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FeII-III hydroxycarbonate green rust GR(CO32−), FeII4 FeIII2 (OH)12 CO3·3H2O, is oxidized in aqueous solutions with varying reaction kinetics. Rapid oxidation with either H2O2 or dissolved oxygen under neutral and alkaline conditions leads to the formation of ferric oxyhydroxycarbonate GR(CO32−)∗, FeIII6 O12 H8 CO3·3H2O, via a solid-state reaction. By decreasing the flow of oxygen bubbled in the solution, goethite α-FeOOH forms by dissolution-precipitation mechanism whereas a mixture of non-stoichiometric magnetite Fe(3−x)O4 and goethite is observed for lower oxidation rates. The intermediate FeII-III oxyhydroxycarbonate of formula FeII6(1−x) FeIII6x O12 H2(7−3x) CO3·3H2O, i.e. GR(x)∗ for which x ? [1/3, 1], is the synthetic compound that is homologous to the fougerite mineral present in hydromorphic gleysol; in situ oxidation accounts for the variation of ferric molar fraction x = [FeIII]/{[FeII]+[FeIII]} observed in the field as a function of depth and season but limited to the range [1/3, 2/3]. The domain of stability for partially oxidized green rust is observed in the Eh-pH Pourbaix diagrams if thermodynamic properties of GR(x)∗ is compared with those of lepidocrocite, γ-FeOOH, and goethite, α-FeOOH. Electrochemical equilibrium between GR(x)∗ and FeII in solution corresponds to Eh-pH conditions close to those measured in the field. Therefore, the reductive dissolution of GR(x)∗ can explain the relatively large concentration of FeII measured in aqueous medium of hydromorphic soils containing fougerite.  相似文献   

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The reductive biotransformation of two Si-ferrihydrite coprecipitates (1 and 5 mole % Si) by Shewanella putrefaciens, strain CN32, was investigated in 1,4-piperazinediethanesulfonic acid-buffered media (pH ∼7) with lactate as the electron donor. Anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate, an electron shuttle, was present in the media. Experiments were performed without and with PO43− (P) (1 to 20 mmol/L) in media containing 50 mmol/L Fe. Our objectives were to define the combined effects of SiO44− (Si) and P on the bioreducibility and biomineralization of ferrihydrites under anoxic conditions. Iron reduction was measured as a function of time, solids were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy, and aqueous solutions were analyzed for Si, P, Cl− and inorganic carbon. Both of the ferrihydrites were rapidly reduced regardless of the Si and P content. Si concentration had no effect on the reduction rate or mineralization products. Magnetite was formed in the absence of P whereas carbonate green rust GR(CO32−) ([Fe(6−x)IIFeIIIx(OH)12]x+(CO32−)0.5x · yH2O) and vivianite [Fe3(PO4)2 · 8H2O], were formed when P was present. GR(CO32−) dominated as a mineral product in samples with <4 mmol/L P. The Fe(II)/Fe(III) ratio of GR(CO32−) varied with P concentration; the ratio was 2 in 1 mmol/L P and approached 1 with 4- and 10 mmol/L P. Green rust appeared to form by solid-state transformation of ferrihydrite. Media P and Si concentration dictated the mechanism of transformation. In the 1 mole % Si coprecipitate with 1 mmol/L P, an intermediate Fe(II)/Fe(III) phase with structural Fe(II) slowly transformed to GR with time. In contrast, when ferrihydrite contained more Si (5 mole %) and/or contained higher P (4 mmol/L), sorbed Fe(II) and residual ferrihydrite together transformed to GR. Despite similar chemistries, P was shown to have a profound effect on extent of ferrihydrite reduction and biotransformations while that of Si was minimal.  相似文献   

