Rapid in-situ assaying of deep-sea sediments by portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its applicability assessment

HUANG Wei; HU Bangqi; XU Lei; LIAO Shili; LU Jingfang; SONG Weiyu; DING Xue; YU Yiyong; GUO Jianwei

2021 Vol. 40, No. 2-3

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HUANG Wei, HU Bangqi, XU Lei, LIAO Shili, LU Jingfang, SONG Weiyu, DING Xue, YU Yiyong, GUO Jianwei. Rapid in-situ assaying of deep-sea sediments by portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its applicability assessment[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2021, 40(2-3): 423-433.

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HUANG Wei, HU Bangqi, XU Lei, LIAO Shili, LU Jingfang, SONG Weiyu, DING Xue, YU Yiyong, GUO Jianwei. Rapid in-situ assaying of deep-sea sediments by portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its applicability assessment[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2021, 40(2-3): 423-433.

Rapid in-situ assaying of deep-sea sediments by portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its applicability assessment

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Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources/Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
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Second Institute of Oceanography/Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, Zhejiang, China

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Corresponding author: XU Lei, xulei2014107@163.com

Received Date: 06 May 2020

Revised Date: 28 December 2020

Publish Date: 15 March 2021

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The pelagic clay, diatom ooze, ferromanganese nodules and crusts covering a large area of the abyssal plains are the common types of deep-sea sediments.It is very important to detect the composition of these sediments timely and accurately for improving the efficiency and cognitive ability of marine geological survey.Based on the assay of 60 samples collected from Philippine Sea by portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (pXRF), combined with laboratory test results, three key parameters of stability, accuracy and correlation of 24 elements detected, and its applicability of rapid detecting of deep-sea sediments to marine geological survey was discussed.Through comprehensive comparative study, it is found that nine elements, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, P, Pb, Sr, Zn and Zr, have good stability, accuracy and correlation, and can be directly used in qualitative and even quantitative research.The three index parameters of Al, Ba, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Si, Ti, Th and V are slightly lower, which can be used for qualitative research and trend analysis.The elements of Bi, Cs, Mg, Sb and Sc are not recommended to use because of their poorly testing results.The measures beneficial to acquire high precision test data include adequate and uniform sampling volume, grinding and screening after drying to a constant of wet samples, adequate compaction and flattening during packaging, increasing test time, selecting appropriate reference materials for calibration and inspection, and increasing test times for key and abnormal samples.With the increase of the type and number of deep sea samples in the future, the pXRF method will be conducive to the establishment of more accurate test methods, so as to quickly reveal the composition characteristics of samples in the field and delineate mineralization anomalies etc.In this way, it can be used as a reference for the decision-making and deployment of key offshore projects.
- deep-sea sediments /
- pXRF /
- stability /
- accuracy /
- relativity

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