贵州省鸡场滑坡地下水化学特征反映的水-岩（土）作用

滑坡体水-岩(土)作用是一种复杂的物理化学综合作用,影响坡体的稳定性,但关于目前水-岩(土)相互作用对地质灾害发生方面的影响研究仍较为薄弱。以贵州省鸡场滑坡为研究对象,分析滑坡区岩土体矿物组成和化学成分特征,结合区域内基岩裂隙水、大气降水的成分变化,利用主成分分析方法,研究鸡场滑坡水-岩(土)作用过程,并分析水岩演化作用对滑坡稳定性的影响。结果表明：(1)滑体内玄武岩的风化过程是一种机械破碎-矿物蚀变耦合的水-岩相互作用,发生在“微观-细观-宏观”3种尺度上;(2)选取前3个因子Z₁、Z₂、Z₃(分别占总方差的49.365%、27.135%、15.092%)分析地下水的化学特征,主因子Z₁反映了玄武岩原生矿物的溶蚀作用对地下水化学成分的控制作用,主因子Z₂反映了地下水的蒸发作用与SiO₂溶解度随pH变化的矿物沉淀作用,主因子Z₃反映了地下水与岩(土)体间存在离子交换作用且主参与离子为Mg²⁺和K⁺     

改性Mg(OH)2对多种重金属污染土壤的修复效果

为了研究一种高效的多种重金属污染土壤修复剂,本文采用了一种具有OH^-缓释功能的改性Mg（OH）₂,通过重金属污染土壤稳定化修复实验,探讨了改性Mg（OH）₂对污染土壤中多种重金属（Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn）的稳定效率及对多种重金属形态分布的影响。结果表明,投加改性Mg（OH）₂对土壤中多种重金属均有稳定作用,对Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn的稳定效率分别为72.42%、34.53%、87.64%和97.65%,且改性Mg（OH）₂的投加使重金属交换态质量明显减少、残渣态质量增加,进一步提高了重金属的稳定性,降低了重金属生物有效性;另外,改性Mg（OH）₂具有OH^-缓释性,可使土壤长期保持一定的碱性,是一种经济有效的土壤修复剂。     

青海聚乎更钻探区含水合物岩心气体组成及其指示意义

对青海聚乎更钻探区含天然 气水合物岩心气体组成特征进行研究,有助于弄清钻探区天然气水合物的气体成因及来源,对于区内天然气水合物的勘探开发具有重要的指导意义。对DK8-19、DK10-17、DK11-14、DK12- 13和DK13-11等5个钻孔获得的18个含水合物岩心样品,开展了气体组成和同位素特征及C_l/(C₂+C₃)-δ¹³C_C1、δD_C1-δ¹³C_C1和δ¹³C_C2-δ¹³C_C1等关系图解的综合研究。结果显示：青海聚乎 更钻探区含水合物岩心气体以轻烃为主,具湿气特征,其同位素表现为正碳同位素系列特征。除DK8-19孔浅层岩心烃类气体可能含有少量生物成因气外,钻探区其余各孔所有样品的气源组成均以热解成因气为主,为典型的有机成因烃类气体,且来源于淡水环境下形成的天然气。     

鄂尔多斯盆地彭阳地区侏罗系延安组地层水化学特征及成因类型分析

运用地层水物理化学分析方法对鄂尔多斯盆地彭阳地区侏罗系延安组地层水离子浓度、矿化度、离子组合等特征进行综合研究,从而揭示其类型、演化过程和成因。研究结果表明,研究区地层水以Cl^–、（ Na⁺+ K⁺）离子为主,SO₄^2-及Ca²⁺离子次之,具较高矿化度;地层水为盐水和卤水,主要为CaCl₂型和Na₂SO₄型;Piper三线图解表明,未发生淡水混入作用,整体为交替停滞的缺氧还原环境。研究区延安组地层水矿化度高、离子浓度组合特征反映地层具较强的还原环境,有利于油藏保存;为原生沉积水,在演化过程中受到了蒸发浓缩作用、水—岩作用及生物作用的共同影响;地层水分布受前侏罗纪古地貌的影响较强,不同古地貌单元地层水的化学性质明显不同。     

东昆仑东段杏树沟金矿化带内石英钠长斑岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及围岩地球化学特征

