高温高压下元素配分的原位实验与计算模拟研究进展

地球内部元素的配分行为具有重要意义,有助于揭示地球内部物质循环、元素成矿、超临界流体性质等基础地质问题。同步辐射微聚焦X射线荧光光谱(SR-μXRF)结合金刚石压腔(DAC)技术,可以在高温高压条件下实现高准确度和高分辨率的原位(in situ)测试元素在不同物相间的浓度,并获取配分系数。而基于地球化学热力学的理论计算模拟,可以获得元素在不同物相间的赋存形式,有助于揭示元素配分机制。本文综述了SR-μXRF结合DAC技术和地球化学热力学计算模拟原位测定高温高压下元素配分的研究方法,及其在地球内部元素迁移、成矿作用和地球早期形成过程等领域中的应用进展,认为利用该套方法研究高温高压下元素配分行为的体系将变得更加复杂,对温度、压力条件则要求更高。本文旨在更新和丰富高温高压下元素配分系数数据,深化对地球内部物质循环等问题的认知。     

D-DIA装置与同步辐射源结合技术及其在矿物高温高压变形实验中的应用

高温高压变形实验是研究地球深部组成矿物流变学性质的重要技术手段之一.D-DIA(deformation-DIA)装置是最近10年来兴起的一种新的高温高压变形实验设备,通常可实现的最高压力为15 GPa和温度约为2 000 K;而同步辐射X射线衍射已经广泛地应用到物质结构科学的研究中,二者相结合,能够有效原位地研究材料物质在高温高压下的流变学性质.以美国布鲁克海文国家实验室配合有同步辐射源的D-DIA装置为例,介绍该装置的基本结构、工作原理及D-DIA装置与X射线结合技术如何实现矿物高温高压下变形过程的原位观测及相关定量力学数据的获取.这一技术突破了传统流变仪的压力局限,为在更高压力(P＞4 GPa)条件下研究地球深部组成物质的高温高压流变学性质提供了有效途径.      

角闪石高温高压实验研究进展及其地球物理意义

高温高压实验作为地球科学研究的重要方向之一,通过模拟地球深部的温度和压力条件,了解地球深部物质的物理化学性质、地球内部结构和动力学演化。角闪石属于双链硅酸盐矿物,为地幔岩石圈的重要组成,广泛分布在海洋地壳、俯冲板块、变质岩和火成岩中。作为俯冲带的重要含水矿物,角闪石的广泛分布和高温高压下的脱水对于理解俯冲带水含量以及水迁移具有重要作用,同时在俯冲带的地震活动、高电导率异常、地震波速异常和岩浆活动中扮演重要角色。在过去的近百年时间里,国内外学者对角闪石高温高压物理化学性质进行了大量的研究。角闪石具有非常复杂的元素组成和结构特征,由此也导致了不同角闪石物理化学性质存在显著不同,包括脱水与脱羟基反应中元素迁移的差异、角闪石形成与分解过程中碱性元素(K+Na)和H2O含量对热稳定的影响、不同空间群结构下的高压结构相变、原位条件下不同结晶方向的电导率异常、不同结晶学优选方位(CPO)下的波速异常等。已有的研究对于角闪石的物理化学性质以及其在俯冲带中发挥的作用有了比较清楚的认识,但仍然有许多问题需要进一步研究,如角闪石的高压脱水动力学、热物性和变形机制等。     

高温高压装置研制和技术创新的发展现状与趋势

现代化的高温高压实验装置与表征技术是研究地球深部物质的赋存状态、属性及效应的关键手段. 近20年,国内很多科研单位先后建立了高水平高温高压实验平台,具有覆盖地表至地心温压环境的各类装置以及多种可进行原位/非原位观测的技术,在高压矿物物理、实验岩石学和地球化学等领域取得重要进展. 装置和技术的创新发展是当前我国“三深一系统（深地深海深空、地球系统科学）”科技战略领域中基础理论创新的驱动力之一.简要综述了高温高压装置研制、技术发展和面临的主要挑战,在此基础上展望了未来的发展方向.      

