The composition and source of hydrocarbons in the hydrothermal products of Tangyin and Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal fields from the Okinawa Trough

HUANG Xin; LI Longwei; WANG Wenzhuo; WANG Yuhao; CHEN Shuai; KANG Yurou

doi:10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2023091401

2023 Vol. 43, No. 5

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HUANG Xin, LI Longwei, WANG Wenzhuo, WANG Yuhao, CHEN Shuai, KANG Yurou. The composition and source of hydrocarbons in the hydrothermal products of Tangyin and Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal fields from the Okinawa Trough[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2023, 43(5): 181-189. doi: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2023091401

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HUANG Xin, LI Longwei, WANG Wenzhuo, WANG Yuhao, CHEN Shuai, KANG Yurou. The composition and source of hydrocarbons in the hydrothermal products of Tangyin and Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal fields from the Okinawa Trough[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2023, 43(5): 181-189. doi: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2023091401

The composition and source of hydrocarbons in the hydrothermal products of Tangyin and Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal fields from the Okinawa Trough

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Laboratory for Coastal Ocean Variation and Disaster Prediction, College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, China
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Key Laboratory of Climate, Resources and Environment in Continental Shelf Sea and Deep Sea of Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China

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Corresponding author: CHEN Shuai, chenshuai@qdio.ac.cn

Received Date: 14 September 2023

Revised Date: 08 October 2023

Accepted Date: 08 October 2023

Publish Date: 28 October 2023

Abstract

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The hydrothermal sulfide and sediment of the Tangyin and Yonaguni Knoll Ⅳ hydrothermal fields in the southern Okinawa Trough were analyzed in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-IRMS), by which the abundances of hydrocarbons and the individual C isotope compositions of n-alkane were determined. The n-alkanes in the hydrothermal products conformed to a bimodal distribution, and exhibited an odd-to-even predominance of high molecular weight n-alkanes with maxima at C₃₁ and an even-to-odd predominance of low molecular weight n-alkanes with maxima at C₁₈. The distribution and individual carbon isotopic compositions of n-alkanes suggest that the low molecular weight n-alkanes in hydrothermal products may be mainly the result of the metabolic activity of submarine hydrothermal microorganisms, and the high-molecular weight n-alkanes in hydrothermal products may be derived from mainly the terrigenous inputs. The content and proportion of low-molecular n-alkanes in hydrothermal sulfides are higher than those of hydrothermal sediment, indicating that hydrothermal microbial activity might be more flourishing in hydrothermal sulfide. The δ¹³C values of the n-alkanes in the hydrothermal sulfide samples tend to decrease as the number of carbon atoms increased, which suggest that the abiogenic contribution to the source of hydrocarbons in hydrothermal sulfides shall not be ignored.
- n-alkanes /
- carbon isotope composition /
- Tangyin hydrothermal field /
- Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal field /
- Okinawa Trough

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