镍同位素在海洋沉积物中的地球化学行为

马静雅; 吕逸文; 王水炯

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Ma Jingya, Lü Yiwen, Wang Shuijiong, 2025. Geochemical Behaviors of Nickel Isotope in Marine Sediments. Earth Science, 50(11): 4459-4472. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.159

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Ma Jingya, Lü Yiwen, Wang Shuijiong, 2025. Geochemical Behaviors of Nickel Isotope in Marine Sediments. Earth Science, 50(11): 4459-4472. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.159

Ma Jingya, Lü Yiwen, Wang Shuijiong, 2025. Geochemical Behaviors of Nickel Isotope in Marine Sediments. Earth Science, 50(11): 4459-4472. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.159

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Ma Jingya, Lü Yiwen, Wang Shuijiong, 2025. Geochemical Behaviors of Nickel Isotope in Marine Sediments. Earth Science, 50(11): 4459-4472. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.159

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Geochemical Behaviors of Nickel Isotope in Marine Sediments

doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2025.159

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School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China

Received Date: 2025-06-13
Publish Date: 2025-11-25

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The nickel isotope system serves as a crucial tool for investigating the sources, migration, transformation, and cycling processes of nickel in the ocean. Marine sediments play a vital role in the geochemical cycling of nickel, functioning both as a "source" and a "sink" for the element. The nickel isotopic composition can record key information about the nickel cycling process in seawater. In this paper it systematically summarizes the nickel isotopic compositions of seawater and major marine reservoirs, including riverine inputs, hydrothermal systems, and diverse marine sediments (iron-manganese oxide deposits, anoxic sediments, and carbonate sediments). It analyzes nickel isotopic compositions and their interrelationships, and delves into the fractionation mechanisms of nickel isotopes between sediments and seawater and their implications for reconstructing palaeoceanographic environments. The findings demonstrate that nickel isotope possesses unique advantages in tracing changes in palaeoceanographic productivity, sulfur-rich environmental evolution, and the mass balance of the global nickel cycle.
- nickel,
- isotopes,
- isotope fractionation,
- marine geochemical cycles,
- oceanography

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