First Direct Dating of Alteration of Paleo-Oil Pools Using Rubidium-Strontium Pyrite Geochronology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background
3. Samples and Analytical Method
4. Results
4.1. Petrographic Observations
4.2. Rb-Sr-Pb-S Isotope Data and Isochron Ages
5. Discussion
5.1. Pyrite Rb-Sr Geochronology: A Robust Dating Technique for Petroleum Systems
5.2. Source of Metals in Hydrothermal Fluid
5.3. Source of Sulfur
5.4. Timing of Alteration of the Paleo-Oil Pool
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Subsample Analysis | Rb [ppm] | Sr [ppm] | 87Rb/86Sr | 87Sr/86Sr | ±2σ | * Sri |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | A-1 | 0.1644 | 0.1420 | 3.379 | 0.721307 | 0.000031 | 0.711409 |
A-2 | 0.1353 | 0.1373 | 2.856 | 0.719757 | 0.000033 | 0.711392 | |
A-3 | 0.1459 | 0.1358 | 3.133 | 0.720542 | 0.000036 | 0.711365 | |
A-4 | 0.1637 | 0.1890 | 2.511 | 0.718813 | 0.000019 | 0.711456 | |
A-5 | 0.1655 | 0.1938 | 2.480 | 0.718702 | 0.000029 | 0.711436 | |
A-6 | 0.1580 | 0.1947 | 2.355 | 0.718340 | 0.000030 | 0.711442 | |
A-7 | 0.1647 | 0.1958 | 2.438 | 0.718401 | 0.000039 | 0.711261 | |
B | B-1 | 0.2251 | 0.2214 | 2.946 | 0.719290 | 0.000026 | 0.709903 |
B-2 | 0.2611 | 0.2511 | 3.014 | 0.719580 | 0.000026 | 0.709978 | |
B-3 | 0.1891 | 0.2154 | 2.543 | 0.718049 | 0.000024 | 0.709946 | |
B-4 | 0.2383 | 0.2211 | 3.124 | 0.719882 | 0.000024 | 0.709931 |
Sample | Sub-Sample Analysis | 206Pb/204Pb | ±2σ | 207Pb/204Pb | ±2σ | 208Pb/204Pb | ±2σ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | A-1 | 18.355 | 0.006 | 15.546 | 0.005 | 38.245 | 0.013 |
A-2 | 18.482 | 0.002 | 15.672 | 0.002 | 38.797 | 0.005 | |
A-3 | 18.361 | 0.002 | 15.603 | 0.001 | 38.398 | 0.004 | |
A-4 | 18.484 | 0.003 | 15.646 | 0.002 | 38.493 | 0.006 | |
A-5 | 18.334 | 0.004 | 15.616 | 0.004 | 38.390 | 0.008 | |
A-6 | 18.363 | 0.003 | 15.643 | 0.003 | 38.465 | 0.007 | |
A-7 | 18.451 | 0.003 | 15.607 | 0.003 | 38.418 | 0.007 | |
B | B-1 | 18.374 | 0.003 | 15.621 | 0.002 | 38.413 | 0.006 |
B-2 | 18.343 | 0.004 | 15.618 | 0.003 | 38.427 | 0.008 | |
B-3 | 18.275 | 0.004 | 15.588 | 0.003 | 38.306 | 0.008 | |
B-4 | 18.972 | 0.004 | 15.712 | 0.003 | 38.711 | 0.007 |
Sample ID | No. | δ34S (‰) |
---|---|---|
Specimen A | A | 31.624 |
Specimen A | A-rpt * | 31.799 |
Specimen B | B | 31.310 |
Specimen B | B-rpt | 31.032 |
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Li, S.; Wang, X.-C.; Li, C.-F.; Liu, K.; Wilde, S.A.; Hu, S.-Y.; Gui, L.; Liu, J.; Wu, L. First Direct Dating of Alteration of Paleo-Oil Pools Using Rubidium-Strontium Pyrite Geochronology. Minerals 2020, 10, 606. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070606
Li S, Wang X-C, Li C-F, Liu K, Wilde SA, Hu S-Y, Gui L, Liu J, Wu L. First Direct Dating of Alteration of Paleo-Oil Pools Using Rubidium-Strontium Pyrite Geochronology. Minerals. 2020; 10(7):606. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070606
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Shaojie, Xuan-Ce Wang, Chao-Feng Li, Keyu Liu, Simon A. Wilde, Si-Yu Hu, Lili Gui, Jianliang Liu, and Luya Wu. 2020. "First Direct Dating of Alteration of Paleo-Oil Pools Using Rubidium-Strontium Pyrite Geochronology" Minerals 10, no. 7: 606. https://doi.org/10.3390/min10070606