Variations in CaCO3 content and Sr isotopic composition of loess and records of paleoclimatic fluctuations

The carbonate Sr isotopic composition of the Heimugou loess-paleosol section in Luochuan of Shaanxi Province shows large variation, with the 87 Sr/86 Sr ratios ranging from 0.7104 to 0.7120. The carbonate in paleosol has in general higher 87Sr/86Sr than the carbonate in loess. In the loess-paleosol section, the Sr isotopic composition vary with an about 100 ka periodicity, corresponding to the change of global glacial cycle and comparable with the variation of Sr isotopic composition of paleosea water. This result indicates that the Sr isotopic composition of carbonate in loess can be an indicator of crustal weathering and paleoclimate change. The fluctuation in Sr isotopic composition of paleoseawater is mainly controlled by the continental riverine flux of Sr and its isotopic composition.     

The Sr, Nd isotopic composition of lamprophyres in Laowangzhai gold orefield, Yunnan Province

Lamprophyres are widely spread over the Laowangzhai gold orefield in northern Mt. Ailao structure zone, Yunnan Province. Lamprophyres in the orefield are temporally and spatially related to gold mineralization. Lamprophyres in the orefield have anomalous Sr and Nd isotopic compositions, e.g. the 87Sr/ 86Sr ratios (0.706 665-0.707 960, the 87Sr/ 86Sr ratio of sample YLW-44 is 0.709 041) are higher than the modern value of the original mantle (0.704 5), the 143Nd/ 144Nd ratios (0.512 463-0.512 551) are lower than the modern value of the original mantle (0.512 638), and the calculated values ε Sr>0 (28.1-63.7) and ε Nd<0 (-1.34--3.07). The results of investigation indicate that lamprophyres in the Laowangzhai gold orefield with anomalous Sr and Nd isotopic compositions would not be produced as a result of contamination of the primary magma with the isotopic features of MORB by the crust materials high 87Sr/ 86Sr ratios and low 143Nd/ 144Nd ratios in the processes of rising or in the magma chamber, but the result of metasomatism of source mantle.     

Ultra-low procedural blank and the single-grain mica Rb-Sr isochron dating

Both low procedural blank and high-precision measurements of isotopic ratios are crucial for the analysis of micro samples. This study reports a chemical procedure of ultra-low blank for the high precision measurement of Sr isotopic ratios on micro samples （〈1 ng level） using a new-type thermal ionization mass spectrometer IsoProbe-T, with a case study of single-grain Rb-Sr isochron dating on phlogopite from the Fuxian kimberlite in Liaoning Province. This method can be employed in studies of high resolution Rb-Sr geochronology and Sr isotopic geochemistry and thus will broaden application of the Rb-Sr isotopic system to earth sciences.     

Carbonate verse silicate Sr isotope in lake sediments and its response to Little Ice Age

The ^87Sr/^86Sr ratios of silicate (acid-insoluble,AI,) and carbonate (acid-soluble,AS) of the lake sediments from the Daihai Lake ,Inner Mongolia since the last 500 years are measured respectively ,indicationg that chemical weathering of silicate minerals was in an early stage since the Little Ice Age within the Daihai watershed by combination with mineral constitute,Rb/Sr ratio and CaCO3 content in the sediments,During the Little Ice Age maximum,an evident peak in the ^87 Sr/^86Sr ratios of both silicate and carbonate in sediments suggests that a cold climate condition is unfavorable to dissolving radiogenic stontium from silcate minerals ,Meanwhile,the variation of ^87 Sr/^86Sr ratios of silicate and carbonate also reflects a projected warming climate favorable to intensifying chemical weathering after the Little Ice Age ,Consequently,the ^87 Sr/^86Sr ratio of both silicate and carbonate in inland lake sediment can be used as an effective proxy of the past climate in single watershed.     