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Pedogenic goethites in each of two Early Permian paleosols appear to record mixing of two isotopically distinct CO2 components—atmospheric CO2 and CO2 from in situ oxidation of organic matter. The δ13C values measured for the Fe(CO3)OH component in solid solution in these Permian goethites are −13.5‰ for the Lower Leonardian (∼283 Ma BP) paleosol (MCGoeth) and −13.9‰ for the Upper Leonardian (∼270 Ma BP) paleosol (SAP). These goethites contain the most 13C-rich Fe(CO3)OH measured to date for pedogenic goethites crystallized in soils exhibiting mixing of the two aforementioned CO2 components. δ13C measured for 43 organic matter samples in the Lower Leonardian (Waggoner Ranch Fm.) has an average value of −20.3 ± 1.1‰ (1s). The average value yields a calculated Early Permian atmospheric Pco2 value of about 1 × PAL, but the scatter in the measured δ13C values of organic matter permits a calculated maximum Pco2 of 11 × PAL (PAL = present atmospheric level). Measured values of the mole fraction of Fe(CO3)OH in MCGoeth and SAP correspond to soil CO2 concentrations in the Early Permian paleosol profiles of 54,000 and 50,000 ppmV, respectively. Such high soil CO2 concentrations are similar to modern soils in warm, wet environments.The average δ13C values of pedogenic calcite from 9 paleosol profiles stratigraphically associated with MCGoeth (Waggoner Ranch Fm.) range from −6.5‰ to −4.4‰, with a mean δ13C value for all profiles of −5.4‰. Thus, the value of Δ13C between the pedogenic calcite data set and MCGoeth is 8.1 (±0.9)‰, which is in reasonable accord with the value of 7.7‰ expected if atmospheric Pco2 and organic matter δ13C values were the same for both paleosol types. Furthermore, the atmospheric Pco2 calculated for the Early Permian from the average measured carbon isotopic compositions of the paleosol calcite and organic matter is also analytically indistinguishable from 1 × PAL, with a maximum calculated atmospheric Pco2 (permitted by one standard deviation of the organic matter δ13C value) of ∼5 × PAL.If, however, measured average δ13C values of the plant organic matter are more positive than the original soil organic matter as a result of diagenetic loss of 13C-depleted, labile organic compounds, calculated Permian atmospheric Pco2 using these 13C-enriched organic values would underestimate the actual atmospheric Pco2 using either goethite or calcite. This is the first stratigraphically constrained, intrabasinal study to compare ancient atmospheric CO2 concentrations calculated from pedogenic goethite and calcite. These results demonstrate that the two different proxies record the same information about atmospheric CO2.The Fe(CO3)OH component in pedogenic goethite from a Triassic paleosol in Utah is significantly enriched in 13C relative to Fe(CO3)OH in goethites from soils in which there are mixtures of two isotopic CO2 components. Field-relationships and the δ13C value (−1.9‰) of the Triassic goethite indicate that this ancient paleosol profile experienced mixing of three isotopically distinct CO2 components at the time of goethite crystallization. The three components were probably atmospheric CO2, CO2 from in situ oxidation of organic matter and CO2 from in situ dissolution of preexisting calcite. Although mixing of three isotopically distinct CO2 components, as recorded by Fe(CO3)OH in goethite, has been described in modern soil, this is the first example from a documented paleosol. Its preservation affirms the need for careful, case-by-case assessment of ancient paleosols to establish that goethite in any particular soil is likely to be a valid proxy of atmospheric Pco2.  相似文献   

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Various iron-bearing primary phases and rocks have been weathered experimentally to simulate possible present and past weathering processes occurring on Mars. We used magnetite, monoclinic and hexagonal pyrrhotites, and metallic iron as it is suggested that meteoritic input to the martian surface may account for an important source of reduced iron. The phases were weathered in two different atmospheres: one composed of CO2 + H2O, to model the present and primary martian atmosphere, and a CO2 + H2O + H2O2 atmosphere to simulate the effect of strong oxidizing agents. Experiments were conducted at room temperature and a pressure of 0.75 atm. Magnetite is the only stable phase in the experiments and is thus likely to be released on the surface of Mars from primary rocks during weathering processes. Siderite, elemental sulfur, ferrous sulfates and ferric (oxy)hydroxides (goethite and lepidocrocite) are the main products in a water-bearing atmosphere, depending on the substrate. In the peroxide atmosphere, weathering products are dominated by ferric sulfates and goethite. A kinetic model was then developed for iron weathering in a water atmosphere, using the shrinking core model (SCM). This model includes competition between chemical reaction and diffusion of reactants through porous layers of secondary products. The results indicate that for short time scales, the mechanism is dominated by a chemical reaction with second order kinetics (k = 7.75 × 10−5 g−1/h), whereas for longer time scales, the mechanism is diffusion-controlled (DeA = 2.71 × 10−10 m2/h). The results indicate that a primary CO2- and H2O-rich atmosphere should favour sulfur, ferrous phases such as siderite or Fe2+-sulfates, associated with ferric (oxy)hydroxides (goethite and lepidocrocite). Further evolution to more oxidizing conditions may have forced these precursors to evolve into ferric sulfates and goethite/hematite.  相似文献   

