Strontium isotope variation and carbonate versus silicate weathering in rivers from across Alaska: Implications for provenance studies

被引：47

作者：

Brennan, Sean R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Fernandez, Diego P. ^{[3
]}

Mackey, Glen ^{[3
]}

Cerling, Thure E. ^{[3
]}

Bataille, Clement P. ^{[3
]}

Bowen, Gabriel J. ^{[3
]}

Wooller, Matthew J. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Sch Fisheries & Ocean Sci, Fairbanks, AK USA

[2] Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Stable Isotope Facil, Water & Environm Res Ctr, Inst Northern Engn, Fairbanks, AK USA

[3] Univ Utah, Dept Geol & Geophys, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA

来源：

CHEMICAL GEOLOGY | 2014年 / 389卷

关键词：

Strontium isotopes; Alaska; Animal migration; Forensics; SALMON ONCORHYNCHUS-TSHAWYTSCHA; ATMOSPHERIC CO2 CONSUMPTION; FLUVIAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COLUMBIA RIVER; NATAL ORIGINS; SR ISOTOPES; SR-87/SR-86; MIGRATION; OTOLITHS; MARKERS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.08.018

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

The characterization of strontium (Sr) isotopic (Sr-87/Sr-86) variation in surface waters of Alaska (AK) has significant implications for provenance studies aiming to track movement patterns of animals. This study presents Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios, concentrations of Sr, Ca, Mg, Na and K, and selected molar ratios (Sr/Na, Ca/Na, Mg/Na and Ca/Sr) from 61 rivers from across AK to characterize regional patterns in i) Sr-87/Sr-86 variation and ii) carbonate versus silicate weathering influencing Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios. Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios range from 0.70422-0.74041 +/- 0.00009. Rivers north of the Denali Fault exhibit more radiogenic and variable Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios (0.70763 to 0.74041) than rivers to the south (0.70422 to 0.70895), reflecting the tectonic growth of southern AK via accretion of relatively young mafic-rich exotic island arcs along North America's continental margin during the Mesozoic. Within interior AK an east-west gradient exists. Radiogenic Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios (>0.725) in east-central AK and relatively low ratios (<0.709) in western AK reflect AK's progressive western growth along the ancestral North American miogeocline from the Precambrian to Mesozoic. High relief rivers draining north of the Brooks Range are more radiogenic (>0.711) than lowland rivers (<0.709). Elemental ratios indicate carbonate weathering has the strongest influence on Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios in high relief watersheds north of the Denali Fault and in watersheds of south-central AK. Elemental and Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios indicate silicate weathering is important across AK, but is most influential in lowland basins north of the Denali Fault and in southwestern AK. This study illustrates the large Sr isotopic heterogeneity across AK on multiple spatial scales and provides necessary baseline information for provenance studies. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：167 / 181

页数：15

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