新疆萨热克砂砾岩型铜矿床成矿流体碳、氢-氧同位素组成及其意义

新疆萨热克铜矿为砂砾岩型铜矿床,赋矿地层为上侏罗统库孜贡苏组砂砾岩.矿体以层状为主,并有裂隙、碎裂构造岩相伴生,常见辉铜矿等金属硫化物与石英、方解石和白云石等胶结物沿砾石间隙或岩石裂隙充填分布.为了揭示成矿流体的性质、来源,文章对矿体中呈脉状产出的石英和碳酸盐矿物(方解石和白云石)中的流体包裹体和碳、氢-氧同位素进行了测定.研究表明:石英和方解石中流体包裹体的气相分数通常为5％～15％,均一温度变化范围88～249℃,平均为172℃;盐度变化范围为6.30％～12.51％,平均为9.46％,为中低温、中低盐度成矿流体.脉状方解石中的δD变化范围为-72‰～-62‰,平均-67.3‰;δ18O变化范围为3.9‰～8.0‰,平均5.3‰,脉状石英中 δD变化范围为-101.7‰～-87.1‰,平均-93.3‰;δ18O变化范围5.1‰～7.5‰,平均6.6‰,氢-氧同位素组成主要落在岩浆水和变质水重叠区及其附近.方解石(白云石)中的δ18O变化范围为-15.1‰～-9.5‰,平均为-12.9‰;δ13C变化范围为-2.5‰～-2.0‰,平均为-0.8‰.同位素组成显示其位于海相碳酸盐岩区左侧附近,与研究区石炭系等碳酸盐岩的碳、氧同位素相似,表明铜矿石中的脉状方解石脉(无机碳)主要与海相碳酸盐岩的溶解作用有关.综合考虑上述结果,文章推测在萨热克铜矿的北矿段深部可能存在隐伏岩体,成矿流体为变质流体与岩浆热液叠加形成的具中、低温,中、低盐度特征的混合流体,该研究区深部存在具有进一步找矿的潜力.     

新疆萨热克砂砾岩型铜矿床成矿流体碳、氢-氧同位素组成及其意义

新疆萨热克铜矿为砂砾岩型铜矿床,赋矿地层为上侏罗统库孜贡苏组砂砾岩.矿体以层状为主,并有裂隙、碎裂构造岩相伴生,常见辉铜矿等金属硫化物与石英、方解石和白云石等胶结物沿砾石间隙或岩石裂隙充填分布.为了揭示成矿流体的性质、来源,文章对矿体中呈脉状产出的石英和碳酸盐矿物(方解石和白云石)中的流体包裹体和碳、氢-氧同位素进行了测定.研究表明:石英和方解石中流体包裹体的气相分数通常为5％～15％,均一温度变化范围88～249℃,平均为172℃;盐度变化范围为6.30％～12.51％,平均为9.46％,为中低温、中低盐度成矿流体.脉状方解石中的δD变化范围为-72‰～-62‰,平均-67.3‰;δ18O变化范围为3.9‰～8.0‰,平均5.3‰,脉状石英中 δD变化范围为-101.7‰～-87.1‰,平均-93.3‰;δ18O变化范围5.1‰～7.5‰,平均6.6‰,氢-氧同位素组成主要落在岩浆水和变质水重叠区及其附近.方解石(白云石)中的δ18O变化范围为-15.1‰～-9.5‰,平均为-12.9‰;δ13C变化范围为-2.5‰～-2.0‰,平均为-0.8‰.同位素组成显示其位于海相碳酸盐岩区左侧附近,与研究区石炭系等碳酸盐岩的碳、氧同位素相似,表明铜矿石中的脉状方解石脉(无机碳)主要与海相碳酸盐岩的溶解作用有关.综合考虑上述结果,文章推测在萨热克铜矿的北矿段深部可能存在隐伏岩体,成矿流体为变质流体与岩浆热液叠加形成的具中、低温,中、低盐度特征的混合流体,该研究区深部存在具有进一步找矿的潜力.     

