Comparison of metal enrichment in pyrite framboids from a metal-enriched and metal-poor estuary
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The accumulation of metals and metalloids in diagenetic pyrite framboids is of interest because framboids can be a sink for heavy metal contaminants, a source of metals in ore deposits, and a tool to interpret paleo-ocean chemistry. In this study, we have used laser ablation-inductively coupled plasmamass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) to analyze pyrite framboids from both the contaminated Derwent Estuary and the uncontaminated Huon Estuary in Tasmania, Australia. While the enrichment of many trace metals in the Huon Estuary followed expected trends, the trends in the Derwent were quite different. In addition to the expected high contents of Pb, Zn, and Cu in the contaminated interval it was found that several elements are not as strongly incorporated into pyrite within the contaminated zone. It is suggested that this is due to over-competition for adsorption sites on the growing iron sulfides in the contaminated zone resulting in diffusion of several elements to deeper levels in the sediments. This results in an increase of these elements in pyrite below the zone of major contamination. The LAICPMS technique also provided the opportunity to obtain accurate data on gold, silver, and tellurium in pyrite, something rarely achieved in sequential leach extractions due to the low concentrations of these metals observed in nature.
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Assessments of pyrite versus matrix incorporation, sulfide recrystallization, and formation site, plus further studies, indicate that the pyrite record can preserve seawater signatures.
“Large et al. (2014) also provided an assessment of the importance of pyrite versus matrix trace element incorporation, sulfide recrystallization, and the location in the water column or sediment where pyrite forms, which suggest the record is favorable to recording seawater signatures; a result further supported by several additional studies (Gregory et al., 2014;Large et al., 2015;Mukherjee and”
From Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution (2016) · cites this paper as Gregory et al., 2014
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- Gregory, D., Meffre, S., & Large, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Tasmania (AU)
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- Gregory, D.
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- American Mineralogist
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- Mineralogical Society of America
- Published
- 2014-04-01
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- 99
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- 4
- Pages
- 633-644
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- 0003-004X (ISSN-L)
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- W2082740169
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- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Keywords
- framboidal pyrite, metal enrichment, estuarine pollution, Derwent Estuary, trace metals, metalloids, competitive adsorption, gold, silver, tellurium, lead, zinc, copper, sequential leaching
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