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The effect of diagenesis and fluid migration on rare earth element distribution in pore fluids of the northern Cascadia accretionary margin

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  • Analytical challenges in obtaining high quality measurements of rare earth elements (REEs) from small pore fluid volumes have limited the application of REEs as deep fluid geochemical tracers. Using a recently developed analytical technique, we analyzed REEs from pore fluids collected from Sites U1325 and U1329, drilled on the northern Cascadia margin during the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 311, to investigate the REE behavior during diagenesis and their utility as tracers of deep fluid migration. These sites were selected because they represent contrasting settings on an accretionary margin: a ponded basin at the toe of the margin, and the landward Tofino Basin near the shelf's edge. REE concentrations of pore fluid in the methanogenic zone at Sites U1325 and U1329 correlate positively with concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and alkalinity. Fractionations across the REE series are driven by preferential complexation of the heavy REEs. Simultaneous enrichment of diagenetic indicators (DOC and alkalinity) and of REEs (in particular the heavy elements Ho to Lu), suggests that the heavy REEs are released during particulate organic carbon (POC) degradation and are subsequently chelated by DOC. REE concentrations are greater at Site U1325, a site where shorter residence times of POC in sulfate-bearing redox zones may enhance REE burial efficiency within sulfidic and methanogenic sediment zones where REE release ensues. Cross-plots of La concentrations versus Cl, Li and Sr delineate a distinct field for the deep fluids (z>75 mbsf) at Site U1329, and indicate the presence of a fluid not observed at the other sites drilled on the Cascadia margin. Changes in REE patterns, the presence of a positive Eu anomaly, and other available geochemical data for this site suggest a complex hydrology and possible interaction with the igneous Crescent Terrane, located east of the drilled transect. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Keywords: Cascadia margin, Organic matter, Rare earth elements, Fluid migration, Pore water
  • Keywords: Cascadia margin, Organic matter, Rare earth elements, Fluid migration, Pore water
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  • Kim, J., Torres, M., Haley, B., Kastner, M., Pohlman, J., Riedel, M., & Lee, Y. (2012). The effect of diagenesis and fluid migration on rare earth element distribution in pore fluids of the northern cascadia accretionary margin. Chemical Geology, 291, 152-165. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.10.010
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  • Funding for this research was provided by the Korea Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (K-IODP) of Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) of Korea and the U.S. Science Support Program (USSP).
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