论文信息:Pu Sun et al, Zinc isotope fractionation during mid-ocean ridge basalt differentiation: Evidence from lavas on the East Pacific Rise at 10°30′N, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.02.012
锌同位素是研究地球演化和地幔碳循环的有用工具。但是地球上分布最广的岩浆岩,洋中脊玄武岩(MORB)的锌同位素数据却很少。洋中脊玄武岩分异和地幔成分不均匀性对洋中脊玄武岩锌同位素组成的可能影响仍不清楚。
中国科学院海洋研究所的研究团队于2023年4月1日在GCA(Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)最新杂志上发表文章,报导了东太平洋隆起区洋中脊玄武岩的锌同位素数据,系统揭示了洋中脊玄武岩分异过程中的锌同位素分馏。
这些玄武岩锌同位值(δ66Zn)的范围为0.21–0.32‰,平均值为0.26±0.07‰,且锌同位值随着岩浆分异程度的增加而增加(MgO和CaO丰度降低),这表明在橄榄石、单斜辉石和铁钛氧化物的分离结晶作用下,洋中脊玄武岩分异过程中可以导致约0.1‰的Zn同位素分馏。
正常型洋中脊玄武岩 (N-MORB)和亏损地幔(DMM,位于地幔最上部,亏损不相容元素)具有相似的锌同位素值:分别估算为约0.22‰和0.17‰。此外,原始洋中脊玄武岩中,锌同位值与镧/钐比值呈正相关性。这些表明从初始地幔中形成大陆地壳,留下残余的亏损地幔,引起的Zn同位素分馏不明显,但在海洋上地幔中可能存在锌同位素的不均一性。
图1. (a) Bathymetric map of the northern East Pacific Rise (EPR) and the vicinity between 0° and 20°N. (b) Detailed bathymetric map of the EPR between 9° and 12°N,showing the locations of the samples dredged/cored along the flowline across the EPR axis at 10°30'N. (c) Closeup positions of samples. Bathymetric map was produced using GMT.
图2. Plots of Zn (a) and Zn/Fe (x104) (b) against MgO in the EPR 10°30'N MORB.
图3. Plot of the EPR 10°30'N MORB in 87Sr/86Sr vs.143Nd/144Nd(a),б66Zn vs. 87Sr/86Sr (b), and б66Zn vs. 143Nd/144Nd (c) diagrams.
图4. Zinc isotope compositions of the primitive N-MORB and depleted MORB mantle (DMM) estimated by this study and komatiites, peridotites, and crustal rocks in the literature
参考资料:Study reveals zinc isotope fractionation during mid-ocean ridge basalt differentiation. by Li Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences. MARCH 7, 2023
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-reveals-zinc-isotope-fractionation-mid-ocean.html