Lead, Sulfur, and Oxygen Isotope Systematics in Hydrothermal Precipitates from the 14 degrees S Hydrothermal Field, South Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Lead, Sulfur, and Oxygen Isotope Systematics in Hydrothermal Precipitates from the 14 degrees S Hydrothermal Field, South Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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南大西洋中脊南纬 14 度热液场热液沉淀物中的铅、硫和氧同位素系统学
DOI:
10.1111/rge.12101
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发表时间:
2016
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影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Ye Jun
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作者:
Li Bing;Shi Xuefa;Li Chuanshun;Wang Jixin;Pei Yanliang;Ye Jun
At the inside corner between the South Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (SMAR) and the Cardno fracture zone, the 14°S hydrothermal field, with its abundant silica‐rich sulfides, was identified as a volcanic massif, which provided the first opportunity to study inside corner‐related hydrothermal mineralization. S, Pb, and O isotopes were measured in hydrothermal sulfide samples from the two sites (volcanic top and slope sites) in the 14°S field. The homogeneous Pb isotope values (207Pb/204Pb = 15.466 − 15.472;206Pb/204Pb = 18.242 − 18.252) and the δ34S values (top site, +6.3 to +6.85‰; slope site, +2.37 to +3.36‰) suggest that the source of metals and most of the sulfur is the upper crust, whereas some sulfur is sourced from downward‐penetrating seawater, especially in the top site. The calculated oxygen isotope equilibration temperatures from quartz and seawater are between 94 and 144°C for the top site and between 179 and 196°C for the slope site. These isotopic proxies, together with geological background survey data, have an important implication: Discrepancies between the sites may result from variations in crust permeability, which also affect the mixing level between downward‐penetrating seawater and upward hydrothermal end‐member fluids and determine the various mineralization types.