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Computer modelling techniques were used to elucidate the hydration behaviour of three iron (hydr)oxide minerals at the atomic level: white rust, goethite and hematite. A potential model was first adapted and tested against the bulk structures and properties of eight different iron oxides, oxyhydroxides and hydroxides, followed by surface simulations of Fe(OH)2, α-FeO(OH) and α-Fe2O3. The major interaction between the adsorbing water molecules and the surface is through interaction of their oxygen ions with surface iron ions, followed by hydrogen-bonding to surface oxygen ions. The energies released upon the associative adsorption of water range from 1 to 17 kJ mol−1 for Fe(OH)2, 26 to 80 kJ mol−1 for goethite and 40 to 85 kJ mol−1 for hematite, reflecting the increasing oxidation of the iron mineral. Dissociative adsorption at goethite and hematite surfaces releases larger hydration energies, ranging from 120 to 208 kJ mol−1 for goethite and 76 to 190 kJ mol−1 for hematite.The thermodynamic morphologies of the minerals, based on the calculated surface energies, agree well with experimental morphologies, where these are available. When the partial pressures required for adsorption of water from the gas phase are plotted against temperature for the goethite and hematite surfaces, taking into account experimental entropies for water, it appears that these minerals may well be instrumental in the retention of water during the cyclic variations in the atmosphere of Mars.  相似文献   

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“Plateau” δ18O values of CO2 that evolved from the Fe(CO3)OH component during isothermal vacuum dehydrations (200-230 °C) of 18 natural goethites range from 8.2 to 28.1‰. In contrast, the measured δ18O values of the goethite structural oxygen range from −11.3 to 1.7‰. The results of this study indicate that the apparent oxygen isotope fractionation factor (18αapp) between plateau CO2 and initial goethite is systematically related to the rate of isothermal vacuum dehydration. The nonlinear correlation and the magnitudes of the 18αapp values are predicted by a relatively simple mass balance model with the following assumptions: (1) the rate of isothermal vacuum dehydration of goethite (for the interval from 0 to ∼60 to 80% loss of structural hydroxyl hydrogen) can be reasonably well represented by first-order kinetics and (2) isotopic exchange between evolving H2O vapor and solid occurs only in successive, local transition states. The generally good correspondence between the model predictions and the experimental data seems to validate these assumptions. Thus, the 18O/16O ratios of the evolved CO2 can act as probes into the transient processes operating at the molecular level during the solid-state goethite-to-hematite phase transition. For example, the activation energy for the rate constant associated with the transition state, oxygen isotopic exchange between solid and H2O vapor, is tentatively estimated as 28 ± 11 KJ/mol. Such knowledge may be of consequence in understanding the significance of 18O/16O ratios in hematites from some natural environments (e.g., Mars?).Kinetic data and δ18O values of CO2 are routinely obtained in the course of measurements of the abundance and δ13C values of the Fe(CO3)OH in goethite. The observed correlation between 18αapp and dehydration rates suggests that plateau δ18O values of evolved CO2 may provide complementary estimates of the δ18O values of total goethite structural oxygen (O, OH, CO2) with an overall precision of about ±1‰. However, because of isotopic exchange during the dehydration process, δ18O values of the evolved CO2 do not reflect the original δ18O values of the CO2 that was occluded as Fe(CO3)OH in goethite.  相似文献   

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The nature of the surface oxidation phase on pyrite, FeS2, reacted in aqueous electrolytes at pH = 2 to 10 and with air under ambient atmospheric conditions was studied using synchrotron-based oxygen K edge, sulfur LIII edge, and iron LII,III edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. We demonstrate that O K edge X-ray absorption spectra provide a sensitive probe of sulfide surface oxidation that is complementary to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Using total electron yield detection, the top 20 to 50 Å of the pyrite surface is characterized. In air, pyrite oxidizes to form predominantly ferric sulfate. In aqueous air-saturated solutions, the surface oxidation products of pyrite vary with pH, with a marked transition occurring around pH 4. Below pH = 4, a ferric (hydroxy)sulfate is the main oxidation product on the pyrite surface. At higher pH, we find iron(III) oxyhydroxide in addition to ferric (hydroxy)sulfate on the surface. Under the most alkaline conditions, the O K edge spectrum closely resembles that of goethite, FeOOH, and the surface is oxidized to the extent that no FeS2 can be detected in the X-ray absorption spectra. In a 1.667 × 10−3 mol/L Fe3+ solution with ferric iron present as FeCl3 in NaCl, the oxidation of pyrite is autocatalyzed, and formation of the surface iron(III) oxyhydroxide phase is promoted at low pH.  相似文献   

