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SEDIMENTOLOGY
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/sed.13122
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Methanogenesis; Mg-rich clays; Mg-rich evaporites; organogenic dolomite; pH fluctuation; stable Mg isotopes
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This study investigates the distribution, paragenesis and stable isotopes of main Mg-rich minerals in the Late Palaeozoic saline alkaline lake deposit of the north-west Junggar Basin, north-west China, to understand the influence of Eitelite, Northupite and Mg-clays on dolomite formation. The results suggest that dolomite in the organic-rich sediments is organogenic and its formation is influenced by methanogenesis driven by pH fluctuations. High salinity and high alkalinity are not always favorable conditions for dolomite formation.
Alkaline lakes (pH > 9) are among the few modern sedimentary environments that are hydrochemically favourable for low-temperature dolomite formation. While Mg-clays and Mg-evaporites also form more easily in alkaline environments, few studies have focused on how the kinetically inhibited dolomite wins the competition for Mg2+. Here, a basin-wide survey of the distribution, paragenesis and stable C, O and Mg isotopes of main Mg-rich minerals in the Late Palaeozoic saline alkaline lake deposit of the north-west Junggar Basin, north-west China, is conducted to study the influence of the formation and diagenesis of eitelite, northupite and Mg-clays on dolomite formation. Large, isolated dolomite crystals (20 to 70 & mu;m in diameter), show positive & delta;C-13 values (ranging from +1 to +7 & PTSTHOUSND;) and a restricted distribution in the mudstones of the lake-transitional zone. These crystals have been interpreted as organogenic dolomite driven by methanogenesis via fermentation of organic substrates. The & delta;O-18 values of dolomitic mudstones (from -7.4 to +3.4 & PTSTHOUSND;), calcitic mudstones (from -15.1 to -3.3 & PTSTHOUSND;) and bedded Na-carbonate evaporites (from +0.08 to +3.7 & PTSTHOUSND;), together with their Mg isotopic compositions, suggest that dolomite was not enriched in the most concentrated environments or during stages with most Mg sources, but in the organic-rich deposits containing few other authigenic Mg-rich minerals. Dolomite is at a competitive disadvantage for Mg2+ ions compared to Mg-evaporite and Mg-clay minerals due to its slow crystallization rates and the deficiency of micritic calcium carbonate precursors. However, it can nucleate and progressively grow into large crystals (>20 & mu;m) if bacterial methanogenesis could effectively lower porewater pH (<8.5) and induce the dissolution of generated eitelite, northupite or Mg-clays. These findings suggest that high salinity and/or high alkalinity are not always favourable conditions for dolomite formation and highlight the active role of pH fluctuations in inducing low-temperature dolomite formation.
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