Noble gas evidence for two fluids in the Baca (Valles Caldera) geothermal reservoir     

S.P. Smith  B.M. Kennedy 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1985,49(4):893-902

Noble gas elemental and isotopic abundances were measured in steam from four wells in the Baca geothermal reservoir located in the Valles Caldera, New Mexico. The ${}^{40}\text{Ar}{}^{36}\text{Ar}$ ratio and noble gas elemental abundances relative to ³⁶Ar are all strongly correlated with 1/³⁶Ar, the inverse of the argon content. Ratios of (α,n)-produced ²¹Ne1 and radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar1 to total ⁴He (dominantly radiogenic) are nearly constant at 2.1 × 10?8 and 0.20, respectively. The ${}^3\text{He}{}^4\text{He}$ ratio covers a restricted range of 3.9 to 4.8 times atmospheric. The high ³He content of the gas indicates the presence of a helium component ultimately derived from the mantle. Kr and Xe isotopic compositions are close to atmospheric; excess ¹²⁹Xe1 is <0.25% of the total ¹²⁹Xe.The high degree of linear correlation among the various noble gas results strongly suggests that the Baca reservoir contains two distinct fluids that are produced in varying proportions from individual wells. The noble gases in fluid A (~2900 mg/1 C1) are air-like, but with lighter gases and isotopes preferentially enriched. The fluid A ³⁶Ar content is low, only 13% that of 10°C air-saturated water (ASW). The second fluid, B (~ 1700 mg/1 C1), is the dominant carrier of the radiogenic and mantle-derived gases. The heavier non-radiogenic gases are preferentially enriched in fluid B, and its ³⁶Ar content is very low, only 5–7% ASW. The source of the noble gases in fluid A is tentatively ascribed to leaching of the relatively young (<1.4 m.y.) volcanic Bandelier Tuff. The radiogenic gases and mantle-derived helium in fluid B suggest a deeper source, possibly including gases escaping from a magma.  相似文献   

Atmospheric and juvenile noble gases in the Skaergaard layered igneous intrusion     

Stephen P Smith 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1984,48(5):1033-1041

Gabbro and diorite from the Skaergaard layered igneous intrusion contain noble gases which are mixtures of atmospheric and juvenile components. Atmospheric noble gases predominate in samples that have undergone extensive oxygen isotope exchange with meteoric-hydrothermal water. The source of the atmospheric noble gas component is inferred to be the hydrothermal circulation system. A juvenile component with ${}^{40}\text{Ar}{}^{36}\text{Ar}\text{≥ 6100}$ and containing fission xenon is also present This component predominates in samples showing unaltered magmatic oxygen isotope compositions. Neon of atmospheric isotopic composition is associated with the juvenile radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar and fission xenon. The source of this second noble gas component may be either the crustal country rock or the upper mantle. If the neon is juvenile primordial neon from a mantle source region, terrestrial primordial ${}^{20}\text{Ne}{}^{22}\text{Ne}$ is the same as atmospheric to within 4%. However, subduction of atmospheric noble gases into the upper mantle may provide an alternate source of neon and other noble gases in the mantle.  相似文献   

