The geochemical characteristics of two sections—the Permian–Triassic boundary(PTB) Guryul Ravine section, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir,India; and the Attargoo section, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India—hav...The geochemical characteristics of two sections—the Permian–Triassic boundary(PTB) Guryul Ravine section, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir,India; and the Attargoo section, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India—have been studied in the context of provenance, paleo-weathering, and plate tectonic setting.These sections represent the siliciclastic sedimentary sequence from the Tethys Himalaya. The PTB siliciclastic sedimentary sequence in these regions primarily consists of sandstones and shales with variable thickness. Present studied sandstones and shales of both sections had chemical index of alteration values between 65 and 74; such values reveal low-to-moderate degree of chemical weathering. The chemical index of weathering in studied samples ranged from 71 to 94, suggesting a minor K-metasomatism effect on these samples. Plagioclase index of alteration in studied sections ranged from 68 to 92, indicating a moderate degree of weathering of plagioclase feldspars. The provenance discriminant function diagram suggests that the detritus involved in the formation of present studied siliciclastic sedimentary rocks fall in quartzose sedimentary and felsic igneous provenances. These sediments were deposited in a passive continental margin plate tectonic setting according to their location on a Si_2 O versus K_2O/Na_2 O tectonic setting diagram.展开更多
The biosphere interacts and co-evolves with natural environments.Much is known about the biosphere’s response to ancient environmental perturbations,but less about the biosphere’s influences on environmental change ...The biosphere interacts and co-evolves with natural environments.Much is known about the biosphere’s response to ancient environmental perturbations,but less about the biosphere’s influences on environmental change through earth history.Here,we discuss the roles of microbes in environmental changes during the critical Permian-Triassic(P-Tr)transition and present a perspective on future geomicrobiological investigations.Lipid biomarkers,stable isotopic compositions of carbon,nitrogen and sulfur,and mineralogical investigations have shown that a series of microbial functional groups might have flourished during the P-Tr transition,including those capable of sulfate reduction,anaerobic H2S oxidation,methanogenesis,aerobic CH4oxidation,denitrification,and nitrogen fixation.These microbes may have served to both enhance and degrade the habitability of the Earth-surface environment during this crisis.The integrated microbial roles have enabled the Earth’s exosphere to be a self-regulating system.展开更多
The change of the primary productivity across the Permian-Triassic boundary （PTB） remains controversial. In this study, records from two deep-water sections in South China （Xiakou and Xinmin sections） show the pri...The change of the primary productivity across the Permian-Triassic boundary （PTB） remains controversial. In this study, records from two deep-water sections in South China （Xiakou and Xinmin sections） show the primary productivity decreased gradually from the latest Permian to the earliest Triassic, and five evolutionary stages Increase-Decrease-Recovery-Recession- Stagnation） can be observed from Clarkina changxingensis-C, deflecta to Hindeodus parvus-lsarcicella isarcica zones. Pri- mary productivity decreased abruptly from the base of C. meishanensis zone. Besides, for adjusting to the deterioration of the oceanic environment, the primary producers in the oceanic surface had changed to acritarch and cyanobacteria, which were more tolerant of stressful environment. Then the producers were under huge stagnation in the H. parvus-L isarcica zone. The values of quantitative calculation of the primary productivity from the black rock series in the Dalong Formation were very high, corresponding to that of an upwelling area in modern ocean, which shows that the strata of the Dalong Formation in the study region are potential hydrocarbon source-rocks. This result may come from the fact that South China craton was located at the equatorial upwelling area during the Permian-Triassic transitions. But organic matter contents were different in various sections because they could be affected by redox conditions and diagenesis process after burial.展开更多
The Global Stratotype Section and Point(GSSP) for the Permian-Triassic boundary was placed in Bed 27 of Meishan section D where the conodont species Hindeodus parvus first occurs.Bed 27 was usually considered comprisi...The Global Stratotype Section and Point(GSSP) for the Permian-Triassic boundary was placed in Bed 27 of Meishan section D where the conodont species Hindeodus parvus first occurs.Bed 27 was usually considered comprising continuouslydeposited,homogeneous silty limestone,with no depositional hiatus near the boundary.Detailed study on the boundary sequence revealed that a typical firmground characterized by Glossifungites ichnofacies developed about 2 cm below the Permian-Triassic boundary in Bed 27.Fossil content and lithology show apparent differences across the firmground crust.The abundance of the Permian bioclasts decreases significantly across the firmground,and is accompanied by a shift of dominating carbonate precipitation from calcite to dolomite.The firmground marked a rapid transgression at the very end of the Late Permian and significant shifts of sedimentary environment and paleoclimate.This transgressive submerging surface is also observed at the Huangzhishan section of the shallow-water carbonate platform facies in Zhejiang Province,the Jiangya section of the lower-slope to basinal-margin facies in Hunan Province,the Pingdingshan section of the basinal facies in Anhui Province of South China,as well as the Selong section in Tibet of the northern peri-Gondwana.The transgressive submerging surface marks the onset of a rapid global transgression at the latest Permian.展开更多
文摘The geochemical characteristics of two sections—the Permian–Triassic boundary(PTB) Guryul Ravine section, Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir,India; and the Attargoo section, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India—have been studied in the context of provenance, paleo-weathering, and plate tectonic setting.These sections represent the siliciclastic sedimentary sequence from the Tethys Himalaya. The PTB siliciclastic sedimentary sequence in these regions primarily consists of sandstones and shales with variable thickness. Present studied sandstones and shales of both sections had chemical index of alteration values between 65 and 74; such values reveal low-to-moderate degree of chemical weathering. The chemical index of weathering in studied samples ranged from 71 to 94, suggesting a minor K-metasomatism effect on these samples. Plagioclase index of alteration in studied sections ranged from 68 to 92, indicating a moderate degree of weathering of plagioclase feldspars. The provenance discriminant function diagram suggests that the detritus involved in the formation of present studied siliciclastic sedimentary rocks fall in quartzose sedimentary and felsic igneous provenances. These sediments were deposited in a passive continental margin plate tectonic setting according to their location on a Si_2 O versus K_2O/Na_2 O tectonic setting diagram.