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Goethite (Ax-2) from Axel Heiberg Island (∼80°N) on the margin of the Arctic Ocean is the dominant mineral in a sample of “petrified” Eocene wood, but U, Th, and He measurements suggest that the goethite (α-FeOOH) crystallized in the latest Miocene/Pliocene (ca. 5.5 to 2.8 Ma). Measured δD and δ18O values of Ax-2 are −221 (±6)‰ and −9.6 (±0.5)‰, respectively. The inferred δD and δ18O values of the ancient water were about −139‰ and −18.6‰, respectively, with a calculated temperature of crystallization of 3 (±5)°C, which compares with the modern summer (J-J-A) temperature of 3 °C and contrasts with a modern MAT of −19 °C. Published results from various biological proxies on nearby Ellesmere Island indicate a Pliocene (∼4 Ma) MAT of either −6 or −0.4 °C and corresponding seasonal amplitudes of about 18 or 13 °C. A conductive heat flow model suggests that a temperature of 3 °C could represent goethite crystallization at depths of ∼100-200 cm (for MAT = −6 °C) or ∼250-450 cm (for MAT = −0.4 °C) over seasonally restricted intervals of time.The δ18O value of the Ax-2 water (−18.6‰) is more positive than the modern J-J-A precipitation (−22‰). In combination, the paleotemperatures and δ18O values of ancient waters (from Ax-2 and published results from three Eocene or Pliocene proxy sites on Axel Heiberg and Ellesmere Islands) are consistent with a warm season bias in those isotopic proxies. The results are also consistent with higher proportions of J-J-A precipitation in the annual total. If so, this emphasizes the importance of seasonality at high latitudes even in times of warmer global climates, and suggests that the Arctic hydrologic cycle, as expressed in the seasonal distribution and isotopic composition of precipitation (perhaps modified by a warmer Arctic Ocean), differed from modern.The δ13C value of the Fe(CO3)OH component in the Ax-2 goethite is +6.6‰, which is much more positive than expected if crystallizing goethite incorporated CO2 derived primarily from oxidation of relict Eocene wood with δ13C values of about −24‰. This apparent paradox may be resolved if the goethite is a product of oxidation of 13C-rich siderite, which had previously replaced wood in an Eocene methanogenic burial environment. Thus, the goethite retains a carbon isotope “memory” of a diagenetic Eocene event, but a δD and δ18O record of the latest Miocene/Pliocene Arctic climate.  相似文献   

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The experiments were conducted in the open CO2 system to find out the equilibrium fractionation between the carbonate ion and CO2(g). The existence of isotopic equilibrium was checked using the two-direction approach by passing the CO2−N2 gases with different δ13C compositions (− 1.5‰ and − 23‰) through the carbonate solution with δ13C = − 4.2‰. The ΔCO3T2−−CO2(g) equilibrium fractionation is given as 6.03 ± 0.17‰ at 25 °C. Discussion is provided about the significance of carbonate complexing in determination of ΔCO3T2−−CO2(g) and ΔHCO3T−−CO2(g) fractionations. Finally, an isotope numerical model of flow and kinetics of hydration and dehydroxylation is built to predict the isotopic behaviour of the system with time.  相似文献   

