Diverse Range of Mineralization Induced by Phase Separation of Hydrothermal Fluid: Case Study of the Yonaguni Knoll IV Hydrothermal Field in the Okinawa Trough Back-Arc Basin     

Ryohei Suzuki    Jun-Ichiro Ishibashi    Miwako Nakaseama    Uta Konno    Urumu Tsunogai    Kaul Gena  Hitoshi Chiba 《Resource Geology》2008,58(3):267-288

The Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal vent field (24°51′N, 122°42′E) is located at water depths of 1370–1385 m near the western edge of the southern Okinawa Trough. During the YK03–05 and YK04–05 expeditions using the submersible Shinkai 6500, both hydrothermal precipitates (sulfide/sulfate/carbonate) and high temperature fluids (Tmax = 328°C) presently venting from chimney‐mound structures were extensively sampled. The collected venting fluids had a wide range of chemistry (Cl concentration 376–635 mmol kg^?1), which is considered as evidence for sub‐seafloor phase separation. While the Cl‐enriched smoky black fluids were venting from two adjacent chimney‐mound structures in the hydrothermal center, the clear transparent fluids sometimes containing CO₂ droplet were found in the peripheral area of the field. This distribution pattern could be explained by migration of the vapor‐rich hydrothermal fluid within a porous sediment layer after the sub‐seafloor phase separation. The collected hydrothermal precipitates demonstrated a diverse range of mineralization, which can be classified into five groups: (i) anhydrite‐rich chimneys, immature precipitates including sulfide disseminations in anhydrite; (ii) massive Zn‐Pb‐Cu sulfides, consisting of sphalerite, wurtzite, galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and marcasite; (iii) Ba‐As chimneys, composed of barite with sulfide disseminations, sometimes associated with realgar and orpiment overgrowth; (iv) Mn‐rich chimneys, consisting of carbonates (calcite and magnesite) and sulfides (sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, alabandite, and minor amount of tennantite and enargite); and (v) pavement, silicified sediment including abundant native sulfur or barite. Sulfide/sulfate mineralization (groups i–iii) was found in the chimney–mound structure associated with vapor‐loss (Cl‐enriched) fluid venting. In contrast, the sulfide/carbonate mineralization (group iv) was specifically found in the chimneys where vapor‐rich (Cl‐depleted) fluid venting is expected, and the pavement (group v) was associated with diffusive venting from the seafloor sediment. This correspondence strongly suggests that the subseafloor phase separation plays an important role in the diverse range of mineralization in the Yonaguni IV field. The observed sulfide mineral assemblage was consistent with the sulfur fugacity calculated from the FeS content in sphalerite/wurtzite and the fluid temperature for each site, which suggests that the shift of the sulfur fugacity due to participation of volatile species during phase separation is an important factor to induce diverse mineralization. In contrast, carbonate mineralization is attributed to the significant mixing of vapor‐rich hydrothermal fluid and seawater. A submarine hydrothermal system within a back‐arc basin in the continental margin may be considered as developed in a geologic setting favorable to a diverse range of mineralization, where relatively shallow water depth induces sub‐seafloor phase separation of hydrothermal fluid, and sediment accumulation could enhance migration of the vapor‐rich hydrothermal fluid.  相似文献   

蛭石精矿的有机改性试验     

李雪梅  廖立兵  谷勤  李瑞  王春燕 《岩矿测试》2008,27(1):63-66

采用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(HDTMAB)对蛭石精矿进行了有机改性,利用X射线衍射法(XRD)、红外光谱(IR)、差示扫描量热法(DSC)和热失重分析(TG)对蛭石精矿和有机改性蛭石进行了表征。实验结果表明,当反应液中蛭石与水的质量比为1∶10、反应温度在60~70℃时,HDTMAB的阳离子HDTMA进入绝大部分蛭石晶粒的晶层,将蛭石的晶层间距撑大,蛭石的(001)晶面间距d001从1.45986 nm增大到3.70134 nm。HDTMA进入了单晶颗粒之间,将蛭石颗粒分散成单晶颗粒。  相似文献   

全国地下水调查中12种半挥发性必检组分的测定   总被引：19，自引：16，他引：3  

李松  饶竹  宋淑玲 《岩矿测试》2008,27(2):91-94

经过优化组合建立了适用于全国地下水调查中六六六、滴滴涕、苯并[a]芘等12种必检组分测定的分析流程。方法利用正己烷液-液萃取,以气相色谱法(电子捕获检测器)检测11种有机氯组分,高效液相色谱法(紫外、荧光检测器)检测苯并[a]芘。建立了分析过程的质量控制流程程序与质量管理指标范围,确保检测数据达到允许的范围之内。所建分析方法检测限低、精密度好,方法简便、准确,适用于批量样品分析。方法报出限在1.00~1.50 ng/L,8次测定相对标准偏差为2.52%~6.07%,加标回收率为85.3%~106.0%,满足了全国地下水调查评价规范的要求。  相似文献   

