东太平洋CC区深海稀土资源潜力:沉积物地球化学标志  

Deep-sea rare earth resource potential in the Eastern Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone:Constraint from sediment geochemistry

作　　者：邬欣然 董彦辉 李正刚 王浩 章伟艳 李怀明 李小虎 初凤友 WU Xinran;DONG Yanhui;LI Zhenggang;WANG Hao;ZHANG Weiyan;LI Huaiming;LI Xiaohu;CHU Fengyou(Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences,Second Institute of Oceanography,MNR,Hangzhou 310012,China)

机构地区：[1]自然资源部海底科学重点实验室,自然资源部第二海洋研究所,浙江杭州310012

出　　处：《海洋学研究》2023年第4期46-56,共11页Journal of Marine Sciences

基　　金：国家自然科学基金项目(U2244222);大洋十三五专项项目(DY135-N1-1)。

摘　　要：深海沉积物蕴藏着丰富的稀土资源,富稀土沉积物的空间分布特征、稀土赋存形态与富集机制是近年来研究的热点。东太平洋克拉里昂—克里帕顿断裂带(简称CC区)是全球海底最重要的多金属结核成矿带,但对该区域沉积物中伴生富集的稀土资源分布特征和资源潜力认识尚不清楚。该文对CC区西部125个站位沉积物全岩地球化学成分(728组主量元素和625组微量元素)进行了分析,结果表明研究区沉积物中显著富集MnO和P_(2)O_(5),总稀土含量(∑REY)与P_(2)O_(5)、CaO含量和Ce负异常存在较好的空间正相关性,生物成因钙磷灰石是稀土元素的主要赋存矿物。研究区沉积物∑REY平均值为470±202μg g,部分区域∑REY含量高于富稀土沉积物标准(∑REY>700μg g),表明研究区具有一定的稀土资源潜力。研究区富稀土沉积物主要分布在以丘陵地形为主的北部,南部海盆区的沉积物稀土含量相对较低。研究区地貌特征差异影响了区域沉积速率和钙磷灰石水动力分选,导致研究区稀土资源分布的南北分带性。Deep-sea sediments have attracted much more attention in recent years because of their potential resources for rare earth elements plus Yttrium(REY).However,the host minerals and enrichment mechanism of REY in deep-sea sediments,and the spatial distribution characteristics and metallogenic regularity of the REY-rich sediments are still unclear.The Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone(CCZ)in the East Pacific is the most important polymetallic nodule metallogenic belt,and its potential of REY resources has not been well evaluated.In this study,the whole-rock geochemistry(728 groups of major elements and 625 groups of trace elements)of sediments from 125 stations in the west CCZ over an area of 27800 km^(2) was analyzed.The results show that the sediments in the study area are significantly rich in MnO,P_(2)O_(5) and REY than those from Australian shales and global subducting sediments.Spatially,∑REY has a positive correlation with P_(2)O_(5),CaO,and Ce negative anomalies,indicating that calcium apatite is the main host minerals of REY.The average value of∑REY in the sediments over the study area is 470±202μg g,some samples meet the criteria of REY-rich sediments(∑REY>700μg g),indicating that the study area has a certain potential of REY resources.Spatial interpolation analysis shows that REY-rich sediments are mainly distributed in the northern area characterized by hilly terrain,while they are poorer in the southern basin with flat terrain.The difference of geomorphology in the study area affects the regional deposition rate and the hydrodynamic sorting of calcium apatite,leading to the north-south zoning of REY resources distribution in the study area.

关 键 词：深海沉积物 稀土元素 钙磷灰石 资源潜力 东太平洋CC区 

分 类 号：P736.2[天文地球—海洋地质]