Rare Earth Elements in the hydrothermal system at Okinawa Trough back-arc basin

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We present novel data sets of rare earth element (REE) distributions in a hydrothermal vent field at Yonaguni Knoll IV in the Okinawa Trough. Vertical REE profiles in three water columns showed horizontal variation of REE concentrations within 1000–1200 m. Hydrothermal plumes were discovered by anomalous values of methane, manganese and transmissometry at that site. Europium anomalies in the North Pacific deep water (NPDW) (Nozaki <i>et al.</i>, 1999) normalized pattern decreased with distance from the hydrothermal vent site, indicating that the dilution of hydrothermal fluid in the plume can be traced using REE. The horizontal variation of negative Ce-anomalies represents the continuous scavenging of REE by suspended matter in the plume. In addition, we measured nine hydrothermal fluid samples. The REE geochemistry of hydrothermal vent systems had been investigated intensively at sediment-starved mid-oceanic ridges, but few studies had examined sediment-hosted hydrothermal systems like those of the Okinawa Trough. The chondrite-normalized REE patterns of the fluids collected at Yonaguni Knoll IV show typical lighter rare earth elements (LREE) and Eu enrichment similar to at the Mid-ocean Ridge sites. A remarkable characteristic of the Yonaguni Knoll IV fluid pattern is its higher concentrations of heavier rare earth elements (HREE) and La composition than the hydrothermal fluids of the sediment-starved East Pacific Rise and Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse. Such a feature is explainable by influences of covering sediments in the back-arc basin Okinawa Trough. At the hydrothermal vent, lighter REE (LREE) in the fluid was reduced systematically during fluid mixing with seawater within the chimney. Light REE elimination resembles fractionation caused by particle scavenging within the water column. However, the lack of Ce depletion, which is a typical REE feature in the water column, along with distinctive Eu reduction, were unique in the Yonaguni Knoll IV fluid, suggesting that fluid REE fractionation at the vent site was induced predominantly by coprecipitation with hydrothermally originated minerals (e.g. sulfate and carbonate), not by adhesive removal by Fe and/or Mn oxide particles. Previous studies had shown that REE removal and fractionation of the hydrothermal system were observed only in deposit samples. Results of this study elucidated REE fractionation in fluid samples using previous analytical data. We were also able to distinguish REE removal mechanisms occurring at the vent site and water column using REE pattern characteristics.

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  • Geochemical journal : journal of the Geochemical Society of Japan

    Geochemical journal : journal of the Geochemical Society of Japan 41(1), 1-15, 2007-02-01

    GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

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  • NII論文ID(NAID)
    10018879985
  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    AA00654975
  • 本文言語コード
    ENG
  • 資料種別
    ART
  • ISSN
    00167002
  • NDL 記事登録ID
    8689855
  • NDL 雑誌分類
    ZM41(科学技術--地球科学)
  • NDL 請求記号
    Z53-R488
  • DOI
    10.2343/geochemj.41.1
  • データ提供元
    CJP書誌  CJP引用  NDL  J-STAGE 
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