东昆仑成矿带是我国西部重大成(找)矿潜力的贵金属-有色金属成矿带。野外调查期间,对东昆仑东段都兰县诺木洪南下石炭统哈拉郭勒组(C₁h)杏树沟金矿(化)点进行了年代学及围岩地球化学研究。通过高精度LA-ICP-MS锆石微区原位U-Pb同位素测年,获得金矿(化)点的石英钠长斑岩 ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U 年龄加权平均值为243.4±1.9 Ma,确定金矿(化)发生在早三叠世。地球化学分析表明,杏树沟金矿(化)点围岩(安山玄武岩)具有高Al₂O₃、Na₂O,低TiO₂、K₂O的特征。在Zr/TiO₂-Nb/Y图解中全部样品均落入安山玄武岩区,TFeO/Mg-SiO₂图解中全部样品均落入拉斑系列区域中,属于拉斑系列玄武岩。稀土和微量元素显示其富集LREE、LILE和部分HFSE,Nb、Ta、Nd、Zr、Hf相对亏损,REE表现为LREE/HREE明显分离的分配模式,从多种判别图解综合分析,认为该套火山岩形成于大陆裂谷环境中。     

内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗地区孟恩陶勒盖岩体成因研究

内蒙古东部科尔沁右翼中旗地区孟恩陶勒盖岩体由二长花岗岩、 花岗闪长岩、 英云闪长岩组成,属于高钾钙碱性岩系。岩石具有SiO₂较高（平均为72.03%）,富碱并相对富K₂O（K₂O/Na₂O平均为1.08）,Mg^#较低（平均为0.30）,铝饱和指数（A/CNK）较高（平均为1.08）的特点。在ACF图解中,岩石投影在S型花岗岩中,标准矿物中普遍出现刚玉分子,岩石中可见白云母,个别可见石榴石,应属S型花岗岩范畴。岩石稀土总量较低（∑ REE平均为120.76×10^-6）,轻、 重稀土分馏明显（（La/Yb）_N=3.2～32.5）,有变化较大的负铕异常（0.2～0.8）;在微量元素蜘蛛网图上,强烈富集大离子亲石元素（如Rb、 Ba）,高场强元素（如Ti）强烈亏损,在微量元素与上陆壳标准化及（La/Yb）_N-δEu图解中,物源属于壳源。岩体Sr的含量平均为176.57×10^-6,小于300×10^-6,Yb含量平均为1.3×10^-6,小于2×10^-6,属于喜马拉雅型花岗岩,源岩可能为含石榴石和斜长石的高压麻粒岩相,形成于加厚地壳部分熔融的结果,其形成的压力可能为0.8～1.5 GPa。在R₁-R₂图解、 Yb-Ta图解中,岩石均投影在同碰撞环境。因此,该岩体是中三叠世挤压背景下同碰撞壳源S型花岗岩,为华北板块与西伯利亚板块碰撞上限的约束提供了资料。     

矿物组成对离子吸附型稀土矿中稀土元素浸出效率的影响

稀土开采本质上是利用离子交换作用将稀土元素从矿物(黏土矿物、铁(氢)氧化物)表面解吸下来的过程,厘清不同类型矿物对稀土元素浸出的影响,对于提高开采效率至关重要。(NH₄)₂SO₄溶液是稀土元素浸矿时的常用提取剂,SO₄^2-可以通过与稀土元素络合、改变矿物表面电荷性质以及键桥作用等影响稀土元素在矿物表面的吸附/解吸行为,进而影响浸出效率。本研究以高岭石和水铁矿分别作为黏土矿物和铁(氢)氧化物的代表,通过向离子吸附型稀土原矿中添加不同含量(0、5%和10%)的高岭石或水铁矿,结合批量实验、X射线衍射分析(XRD)、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪(ICP-OES)及原位红外光谱(in situ ATR-FTIR)等分析表征手段,模拟不同浸取剂体系(NH₄Cl和(NH₄)₂SO₄)下,矿物类型对稀土元素浸取的影响。结果表明,在空白对照组中(未添加高岭石和水铁矿),NH₄Cl浸出稀土...     

