Dr Jotis Baronas jotis.baronas@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
A global Ge isotope budget
Baronas, J. Jotautas; Hammond, Douglas E.; McManus, James; Wheat, C. Geoffrey; Siebert, Christopher
Authors
Douglas E. Hammond
James McManus
C. Geoffrey Wheat
Christopher Siebert
Abstract
We present measurements of Ge isotope composition and ancillary data for samples of river water, low- and high-temperature hydrothermal fluids, and seawater. The dissolved δ74Ge composition of analyzed rivers ranges from 2.0 to 5.6‰, which is significantly heavier than previously determined values for silicate rocks (δ74Ge = 0.4–0.7‰, Escoube et al., Geostand. Geoanal. Res., 36(2), 2012) from which dissolved Ge is primarily derived. An observed negative correlation between riverine Ge/Si and δ74Ge signatures suggests that the primary δ74Ge fractionation mechanism during rock weathering is the preferential incorporation of light isotopes into secondary weathering products. High temperature (>150 °C) hydrothermal fluids analyzed in this study have δ74Ge of 0.7–1.6‰, most likely fractionated during fluid equilibration with quartz in the reaction zone. Low temperature (25–63 °C) hydrothermal fluids are heavier (δ74Ge between 2.9‰ and 4.1‰) and most likely fractionated during Ge precipitation with hydrothermal clays. Seawater from the open ocean has a value of 3.2 ± 0.4‰, and is indistinguishable among the different ocean basins at the current level of precision. This value should be regulated over time by the isotopic balance of Ge sources and sinks, and a new compilation of these fluxes is presented, along with their estimated isotopic compositions. Assuming steady-state, non-opal Ge sequestration during sediment authigenesis likely involves isotopic fractionation that is −0.6 ± 1.8‰.
Citation
Baronas, J. J., Hammond, D. E., McManus, J., Wheat, C. G., & Siebert, C. (2017). A global Ge isotope budget. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 203, 265-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.008
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 7, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 18, 2017 |
Publication Date | Apr 15, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Dec 18, 2023 |
Journal | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
Print ISSN | 0016-7037 |
Publisher | Meteoritical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 203 |
Pages | 265-283 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.008 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2047366 |
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