高压下斜长角闪岩部分熔融对v_p的影响

高温高压下岩石弹性波速原位测量是研究地壳结构和探讨地震波低速层形成机制的重要手段。前人通过高温高压岩石部分熔融条件下的弹性波速原位测量,证实了高温下岩石中发生的矿物脱水和部分熔融是地震波低速层的重要成因之一。然而,目前的研究多集中在高温高压     

地球内部极端条件下流体和物质相互作用:透过金刚石窗口探测地球深部流体

报道关于地球内部极端条件下的流体实验研究的最新进展。使用金刚石压砧结合各种谱学方法及同步辐射光源技术,在高温超高压条件下原位直接测量物质的结构和性质,已经获得分子-原子尺度信息新的实验数据。本项工作使用金刚石压砧对高压(10GPa)和高温高压(800℃,3GPa)条件下的NaCl-H2O进行红外谱原位直测,研究了高压和高温高压下水分子结构,发现水分子的O—H振动特征峰频率随温度向高波数变化,而且,在临界态区域时水分子间的氢键网格被破坏。实验说明:地球内部流体性质由深到浅不断变化,如水的密度、介电常数等物理参数随温度压力而改变,在临界态出现突变。这些变化可以用高压高温的物质的各种谱学特征来表征。水的性质与它的分子结构、分子振动有关。在跨越临界区时水的性质异常涨落是由水分子结构异常变化、分子振动形式变化和氢键网格破坏所导致的。从分子尺度认识地球内部流体在极端条件下的性质和高压原位实验观测有助于我们进一步了解地球深部物质的性质及其相互作用,有助于认识深部过程。     

地球内部高温超高压流体的水热金刚石压砧原位观测

地球内部极端条件下流体原位观测实验研究有了巨大进展。使用金刚石压砧结合各种谱学方法及同步辐射光源技术,在高温超高压条件下原位直接测量水和水合物结构性质,已经获得关于地球内部流体的分子-原子尺度信息的新实验数据。本次研究通过金刚石压砧对高压(10GPa)和高温高压(800℃/3GPa)NaCl-H_2O和NaCl-D_2O-H_2O的红外谱原位直测,研究了高压和高温高压下水分子结构。发现高压高温水分子OH振动频率随温度升高向高波数变化,而且,在临界态区域时水分子间的氢键网络破坏。水分子OH振动频率随盐度升高向高波数变化。水分子的其它方式运动的频率也随温度改变。实验说明了水分子在极端条件下的结构和运动方式。地球内部由深到浅,不同深度上的流体性质不断变化,如水的密度、介电常数等物理参数随温度压力改变,水的性质在临界态会出现突变。这些变化可以用高压高温的水的各种谱学特征来表征。水的性质取决于水的分子结构(键态)、分子振动方式。在跨越临界区时的水性质异常涨落与水分子结构变化、分子振动形式变化和氢键网络破坏有关。高温超高压流体原位红外谱观测实验是从分子尺度认识地球内部流体性质。水分子尺度的信息有利于我们深入理解地球深部流体性质、活动及物质相互作用,有利于理解岩石圈和地球深内部过程。     

高温高压微束衍射实验进展及其地学应用

同步辐射X射线微束衍射技术与静态高压装置(包括金刚石压砧设备和大腔体压力机设备)结合运用是研究高温高压下物质晶体结构、相变等的有效方法。金刚石压砧高温高压实验技术的发展体现在:在产生极端高温高压的同时,获得准确的实验温度压力值,采用充装气体传压介质等方法减小压力梯度,采用激光双面加温技术和改进激光光路以减小样品径向和轴向的温度梯度。大腔体压力机高温高压实验技术的发展主要表现在产生更高的实验压力,以及测试过程中使样品在一定幅度摆动以消除晶体生长和择优取向对衍射数据的影响。同步辐射X射线微束衍射技术的发展主要表现在更高亮度和更宽能量范围的同步辐射光源的使用、X射线聚焦技术的发展,以及角色散X射线衍射测试技术的进步。介绍了近年来高温高压微束衍射实验在地球科学领域所取得的一些最新进展,包括硅酸盐超钙钛矿的实验发现,铁的高温高压相变及熔融曲线、SiO2 超斯石英相变、橄榄石尖晶石相—超尖晶石相转变压力的精确测定等研究结果;认为硅酸盐超钙钛矿的进一步深入研究,水对地球深部矿物岩石力学性质及熔融行为的影响,高温高压下物质的化学反应性和地球深部元素的地球化学行为等,是今后高温高压实验研究的重要方向。     

实验矿物物理的发展现状与趋势:1.相变和状态方程、电导率、热导率

实验矿物物理是高温高压实验地球科学的重要分支学科之一,它主要是通过高温高压实验模拟地球内部的物理化学环境,并原位测定地球深部物质（矿物、岩石和熔/流体等）的相变和状态方程、电导率、热导率等物理参数,探讨地球内部的圈层结构、物质组成、地球动力学过程等地球物理性质相关的一系列重要科学问题. 综述了实验矿物物理的发展历史、近二十年的研究现状与趋势,并展望了该学科未来发展的方向、关键科学问题与面临的主要挑战.      

