A review on the application of lithium isotopes in continental weathering research and progress
Received date: 2024-05-20
Revised date: 2024-10-22
Online published: 2025-02-21
Supported by
Open Fund Key Project of Jinhua Key Laboratory of Watershed Earth Surface Processes and Ecological Security(KF-2022-04)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(41572345)
Continental chemical weathering is one of the key processes shaping the Earth's surface morphology, influencing the global material cycle and regulating the global climate. Effectively tracing surface weathering processes has consistently been a focal point within geosciences. Lithium and its isotopes, distinguished by their unique chemical properties, exhibit great potential in tracing continental silicate weathering. This article systematically reviewed the literature and analyzed the fractionation behavior and patterns of lithium isotopes during chemical weathering processes in experimental simulations, weathering profiles, and at the watershed scales. Based on this analysis, the following insights are obtained: 1) The continental weathering process in surface environments is complex, exhibiting a nonlinear relationship between chemical weathering intensity and the δ7Li value. 2) Integrative studies of published data indicate that the relationship between the δ7Li values of weathered materials and lithium content in highly weathered regions exhibits two patterns (The variation in Li content is limited, yet the δ7Li values exhibit significant differentiation; conversely, there is a certain degree of variation in Li content when the differentiation of δ7Li values is limited), with the underlying causes requiring further investigation. 3) The red earth region in southern China is an ideal area for weathering research, showing potential in exploring the mechanisms and patterns of lithium isotope fractionation. This article argues that there are still issues in using lithium isotopes as a tracer for chemical weathering, such as insufficient quantitative studies of complex processes, limited multi-scale integrated research, unclear mechanisms of lithium isotopes in highly weathered products, and the lack of a global weathering estimation model. Future efforts should focus on enhancing laboratory simulations, empirical studies, and multi-scale integrated research to further explore the potential of lithium isotope mechanisms in underexplored areas and validate the effectiveness of lithium isotope tracing in chemical weathering through the combined use of multi-isotope systems.
ZHU Lidong , WANG Ji , YU Ruifei , LI Fengquan , YOU Yijing , LU Haixin . A review on the application of lithium isotopes in continental weathering research and progress[J]. PROGRESS IN GEOGRAPHY, 2025 , 44(2) : 211 -225 . DOI: 10.18306/dlkxjz.2025.02.001
图5 高风化地区基岩风化壳、红土、黄土等地质储库的δ7Li值与Li含量图注:数据引自文献[28,34-35,46,49,59,73,75,77,82,91,114];QJ、PJLK、TX、JL为课题组未发表数据;HG为广东雷琼玄武岩风化壳样品,由于其δ7Li值与Li含量之间的关系与文中所述的分布模式不符,因此未在文中列出。 Fig.5 δ7Li value versus lithium content of geological reservoirs such as weathered crust of basic rock and red earth and loess in high weathering area |
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