徐方建 陳世悅 操應(yīng)長 陳木宏 李安春 肖尚斌
(1.中國石油大學(xué)(華東)地球資源與信息學(xué)院山東青島266555;2.中國科學(xué)院邊緣海地質(zhì)重點(diǎn)實(shí)驗(yàn)室南海海洋研究所廣州510301; 3.中國科學(xué)院海洋研究所海洋地質(zhì)與環(huán)境重點(diǎn)實(shí)驗(yàn)室山東青島266071)
近4 400年來南海北部陸架沉積地球化學(xué)記錄及其地質(zhì)意義①
徐方建1陳世悅1操應(yīng)長1陳木宏2李安春3肖尚斌2
(1.中國石油大學(xué)(華東)地球資源與信息學(xué)院山東青島266555;2.中國科學(xué)院邊緣海地質(zhì)重點(diǎn)實(shí)驗(yàn)室南海海洋研究所廣州510301; 3.中國科學(xué)院海洋研究所海洋地質(zhì)與環(huán)境重點(diǎn)實(shí)驗(yàn)室山東青島266071)
對(duì)位于海南島南部陸架的S20孔沉積物進(jìn)行了沉積學(xué)、AMS14C年代、粒度和常微量元素分析,初步探討了該區(qū)物質(zhì)來源及蘊(yùn)含的亞洲季風(fēng)演化信息。近4 400 a以來,S20孔巖性較均一,其沉積作用受相對(duì)單一而穩(wěn)定的水動(dòng)力條件控制。S20孔沉積物源區(qū)物質(zhì)硅酸鹽礦物經(jīng)歷了明顯的風(fēng)化,A—CN—K圖示和較低的CIA值(小于66)指示了源區(qū)較低的化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度。海南島東部河流和珠江物質(zhì)是最為可能影響S20孔區(qū)域的兩個(gè)來源,由于對(duì)海南島河流物質(zhì)的研究相當(dāng)匱乏,本研究尚無法定量估算該兩個(gè)可能物質(zhì)來源的各自貢獻(xiàn)。S20孔沉積物CIA、Al2O3/Na2O、CaO*/TiO2、Na2O/TiO2等變化主要反映的是源區(qū)物質(zhì)風(fēng)化程度變化,該孔沉積物源區(qū)化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度自4 400~1 600 a BP逐漸減弱以及1 600 a BP以來的逐漸增強(qiáng),與中國南部Dongge洞石筍氧同位素曲線記錄的亞洲夏季風(fēng)變化趨勢(shì)對(duì)應(yīng)良好,說明該區(qū)沉積物中蘊(yùn)含了豐富的亞洲季風(fēng)變化信息。S20孔沉積物揭示出的化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度強(qiáng)弱可能主要受控于軌道時(shí)間尺度上北半球夏季太陽輻射量變化。南海陸架區(qū)沉積物中物源與季風(fēng)演化等信息的提取,亟待更多更高精度研究工作的展開。
陸架南海物質(zhì)來源亞洲季風(fēng)
近海陸架沉積有效的記錄了海陸變遷、海平面變化、河流入海和氣候變化等地質(zhì)與環(huán)境信息,對(duì)全球環(huán)境變化十分敏感,因此陸架沉積研究特別是中國陸架沉積研究備受關(guān)注[1~5]。近年來對(duì)渤海[6,7]、黃海[4,8,9]、東海[10~13]、南海陸架[5]等各海區(qū)沉積物進(jìn)行了研究,在區(qū)域沉積物的平面分布[4,13~15]、地球化學(xué)特征與物質(zhì)來源[1,5,10,11,16]、沉積演化歷史及其古氣候、季風(fēng)演化信息的提?。?,3,9,17~20]等方面取得了較大發(fā)展。南海作為東亞大陸物質(zhì)剝蝕的主要沉積區(qū),已經(jīng)開展了大量的工作,然而研究重點(diǎn)集中于深水區(qū)[21~24],對(duì)南海陸架的研究則要遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)滯后[25~27]。本文對(duì)位于海南島南部的S20孔粒度、年代以及常、微量元素?cái)?shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行綜合分析,初步探討了該區(qū)物質(zhì)來源及其可能蘊(yùn)含的亞洲季風(fēng)變化信息。
