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Title: Isotopically zoned carbonate cements in Early Paleozoic sandstones of the Illinois Basin: δ18O and δ13C records of burial and fluid flow

Abstract

SEM/SIMSimaging andanalysis of δ18O and δ13C in sandstonesfrom a transect through the Illinois Basin(USA) show systematic μm-scale isotopic zonation of up to 10‰ in both carbonate and quartzcements of the middle-Ordovician St. Peter and Cambrian Mt. Simonformations. Quartz δ18O values are broadly consistent with the model of Hyodo et al. (2014), wherein burial and heating in the Illinois Basinis recorded insystematically zonedquartz overgrowths. Observations of zoned dolomite/ankerite cements indicate that they preserve a more extended record of temperature and fluid compositionsthan quartz, including earlydiagenesis before orduring shallow burial,and late carbonates formed after quartzovergrowths. Many carbonate cements show innermostdolomite withδ18O values (21-25‰ VSMOW) that are too low to have formed by depositionat low temperatures from ancient seawater(δ18O>-3‰)and most likelyreflect mixing with meteoric water. A sharp increase in Fe content is commonly observed in zoned carbonate cements to be associated with a drop in δ18O and an abrupt shift in δ13C to higher or lower values. These changes are interpreted to record the passage of hot metal-richbrinesthrough sandstone aquifers,that wasassociated with Mississippi-Valley Type (MVT) Pb-Zn deposits (ca. 270 Ma) of the Upper Mississippi Valley. Local variability and individual trends in δ13Care likely controlled by the sources of carbon and the degree tomore » which carbonis sourced fromadjacent carbonate units or thermal maturation of organic matter. Quartz overgrowths in sandstones provide an excellent record of conditions during burial, heating, and pressure-solution, whereas carbonate cements in sandstonespreserve a more-extendedrecord includinginitial pre-burial conditions and punctuated fluid flowevents.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
  2. Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States). Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1661874
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1549977
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-93ER14389
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Sedimentary Geology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 361; Journal ID: ISSN 0037-0738
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES

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Denny, Adam C., Kozdon, Reinhard, Kitajima, Kouki, and Valley, John W. Isotopically zoned carbonate cements in Early Paleozoic sandstones of the Illinois Basin: δ18O and δ13C records of burial and fluid flow. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.09.004.
Denny, Adam C., Kozdon, Reinhard, Kitajima, Kouki, & Valley, John W. Isotopically zoned carbonate cements in Early Paleozoic sandstones of the Illinois Basin: δ18O and δ13C records of burial and fluid flow. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.09.004
Denny, Adam C., Kozdon, Reinhard, Kitajima, Kouki, and Valley, John W. Mon . "Isotopically zoned carbonate cements in Early Paleozoic sandstones of the Illinois Basin: δ18O and δ13C records of burial and fluid flow". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.09.004. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1661874.
@article{osti_1661874,
title = {Isotopically zoned carbonate cements in Early Paleozoic sandstones of the Illinois Basin: δ18O and δ13C records of burial and fluid flow},
author = {Denny, Adam C. and Kozdon, Reinhard and Kitajima, Kouki and Valley, John W.},
abstractNote = {SEM/SIMSimaging andanalysis of δ18O and δ13C in sandstonesfrom a transect through the Illinois Basin(USA) show systematic μm-scale isotopic zonation of up to 10‰ in both carbonate and quartzcements of the middle-Ordovician St. Peter and Cambrian Mt. Simonformations. Quartz δ18O values are broadly consistent with the model of Hyodo et al. (2014), wherein burial and heating in the Illinois Basinis recorded insystematically zonedquartz overgrowths. Observations of zoned dolomite/ankerite cements indicate that they preserve a more extended record of temperature and fluid compositionsthan quartz, including earlydiagenesis before orduring shallow burial,and late carbonates formed after quartzovergrowths. Many carbonate cements show innermostdolomite withδ18O values (21-25‰ VSMOW) that are too low to have formed by depositionat low temperatures from ancient seawater(δ18O>-3‰)and most likelyreflect mixing with meteoric water. A sharp increase in Fe content is commonly observed in zoned carbonate cements to be associated with a drop in δ18O and an abrupt shift in δ13C to higher or lower values. These changes are interpreted to record the passage of hot metal-richbrinesthrough sandstone aquifers,that wasassociated with Mississippi-Valley Type (MVT) Pb-Zn deposits (ca. 270 Ma) of the Upper Mississippi Valley. Local variability and individual trends in δ13Care likely controlled by the sources of carbon and the degree to which carbonis sourced fromadjacent carbonate units or thermal maturation of organic matter. Quartz overgrowths in sandstones provide an excellent record of conditions during burial, heating, and pressure-solution, whereas carbonate cements in sandstonespreserve a more-extendedrecord includinginitial pre-burial conditions and punctuated fluid flowevents.},
doi = {10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.09.004},
journal = {Sedimentary Geology},
number = ,
volume = 361,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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