内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗碱长花岗岩锆石U-Pb年代学、岩石地球化学及其动力学意义

对内蒙古科尔沁右翼中旗碱长花岗岩进行了同位素年代学及岩石地球化学研究。碱长花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb加权平均年龄为(166±1)Ma,表明该侵入体是中侏罗世侵位形成的。岩石学及地球化学成分显示其属于碱性、具A型花岗岩特征。岩石高硅(w(SiO₂)=74.80%~76.34%)、富碱(w(Na₂O+K₂O)=7.94%~8.71%)、高铁镁比(TFeO/MgO=13.54~24.28)、贫钙(w(CaO)=0.10%~0.21%)、贫镁(w(MgO)=0.08%~0.16%)和低钛(w(TiO₂)=0.07%~0.10%);稀土配分曲线呈现"海鸥式"分布特征,显示强烈的Eu负异常(δEu=0.09~0.17);微量元素特征显示具有较高质量分数的有Zr(128.95×10^-6~156.32×10^-6)、Yb(4.93×10^-6~5.35×10^-6)和Y(40.93×10^-6~56.75×10^-6),较低质量分数的有Sr(23.16×10^-6~37.14×10^-6)、Ba(186.13×10^-6~231.31×10^-6),在微量元素原始地幔标准化蛛网图上显示明显的Sr、Ba和Ti的负异常。以上特征表明,碱长花岗岩为A型花岗岩。岩石具有高的Rb/Sr值(4.26~7.81,平均为6.12)和Rb/Nb值(10.2~14.7,平均为12.7),显示出壳源岩浆的成分特征。综合分析表明,碱长花岗岩为低压下长英质地壳部分熔融的产物。w(Rb)-w(Yb+Ta)图解、w(Rb)-w(Y+Nb)图解、w(Ta)-w(Yb)图解、w(Nb)-w(Y)图解、Ce/Nb-Y/Nb图解、Ce/Nb-Yb/Ta图解及结合区域构造演化研究表明,碱长花岗岩形成于造山后伸展的构造环境,并与松辽盆地及其周围的花岗岩一起暗示松辽盆地是在中侏罗世造山作用之后伸展的构造环境下形成的陆内盆地。     

北京市冬季大气PM2.5中多氯联苯的污染水平与分布

2008年1月同时采集了北京市市区/交通干道(中国地质大学(北京)东门及测试楼顶)、工业区(首钢集团焦化厂、高井热电厂)和背景点(十三陵)大气颗粒物PM_2.5样品。依据US EPA 1668A 方法,采用同位素稀释、高分辨率气相色谱/高分辨率质谱(HRGC/MS)联用技术,对比分析了PM_2.5中19种多氯联苯(PCBs)的质量浓度、分布特征及来源。结果表明, 5个采样点PM_2.5的质量浓度范围为101.85～145.57 μg/m³,日均值为119 μg/m³,比美国1997年制定的日均标准(65 μg/m³ )高83%,属严重污染。 PM_2.5中∑PCBs的质量浓度和毒性当量(TEQ)分别为7.2～16.2 pg/m³ (平均值10.9 pg/m³)、8.29～17.81 fgWHO-TEQ/m³ (平均值13.58 fgWHO-TEQ/m³),与其他国家和地区比较,北京市大气PCBs的污染处于较低水平。PCBs最高浓度出现在工业区,其次是市区,背景点最低,化石燃料的不完全燃烧是北京市PCBs的主要来源。研究成果将为北京市大气环境中持久性有机污染物(POPs)的污染防治提供科学依据。      

氧协同菱铁矿降解微囊藻毒素机理研究

已知在无氧条件下天然矿物菱铁矿能成功水解微囊藻毒素-LR(MC-LR),然而实际应用过程中难以避免水中溶解氧(O₂)的存在,因此有必要深入研究不同溶氧量(DOC)条件下菱铁矿对MC-LR降解的影响。本文通过在无氧和有氧条件下菱铁矿对MC-LR的降解实验,发现在有氧条件下(溶氧量1.62～21.87 mg/L), MC-LR的降解速率均比无氧条件(k₀=0.030 16 mg·L^-1·h^-1)高且其降解速率随O₂含量增加而依次增加,当O₂加入量为1.0 mL(溶氧量21.87 mg/L)时,菱铁矿对MC-LR降解速率最大(0.083 34 mg·L^-1·h^-1),为无氧条件下的2.76倍。通过外加腐殖酸(humic acid, HA)和自由基进行捕获实验,发现FeCO₃能直接活化O₂产生超氧自由基(·O~-₂),以实现对MC-LR的氧化,但外加HA抑...     