实验地球化学的发展历史和研究展望

实验地球化学主要通过高温高压实验模拟,对元素和同位素在地球内部条件下的行为、性质和效应进行研究,从而对成岩成矿、岩浆演化、流体交代、壳?幔?核分异等地质现象和过程进行制约. 实验地球化学的最初诞生,主要是针对传统地球化学、岩石学和矿床学研究中遇到的难以解决问题进行正演辅助. 实验地球化学的发展,与高温高压实验设备和现代分析技术的成熟和完善密切相关. 近半个世纪以来,实验地球化学的不断成长壮大,极大促进了传统地球化学乃至整个地球科学相关领域的发展. 在未来的10到20年内,实验地球化学有望在以下3个方面进一步加强和取得重要科研成果:（1）深部地球和早期地球;（2）挥发分和地球宜居性;（3）行星形成演化实验模拟.      

Breakage assessment through cluster analysis of joint set orientations of exposed benches of opencast mines

Summary This paper substantiates, through three different case studies, that the breakage assessment of opencast bench blasting can be made scientifically through the analysis of joint set orientations of different exposed benches in association with the corresponding face direction. Joint orientations, dip and strike of bedding planes have a significant influence on rock breakage. They can have decelerating effects on blasting performance, which may be rectified by geological mapping, and subsequently modifying the blast design parameters.     

Reconstructing the migration patterns of late Pleistocene mammals from northern Florida, USA

We used analyses of the strontium isotope (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) ratios of tooth enamel to reconstruct the migration patterns of fossil mammals collected along the Aucilla River in northern Florida. Specimens date to the late-glacial period and before the last glacial maximum (pre-LGM). Deer and tapir displayed low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios that were similar to the ratios of Florida environments, which suggest that these taxa did not migrate long distance outside of the Florida region. Mastodons, mammoths, and equids all displayed a wide range of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios. Some individuals in each taxon displayed low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios that suggest they ranged locally, while other animals had high ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios that suggest they migrated long distances (> 150 km) outside of the Florida region. Mastodons were the only taxa from this region that provided enough well-dated specimens to compare changes in migration patterns over time. Pre-LGM mastodons displayed significantly lower ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios than late-glacial mastodons, which suggests that late-glacial mastodons from Florida migrated longer distances than their earlier counterparts. This change in movement patterns reflects temporal changes in regional vegetation patterns.     

Palaeobotany of Gondwana basins of Orissa State, India: A bird's eye view

Gondwana basins of Orissa State constitute a major part of the Mahanadi Master Basin. These Gondwana sediments, ranging from Asselian to Albian in age, contain remnants of three basic floral assemblages i.e. Glossopteris Assemblage, Dicroidium Assemblage and Ptilophyllum Assemblage which can be recognized through the Permian, Triassic and Early Cretaceous, respectively. The megafloral assemblages of different basins of this state are discussed briefly. This report mainly deals with the plant species diversification in different lithological formations and the development of flora in the Gondwana basins of Orissa. A number of successive megafloras are recognized. Among those, leaves are the dominant part of the preserved flora, followed by fruits and roots. No wood parts are preserved in the major basins. These pre-angiospermic floras have been systematically analyzed to depict the evolutionary trends, and palaeofloristics of these basins. The distribution of plant fossils in different formations of these basins depicts provincialism in Gondwana flora within the Orissa.     

Palaeoecology and taxonomy of Pentoxylales from the Albian of Antarctica

Reproductive pentoxylalean material from the Albian Triton Point Formation, Fossil Bluff Group of Alexander Island, Antarctica is the youngest record of this group globally. Leaves are referred to Taeniopteris daintreei McCoy, ovulate reproductive organs to Carnoconites cranwelli Harris, and stem material to Pentoxylon sp. Occurring in leaf litter layers on palaeosol surfaces the sedimentology suggests that pentoxylalean plants grew upon areas of the floodplain distal to the river channel, where they covered the forest floor in a similar habit to modern brambles. The forest floor was shared with Equisetales and liverworts, an abundance of ferns [Cladophlebis Brongniart, Gleichenites Goeppert, Phyllopteroides Medwell, Sphenopteris (Brongniart) Sternberg], as well as angiosperms. Bennettitales, Ginkgoites Seward and Nilssonia Brongniart were rare within these communities, as were coniferous trees.     