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A Late Paleocene (∼60 Ma BP) lateritic soil from Northern Ireland (the Antrim paleosol, herein referred to as Nire) contains coexisting goethite, gibbsite, phyllosilicate, and hematite. The Fe(III) oxides exhibit pisolitic and Liesegang-type morphologies that are mutually exclusive in hand specimens. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements of Al substituted for Fe in goethite indicate two populations: (1) low-Al, Liesegang-type goethites (∼0 mol% Al) and (2) high-Al, pisolitic goethites (∼9 to ∼24 mol% Al). Selective dissolution and incremental vacuum dehydration-decarbonation were used to determine the concentration and δ13C values of CO2 occluded in the respective structures of the goethites and gibbsites in this complex mixture of Nire lateritic minerals. The Fe(CO3)OH component in the high-Al goethites appears to retain a proxy carbon isotopic record of vadose zone CO2 in the ancient soil. The δ13C values of CO2 occluded in coexisting goethites and gibbsites indicate that these minerals did not form in equilibrium with the same environmental CO2.The measured mole fractions (X) of Fe(CO3)OH in the high-Al goethites range from 0.0059 (±0.0005) to 0.0077 (±0.0006) and correspond to soil CO2 concentrations of ∼28,000 to ∼37,000 ppmV. The average values of X and δ13C for the four high-Al goethites are 0.0067 ± 0.0007 and −20.1 ± 0.5‰, respectively. The δ13C value of the organic matter undergoing oxidation in this midlatitude (∼55°N) Late Paleocene soil appears to have been ∼ −28.2‰. Taken together, these data indicate an atmospheric CO2 concentration of ∼2400 ppmV (± ∼1200 ppmV) at ∼60 Ma BP. The inferred high concentration of atmospheric CO2 would have been coincident with the warm global climate of the Late Paleocene and is consistent with the idea that CO2 plays an important role in climate variation.  相似文献   

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Measured mole fractions (X) and δ13C values of the Fe(CO3)OH component in pedogenic goethite from a mid-latitude Oxisol of Early Eocene age (≈52 Ma B.P.) range from 0.0014 to 0.0064 and −20.1 to −15.4‰, respectively. These values of X imply that concentrations of CO2 gas in the paleosol were ≈7400 to ≈34,000 ppm. δ13C and 1/X are correlated and define a linear, soil-CO2 diffusive mixing line with a positive slope. Such positive slopes are characteristic of mixing of two isotopically distinct CO2 endmembers (atmospheric CO2 and CO2 from oxidation of soil organic matter). From the intercept of the mixing line, it is calculated that the δ 13C value of organic matter in the ancient soil was ≈−28.0‰. The magnitude of the slope implies an Early Eocene atmospheric CO2 concentration of ≈2700 ppm.A simple model for forest soils suggests that a “canopy effect” may cause atmospheric CO2 concentrations deduced from pedogenic minerals to underestimate the actual concentrations of atmospheric CO2. If a significant forest canopy were present at the time of formation of pedogenic goethite in the Ione Fm, the concentration of 2700 ppm calculated for atmospheric CO2 could be slightly low, but the underestimate is expected to be < ≈300 ppm (i.e., less than the analytical uncertainty). The relatively high concentration of 2700 ppm inferred for atmospheric CO2 at ≈52 Ma B.P. would have been coincident with the Early Eocene climatic optimum. This result seems to support the case for an important role for variations of atmospheric CO2 in the modification of global paleoclimate.  相似文献   

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X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) spectroscopy was used in combination with high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS), X-ray powder diffraction, and Mössbauer spectroscopy to obtain detailed information on arsenic and iron speciation in the products of anaerobic reduction of pure and As(V)- or As(III)-adsorbed lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH) by Shewanella putrefaciens ATCC 12099. We found that this strain of S. putrefaciens is capable of using Fe(III) in lepidocrocite and As(V) in solution or adsorbed on lepidocrocite surfaces as electron acceptors. Bioreduction of lepidocrocite in the absence of arsenic resulted in the formation of hydroxycarbonate green rust 1 [FeII4FeIII2(OH)12CO3: GR1(CO3)], which completely converted into ferrous-carbonate hydroxide (FeII2(OH)2CO3: FCH) over nine months. This study thus provides the first evidence of bacterial reduction of stoichiometric GR1(CO3) into FCH. Bioreduction of As(III)-adsorbed lepidocrocite also led to the formation of GR1(CO3) prior to formation of FCH, but the presence of As(III) slows down this transformation, leading to the co-occurrence of both phases after 22-month of aging. At the end of this experiment, As(III) was found to be adsorbed on the surfaces of GR1(CO3) and FCH. After five months, bioreduction of As(V)-bearing lepidocrocite led directly to the formation of FCH in association with nanometer-sized particles of a minor As-rich Fe(OH)2 phase, with no evidence for green rust formation. In this five-month experiment, As(V) was fully converted to As(III), which was dominantly sorbed at the surface of the Fe(OH)2 nanoparticles as oligomers binding to the edges of Fe(OH)6 octahedra at the edges of the octahedral layers of Fe(OH)2. These multinuclear As(III) surface complexes are characterized by As-As pairs at a distance of 3.32 ± 0.02 Å and by As-Fe pairs at a distance of 3.50 ± 0.02 Å and represent a new type of As(III) surface complex. Chemical analyses show that the majority of As(III) produced in the experiments with As present is associated with iron-bearing hydroxycarbonate or hydroxide solids, reinforcing the idea that, at least under some circumstances, bacterial reduction can promote As(III) sequestration instead of mobilizing it into solution.  相似文献   

