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Jul 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998gecoa..62.2437z&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 62, Issue 14, pp.2437-2450
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The distribution of Li isotopes in pore waters to a depth of 1157 m below seafloor is presented for ODP Sites 918 and 919 in the Irminger Basin, offshore Greenland. Lithium isotope data are accompanied by strontium isotope ratios to decipher diagenetic reactions in the sediments which are characterized by the pervasive presence of volcanic material, as well as by very high accumulation rates in the upper section. The lowering of the 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratio below contemporaneous seawater values indicates several zones of volcanic material alteration. The Li isotope profiles are complex suggesting a variety of exchange reactions with the solid phases. These include cation exchange with NH 4 + and mobilization from sediments at depth, in addition to the alteration of volcanic matter. Lithium isotopes are, therefore, a sensitive indicator of sediment-water interaction. 6 Li values of pore waters at these two sites vary between -42 and -25 . At shallow depths (<100 mbsf), rapid decreases in the Li concentration, accompanied by a shift to heavier isotopic compositions, indicate uptake of Li into alteration products. A positive anomaly of 6 Li observed at both sites is coincident with the NH 4 + maximum produced by organic matter decomposition and may be related to ion exchange of Li from the sediments by NH 4 + . In the lower sediment column at Site 918, dissolved Li increases with depth and is characterized by enrichment of 6 Li. The Li isotopic compositions of both the waters and the solid phase suggest that the enrichment of Li in deep interstitial waters is a result of release from pelagic sediments. The significance of sediment diagenesis and adsorption as sinks of oceanic Li is evaluated. The maximum diffusive flux into the sediment due to volcanic matter alteration can be no more than 5% of the combined inputs from rivers and submarine hydrothermal solutions. Adsorption on to sediments can only account for 5-10% of the total inputs from rivers and submarine hot springs.
Chan Lui-Heung
Gieskes Joris M.
Zhang Libo
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