Strontium isotope geology of the South Mountain batholith,Nova Scotia     

D.B. Clarke  A.N. Halliday 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1980,44(8):1045-1058

The South Mountain batholith of southwestern Nova Scotia is a large, peraluminous, granodiorite-granite complex which intrudes mainly greenschist facies metasediments of the Cambro-Ordovician Meguma Group. Using Rb-Sr isochrons constructed from whole rocks and mineral separates, the present study shows a variation in age and initial ratios of the intrusive phases of the batholith as follows: biotite granodiorite (371.8 ± 2.2 Ma, (${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{i}}$ ranges from 0.7076 ± 0.0003 to 0.7090 ± 0.0003, with the average = 0.7081); adamellite (364.3 ± 1.3 Ma, $\text{(}{}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{= 0.70942 ± 35}$); porphyry (361.2 ± 1.4 Ma, $\text{(}{}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{= 0.71021 ± 119}$); using λ⁸⁷Rb = 1.42 × 10^?11yr^?1.A suite of Meguma country rock samples showed a variation of ${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}\text{= 0.7113?0.7177}$ at the time of intrusion of the batholith. A number of xenoliths of this material occurring in the marginal granodiorite had partially equilibrated isotopically with the granodiorite at a higher ${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}$ ratio than elsewhere in the granodiorites. This evidence demonstrates that isotopic (and probably some accompanying bulk chemical) contamination by the Meguma rocks has been an important factor in determining the ultimate chemical composition and mineralogy of the South Mountain batholith.The $\text{(}{}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}\text{)}{}_{372}\text{= 0.7081}$ of the early granodiorites indicates that the parent magma of the South Mountain batholith was derived from a source unlike the Meguma Group. The precise nature of the source region cannot be determined by Rb-Sr work unless the degree of contamination with Megumalike material is known.  相似文献   

Rb-Sr dating of the Lackner Lake Complex,northern Ontario,Canada     

L.B. Owen  G. Faure 《Precambrian Research》1977,5(3):299-303

The Lackner Lake Complex of northern Ontario consists of nepheline syenite and ijolite with associated bodies of apatite—magnetite rock and carbonatite. A whole-rock Rb-Sr isochron indicates that these rocks crystallized 1078 ± 7 Ma ago ($\text{λ}{}^{87}\text{Rb = 1.39·10}{}^{\mathrm{?11}}\text{a}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$) and had an initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio of 0.070282 ± 0.00011. This date is slightly lower than a K-Ar date of 1090 Ma for biotite reported previously, but is in agreement with K-Ar dates of several nearby syenite-carbonatite complexes.  相似文献   

Determination of the ⁸⁷Rb decay constant     

D.W. Davis  J. Gray  G.l. Gumming  H. Baadsgaard 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1977,41(12):1745-1749

The decay constant ⁸⁷Rb has been redetermined by measuring the amount of radiogenic ⁸⁷Sr produced over a period of 19 years, in 20 g samples of purified RbClO₄, using isotope dilution techniques. The rubidium sample was spiked with ⁸⁴Sr and the nanogram quantities of strontium separated by coprecipitation with Ba(NO₃)₂. Analyses were carried out on a 25cm, 90° sector mass spectrometer equipped with a Spiraltron electron multiplier. Measurement of three independent ratios permitted continuous monitoring of the ion beam fractionation. The average of nine determinations gives a value for the decay constant of $\text{1.419(±0.012) × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?11}}\text{yr}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{(2σ)}$. [$\text{τ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{= 4.89(±0.04) × 10}{}^{10}\text{yr}$.]  相似文献   

Origin of granitic magma by crustal remobilisation: Rb-Sr and Pb/Pb geochronology and isotope geochemistry of the late Archaean Qôrqut Granite Complex of southern West Greenland     

Stephen Moorbath  Paul N. Taylor  Roy Goodwin 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1981,45(7):1051-1060

Rb-Sr and Pb/Pb whole rock isochrons on the Qôrqut Granite Complex yield ages of $\text{2530 ± 30}\text{Myr}\text{(}\text{initial}{}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}\text{= 0.7081 ± 0.0008)}$ and 2580 ± 80 Myr respectively. A model relating initial Sr and Pb isotopic compositions of the Qôrqut granites to the Sr and Pb isotopic compositions of the Amîtsoq gneisses (ca. 3700 Myr) and Nûk gneisses (ca. 2900 Myr) at 2550 Myr ago, as well as Sr and Pb contents of the gneiss units, suggests that between 40 and 50% of the Qôrqut granite magma was generated by partial melting of Amîtsoq gneisses, and the remainder by partial melting of Nûk gneisses.  相似文献   