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A mid-Cretaceous (∼95 Ma) laterite in southwestern Minnesota contains pisolites that consist primarily of gibbsite, quartz, and kaolinite with smaller amounts of goethite (α-FeOOH) and hematite. The presence of minor berthierine (an Fe(II) sheet silicate) suggests that this Cenomanian laterite experienced some degree of low temperature reductive diagenesis during its burial history. The prospects for extracting useful paleoenvironmental information from the pisolitic goethite were explored by studying measured mole fraction (Xm) and δ13Cm values of the Fe(CO3)OH component in solid solution in the goethite using the method of incremental vacuum dehydration-decarbonation.Data arrays that occupy distinctly different domains in plots of δ13Cm vs. 1/Xm suggest the existence of two generations of goethite in the pisolites. The apparently younger generation of goethite (“generation 2”) evolves CO2 at 170 °C, while the older generation (“generation 1”) evolves CO2 at 220 °C. The distribution of the data suggests that generation 2 goethite is a proxy for mixing of CO2 from three distinct CO2 sources in an oxidative environment which post-dated the reductive diagenesis. The small amount of generation 1 goethite seems to have persisted through the reductive diagenesis, and nine of the generation 1 goethite data appear to define a proxy, two-endmember, soil CO2 mixing line. Such two-component mixing is consistent with expectations for a highly evolved, carbonate-free laterite (i.e., the pre-diagenetic Cenomanian weathering system). The δ13Cm values of these nine data points range from −23.1‰ to −13.7‰, whereas Xm values range from 0.0007 to 0.0222. Linear regression of these nine data yields a slope of 0.0064, which corresponds to an ancient tropospheric CO2 concentration of about 1900 ppmV.Isotopic data from pisolitic kaolinite indicate a paleotemperature of about 24 °C at a paleolatitude of ∼40°N. This is substantially warmer than modern continental temperatures at such latitudes and is consistent with published indications of a generally warmer mid-Cretaceous climate. Moreover, the correspondence of a warmer mid-Cretaceous climate with the inferred, relatively high concentration of Cenomanian tropospheric CO2 (∼1900 ppmV) is consistent with the idea that variations of atmospheric CO2 have a relation to climate change. The results of this study emphasize the importance of careful evaluation of incremental dehydration-decarbonation data from natural goethites to assess the possibility that more than one generation of goethite is present in a sample. However, the results also indicate that the carbon isotope information recorded in admixed goethite generations may be sorted out and used in paleoenvironmental interpretations.  相似文献   

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The molecular-level processes that control green rust sodium sulphate (GRNa,SO4) reaction with chromate were studied using high-resolution techniques. Changes in solid morphology, structure and composition were observed with atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results suggest the following mechanisms: Chromate replaces sulphate in the GR interlayer and is reduced by Fe(II). Formation of sparingly soluble Cr(III)-solid blocks further chromate entry, but Cr(VI) reduction continues at the GR solid/solution interface. Electron transfer from the centre of the GR crystals to the surface facilitates rapid reaction. Less stable zones of the reacted GRNa,SO4 dissolve and amorphous Cr(III),Fe(III)-solid forms. During equilibration, Cr-substituted goethite evolves in association with remaining GRNa,SO4, fed by material from the amorphous phase and dissolving oxidised GR. In contrast, previous Cr(VI) experiments with the carbonate form of GR, GRCO3, have suggested only reaction and deposition at the surface. From the perspective of environmental protection, these results have important implications. Goethite is sparingly soluble and the inclusion of Cr(III) as a solid-solution makes it even less soluble. Compared to Cr adsorbed at the surface of an Fe(III)-phase, Cr(III) incorporated in goethite is much less likely to be released back to groundwater.  相似文献   

