Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (2): 187-190.doi: 10.11743/ogg20030218

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APPLICATION OF SR ISOTOPE TO SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS

Shi Zhongsheng, Chen Kaiyuan, He Hujun, Shi Jun, Liu Baojun, Liu Gang   

  1. Resources College, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei
  • Received:2002-09-10 Online:2003-06-25 Published:2012-01-16

Abstract:

With indicating significance of geochemical characteristics of Sr isotope in sedimentary environment, characteristics of Sr isotope in Eogene saline deposits in Dongpu depression have been studied. Analysis result indicates that the value of 87Sr/86Sr are generally higher and exceed that in the sea water,so it is inferred that Dongpu salt lake might have been an inland brine lake,and the Sr isotope in the lake water might have mainly been controlled by the silicon-aluminium rock with high 87Sr/86Sr(0.720?0.005)value. Variation of Sr isotope curve may reflect the climate change, and the Eogene paleo-climate in Dongpu depression has also been analyzed with this feature.It is preliminarily suggested that the climate might have been semiarid and semihumid from Es4up to Es3up,and it became more arid from Es3up to Es1.

Key words: Sr isotope, salt lake, sedimentary environment, Dongpu depression

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