Mechanisms for Fe isotope fractionation in hydrothermal mineral deposits and in zones of associated K-feldspar alteration remain poorly constrained. We have analyzed a suite of bulk samples ...consisting of granite displaying K-feldspar alteration, Precambrian metamorphic rocks, and pyrite from gold deposits of the Jiaodong Peninsula, East China, by multi-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Pyrites from disseminated (J-type) ores show a δ56Fe variation from +0.01 to +0.64‰, overlapping with the signature of the host granites (+0.08 to +0.39‰). In contrast, pyrites from quartz veins (L-type ores) show a wide range of Fe-isotopic composition from −0.78 to +0.79‰. Negative values are never seen in the J-type pyrites. The Fe isotope signature of the host granite with K-feldspar alteration is significantly heavier than that of the bulk silicate Earth. The Fe isotopic compositions of Precambrian metamorphic rocks across the district display a narrow range between −0.16‰ and +0.19‰, which is similar to most terrestrial rocks. Concentrations of major and trace elements in bulk samples were also determined, so as to evaluate any correlation between Fe isotope composition and degree of alteration. We note that during progressive K-feldspar alteration to rocks containing >70 wt% SiO2, >75 ppm Rb, and <1.2 wt% total Fe2O3, the Fe isotope composition of the granite changes systematically. The Fe isotope signature becomes heavier as the degree of alteration increases. The extremely light Fe isotopic compositions in L-type gold deposits may be explained by Rayleigh fractionation during pyrite precipitation in an open fracture system. We note that the sulfur isotopic compositions of pyrite in the two types of ores are also different. Pyrite from J-type ores has a systematically 3.5‰-higher δ34S value (11.2‰) than those of pyrite from the L-type ores (7.7‰). There is, however, no correlation between Fe and S isotope signatures. The isotopic fractionation of sulfur is used to constrain a change in the fO2 of the hydrothermal fluids from which pyrite precipitated.
This work demonstrates that the Fe isotope composition of pyrite displays a significant response to the process of pyrite precipitation in hydrothermal systems, and that systematic fractionation of iron isotopes occurs during fluid/rock reaction in the K-feldspar alteration zone of the Linglong granite. The implications of the results are that processes of mineralization and associated fluid-rock interaction, which are ubiquitously observed in porphyry-style Cu-Au-Mo and other hydrothermal deposits, may be readily traceable using Fe isotopes.
This study reports a detailed evaluation of how key parameters of operation influence the measurement of sulfur isotopes using laser ablation multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass ...spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS). Sulfur isotopes are observed to display a fractionation up to 2‰ δ34S during analysis of pyrite with different laser parameters using a 193nm ArF excimer laser. In order to understand why the laser parameters affect S isotope fractionation when measuring S isotopes in pyrite, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) techniques were used to characterize debris formed during the ablation of pyrite, i.e., morphology and speciation of phases. The results show that pyrite decomposes to two phases: ball-like troilite (FeS) and a sulfur-rich floc-like agglomeration surrounding the troilite. The measured δ34S values vary due to the different proportions of troilite balls and the floc-like material generated under different laser parameters. The proportion of troilite and S was evaluated with a LA-(Quadrupole)-ICP-MS through direct comparison of the counts per second (CPS) ratio of 56Fe to 32S. In contrast to pyrite, natural pyrrhotite shows no decomposition process and the particle size of the debris from pyrrhotite is nearly 10 times larger than that of pyrite (~5μm for pyrrhotite compared to <1μm for pyrite). Therefore, a biased analysis of pyrite may happen using laser ablation although this problem can be minimized using high raster velocity. Last but not least, we provide a case study of S isotope mapping using high raster velocity, which extends the application of the in-situ S isotope analysis technique. The results here carry implications for the choice of settings needed to obtain accurate LA-MC-ICP-MS S-isotope maps of pyrite.
