Rb-Sr, K-Ar, H- and O-isotope systematics of the Middle Riphean Shales from the Debengda Formation, the Olenek Uplift, North Siberia

Gorokhov, I.M.,, Semikhatov, M.A., Arakelyants, M.M., Fallick, A., Mel'nikov, N.N., Turchenko, T.L., Ivanovskaya, T.A., Zaitseva, T.S. and Kutyavin, E.P. (2006) Rb-Sr, K-Ar, H- and O-isotope systematics of the Middle Riphean Shales from the Debengda Formation, the Olenek Uplift, North Siberia. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation, 14(3), pp. 260-274. (doi: 10.1134/S0869593806030038)

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Abstract

Clay subfractions (SFs) of < 0.1, 0.1–0.2, 0.2–0.3, 0.3–0.6, 0.6–2 and 2–5 μm separated from Middle Riphean shales of the Debengda Formation are studied using the TEM, XRD, K-Ar and Rb-Sr isotopic methods. The oxygen and hydrogen isotope compositions in the SFs are studied as well. The low-temperature illite-smectite is dominant mineral in all the SFs except for the coarsest ones. The XRD, chemical and isotopic data imply that two generations of authigenic illite-smectite different in age are mixed in the SFs. The illite crystallinity index decreases in parallel with size diminishing of clay particles. As compared to coarser SFs, illite of fine-grained subfractions is enriched in Al relative to Fe and Mg, contains more K, and reveals higher K/Rb and Rb/Sr ratios. The Rb-Sr age calculated by means of the leachochron (“inner isochron”) method declines gradually from 1254-1272 Ma in the coarsest SFs to 1038-1044 Ma in finest ones, while the K-Ar age decreases simultaneously from 1225–1240 to 1080 Ma. The established positive correlation of δ18O and δD values with dimensions of clay particles in the SFs seems to be also consistent with the mixing systematics. The isotopic systematics along with data on mineral composition and morphology lead to the conclusion that mixedlayer illite-smectite was formed in the Debengda shales during two periods 1211–1272 and 1038–1080 Ma ago. The first period is likely close to the deposition time of sediments and corresponds to events of burial catagenesis, whereas the second one is correlative with the regional uplift and changes in hydrological regime during the pre-Khaipakh break in sedimentation.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Fallick, Professor Anthony
Authors: Gorokhov, I.M.,, Semikhatov, M.A., Arakelyants, M.M., Fallick, A., Mel'nikov, N.N., Turchenko, T.L., Ivanovskaya, T.A., Zaitseva, T.S., and Kutyavin, E.P.
Subjects:Q Science > QE Geology
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Journal Name:Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0869-5938
ISSN (Online):1555-6263
Published Online:30 May 2006

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