Chemostratigraphy of Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic carbonates of the Nico Pérez Terrane,Río de la Plata Craton,Uruguay     

Leticia Chiglino  Claudio Gaucher  Alcides N. Sial  Jorge Bossi  Valderez P. Ferreira  Márcio M. Pimentel 《Precambrian Research》2010

Increasing evidence shows that Mesoproterozoic rocks are widespread in the Río de la Plata Craton. Carbon and strontium isotope analyses were carried out for three different, carbonate-bearing successions in the southern Nico Pérez Terrane. The Parque UTE Group is erected, comprising (from base to top) the mainly volcanogenic Cañada Espinillo Formation, the dolomitic Mina Valencia Formation and the mixed carbonate-siliciclastic Cerro del Mástil Formation. A δ¹³C curve was obtained for carbonates of the Parque UTE Group, which is characterized by a plateau at +1 to +1.6‰ V-PDB, bracketed between two negative excursions (−1.8‰ V-PDB at the base and −3.3‰ V-PDB at the top). These values are consistent with a Mesoproterozoic depositional age for the unit, as indicated by U–Pb ages of synsedimentary volcanics and gabbros of 1429 ± 21 and 1492 ± 4 Ma, respectively.  相似文献   

Global perturbation of the marine Ca isotopic composition in the aftermath of the Marinoan global glaciation     

J.C. Silva-Tamayo  T.F. Nägler  A.N. Sial  A. Nogueira  K. Kyser  C. Riccomini  N.P. James  G.M. Narbonne  I.M. Villa 《Precambrian Research》2010

Ca isotopic compositions of Marinoan post-glacial carbonate successions in Brazil and NW Canada were measured. Both basal dolostones display δ^44/40Ca values between 1 and 0.7‰, overlying limestones show a negative Ca isotope excursion to values around 0.1‰, and δ^44/40Ca values rapidly increase up-section to near 2.0‰. In the Brazilian successions, those high δ^44/40Ca values rapidly decrease and stabilize to values between 0.6 and 0.9‰. These Ca isotope secular variation trends are unlike those of Sturtian post-glacial carbonate successions, but similar to those of Marinoan post-glacial carbonate successions in Namibia, suggesting that the perturbation of the marine Ca cycle was global. This recommends Ca isotope stratigraphy as a tool to correlate Neoproterozoic post-glacial carbonate successions worldwide.  相似文献   

Carbon and oxygen isotopes of Maastrichtian–Danian shallow marine carbonates: Yacoraite Formation, northwestern Argentina     

Rosa Marquillas  Ignacio Sabino  Alcides Nobrega Sial  Cecilia del Papa  Valderez Ferreira  Stephen Matthews 《Journal of South American Earth Sciences》2007,23(4):304-320

The Maastrichtian–Danian limestones of the Yacoraite Formation (northwestern Argentina) show carbon and oxygen isotopic values consistent with shallow marine conditions. The members of the formation respond to different sedimentary environments and are characterised by distinctive stable isotopes and geochemistry. The basal Amblayo Member is composed of high-energy dolomitic limestones and limestones with positive isotopic values (+2‰ δ¹³C, +2‰ δ¹⁸O). The top of the member reveals an isotopic shift of δ¹³C (−5‰) and δ¹⁸O (−10‰), probably related to a descent in the sea level. The sandy Güemes Member has isotopically negative (−2‰ δ¹³C, −1‰ δ¹⁸O) limestones, principally controlled by water mixing, decreased organic productivity, and compositional changes in the carbonates. The isotopically lighter limestones are calcitic, with a greater terrigenous contribution and different geochemical composition (high Si–Mn–Fe–Na, low Ca–Mg–Sr). These isotopic and lithological changes relate to the Cretaceous–Palaeogene transition. The Alemanía Member, composed of dolomitic limestones and pelites, represents a return to marine conditions and shows a gradual increase in isotopic values, reaching values similar to those of the Amblayo Member. The Juramento Member, composed of stromatolite limestones, shows isotopic variations that can be correlated with the two well-defined, shallowing-upward sequences of the member.  相似文献   

