The Origin of Paleokarst in the Huanglong Formation of the Eastern Sichuan Basin：Evidence from δ~（13）C, δ~（18）O and ~（87）Sr/~（86）Sr

KarstrocksfromtheHuanglongFormationexposedatthemarginoftheEasternSichuanBasincanbepidedintofourtypes:slightlycorroded,moderatelycorrodedporous,intenselycorrodedbrecciatedandintenselycorrodedandreplacedsecondarycalcickarsticrocks.Thecarbon,oxygenandstrontiumisotopecompositionsofthevariouskarstrocksareanalyzedsystematicallyandcomparedtorockswithoutkarstcorrosion.Theresultsindicatethat(1)theHuanglongFormationintheeasternSichuanBasinwasarestrictedbaysuppliedandcontrolledbyfreshwaterinwhichmudmicriteandmud-dolomicriteexhibitlowδ13Candδ18Ovaluesandhigh87Sr/86Srratios;(2)alltypesofkarsticrocksinthepaleokarstreservoirsoftheHuanglongFormationintheresearchareaareaffectedbyatmosphericfreshwaterwiththeδ13Candδ18Ovaluesand87Sr/86Srratiosintheoriginalformationapproachingthoseofatmosphericfreshwater,whichreflectsancienthydrologicalconditions,fluidproperties,isotopicsourceandthefractionationeffect;(3)theintenselycorrodedandreplacedsecondarylimestoneisaffectedbyavarietyofdiageneticfluids,oftenreflectedbyδ13Candδ18Ovalues,whilethe87Sr/86Srratiosexhibitthestrongdegreeofthecorrosion;(4)aftercomparingthe87Sr/86Srratiosofeachtypeofkarstrock,thediageneticfluidsaredeterminedtobemainlyatmosphericfreshwater,anddependingonthestrengthofcorrosion,andthelow87Sr/86Srratiofluidsinthelayerwillparticipateinthekarstprocess.Thecarbon,oxygen,andstrontiumisotopesofdifferentkarsticreservoirscanprovidemeaningfulgeochemicalinformationforforecastingandevaluatingthedevelopmentanddistributionrulesoftheHuanglongFormationatthemarginoftheeasternSichuanBasinintimeandspace.更多还原