be more fit-for-purpose than their ex situ equivalents. This is primarily because the uncertainty of both types of measurement is usually limited by the uncertainty arising from the field sampling process. That uncertainty is mainly caused by small-scale heterogeneity (in space or time) in the analyte concentration within the environmental material (e.g. soil, water or air).  相似文献   

Can sedimentary leaf waxes record D/H ratios of continental precipitation? Field, model, and experimental assessments     

Juzhi Hou 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2008,72(14):3503-3517

D/H ratios of leaf waxes (δD_wax) derived from terrestrial plants and preserved in lake sediments can provide important information on past continental hydrology. Ideally, δD_wax can be used to reconstruct precipitation D/H ratios (δD_P) which is a well-established paleoclimate proxy. However, many other factors, such as vegetation and relative humidity (RH), also affect δD_wax variation. How the combination of these factors affects sedimentary δD_wax is unclear. Here, we use a transect of 32 lake surface sediments across large gradients of precipitation, relative humidity, and vegetation composition in the southwestern United States to study the natural factors affecting sedimentary δD_wax. δD values of C₂₈n-alkanoic acids show significant correlation with δD_P values (R² = 0.76) with an apparent isotopic enrichment of ∼99 ± 8‰, indicating that sedimentary δD_wax values track overall δD_P variation along the entire transect. Leaf waxes produced by plants grown under controlled conditions (RH = 80%, 60%, 40%) show a small increase in D/H ratios as RH decreases, consistent with prediction from the Craig-Gordon model. However, the isotopic effect of RH on δD_wax along the natural transect is partially countered by the opposing influence of vegetation changes. The correlation between δD_wax and δD_P values is significantly higher (R² = 0.84) in the drier portions of the transect than in the wetter regions (R² = 0.64). This study suggests that D/H ratios of sedimentary leaf waxes can be used as a proxy for precipitation δD variations, with particularly high fidelity in dry regions, although more studies in other regions will be important to further test this proxy.  相似文献   

应用6σ质量管理方法尝试评价多目标样品氯等项目检测质量水平   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

王烨 《岩矿测试》2011,30(3):281-284

应用6σ质量管理方法评价X射线荧光光谱法测定多目标地球化学样品分析中4个日常监控土壤标准物质中C l、S、总碳、N、Na2O、MgO、A l2O3、SiO2、P、K2O、CaO、Ba、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、TFe2O3、Zn、Ga、Br、Pb、Th、Rb、Sr、Y、Zr、Nb等27个项目检测质量水平。研究结果显示,随着高精度、自动化仪器的应用,多目标样品分析多个项目的精密度、准确度都得到大幅度的提高,部分检测项目的性能已经达到6σ质量水平;但有少数项目如N、总碳、Cr等低于3σ质量水平,其精密度准确度均需改进,分析性能有待进一步提高,建议更换检测方法。用6σ质量管理方法评价地质实验分析测试质量水平与地质实验室传统质量控制方法得出的结果具有一致性,其评价方法简便、量化、直观、具有一定的应用价值。  相似文献   

Mechanisms of hydrothermal crystallization of quartz at 250°C and 15 kbar     

Yukihiro Matsuhisa  Julian R. Goldsmith  Robert N. Clayton 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1978,42(2):173-182

Oxygen isotopic exchange between quartz and water, using a novel technique in which both ¹⁸O/¹⁶O and ¹⁷O/¹⁶O fractionations were measured, yielded an equilibrium fractionation Δ¹⁸ = 9.0 at 250°C and 15 kbar. The reaction proceeds predominantly by solution of fine grains and growth of larger grains. Exchange by solid-state diffusion is immeasurably slow at this temperature. Under the same experimental conditions, cristobalite behaves quite differently, becoming transformed to sub-micron quartz crystals in a few minutes. The phase transformation is accompanied by a kinetic isotope effect yielding quartz in isotopic disequilibrium with water. It is possible that such disequilibrium products are also formed in other experiments involving phase transitions or mineral syntheses.  相似文献   

Evolution of hydrothermal fluids of HS and LS type epithermal Au–Ag deposits in the Seongsan hydrothermal system of the Cretaceous Haenam volcanic field,South Korea     