新疆萨热克砂砾岩型铜矿床成矿流体碳、氢-氧同位素组成及其意义

新疆萨热克铜矿为砂砾岩型铜矿床,赋矿地层为上侏罗统库孜贡苏组砂砾岩.矿体以层状为主,并有裂隙、碎裂构造岩相伴生,常见辉铜矿等金属硫化物与石英、方解石和白云石等胶结物沿砾石间隙或岩石裂隙充填分布.为了揭示成矿流体的性质、来源,文章对矿体中呈脉状产出的石英和碳酸盐矿物(方解石和白云石)中的流体包裹体和碳、氢-氧同位素进行了测定.研究表明:石英和方解石中流体包裹体的气相分数通常为5％～15％,均一温度变化范围88～249℃,平均为172℃;盐度变化范围为6.30％～12.51％,平均为9.46％,为中低温、中低盐度成矿流体.脉状方解石中的δD变化范围为-72‰～-62‰,平均-67.3‰;δ18O变化范围为3.9‰～8.0‰,平均5.3‰,脉状石英中 δD变化范围为-101.7‰～-87.1‰,平均-93.3‰;δ18O变化范围5.1‰～7.5‰,平均6.6‰,氢-氧同位素组成主要落在岩浆水和变质水重叠区及其附近.方解石(白云石)中的δ18O变化范围为-15.1‰～-9.5‰,平均为-12.9‰;δ13C变化范围为-2.5‰～-2.0‰,平均为-0.8‰.同位素组成显示其位于海相碳酸盐岩区左侧附近,与研究区石炭系等碳酸盐岩的碳、氧同位素相似,表明铜矿石中的脉状方解石脉(无机碳)主要与海相碳酸盐岩的溶解作用有关.综合考虑上述结果,文章推测在萨热克铜矿的北矿段深部可能存在隐伏岩体,成矿流体为变质流体与岩浆热液叠加形成的具中、低温,中、低盐度特征的混合流体,该研究区深部存在具有进一步找矿的潜力.     

新疆哈腊苏铜矿床Ⅰ号矿化带流体包裹体和碳氢氧同位素地球化学

青河县哈腊苏铜矿床Ⅰ号矿化带位于准噶尔北缘卡拉先格尔斑岩铜矿带,铜矿化主要呈不均匀团块、细脉或细脉浸染状产于花岗闪长斑岩、石英闪长斑岩及玄武岩、辉斑玄武岩围岩中。矿石中石英和方解石流体包裹体划分为H_2O-NaCl型和H_2O-CO_2(±CH_4/N_2)-NaCl型。成矿温度主要集中在120～431℃,峰值在390、290和190℃。成矿流体盐度(w(NaCl_(eqv)))变化于0.53%～66.76%,峰值在19.5%、12.5%、9.5%和1.5%。密度为0.55～1.11 g/cm~3。矿脉中石英和方解石的δ~(18)O_(SMOW)值为2.9‰～12.3‰,δ~(18)O_(H_2O)值为—5.81‰～4.83‰,δD_(SMOW)为-129‰～-80‰,表明成矿流体主要为岩浆水和混合大气降水。方解石的δ~(13)C_(PDB)变化于-2.4‰～-1.4‰,δ~(18)O_(SMOW)为8.3‰～9.2‰,表明流体中的碳来自岩浆。对辉钼矿石英脉中辉钼矿进行了Re-Os同位素测年,获得等时线年龄为(378.3±5.6)Ma,与花岗闪长斑岩锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄(381～375 Ma)在误差范围内一致。早期成矿作用发生在中泥盆世,与斑岩有关,晚期叠加成矿作用发生在中、晚三叠世,与构造-岩浆-热液活动有关。     