Chronology and petrogenesis of a 1.8 g lunar granitic clast:14321,1062     

C.-Y. Shih  L.E. Nyquist  D.D. Bogard  J.L. Wooden  B.M. Bansal  H. Wiesmann 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1985,49(2):411-426

A study was undertaken to determine the chronology of a pristine granite clast (1062) from Apollo 14 breccia 14321 using Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and ³⁹Ar-⁴⁰Ar methods. The genesis of the granite as constrained by the isotopic results and trace element characteristics is discussed.Chronology: The Rb-Sr internal isochron is slightly disturbed and yields an age of 4.09 ± 0.11 AE ($\text{λ(}{}^{87}\text{Rb) = 0.0139}\text{AE}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$) and an imprecise initial I(Sr) = 0.702 ? .008. If two data are excluded, the age becomes 4.13 ± 0.03 AE and I(Sr) = 0.698 ? .003. The whole rock and mineral separates are extremely radiogenic; they yield model ages which are relatively well-defined. The average model age is 4.12 ± 0.03 AE (relative to BABI = 0.69898). The Sm-Nd internal isochron is also slightly disturbed and gives an age of 4.11 ± 0.20 AE ($\text{λ(}{}^{147}\text{Sm) = 0.00654}\text{AE}$^?1). The ³⁹Ar-⁴⁰Ar average age of the non-magnetic fraction of the sample yields a slightly younger age of 3.88 ± 0.03 AE (K-Ar constants from Steiger and $\text{>a}\text{?}$, 1977). The concordancy of Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd internal isochrons with the Rb-Sr model age strongly suggests that the granitic clast formed at 4.1 AE ago in the shallow crust and was later excavated and brecciated about 3.88 AE ago.Petrogenesis: Isotopic and trace element data of the lunar granite show large K/La and Rb/Sr fractionations, small Sm/Nd fractionation and the distinct V-shaped REE distribution pattern at the time of crystallization. A two-stage model involving crystal fractionation followed by silicate liquid immiscibility (SLI) is proposed for lunar granite genesis. We propose that the granite can be the immiscible acidic liquid produced by SLI from a residual liquid which underwent fractionation of ca, 3% of phases with REE distribution coefficients similar to those of phosphate minerals from a highly evolved parental magma with REE contents about twice those of the 15405,85 quartz monzodiorite (QMD).The extreme scarcity of lunar granitic samples and their young formation ages suggest that they are probably not directly crystallized from the differentiation of the primordial magma ocean. Our isotopic results and trace elements data from other workers suggest that granites, QMD and probably Mggabbronorites may be genetically related and may have formed in a plutonic environment similar to gabbro-granophyre associations in terrestrial layered intrusions such as the Skaergaard Intrusions.  相似文献   

⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar dating of inclusions from IAB iron meteorites     

Sidney Niemeyer 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1979,43(11):1829-1840

