Behaviour of lithium and its isotopes during weathering in the Mackenzie Basin, Canada
International audience We report Li isotopic compositions, for river waters and suspended sediments, of about 40 rivers sampled within the Mackenzie River Basin in northwestern Canada. The aim of this study is to characterize the behaviour of Li and its isotopes during weathering at the scale of a l...
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-00553199v1 2023-12-24T10:18:28+01:00 Behaviour of lithium and its isotopes during weathering in the Mackenzie Basin, Canada Millot, Romain Vigier, Nathalie Gaillardet, Jérôme Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM) Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques (CRPG) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPG Paris)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2010 https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00553199 https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00553199/document https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00553199/file/W6891-revised2.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.025 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.025 hal-00553199 https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00553199 https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00553199/document https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00553199/file/W6891-revised2.pdf doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.025 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0016-7037 EISSN: 0016-7037 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta https://brgm.hal.science/hal-00553199 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010, 74 (14), p. 3897-3912. ⟨10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.025⟩ lithium isotopes river waters silicate weathering sediments erosion Mackenzie Basin [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2010 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.025 2023-11-29T17:22:58Z International audience We report Li isotopic compositions, for river waters and suspended sediments, of about 40 rivers sampled within the Mackenzie River Basin in northwestern Canada. The aim of this study is to characterize the behaviour of Li and its isotopes during weathering at the scale of a large mixed lithology basin. The Mackenzie River waters display systematically heavier Li isotopic compositions relative to source rocks and suspended sediments. The range in delta Li-7 is larger in dissolved load (from +9.3 parts per thousand to +29.0 parts per thousand) compared to suspended sediments (from 1.7 parts per thousand to +3.2 parts per thousand), which are not significantly different from delta Li-7 values in bedrocks. Our study shows that dissolved Li is essentially derived from the weathering of silicates and that its isotopic composition in the dissolved load is inversely correlated with its relative mobility when compared to Na. The highest enrichment of Li-7 in the dissolved load is reported when Li is not or poorly incorporated in secondary phases after its release into solution by mineral dissolution. This counterintuitive observation is interpreted by the mixing of water types derived from two different weathering regimes producing different Li isotopic compositions within the Mackenzie River Basin. The incipient weathering regime characterizing the Rocky Mountains and the Shield areas produces Li-7 enrichment in the fluid phase that is most simply explained by the precipitation of oxyhydroxide phases fractionating Li isotopes. The second weathering regime is found in the lowland area and produces the lower delta Li-7 waters (but still enriched in Li-7 compared to bedrocks) and the most Li-depleted waters (compared to Na). Fractionation factors suggest that the incorporation of Li in clay minerals is the mechanism that explains the isotopic composition of the lowland rivers. The correlation of boron and lithium concentrations found in the dissolved load of the Mackenzie Rivers suggests that ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Mackenzie Basin Mackenzie river Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Canada Mackenzie River Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74 14 3897 3912 |
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lithium isotopes river waters silicate weathering sediments erosion Mackenzie Basin [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes Millot, Romain Vigier, Nathalie Gaillardet, Jérôme Behaviour of lithium and its isotopes during weathering in the Mackenzie Basin, Canada |
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International audience We report Li isotopic compositions, for river waters and suspended sediments, of about 40 rivers sampled within the Mackenzie River Basin in northwestern Canada. The aim of this study is to characterize the behaviour of Li and its isotopes during weathering at the scale of a large mixed lithology basin. The Mackenzie River waters display systematically heavier Li isotopic compositions relative to source rocks and suspended sediments. The range in delta Li-7 is larger in dissolved load (from +9.3 parts per thousand to +29.0 parts per thousand) compared to suspended sediments (from 1.7 parts per thousand to +3.2 parts per thousand), which are not significantly different from delta Li-7 values in bedrocks. Our study shows that dissolved Li is essentially derived from the weathering of silicates and that its isotopic composition in the dissolved load is inversely correlated with its relative mobility when compared to Na. The highest enrichment of Li-7 in the dissolved load is reported when Li is not or poorly incorporated in secondary phases after its release into solution by mineral dissolution. This counterintuitive observation is interpreted by the mixing of water types derived from two different weathering regimes producing different Li isotopic compositions within the Mackenzie River Basin. The incipient weathering regime characterizing the Rocky Mountains and the Shield areas produces Li-7 enrichment in the fluid phase that is most simply explained by the precipitation of oxyhydroxide phases fractionating Li isotopes. The second weathering regime is found in the lowland area and produces the lower delta Li-7 waters (but still enriched in Li-7 compared to bedrocks) and the most Li-depleted waters (compared to Na). Fractionation factors suggest that the incorporation of Li in clay minerals is the mechanism that explains the isotopic composition of the lowland rivers. The correlation of boron and lithium concentrations found in the dissolved load of the Mackenzie Rivers suggests that ... |
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Behaviour of lithium and its isotopes during weathering in the Mackenzie Basin, Canada |
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Behaviour of lithium and its isotopes during weathering in the Mackenzie Basin, Canada |
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Behaviour of lithium and its isotopes during weathering in the Mackenzie Basin, Canada |
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