Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction

doi:10.1130/G38644.1

	Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction
	Sheng-Ao Liu; Huaichun Wu; Shu-zhong Shen (沈树忠); Ganqing Jiang; Shihong Zhang; Yiwen Lv; Hua Zhang (张华); Shuguang Li
	2017
发表期刊	Geology
ISSN	0091-7613
卷号	45 期号:4 页码:343-346
摘要	The end-Permian extinction is typically ascribed to massive volcanic eruptions, but direct geochemical evidence linking the two independent events is generally lacking. Zinc is an important micronutrient of marine phytoplanktons, and Zn isotope (delta Zn-66) ratios of seawater are markedly higher than those of volcanic rocks and riverine waters. We conducted high-resolution Zn concentration and Zn isotope analyses on carbonate rocks across the Permian-Triassic boundary (PTB) in the Meishan section of south China. An abrupt increase of Zn concentration and a concomitant 0.5 parts per thousand decrease in delta Zn-66 occur similar to 35 k.y. before the mass extinction and carbon isotope (delta C-13) minima. Mass balance calculation demonstrates that a 0.5 parts per thousand negative shift in delta Zn-66 within thousands of years requires rapid and massive input of isotopically light Zn from volcanic ashes, hydrothermal inputs, and/or extremely fast weathering of large igneous provinces. A positive delta Zn-66 shift of as much as 1.0 parts per thousand following the mass extinction demonstrates that primary productivity recovered and reached a maximum in fewer than 360 k.y. Our finding provides insights into the marine Zn cycling across the PTB and clarifies the temporal relationship and duration of events, including intensive volcanism, carbon isotope excursion, mass extinction, and widespread ocean anoxia.
DOI	10.1130/G38644.1
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Geology
WOS类目	Geology
WOS记录号	WOS:000396125700016
出版者	GEOLOGICAL SOC AMER, INC
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/13128
专题	中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所其他
通讯作者	Sheng-Ao Liu
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sheng-Ao Liu,Huaichun Wu,Shu-zhong Shen ,et al. Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction[J]. Geology,2017,45(4):343-346.
APA	Sheng-Ao Liu.,Huaichun Wu.,Shu-zhong Shen .,Ganqing Jiang.,Shihong Zhang.,...&Shuguang Li.(2017).Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction.Geology,45(4),343-346.
MLA	Sheng-Ao Liu,et al."Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction".Geology 45.4(2017):343-346.