The origin of rare gases on Earth: The noble gas ‘subduction barrier’ revisited     

《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2007,339(14-15):937-945

The origin of the Earth's atmosphere can be constrained by the study of noble gases in oceanic basalts. If it is clear that the mantle is degassed and formed part of the present atmosphere, it has been proposed that an important subduction of atmospheric noble gases in the mantle occurred during Earth's history, altering the primordial signature of the solid Earth. This subduction process has been suggested on the basis of the measurements of light xenon isotopes in CO₂ well gases. Moreover, the fact that the ³⁸Ar/³⁶Ar ratio is atmospheric in all oceanic basalts, even for uncontaminated samples (e.g. with high ²⁰Ne/²²Ne), may also suggest that a massive subduction of atmospheric argon occurred, if the primitive Earth had a solar-like ³⁸Ar/³⁶Ar. This also implies that the atmosphere suffered a massive gas loss accompanied by mass fractionation (e.g. hydrodynamic escape) after mantle degassing or that a late veneer with an atmospheric composition occurred. Such a hypothesis is explored for rare gases, by developing a model in which degassing and subduction of atmospheric noble gases started ∼4.4 Ga ago. In the model, both radiogenic and non-radiogenic isotopic ratios are used (e.g. ³⁸Ar/³⁶Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar; ¹²⁴Xe/¹³⁰Xe and ¹²⁹Xe/¹³⁰Xe) to constrain the subduction flux and the degassing parameters. It is shown that subduction and massive contamination of the entire mantle is possible, but implies that the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar and the ¹²⁹Xe/¹³⁰Xe ratios were higher in the past than today, which is not observed in Archean samples. It also implies that the sediments and the altered oceanic crust did not loose their noble gases during subduction or that the contaminated mantle wedge is mixed by the convective mantle. Moreover, such a model has to apply to the oceanic island source, since this later shows the same signature of argon and xenon non-radiogenic isotopic ratios. A scenario where the isotopic compositions of the argon and xenon were settled before or during accretion is therefore preferred to the subduction.  相似文献   

Argon isotope fractionation induced by stepwise heating     

Mario Trieloff  Martina Falter  Ekaterina V. Korochantseva  Rainer Altherr 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2005,69(5):1253-1264

Noble gas isotopes are widely used to elucidate the history of the rocks in which they have been trapped, either from distinct reservoirs or by accumulation following radioactive decay. To extract noble gases from their host rocks, stepwise heating is the most commonly used technique to deconvolve isotopically different components, e.g., atmospheric, in situ radiogenic, or excess radiogenic from mantle or crustal reservoirs. The accurate determination of the isotopic composition of these different components is of crucial importance, e.g., for ages obtained by ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar stepheating plateaus. However, diffusion theory-based model calculations predict that the stepwise thermal extraction process from mineral phases induces isotope fractionation and, hence, adulterates the original composition. Such effects are largely unconsidered, as they are small and a compelling experimental observation is lacking. We report the first unequivocal evidence for significant mass fractionation of argon isotopes during thermal extraction, observed on shungite, a carbon-rich Precambrian sedimentary rock. The degree of fractionation, as monitored by ³⁸Ar/³⁶Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar ratios, very well agrees with theoretical predictions assuming an inverse square root dependence of diffusion coefficient and atomic mass, resulting in easier extraction of lighter isotopes. Hence, subatmospheric ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar ratios obtained for argon extracted at low temperatures may not represent paleoatmospheric argon. Shungite argon resembles modern atmospheric composition, but constraints on the timing of trapping appear difficult to obtain, as shungites are multicomponent systems.In ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar stepwise heating, the isotope fractionation effect could cause systematic underestimations of plateau ages, between 0.15 and 0.4% depending on age, or considerably higher if samples contain appreciable atmospheric Ar. The magnitude of this effect is similar to the presently achieved uncertainties of this increasingly precise dating technique. Our results also indicate the importance of thermally activated diffusion as a possible fractionation mechanism, e.g., for hydrothermal gas exhalations, or for carbonaceous carrier phases such as “Q” in meteorites that have been suggested as carriers of highly fractionated noble gas residues from the early solar nebula.  相似文献   

Heterogeneous lithospheric mantle metasomatism in the eastern North China Craton: He–Ar isotopes in peridotite xenoliths from Cenozoic basalts     