Precise measurement of stable (δ 88/86Sr) and radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr) strontium isotope ratios in geological standard reference materials using MC-ICP-MS

A new method for high-precision measurements of stable (δ88/86Sr) and radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr) Sr isotope ratios was developed on the MC-ICP-MS using a standard-sample-standard bracketing protocol. By carefully monitoring and controlling the accumulation of the on-peak backgrounds (i.e. the carryover memory) on the instrument, our method can provide an external precision of around 0.010‰ to 0.014‰ for 88/86 Sr measurements. Such precision is comparable to that achieved by double-spike TIMS method (DS-TIMS), and 2-3 times better than those of the previously reported results by MC-ICP-MS without spiking. The results of the standard seawater IAPSO are also identical to those by DS-TIMS. However, our method is more advantageous, efficient and convenient to use for routine Sr isotopic analysis than the DS-TIMS method as there is no need to prepare and calibrate the 84Sr-87 Sr double spike. Using this method, we measured the δ88/86Sr values in a series of international geological rock standards, which show large variability, with the lowest value (0.20‰) registered in JG-2, a terrestrial granite, and the highest value (0.539‰) in UB-N, a serpentinite. This may provide an additional means for isotopic characterization of geological processes, adding a new dimension over the traditional use of radiogenic Sr isotopic ratio 87Sr/86Sr.     

锶同位素地层学在海相地层定年中的潜在价值

锶同位素地层学在海相地层的对比和定年中具有十分重要的作用。随着锶同位素地层学的深入研究，人们清楚地认识到海水的锶同位素组成是全球变化的灵敏指示剂。显生宙以来全球海水的^87Sr／^86Sr比值是时间的函数，可以把锶同位素组成用于海相地层的定年和进行全球对比，估计沉积间断持续时间、生物带的时间范围和发展阶段，从而为重要地球化学周期的预测提供基础参数。当锶同位素地层学用于定年时，其地质年龄的精确度取决于几个因素，包括样品原始锶同位素组成的保存情况、分析精度、用于建立数据库样品年龄的可信度以及^87Sr／^86Sr比值—年龄曲线的最佳拟合方法等。     

东亚夏季风变迁的灵敏的指标:黄土碳酸盐的~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr比值

对130ka以来陕西洛川黑木沟剖面的黄土和古土壤碳酸盐中银同位素进行的系统测定显示．在末次间冰期期间87Sr／86Sr平均值为0．71136,末次冰期期间87Sr／86Sr平均值为0．71079．古土壤碳酸盐的87Sr／86Sr比值明显高于黄土碳酸盐的87Sr／86Sr比值．导致这种差别的主要原因是化学风化强度的变化．研究表明,黄土和古土壤碳酸盐87Sr／86Sr比值的变化是现出一个由本次间冰期到未次冰期的约10万年的周期,在这个周期变化的总趋势之上又覆盖了一种波动周期约在2．5ka～2．7ka的高频波动变化．它与小冰期年龄（LittleIceAge）大致吻合．黄土碳酸盐87Sr／86Sr比值的这种高振幅和周期的变化．表明它可能是一种反映东亚夏季风变化的高灵敏度的替代指标．     

Old EMI-type enriched mantle under the middle North China Craton as indicated by Sr and Nd isotopes of mantle xenoliths from Yangyuan, Hebei Province

Recent studies indicate that the Mesozoic litho- spheric thinning in North China was diachronous with that in west to the Taihangshan gravity lineament being later than in the eastern part of the North China Cra- ton[1―3]. During the Cenozoic, lithospher…     

利用DCTA和HIBA快速有效分离Rb-Sr、Sm-Nd的方法

介绍了一种新的Rb_Sr、Sm_Nd化学分离方法,以用于地质样品的同位素测试.方法选用AG50W×8阳离子交换树脂,并先后采用不同的淋洗剂进行分离提纯.首先用常规方法使用盐酸作为淋洗剂将Rb_Sr和REE分开并与其它大部分元素分离,然后使用DCTA和嘧啶的混合溶液(D.P.E.)作为淋洗剂分离Rb和Sr,使用HIBA作为淋洗剂在很小体积(0.6mL)的阳离子交换树脂中分离Sm和Nd.使用这样的分离方法可以有效的将一些干扰离子(如Mg、Ca、Ba)和Sr分离,同时使用该分离方法可以提高分离效率,缩短分离时间,减少试剂用量,降低实验过程空白.用该方法分离国际玄武岩标样BCR_2后的Sr同位素测试结果(87Sr/86Sr=0.705018±3)和Nd同位素测试结果(143Nd/144Nd=0.512616±9)与已经报道的测试结果基本一致,说明本次研究采用的新分离方法效果良好.     

