S and Sr Isotope Compositions and Trace Element Compositions of the Middle Jurassic Evaporites in Eastern Tibet: Provenance and Palaeogeographic Implications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geologic Setting
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Sr Isotopes
5.2. S Isotopes
5.3. Trace Elements
5.4. Provenance and Palaeogeographic Implications
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Location | Sample ID | Age | Formation | Lithology |
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Huola | MKHL-20 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | Outcropped gypsum laminae occurred within clastic rocks of Dongdaqiao Formation with corroded surface. Gypsum crystals are subhedral to euhedral and aligned linearly. |
MKHL-21 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKHL-22 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKHL-23 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKHL-24 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKHL-25 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKHL-26 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKHL-27 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
Rigei | MKRG-28 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | Alternating white and brown gypsum layers, which are mainly composed of subhedral-to-euhedral relatively coarse grains. |
MKRG-29 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKRG-30 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKRG-31 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
Rumei | MKRM-33 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | Lenticular gypsum interbedded with purplish sandstone, and massive unconsolidated gypsum mixed with carbonates breccias. Amoeboid gypsum crystals show subhedral-to-euhedral characteristics. |
MKRM-34 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKRM-35 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao | ||
MKRM-36 | Middle Jurassic | Dongdaqiao |
Sample ID | Location | 87Sr/86Sr | Δ34SV-CDT | Rb | Sr | Mg | Na | Si | Ca | Rb/Sr |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(ppm) | (ppm) | (ppm) | (ppm) | (%) | (%) | |||||
MKHL-20 | Huola | 0.707729 ± 0.000017 | 16.3 | 1.71 | 483 | 4206 | 680 | 1.01 | 32.06 | 0.0035 |
MKHL-21 | 0.707628 ± 0.000011 | 15.8 | 2.61 | 1405 | 2874 | 1150 | 1.67 | 31.16 | 0.0019 | |
MKHL-22 | 0.707668 ± 0.000018 | 15.5 | 1.4 | 1048 | 1572 | 460 | 0.993 | 31.97 | 0.0013 | |
MKHL-23 | 0.707659 ± 0.000016 | 15.8 | 2.7 | 2132 | 4806 | 1160 | 2.08 | 31.12 | 0.0013 | |
MKHL-24 | 0.707683 ± 0.000011 | 16.1 | 0.585 | 855 | 768 | 500 | 0.378 | 32.17 | 0.0007 | |
MKHL-25 | 0.707602 ± 0.000013 | 15.5 | 0.867 | 1236 | 1920 | 1490 | 0.746 | 31.8 | 0.0007 | |
MKHL-26 | 0.707608 ± 0.000014 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 1206 | 2940 | 740 | 1.1 | 31.65 | 0.0013 | |
MKHL-27 | 0.707608 ± 0.000012 | 15.9 | 1.48 | 1002 | 2052 | 440 | 0.603 | 31.84 | 0.0015 | |
MKRG-28 | Rigei | 0.707531 ± 0.000013 | 16 | 0.267 | 1057 | 2532 | 450 | 0.184 | 32.14 | 0.0003 |
MKRG-29 | 0.707715 ± 0.000018 | 20.0 | 2.78 | 2084 | 4356 | 540 | 0.897 | 31.66 | 0.0013 | |
MKRG-30 | 0.707661 ± 0.000017 | 20.5 | 0.11 | 2281 | 378 | 400 | <0.010 | 32.32 | 0.0000 | |
MKRG-31 | 0.707886 ± 0.000020 | 20.8 | 0.069 | 2521 | 342 | 510 | <0.010 | 32.48 | 0.0000 | |
MKRM-33 | Rumei | 0.707854 ± 0.000020 | 15.5 | 0.258 | 1211 | 774 | 360 | 1.18 | 31.8 | 0.0002 |
MKRM-34 | 0.707627 ± 0.000012 | 16.1 | 0.508 | 943 | 738 | 570 | 0.385 | 32.31 | 0.0005 | |
MKRM-35 | 0.708163 ± 0.000011 | 15.3 | 1.29 | 1190 | 2250 | 810 | 2.27 | 33.51 | 0.0011 | |
MKRM-36 | 0.707602 ± 0.000008 | 16.3 | 0.71 | 890 | 2556 | 490 | 0.472 | 32.05 | 0.0008 |
Sr Contribution of River Water (%) | Parameters | ||
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87Sr/86Sr of River Water | 87Sr/86Sr of Sea Water | 87Sr/86Sr of Evaporites | |
45.6% | 0.70974 (minimum) | 0.70684 (minimum) | 0.708163 (maximum) |
11.6% | 0.7102 (maximum) | 0.70732 (maximum) | 0.707602 (minimum) |
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Fei, J.; Shen, L.; Guan, X.; Sun, Z. S and Sr Isotope Compositions and Trace Element Compositions of the Middle Jurassic Evaporites in Eastern Tibet: Provenance and Palaeogeographic Implications. Minerals 2022, 12, 1039. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12081039
Fei J, Shen L, Guan X, Sun Z. S and Sr Isotope Compositions and Trace Element Compositions of the Middle Jurassic Evaporites in Eastern Tibet: Provenance and Palaeogeographic Implications. Minerals. 2022; 12(8):1039. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12081039
Chicago/Turabian StyleFei, Jinna, Lijian Shen, Xin Guan, and Zhicheng Sun. 2022. "S and Sr Isotope Compositions and Trace Element Compositions of the Middle Jurassic Evaporites in Eastern Tibet: Provenance and Palaeogeographic Implications" Minerals 12, no. 8: 1039. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12081039