海南島及其鄰近海區(qū)有諸多河流注入南海,海南島東岸環(huán)流也存在季節(jié)性變化特點(diǎn),即夏季由于盛行西南風(fēng)而為東北向流,冬季盛行東北風(fēng)而盛行西南向流[27,28](圖1)。研究所用的S20孔(110°03.22'E,17°41.57'N)位于海南島南部,為2003年9月獲取,長222 cm,水深127.3 m。整個(gè)巖芯以灰色、深灰色粘土質(zhì)粉砂為主,未見明顯的事件沉積。粒度和化學(xué)分析取樣間隔均為10 cm,分析樣品共23個(gè)。
粒度分析樣品先后用過量雙氧水(φ=30%)和鹽酸(3 N)處理。處理后的樣品在中國科學(xué)院南海海洋研究所用英國Malvern 2000型激光粒度儀進(jìn)行粒度測量,測量范圍為0.02~2 000 μm,測試誤差小于2%。
樣品洗鹽后在恒溫(60℃)下烘干,研磨至小于250目,送中國地質(zhì)科學(xué)院地球物理地球化學(xué)勘查研究所進(jìn)行測試。多數(shù)常微量元素分析用全自動(dòng)X—射線熒光光譜儀分析,儀器型號(hào)為PW2440,由荷蘭飛利普公司生產(chǎn)。元素La分析用ICP—MS方法測定,儀器型號(hào)為POEMS3,由美國熱電公司生產(chǎn)。為了監(jiān)控測試精度和準(zhǔn)確度,進(jìn)行了若干樣品的重復(fù)分析與標(biāo)樣分析,標(biāo)樣類型為國家一級(jí)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)物質(zhì)GSD-9和GSD-10,重復(fù)樣與一級(jí)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)物質(zhì)合格率均為100%。分析項(xiàng)目以及技術(shù)指標(biāo)見質(zhì)量報(bào)告(表1)。取0.10~0.20 g用上述方法處理的樣品送中國地質(zhì)調(diào)查局海洋地質(zhì)實(shí)驗(yàn)監(jiān)測中心,采用原子吸收分光光度計(jì)測定碳酸鈣含量,儀器型號(hào)為美國熱電公司M6型。
圖1 南海北部季節(jié)性流系路徑和站位圖(據(jù)陳麗蓉等[27])(a)2月份(b)8月份Fig.1Seasonal current variations in northern South China Sea and core location
表1 S20孔地球化學(xué)分析質(zhì)量報(bào)告Table 1Detection limit of geochemical compositions in Core S20
3個(gè)AMS14C年代數(shù)據(jù)在中國科學(xué)院黃土與第四紀(jì)地質(zhì)國家重點(diǎn)實(shí)驗(yàn)室完成,原始測年數(shù)據(jù)利用CALIB 5.0.1軟件[29]進(jìn)行日歷年齡校正(表2),其他深度年代數(shù)據(jù)通過內(nèi)插或是外推獲得(本文所指的年齡均為日歷年齡)。
表2 S20孔AMS14C年齡數(shù)據(jù)Table 2AMS14C dating of Core S20
從圖2可以看出,S20孔巖性較均一,主要為粘土質(zhì)粉砂,其中粘土、粉砂和砂平均含量大約分別為16%、71%和13%。從底部向上,平均粒徑總體表現(xiàn)為逐漸變細(xì),粒度頻率曲線分布多數(shù)近于對(duì)數(shù)正態(tài)分布,表明其沉積作用受相對(duì)單一而穩(wěn)定的水動(dòng)力條件控制。
年齡測試表明,該泥質(zhì)區(qū)在約4 400 aBP(外推年齡)前已經(jīng)開始形成(表2),4 118~2 354 a BP期間沉積速率較為穩(wěn)定,約為77 cm/ka,2 354 a BP以來沉積速率明顯降低,約為29 cm/ka。
3.1 A—CN—K圖
S20孔沉積物樣品以幾乎與A—CN線平行的趨勢(shì)向A—K邊靠近,而遠(yuǎn)離斜長石—鉀長石基線(圖3),反映出源區(qū)物質(zhì)化學(xué)風(fēng)化時(shí)硅酸鹽礦物(如長石)也經(jīng)歷了一定的風(fēng)化,斜長石的脫Ca和Na過程明顯,而鉀長石風(fēng)化很弱,脫K不明顯,沉積物多位于低等化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度區(qū),化學(xué)風(fēng)化產(chǎn)物以伊利石和蒙脫石等為主。
