Phosphorus Species in Deep-Sea Carbonate Deposits: Implications for Phosphorus Cycling in Cold Seep Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting and Sampling
3. Methods
3.1. Light Microscopy
3.2. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
3.3. Major and Trace Element Analyses
3.4. Sequential P Extraction
3.5. Raman Spectroscopy and Imagery
3.6. Scanning Electron Microscopy and Element Mapping
3.7. NanoSIMS Ion Mapping
4. Results
4.1. Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Carbonates
4.2. P species Determined by Sequential P Extraction
4.3. Identification of Organic-P in the Carbonates
4.4. Identification of Detrital-P and Authigenic Ca-P in the Carbonates
5. Discussion
5.1. Distribution of P Species at Cold Seeps
5.2. Origin and Cycling of P at Cold Seeps
5.3. A Potential Model for P Cycling in Cold Seep Environments
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, J.; Du, M.; Li, J.; Xu, H.; Ta, K.; Chen, S.; Peng, X. Phosphorus Species in Deep-Sea Carbonate Deposits: Implications for Phosphorus Cycling in Cold Seep Environments. Minerals 2020, 10, 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070645
Zhou J, Du M, Li J, Xu H, Ta K, Chen S, Peng X. Phosphorus Species in Deep-Sea Carbonate Deposits: Implications for Phosphorus Cycling in Cold Seep Environments. Minerals. 2020; 10(7):645. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070645
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Junlie, Mengran Du, Jiwei Li, Hengchao Xu, Kaiwen Ta, Shun Chen, and Xiaotong Peng. 2020. "Phosphorus Species in Deep-Sea Carbonate Deposits: Implications for Phosphorus Cycling in Cold Seep Environments" Minerals 10, no. 7: 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070645