《Journal of Asian Earth Sciences》2014

The abundances and isotopic compositions of Helium and Argon have been analyzed in a suite of fresh spinel peridotite xenoliths in Cenozoic basalts from the eastern North China Craton (NCC) by step-wise heating experiments, to investigate the nature of noble gas reservoirs in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath this region. The xenoliths include one harzburgite collected from Hebi in the interior of the NCC, two lherzolites from Hannuoba at the northern margin of the craton, and three lherzolites from Shanwang and Nushan on the eastern margin. ³He/⁴He ratios in most of the xenoliths are similar to those of mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) or slightly lower (2–10.5 Ra, where Ra is the ³He/⁴He ratio of the atmosphere), suggesting mixing of MORB-like and radiogenic components. One olivine separate from Nushan has a helium value of 25.3 Ra, probably suggesting cosmogenic ³He addition. The ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar ratios vary from atmospheric value (296) to 1625, significantly lower than the MORB value. Available data of the peridotite xenoliths indicate the He and Ar isotopic systematics of the mantle reservoirs beneath the NCC can be interpreted as mixtures of at least three end-members including MORB-like, radiogenic and atmospheric components. We suggest that the MORB-like noble gases were derived from the underlying asthenosphere during mantle upwelling, whereas the radiogenic and recycled components probably were incorporated into the lithospheric mantle during circum-craton subduction of oceanic crust. Available data suggest that the MORB-like fluids are better preserved in the interior of the NCC, whereas the radiogenic ones are more prevalent at the margins. The Paleo-Asian ocean subduction system probably was responsible for the enriched and recycled noble gas signatures on the northern margin of the craton, while the Pacific subduction system could account for the observed He–Ar isotopic signatures beneath the eastern part. Therefore, integration of helium and argon isotopes reflects heterogeneous metasomatism in the lithospheric mantle and demonstrates the critical importance of lithospheric mantle modification related to both circum-craton subduction of oceanic crust and asthenospheric upwelling beneath the eastern NCC.  相似文献   

氩同位素分馏的实验研究   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3       下载免费PDF全文

刘强  朱铭  张福松  霍卫国  刘嘉麒 《地质科学》2000,35(3):297-304

尽管⁴⁰Ar和36Ar之间质量相差达1/10,但是受放射性成因⁴⁰Ar的影响,一般认为难以进行氩同位素分馏研究.本文通过自行设计的一套氩扩散迁移实验分析系统,对比研究了氩在不同的扩散介质条件下扩散迁移前后氩同位素组成变化情况,证实氩在致密的扩散介质条件下以分子流形式从一个储库向另一个储库的迁移过程中,由于36Ar和⁴⁰Ar的迁移速率不同,扩散后的⁴⁰Ar/36Ar值比扩散前的值要小,也即发生了氩同位素分馏.氩同位素分馏的特征表现为最初的一段时间内分馏程度逐步增强,在一定时间后,由于储库之间压力逐渐达到平衡,分馏程度逐步减小.研究自然界中存在的氩同位素分馏,不仅可以判别油气田中油气运移的方向、增强油气远景评价和地球化学勘探,而且对深源岩浆的起源、迁移等研究也可提供新的研究思路和途径.  相似文献   

Noble gases in ultramafic xenoliths from San Carlos,Arizona     

Thomas J. Bernatowicz 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1981,76(1):84-91

This work reports the results of noble gas (Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe) analyses of accidental mantle xenoliths from San Carlos, Arizona. Except for the addition of radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar and mass fractionation effects, the isotopic structures of these gases are indistinguishable from atmospheric composition. The absence of ¹²⁹Xe excesses in these rocks may reflect indirect mixing of atmospheric gases with the source region of the xenoliths. The dominant influence on the noble gas abundances in the San Carlos xenoliths appears to have been diffusive gas loss, which may have occurred in a mantle metamorphic event or during contact with the host basanite magma. Evidence is presented for the partitioning of significant amounts of the heavy noble gases into fluid inclusions in the xenolith minerals; the proportion of each gas in the inclusions increases with increasing atomic weight of the gas, possibly reflecting solubility effects. The noble gases are present in greater concentration in pyroxenes than in olivine, similar to the behavior of other incompatible elements.  相似文献   

Isotope-Geochemical Features and Genesis of Gases in the East Carpathian Region     

B. G. Polyak  A. L. Cheshko  O. E. Kikvadze  I. L. Kamensky  E. M. Prasolov 《Lithology and Mineral Resources》2018,53(5):380-393