Integrated correlation of the Vendian to Cambrian Arroyo del Soldado and Corumbá Groups (Uruguay and Brazil): palaeogeographic, palaeoclimatic and palaeobiologic implications     

Claudio Gaucher  PauloCsar Boggiani  Peter Sprechmann  AlcidesNbrega Sial  Thomas Fairchild 《Precambrian Research》2003,120(3-4):241-278

The Corumbá Group of SW Brazil and the Arroyo del Soldado Group (ASG) of Uruguay are correlated on the basis of litho-, bio- and chemostratigraphy. Both units represent marine sedimentation with alternating siliciclastics and carbonates developed on a stable continental shelf. In the Corumbá basin, sedimentation began in the Varangerian, represented by the glaciomarine Puga Formation. A series of sea-level fluctuations coupled with climatic changes are recorded up section. While uppermost deposits of the ASG are of lowermost Cambrian age, sedimentation ceased in the latest Vendian in the Corumbá basin. An assemblage of six species of organic-walled microfossils dominated by Bavlinella faveolata and Soldadophycus bossii, three species of vendotaenids and two species of skeletal fossils (Cloudina and Titanotheca) is described from the Corumbá Group. The vendotaenid Eoholynia corumbensis sp. nov is described from siltstones of the Guaicurus Formation. An important diversity of skeletal fossils in the Corumbá, Arroyo del Soldado and Nama groups points to favourable Vendian palaeoclimatic conditions in SW-Gondwana. Preliminary carbon isotopic data show a series of alternating positive and negative excursions, corroborating the upper Vendian age indicated by fossils for both units. Previously reported strontium isotopic data are also consistent with this age. It is postulated that the Corumbá and ASGs were deposited onto the same shelf, which opened to the east. The Rio de la Plata Superterrane (Craton) extends farther to the north than previously expected, or it was already amalgamated with the Amazonian Craton by Vendian times. Collision of the platform with the Paraná Block caused closure of the basin during the Cambrian-Early Ordovician. Finally, models of Neoproterozoic glaciations based on enhanced bioproductivity driven by high nutrient availability are discussed.  相似文献   

Principal component analysis (PCA) and mineral associations of litoraneous facies of continental shelf carbonates from northeastern Brazil     

Wanessa Sousa Marques  Alcides Nobrega Sial  Eldemar de Albuquerque Menor  Valderez Pinto Ferreira  George Satander Sá Freire  Enjolras de Albuquerque Medeiros Lima  Valdir do Amaral Vaz Manso 《Continental Shelf Research》2008

The distribution of mineral phases according to the provenance of carbonate and terrigenous facies of carbonate sediments from a large area of the continental shelf of northeast Brazil was investigated using a major element multivariate analysis approach. Heavy minerals such as ilmenite are restricted to the litoraneous facies of the continental shelf of the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco, and clay minerals are found in distal facies of the continental shelf of the State of Ceará. In the carbonate fraction, composed essentially by Mg-calcite and aragonite, there is co-variation between CaO/MgO and bathimetry in part of the studied continental shelf from depths between 15 and 20 m, apparently due to influence of the seawater temperature, degree of oxygenation and luminosity. The terrigenous facies are mainly composed of quartz, clay minerals, K-feldspars and micro-micaceous minerals, having Fe and Ti oxide and hydroxide minerals as major accessory phases. Major element behavior attests to the presence of arenaceous quartz-rich relict sediments in the 35, 60 and 80 m isobaths of the continental shelf of the state of Ceará which is here interpreted as a proxy of ancient coast lines during the Flandrian transgression.  相似文献   

Oxygen isotope compositions and magmatic epidote from two contrasting metaluminous granitoids,NE Brazil   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