Seasonal variations in the Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of suspended particulate matter in the lower Changjiang River: Provenance and erosion constraints

Suspended particulate matter samples were collected monthly for more than 2 years in Nanjing,China to examine seasonal changes in the Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of the lower Changjiang River(CR).The results indicate that the 87Sr/86Sr ratios of the samples ranges from 0.725352 to 0.738128,and the values ofεNd(0)ranges from-10.55 to-12.29.The Sr-Nd isotopic compositions show distinct seasonal variations.The samples had lower 87Sr/86Sr ratios and higherε Nd(0)values during the flood season than the dry seasons.The seasonal variations primarily reflect the controls of provenance rocks and erosion in different sub-catchments.The relative decrease in 87Sr/86Sr ratios and the increase inε Nd(0)values during the flood season may reflect an increasing in the mechanical erosion rate in the upper basin and the contribution of more sediment from the upper reaches.The end member values of 87Sr/86Sr andε Nd(0)of the samples were 0.728254 and?11.26,respectively.     

山东焦家金矿田锶、铅同位素特征及其地质意义

焦家金矿田是胶西北地区重要的金矿产地,金矿类型以破碎带蚀变岩型为主,其成矿物质来源及成矿地质体尚存争议。采取了焦家金矿田深部样品,分析其同位素特征,研究成矿物质来源,探讨金矿成矿地质体。焦家金矿田金矿石黄铁矿⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr=0.711 653～0.732 45,按焦家金矿田平均成矿年龄120 Ma返算的(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i的值,其范围0.710 752～0.711 986,与郭家岭花岗岩较为接近。焦家金矿田金矿石黄铁矿²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=37.683～38.103,²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=15.43～15.547,²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=17.04～17.44。焦家金矿田金矿体铅为地幔和下地壳的混合源。郭家岭型花岗岩与焦家金矿田金矿形成时间相近,分布空间相依,与金矿体同位素组成接近,成因上有密切联系,是金矿的成矿地质体。     

Early Solar System aqueous activity: Sr isotope evidence from the Orgueil CI meteorite

The CI meteorites are rare but important objects because they may represent our best sample of chemically unfractionated Solar System material. Despite the fact the these meteorites apparently retain their original chemical composition, they clearly contain secondary mineral phases, some at least believed to have been produced through the action of liquid water on the parent body. The timing of this event, however, was unknown. In an attempt to solve this problem, we have measured the Sr isotopic composition and 87Rb/86Sr in carbonates and sulphate separated from the Orgueil meteorite. Both of these phases probably precipitated from aqueous solution. Our first results, reported here, show that carbonate deposition occurred contemporaneously with parent body formation or shortly after it probably within 100 Myr. On the other hand, at least some of the calcium sulphate seems to have been formed recently.     

基于锶同位素和7种元素的红枣产地判别

为建立红枣产地判别模型,提供红枣原产地溯源理论依据,采集河南新郑、山西太谷和新疆哈密、策勒、于田的红枣样品,采用热电离质谱仪和电感耦合等离子体质谱仪测定锶同位素(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)和33种元素含量,结合化学计量学主成分分析和判别分析建立判别模型,对新疆不同产地红枣和河南、山西红枣进行判别分析。多重比较结果表明:新郑、于田红枣Rb含量显著高于哈密、策勒,太谷红枣Zn含量显著高于于田。策勒红枣⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr显著高于新郑、太谷、于田、哈密,而新郑、太谷、于田红枣⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr显著高于哈密。通过共线性诊断分析,选取⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr和7种元素(Sc、V、Co、Zn、Y、Cd、Cs)建立判别模型,5个产地红枣回代检验、留一交叉验证的整体判别率分别为100%、82.7%。⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr和7种元素结合化学计量学判别不同产地红枣的方法切实可行。     

