For the first time,we present the rare earth element (REE)and sulfur isotopic composition of hydrothermal precipitates recovered from the Tangyin hydrothermal field (THF),Okinawa Trough at a water depth of 1206 m.The ...For the first time,we present the rare earth element (REE)and sulfur isotopic composition of hydrothermal precipitates recovered from the Tangyin hydrothermal field (THF),Okinawa Trough at a water depth of 1206 m.The natural sulfur samples exhibit the lowest ∑REE concentrations (∑REE= 0.65×10^-6-4.580×10^-6)followed by metal sulfides (∑REE=1.71×10^-6-11.63×10^-6).By contrast,the natural sulfur-sediment samples have maximum ∑REE concentrations (∑REE=1 1.54×10^-6-33.06×10^-6), significantly lower than those of the volcanic and sediment samples.Nevertheless,the δEu,δCe,(La/Yb)N, La/Sm,(Gd/Yb)N and normalized patterns of the natural sulfur and metal sulfide show the most similarity to the sediment.Most hydrothermal precipitate samples are characterized by enrichments of LREE (LREE/HREE=10.09-24.53)arid slightly negative Eu anomalies or no anomaly (δEu=0.48-0.99),which are different from the hydrothermal fluid from sediment-free mid-oceanic ridges and back-are basins,but identical to the sulfides from the Jade hydrothermal field.The lower temperature and more oxidizing conditions produced by the mixing between seawater and hydrothermal fluids further attenuate the leaching ability of hydrothermal fluid,inducing lower REE concentrations for natural sulfur compared with metal sulfide;meanwhile,the negative Eu anomaly is also weakened or almost absent.The sulfur isotopic compositions of the natural sulfur (δ^34S=3.20‰-5.01‰,mean 4.23 ‰)and metal sulfide samples (δ34S=0.82‰-0.89‰,mean 0.85‰)reveal that the sulfur of the chimney is sourced from magmatic degassing.展开更多
1-D and 2-D calculation and interpretation are carried out with the DSS data from the western section of Heze-Changzhi profile and the southern section of Zhengzhou-Jinan profile. 2-D velocity structure is determined ...1-D and 2-D calculation and interpretation are carried out with the DSS data from the western section of Heze-Changzhi profile and the southern section of Zhengzhou-Jinan profile. 2-D velocity structure is determined in Tangyin graben and its adjacent area. The result shows that velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle is obviously different in vertical and lateral directions. Crustal thickness varies apparently in this area, and there are local low velocity blocks in the interior crust. The swelling M-discontinuity corresponds to Tangyin graben and Moho depth at the highest swelling position is 31 km. Toward the east, its depth gradually increases to 32 km in Xunxian swelling; toward the west, M-discontinuity becomes a steep zone at the piedmont uplift of Taihang Mountain and reaches 40 km at depth near Changzhi. Through analyzing the relationship between historical earthquakes and deep structure in North China, we infer that seismic risk exists in Tangyin graben and its adjacent area.展开更多
基金the Natural Science Foundation of China (41606086)the Taishan scholar Special Experts Project (ts201712079)+1 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program (2017YFC0307704)the Marine Geological Survey project of China Geological Survey (DD20160218, DD20160344).
文摘For the first time,we present the rare earth element (REE)and sulfur isotopic composition of hydrothermal precipitates recovered from the Tangyin hydrothermal field (THF),Okinawa Trough at a water depth of 1206 m.The natural sulfur samples exhibit the lowest ∑REE concentrations (∑REE= 0.65×10^-6-4.580×10^-6)followed by metal sulfides (∑REE=1.71×10^-6-11.63×10^-6).By contrast,the natural sulfur-sediment samples have maximum ∑REE concentrations (∑REE=1 1.54×10^-6-33.06×10^-6), significantly lower than those of the volcanic and sediment samples.Nevertheless,the δEu,δCe,(La/Yb)N, La/Sm,(Gd/Yb)N and normalized patterns of the natural sulfur and metal sulfide show the most similarity to the sediment.Most hydrothermal precipitate samples are characterized by enrichments of LREE (LREE/HREE=10.09-24.53)arid slightly negative Eu anomalies or no anomaly (δEu=0.48-0.99),which are different from the hydrothermal fluid from sediment-free mid-oceanic ridges and back-are basins,but identical to the sulfides from the Jade hydrothermal field.The lower temperature and more oxidizing conditions produced by the mixing between seawater and hydrothermal fluids further attenuate the leaching ability of hydrothermal fluid,inducing lower REE concentrations for natural sulfur compared with metal sulfide;meanwhile,the negative Eu anomaly is also weakened or almost absent.The sulfur isotopic compositions of the natural sulfur (δ^34S=3.20‰-5.01‰,mean 4.23 ‰)and metal sulfide samples (δ34S=0.82‰-0.89‰,mean 0.85‰)reveal that the sulfur of the chimney is sourced from magmatic degassing.
基金This project was sponsored by China Seismological Bureau. Contribution No.RCEG98007, Research Center of Exploration Geophysics, CSB, Zhengzhou, China.
文摘1-D and 2-D calculation and interpretation are carried out with the DSS data from the western section of Heze-Changzhi profile and the southern section of Zhengzhou-Jinan profile. 2-D velocity structure is determined in Tangyin graben and its adjacent area. The result shows that velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle is obviously different in vertical and lateral directions. Crustal thickness varies apparently in this area, and there are local low velocity blocks in the interior crust. The swelling M-discontinuity corresponds to Tangyin graben and Moho depth at the highest swelling position is 31 km. Toward the east, its depth gradually increases to 32 km in Xunxian swelling; toward the west, M-discontinuity becomes a steep zone at the piedmont uplift of Taihang Mountain and reaches 40 km at depth near Changzhi. Through analyzing the relationship between historical earthquakes and deep structure in North China, we infer that seismic risk exists in Tangyin graben and its adjacent area.
