Genesis of strongly peraluminous granites facilitates nitrogen retention in the crust

IF 4.5 1区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
Yunzhe Chen , Jian Xu , Xiao-Ping Xia , Long Li
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Abstract

Sediments/sedimentary rocks are a major sink of atmospheric N2, which is mainly fixed into diazotrophic biomass and recycled into other organic matters or diagenetically transferred (in the form of NH4+) into the crystal structures of phyllosilicate minerals in sediments. Driven by tectonic activities, sedimentary rocks may experience various degrees of metamorphism with some eventually being melted to form S-type granitoids. The destiny of sedimentary N during these processes, i.e., retained in the crust or returned to the atmosphere, determines the long-term N evolution in the crust and the atmosphere, which profoundly impacts not only volatile properties in the lithosphere but also the surface climatic and environmental conditions. Previous studies have reported various extents of N loss (from very subtle to up to 70 %) from regional meta-sedimentary rocks. However, detailed studies on the N-losing mechanism during crustal anatexis and S-type granitoid formation are rare. Here, we examined the Permian–Triassic strongly peraluminous granites (SPGs) in the Diancangshan-Ailaoshan area in SW China, which were formed by extensional decompression melting of Precambrian pelitic sediments in the upper–middle crust within a back-arc basin triggered by slab rollback of the subducted Paleo-Tethyan oceanic crust. The results show that the SPGs have a N-content range of 6.8 ppm to 58.2 ppm (mean = 37.9 ± 11.3 ppm; 1σ; n = 19). The δ15N values of the samples mostly cluster between 0.0 ‰ and + 3.1 ‰ with 3 samples showing higher values of + 4.2 ‰, +5.2 ‰ and + 7.5 ‰ (mean = +2.4 ± 1.7 ‰; 1σ; n = 19). For comparison, one altered sample has much higher N content of 128.7 ppm with a δ15N value of + 0.1 ‰. Compared with Precambrian sedimentary rocks, these SPGs contain statistically at least an order of magnitude less N. Data modeling suggests that decompression-induced magmatic N2 degassing preponderates metamorphic N devolatilization for the major N loss from the Precambrian sedimentary rocks, which were also observed to control the N signatures of sediment-derived PGs in subduction-zone settings. Further compilation of the N contents of global granitoids show that SPGs contain 2–4 times higher N than non-SPGs, suggesting better retention of crustal N in SPGs. This can be attributed to the crystallization of hydrous peraluminous minerals (micas in particular, which have higher N-hosting capacities) in the H2O-rich strongly peraluminous melts. We further estimated the N inventory in global SPGs as 0.9± 0.5 × 1017 kg N, which accounts for 4–9 % of the N budget in the upper continental crust.
强过铝花岗岩的成因有利于氮在地壳中的保留
沉积物/沉积岩是大气中N2的主要汇,N2主要固定在重氮营养生物量中,再循环到其他有机质中,或成岩作用(以NH4+的形式)转移到沉积物中层状硅酸盐矿物的晶体结构中。在构造活动的作用下,沉积岩可能经历不同程度的变质作用,其中一些最终被熔化形成s型花岗岩。这些过程中沉积N的命运,即留在地壳中还是返回大气,决定了地壳和大气中N的长期演化,不仅深刻影响岩石圈挥发性,也深刻影响地表气候环境条件。以前的研究报告了不同程度的氮损失(从非常微小到高达70%)来自区域性的变质沉积岩。然而,对地壳深熔和s型花岗岩形成过程中氮流失机理的详细研究尚不多见。本文研究了滇苍山—爱老山地区二叠系—三叠系强过铝花岗岩(SPGs),它们是由俯冲的古特提斯洋壳板块回退引发的弧后盆地中上地壳前寒武纪泥质沉积物的伸展减压熔融形成的。结果表明:SPGs的n含量范围为6.8 ppm ~ 58.2 ppm(平均值= 37.9±11.3 ppm;1σ;n = 19)。样品的δ15N值大多集中在0.0‰~ + 3.1‰之间,其中3个样品的δ15N值较高,分别为+ 4.2‰、+5.2‰和+ 7.5‰(平均值= +2.4±1.7‰;1σ;n = 19)。相比之下,一个蚀变样品的N含量更高,为128.7 ppm, δ15N值为+ 0.1‰。与前寒武纪沉积岩相比,这些SPGs的氮含量在统计学上至少减少了一个数量级。数据模型表明,减压引起的岩浆氮气脱气优先于变质N的脱挥发,是前寒武纪沉积岩中主要的N损失,这也控制了俯冲带环境下沉积衍生pg的N特征。进一步对全球花岗岩类的N含量进行整理,发现SPGs的N含量比非SPGs高2 ~ 4倍,说明SPGs具有更好的地壳N保留作用。这可归因于富水强过铝熔体中含水过铝矿物(特别是云母,具有较高的载氮能力)的结晶。我们进一步估计全球SPGs的N库存量为0.9±0.5 × 1017 kg N,占上大陆地壳N收支的4 - 9%。
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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 地学-地球化学与地球物理
CiteScore
9.60
自引率
14.00%
发文量
437
审稿时长
6 months
期刊介绍: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta publishes research papers in a wide range of subjects in terrestrial geochemistry, meteoritics, and planetary geochemistry. The scope of the journal includes: 1). Physical chemistry of gases, aqueous solutions, glasses, and crystalline solids 2). Igneous and metamorphic petrology 3). Chemical processes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere of the Earth 4). Organic geochemistry 5). Isotope geochemistry 6). Meteoritics and meteorite impacts 7). Lunar science; and 8). Planetary geochemistry.
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