期刊
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
卷 200, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102960
关键词
Silicate weathering; Authigenic carbonate; Organogenic dolomite; Alkalinity; Carbon cycling
资金
- National Science Foundation [OCE-1029972, OCE-1029981, OCE-1833296, OCE-1233587, OCE-1753617]
- Norwegian Research Council [255150]
- US Department of Energy [DE-FE0013531]
- Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Germany
- US National Science Foundation
- Gas Hydrate Research and Development Organization (GHDO) of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea
We emphasize the importance of marine silicate weathering (MSiW) reactions in anoxic sediment as fundamental in generating alkalinity and cations needed for carbonate precipitation and preservation along continental margins. We use a model that couples thermodynamics with aqueous geochemistry to show that the CO2 released during methanogenesis results in a drop in pH to 6.0; unless these protons are buffered by MSiW, carbonate minerals will dissolve. We present data from two regions: the India passive margin and the active subduction zone off Japan, where ash and/or rivers supply the reactive silicate phase, as reflected in strontium isotope data. Offshore India and Korea, alteration of continent-derived silicates results in pore water enriched in radiogenic Sr-87, with Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios as high as 0.7095 and 0.7104, respectively. Off Japan, strontium in pore water influenced by ash alteration is depleted in Sr-87, with Sr-87/Sr-86 as low as 0.7065. Carbonate minerals formed by alkalinity and cations generated through MSiW carry these strontium isotopic signals, and are typically dolomite, siderite, and Fe-rich calcite. These contrast with the aragonite and high-magnesium calcite that form during anaerobic oxidation of methane and incorporate the coeval seawater Sr-87/Sr-86 signal. We show that MSiW is necessary for authigenic carbonate formation and preservation along continental margins, which remove carbon from Earth's surface at rates previously estimated to be at least 10(12) mol yr(-1). In addition, these authigenic carbonates are of relevance to studies of the deep biosphere, fluid flow, seismogenesis, slope stability, and reservoir characteristics.
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