Silicate and troilite from IAB iron meteorites were dated by the ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar technique. Silicate from four IAB meteorites gave well-defined apparent-age plateaus which accounted for 71–99% of the released ³⁹Ar. At low temperatures, only Copiapo showed appreciable loss of ⁴⁰Ar, while Mundrabilla and Woodbine released excess ⁴⁰Ar. The plateau ages are: 4.50 Byr for Copiapo, 4.57 Byr for Mundrabilla, 4.57 Byr for Woodbine, 4.54 Byr for unetched Pitts, and 4.57 Byr for etched Pitts; the 1σ error in each case is ± 0.03 Byr. A poorly-defined age plateau for Landes gives an age of 4.48 Byr, while the total K-Ar age (4.55 Byr) is significantly higher. The average $\text{(}{}^{40}\text{Ar/}{}^{36}\text{Ar)}$_trapped ratio for all silicate samples is 0.4 ± 0.4.Simple and undisturbed K-Ar systems are rare for meteorites, yet it appears to be a common feature for IAB silicates. In addition, plateau ages of IAB silicates are as old or older than the mean age of unshocked chondrites (4.47 Byr).Troilite samples yielded complex patterns which were evaluated via ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar vs ³⁹Ar/³⁶Ar plots. Data for Pitts troilite are consistent with silicate and troilite retaining Ar at about the same time initially, but then 4.25 Byr ago nearly all the Ar in troilite was redistributed. The 700–1000°C points for Mundrabilla troilite define a line which gives an age of 6.2 Byr and $\text{(}{}^{40}\text{Ar/}{}^{36}\text{Ar)}{}_{\mathrm{trapped}}\text{= 42}$. This line may be an artifact, perhaps produced by homogenization of Ar and K.Approximate estimates of cosmic-ray exposure ages are 240 Myr for Landes, 130 Myr for Copiapo, 190 Myr for Woodbine, 170 Myr for Mundrabilla troilite, and 60 Myr for Pitts troilite.The I-Xe study of these same samples revealed a good correlation between well-defined I-Xe ages of silicates and Ni contents of metal (Niemeyer, 1979). The poorer resolution of the ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar technique hampers a similar evaluation; nevertheless, plateau ages of the silicates suggest a systematic trend with Ni contents.  相似文献   

On the observation of 92Nb and 94Nb in nature     

K.E Apt  J.D Knight  D.C Camp  E.W Perkins 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1974,38(9):1485-1488

Radioactivity measurements have shown evidence for long-lived ⁹²Nb and $\text{2.03 × 10}{}^4\text{yr}{}^{94}\text{Nb}$ in natural niobium. The specific activity of ⁹⁴Nb was observed to be 0.32 ± 0.03 dis/min. kg Nb and that of ⁹²Nb to be 0.058 ± 0.035 dis/min. kg Nb. With $\text{t}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ taken as ≈ 1.7 × 10⁸yr, the isotopic abundance of ⁹⁸Nb is 1.2 × 10^?10 per cent.  相似文献   

The Precambrian of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): A geochronological synthesis     

René Charlot 《Precambrian Research》1976,3(3):273-299

Twenty total rock Rb/Sr isochrons ($\text{λ}{}^{87}\text{Rb}\text{= 1.47 · 10}{}^{\mathrm{?11}}\text{yr}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$) and many individual data, mainly obtained by the K/Ar and Rb/Sr methods, on total rocks and minerals show that the orogenic story of the Precambrian of the Anti-Atlas, which was studied in its western and central parts, began with the Eburnean orogeny (1900-1650 m.y.). Up to now there is no good evidence of an older basement, even if the rather high initial ratio (0.707–0.709) of some Eburnean granites might suggest that such a basement exists at depth. There is also no geochronological evidence of plutonism until in early Panafrican time (680 m.y.) there started a period of intense magmatic and thermal activity which was ended by the emplacement of late post-tectonic granites at 530-520 m.y.The late Panafrican acid volcanism does not generally give suitable material for Rb/Sr dating, because of the great mobility of the radiogenic strontium in such a material even under very weak thermal conditions.  相似文献   

Geochemistry of the Archean Yellowknife Supergroup     

G.A. Jenner  B.J. Fryer  S.M. McLennan 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1981,45(7):1111-1129

The Archean Yellowknife Supergroup (Slave Structural Province. Canada) is composed of a thick sequence of supracrustal rocks, which differs from most Archean greenstone belts in that it contains a large proportion ( ~ 80%) of sedimentary rocks. Felsic volcanics of the Banting Formation are characterized by HREE depletion without Eu-anomalies, indicating an origin by small degrees of partial melting of a mafic source, with minor garnet in the residua. Granitic rocks include synkinematic granites [HREE-depleted; low (${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}$)_I], post-kinematic granites [negative Eu-anomalies, high (${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}$)_I] and granitic gneisses with REE patterns similar to the post-kinematic granites. Sedimentary rocks (turbidites) of the Burwash and Walsh Formations have similar chemical compositions and were derived from 20% mafic-intermediate volcanics, 55% felsic volcanics and 25% granitic rocks. Jackson Lake Formation lithic wackes can be divided into two groups with Group A derived from 50% mafic-intermediate volcanics and 50% felsic volcanics and Group B, characterized by HREE depletion, derived almost exclusively from felsic volcanics.REE patterns of Yellowknife sedimentary rocks are similar to other Archean sedimentary REE patterns, although they have higher $\text{La}{}_{\mathrm{N}}\text{Yb}{}_{\mathrm{N}}$. These patterns differ significantly from typical post-Archean sedimentary REE patterns, supporting the idea that Archean exposed crust had a different composition than the present day exposed crust.  相似文献   