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Methylmercury can accumulate in fish to concentrations unhealthy for humans and other predatory mammals. Most sources of mercury (Hg) emit inorganic species to the environment. Therefore, ecological harm occurs when inorganic Hg is converted to methylmercury. Sulfate- and iron-reducing bacteria (SRB and FeRB) methylate Hg, but the effects of processes involving oxidized and reduced forms of sulfur and iron on the reactivity of Hg, including the propensity of inorganic Hg to be methylated, are poorly understood. Under abiotic conditions, using a laboratory flow reactor, bisulfide (HS−) was added at 40 to 250 μM h−1 to 5 g L−1 goethite (α-FeOOH) suspensions to which Hg(II) was adsorbed (30-100 nmol m−2) at pH 7.5. Dissolved Hg initially decreased from 103 or 104 nM (depending on initial conditions) to 10−1 nM, during which the concentration of Hg(II) adsorbed to goethite decreased by 80% and metacinnabar (β-HgS(s)) formed, based on identification using Hg LIII-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopic analysis. The apparent coordination of oxygens surrounding Hg(II), measured with EXAFS spectroscopy, increased during one flow experiment, suggesting desorption of monodentate-bound Hg(II) while bidentate-bound Hg(II) persisted on the goethite surface. Further sulfidation increased dissolved Hg concentrations by one to two orders of magnitude (0.5 to 10 nM or 30 nM), suggesting that byproducts of bisulfide oxidation and Fe(III) reduction, primarily polysulfide and potentially Fe(II), enhanced the dissolution of β-HgS(s) and/or desorption of Hg(II). Rapid accumulation of Fe(II) in the solid phase (up to 40 μmol g−1) coincided with faster elevation of dissolved Hg concentrations. Fe(II) served as a proxy for elemental sulfur [S(0)], as S(0) was the dominant bisulfide oxidation product coupled to Fe(III) reduction, based on sulfur K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. In one experiment, dissolved Hg concentrations tracked those of all sulfide species [S(-II)]. These results suggest that S(-II) reacted with S(0) to form polysulfide, which then caused the dissolution of β-HgS(s). A secondary Fe-bearing phase resembling poorly formed green rust was observed in sulfidized solids with scanning electron microscopy, although there was no clear evidence that either surface-bound or mineralized Fe(II) strongly affected Hg speciation. Examination of interrelated processes involving S(-II) and Fe(III) revealed new modes of Hg solubilization previously not considered in Hg reactivity models.  相似文献   

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Mineral equilibria were analyzed in the system As-bearing rock-meteoric water. It was shown that carbonate rocks are the most probable source of As and Sr in the waters of the Datong Basin (People's Republic of China). The reason for groundwater enrichment in As is the shift of the equilibrium FeCO3 (siderite) + H2O = FeOOH(goethite) + CO2(g) + H2(g) to the left (toward siderite formation) owing to organic matter oxidation by atmospheric oxygen and an increase in the equilibrium partial pressure of CO2, while the Eh of the system remains below ?0.30 ± 0.06 V.  相似文献   

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As-bearing travertine rocks from Tuscany (Italy), where previous studies suggested the existence of a CO32− ⇔ AsO33− substitution in the calcite lattice, were investigated with X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) at the As K-edge (11,867 eV). In two of the studied samples, XANES indicates that As is in the 5+ oxidation state only, and EXAFS analysis reveals a local environment typical of arsenate species. For these samples, the lack of detectable second shell signals suggests a poorly ordered environment, possibly corresponding to an adsorption onto oxide and/or silicate phases. On the other hand, in the third sample XANES reveals a mixed As oxidation state (III and V). This sample also presents evident next nearest neighbor coordination shells, attributed to As-Ca and As-As contributions. The occurrence of next neighbor shells is evidence that part of As is incorporated in an ordered lattice. Furthermore, the local structure revealed by EXAFS is compatible with As incorporation in the calcite phase, as further supported by DFT simulations. The observation of next neighbors shells only in the As(III)-rich sample suggests the substitution of the arsenite group in place of the carbonate one (CO32− ⇔ AsO33−). The conclusion of this work is that uptake of As by calcite is in general less favored than adsorption onto iron oxhydroxides, but could become environmentally important wherever the latter phenomenon is hindered.  相似文献   