3.2 化學(xué)風(fēng)化指數(shù)CIA
化學(xué)風(fēng)化指數(shù)CIA由Nesbitt和Young[30]提出,其定義如下:
圖2S20孔巖性剖面、年代地層與粒度頻率分布曲線Fig.2Chronology,grain-size parameter and frequency distributions of Core S20
圖3S20孔A—CN—K三角圖Ka:高嶺石;Gi:水鋁石;Chl:綠泥石;Sm:蒙脫石; Il:伊利石;Mos:白云母;Pl:斜長石;Ksp:鉀長石; A:Al2O3;CN:CaO*+Na2O;K:K2OFig.3A—CN—K Plot of Core S20
式中各氧化物均為摩爾數(shù),CaO*表示樣品硅酸鹽中的CaO,用總CaO扣除碳酸鹽(均視為CaCO3礦物)中的CaO,計(jì)算公式為:CaO*=CaO-CaCO3× 40/100。由于CIA主要反映的是硅酸鹽礦物(主要是長石礦物)的風(fēng)化,不存在元素遷移后再沉積的情況,因此很好的反映了沉積物形成時(shí)的化學(xué)風(fēng)化情況而不是后期環(huán)境變化,因而在化學(xué)風(fēng)化研究中得到了廣泛運(yùn)用[30,31]。由于未風(fēng)化的長石CIA為50,伊利石和蒙脫石為75~85,高嶺石和綠泥石則接近100[30,31],而S20孔沉積物CIA均小于66,由此可見,該孔CIA值較低,指示其化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度較低。在其形成時(shí),除了碳酸鹽礦物經(jīng)歷了較強(qiáng)的化學(xué)風(fēng)化外,部分硅酸鹽礦物如斜長石也經(jīng)歷了一定的化學(xué)風(fēng)化作用,導(dǎo)致部分Ca的遷移,其風(fēng)化產(chǎn)物可能主要以伊利石和蒙脫石為主。
研究表明,海南島以東的南海北部地區(qū)主要受珠江、韓江和臺(tái)灣島輸入物質(zhì)的影響,紅河來源的沉積物由于海南島的阻隔和科氏力的作用,很難搬運(yùn)到海南島以東地區(qū)[32]。珠江年輸沙量約82.78×106t,而韓江徑流量僅為珠江的十分之一,年輸沙量僅約7× 106t,而且以伶仃洋和東沙島兩點(diǎn)連線,珠江源區(qū)主要影響該線西南區(qū)域,而閩粵沿海源區(qū)以及臺(tái)灣島源區(qū)主要影響伶仃洋—東沙群島連線東北區(qū)域[32]。邵磊等[32]提及,在珠江三角洲以西至雷州半島,由于常年受沿岸流由東向西搬運(yùn)的影響,該區(qū)域沉積物主要受珠江三角洲物源的控制[33],并指出海南島對(duì)該區(qū)域影響如何尚缺乏相關(guān)資料,是一個(gè)亟待研究解決的問題。
圖4 (a)S20孔Ti/Zr-Cr/Th圖;(b)La-Th-Sc圖;(c)Th-Sc-Zr/10圖圖中十字形代表S20孔沉積物樣品,圓圈代表ODP1148站沉積物樣品[22],五角星代表珠江物質(zhì)[28]Fig.4(a)Ti/Zr-Cr/Th plot;(b)La-Th-Sc plot;(c)Th-Sc-Zr/10 plot
海南島河流眾多,河系受穹隆構(gòu)造影響自中央向四周輻射奔流入海。島上河流共有200余條,其中流域面積100 km2以上獨(dú)流入海的河流40條,流域面積在3 000 km2以上的河流,有南渡江、昌化江和萬泉河。陳麗蓉[27]通過對(duì)碎屑礦物(63~250 μm)的研究認(rèn)為,海南島以東以及以南的近岸區(qū)主要為沿岸沖刷及沿岸河流帶來的,對(duì)粘土礦物分區(qū)研究則表現(xiàn)出海南島東部以及南部與珠江口沉積物相似。因此,排除紅河、臺(tái)灣和韓江等的影響,考慮到地形和流系因素,海南島東部河流和珠江物質(zhì)是影響S20孔區(qū)域最為可能的兩個(gè)來源。
