dc.contributor.author | Ray, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Banerjee, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Balakrishnan, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Paropkari, A.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mukhopadhyay, S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 18/2/2019 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-18T20:16:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 31/7/2017 | |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-18T20:16:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Earth Sciences, vol.106(5); 2017; 1723-1733 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1437-3262 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-016-1381-5 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7920 | |
dc.description.abstract | Isotopic ratios of strontium and sulfur in six layers across a horizontal section of a hydrothermal barite-silica chimney from Franklin Seamount of western Woodlark Basin have been investigated. Sr-isotopic ratios in barite samples (87Sr/86Sr = 0.70478-0.70493) are less radiogenic than seawater (87Sr/86Sr = 0.70917) indicating that substantial leaching of sub-seafloor magma was involved in the genesis of hydrothermal fluid. The SO2 of magma likely contributed a considerable amount of lighter S-isotope in fluid and responsible for the formation of barite, which is isotopically lighter (34S = 19.4-20.5 �) than modern seawater (34S ~ 21 �). The systematic changes in isotopic compositions across the chimney wall suggest temporal changes in the mode of mineral formation during the growth of the chimney. Enrichment of heavy S- and Sr-isotopes (34S = 20.58 �; 87Sr/86Sr = 0.70493) in the outermost periphery of the chimney indicates that, at the initial stage of chimney development, there was a significant contribution of seawater sulfate during barite mineralization. Thereafter, thickening of chimney wall occurred due to precipitation of fluid carrying more magmatic components relative to seawater. This led to a gradual enrichment of lighter isotopes (34S = 20.42-19.48 �; 87Sr/86Sr = 0.70491-0.704787) toward the inner portion of the chimney wall. In contrast, the innermost layer surrounding the fluid conduit is characterized by heavier and more radiogenic isotopes (34S = 20.3 �; 87Sr/86Sr = 0.7049). This suggests there was increasing influence of percolating seawater on the mineral paragenesis at the waning phase of the chimney development. | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | SCI | |
dc.title | S- and Sr-isotopic compositions in barite-silica chimney from the Franklin Seamount, Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea: constraints on genesis and temporal variability of hydrothermal fluid | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.affiliation.author | CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India | |