Post-depositional transformations in sedimentary rocks and implications for paleoenvironmental studies: evidence from the Mesoproterozoic (∼1.1 Ga) of the Taoudeni Basin, Mauritania

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2022
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Abstract
Understanding paleoenvironmental dynamics linked to biological evolution in Earth history is a major goal within the geological community. The difficulty of achieving this goal, at least in part, lies with the secondary transformations experienced by a majority of ancient rocks, especially through metamorphism and hydrothermal activity. The Mesoproterozoic (∼1.1 Ga) shallow-marine deposits from the Taoudeni Basin, Mauritania, have suffered a complex, multiphase tectonic, and thermal evolutionary history. Representative samples from two drill cores (a background site \[S2\] and a dolerite intrusion-bearing drill core \[S1\]) from the El Mreiti Group were evaluated for transformations and overprints of original mineralogies and geochemical compositions. Our results show that the drill core hosting the dolerite intrusion (S1) is characterized by a suite of minerals (that is, pyroxene, graphite, pyrrhotite, garnet, zeolite, and authigenic clay minerals) resulting from contact metamorphism and associated hydrothermal activity. However, compared to the S1, the S2 core shows no evidence of post-depositional transformation. The geochemical data obtained from S1 reveal a striking elevation of iron contents likely delivered from the hydrothermal fluids. Moreover, concentrations of redox-sensitive trace elements (molybdenum, uranium, and vanadium) increased dramatically during hydrothermal and metamorphic activity. This study demonstrates that need for caution when assessing paleoenvironmental conditions in ancient sedimentary rocks, particularly for iron and trace metal approaches commonly used in reconstructions of paleo-redox.
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Authors Mohamed Ghnahalla, Abderrazak El Albani, Ahmed Abd Elmola, Olabode M. Bankole, Claude Fontaine, Mohamed Salem Sabar, Alain Trentesaux, Claude Laforest, Alain Meunier, Celine Boissard, Chenyi Tu, Timothy W. Lyons
Journal american journal of science
Year 2022
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10.2475/07.2022.02
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https://ajs.scholasticahq.com/article/65877.pdf
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