Biogeochemical signatures preserved in ancient siliceous sediments; new perspectives to Triassic radiolarian bedded chert compositions

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2006
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  • 10.2343/geochemj.40.33
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一般社団法人日本地球化学会

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Major and minor elements of successively collected 70 Middle Triassic radiolarian bedded cherts from the Mino Belt in central Japan were studied. In order to reveal pre-diagenetic, primary geochemical signatures related to marine biogeochemical cycles, composite data of chert-shale couplets in addition to raw data were examined. The results show that Mn, Cu, Sr, Ba and P were supplied significantly by non-lithogenic excess fractions. Positive correlation with SiO2/TiO2 suggests that accumulations of Ba, Sr, Mn and Cu were closely related to sedimentation of biogenic silica; Mn and Cu were probably incorporated into oxides, whereas Ba into barite. Relationship between SiO2/TiO2 and excess-Ba, proxy for surface productivity implies that regeneration of silica from sinking radiolarian tests was not significant. This may have been caused by an expected relatively short travel time of radiolarian tests from the ocean surface to the bottom, reflecting their large size compared with diatoms. Positive correlations between CaO and P2O5 imply that apatite species are host phases for P and Ca. Although conodont composed of apatite is abundant in both chert and shale, their CaO/P2O5 ratio differs markedly from those of cherts and shales. Other apatite species, possibly carbonate apatite of diagenetic origin, are present in the bedded cherts and contribute to excess-P accumulation. Early diagenesis is believed to have modified only slightly primary geochemical features of the studied bedded cherts. This suggests relatively oxic depositional environment for the bedded cherts, under which regeneration of redox sensitive elements were not active.

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