遵义黄家湾Ni-Mo多金属矿床成矿流体特征:来自方解石流体包裹体、REE和C、O同位素证据

黄家湾矿床是近几年在贵州遵义地区寒武系底部黑色页岩中新发现的以Ni-Mo为主的多元素矿床,本文首次对该矿床成矿阶段方解石的流体包裹体、REE和C、O同位素组成特征进行了系统研究.研究结果显示:(1)该矿床成矿阶段方解石中含有3种类型的流体包裹体:富液相气液两相水溶液包裹体;富气相气液两相水溶液包裹体;纯液相包裹体.它们的气相分数变化较大,显示成矿过程中可能发生过沸腾作用.流体包裹体的显微测温结果显示,成矿流体的冰点温度为-11.6～-5.5℃,流体盐度变化范围为8.55％ ～ 15.57％ NaCleqv,均一温度为109.0 ～ 181.8℃,对应流体密度为0.97 ～ 1.44g·cm-3;(2)遵义黄家湾钼-镍多金属矿床中与成矿期有关的方解石的稀土总量高且变化范围宽(39.9×10-6～ 275×10-6),配分曲线为轻稀土富集((La/Yb)N=29.6 ～63.3)的右倾型,且铕正异常明显(Eu/Eu*为2.14～14.8),与现代海底热液矿床中方解石的稀土特征类似;(3)同位素测定显示成矿流体的碳氧同位素组成分别为δ13C V-PDB=-6.3‰～-5.7‰,δ18OV-SMOW=15.6‰ ～16.0‰,计算得到流体水的δ18OV-SMOW-H2O‰平均值变化于-0.97‰～ +5.16‰之间.上述综合研究表明:黄家湾Ni-Mo多金属矿床成矿流体主要为海水和地层中的建造水(盆地热卤水),同时由海水演化来的海底热液也参与了成矿过程.成矿流体中的碳可能由深源碳与海相碳酸盐岩共同提供.     

中甸红山矽卡岩铜矿稳定同位素特征及其对成矿过程的指示

红山铜矿床位于三江地区义敦岛弧南端的中甸弧,是在晚三叠世甘孜-理塘洋盆向西俯冲过程中形成的一个中型规模的矽卡岩矿床.通常,矽卡岩体就是铜矿体或铜矿化体,主要呈似层状、层状、脉状及透镜体状产于大理岩与角岩接触带或局部在角岩中,未见其与侵入岩直接接触.通过对不同成矿阶段所形成的石榴石、磁铁矿、磁黄铁矿、黄铁矿、黄铜矿、方解石等典型矿物以及大理岩的稳定同位素特征研究,发现矽卡岩的最主要组成矿物石榴石的δ18OSHOW范围为6.2～8.3‰,反映了矽卡岩可能直接继承隐伏斑岩体的氧同位素组成.根据磁铁矿的氧同位素组成(5.5～7.1‰)所计算的磁铁矿化阶段成矿流体的δ18OSHOW为13.1～14.7‰(400℃)或12.5～14.1‰(500℃),暗示有富集δ18O的CO2溶入到成矿流体中.硫化物的δ18SCDT范围4.45～6.20‰,说明矿床具有高度均一的硫源,并且在硫化物的结晶沉淀过程中,流体中硫同位素分馏很弱.由此推测主成矿期成矿流体的δ18S∑S为5.6±0.6‰.矿床中的大理岩的δ13CPDB为2.0～2.2‰,δ18OSMOW为24.0～24.8‰,说明大理岩是由海相碳酸盐岩经重结晶作用而成.成矿晚期阶段形成的方解石脉的δ13C范围是-2.4～1.7‰,δ18OSMOW范围是16.3～22.4%o,表明其C和O主要来源于大理岩.总之,我们推测红山矽卡岩很可能主要是由中酸性岩浆浅成侵位时局部同化碳酸盐围岩所形成的一种富含钙质成分的次生岩浆就位于碎屑岩与碳酸盐岩之间的构造薄弱带冷凝固结而成,矽卡岩型矿化与深部斑岩型矿化具有共同的成矿物质和成矿流体来源.     