Solubility product of galena at 298°K: A possible explanation for apparent supersaturation in nature     

A.D. Uhler  G.R. Helz 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1984,48(6):1155-1160

The synthetic chelating agent ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) has been used to evaluate the stoichiometric solubility product of galena (PbS) at 298°K: $\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{s2}}\text{=}{}^{\mathrm{a}}\text{Pb}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}{}^{\mathrm{a}}\text{HS}{}^{\mathrm{?}}{}^{\mathrm{a}}\text{H}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ This method circumvents the possible uncertainties in the stoichiometry and stability of lead sulfide complexes. At infinite dilution, $\text{Log K}{}_{\mathrm{s2}}\text{= ?12.25 ±0.17}$, and at an ionic strength corresponding to seawater ($\text{I = 0.7 M}$), $\text{Log K}{}_{\mathrm{s2}}\text{= ?11.73 ± 0.05}$. Using the value of $\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{s2}}$ at infinite dilution, and the free energies of formation of HS^? and Pb²⁺ at 298°K (literature values), the free energy of formation of PbS at 298°K is computed to be $\text{?79.1 ± 0.8 KJ/mol (?18.9 Kcal/mol)}$. Galena is shown to be more than two orders of magnitude more soluble than indicated by calculations based on previous thermodynamic data.  相似文献   

Delivery of transuranic elements by rain to the Mediterranean Sea     

M. Thein  S. Ballestra  A. Yamato  R. Fukai 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1980,44(8):1091-1097

The concentrations of ²³⁸Pu, ^{239 + 240}Pu, ²⁴¹Am and ¹³⁷Cs were determined in rain samples collected at Monaco in the course of 1978–1979. Based on these data, the annual deliveries of these radionuclides to the Mediterranean by rain are computed to be 0.18 ± 0.01 pCim^?2 for ²³⁸Pu, 8.1 ± 0.1 pCim^?2 for ^{239 + 240}Pu, 0.58 ± 0.02 pCim^?2 for ²⁴¹Am and 351 ± 4 pCim^?2 for ¹³⁷Cs.Comparing the delivery data with the mixed layer inventories of ^{239 + 240}Pu and ²⁴¹Am in the Mediterranean, the upper limits of the mean residence time of these radionuclides in the mixed layer were estimated to be 12.3 yr for ^{239 + 240}pu and 2.9 yr for ²⁴¹Am. These values are consistent with the conclusion deduced from the vertical distribution pattern of these transuranic elements in the Mediterranean.Based on delivery values, the annual activity ratios for ${}^{238}\text{pu}{}^{\mathrm{239\; +\; 240}}\text{Pu}$, ${}^{241}\text{Am}{}^{\mathrm{239\; +\; 240}}\text{Pu}$ and ${}^{\mathrm{239\; +\; 240}}\text{pu}{}^{137}\text{Cs}$ are found to be 0,022, 0.072 and 0.023 respectively. The ${}^{238}\text{pu}{}^{\mathrm{239\; +\; 240}}\text{pu}$ and ${}^{\mathrm{239\; +\; 240}}\text{Pu}{}^{137}\text{Cs}$ activity ratios vary within relatively narrow ranges with time, while a much wider variation was observed for the ${}^{241}\text{Am}{}^{\mathrm{239\; +\; 240}}\text{Pu}$ activity ratio. The cause of the wider variation of the ${}^{241}\text{Am}{}^{\mathrm{239\; +\; 240}}\text{Pu}$ ratio may be related to the difference in the mean age of fallout brought down in different seasons.  相似文献   

Rb—Sr and Sm—Nd geochronology of lower Proterozoic granite—greenstone terrains in French Guiana,South America     

Gerard Gruau  Herve Martin  Bernard Leveque  Raymond Capdevila  Alain Marot 《Precambrian Research》1985,30(1):63-80