The paper presents data on the composition of a gas phase of underground fluids in the East Carpathian region, including ³He/⁴He, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar, and ⁴He/²⁰Ne ratios. The argon isotope composition of these gases was used to estimate the fractions of atmospheric Aratm and radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar_rad formed in the rocks, N₂/Aratm ratio, and to reveal the admixture of nonatmogenic (“excess”) nitrogen in most samples. The CO₂ content in gases positively correlates with the fraction of mantle component in fluid helium. At the same time, the CO₂ content shows a negative correlation with the total helium (and light ³He enriching mantle derivatives), thus excluding the simultaneous influx of CO₂ and helium from a common mantle source in the fluids. A wide spectrum of ³He/⁴He = R in gases of the region spanning three orders of magnitude confirms the concept of mixing of the crustal and mantle components in the helium. However, even gases with similar R values show a wide scatter of He concentrations. This is mainly caused by the additional influx of other gases: CH₄ formed during OM transformation or CO₂ released during the thermal metamorphism of carbonate sequences. Correlation of the CH₄/³He ratio and the helium isotope composition in the Carpathian gases indicates the crustal origin of hydrocarbons, which formed economic gas pools in the Ciscarpathian Trough and the adjacent part of the Folded Carpathians. Lateral chemical and isotope variations revealed in the underground fluids are related to the tectonic zoning of the region. The helium isotope variations are also consistent with the geodynamic setting of the region (thinning of the crust and lithosphere towards the Pannonian Basin, growth of the background conductive heat flow and corresponding ascent of isotherms). In combination with geothermal data, they reflect specifics of the mantle heat-and-mass flow discharge.  相似文献   

Inert gas patterns in the regolith at the Apollo 15 landing site     

J.L. Jordan  D. Heymann  S. Lakatos 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1974,38(1):65-78

He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe were measured mass spectrometrically in eight bulk fines and one sample of 2–4 mm fines (15603) from stations LM-ALSEP, 2, 6, 6¹, 7^a, and 9. We have also measured these gases in size fractions of samples 15091 and 15601. These samples come from three morphologically distinct selenographic settings: the Appenine Front, the Mare and Hadley Rille. Measured gas contents in these samples are comparable to those from previous Apollo missions. He⁴ and the other trapped gases are inversely proportional to grain diameter in the size fractions of 15091 and 15601. More than 90 per cent of the trapped gas in 15601 is surface correlated; hence is probably directly implanted solar wind. Size fractions of 15091 contain large volume correlated amounts of He⁴, Ne²⁰ and Ar³⁶. He⁴/Ne²⁰ ranges from about 20 to 60; Ne²⁰/Ar³⁶ from 5 to 8: Ar³⁶/Kr⁸⁴ from 2400 to 3200; and Kr⁸⁴/Xe¹³² from 3·2 to 7·3. The lowest He⁴/Ne²⁰ ratios occur in samples rich in green glass spherules which have He⁴/Ne²⁰ ≤ 10 (Lakatos, Heymann, and Yaniv, unpublished). He⁴/He³ ranges from about 210 to 2700; Ne²⁰/Ne²² from 12·7 to 13·2; Ne²¹/Ne²² from 0·035 to 0·041; and Ar³⁶/Ar³⁸ from 5·26 to 5·45. The measured Ar⁴⁰/Ar³⁶ ratios range from 0·757 to 3·56; when corrected for radiogenic Ar⁴⁰, the range becomes 0·6 to 3·4. The largest corrected Ar⁴⁰/Ar³⁶ ratios occur in samples from the Apennine Front, the smallest occur in the Mare. This could be due to slope effects between the front as opposed to the mare terrain. An alternative possibility is that the Front fines acquired their atmospheric Ar⁴⁰ at a time when the concentration of neutral Ar⁴⁰ in the lunar atmosphere was relatively large.Ne²¹ radiation ages were calculated for all samples. There is evidence in the landing area for debris from craters with ages less than 100 × 10⁶ yr, but these craters cannot be firmly identified from the data.  相似文献   

Argon retentivity of hornblendes: A field experiment in a slowly cooled metamorphic terrane     

