Helium isotopes in ferromanganese crusts from the central Pacific Ocean
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
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Abstract
Helium isotopes have been measured in samples of two ferromanganese crusts (VA13/2 and CD29-2) from the central Pacific Ocean. With the exception of the deepest part of crust CD29-2 the data can be explained by a mixture of implanted solar- and galactic cosmic ray-produced (GCR) He, in extraterrestrial grains, and radiogenic He in wind-borne continental dust grains. 4He concentrations are invariant and require retention of less than 12% of the in situ He produced since crust formation. Loss has occurred by recoil and diffusion. High 4He in CD29-2 samples older than 42 Ma are correlated with phosphatization and can be explained by retention of up to 12% of the in situ-produced 4He. 3He/4He of VA13/2 samples varies from 18.5 to 1852 Ra due almost entirely to variation in the extraterrestrial He contribution. The highest 3He/4He is comparable to the highest values measured in interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) and micrometeorites (MMs). Helium concentrations are orders of magnitude lower than in oceanic sediments reflecting the low trapping efficiency for in-falling terrestrial and extraterrestrial grains of Fe-Mn crusts. The extraterrestrial 3He concentration of the crusts rules out whole, undegassed 4–40 μm diameter IDPs as the host. Instead it requires that the extraterrestrial He inventory is carried by numerous particles with significantly lower He concentrations, and occasional high concentration GCR-He-bearing particles.
Suggested Citation
Basu, S., Stuart, F., Klemm, V., Korschinek, G., Knie, K., Hein, J., 2006, Helium isotopes in ferromanganese crusts from the central Pacific Ocean: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 70, no. 15, p. 3996-4006, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2006.05.015.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Helium isotopes in ferromanganese crusts from the central Pacific Ocean |
| Series title | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.gca.2006.05.015 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program |
| Description | 11 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
| First page | 3996 |
| Last page | 4006 |
| Other Geospatial | Pacific Ocean |