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Lithium is one of the important strategic energy metals, which is in short supply in China. There are three major types of lithium deposits: brine and salt lake type, highly differentiated granite or ...pegmatite type, and carbonate-clay type. In recent years, some new types of lithium deposits have also begun to receive great attention and subject recent research. There are many crypto-explosive breccia pipe type deposits in the world, including copper, gold, lead, zinc, tungsten and tin deposits, but little is known about this type of lithium deposit. This paper introduces the latest research results of the Weilasituo Sn−Li−Rb polymetallic deposit in Inner Mongolia (NE China), which occurs in the middle-southern section of the Great Xing’an Range metallogenic belt. A remarkable feature of this deposit is the coexistence of various mineralization types, including granite type Rb and Sn−Zn, hydrothermal crypto-explosive breccia pipe type Li−Rb, quartz vein type Sn−Zn and sulfide vein type Pb−Zn−Ag mineralization. Among them, hydrothermal crypto-explosive breccia pipe type Li-Rb deposit is currently very rare at home and abroad, which is likely a new type of rare metal deposit that worthy of our attention. This paper systematically summarizes the geology, alteration and mineralization, geochemistry, isotopes and geochronology of the Weilasituo deposit, and establishes a new petrogenic and metallogenic model.
Mesozoic lamprophyres are widely present in gold province in the Jiaodong Peninsula. In this study, we analyzed major and trace elements and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic compositions of lamprophyres from the ...Linglong and Penglai Au-ore districts in the Jiaodong Peninsula, in an attempt to better understand Mesozoic lithospheric evolution beneath the eastern North China Craton. These lamprophyre dikes are calc-alkaline in nature, and are characterized by low concentrations of SiO2, TiO2 and total Fe2O3, high concentrations of MgO, Mg# and compatible element, enriched in LREE and LILE but variably depleted in HFSE. They display initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.709134–0.710314, εNd(t) values of −13.2 to −18.3, 206Pb/204Pb of 17.364–17.645, 207Pb/204Pb of 15.513–15.571 and 208Pb/204Pb of 37.995–38.374. Interpretation of elemental and isotopic data suggests that the Linglong and Penglai lamprophyres were derived from partial melting of a phlogopite- and/or amphibole-bearing lherzolite in the spinel–garnet transition zone. The parental magma might have experienced fractionation of olivine and clinopyroxene, and minor crustal materials were incorporated during ascent of these mafic magmas. Before ~120Ma of emplacement of these calc-alkaline lamprophyres, the ancient lithospheric mantle was variably metasomatized by hydrous fluids rather than melts from subducted/foundered continental crust. It is proposed that continuous modification by slab-derived hydrous fluids from the Paleo-Pacific plate converted the old cratonic lithospheric mantle to Mesozoic enriched lithospheric mantle. Geodynamic force for generation of these lamprophyres may be related to large scale lithospheric thinning coupled with upwelling of the asthenosphere beneath the North China Craton. Continental arc-rifting related to the Paleo-Pacific plate subduction is favored as a geodynamic force for the cratonic lithosphere detachment.
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•The lamprophyres were from partial melting of the local enriched lithospheric mantle.•Mesozoic lithospheric mantle was a phlogopite- and/or amphibole-bearing lherzolite.•The mantle was metasomatized by slab-derived hydrous fluids of Paleo-Pacific plate.•Continuous modification transformed old cratonic mantle to Mesozoic enriched mantle.
Camptothecins (CPTs) are cytotoxic natural alkaloids that specifically target DNA topoisomerase I. Research on CPTs has undergone a significant evolution from the initial discovery of CPT in the late ...1960s through the study of synthetic small‐molecule derivatives to investigation of macromolecular constructs and formulations. Over the past years, intensive medicinal chemistry efforts have generated numerous CPT derivatives. Three derivatives, topotecan, irinotecan, and belotecan, are currently prescribed as anticancer drugs, and several related compounds are now in clinical trials. Interest in other biological effects, besides anticancer activity, of CPTs is also growing exponentially, as indicated by the large number of publications on the subject during the last decades. Therefore, the main focus of the present review is to provide an ample but condensed overview on various biological activities of CPT derivatives, in addition to continued up‐to‐date coverage of anticancer effects.