《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1987,51(11):2891-2903

Hornblende from samples of amphibolite and granitic gneiss, collected within a single outcrop in the central Adirondacks, yield significantly different ⁴⁰Ar*/³⁹Ar_k dates of 948 ± 5 and 907 ± 5 Ma. Assuming that this terrane cooled slowly following high-grade metamorphism and that the samples have experienced the same thermal history, the difference in dates apparently reflects a corresponding difference in blocking temperature for diffusion of radiogenic argon in these hornblende samples.The Fe/(Fe + Mg + Mn) of the hornblende samples are 0.8 and 0.6, the higher ratio corresponding to the younger ⁴⁰Ar*/³⁹Ar_k date. Transmission electron microscopy observations indicate that both hornblende samples are homogeneous and devoid of any exsolution, but contain zones of fibrous phyllosilicates ~0.1 to 2 μm wide parallelling (100) and (110). These alteration zones probably formed during post-metamorphic cooling as a result of the migration of fluids through the hornblendes, and are obvious pathways for argon escape from hornblende. As these features are more abundant in the hornblende sample with the younger⁴⁰Ar*/³⁹Ar_k date and higher Fe/(Fe + Mg + Mn), they may influence the argon blocking temperature by effectively partitioning the hornblende grains into diffusion domains of varying size.Biotite from the granitic gneiss yields an ⁴⁰Ar*/³⁹Ar_k date of 853 ± 2 Ma, with a mildly discordant stepheating spectrum that in part reflects the degassing of submicroscopic inclusions precipitated during alteration of the host biotite. Plagioclase from the amphibolite yields a ⁴⁰Ar*/³⁹Ar_k integrated date of 734 ± 3 Ma. All the ⁴⁰Ar*/³⁹Ar_k data are consistent with postmetamorphic cooling rates of 1° to 5°C/Ma.  相似文献   

Recognition of extraneous argon components through incremental-release ${}^{40}\text{Ar}{}^{39}\text{Ar}$ analysis of biotite and hornblende across the Grenvillian metamorphic gradient in southwestern Labrador     

R.D. Dallmeyer  Toby Rivers 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1983,47(3):413-428

${}^{40}\text{Ar}{}^{39}\text{Ar}$ incremental-release ages have been determined for 15 hornblende and 20 biotite concentrates separated from rocks collected across the garnet and kyanite zones of Grenvillian metamorphism in southwestern Labrador. Most hornblende spectra from the kyanite zone are slightly discordant, with low-temperature increments yielding ages older than the ca 1000 Ma date suggested for culmination of Grenvillian metamorphism in the area. However, all the hornblende concentrates record well-defined plateau ages. These range from 968 to 905 Ma across the kyanite zone and date times of diachronous post-metamorphic cooling. The discordant spectra are interpreted to result from low-temperature liberation of excess ⁴⁰Ar components from grain margins. Two hornblende concentrates from the garnet zone display very discordant spectra (total-gas ages of 2100 and 3017 Ma) in which incremental dates systematically decrease during analysis. This pattern of discordance suggests that excess argon components are inhomogeneously distributed throughout these hornblende grains.Most biotites from the garnet and kyanite zones record total-gas or plateau ages in excess of 1000 Ma (2066-857 Ma), reflecting the widespread presence of excess argon components. Because most of the ${}^{40}\text{Ar}{}^{39}\text{Ar}$ age spectra are internally concordant, the ratios of excess ⁴⁰Ar relative to radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar must have been uniform in the various gas fractions liberated from each sample. This is also reflected in the inability of isotope correlation diagrams to differentiate between excess, radiogenic, and atmospheric argon components. The biotite total-gas or plateau dates show marked local variation. This is interpreted to indicate that the biotite grains were in contact with a post-metamorphic intergranular vapor phase that was characterized by large and variable ${}^{40}\text{Ar}{}^{36}\text{Ar}$ ratios. Such ratios most likely resulted from widespread diffusion of the argon liberated from adjacent Archean basement gneisses during the Grenvillian metamorphic overprint.  相似文献   