Fluid sources for the La Guitarra epithermal deposit (Temascaltepec district, Mexico): Volatile and helium isotope analyses in fluid inclusions

The La Guitarra deposit (Temascaltepec district, South-Central Mexico), belongs to the low/intermediate sulfidation epithermal type, has a polymetallic character although it is currently being mined for Ag and Au. The mineralization shows a polyphasic character and formed through several stages and sub-stages (named I, IIA, IIB, IIC, IID, and III). The previous structural, mineralogical, fluid inclusion and stable isotope studies were used to constrain the selection of samples for volatile and helium isotope analyses portrayed in this study. The N₂/Ar overall range obtained from analytical runs on fluid inclusion volatiles, by means of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (QMS), is 0 to 2526, and it ranges 0 to 2526 for stage I, 0 to 1264 for stage IIA, 0 to 1369 for stage IIB, 11 to 2401 for stage IIC, 19 to 324 for stage IID, and 0 to 2526 for stage III. These values, combined with the CO₂/CH₄ ratios, and N₂-He-Ar and N₂-CH₄-Ar relationships, suggest the occurrence of fluids from magmatic, crustal, and shallow meteoric sources in the forming epithermal vein deposit. The helium isotope analyses, obtained by means of Noble Gas Mass Spectrometry, display R/Ra average values between 0.5 and 2, pointing to the occurrence of mantle-derived helium that was relatively diluted or “contaminated” by crustal helium. These volatile analyses, when correlated with the stable isotope data from previous works and He isotope data, show the same distribution of data concerning sources for mineralizing fluids, especially those corresponding to magmatic and crustal sources. Thus, the overall geochemical data from mineralizing fluids are revealed as intrinsically consistent when compared to each other.The three main sources for mineralizing fluids (magmatic, and both deep and shallow meteoric fluids) are accountable at any scale, from stages of mineralization down to specific mineral associations. The volatile and helium isotope data obtained in this paper suggest that the precious metal-bearing mineral associations formed after hydrothermal pulses of predominantly oxidized magmatic fluids, and thus it is likely that precious metals were carried by fluids with such origin. Minerals from base-metal sulfide associations record both crustal and magmatic sources for mineralizing fluids, thus suggesting that base metals could be derived from deep leaching of crustal rocks. At the La Guitarra epithermal deposit there is no evidence for an evolution of mineralizing fluids towards any dominant source. Rather than that, volatile analyses in fluid inclusions suggest that this deposit formed as a pulsing hydrothermal system where each pulse or set of pulses accounts for different compositions of mineralizing fluids.The positive correlation between the relative content of magmatic fluids (high N₂/Ar ratios) and H₂S suggests that the necessary sulfur to carry mostly gold as bisulfide complexes came essentially from magmatic sources. Chlorine necessary to carry silver and base metals was found to be abundant in inclusion fluids and although there is no evidence about its source, it is plausible that it may come from magmatic sources as well.     

Ancient oxide- and sulphide-mineralization in the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera (Canary Archipelago, Spain)

The alkaline intrusive complexes of Tenerife and La Gomera (Canary Archipelago, Spain) are formed by nepheline syenites and alkali gabbroids, and represent part of the oldest magmatic episodes in both islands. This work presents new studies of the petrographic and geochemical features of these rocks, and offers the first data about their respective ore minerals (iron oxides and sulphides). Mineralization is represented in both complexes by iron-rich patches and veins displaying a simple paragenesis of magnetite, ilmenite, pyrite and pyrrhotite, in association with widespread chloritic alteration of the intrusive host rocks. The comparative study of the mineralogical, textural and chemical characteristics of the ore minerals allows a metallogenetic model to be proposed which comprises two stages (magmatic and hydrothermal) in La Gomera and only one (magmatic) in Tenerife. The migration of the sulphide-bearing hydrothermal fluids far from the intrusive complex in Tenerife, and/or possible re-melting process could explain the apparent absence of the later hydrothermal stage in Tenerife. Received: 29 January 1998 / Accepted: 1 April 1998     

