Mineralogy,geochemistry, and sulfur isotope characteristics of sediment-hosted hydrothermal sulfide minerals from the southern Okinawa Trough     

Yamin Yang  Zhigang Zeng  Xuebo Yin  Xiaoyuan Wang  Shuai Chen  Haiyan Qi  Zuxing Chen  Bowen Zhu 《海洋学报(英文版)》2021,40(10):129-143

Studies of the mineralogy and sulfur isotope composition of sediment-hosted hydrothermal sulfide minerals in cores are important for understanding the seafloor mineralization environment and material source and reconstructing the hydrothermal history. However, the source of ore-forming materials and the history of hydrothermal activity in the southern Okinawa Trough (SOT) remain unclear. Here, the mineralogy and sulfur isotope characteristics of sulfides from gravity core HOBAB4-S2, collected between the Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal field (HF) and the Tangyin HF, was investigated. Enrichments in Zn (up to 321×10?6), Cu (up to 73.7×10?6), and Pb (up to 160×10?6) and the presence of pyrite, galena, pyrrhotite and minor sphalerite and chalcopyrite provide evidence for the input of hydrothermal materials into the sediments. The pyrite morphologies include disseminated cubic, pentagonal dodecahedron, and framboidal forms. Except for minor framboidal pyrite, euhedral pyrite from core HOBAB4-S2 is mainly of hydrothermal origin with Co/Ni ratios >1 and S/Fe atomic ratios <2 in the Cu-Zn-Pb-rich layers. The occurrences of hexagonal pyrrhotite, high-Co (up to 0.17%) pyrite and high-Fe sphalerite indicate that the hydrothermal precipitates formed at medium-high temperatures and low-sulfur fugacity (fS₂) environments. The δ34S values of sulfides (0.21‰–3.45‰) with low- fS₂ mineral assemblages (e.g., pyrrhotite ± high-Fe sphalerite) in the core are significantly lower than those of magmatic rocks and seawater, indicating possible incorporation of previously formed biogenic sulfur in the sediment. Combined with the age model of the core, it is suggested that hydrothermal activity likely began in the Tangyin HF before AD 1445–1483 and that at least three active episodes may have occurred since then.  相似文献   

冲绳海槽中部热液活动区岩芯沉积物稀土元素地球化学特征   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3       下载免费PDF全文

于增慧  杜同军  翟世奎 《海洋与湖沼》2010,41(5):676-682

针对冲绳海槽中部热液活动区附近的沉积物岩芯(H9),利用碱熔法和等离子体发射光谱法对其稀土元素组成进行了分析。结果表明,在岩芯中稀土元素含量在75—80cm段发生转折,75cm以上岩芯段沉积物中稀土元素总量相对较高,而且稀土元素总量,尤其是轻稀土元素总量,与(Fe+Mn)/Al相关性较好。该段沉积物中稀土元素页岩标准化配分模式呈右倾或近似水平,突出特征表现为轻稀土间的明显分异和Eu的相对富集,与热液源稀土元素组成极为相似。与热液流体和热液硫化物相比,分异程度和Eu正异常程度都较低,同时,具有明显的负Ce异常,与海水的稀土配分模式相类似。由此可见,热液活动对该岩芯上段沉积物中稀土元素组成具有重要影响,一方面表现为热液源物质的直接输入,另一方面表现为热液颗粒物质沉积过程中对海水中稀土元素的清扫。  相似文献   

南冲绳海槽深海沉积物中度嗜盐菌系统进化及多样性分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

王静  党宏月  杨官品  宋林生 《海洋科学》2009,33(5):17-22

从南冲绳海槽MD05-2907站位的深海沉积物中分离到40株属于盐单胞菌科(Halomonadaceae)的中度嗜盐菌.耐盐度实验表明有12株最适生长盐度为30,19株为60,9株为100,多数菌在盐度高于150时生长速度迅速下降.有8株菌能产至少一种胞外蛋白酶.  相似文献   

Late Ordovician (Sandbian) brachiopods from the Mweelrea Formation,South Mayo,western Ireland: stratigraphic and tectonic implications     

David A. T. Harper  Matthew A. Parkes  Brian J. McConnell 《Geological Journal》2010,45(4):445-450

A Late Ordovician (Sandbian), Scoto‐Appalachian brachiopod fauna from the Mweelrea Formation in western Ireland confirms a location for the South Mayo Trough adjacent to the Laurentian margin, characterized at this time by a succession of marine excursions over fluviatile environments. The new, younger biostratigraphical data help to constrain the timing of late Grampian folding of this part of the South Mayo Trough. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

南沙海槽断裂带活动性初步分析     

张殿广  詹文欢  姚衍桃  刘再峰  詹美珍  张帆 《海洋通报》2009,28(6)

主要讨论了南沙海槽断裂带的活动性和构造演化过程,并对海槽及附近海域的地质稳定性因素进行了分析。发现南沙海槽有活动断裂、火山岩侵入、海底滑塌和地震等不稳定因素。南沙海槽形成演化过程较为复杂,经历过多期逆冲推覆变形和褶皱隆升等构造活动,其中逆冲和隆升等活动现今可能仍在进行,属于次不稳定区域。另外,海槽西南端有滑塌现象和海底阶梯存在,工程地质条件较差。所以,海槽及邻近海区的工程建设需要特别注意这些不稳定因素,应尽量避开不稳定地区或采取工程加固措施等。  相似文献