Part II. Evaluation of Ar-Ar quartz ages: Implications for fluid inclusion retentivity and determination of initial Ar/Ar values in Proterozoic samples     

M.A. Kendrick  J.McL. Miller  D. Phillips 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2006,70(10):2562-2576

The argon isotope systematics of vein-quartz samples with two different K-reservoirs have been evaluated in detail. Potassium is hosted by ultra-high-salinity fluid inclusions in quartz samples from the Eloise and Osborne iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits of the Mt Isa Inlier, Australia. In contrast, K is hosted by accidentally trapped mica within lower-salinity fluid inclusions of a sample selected from the Railway Fault, 13 km south of the Mt Isa copper mine, Australia. Imprecise apparent ages have been obtained for all of the samples studied and conclusively demonstrate that quartz fluid inclusions are retentive to Ar and have not leaked over billions of years. IOCG samples that host K in fluid inclusions only, have K/Cl values of <1 and the ages obtained represent the maximum ages for mineralization. In contrast, the Railway Fault samples that include accidentally trapped mica have K/Cl values of ?1. Excess ⁴⁰Ar_E plus Cl hosted by fluid inclusions, and radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar_R plus K, are strongly correlated in these samples and define a plane in 3D ⁴⁰Ar-³⁶Ar-K-Cl space. In this case, the plane yields an ‘excess ⁴⁰Ar_E’ corrected age of ∼1030 Ma that is 100’s of Ma younger than nearby Cu-mineralization at Mt Isa. The age is interpreted to reflect ⁴⁰Ar-loss from the accidentally trapped mica into the surrounding fluid inclusions, and is not related to the samples’ age of formation. The initial ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar value of fluid inclusions is widely used to provide information on fluid origin. For the IOCG samples that host K in fluid inclusions only, the initial ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar values are close to the measured values at every temperature of stepped heating experiments. For samples that include accidentally trapped mica, the correction for post-entrapment radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar_R production is significant. Furthermore, because ³⁹Ar_K present in accidentally trapped mica crystals is released at different temperatures to radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar_R lost to the surrounding fluid inclusions, intra-sample ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar variation cannot be reliably documented. The results demonstrate that noble gas analysis is readily applicable to Proterozoic, or older, samples but that if K-mineral impurities are present within quartz the abundance of K must be determined before calculation of mean ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar values that are representative of the samples’ initial composition.  相似文献   

新疆望峰金矿成矿流体的He、Ar同位素示踪   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

杨猛  王居里  王建其  党飞鹏 《地球学报》2012,33(5):794-800

本文采用稀有气体同位素质谱方法,通过分析望峰金矿石中载金黄铁矿流体包裹体He、Ar同位素组成,对成矿流体进行示踪研究。结果显示,黄铁矿流体包裹体3He/4He比值为0.00473～0.01079Ra,40Ar/36Ar比值为301～413,具地壳放射性成因氦同位素组成和大气降水成因氩同位素组成,总体显示由大气降水改造而成的地壳流体特征。望峰金矿成矿流体中He同位素组成异常,是成矿前大气降水与高U、Th含量古老容矿围岩作用遭受放射性成因4He稀释、成矿时发生流体减压沸腾综合作用的结果,Ar同位素组成异常是成矿前大气降水下渗获取容矿围岩放射性成因40Ar的结果,成矿流体是大气降水深循环的产物。  相似文献   

沉积岩钾、氩分布与天然气氩同位素--以渤海湾、四川和鄂尔多斯盆地为例   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘文汇  徐永昌 《沉积学报》1992,10(1):83-92

本文对渤海湾盆地、四川盆地和鄂尔多斯盆地等天然气产区41个不同深度、不同时代和不同岩性的油气源岩和储集岩利用K-Ar年龄测定法进行K、Ar分析、表面年龄测定和粘土矿物分析,探讨了沉积岩中钾、氩的时代和区域分布特征及泥质岩钾含量与粘土矿物中伊利石含量的关系,并对泥质岩和碳酸盐岩的钾氩分布进行对比研究,指出了沉积岩钾丰度的时代演化旋回及其特点.并讨论了岩石中的钾氩来源及赋存状态以及天然气中氩的来源及其进入气藏的运移机理.  相似文献   