以往研究認(rèn)為,近23 Ma以來ODP1148站沉積物主要來源于珠江(華南)[32,34,35],為此,選擇ODP1148站沉積物[22]、珠江物質(zhì)[28]與S20孔沉積物進(jìn)行對(duì)比??梢园l(fā)現(xiàn),S20孔沉積物各項(xiàng)指標(biāo)比ODP1148站更接近珠江物質(zhì)(圖4)。這可能是因?yàn)橐韵略蛟斐傻?(1)搬運(yùn)動(dòng)力和沉積環(huán)境差異造成的分選差異,兩站位距離珠江河口的距離大致相當(dāng),但是S20孔物質(zhì)可能主要受到沿岸流攜帶物質(zhì)沿著水深大約100 m的陸架搬運(yùn),而ODP1148站物質(zhì)則經(jīng)歷了河口—陸架—陸坡—海盆的近3 300 m落差,這一差異也會(huì)造成兩站位物質(zhì)組成和粒度的明顯差異,即1148站的物質(zhì)粒度更細(xì),而S20孔物質(zhì)會(huì)較粗,由于珠江物質(zhì)的選取為在不同地區(qū)按照不同沉積物類型(砂、粉砂、泥)組成的組合樣[28],相對(duì)來講后者更傾向于與珠江物質(zhì)相近;(2)S20孔與珠江物質(zhì)的地球化學(xué)成分相近可能是由于海南島區(qū)域物質(zhì)與珠江流域物質(zhì)具有相似的地球化學(xué)背景,二者具有相似的物質(zhì)以及地球化學(xué)組成。由于對(duì)海南島河流物質(zhì)的研究相當(dāng)匱乏,本研究尚無法定量估算該兩個(gè)可能物質(zhì)來源的各自貢獻(xiàn)。
在巖石的風(fēng)化過程中,比較活潑的Na、Ca等堿金屬和堿土金屬元素很容易被淋濾出來,而Al、Ti等不活潑元素則在風(fēng)化產(chǎn)物中富集[22,30,36],因此沉積物源區(qū)化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度的變化是引起風(fēng)化產(chǎn)物化學(xué)成分變化的重要因素。由于搬運(yùn)水動(dòng)力條件變化而產(chǎn)生的沉積物粒度差別也能導(dǎo)致沉積物的化學(xué)成分差異,即絕大多數(shù)地球化學(xué)成分變化符合“元素的粒度控制律”[28],近期研究認(rèn)為,元素含量變化主要反映的是礦物種類和含量變化信息,粒度的作用是間接的[37~39],而相應(yīng)的元素比值也可弱化或是消除粒度的影響[22,36,40]。
對(duì)比S20孔沉積物平均粒徑和CIA、Al2O3/Na2O、CaO*/TiO2、Na2O/TiO2等的變化(圖2、圖5),將該5組數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行Spearman相關(guān)分析,平均粒徑與后4組參數(shù)在a=0.01(置信度P=0.99)時(shí),均未表現(xiàn)出相關(guān)性,在a=0.05(置信度P=0.95)時(shí),CaO*/ TiO2、CIA分別與平均粒徑表現(xiàn)為低度正(R=0.49)、負(fù)相關(guān)(R=-0.45),這可能是由于樣品未去除生物碳酸鹽,在硅酸鹽CaO*含量計(jì)算過程中,一定程度上受到相對(duì)較粗粒生物碳酸鹽的影響,CIA與平均粒徑表現(xiàn)出的低度負(fù)相關(guān),則是受到了計(jì)算過程中CaO*含量的影響??v然如此,較低的置信度和相關(guān)系數(shù)表明,粒度對(duì)CaO*/TiO2、CIA值的影響是有限的。由于S20孔可能來自于珠江物質(zhì)和海南島區(qū)域物質(zhì),而二者可能具有相似的物質(zhì)以及地球化學(xué)組成,因此可以認(rèn)為,該孔沉積物CIA、Al2O3/Na2O、CaO*/TiO2、Na2O/TiO2等變化未(或較少)受到搬運(yùn)水動(dòng)力條件影響,而主要反映的是源區(qū)物質(zhì)風(fēng)化程度變化[22,30,31,36]。對(duì)比圖5中CaO*/TiO2、CIA值與Al2O3/Na2O、Na2O/TiO2的變化趨勢(shì),可以發(fā)現(xiàn)前兩者的總體變化趨勢(shì)與后兩者相似,這在另一個(gè)角度說明S20孔沉積物粒度(以及生物碳酸鹽)對(duì)CaO*/ TiO2、CIA值的影響是有限的。
圖5S20孔CIA、Al2O3/Na2O、CaO*/TiO2、Na2O/TiO2與Dongge洞石筍氧同位素曲線[41]對(duì)比Fig.5Vertical distributions of CIA,Al2O3/Na2O,CaO*/TiO2,Na2O/TiO2of Core S20 and comparison with the stalagmite δ18O from Dongge Cave