U–Pb zircon and Re–Os molybdenite geochronology from La Caridad porphyry copper deposit: insights for the duration of magmatism and mineralization in the Nacozari District, Sonora, Mexico

Uranium–lead zircon (laser ablation multi-collector ICP-MS spot analysis) ages from La Caridad porphyry copper deposit in the Nacozari District, Northeastern Sonora, Mexico, suggest a short period of magmatism, between 55.5 and 52.6 Ma. Two U–Pb ages from the mineralized quartz monzonite unit, showing different textural characteristics, yielded indistinguishable crystallization ages (~54 Ma), and indicate that the intrusion responsible for the mineralization occurred as a single large complex unit, instead of multiple pulses of magmatism. Some zircons analyzed also show inherited ages in cores recording dates of 112–124 Ma, 141–166 Ma and 1.4 Ga. The Re–Os molybdenite ages from the potassic and phyllic hydrothermal alteration veins yielded identical ages within error, 53.6±0.3 Ma and 53.8±0.3 Ma, respectively (weighted average of 53.7±0.21 Ma), supporting a restricted period for the mineralization. The geochronological data thus indicate a short-lived magmatic and hydrothermal system. The inherited zircons of Precambrian and Late Jurassic-Mid Cretaceous age found in the intrusive rocks of La Caridad deposit, can be explained considering two possible scenarios within the tectonic/magmatic evolution of the area. The first scenario considers the presence of a Precambrian anorogenic granitic basement that is intruded by Mesozoic (Jurassic–Cretaceous) units present beneath the La Caridad deposit. The second scenario suggests that the Mesozoic Glance Conglomerate Formation of Arizona underlies the Paleocene volcanic-igneous pile in the La Caridad area.     

Advanced DInSAR analysis on mining areas: La Union case study (Murcia, SE Spain)

The town of La Union (SE, Spain) is located within a metal mining area that has been exploited since the Roman period. This historic exploitation has left behind a high concentration of abandoned underground mining galleries. Currently, an industrial area is subsiding due to the collapse of one of these galleries in May 1998. In this paper, an advanced Differential Interferometry SAR (DInSAR) method called the Coherent Pixels Technique (CPT) has been used to study the subsidence phenomena for two time intervals, from January 1998 to December 2000, and from March 2003 to December 2004. DInSAR-derived deformation maps have enabled the detection and monitoring of different deformation processes that affect several locations within the study area. By comparing these results with the underground mining galleries map, a clear relationship between their presence and the subsidence has been proved. Deformation values retrieved with DInSAR between April 2003 and December 2004 have been compared with the topographical leveling network measurements performed in this same period, providing an absolute average difference of 0.7 cm with a standard deviation of 0.5 cm. Results obtained in the city of La Union have shown that the advanced DInSAR technique is able to provide very useful spatial and temporal deformation data for the measurement of small scale subsidence throughout short time periods. This technique has enabled the temporal evolution of the phenomena in the city of La Unión to be studied and understanding of subsidence to be expanded beyond the limits of a deployed topographical control network, in a more cost effective way than classical methods.     

Synthesis and stability of bastnaesites in a part of the system (Ce,La)-F-H-C-O

Summary Bastnaesites of Ce and La and their OH-analogs were synthesized and their stability relations were determined atPf = 1 kbar andT = 400 to 900°C in a part of the system (Ce,La)-F-H-C-0. The initial fluid compositions were such that and HF/(HF + H₂O) ratios were 0 to 0.172. XRD and IR studies indicate that bastnaesites equilibrated in initial fluids low in HF are all F-enriched. The hydroxylbastnaesite-(La) is stable up to 810°C and the fluorbastnaesite-(La) is stable up to 860°C. Their condensed breakdown products are La₂O₂CO₃ and LaOF, respectively. The stability of Ce bastnaesites is slightly dependent. The hydroxylbastnaesite-(Ce) is stable up to 660°C at the defined by the IQF buffer and up to 640°C by the MH buffer. The fluorbastnaesite-(Ce) is stable up to 800°C at the defined by the IQF and up to 760°C by the MH buffer. The condensed breakdown product for the hydroxyl end-member is simply CeO₂ but for the fluorine one is a combination of CeO₂, CeF₃, and CeOF. Factors, such as OH vs F, , and bulk composition, that affect the stability of individual species are discussed. Petrogenic implications resulting from the present study include that bastnaesites can be stable from hydrothermal to magmatic conditions, that F-enriched species can form in an environment relatively low in F content, and that OH-species are rare and occur only in low-temperature environments essentially devoid of F.