贵州遵义牛蹄塘组黑色岩系有机质的稀土元素地球化学研究   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

皮道会  刘丛强  邓海琳  Graham Shields 《矿物学报》2008,28(3)

以贵州遵义寒武纪初牛蹄塘组黑色岩系的有机质为分析对象,对22个样品的稀土元素(REE)组成进行了研究,结果表明:①有机质的∑REE占全岩∑REE的lO%左右,且其REE标准化配分曲线不同于全岩的.由于有机质主要来自海洋上层水体中的微生物,囚而可以认为其REE特征代表的是古海洋上层水体的稀土元素组成特征;②有机质的REE总量变化于11.6×10-6～548×10-6之间,Ce异常系数变化于O.40～O.92之间,Eu异常系数变化于O.59～1.14之间.有机质的ce异常系数和LaN/CeN值在剖面上显示明显的变化,指示研究区经历了大陆斜坡到大洋盆地再到大陆边缘的环境,指示在寒武纪初存在一次海侵.  相似文献   

不同有机酸对矿物溶解的动力学实验研究   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

陈传平  固旭  周苏闽  刘建平 《地质学报》2008,82(7):1007-2008-01-30

用石英、微斜长石和方解石混合颗粒模拟碎屑组分分别与不同有机酸水溶液进行溶蚀实验,以比较储集层内不同矿物在含低分子量有机酸地层水中溶解的速率,并试图探讨矿物溶蚀的微观机理。结果表明：①所有矿物颗粒都发生了不同程度的溶解,表现为颗粒失重,溶液中SiO2和金属阳离子含量增加,pH值上升。②优先溶解的是方解石,其次是硅酸盐矿物。③温度增加,硅酸盐矿物在水中的溶解度明显增加,而方解石的溶解度基本不变。④由于不同有机酸与二氧化硅和金属阳离子生成的络合物稳定性不同,因此,在不同有机酸水溶液中,矿物的溶蚀速率有较大差别。多官能团有机酸的水溶液中,不同矿物有更大的溶解;但在含有丰富Ca2＋的草酸水溶液中,由于矿物颗粒表面难溶草酸钙的沉淀,方解石的溶解变得更加困难。⑤多官能团有机酸与SiO2形成的多环螯合物由于完全取代了硅氧四面体的氧原子,在水中具有高度稳定性,可能有助于(铝)硅酸盐的溶蚀和硅元素的迁移  相似文献   

Application of allochthonous organic carbon and phosphorus forms in the interpretation of past environmental conditions   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Changwei Lü  Jiang He  Huimin Sun  Hongxi Xue  Ying Liang  Saruli Bai  Ying Sun  Lili Shen  Qingyun Fan 《Environmental Geology》2008,55(6):1279-1289

Organic matter in sediments, for instance, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, can be used to reconstruct the paleoecological and pollution history of lakes and their catchment basins. In this paper, the contents of allochthonous organic carbon (allochthonous OC) and autochthonous organic carbon (autochthonous OC) in sediment cores taken from Wuliangsuhai Lake and Daihai Lake in northern China are quantified by using a binary model, and phosphorus forms in the sediment cores from the two lakes are extracted by sequential extraction techniques. The results indicate that the palaeoenvironment and paleoclimate of Daihai Lake and its catchment basin in the recent 250 years can be well reconstructed based on the content of allochthonous OC. The climate was relatively humid and warm in the period of 1865–2005, while relatively dry and cold in the period of 1765–1865. The sedimentary information of allochthonous OC in the 22–42-cm portion of the sediment cores in Daihai Lake corresponds to the final cold fluctuation of the Little Ice Age that occurred since the Middle Holocene. The difference of phosphorus forms in the sediment cores between the two lakes indicates that phosphorus input to the lakes and the correlation between phosphorus forms and distribution and the changes of environment are influenced by the eutrophication mechanisms and environmental conditions of the two lakes.  相似文献   

Distribution Characteristics of Sulfur and the Main Harmful Trace Elements in China's Coal   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

TANG Shuheng  SUN Shenglin  QIN Yong  JIANG Yaofa  WANG Wenfeng 《《地质学报》英文版》2008,82(3)

