Noblesse multi-collector noble gas mass spec- trometer is specially designed for multi-collection of Ar isotopes with different beam sizes, especially for small ion beams, precisely, and hence is perfectly suitable fo...Noblesse multi-collector noble gas mass spec- trometer is specially designed for multi-collection of Ar isotopes with different beam sizes, especially for small ion beams, precisely, and hence is perfectly suitable for ^40Ar/^39Ar geochronology. We have analyzed widely used sanidine, muscovite, and biotite standards with recom- mended ages of - 1.2-133 Ma, with the aim to assess the reliability of Noblesse for ^40Ar/^39Ar dating. An ESI MIR10 30W CO2 laser was used for total fusion or incremental heating samples. Extracted gases were routinely purified by four SAES NP10 getters （one at - 400 ℃ and others at room temperature）. A GP50 getter and a metal cold finger cooled by liquid N （- 196 ℃） were also attached for additional purification if necessary. The Ar isotopes were then measured by Noblesse using Faraday or multiplier according to the signal intensities. Over a period of 1.5 months 337 air calibrations produced a weighted mean ^40Ar/^36Ar of 296.50 ± 0.08 （2σ, MSWD = 4.77）. Fish Canyon sanidine is used to calculate J-values, which show good linear relationship with position in irradiation. The age of four mineral standards （Alder Creek sanidine, Brione muscovite, Yabachi sanidine, and Fangshan biotite） are within error of the accepted ages. Five Alder Creek sanidine aliquots yielded an age range of 1.174-1.181 ± 0.013 Ma （2σ） which broadly overlaps the established age of the standard and the uncertainty approaches those of the foremost Ar/Ar laboratories in the world. The weighted mean ages of four Brione muscovite aliquots （18.75 i 0.16 Ma, 2σ）, five Yabachi sanidine aliquots （29.50 ± 0.19 Ma, 2σ）, and three Fangshan bio- tite aliquots （133.0 ± 0.76 Ma, 2σ） are consistent with the recommended values of these standards, and the uncer- tainties are typical of modem Ar/Ar laboratories world- wide.展开更多
Landscape evolution is modulated by the regional tectonic uplift,climate change,and river dynamics.However,how to distinguish these mechanisms through the research of surface exhumation and fluvial incision remains co...Landscape evolution is modulated by the regional tectonic uplift,climate change,and river dynamics.However,how to distinguish these mechanisms through the research of surface exhumation and fluvial incision remains controversial.In this study,cosmogenic ^(10)Be,^(26)Al,and ^(21)Ne concentrations in quartz from cave deposits,modern river sediments,and bedrocks were measured to constrain the applicability of cosmogenic ^(21)Ne and discuss Quaternary landscape evolution history in the Guizhou Plateau,southeast China.Using the ^(26)Al-^(10)Be and ^(21)Ne-^(10)Be pairs to distinguish the cosmogenic ^(21)Ne concentration from the excess ^(21)Ne,we found that the nucleogenic ^(21)Ne produced by the U and Th decay in quartz is significant in the samples although there is the possibility of inherited cosmogenic ^(21)Ne.Combining with previous studies,we suggest that the precise approach for applying the cosmogenic ^(21)Ne could be reached by(1)estimating the contribution from nucleogenic ^(21)Ne,(2)avoiding samples with complex burial histories to exclude inherited cosmogenic ^(21)Ne,and(3)combining the ^(10)Be-^(26)Al-^(21)Ne nuclides method for the Quaternary samples.In addition,both pre-burial basin denudation rates and burial ages derived from the ^(26)Al-^(10)Be pair were used to determine the different timescale surface denudation rate and fluvial incision rate in relation to previous work.The consistency of the different timescales pre-burial basin denudation rate,^(36)Cl surface denudation rate,and modern basin denudation rate indicates that the landscape-scale surface denudation has been likely stabilized since the Quaternary in the Guizhou Plateau area.The slightly higher river incision rates than the local surface denudation rate show that the river dynamics may not have reached a steady-state due to the regional tectonic uplift in the Guizhou Plateau.展开更多