Occurrence of Cordaitales from lower Gondwana sediments of Ib-River Coalfield, Orissa, India: An Indian scenario

The Ib-River Coalfield in Orissa State is a part of Mahanadi Master Basin. Recent extensive investigations were conducted in this Coalfield to locate fossiliferous beds in the Lower Gondwana deposits and as a result a large cache of plant fossils were recovered from Lower Permian sediments (Barakar Formation) exposed in Jurabaga and Lajkura Collieries. The complete flora includes 23 genera representing nine orders viz., Lycopodiales, Equisetales, Sphenophyllales, Filicales, Cordaitales, Coniferales, Ginkgoales, Cycadales and Glossopteridales. Only the Cordaitales, represented by four genera i.e., Noeggerathiopsis, Cordaites, Euryphyllum and Kawizophyllum are discussed in this paper. Cordaitalean leaves are described for the first time from this coalfield; the remaining plant groups will be considered in a subsequent publication. Cordaitalean leaves attributable to Noeggerathiopsis hislopii, Noeggerathiopsis minor, Euryphyllum whittianum, Euryphyllum maithyi, Kawizophyllum dunpathriensis and Cordaites sp. constitute about 13.90% (111 specimens) of the total plant assemblage collected from this Coalfield. Of the cordaitaleans, N. hislopii is most abundant (47.75%; 53 specimens) followed by E. whittianum (40.54%; 45 specimens). A summary of the distribution of Cordaitales throughout the Indian Gondwana is also presented. Floristic composition varies stratigraphically at the two Barakar exposures (Lajkura and Jurabaga Collieries). Cordaitales are preserved only in the lowermost (4th) horizon (lower floral zone). Strata in these collieries have been assigned to the lower and upper Barakar Formation based on floristic content and an Early Permian (Artinskian) age is assigned.     

The oldest barnacle from the Caribbean is a rudist bivalve (Maastrichtian, Jamaica)

Four new specimens of Euscalpellum? coatesi Donovan and Davis-Strickland from the Maastrichtian of Jamaica are described; two of these occur in association with the right valve of the rudistid bivalve Chiapasella radiolitiformis (Trechmann). This demonstrates that E.? coatesi is not a barnacle, but rather represents an unusual preservational state of the left valve of C. radiolitiformis retaining only the cellular inner part of the shell.     

滇中川街盆地中侏罗世弓鲛(软骨鱼类)化石新材料

云南禄丰县川街盆地中侏罗统产出弓鲛鱼类化石后甸弓鲛(Hybodus houtienensis Young)、新庄弓鲛(新种)(Hybodus xinzhuangensis Sun)、川街弓鲛(新种)(Hybodus chuanjieensis Sun)。后甸弓鲛(Hybodus houtienensis Young)是中国发现最早的弓鲛鱼类之一,正型标本为破碎的鳍棘,副型标本为一枚牙齿齿冠。依据在川街盆地相同层位发现的新化石材料,对后甸弓鲛副型标本进行了增补,补充了描述,建立了2个弓鲛新种:新庄弓鲛与川街弓鲛,丰富了"后甸弓鲛带"弓鲛类群,并讨论了弓鲛属的生物地层、生活的古环境和地理分布特征。     

A history of the ‘Zambian copper flower', Becium centraliafricanum (B. homblei)

This contribution is a short history of the Zambian copper flower, Becium homblei (recently renamed B. centraliafricanum that has attracted attention as a plant associated with Cu-rich soils. It has a peculiar discontinuous distribution in Central Africa which has been explained in terms of biotype depletion. A field investigation into the ecology of the species shows that it is able to tolerate soil Cu concentrations of up to 15,000 μg/g (ppm), and soil nickel concentrations of nearly 5000 μg/g. B. homblei is also found on areas where soil metals are in trace quantities, and where soil bases, particularly Ca, are low. In spite of its tolerance to a wide range of edaphic conditions, the distribution of the species is very restricted in Zimbabwe, and this is almost certainly due to severe interspecific competition with a closely related species, B. obovatum, which is common on soils not unusually enriched in heavy metals. Pioneering work on geobotanical prospecting by use of Becium homblei was carried out by the late G. Woodward and others in the 1950s and 1960s. This species was used successfully for geobotanical prospecting for Cu. This present report is a brief history of these pioneering studies     

吉林省大布苏国家重点化石产地的猛犸象-披毛犀动物群

猛犸象-披毛犀动物群是晚更新世时期北半球最具代表性的典型哺乳动物群,该动物群的化石在中国东北地区广泛分布,其演化、发展乃至灭绝与古人类文明的发展有密切的关系。综述猛犸象-披毛犀动物群的概况,从动物组合、古地理分布、古生态环境等方面介绍了该生物群之全貌。以吉林省大布苏国家重点化石产地为例,对该产地出土的猛犸象-披毛犀动物群化石标本进行了最新的统计(分属6目13科21属23种),对其化石组合特征进行了分析,并对在东北地区深入开展该动物群研究的意义进行了探讨。