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The Martian meteorite ALH84001 contains ∼1% by weight of carbonate formed by secondary processes on the Martian surface or in the shallow subsurface. The major form of this carbonate is chemically and isotopically zoned rosettes which have been well documented elsewhere. This study concentrates upon carbonate regions ∼200 μm across which possess previously unobserved magnesium rich inner cores, interpreted here as rosette fragments, surrounded by a later stage cement containing rare Ca-rich carbonates (up to Ca81Mg07Fe04Mn07) intimately associated with feldspar. High spatial resolution ion probe analyses of Ca-rich carbonate surrounding rosette fragments have δ18OV-SMOW values as low as −10‰. These values are not compatible with deposition from a global Martian atmosphere invoked to explain ALH84001 rosettes. The range of δ18O values are also incompatible with a fluid that has equilibrated with the Martian crust at high temperature or from remobilisation of carbonate of rosette isotopic composition. At Martian atmospheric temperatures, the small CO2(gas)-CO2(ice) fractionation makes meteoric CO2 an unlikely source for −10‰ carbonates. In contrast, closed system Rayleigh fractionation of H2O can generate δ18OH2O −30‰, as observed at high latitudes on Earth. We suggest that atmospheric transport and precipitation of H2O in a similar fashion to that on Earth provides a source of suitably 18O depleted water for generation of carbonate with δ18OV-SMOW = −10‰.  相似文献   

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The oxidation of Fe(II) with H2O2 at nanomolar levels in seawater have been studied using an UV-Vis spectrophotometric system equipped with a long liquid waveguide capillary flow cell. The effect of pH (6.5 to 8.2), H2O2 (7.2 × 10−8 M to 5.2 × 10−7 M), HCO3− (2.05 mM to 4.05 mM) and Fe(II) (5 nM to 500 nM) as a function of temperature (3 to 35 °C) on the oxidation of Fe(II) are presented. The oxidation rate is linearly related to the pH with a slope of 0.89 ± 0.01 independent of the concentration of HCO3−. A kinetic model for the reaction has been developed to consider the interactions of Fe(II) with the major ions in seawater. The model has been used to examine the effect of pH, concentrations of Fe(II), H2O2 and HCO3− as a function of temperature. FeOH+ is the most important contributing species to the overall rate of oxidation from pH 6 to pH 8. At a pH higher than 8, the Fe(OH)2 and Fe(CO3)22− species contribute over 20% to the rates. Model results show that when the concentration of O2 is two orders of magnitude higher than the concentration of H2O2, the oxidation with O2 also needs to be considered. The rate constants for the five most kinetically active species (Fe2+, FeOH+, Fe(OH)2, FeCO3, Fe(CO3)22−) in seawater as a function of temperature have been determined. The kinetic model is also valid in pure water with different concentrations of HCO3− and the conditions found in fresh waters.  相似文献   

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Sorption of U(VI) to goethite is a fundamental control on the mobility of uranium in soil and groundwater. Here, we investigated the sorption of U on goethite using EXAFS spectroscopy, batch sorption experiments and DFT calculations of the energetics and structures of possible surface complexes. Based on EXAFS spectra, it has previously been proposed that U(VI), as the uranyl cation , sorbs to Fe oxide hydroxide phases by forming a bidentate edge-sharing (E2) surface complex, >Fe(OH)2UO2(H2O)n. Here, we argue that this complex alone cannot account for the sorption capacity of goethite (α-FeOOH). Moreover, we show that all of the EXAFS signal attributed to the E2 complex can be accounted for by multiple scattering. We propose that the dominant surface complex in CO2-free systems is a bidentate corner-sharing (C2) complex, (>FeOH)2UO2(H2O)3 which can form on the dominant {101} surface. However, in the presence of CO2, we find an enhancement of UO2 sorption at low pH and attribute this to a (>FeO)CO2UO2 ternary complex. With increasing pH, U(VI) desorbs by the formation of aqueous carbonate and hydroxyl complexes. However, this desorption is preceded by the formation of a second ternary surface complex (>FeOH)2UO2CO3. The three proposed surface complexes, (>FeOH)2UO2(H2O)3, >FeOCO2UO2, and (>FeOH)2UO2CO3 are consistent with EXAFS spectra. Using these complexes, we developed a surface complexation model for U on goethite with a 1-pK model for surface protonation, an extended Stern model for surface electrostatics and inclusion of all known UO2-OH-CO3 aqueous complexes in the current thermodynamic database. The model gives an excellent fit to our sorption experiments done in both ambient and reduced CO2 environments at surface loadings of 0.02-2.0 wt% U.  相似文献   

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