基金funded by The National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFC0600405)The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40903022)
文摘Noblesse multi-collector noble gas mass spec- trometer is specially designed for multi-collection of Ar isotopes with different beam sizes, especially for small ion beams, precisely, and hence is perfectly suitable for ^40Ar/^39Ar geochronology. We have analyzed widely used sanidine, muscovite, and biotite standards with recom- mended ages of - 1.2-133 Ma, with the aim to assess the reliability of Noblesse for ^40Ar/^39Ar dating. An ESI MIR10 30W CO2 laser was used for total fusion or incremental heating samples. Extracted gases were routinely purified by four SAES NP10 getters （one at - 400 ℃ and others at room temperature）. A GP50 getter and a metal cold finger cooled by liquid N （- 196 ℃） were also attached for additional purification if necessary. The Ar isotopes were then measured by Noblesse using Faraday or multiplier according to the signal intensities. Over a period of 1.5 months 337 air calibrations produced a weighted mean ^40Ar/^36Ar of 296.50 ± 0.08 （2σ, MSWD = 4.77）. Fish Canyon sanidine is used to calculate J-values, which show good linear relationship with position in irradiation. The age of four mineral standards （Alder Creek sanidine, Brione muscovite, Yabachi sanidine, and Fangshan biotite） are within error of the accepted ages. Five Alder Creek sanidine aliquots yielded an age range of 1.174-1.181 ± 0.013 Ma （2σ） which broadly overlaps the established age of the standard and the uncertainty approaches those of the foremost Ar/Ar laboratories in the world. The weighted mean ages of four Brione muscovite aliquots （18.75 i 0.16 Ma, 2σ）, five Yabachi sanidine aliquots （29.50 ± 0.19 Ma, 2σ）, and three Fangshan bio- tite aliquots （133.0 ± 0.76 Ma, 2σ） are consistent with the recommended values of these standards, and the uncer- tainties are typical of modem Ar/Ar laboratories world- wide.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41930642)。
文摘Landscape evolution is modulated by the regional tectonic uplift,climate change,and river dynamics.However,how to distinguish these mechanisms through the research of surface exhumation and fluvial incision remains controversial.In this study,cosmogenic ^(10)Be,^(26)Al,and ^(21)Ne concentrations in quartz from cave deposits,modern river sediments,and bedrocks were measured to constrain the applicability of cosmogenic ^(21)Ne and discuss Quaternary landscape evolution history in the Guizhou Plateau,southeast China.Using the ^(26)Al-^(10)Be and ^(21)Ne-^(10)Be pairs to distinguish the cosmogenic ^(21)Ne concentration from the excess ^(21)Ne,we found that the nucleogenic ^(21)Ne produced by the U and Th decay in quartz is significant in the samples although there is the possibility of inherited cosmogenic ^(21)Ne.Combining with previous studies,we suggest that the precise approach for applying the cosmogenic ^(21)Ne could be reached by(1)estimating the contribution from nucleogenic ^(21)Ne,(2)avoiding samples with complex burial histories to exclude inherited cosmogenic ^(21)Ne,and(3)combining the ^(10)Be-^(26)Al-^(21)Ne nuclides method for the Quaternary samples.In addition,both pre-burial basin denudation rates and burial ages derived from the ^(26)Al-^(10)Be pair were used to determine the different timescale surface denudation rate and fluvial incision rate in relation to previous work.The consistency of the different timescales pre-burial basin denudation rate,^(36)Cl surface denudation rate,and modern basin denudation rate indicates that the landscape-scale surface denudation has been likely stabilized since the Quaternary in the Guizhou Plateau area.The slightly higher river incision rates than the local surface denudation rate show that the river dynamics may not have reached a steady-state due to the regional tectonic uplift in the Guizhou Plateau.