基金supported by Notional Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB808800)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41202240)+2 种基金State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences (Grant No. GBL11202, GBL11302 )the "111" Project (Grant No. B08030)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China University of Geosciences (Grant No. CUG120117)
文摘The biosphere interacts and co-evolves with natural environments.Much is known about the biosphere’s response to ancient environmental perturbations,but less about the biosphere’s influences on environmental change through earth history.Here,we discuss the roles of microbes in environmental changes during the critical Permian-Triassic(P-Tr)transition and present a perspective on future geomicrobiological investigations.Lipid biomarkers,stable isotopic compositions of carbon,nitrogen and sulfur,and mineralogical investigations have shown that a series of microbial functional groups might have flourished during the P-Tr transition,including those capable of sulfate reduction,anaerobic H2S oxidation,methanogenesis,aerobic CH4oxidation,denitrification,and nitrogen fixation.These microbes may have served to both enhance and degrade the habitability of the Earth-surface environment during this crisis.The integrated microbial roles have enabled the Earth’s exosphere to be a self-regulating system.
基金was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41073007 and 41273005)National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB808800)+3 种基金the 111 Project (Grant No. B08030)Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20110145130001)special funding from the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resourcesa contribution to IGCP Project 572 (Grant No. GPMR201301)
文摘The change of the primary productivity across the Permian-Triassic boundary （PTB） remains controversial. In this study, records from two deep-water sections in South China （Xiakou and Xinmin sections） show the primary productivity decreased gradually from the latest Permian to the earliest Triassic, and five evolutionary stages Increase-Decrease-Recovery-Recession- Stagnation） can be observed from Clarkina changxingensis-C, deflecta to Hindeodus parvus-lsarcicella isarcica zones. Pri- mary productivity decreased abruptly from the base of C. meishanensis zone. Besides, for adjusting to the deterioration of the oceanic environment, the primary producers in the oceanic surface had changed to acritarch and cyanobacteria, which were more tolerant of stressful environment. Then the producers were under huge stagnation in the H. parvus-L isarcica zone. The values of quantitative calculation of the primary productivity from the black rock series in the Dalong Formation were very high, corresponding to that of an upwelling area in modern ocean, which shows that the strata of the Dalong Formation in the study region are potential hydrocarbon source-rocks. This result may come from the fact that South China craton was located at the equatorial upwelling area during the Permian-Triassic transitions. But organic matter contents were different in various sections because they could be affected by redox conditions and diagenesis process after burial.
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No. 2011CB808905)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41102056,41273081,40973050 & J0930006)State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy(Grant No.20121102)
文摘The Global Stratotype Section and Point(GSSP) for the Permian-Triassic boundary was placed in Bed 27 of Meishan section D where the conodont species Hindeodus parvus first occurs.Bed 27 was usually considered comprising continuouslydeposited,homogeneous silty limestone,with no depositional hiatus near the boundary.Detailed study on the boundary sequence revealed that a typical firmground characterized by Glossifungites ichnofacies developed about 2 cm below the Permian-Triassic boundary in Bed 27.Fossil content and lithology show apparent differences across the firmground crust.The abundance of the Permian bioclasts decreases significantly across the firmground,and is accompanied by a shift of dominating carbonate precipitation from calcite to dolomite.The firmground marked a rapid transgression at the very end of the Late Permian and significant shifts of sedimentary environment and paleoclimate.This transgressive submerging surface is also observed at the Huangzhishan section of the shallow-water carbonate platform facies in Zhejiang Province,the Jiangya section of the lower-slope to basinal-margin facies in Hunan Province,the Pingdingshan section of the basinal facies in Anhui Province of South China,as well as the Selong section in Tibet of the northern peri-Gondwana.The transgressive submerging surface marks the onset of a rapid global transgression at the latest Permian.
