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Elemental and stable isotopes geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic dolomites from Fecho do Funil Formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero - Brazil
(2017) Nogueira, Leonardo Brandão; Oliveira, Vinícius Queiroz; Leite, Mariangela Garcia Praça; Ali, Arshad; Sampaio, Geraldo Magela Santos; Abreu, Adriana Trópia de; Nalini Júnior, Hermínio Arias; Banerjee, Neil R.
Geochemical and stable isotopic characteristics of thirteen samples taken from Paleoproterozoic Fecho do Funil Formation, Quadril atero Ferrífero, Brazil have been analyzed to investigate the depositional conditions and source of rare earth elements (REEs) in Cumbi quarry dolomites. The major oxides such as CaO and MgO show variable compositions ranging from 20 to 29 wt % and 14e21 wt % respectively in most of the samples. The contents of loss on ignition (LOI) are lower (26e42 wt %) than that of the pure dolomite (~48 wt %). These mass discrepancies are compensated by other oxides including Al2O3 (1.9 e18.7 wt %), Fe2O3 (1.2e6.1 wt %), and K2O (0.5e6.8 wt %) that had been incorporated into the dolomite samples by the contamination of terrigenous input. Further, SREE contents (20e101 ppm) display significant variation that also corroborate with contamination of studied samples by detrital materials. The regression lines of SREE against Al2O3 (R2 ¼ 0.96), Fe2O3 (R2 ¼ 0.65), Ni (R2 ¼ 0.94), Cr (R2 ¼ 0.95), Th (R2 ¼ 0.98), and Sc (R2 ¼ 0.98) show positive correlation which is probably associated with the input of terrigenous materials during the deposition of Cumbi quarry dolomites. On the other hand, a negative correlation between SREE and CaO combined with a large variation in Y/Ho (27e50) is also interpreted as the sea-water like REE patterns have been masked by the contribution of variable amounts of terrigenous materials in Cumbi quarry dolomites. All the dolomite samples analyzed from the Fecho do Funil Formation exhibit a subtle negative cerium anomaly (Ce/Ce* ¼ 0.85e0.95). The dolomites from Cumbi quarry e Fecho do Funil Formation show narrow variations in Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu* ¼ 1.02 to 1.25). The positive correlation between Eu with Zr, Th and Y supports the non diagenetic influence on this element (R2 ¼ 0.94, 0.98, 0.84 respectively). Eu contents, in this study show significant positive correlation with Al2O3 (R2¼0.96), suggesting the detrital origin. The d13CVPDB (þ6.0 to þ7.2‰) and d18OVPDB ( 10.9 to 10.4‰) values in our samples display a narrow range which are identical to those shown by successions, characterized by positive carbon excursions, deposited during the Lomagundi event. We infer that the elevated carbon isotope values of the Fecho do Funil dolomites likely reflect primary carbon isotope compositions.
Geochemistry and C and O isotope composition of carbonate rocks from Bemil and Lagoa Seca quarries, Gandarela Formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero - Brazil.
(2019) Nogueira, Leonardo Brandão; Oliveira, Vinícius Queiroz; Araújo, Letícia Pereira; Leão, Lucas Pereira; Ali, Arshad; Leite, Mariangela Garcia Praça; Nalini Júnior, Hermínio Arias; Banerjee, Neil R.
Geochemical and isotopic (carbon and oxygen) compositions of Paleoproterozoic carbonate rocks of the Bemil and Lagoa Seca quarries – Gandarela Formation – Quadrilátero Ferrífero – Brazil, were determined. Few samples (12 out of 69) show relatively higher REE contents that are associated with strongly positive correlation with the immobile elements including Al, Ni, Th, Cr, Sc and Y coupled with a negative correlation between ΣREE and CaO, suggesting that the observed variations in the ΣREE values in these samples were controlled mainly by the input of terrigenous materials. The Eu and Ce anomalies (normalized by the PAAS) of the analyzed samples vary from 1.1 to 2.13 and 0.79 to 1.03, respectively for Bemil quarry samples and 0.74 to 2.7 and 0.32 to 0.99, respectively, for samples from the Lagoa Seca quarry. In the present study, Al2O3 content do not show significant correlation with Eu/Eu* (correlation coefficient r = 0.23). Hence the positive europium anomalies in these samples seem to have not been influenced by the amount of terrigenous materials in them. Y/Ho ratios range from 27 to 93 for Bemil quarry samples and 24 to 132 for samples from the Lagoa Seca quarry. Some samples have Y/Ho ratio more or less similar to chondritic values (∼28). High REE contents, non-seawater-like REE patterns, the large abundance of certain trace elements such as Sc, Th and Hf, high (La/Yb)sn ratios and low Y/ Ho ratios collectively suggest that few samples were mainly influenced by the incorporation of terrigenous materials. Most of the studied samples (38 out of 69) of the Bemil and Lagoa Seca quarries have δ18O (VPDB) values lower than −12‰, corresponding to carbonates that underwent changes by post-depositional processes. The δ13C values (0.69‰ to −4.46‰ and 0.07‰ to −6.18‰) of the majority of the analyzed samples, both of the Bemil quarry and the Lagoa Seca quarry, are similar to those marine carbonates of the same age (∼2.42 Ga). Samples that have δ13C values around −4‰ are likely to result from decarbonation reactions. Two samples (LS11 and LS12) may record glacial periods.