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Based on their REE contents and REE patterns, eclogites from the ultra-high pressure metamorphic belt in central China may be roughly divided into six types including LREE-rich, LREE-rich + positive Eu anomaly, LREE-rich + negative Eu anomaly, REE patternsmooth, MREE-rich and HREE-rich. The LREE-rich, LREE-rich + positive Eu anomaly and LREE-rich + negative Eu anomaly types of eclogites are dominant. REE types of eclogites in different areas can be compared and the REE features of the same REE type of eclogites in different areas are similar. The results of reconstruction of the primary rocks show that the primary rocks of eclogites possibly are dominated by continental tholeiites which are the product of partial melting of relatively fertile mantle and the rocks of tholeiite crystallization-differentiation. There is perfect evolution relationship among the primary rocks of the LREE-rich, LREE-rich + positive Eu anomaly and LREE-rich + negative Eu anomaly types of eclogites and among those of the REE pattern smooth and MREE-rich types of eclogites, the former three types were derived from continental settings and the latter two from nearly oceanic settings. Meanwhile, it is concluded that the mantle sources of primary rocks of the eclogites are inhomogeneous and the primary rocks of eclogites in this area appear to have undergone varying degree of crustal contamination.

Isotopic compositions of the water sources and evapotranspiration in large rivers of China are not well explored. In this investigation, δ18O and δD values of water from major large rivers of China are integrated to understand the spatial and temporal variations in the isotopes of water and d-excess. River water samples were collected from the channels and tributaries of the Changjiang, Yellow, Songhua, and Liao Rivers in China. Water from upstream was generally enriched with light isotopes relative to that from downstream areas. Water from the Songhua River and upper reach of the Changjiang River has relatively negative isotopic values, impacted by latitude and altitude effects, respectively. The spatial pattern showed that δ18O-H2O values in rivers mainly ranged from −9 to −7 ‰ in most of China based on roughly mapped contours, and rivers enriched in light isotopes were primarily located in the Tibetan Plateau and northeast China. The slopes of linear regression from the Yellow and Liao Rivers suggested that the loss of water by direct evaporation shifted the isotopes of water, especially in some small tributaries. Additionally, there was a narrow range of low δ18O-H2O values from the main channel of rivers during the low-flow season relative to the high-flow season due to influence of the monsoon climate. No distinct spatial variation of d-excess values was found in the rivers of China. However, water samples in some rivers with low d-excess values had high δ18O values, indicating that evaporation in the tributaries has led to significant water loss, especially in tributaries of the Yellow and Liao Rivers.