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Neodymium isotopes in the Mediterranean Sea: comparison between seawater and sediment signals |
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| Authors: | K Tachikawa M Roy-Barman D Thouron C Jeandel |
| Institution: | 1 CEREGE, Europole de l’Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4, France 2 LEGOS, 14, Avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France 3 CRPG, 15, rue Notre-Dame des Pauvres, 54501 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France |
| Abstract: | Nine depth-profiles of dissolved Nd concentrations and isotopic ratios (εNd) were obtained in the Levantine Basin, the Ionian, the Aegean, the Alboran Seas and the Strait of Gibraltar. Thirteen core-top sediments and Nile River particle samples were also analyzed (leached with 1 N HCl, acetic acid or hydroxylamine hydrochloride). The seawater εNd values become more radiogenic during the eastward circulation in the Mediterranean Sea. The relationship between salinity and the seawater εNd shows that the Nd isotopic signature is more conservative than salinity in the Mediterranean Sea. The water mass with the highest εNd (−4.8) is found at about 200 m in the easternmost Levantine basin. The average εNd value for deep waters is −7.0 in the eastern basin, 2.5 ε-units higher than in the western basin. By examining the sensitivity of seawater εNd to Nd inputs from the Nile, we conclude that the most significant radiogenic Nd source is partially dissolved Nile River particles. The Nd flux from the Nile River water has a minor influence on the Mediterranean seawater εNd. Except for the easternmost Levantine Basin, the leachate εNd values are consistent with the seawater values. In the easternmost Levantine Basin, the leachate εNd values obtained with HCl leaching are systematically higher than the seawater values. The relationship between leachate and residual εNd values indicates that the HCl leaching partially dissolves lithogenic Nd, so the dissolution of Nile River particles is the cause of the observed shift. Some εNd values obtained with hydroxylamine hydrochloride leaching are higher than those obtained with HCl leaching. Although the reason for this shift is not clear, 87Sr/86Sr successfully detects the presence of a nonmarine component in the leachate. Our results suggest that leaching performance may vary with the mineralogy of marine sediments, at least in the case of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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