云南大红山层状铜矿床成矿流体研究

云南大红山层状铜矿是大红山铁铜矿床的一部分。其成矿主要分为两个阶段：早期火山喷流作用形成了层状铜矿矿胚。而后期热液对原先的矿胚进行了改造和富集。本文选取大红山层状铜矿中石英脉型铜矿石石英样品系统地进行了流体包裹体的研究,主要发现了富液相（L＋V）、舍子晶多相（L＋S±V）和纯CO2三类主要包裹体。显微测温结果表明,其均一温度在103-456℃之间;盐度范围为0．53％～59．76％NaCl equiv．,密度为0．80～1．45g/cm^3;纯CO2包裹体均一温度为-34．3-20．8℃,对应密度为0．77-1．09g／cm^3。稳定同位素测定结果表明,硫化物δ^34S分布范围为-0．6‰～＋10．9‰,表明岩浆硫和海水硫酸盐还原成因硫参与了早期成矿过程。方解石δ^13 CPDB值范围为-5．6‰～-3．1‰,与地幔碳同位素值（-5．0±2‰）完全吻合,暗示了热液中碳质有地幔来源。根据氧同位素方解石-水及石英-水之间的分馏方程,计算得到成矿流体中水的δ^18 OSMOW值在-1．9‰-13．7‰之间,与火成岩δ^18O范围（5‰～15‰）基本一致。根据矿体地质特征、岩相学、流体包裹体以及稳定同位素等方面的综合研究,本文认为在喷流沉积之后的挤压环境下,从地幔分异出来的高温、中-高盐度并富含CO2的流体和海水一起改造了原岩,形成了变质火山-沉积岩,并使原先的铜矿矿胚活化富集。     

塔里木陆块西北缘萨热克砂岩型铜矿床构造-流体演化对成矿的制约

塔里木陆块西北缘萨热克砂岩型铜矿床构造演化、流体演化与成矿之间具有密切关系,处于一个统一系统中。矿床成岩期方解石中包裹体水的δD值为-65.3‰~-99.2‰,改造成矿期石英包裹体水的δD值为-77.7‰~-96.3‰,成岩成矿期成矿流体δ~(18)OH_2O变化范围为-3.22‰~1.84‰,改造成矿期成矿流体δ~(18)OH_2O变化范围为-4.26‰~5.14‰,指示萨热克铜矿成岩期、改造期成矿流体主要为中生代大气降水及其经水岩作用而成的盆地卤水。矿石中辉铜矿δ~(34)S值为-24.7‰~-15.4‰,指示硫主要源自硫酸盐细菌与有机质还原,部分源于有机硫。构造与成矿流体演化对砂岩铜矿成矿起关键制约作用。盆地发展早期强烈的抬升运动使盆地周缘基底与古生界剥蚀,为富铜矿源层的形成提供了丰富物源,至晚侏罗世盆地发展晚期,长期演化积聚的巨量含矿流体在库孜贡苏组砾岩胶结物及裂隙中富集,在萨热克巴依盆地内形成具有经济意义的砂岩型铜矿床。     

南羌塘坳陷扎仁地区中侏罗统布曲组晶粒白云岩成因分析

以青藏高原南羌塘坳陷扎仁地区中侏罗统布曲组晶粒白云岩为对象对其进行成因的研究。通过显微镜观察、流体包裹体数据以及碳氧同位素分析,认为研究区白云岩可分为细粉晶白云岩、中晶白云岩以及粗晶白云岩,在裂隙附近还广泛发育晶粒较粗大的鞍形白云石。白云石中流体包裹体均一温度在150.2～216.0℃,盐度均值达到了24.5%NaCl,远高于方解石包裹体均一温度与盐度,表明白云石的形成经历了高温高盐度的过程。白云石碳氧同位素分析显示其δ~(13)C_(PDB)值为-0.01‰～3.43‰,δ~(18)O_(PDB)值为-11.17‰～-7.68‰,通过白云石-水氧同位素分馏方程得到白云化流体的δ~(18)O_(SMOW)值为4.82‰～12.85‰,δ~(13)C_(PDB)对比认为白云石受寄主灰岩环境的影响。通过碳氧同位素数据对比以及前人的研究结果,认为研究区白云岩为相对封闭环境下受岩浆活动加热的高盐度流体对寄主灰岩交代的产物,高盐度流体由于镁离子的消耗导致流体对方解石过饱和,继而沉淀了高温的方解石。因此,热液活动对研究区中侏罗统布曲组白云岩的发育具有重要意义,值得加强对这一方向的探索研究。     