Nine samples of metavolcanic rock from the lower parts of greenstone belts in central French Guiana (the Paramaca series) and 14 granitic samples from the intrusive gneisses (the Degrad Roche and Arawa gneisses) were selected for Sm—Nd and Rb—Sr analysis.The Sm—Nd results from the metavolcanic series (including two tholeiites, five peridotitic komatiites and two andesites) yield an isochron age of 2.11±0.09 (2 σ) Ga with an initial ${}^{143}\text{Nd}{}^{144}\text{Nd}$ ratio (I_Nd) of 0.51002±9 (2 σ), corresponding to ?_Nd(T) = + 2.1 ± 1.8. This isochron is interpreted as representing the age of initial volcanism of the Paramaca series. Acid intrusives were dated by the Rb—Sr method. A whole rock Rb—Sr isochron, including data points from both the Degrad Roche and Arawa gneisses, yields an age of 2.00±0.07 (2 σ) Ga with initial ${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}$ ratio (I_Sr value) of 0.7019±4 (2 σ). This result is considered to be the time of emplacement of the orthogneiss protoliths.The positive ε_Nd value (+ 2.1 ± 1.8) obtained from the metavolcanic rocks of French Guiana suggests that their mantle sources have evolved in reservoirs slightly depleted in Light Rare Earth Elements (LREE). This result confirms the possible existence of ancient LREE-depleted reservoirs within the lower Proterozoic mantle. Moreover, the high ε_Nd(T) value for these rocks excludes any significant crustal contamination during magma genesis.The French Guianese orthogneisses yield a low I_Sr value (0.7019±4 (2 σ)) which, together with geochemical considerations, suggests that their granitic protoliths could have originated by partial melting of short-lived crustal precursors of basaltic to granodioritic composition.The present geochronological and isotopic study suggests that the Guiana Shield may represent a major continental accretion event during the lower Proterozoic.  相似文献   

Use of Pitzer's equations to determine the media effect on the formation of lead chloro complexes     

Frank.J. Millero  Robert H. Byrne 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1984,48(5):1145-1150

The spectrophotometric measurements of chloro complexes of lead in aqueous HCl, NaCl, MgCl₂ and CaCl₂ solutions at 25°C have been analyzed using Pitzer's specific interaction equations. Parameters for activity coefficients of the complexes PbCl⁺, PbCl₂⁰ and PbCl₃^? have been determined for the various media. Values of $\text{K}{}_1\text{= 30.0 ± 0.6}$, $\text{K}{}_2\text{= 106.7 ± 2.1}$ and $\text{K}{}_3\text{= 73.0 ± 1.5}$ were obtained for the cumulative formation constants. [$\text{Pb}{}^{\mathrm{2+}}\text{+ nCl}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{→ PbCl}{}_{\mathrm{n}}{}^{\mathrm{2?n}}\text{)}$]. These values are in reasonable agreement with literature data. The Pitzer parameters for the PbCl ion pairs in various media were used to calculate the speciation of Pb²⁺ in an artificial seawater solution.  相似文献   

⁸⁷Rb-⁸⁷Sr age of fragments and soils from the lunar sea of fertility     

Jean Louis Birck  Claude J Allegre 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1973,37(9):2025-2031

The Luna 16 materials were dated by the Rb-Sr method.An internal isochron age of 3.4 ± 0.2 has been determined for a 6 mg fragment.The Luna 16 total soil is poorer in radiogenic Sr than any other analyzed soil from the Moon. Apollo 14 and 15 soils have also been studied; all of them fall nearly on a 4.65 b.y. isochron with the ADOR initial ${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}$ ratio.A comparison of the integrated $\text{Rb}\text{Sr}$ of the basalt source region and the $\text{Rb}\text{Sr}$ of the rocks suggests that these basaltic fragments have been generated with only minor $\text{Rb}\text{Sr}$ fractionation.The existence of an old Rb-rich subcrust which contaminated the basalts is also in agreement with the present results.  相似文献   