V.?P.?FerreiraEmail author  J.?W.?Valley  A.?N.?Sial  M.?J.?Spicuzza 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2003,145(2):205-216

Oxygen isotope compositions of mineral separates were determined from two metaluminous granitoids (Emas and São Rafael plutons) from northeastern Brazil. The I-type Emas pluton has high δ¹⁸O (WR) values (11.5–11.8‰), whereas the São Rafael pluton has low δ¹⁸O (WR) values (7.5–8.1‰), but Sr and Nd are characteristics of S-type granitoids. Measured mineral–mineral fractionations suggest continuous sub-solidus inter-mineral isotope exchange among all minerals except zircon. There is a large and consistent quartz–epidote fractionation that gives apparent temperatures that are much lower than anticipated closure temperatures for epidote. Oxygen isotope fractionation between natural zircon and magmatic epidote is opposite to that predicted from theoretical determinations, as δ¹⁸O (epidote) <δ¹⁸O (zircon). An empirical calibration based on these results would suggests a closure T for oxygen in epidote of ~500 °C and Δ(qtz–epi) ~5.19 at 500 °C.  相似文献   

Stable isotope study of cave percolation waters in subtropical Brazil: Implications for paleoclimate inferences from speleothems     

Francisco W. Cruz  Jr.  Ivo Karmann  Oduvaldo Viana  Jr.  Stephen J. Burns  Jos A. Ferrari  Mathias Vuille  Alcides N. Sial  Marcelo Z. Moreira 《Chemical Geology》2005,220(3-4):245-262

We analyze the interannual monthly variability of oxygen isotope ratios in data from IAEA stations along the Atlantic coast of South America between 23° and 34° S to evaluate the influence of parameters such as temperature, rainfall amount and moisture source contribution on meteoric water recharging two karst systems in subtropical Brazil. In addition, a 2 year monitoring program performed on soil and cave drip and rimstone pool waters from sampling sites with contrasting discharge values and located at 100 and 300 m below the surface in the Santana Cave System (24°31′ S; 48°43′ W), is used to test the influence of hydrologic and geologic features on the temporal variations of seepage water δ¹⁸O.

Interannual monthly variations in δ¹⁸O of rainfall reflect primarily regional changes in moisture source contribution related to seasonal shifts in atmospheric circulation from a more monsoonal regime in summer (negative values of δ¹⁸O) to a more extratropical regime in winter (positive values of δ¹⁸O). Variations in groundwater δ¹⁸O indicate that the climatic signal of recent rainfall events is rapidly transmitted through the relatively deep karst aquifer to the cave drip waters, regardless of location of collection in the cave. In addition, the data also suggest that water replenishment in the system is triggered by the increase in hydraulic head during periods when recharge exceeds the storage capacity of the soil and epikarst reservoirs. Significant perturbations in the groundwater composition, characterized by more positive values of δ¹⁸O, are probably connected to an increased Atlantic moisture contribution associated with extratropical precipitation. This implies that the δ¹⁸O of speleothems from caves in this region may be a suitable proxy for studying tropical–extratropical interactions over South America, a feature that is intrinsically related to the global atmospheric circulation.  相似文献   

Comparative study of body composition of four fish species in relation to pond depth     

M. Ali  F. Iqbal  A. Salam  F. Sial  M. Athar 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2006,2(4):359-364

Fish specimen of Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala, Hypophthalmicthys molitrix and Catla catla were sampled from three ponds of different depths (152 cm, 122 cm and 76 cm) to compare the body composition of these species in relation to pond depth. There was significant (P < 0.001) effect of pond depth on water, ash, organic, fat and protein contents (all % wet and dry body weight). It was observed that pond depth has significant effect (P < 0.01) on condition factor in pond B (122 cm depth) and no effect in pond A and C. Maximum mean values of body composition were observed in Labeo rohita in all the three ponds. Present study demonstrates that fish cultured in ponds of different depths have different values of protein which can help guide the farmers to select best pond depths to produce protein rich fish.  相似文献