青海省都兰县双庆铁矿床流体包裹体及稳定同位素地球化学特征

青海省祁漫塔格-都兰成矿带是以铁铜多金属为主的成矿带,其矿产丰富但研究程度较低。双庆铁矿床是该成矿带上的典型矿床,目前尚未系统开展流体包裹体及稳定同位素地球化学研究。本文通过流体包裹体显微测温和稳定同位素分析测试研究表明,该矿床自含磁铁矿石英脉到石英硫化物阶段,流体性质略有改变。均一温度变化范围为213.7℃～327.8℃,盐度变化范围为0.53％～6.14％,密度变化范围为0.703～0.888g/cm³,属于中高温、低盐度、低密度流体; 从变化可知, 随着成矿作用继续进行,成矿均一温度与流体盐度有一定程度降低。磁铁矿的δ¹⁸O_V-SMOW 变化范围为4.4‰～10.8‰,表明磁铁矿的成矿物质来源于幔源;热液硫化物的δ³⁴S_V-CDT 值分别为0.9‰和-0.1‰,平均值为0.4‰,具陨石硫特征,反映了火成硫和深源硫的来源特点;热液方解石的δ¹³C_V-PDB 变化范围为-6.3‰～-5.2‰,表明其碳质来源于深源花岗岩浆,结合δ¹⁸O_V-SMOW 的-33.8‰～-18.3‰变化范围,通过碳氧同位素研究结果推测其碳质可能主要来自花岗岩浆,后期受大气降水影响明显。石英中δD-δ¹⁸O_H2O 结果表明,双庆铁矿床早期成矿流体以岩浆热液为主, 晚期有大量大气降水的加入, 即成矿流体为岩浆水与大气降水的混合流体。     

Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometric determination of Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in komatiites

Komatiites are mantle-derived ultramafic volcanic rocks. Komatiites have been discovered in several States of India, notably in Karnataka. Studies on the distribution of trace-elements in the komatiites of India are very few. This paper proposes a simple, accurate, precise, rapid, and non-destructive wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometric technique for determining Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in komatiites, and discusses the accuracy, precision, limits of detection, x-ray spectral-line interferences, inter-element effects, speed, advantages, and limitations of the technique. The accuracy of the technique is excellent (within 3%) for Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th and very good (within 4%) for Y. The precision is also excellent (within 3%) for Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th. The limits of detection are: 1 ppm for Sc and V; 2 ppm for Cr, Co, and Ni; 3 ppm for Cu, Zn, Rb, and Sr; 4 ppm for Y and Zr; 6 ppm for Nb; 10 ppm for Ba; 13 ppm for Pb; and 14 ppm for Th. The time taken for determining Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in a batch of 24 samples of komatiites, for a replication of four analyses per sample, by one operator, using a manual WDXRF spectrometer, is only 60 hours.     

高压微波消解法测定醋酸纤维过滤器采集的微尘粒子中的砷镉钴铬铜铁锰镍铅钒锌

最新的流行病学研究表明,空气中较高浓度的悬浮细颗粒可能对人类的健康有不利的影响。根据该项研究显示,由于心脏病、慢性呼吸问题和肺功能指标恶化而导致死亡率的升高与细尘粒子有关。这些研究结果已经促使欧盟于1999年4月出台了限制空气中二氧化硫、二氧化氮、氧化氮、铅和颗粒物含量的法案(1999/30/EC),对各项指标包括对可吸入PM10颗粒的浓度提出了新的限制性指标。PM10颗粒是指可以通过预分级器分离采集的气体动力学直径小于10μm的细颗粒。目前研究的兴趣重点逐步偏向PM2.5这些更细微颗粒物,PM2.5这种颗粒物对健康有明显的不利影响。在欧盟指令2008/50/EC中,对PM10和PM2.5都提     