Characteristics of strontium isotopes and their implications in the Qixing Cave of Guizhou,China

The strontium isotopic compositions (87Sr/86Sr) of samples including soils, bedrock, soil waters, drip waters and their corresponding speleothems in the Qixing Cave (QXC), Guizhou Province, China, were systemically measured and analyzed. The results indicate that there are significant Sr isotopic differences among samples. The mean 87Sr/86Sr ratios in drip water for the samples 1#, 4# and 9# were 0.709568, 0.709139 and 0.708761, respectively, which possibly result from different flow paths, residence times, and other hydrogeological processes in the unsaturated zone overlying QXC. Meanwhile, levels of 40.8%, 57.6% and 72.4% of Sr in drip waters for 1#, 4# and 9#, respectively, were derived from bedrock dissolution, which was calculated by the mixture model of the two end-members (soil and bedrock). There is, however, no positive correlation between the relative proportion from bedrock dissolution (δ13C value is 1.8‰) and drip water δ13CDIC values. The mean drip water δ13CDIC value in 1# is the heaviest (–4.5‰) with the lowest contribution rate of bedrock dissolution, whereas the value in 9# is the lightest (–9.3‰) with the highest contribution rate of bedrock dissolution. The proportion from host rock dissolution in 4# is higher than that in 1# and lower than that in 9#, while its mean drip water δ13CDIC value (–8.6‰) is higher than that of 9# and lower than that for 1#. This suggests that the prior calcite precipitation (PCP) processes in the unsaturated zone overlying the cave are responsible for the δ13CDIC value differences between different drip waters, and not bedrock dissolution. Furthermore, this study also demonstrates that the 87Sr/86Sr ratios of speleothems in the 1# and 4# mainly reflect the variation in the relative proportions from the soil system (soil water) and bedrock dissolution overlying the cave. It is, therefore, feasible to use the strontium isotopic signals of speleothems as an indicator for soil chemical weathering intensity, and consequently as a monsoon proxy in the study area.     

Adakite-type sodium-rich rocks in Awulale Mountain of west Tianshan: Significance for the vertical growth of continental crust

The sodium-rich dacites and albite porphyries of Permian in the Awulale Mountain of west Tianshan have unique chemical and trace element signatures identical to adakite. These intermediate-acidic igneous rocks are characterized by high Na2O, Al₂O₃ and Sr contents and high Sr/Y and La/Y ratios (＞40 and ＞20, respectively), and low Y and Yb contents, and strong depletion in HREE, and positive Eu anomaly. The (^{143Nd/₁₄₄Nd)_i} is in the range from 0.51236 to 0.51248 and the e_Nd(t) is positive value (+0.79—+3.11); the (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)^_i is in the range from 0.7052 to 0.7054. These Nd and Sr isotopic composition features indicate that the source rocks of these adakite-type rocks are from a weakly depleted mantle, or a depleted mantle, but was contaminated by the crustal materials. These adakite-type rocks were most likely derived from the partial melting of new underplated basaltic rocks under the conditions of amphibolite to eclogite transition in the postcollisional environment of North Xinjiang during the Permian Period. They are not only the Phanerozoic juvenile crust materials, but also are probably animportant symbol of the underplating of mantle- derived basaltic magmas and the vertical growth of continental crust in the west Tianshan area during the postcollision of Late Paleozoic.     

Sr-Nd isotope stratification along water depth: An example from Datong hydrological station of Yangtze River

This study examines the effects of hydrologic sorting and mixing of sources on the Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of suspended sediments at different water depths. The samples were collected from three layers (surface, middle and bottom) at Datong hydrological station of Yangtze River during the flood season of 2010. Our results show that, 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values decrease from surface to bottom, ranging from 0.730332 to 0.720857. ε Nd (0) values range from 14.75 to 10.09, with surface sediments being the most negative. The isotope composition at the middle layer can best represent the mean isotopic composition of the total suspended sediments transported by a river. It is believed that the stratification of Sr-Nd isotope is attributable to mixing of sediments from different sources due to hydrological sorting. Sediments from the upper stream are found to be coarser, and tend to contribute more to the lower water column. Although Sr-Nd isotope is a well acknowledged tool to trace sediment provenance, the current study suggests that the grain size of the samples and the sampling locations should be taken into consideration when applying this method to provenance study.     