S20孔沉積物CIA和Al2O3/Na2O比值表現(xiàn)出自4 400~1 600 a BP逐漸降低,1 600 a BP至今則逐漸升高,CaO*/TiO2、Na2O/TiO2比值與其趨勢(shì)相反(圖5),這表明化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度自4 400~1 600 a BP逐漸減弱以及1 600 a BP以來逐漸增強(qiáng)。與中國南部Dongge洞DA石筍氧同位素曲線[41]對(duì)比顯示,S20孔沉積物化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度的強(qiáng)弱變化與亞洲夏季風(fēng)的強(qiáng)弱變化趨勢(shì)較為一致。
湖北神農(nóng)架山寶洞SB10石筍[42]與阿曼Qunf洞Q5石筍[43]氧同位素變化記錄也表明,4 400 a BP前后不同區(qū)域季風(fēng)降水存在降低的趨勢(shì),而且Q5[43]和DA石筍[41]記錄也顯示,在1 600 a BP前后,夏季風(fēng)強(qiáng)度有所回升。王紹武等[44]的大氣環(huán)流模式模擬研究表明,中國4 000~2 000 a BP的干旱可能是在歲差的影響下夏季太陽輻射顯著下降、夏季風(fēng)減弱所致。南海陸架S20孔沉積物揭示出的化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度強(qiáng)弱與DA石筍、SB10石筍和Q5石筍記錄的亞洲夏季風(fēng)變化的相似性表明,在軌道時(shí)間尺度上,前者也受控于北半球夏季太陽輻射量變化[45]。這也說明海南島南部陸架區(qū)具有相對(duì)穩(wěn)定的物質(zhì)來源或是物源變化對(duì)該區(qū)域影響不明顯,而且該區(qū)沉積物蘊(yùn)含了豐富的亞洲季風(fēng)變化信息。
(1)近4 400年以來,南海陸架北部S20孔沉積物源區(qū)硅酸鹽礦物經(jīng)歷了一定的風(fēng)化作用,斜長石的脫Ca和Na過程明顯,鉀長石風(fēng)化很弱,脫K不明顯,而且該孔沉積物CIA值較低(均小于66),指示了較低的化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度。
(2)海南島東部河流和珠江物質(zhì)是影響S20孔區(qū)域最為可能的兩個(gè)來源,由于對(duì)海南島河流物質(zhì)的研究相當(dāng)匱乏,本研究尚無法定量估算該兩個(gè)可能物質(zhì)來源的各自貢獻(xiàn)。
(3)S20孔沉積物CIA、Al2O3/Na2O、CaO*/ TiO2、Na2O/TiO2等變化未(或較少)受到搬運(yùn)水動(dòng)力條件影響,而主要反映的是源區(qū)物質(zhì)風(fēng)化程度變化。該類元素比值變化趨勢(shì)表明S20孔沉積物源區(qū)化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度自4 400~1 600 a BP逐漸減弱、1 600 a BP以來逐漸增強(qiáng),與中國南部Dongge洞石筍氧同位素曲線對(duì)應(yīng)趨勢(shì)良好,說明該區(qū)沉積物中蘊(yùn)含了豐富的亞洲季風(fēng)變化信息。南海陸架S20孔沉積物揭示出的化學(xué)風(fēng)化程度強(qiáng)弱可能主要受控于軌道時(shí)間尺度上北半球夏季太陽輻射量的變化。
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Geochemical Records and Geological Significance of the Continental Shelf Sediments in the Northern South China Sea Since 4400 a
XU Fang-jian1CHEN Shi-yue1CAO Ying-chang1CHEN Mu-hong2LI An-chun3XIAO Shang-bin2
(1.Faculty of Geo-Resources and Information,China University of Petroleum,Qingdao Shandong 266555; 2.Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology,South China Sea Institute of Oceanology,CAS,Guangzhou 510301; 3.Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment,Institute of Oceanology,CAS,Qingdao Shandong 266071)