To promote the rational development and use of clean coal resources in China,data on the regional and age distribution of sulfur,arsenic and other harmful elements in Chinese coal was broadly collected,tested for content,and analyzed.Coal in northwestern China is characterized by low to extremely low levels of sulfur;the coal of the Taiyuan Formation in northern China mainly has high-sulfur content;that of the Shanxi Formation is mainly characterized by low sulfur coal;and the Late Permian coal in southern China has overall higher sulfur content;other regions have low sulfur coal.The average content of harmful trace elements in the bulk of China's coal is similar to the corresponding content in the coal of the North America and the rest of the world,whereas the content of various elements(Hg,Sb and Se)is different in magnitude to the corresponding percentage in the crust.The average content of the elements Cr,Se,Co,Be,U,Br in Late Permian coal in S China ranks first in the country whereas the average content of Hg and Cl in the coals of Late Carboniferous to Early Permian age in N China are the highest.The average content of Mn in Early and Middle Jurassic coal is higher in NW China.The high content of harmful elements in some coal should cause particular concern both in the development and utilization of coal.  相似文献   

海泡石的机械化学改性及其吸附性能的研究          下载免费PDF全文

苏小丽  夏光华  桑雪芳 《地质找矿论丛》2008,23(4):325-329

选择江西乐平天然海泡石为原料,以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为改性剂,通过机械化学改性制备有机海泡石粘土,并运用正交实验和红外光谱分析等方法,探讨了海泡石改性工艺条件与其结构特征,同时对其进行了吸附性能评价.  相似文献   

Exchange of Short-Chain Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) between Plants and the Atmosphere: A Compilation of Field and Laboratory Studies     

J. Kesselmeier 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2001,39(3):219-233

Field and laboratory investigations of the exchange of the short-chain organic acids – formic acid and acetic acid – as well as their homologous aldehydes are discussed. Both acids are substantially released from several plant species. Emission measurements under field conditions are compiled to give an overview of three years of measurements. Emission rates from several tree species were found in the range between zero and 60 nmoles m^–2 min^–1 for acetic acid and between zero and 90 nmoles m^–2 min^–1 for formic acid though also a deposition has been observed to orange trees. Investigations under laboratory conditions showed an order of magnitude lower emission rates with significant differences under light and dark conditions, and a deposition was observed under certain conditions. Hence, low emission rates or even a bi-directional exchange, emission as well as deposition have to be taken into account. Further differences between field and laboratory studies are discussed considering age of trees, stress effects and a potential production of acids by photochemical conversion of precursors inside enclosures during sampling. Field data on the exchange of form- and acetaldehyde show a complex behavior. We found emission as well as uptake. The bi-directional exchange is significantly triggered by the ambient mixing ratios of both aldehyde species and exhibits a compensation point. Further studies are needed for generalization of the exchange of these and potentially also for other compounds.  相似文献   

Loss on ignition as a method for estimating organic and carbonate content in sediments: reproducibility and comparability of results   总被引：59，自引：0，他引：59  

Oliver Heiri  André F. Lotter  Gerry Lemcke 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2001,25(1):101-110

Five test runs were performed to assess possible bias when performing the loss on ignition (LOI) method to estimate organic matter and carbonate content of lake sediments. An accurate and stable weight loss was achieved after 2 h of burning pure CaCO₃ at 950 °C, whereas LOI of pure graphite at 530 °C showed a direct relation to sample size and exposure time, with only 40-70% of the possible weight loss reached after 2 h of exposure and smaller samples losing weight faster than larger ones. Experiments with a standardised lake sediment revealed a strong initial weight loss at 550 °C, but samples continued to lose weight at a slow rate at exposure of up to 64 h, which was likely the effect of loss of volatile salts, structural water of clay minerals or metal oxides, or of inorganic carbon after the initial burning of organic matter. A further test-run revealed that at 550 °C samples in the centre of the furnace lost more weight than marginal samples. At 950 °C this pattern was still apparent but the differences became negligible. Again, LOI was dependent on sample size.An analytical LOI quality control experiment including ten different laboratories was carried out using each laboratory's own LOI procedure as well as a standardised LOI procedure to analyse three different sediments. The range of LOI values between laboratories measured at 550 °C was generally larger when each laboratory used its own method than when using the standard method. This was similar for 950 °C, although the range of values tended to be smaller. The within-laboratory range of LOI measurements for a given sediment was generally small. Comparisons of the results of the individual and the standardised method suggest that there is a laboratory-specific pattern in the results, probably due to differences in laboratory equipment and/or handling that could not be eliminated by standardising the LOI procedure.Factors such as sample size, exposure time, position of samples in the furnace and the laboratory measuring affected LOI results, with LOI at 550 °C being more susceptible to these factors than LOI at 950 °C. We, therefore, recommend analysts to be consistent in the LOI method used in relation to the ignition temperatures, exposure times, and the sample size and to include information on these three parameters when referring to the method.  相似文献