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Synthese und Stabilität von Bastndsil in einem Teil des Systems (Ce,La)-F-H-C-O

Zusammenfassung Ce- und La-Bastnäsite, sowie deren OH-Analoga wurden synthetisiert und ihre Stabilitätsbeziehunger beiP _f = 1 kbar undT = 400 bis 900°C wurden im System (Ce,La)F-H-C-O bestimmt. Die anfänglichen Flüssigkeitszusammensetzungen waren so, daß und die HF/(HF + H₂O)-Verhältnisse 0–0.172 waren. Röntgenpulver- und Ultrarot-Untersuchungen zeigten, daß Bastnäsite, die mit anfänglich HF-armen Flüssigkeiten equilibriert wurden, alle an F angereichert sind. Hydroxilbastndsit-(La) ist bis 810°C und Fluorbastnäsit-(La) bis 860°C stabil. Ihre festen Zersetzungsprodukte sind La₂O₂O₃, bzw. LaOF. Die Stabilität der Ce-Bastnäsite hängt etwas von ab. Hydroxilbastnäsit-(Ce) ist bei des Eisen-Quarz-Fayalit-Puffers bis 660°C stabil und mit Magnetit-Hämatit-Puffer bis 640°C. Das feste Zerfallsprodukt ist für das Hydroxil-Glied nur CeO₂, für das Fluor-Glied eine Mischung aus CeO₂, CeF₃ und CeOF. Faktoren, welche die Stabilität der einzelnen Spezies beeinflussen, werden diskutiert, wie das Verhältnis OH zu F, und die Gesamtzusammensetzung. Petrogenetische Folgerungen aus der vorliegenden Studie schließen ein, daß Bastnäsite von hydrothermalen bis zu magmatischen Bedingungen stabil sein können, daß sich an F angereicherte Glieder in relativ F-armer Umgebung bilden können, und daß OH-Glieder selten sind und nur unter Bildungsbedingungen niedriger Temperatur und weitgehender Abwesenheit von F auftreten.

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The origin of the fumaroles of La Solfatara (Campi Flegrei, South Italy)

The analysis of gaseous compositions from Solfatara (Campi Flegrei, South Italy) fumaroles since the early 1980s, clearly reveals a double thermobarometric signature. A first signature at temperatures of about 360 °C was inferred by methane-based chemical-isotopic geoindicators and by the H₂/Ar geothermometer. These high temperatures, close to the critical point of water, are representative of a deep zone where magmatic gases flash the hydrothermal liquid, forming a gas plume. A second signature was found to be at around 200-240 °C. At these temperatures, the kinetically fast reactive species (H₂ and CO) re-equilibrate in a pure vapor phase during the rise of the plume. A combination of these observations with an original interpretation of the oxygen isotopic composition of the two dominant species, i.e. H₂O and CO₂, shed light on the origin of fumarolic fluids by showing that effluents are mixture between fluids degassed from a magma body and the vapor generated at about 360 °C by the vaporization of hydrothermal liquids. A typical ‘andesitic’ water type (δD ∼ −20‰, δ¹⁸O ∼10‰) and a CO₂-rich composition (X_CO2∼0.4) has been inferred for the magmatic fluids, while for the hydrothermal component a meteoric origin and a CO₂ fugacity fixed by fluid-rock reaction at high temperatures have been estimated. In the time the fraction of magmatic fluids in the fumaroles increased (up to ∼0.5) at each seismic and ground uplift crisis (bradyseism) which occurred at Campi Flegrei, suggesting that bradyseismic crises are triggered by periodic injections of CO₂-rich magmatic fluids at the bottom of the hydrothermal system.     