Helium and Argon Isotopic Composition of Cenozoic Alkali Basalts and Mantle-Derived Xenoliths from Kuandian, Liaoning Province, China     

吴茂炳  王先彬  叶先仁  刘春燕 《中国地球化学学报》2004,23(2):141-147

The noble gas isotopic composition and content data of 2 alkali basalts, 3 Iherzolite xenoliths and one clinopyroxene megacryst from the Kuandian region have confirmed the occurrence of a fractionation of noble gases during magmatism. Light noble gases such as He and Ne are high in mobility and appear to be incompatible as compared with heavy ones ( such as Kr and Xe). Therefore, light noble gases are abundant in volcanics, especially in the volcanics with bubbles; lherzolite xenoliths have relatively high heavy noble gases. The clinopyroxene megacryst has the lowest abundance of noble gases, probably due to its high P-T origin. Noble gas isotopic composition of the clinopyroxene megacryst reveals that the mantle source beneath the Kuandian area has an MORB-like reservoir with^3 He/^4He ratio of—10 Ra(Ra: atmospheric^3 He/^4He ratio) and^40 Ar/^36 Ar ratio of 345.6. The Iherzolite xenoliths possess moderate^3 He/^4He ratios of 2.59 -4.53 Ra, reflecting the loss of primary helium during rock deformation or metasomatism caused by enriched mantle fluids during the up-lifting. The alkali volcanics have very low^3 He/^4 He ratios(0.47—0.61 Ra),indicating a contribution of radiogenic^4 He, probably having resulted from crust contamination. Most of the samples have excess^21 Ne and^22 Ne as compared with atmospheric neon, but Kr and Xe isotopic compositions are indistinguishable from atmospheric values within uncertainties with only individual samples having excess^129Xe,^134Xeand^136 Xe.  相似文献   

天然气藏中氩同位素积累模式及其定年公式          下载免费PDF全文

朱铭 《地质科学》1990,(2):166-172

本文提出的天然气藏定年途径是建立在围岩与天然气藏之间放射性成因氩扩散与积累模式基础上的。中原油田部分钻井天然气形成年龄的计算结果,表明其自生自储天然气藏的形成始于21.5Ma前。  相似文献   

Experimental introduction of excess Ar40 into a granitic melt     

W. S. Fyfe  M. A. Lanphere  G. B. Dalrymple 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1969,23(3):189-193

Samples of a Precambrian granite were melted in sealed capsules to produce a radiogenic Ar⁴⁰ atmosphere over the melt. The amount of Ar⁴⁰ incorporated in the quenched charge was then determined. Under these experimental conditions the amount of argon dissolved in the quenched melt was appreciable and could be an important source of error in potassiumargon dating.Publication authorized by the Director, U.S. Geological Survey.  相似文献   

Studies of K-Ar dating and xenon from extinct radioactivities in breccia 14318; implications for early lunar history     

J.H Reynolds  E.C Alexander  P.K Davis  B Srinivasan 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1974,38(3):401-417