Diffusivity of oxygen in jadeite and diopside melts at high pressures     

N. Shimizu  I. Kushiro 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1984,48(6):1295-1303

The diffusivity of oxygen was determined in melts of Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) and diopside (CaMgSi₂O₆) compositions using diffusion couples with ¹⁸O as a tracer. In the Jadeite melt, the diffusivity of oxygen increases from $\text{6.87}{}_{\mathrm{?0.25}}{}^{\mathrm{+0.28}}\text{× 10}{}^{\mathrm{?10}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 5 Kb to $\text{1.32 ± 0.08 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?9}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 20 Kb at constant temperature (1400°C), whereas in the diopside melt at 1650°C, the diffusivity decreases from $\text{7.30}{}_{\mathrm{?0.18}}{}^{0.29}\text{× 10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 10 Kb to $\text{5.28}{}_{\mathrm{?0.55}}{}^{\mathrm{+0.60}}\text{× 10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{sec}$ at 17 Kb. These results demonstrate that the diffusivity is inversely correlated with the viscosity of the melt. For the jadeite melt, in particular, the inverse correlation is very well approximated by the Eyring equation using the diameter of oxygen ions as a unit distance of translation, suggesting that the viscous flow is rate-limited by the diffusion of individual oxygen ions. In the diopside melt, the activation volume is slightly greater than the molar volume of oxygen ion, indicating that the individual oxygen ion is the diffusion unit. The negative activation volume obtained for the jadeite melt is interpreted as the volume decrease associated with a diffusive jump of an oxygen ion due to local collapse of the network structure.  相似文献   

Precise age determinations and petrogenetic studies using the KCa method     

B.D. Marshall  D.J. DePaolo 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1982,46(12):2537-2545

High precision mass spectrometric determination of calcium isotope ratios allows the ⁴⁰K → ⁴⁰Ca radioactive decay to be used for dating a much broader range of geologic materials than is suggested by previous work. ${}^{40}\text{Ca}{}^{42}\text{Ca}$ is used to monitor enrichments in ⁴⁰Ca and can be measured to ±0.01% (2σ) using an exponential mass discrimination correction (Russell et al., 1978) and large ion currents. The earth's mantle has such a low $\text{K}\text{Ca}$ (～0.01) that it has retained “primordial” ${}^{40}\text{Ca}{}^{42}\text{Ca}\text{= 151.016}$ ± 0.011 (normalized to ${}^{42}\text{Ca}{}^{44}\text{Ca}\text{= 0.31221}$), as determined by measurements on two meteorites, pyroxene from an ultramafic nodule, metabasalt, and carbonatite. ${}^{40}\text{Ca}{}^{42}\text{Ca}$ ratios can be conveniently expressed relative to this value as ?_Ca in units of 10^?4. To test the method for age dating, a mineral isochron has been obtained on a sample of Pikes Peak granite, which has been shown to have concordant KAr, RbSr, and UPb ages. Plagioclase, K-feldspar, biotite, and whole rock yield an age of 1041 ± 32 m.y. (2σ) in agreement with previous age determinations (λ_K = 0.5543 b.y.^?1, $\text{λ}{}_{\mathrm{\beta ?}}\text{λ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>K</mtext>}}\text{= 0.8952}$, ⁴⁰K = 0.01167%). The initial ${}^{40}\text{Ca}{}^{42}\text{Ca}$ of 151.024 ± 0.016 (?_Ca = +0.5 ± 1.0), indicates that assimilation of high K/Ca crust was insufficient to affect calcium isotopes. Measurements on two-mica granite from eastern Nevada indicate that the magma sources had K/Ca ≈ 1, similar to intermediate-composition crustal rocks. These results show that the KCa system can be used as a precise geochromometer for common felsic igneous and metamorphic rocks, and may prove applicable to sedimentary rocks containing authigenic K minerals. The relatively short half-life of ⁴⁰K, the non-volatile daughter, and the fact that potassium and calcium are stoichiometric constituents of many minerals, make the KCa system complementary to other dating methods, and potentially applicable to a variety of geologic problems.  相似文献   

Strontium isotopic composition of some brines from the Precambrian Shield of Canada     

Robert H. McNutt  Shaun K. Frape  Peter Fritz 《Chemical Geology》1984,46(3):205-215

Twenty-four groundwater samples from seven operating mines at Sudbury, Yellow-knife and Thompson (Ontario, North West Territories and Manitoba, resp.), all from depths greater than 1 km and ranging in total dissolved solids (TDS) from 1900 to 250,000 mg l^?1, were measured for their ${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Ar}$ values. Each geographic location gives a limited range in values and each location is distinct from the others. This is interpreted as the result of extensive water-rock interaction on a local scale. For most of the time, these brines were isolated and only recently have been exposed to surface water as a result of the mining operations. The extent of the isolation is shown by the contrasting isotopic values of two “pockets” of water (0.711 vs. 0.716) located on opposite sides of the same fault system on the North Range at Sudbury. The exchange at all sites probably has continued until the present, as indicated by the close agreement between water and present-day${}^{87}\text{Sr}{}^{86}\text{Sr}$ whole-rock values. If so, it suggests that there is no single age for such brines, but it may be possible to date stages in the water's evolution by determining the age of secondary minerals that equilibrated with the water.  相似文献   

