Multi-isotope (Ba, C, O) partitioning during experimental carbonatization of a hyper-alkaline solution
2018
Carbonates formed from hyperalkaline aqueous solutions at the Earths surface are known to bear the most extreme disequilibrium
isotope signaturesreported so far in nature. We present here the results for stable carbon (C), oxygen (O), and barium (Ba)
isotope fractionationduring the precipitation of
witherite(BaCO3) induced by the chemical absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) into an aqueous hyper-alkaline solution (at 4° and 21 °C; 1 atm total pressure). Independent from temperature, the
barium carbonateformation was associated with a substantial enrichment of the lighter C and O
isotopesin the solid compared to the atmosphere (C, O), close to previous results found in experiments and nature. A new approach is introduced to explain oxygen
isotope fractionationupon hydroxylation of CO2. With Ba
isotope
enrichment factorsbetween −0.45 and −0.53‰ (138/134e) or −0.34 and −0.40‰ (137/134e), respectively, the synthesized BaCO3 displays the highest kinetic enrichment of the light Ba
isotopein the carbonate solid reported so far.
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