Organic Composition of Sulphide Ores in the Okinawa Trough and Its Implications

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摘要 ApreliminaryorganicgeochemicalstudyshowsthatthesulphideoresfromthehydrothermaldepositoftheOkinawaTrougharegenerallylowinthetotalorganiccarbonandextremelylowinthesolubleorganicmatter.Inthealiphatichydrocarbonfraction,then-alkanesrangefromC15toC35,withusualmaximainthemiddlen-C20regionandstrongodd-carbonnumberpredominancewhenn>C25(CPI=1.2).Thedominantanaloginthearomaticfractionisphenanthrene,apolynucleararomatichydrocarbon,whichprovidesevidenceforhydrothermalactivity.Theorganicmatterderivedmainlyfrommarineplanktonicandterrigenousvascularplantsisentrappedinahigh-temperatureregimesuchasanactivechimneyandcooledquicklyinthesulphideoresontheseafloor.Organicmatterandsulphidesaredefinitelyproductsofahigh-temperaturealteration.ThebiomarkercompoundsindicatethattheoresareformedunderlowEhandpHconditions梐reducingtoanoxicenvironment,whichisfavourableforsulphatestobereducedintosulphidesbybiogenic(bacterial)orabiogenicactivity.
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出处 《地质学报:英文版》 2001年2期
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出版日期 2001年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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