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Origins of the Rio Capim kaolinites (northern Brazil) revealed by δ18O and δD analyses
AbstractDeuterium (δD) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope data from the Rio Capim kaolin, northern Brazil, were combined with optical studies in order to better understand the genesis and evolution of the kaolinites. The results show that δ18O values from a lower soft kaolin unit range from 6.0‰ to 19.2‰ for Ka (size ranging from 1 to 3 μm) and Kb (size ranging from 10 to 30 μm) kaolinites, and from 15.4‰ to 24.9‰ for Kc (size <200 nm) kaolinites. The δD values range from −63.1‰ to 79.5‰ for the Ka+Kb kaolinites, and from −68.8‰ to −244.35‰ for the Kc kaolinites. An upper semi flint kaolin unit, dominated by Kc kaolinites, displays δ18O and δD values ranging from 15.1‰ to 21.8‰, and −71.3‰ to −87.4‰, respectively. Based on these data, and on the δ18O and δD values obtained for the surface meteoric water and groundwater, it can be concluded that the kaolinites are not in equilibrium with the modern weathering environment, but they reflect isotopic compositions of the formation time, probably due to the interaction with fossil groundwater. However, mineralogical contaminations derived from replacements of framework grains also had great influence in the isotopic composition of these kaolinites. In addition, the isotope values of the Kc kaolinites from the semi-flint kaolin unit is variable, which is due to the presence of Kc kaolinites of different origins, including kaolinites derived from the underlying soft kaolin unit, kaolinites formed during different phases of paleoweathering, as well as later phases of coarse-grained kaolinites formed along fractures. Due to these complexities, binary diagrams contrasting δ18O and δD values, worldwide applied for distinguishing supergenic from hypogenic kaolinites, as well as those formed under weathering conditions, can not be applied to interpret the origin of the kaolinites in the Rio Capim Kaolin.
Origins of the Rio Capim kaolinites (northern Brazil) revealed by δ18O and δD analyses
AbstractDeuterium (δD) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope data from the Rio Capim kaolin, northern Brazil, were combined with optical studies in order to better understand the genesis and evolution of the kaolinites. The results show that δ18O values from a lower soft kaolin unit range from 6.0‰ to 19.2‰ for Ka (size ranging from 1 to 3 μm) and Kb (size ranging from 10 to 30 μm) kaolinites, and from 15.4‰ to 24.9‰ for Kc (size <200 nm) kaolinites. The δD values range from −63.1‰ to 79.5‰ for the Ka+Kb kaolinites, and from −68.8‰ to −244.35‰ for the Kc kaolinites. An upper semi flint kaolin unit, dominated by Kc kaolinites, displays δ18O and δD values ranging from 15.1‰ to 21.8‰, and −71.3‰ to −87.4‰, respectively. Based on these data, and on the δ18O and δD values obtained for the surface meteoric water and groundwater, it can be concluded that the kaolinites are not in equilibrium with the modern weathering environment, but they reflect isotopic compositions of the formation time, probably due to the interaction with fossil groundwater. However, mineralogical contaminations derived from replacements of framework grains also had great influence in the isotopic composition of these kaolinites. In addition, the isotope values of the Kc kaolinites from the semi-flint kaolin unit is variable, which is due to the presence of Kc kaolinites of different origins, including kaolinites derived from the underlying soft kaolin unit, kaolinites formed during different phases of paleoweathering, as well as later phases of coarse-grained kaolinites formed along fractures. Due to these complexities, binary diagrams contrasting δ18O and δD values, worldwide applied for distinguishing supergenic from hypogenic kaolinites, as well as those formed under weathering conditions, can not be applied to interpret the origin of the kaolinites in the Rio Capim Kaolin.
Origins of the Rio Capim kaolinites (northern Brazil) revealed by δ18O and δD analyses
dos Santos, Antônio Emídio de Araújo Jr. (Autor:in) / Rossetti, Dilce de Fátima (Autor:in) / Murray, Haydn H. (Autor:in)
Applied Clay Science ; 37 ; 281-294
18.01.2007
14 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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