Isotopic systematics of He,Ar, S,Cu, Ni,Re, Os,Pb, U,Sm, Nd,Rb, Sr,Lu, and Hf in the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits

This paper reports the first results of a study of 11 isotope systems (³He/⁴He, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar, ³⁴S/³²S, ⁶⁵Cu/⁶³Cu, ⁶²Ni/⁶⁰Ni, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd, ^206–208Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, Hf–Nd, U–Pb, and Re–Os) in the rocks and ores of the Cu–Ni–PGE deposits of the Norilsk ore district. Almost all the results were obtained at the Center of Isotopic Research of the Karpinskii All-Russia Research Institute of Geology. The use of a number of independent genetic isotopic signatures and comprehensive isotopic knowledge provided a methodic basis for the interpretation of approximately 5000 isotopic analyses of various elements. The presence of materials from two sources, crust and mantle, was detected in the composition of the rocks and ores. The contribution of the crustal source is especially significant in the paleofluids (gas–liquid microinclusions) of the ore-forming medium. Crustal solutions were probably a transport medium during ore formation. Air argon is dominant in the ores, which indicates a connection between the paleofluids and the atmosphere. This suggests intense groundwater circulation during the crystallization of ore minerals. The age of the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits was determined. The stage of orebody formation is restricted to a narrow age interval of 250 ± 10 Ma. An isotopic criterion was proposed for the ore-bearing potential of mafic intrusions in the Norilsk–Taimyr region. It includes several interrelated isotopic ratios of various elements: He, Ar, S, and others.     

硅酸盐中铁、锰、钛、钙、钾、磷、硅、铝、镁、钠、锶、铷、钡的X-射线荧光光谱定量测定

本文介绍样品经四硼酸锂熔融制成玻璃小饼。采用Lachance模式和理论a系数来校正元素间的效应,由3080E型X-射线荧光谱仪和DF-350B数据处理系统完成硅酸盐中十三个项目的测定。     

硅酸盐类样品中硅、铁、铝、钛、锰、钙、镁、钾、钠和磷的x射线荧光光谱测定

本文拟定了一种以熔融法制备样片,用X射线荧光光谱测定硅酸盐类样品中Si、Fe、Al、Tj、Mn、Ca、Mg、K、Na、P等元素的分析方法。在对不同靶材X光管和分光晶体实验对比的基础上,选择了最佳的测量条件。该法具有快速、准确,测量范围广,检测限低,价格便宜等优点。经过近百个各种类型标样或管理样品的分析对比表明,本法不仅适用于硅酸盐类岩石样品的分析,还适用于铁矿、铝土矿、碳酸盐类岩矿样品以及水泥、耐火材料等样品的分析。     

Viscous, cohesive, non-Newtonian, depositing, radial slurry flow

Mining induced subsidence can significantly affect mining costs where major surface facilities and natural environment need to be protected. Overburden grout injection is a technology used to control coal mine subsidence by injecting the mine waste material extracted from the coal back into the inter-burden rock during longwall mining. The flowing slurry is here categorised as a nonlinear viscous cohesive (Bingham plastic) fluid. During longwall mining the grout slurry is pumped into the separated beds of the rock mass through a central vertical borehole, which is drilled deep into the inter-burden rock strata above the coal seam. However, a blockage can occur in the injection system when the slurry velocity falls below a certain critical threshold velocity, indicating a material phase change from cohesive-viscous to cohesive-frictional. In situ field injection tests through boreholes have been simulated at a smaller scale at the CSIRO laboratory in Brisbane by pumping the slurry through a radial disk (gap = 4 mm) from its centre. Laboratory experiments indicate a general, nonlinear, cohesive, viscous, frictional model for shear behaviour of the slurry, in which the material shear parameters are functions of the disk radial distance. Complete dimensional and dimensionless analytical solutions have been developed based on an approach related to Bingham–Herschel–Bulkley fluid mechanics. The derived formulae include relations for minimum pump pressure, local pressure and pressure gradient, wall shear stress, volume rate, velocity and velocity gradient. The theoretical results match the experimental measurements. The experiments covered slurries with maximum particle sizes of 0.5 to 2 mm with about 50% being larger than 100 µm. The viscosities at the various solids concentrations were measured with a standard torsion viscometer. This study differs from the previous research in several distinct aspects, namely, consideration of the variable shear parameters rather than fixed values, inclusion of total nonlinear behaviour, and implementation of a friction function to mimic behaviour of the deposited and consolidating stiff slurry, which can cause a significant pressure rise as a result of the increased shear resistance.     