This study was conducted to determine the effect of different forms of yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae supplementation on serum antioxidant capacity, mucosal secretory immunoglobulin A（s Ig A） ...secretions and gut microbial populations in weaned piglets. A total of 96 piglets weaned at 14 d of age were randomly allotted to 4 dietary treatments：（1） basal diet without yeast（Control）;（2） basal diet supplemented with 3.00 g kg–1 live yeast（LY）;（3） basal diet supplemented with 2.66 g kg–1 heat-killed whole yeast（HKY）; and（4） basal diet supplemented with 3.00 g kg–1 superfine yeast powders（SFY）. Each treatment had 4 replicates（pens）, with 6 piglets per replicate. The experiment lasted for 3 wk. At d 7 and 21 of the experiment, the samples of serum, mucosa and mesenteric lymph node（MLN） from jejunum, and digesta from the ileum and cecum were collected for determinations. Compared with the Control, dietary SFY supplementation increased serum superoxide dismutase（SOD） activity and lysozyme levels at d 7, and jejunum mucosal s Ig A secretions at d 21 of the experiment（P〈0.05）. Dietary LY supplementation increased serum SOD activity and jejunum mucosal s Ig A secretions, but decreased serum malondialdehyde（MDA） concentration at d 7 and 21（P〈0.05）. Piglets fed diets supplemented with LY and SFY had lower p H values and decreased numbers of Escherichia coli in the ileum and cecum contents at d 21 compared with the Control（P〈0.05）. Moreover, the ratio of Lactobacilli to E. coli in the ileum and cecum contents was increased by dietary LY and SFY supplementations（P〈0.05）. Collectively, different forms of yeasts, especially LY and SFY, may modulate body antioxidant capacity and enhance the intestinal immunity by regulation of secretions of mucosal s Ig A and reduction of pathogenic bacteria colonization, thus improving intestinal health of weaned piglets.
The study for exotic topological effects of sound has attracted uprising interests in fundamental physics and practical applications. Based on the concept of valley pseudospin, we demonstrate the ...topological valley transport of plate-mode waves in a homogenous thin plate with periodic stubbed surface, where a deterministic two-fold Dirac degeneracy is form by two plate modes. We show that the topological property can be controlled by the height of stubs deposited on the plate. By adjusting the relative heights of adjacent stubs, the valley vortex chirality and band inversion are induced, giving rise to a phononic analog of valley Hall phase transition. We further numerically demonstrate the valley states of plate-mode waves with robust topological protection. Our results provide a new route to design unconventional elastic topological insulators and will significantly broaden its practical application in the engineering field.
The early diversification of animals (∼ 630 Ma), and their development into both motile and macroscopic forms (∼ 575-565 Ma), has been linked to stepwise increases in the oxygenation of Earth's ...surface environment. However, establishing such a linkage between oxygen and evolution for the later Cambrian 'explosion' (540-520 Ma) of new, energy-sapping body plans and behaviours has proved more elusive. Here we present new molybdenum isotope data, which demonstrate that the areal extent of oxygenated bottom waters increased in step with the early Cambrian bioradiation of animals and eukaryotic phytoplankton. Modern-like oxygen levels characterized the ocean at ∼ 521 Ma for the first time in Earth history. This marks the first establishment of a key environmental factor in modern-like ecosystems, where animals benefit from, and also contribute to, the 'homeostasis' of marine redox conditions.
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•The 3D layer-stacked metamaterial structures for realizing 3D elastic TIs are first proposed.•The robust transports with backscattering suppression are experimentally realized in 3D ...monolayer-stacked system.•The layer-polarization mechanism is revealed by introducing the nonzero interlayer coupling in 3D bilayer-stacked system.•Layer-dependent surface states and layer-selective transports based on the 2D topological plane are demonstrated.•A bi-functional device of layer-polarization splitter is presented for the potential applications.