Carbon isotopic compositions of pore and matrix carbonates in carbonate nodules, and origin of carbonate formation

Carbon isotopes of pedogenic carbonate are often used to study paleoenvironments, but the existence of detrital carbonate changes the carbon isotopic composition. To develop an experimental method to determine existence of detrital carbonate in carbonate nodules, and to avoid it during isotope analysis, 23 pedogenic carbonate nodules in Miocene loess from the Loess Plateau of China were studied through micromorphology and carbon isotope analysis. The difference in carbon isotopic composition between matrix carbonate (B) and pore carbonate (A) (δ¹³C_(B-A)) ranges from 0.27‰ to 0.44‰ in nodules containing detrital carbonate and –0.16‰ to 0.13‰ in nodules where detrital carbonate is absent. The latter is within measurement error, but the former is beyond it. Here we propose an isotopic approach to determine if nodules contain detrital carbonate: if δ¹³C_(B-A) is within the measurement error, the nodules do not contain detrital carbonate, and vice versa. We suggest that it is better to analyze pore carbonate instead of matrix carbonate when using carbon isotope of carbonate nodules to reconstruct paleoenvironments.     

鄂尔多斯沙漠高原白垩系地下水锶同位素的演化机理

结合地下水化学资料,应用含水介质和地下水Sr含量及87Sr/86Sr比值,对鄂尔多斯沙漠高原白垩系含水层中水-岩作用机制进行了研究.结果表明:含水介质中钾长石、斜长石和碳酸盐矿物的87Sr/86Sr比值具有差异,地下水87Sr/86Sr比值介于0.709 871～0.711 792.地下水Sr来源主要为碳酸盐矿物、硫酸...     

北京平原区第四系含水层中水-岩作用的锶同位素示踪

通过采集北京平原区第四系含水层中地下水.并对水样中的Ca2+、Sr2+和87Sr/86Sr比值等进行分析,结果表明,地下水中的Ca2+和Sr2+主要来源于水-岩相互作用,而与地下水补给源的携带关系不大,两者在地下水中经历了相似的水文地球化学过程,可以用于示踪水-岩相互作用过程;地下水样按Sr2+浓度大小可明显分为两组,其中低浓度组对应于相对较高的87Sr/86Sr比值,高浓度组对应于相对较低的87Sr/86Sr比值;87Sr/86Sr比值较大程度上受控于水-岩相互作用,而与海水和当地大气降水中的值有较大不同;地下水中的Sr2+以碳酸盐岩风化来源为主,显示出明显的年代累积效应.永定河流域地下水中的Sr2+浓度总体高于潮白河流域:87Sr/86Sr比值沿地下水流向总体上呈增大趋势.     

Pb, Sr isotopes in organic matter of Lower Tertiary hydrocarbon source rocks in Liaohe Fault Depression

The Pb, Sr isotopic compositions in organic matters (kerogen and soluble organic matter) of Lower Tertiary hydrocarbon source rock in Liaohe Fault Depression is first reported. There is a great variable rang of Pb isotopic compositions in kerogen, 206Pb/204Pb = 17.488-18.656, 207Pb/204Pb= 15.388-15.692, 208Pb/204Pb = 37.656-37.484. And soluble organic matters have a very stable Pb isotopic composition, that is 206Pb/204Pb = 17.424-17.601, 207pb/204pb= 15.376-15.448, 208Pb/204Pb = 37.620-37.870. Sr isotopic composition varies in the range of 0.747 59-0.716 79 in kerogen and of 0.709 67-0.747 59 in soluble organic matters that have a great range. It is shown that mantle fluid can influence organic matters and make them form hydrothermal hydrocarbon in the geoglogic environment of rift basin.