The rare gases argon and xenon were studied intensively in lunar breccia 14318, one of a family of three Apollo 14 breccias exhibiting similarities, including substantial amounts of ‘parentless’ xenon from the spontaneous fission of extinct ²⁴⁴Pu. We made stepwise heatings on both unirradiated and pile-irradiated specimens. The isotopic composition of the xenon from fission was determined by a new method which invokes a minimum of assumptions; it is shown to be from ²⁴⁴Pu and almost certainly parentless. For example, the fission component, although not appreciably fractionated with respect to the trapped component during stepwise heating, has a low temperature character so that, relatively speaking, it appears to be more surficial than xenon emanating from uranium sites in the irradiated sample. We demonstrate that this effect is not an artifact of the neutron irradiation. The breccia contains abundant trapped argon with a high ${}^{40}\text{Ar}{}^{36}\text{Ar}$ ratio for lunar material—~14. Otherwise the argon is radiogenic and gives a convincing K-Ar age of 3.69 ± 0.09 b.y. by the stepwise ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar method, nearly in agreement with ages for other Apollo 14 breccias obtained in our laboratory and elsewhere. Rock 14301, another of the family of breccias and one which has been studied in other laboratories, contains similar trapped argon and parentless xenon. Unlike 14318 it also contains a conspicuous excess of ¹²⁹Xe from the radioactive decay of extinct ¹²⁹I. Implications of the parentless xenon from extinct sources, as seen in these different rocks, depend upon the model adopted for its evolution and storage. We present four different models, all of which are unsatisfactory in some respects, so that we are presently unable to narrow the question. We must stress that other Apollo 14 breccias, such as 14321, contain fission xenon from ²⁴⁴Pu which was apparently produced in situ.  相似文献   

Noble gases in formation fluids from deep sedimentary basins: a review     

Emanual Mazor  Adi Bosch 《Applied Geochemistry》1987,2(5-6)

Atmospheric Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe are observed in fluids occurring in deep basins. Modifications of their abundance patterns reveal modes of recharge and brine formation, phase separations during boiling, and association of natural gas with water or oil. Radiogenic ⁴He and ⁴⁰Ar serve as age indicators of entrapped fluids, effective over a significant portion of the geological time scale. Simultaneous application of δ¹³C, atmospheric noble gases and radiogenic ⁴He and ⁴⁰Ar, is recommended to identify: (a) recent bacterial natural gas formation, not accompanied by oil, and (b) natural gas formed along with oil in a mature source rock.  相似文献   

K-Ar法地质年龄标准物质ZBJ角闪石的定值结果     

桑海清  王非  贺怀宇  王英兰 《地质科学》2007,42(3):532-557

为了满足K-Ar定年中K和⁴⁰Ar^*分析的质量监控及Ar-Ar法样品在反应堆照射时中子通量监测的需要,我国氩同位素年代学工作者研制了一个K-Ar法年龄标准物质ZBJ角闪石,它采自北京房山花岗闪长岩体。它的⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar阶段加热分析结果表明:⁴⁰Ar^*在矿物晶格中保存均匀稳定,年龄谱平坦,³⁹Ar析出量高达97%。这些证据充分表明该黑云母结晶以后未受过热扰动,40K-⁴⁰Ar^*同位素计时体系封闭良好。坪年龄为133.3±0.6Ma,总气体年龄为134.4±1.4Ma,³⁶Ar/⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar/⁴⁰Ar反等时线年龄为133.2±0.8Ma,⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar初始值为297.6±4.8,此值与(⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar)a大气氩丰度比(295.5±0.5)处于同一范围,表明样品不含过剩氩。这几个年龄值的一致性,说明该样品具有良好的均匀性和稳定性,它作为K-Ar和Ar-Ar法地质年龄标准物质是适合的。ZBJ角闪石均匀性检验结果表明:在0.05显著性水平下经统计学方法检验,证明K和⁴⁰Ar^*的F分布值小于F临界值,说明该样品是均匀的。国内8个实验室参加了ZBJ角闪石K含量和⁴⁰Ar^*含量的定值分析,经统计学方法检验,结果显示全部定值数据都服从正态分布并具等精度。在置信概率为0.95时,⁴⁰Ar*和K含量的相对标准偏差都小于1%。两个特性量值定值分析结果的一致值(认定值)和不确定度分别为:⁴⁰Ar^*=(2.464±0.018)×10^-10mol/g,K=(1.027±0.008)%,K-Ar年龄(标准值)=133.3±1.5Ma(2σ)。此标准物质纯度为98.1%,粒度为0.15～0.30mm,总重量为740g,缩分成最小样品单元共100瓶,每瓶7.4g,可供我国K-Ar和Ar-Ar法同位素年代学实验室使用37年。  相似文献