Strontium isotopic compositions of the interstitial water and carbonate from IODP Hole 308-U1319A, 308-U1322B and 308-U1324B

In the Ursa Basin, the 87Sr/86Sr ratios of the interstitial water range from 0.70887 to 0.70999, those of the carbonate vary from 0.70808 to 0.70930. Both the interstitial water and carbonate show a similar trend of 87Sr/86Sr ratios throughout the depth. The 87Sr/86Sr ratios of the interstitial water decrease from the sea floor surface to the minimum at the Seismic Reflector S10.

A lateral fluid incursion with less radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr ratios along the Seismic Reflector S10 can be inferred in the Ursa Basin. It is suggested that the lateral fluid incursion shows a seawater origin, modified by diagenetic reactions including the dissolution of halite. Between the Seismic Reflector S10 and S40, 87Sr/86Sr ratios of the interstitial water increase linearly to the maximum.

Along the Seismic Reflector S40, a lateral fluid incursion with more radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr ratios is again recognized. The fluid may have also originated from seawater, but modified by the diagenesis of terrigenous sediments, likewise characterized by highly radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr compositions. A two-dimension fluid-flow model in the Ursa Basin is established.