Topological insulator (TI) that possesses topologically protected characteristic of guiding the wave against disorders and structural perturbations without backscattering has attracted significant research interest in various fields including electromagnetic, acoustic and elastic system. However, for the mechanical system, realizing an elastic analogue of three-dimensional (3D) TI supporting the topologically protected wave propagation in two-dimensional (2D) plane is still a challenge due to the complicated mode polarization of elastic wave in 3D. This paper theoretically and experimentally investigates the robust and layer-selective transports of elastic wave in 3D monolayer- and bilayer-stacked plate-like metamaterial structures. Firstly, considering 3D monolayer-stacked structure, the 2D valley surface states are achieved numerically along the 2D projected plane based on the mechanism of quantum valley Hall effect. The simulation and experimental measurement are performed to confirm the robust transport of 3D elastic wave and backscattering immunity against the straight channel and sharp bends. Then, by stacking the monolayer into bilayer with a twisted angle of 60°, non-zero interlayer coupling of elastic valley layer is introduced and the layer-related topological phase is revealed in the 3D bilayer-stacked structure, giving rise to the 2D topological layer-dependent surface states. Finally, the 3D robust layer-selective transports of elastic wave are tested by experiment. This research provides exciting application perspectives for ultrasonic devices with robustness, lower-power consumption and high-dimensional manipulation.
The large Hebaoshan gold deposit (41.5 t Au, average grade: 3.5 g/t) is located in a hitherto poorly documented gold province in the northeastern part of the South China Block. It is hosted by ...Precambrian metasedimentary rocks that experienced Triassic greenschist- to amphibolite-facies metamorphism. Three hydrothermal stages can be distinguished: quartz + sericite + pyrite + pyrrhotite (stage I), quartz + magnetite + sulfide (stage II), and quartz + carbonate + pyrite + hematite (stage III). Auriferous pyrite samples yielded a Rb-Sr isochron age of 234 ± 3 Ma (2σ, MSWD = 0.24), and ore-related hydrothermal sericite yielded a
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Ar plateau age of 226.4 ± 2.0 Ma (2σ, MSWD = 1.01), which are distinctly younger than ca. 430 Ma granitic rocks in the mining district and older than 170–130 Ma granites in the region, ruling out any genetic link between granite emplacement and gold mineralization. The mineralizing fluid system can be described as carbonic-aqueous with low to moderate salinity (2.2–10.1 wt% NaCl equiv.) and medium temperature of 290 to 350 °C (stage I) and 230 to 280 °C (stage II). The δ
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O quartz ranges from 13.3 to 15.4 ‰, and the δD values for fluid inclusions in quartz range from − 97 to − 60 ‰. The calcite has C-isotopes ranging from − 6.1 to − 3.8 ‰ and O-isotopes from 2.8 to 13.6 ‰. H-O-C isotope data are consistent with a metamorphic fluid derived from devolatilization of Neoproterozoic basement rocks during regional metamorphism in the Late Triassic Indosinian period. The δ
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S values of sulfides for stages I, II, and III are 0.1 to 7.8 ‰, − 10.6 to 5.1 ‰, and − 18.9 to − 14.1 ‰, respectively, indicating an increase in oxygen fugacity during fluid ascent which resulted in more negative sulfur isotope values of sulfides and precipitation of gold. Pyrite separates have
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Pb ratios of 37.749 to 38.094. The S-Pb isotope data suggest derivation of S and Pb from the Precambrian metasedimentary country rocks. Auriferous pyrite yielded elevated
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He ratios (0.78–1.46 Ra), which suggest a mantle component as can be expected from fluids derived from a subduction setting. It is concluded that Hebaoshan is an orogenic gold deposit that formed during Triassic flat-slab subduction of the paleo-Pacific plate beneath the South China Block and thus constitutes the first Triassic deposit of this type recognized in the coastal area of Southeast China.
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