Saline lake diagenesis as revealed by coupled mineralogy and geochemistry of multiple ultrafine clay phases: Pliocene Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

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2009
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Abstract
Mineralogical and geochemical analyses of ultrafine (\<0.1μm) extracts of Pliocene clays from Olduvai Gorge reveal the complexities of clay diagenesis in saline, alkaline paleo-waters. Multiple authigenic phases are routinely present; these may be distinguished and quantified by decomposition of XRD (060) peaks coupled with geochemical (microprobe, HRTEM-AEM) and crystallographic (IR) investigation. By assigning geochemistry based on XRD results, we identify three principal phases by octahedral composition: dioctahedral Al-rich, dioctahedral relatively Fe-rich, and Mg-rich with a trioctahedral component. Average octahedral formulae are Al~1.30~ Fe~0.57~ Mg~0.13~ (Al-rich), Al~0.56~ Fe~0.80~ Mg~0.62~ (Fe-rich), and Al~0.09~ Fe~0.23~ Mg~2.09~ (Mg-rich) per half formula unit. IR analyses support these octahedral structures. The Mg-rich phase either has coexisting dioctahedral and trioctahedral domains within individual sheets, or a homogeneous octahedral sheet of intermediate composition. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of an intermediate octahedral occupancy in a 2:1 phyllosilicate. HRTEM observations indicate both solid state octahedral and illitization reactions and dissolution-precipitation. Layer charge and interlayer cations suggest that during illitization, layer charge increase was due to interaction with Na-rich brines, but later K uptake may have been with either saline or fresher fluids with higher K/Na ratios. All three phases occur throughout the basin; relative proportions and octahedral compositions vary. Total Mg content of "bulk" \<0.1μm clay fractions, (a paleochemical indicator in this and other basins) is the product of both the relative abundance and the Mg content of the Mg-rich phase. In addition to shedding light on the crystal chemistry of authigenic 2:1 phyllosilicates, these results demonstrate the paleolimnologic importance of discriminating the presence of multiple authigenic clay phases in lacustrine deposits.
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Authors Daniel M. Deocampo, Javier Cuadros, Teresa Wing-Dudek, Juan Olives, M. Amouric
Journal american journal of science
Year 2009
DOI
10.2475/09.2009.03
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