Lithology,AMS14C dating,grain-size,major and trace element analysis were carried out for Core S20,which was retrieved from the continental shelf in the northern South China Sea(SCS).Sediment provenance and evolution history of Asian monsoon were discussed in this paper.Since 4400 a BP,the lithology of Core S20 is homogenous,the hydrodynamic conditions in the study area is relatively stable.The silicate material in the source area experienced significant weathering processes.A-CN-K plot and low CIA(chemical index of alteration)value indicated a lower degree of chemical weathering.The river in the eastern Hainan Island and Pearl River is the two most likely sources of the study area.Because of inadequate research on the former,this study could not quantitatively estimate their possible contributions.The variations of CIA,Al2O3/Na2O,CaO*/TiO2and Na2O/TiO2value mainly reflect the degree of weathering of the source area.Gradually weakened weathering between 4 400~1 600 a BP and strengthened from 1600 a BP to nowadays well corresponded to the absolute-dated oxygen isotope record from Dongge stalagmite,southern China,indicating that the core sediments in the study area containing a wealth of information on the evolution of Asian monsoon.The degree of chemical weathering of sediments in the northern SCS is mainly controlled by the variation of orbitally-induced Northern Hemisphere summer insolation.More research work with high resolution is necessary for extracting information on sediment provenance and monsoon evolution in the Northern SCS shelf.
continental shelf;South China Sea;sediment provenance;Asian monsoon
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徐方建男1982年出生博士講師海洋沉積與礦物學(xué)E-mail:xufangjiangg@163.com;
1000-0550(2010)06-1198-08
①中國石油大學(xué)博士基金(批準(zhǔn)號(hào):Y0901036)資助。
2009-08-27;收修改稿日期:2009-12-01
xufj@upc.edu.cn