《Ore Geology Reviews》2014

The Haenam volcanic field was formed in the southern part of the Korean peninsula by the climactic igneous activity of the Late Cretaceous. The volcanic field hosts more than nine hydrothermal clay deposits and two epithermal Au–Ag deposits. This study focuses on the relationship between hydrothermal clay alteration and epithermal Au–Ag mineralization based on the geology, alteration mineralogy, geochronology, and mineralization characteristics.These clay and epithermal Au–Ag deposits are interpreted to have formed by the same hydrothermal event which produced two distinct types of mineral systems: 1) Au-dominant epithermal Au–Ag deposit and 2) clay-dominant hydrothermal clay deposit. The two types of mineral systems show a close genetic relationship as suggested by their temporal and spatial relationships. The Seongsan hydrothermal system progressively evolved from a low-intermediate sulfidation epithermal system with Au–Ag mineralization and phyllic alteration to an acid–sulfate high-sulfidation system with Au–Ag mineralization and/or barren advanced argillic/argillic alteration. The Seongsan system evolved during post volcanic hydrothermal activity for at least 10 Ma in the Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous.The Seongsan hydrothermal system shows the rare and unique occurrence of superimposed high to low (intermediate) sulfidation episodes, which persisted for about 10 Ma.  相似文献   

Calcium isotope constraints on the uptake and sources of Ca in a base-poor forest: A new concept of combining stable (δCa) and radiogenic (ε_Ca) signals     

Juraj Farkaš  Adrien Déjeant  Martin Novák 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2011,75(22):7031-7046

Plant-available reserves of major base cations, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺, decreased markedly in soils over the past century, thus posing a potential threat to forest ecosystem health. Trees are thought to obtain dissolved Ca²⁺ ions mainly from an easily accessible soil-water reservoir also termed the ‘exchangeable cation pool’. The status of Ca reserves in this soil pool is sensitive to anthropogenic perturbations such as soil acidification induced by acid rain and/or excessive timber harvesting. Here we show that in a base-poor forest of the northeastern USA (i.e. Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts) the ‘exchangeable Ca pool’ of deeper mineral soils has a unique isotope signature that is significantly enriched in the radiogenic ⁴⁰Ca, due to the dissolution of K-rich silicate minerals such as biotite. Using a simple isotope mass balance, and assuming that the input of Ca from biotite has a ε_Ca signature of ∼16, the results of our calculation indicate that the weathering of biotite may supply a sizeable fraction, up to 25%, of Ca²⁺ ions into the ‘exchangeable cation pool’ of deeper mineral soils. Importantly, samples of local vegetation (i.e. woody tissues of red oak) show no detectable excess of the radiogenic ⁴⁰Ca, and based on our model the upper limit of a possible biotite-derived Ca contribution in vegetation is estimated at ∼5%. We also found no evidence of the radiogenic ⁴⁰Ca signal in the samples of forest floor and the uppermost organic-rich soils (0-15 cm depth), which in turn suggest that over the long-term development of the forest and its organic matter accumulation, the vegetation growth must have also relied primarily on the non-radiogenic Ca sources. Based on our experimental data, such sources may include (i) wet atmospheric deposition, (ii) the organically-complexed Ca in topsoil horizons, and (iii) chemical weathering and/or fungal-mediated dissolution of apatite and Ca-rich plagioclase. Hence, our stable and radiogenic Ca isotope data indicate that the studied base-poor forest is able to bypass the ‘exchangeable cation pool’ of deeper (i.e. below 15 cm) mineral soils, and still manages to meet its nutritional requirements with respect to Ca. Another important implication of this study is that the organically-complexed Ca in the topsoil horizon (0-15 cm depth) has to be tightly bound to the ion exchange sites, otherwise the large radiogenic ⁴⁰Ca signatures present in the ‘exchangeable cation pool’ of deep mineral soils would be swamped by the downward gravitational flux of non-radiogenic Ca from the decaying organic matter and litterfall. Hence, the limited mobility of the organically-complexed Ca in soils and its tight biological cycling could explain the lack of a significant impact of vegetation on the Ca isotope systematics observed in large rivers.  相似文献