I-Xe and ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar dating of silicate from Weekeroo Station and Netschaëvo IIE iron meteorites     

Sidney Niemeyer 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1980,44(1):33-44

Silicate inclusions from two IIE iron meteorites were dated by the I-Xe and ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar techniques. Weekeroo Station, a ‘normal’ IIE iron, shows no loss of radiogenic ⁴⁰Ar at low temperature, and the well-defined ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar plateau yields an age of 4.54 ± 0.03 Byr. The xenon data define a good I-Xe correlation with an age of +10.9 ± 0.5 Myr relative to Bjurböle [the monitor error (±2.5 Myr) is not included].^Despite its relatively young age, Weekeroo Station's $\text{(}{}^{129}\text{Xe}{}^{132}\text{Xe)}{}_{\mathrm{trappad}}$ ratio (= 0.84 ± 0.05) lies significantly below the solar value. Netschaëvo silicate has a chondritic composition, unlike ‘normal’ IIE silicate which is more differentiated. Nevertheless Netschaëvo gives a ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar plateau-age of only 3.79 ± 0.03 Byr, with the xenon data failing to define an I-Xe isochron.Only irons from the IAB and IIE groups contain silicate inclusions, but these two groups differ in many other respects, mostly suggesting that IAB meteorites are more primitive. The I-Xe chronology supports this suggestion inasmuch as Weekeroo Station formed well after (8–15 Myr) IAB silicates. In terms of Scott and Wasson's (1976) model, ages for Weekeroo Station date the shock event which formed ‘normal’ IIE irons by mixing the low-melting fraction of the parent silicate with shock-liquefied metal. Scott and Wasson's suggestion that Netschaëvo represents IIE parent material, however, is contradicted by Netschaëvo's 3.8 Byr age.The four silicate-bearing IIE irons which have now been dated can be subdivided into distinct pairs: Weekeroo Station and Colomera formed near the beginning of the solar system, while Netschaëvo and Kodaikanal both formed only 3.8 Byr ago. A review of other properties of these meteorites generally support this subdivision.This work underscores the complexity of the history of IIE meteorites; in particular, an adequate model must account for the formation of two IIE irons at 3.8 Byr without disturbing rare gases in Weekeroo Station. All formation models are quite speculative, but the one which seems best to fit the available evidence postulates two parent bodies: the 3.8 Byr old silicate formed on one parent body, all other IIE material resided in a separate body, and subsequent collision(s) mixed the young silicate with IIE metal.  相似文献   

Partial molal volume calculations for the dissolution of aged amorphous silica in salt water and seawater at 0–2°C     

Joan D. Willey 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1982,46(7):1307-1310

Measurement of solubility as a function of pressure allows calculation of $\text{3}\text{V}\text{?}{}_1$. Using this experimental approach, the best estimate of $\text{3}\text{V}\text{?}{}_1$ for the dissolution of aged amorphous silica in salt water or seawater at 0–2°C is ?9.9 cm³ mol^?1 (standard error = 0.4 cm³ mol^?1). This gives , which compares well with other published values of .  相似文献   

Complexing of silica by iron(III) in natural waters     

E.J. Reardon 《Chemical Geology》1979,25(4):339-345

Determination of amorphous silica solubility in acidified ferric nitrate solutions confirms the presence of ferric silicate complexing. A dissociation constant for the reaction: of 10^?9.8 ± 0.3 pK units at room temperature (22 ± 3°C) is obtained, in close agreement with reported values at 25°C corrected to zero ionic strength of 10^?9.9 by Weber and Stumm and 10^?9.5 by Olson and O'Melia. Iron-silicate complexing may be of significance to the mobilization of silica in acid waters associated with oxidizing sulphide deposits and coal strip mining and the precipitation of secondary silicate mineral phases.  相似文献