Computer Science
Scientific paper
Oct 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006gecoa..70.5201j&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 70, Issue 20, p. 5201-5214.
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
The well-studied Paleozoic Cooma metamorphic complex in southeastern Australia is characterized by a uniform siliciclastic protolith, of uniform age, with a continuous range of metamorphic grade from subgreenschist- to upper amphibolite-facies, and migmatite-grade in an annular pattern around the Cooma granodiorite. Those conditions are optimal for investigating variations of N concentrations and δ15N values during progressive metamorphism. Nitrogen concentrations decrease and δ15N increases with increasing metamorphic grade (sub-chlorite zone: 120 ppm N, δ15N = 2.3‰; chlorite zone: 110 ppm N, δ15N = 3.0‰; biotite and andalusite zone: 85 ppm N, δ15N = 3.8 ‰; sillimanite and migmatite zones: 40 ppm N, δ15N = 10.7‰). Covariation of K and N contents is consistent with N substituting for K as NH4+ in micas. Observed trends of increasing δ15N values with decreasing nitrogen concentrations can be explained by a continuous release of nitrogen depleted in 15N with progressive metamorphism, which causes an enrichment of 15N in the residual nitrogen of the rock. Equilibrium models for Rayleigh distillation and batch volatilisation for data of the greenschist and amphibolite facies metasedimentary rocks can be explained by N2 NH4+ exchange at temperatures of 300 600 °C, whereas observed large fractionations for the upper amphibolite-facies and melt products in the migmatite-grade samples may be interpreted as NH3 NH4+ exchanges at temperature of 650 730 °C. Lower values in the highest grade zones may also stem in part from input of 15N-depleted fluids from the granodiorite.The magnitude of isotope fractionation of nitrogen is about 1 2‰ during progressive metamorphism of metasedimentary rocks from sub-chlorite zone to biotite andalusite zone, which is consistent with previous studies. Consequently, the large spread of δ15N values in Archean greenschist-facies metasedimentary rocks of -6‰ to 30‰ can be accounted for by variable mixtures of mantle plume-dominated volatiles with a δ15N of -5‰, and a 15N-enriched marine sedimentary kerogen component inherited from a CI chondrite veneer having δ15N of 30‰ to 42‰.
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