Regional distribution of Al,B, Ba,Ca, K,La, Mg,Mn, Na,P, Rb,Si, Sr,Th, U and Y in terrestrial moss within a 188,000 km2 area of the central Barents region: influence of geology,seaspray and human activity

Five hundred and ninety-eight samples of terrestrial moss (Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi) collected from a 188,000 km² area of the central Barents region (NE Norway, N Finland, NW Russia) were analysed by ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Analytical results for Al, B, Ba, Ca, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Rb, Si, Sr, Th, U and Y concentrations are reported here. Graphical methods of data analysis, such as geochemical maps, cumulative frequency diagrams, boxplots and scatterplots, are used to interpret the origin of the patterns for these elements. None of the elements reported here are emitted in significant amounts from the smelting industry on the Kola Peninsula. Despite the conventional view that moss chemistry reflects atmospheric element input, the nature of the underlying mineral substrate (regolith or bedrock) is found to have a considerable influence on moss composition for several elements. This influence of the chemistry of the mineral substrate can take place in a variety of ways. (1) It can be completely natural, reflecting the ability of higher plants to take up elements from deep soil horizons and shed them with litterfall onto the surface. (2) It can result from naturally increased soil dust input where vegetation is scarce due to harsh climatic conditions for instance. Alternatively, substrate influence can be enhanced by human activity, such as open-cast mining, creation of ‘technogenic deserts’, or handling, transport and storage of ore and ore products, all of which magnify the natural elemental flux from bedrock to ground vegetation. Seaspray is another natural process affecting moss composition in the area (Mg, Na), and this is most visible in the Norwegian part of the study area. Presence or absence of some plant species, e.g., lichens, seems to influence moss chemistry. This is shown by the low concentrations of B or K in moss on the Finnish and Norwegian side of the (fenced) border with Russia, contrasting with high concentrations on the other side (intensive reindeer husbandry west of the border has selectively depleted the lichen population).     

NEW SET OF LOW CONCENTRATION STANDARDS FOR LA, CE, SM, YB, LU, Y, SC, V, NB AND TA IN SILICATES

We have developed a set of four synthetic standards for the rare earth and high field strength elements designed for use in the determination of those elements in silicates. The base material is a glass nominally at the eutectic of the MgO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ ternary system. The nominal doping level was 2 wt% of the elements as oxides. To avoid problems associated with peak interference, the elements were doped in four separate glasses.     

Mountains,nations, parks,and conservation

Between 1985 and 1991, two new mountain protected areas (MTNPA) covering more than 35,000 km² and based on participatory management models — the Makalu-Barun National Park and Conservation Area, Nepal, and Qomolangma Nature Preserve, Tibet Autonomous Region — were successfully established through the collaborative efforts of Woodlands Mountain Institute and conservationists in China and Nepal. Characteristics common to both projects include the importance of establishing (1) effective rationales, (2) local support constituencies, (3) a senior advisory group, (4) a task force, (5) linkages between conservation and development, and (6) fund raising mechanisms. The lessons derived from the experiences of Woodlands Mountain Institute are of significant value to others in preserving MTNPA. Increased collaboration and communication between all interested in conservation, however, will remain a critical component for expanding mountain protected area coverage to throughout the world.