Origin and evolution of 2 Ga old carbonatite complex (Ihouhaouene,Ahaggar, Algeria): Nd and Sr isotopic evidence

Associated syenitic rocks and carbonatites from Ihouhaouene, Algeria, have been investigated for their Sr and Nd isotope and trace element geochemistry. A zircon U-Pb emplacement age (1994 +22 -17 Ma) has been obtained from the carbonatites. The REE characteristics, among which the significant and approximately constant negative Eu anomaly and the evolution of (La/Ce)N and (Yb/Lu)N ratios which increase sympathetically with total REE abundances, are considered to be of purely magmatic origin. They are used to constrain the genetic links between syenites and carbonatites. Sr and Nd isotopes suggest a similar source for carbonatites and syenites, which is enriched compared to a chondritic reference: Nd(T)=-6.4 to -8.6 and ISr(T)=0.7097. These features are interpreted as evidence of contamination of a mantle-derived magmatic precursor by continental crust, occurring in a magmatic chamber.     

Diapiric emplacement in the upper crust of a granitic body: the La Bazana granite (SW Spain)

The ascent and emplacement of granites in the upper crust is a major geological phenomenon accomplished by a number of different processes. The active processes determine the final geometry of the bodies and, in some favourable cases, the inverse problem of deducing mechanisms can be undertaken by relying on the geometry of plutons. This is the case of the La Bazana granitic pluton, a small Variscan igneous body that intruded Cambrian rocks of the Ossa-Morena Zone (SW Iberian Massif) in the core of a large late upright antiform. The granite shows no appreciable solid-state deformation, but has a late magmatic foliation whose orientation, derived from field observations, defines a gentle dome. The regional attitude of the main foliation in the country rock (parallel to the axial plane of recumbent folds) is NW–SE, but just around the granite, it accommodates to the dome shape of the pluton. Flattening in the host rock on top of the granite is indicated by boudinaged and folded veins, and appears to be caused by an upward pushing of the magma during its emplacement. The dome-shaped foliation of the granite, geometrically and kinematically congruent with the flattening in the host rock, can be related in the same way to the upward pushing of the magma. The level of final emplacement was deduced from the mineral associations in the thermal aureole to be of 7–10 km in depth. Models of the gravity anomaly related to the granite body show that the granite has a teardrop–pipe shape enlarged at its top. Diapiric ascent of the magma through the lower middle crust is inferred until reaching a high viscous level, where final emplacement accompanied by lateral expansion and vertical flattening took place. This natural example suggests that diapirism may be a viable mechanism for migration and emplacement of magmas, at least up to 7–10 km in depth, and it provides natural evidence for theoretical discussion on the ability of magmatic diapirs to pierce the crust.     

Sources of very high heavy metal content in soils of volcanic island (La Réunion)

The objective of this study was to conduct an inventory of heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) in the soils of La Réunion. 39 sampling sites were selected to cover the distribution of soils of the island. The results show that soils of La Réunion are rich in heavy metals: most of them exceed the French standard values beyond which sewage sludge spreading is not authorized. To identify the sources of heavy metals, we used: (i) the relationship between the heavy metal content in soils and the origin of the volcanic parent material; (ii) the comparison of heavy metal content between cultivated and uncultivated soils; and (iii) the heavy metal distribution in soil profiles. Cd and Pb evolution in soil profiles indicate an impact of human activities. High Hg concentrations in soils can be explained by the volcanic activity of the island. For Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn, we demonstrate that high concentrations in soils are mainly determined by the natural pedo-geochemical background.     

南极半岛西摩岛始新世拉揭塞塔组Teredolites遗迹化石研究

Teredolites遗迹化石是一类赋存于海相地层中的以木质基底为特征的钻孔遗迹组合,是由海相钻木类双壳动物(如船蛆、海笋等)寄生于漂浮或沉入海洋的树干中形成。Teredolites遗迹化石可指示浅海沉积环境,提供寄生木材的分类信息、古地理信息以及埋藏过程中的环境信息。本文研究了南极半岛西摩岛拉揭塞塔组顶部首次发现的一例Teredolites longissimus(Apectoichnus longissimus)遗迹化石,层位时代为晚始新世,根据木基底内保存的船蛆化石的发育特征和分布特征,确定本例为船蛆幼年群体对木基底的初期感染形成的钻孔遗迹。利用场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)和X射线能谱仪(EDS)对基底木化石和船蛆化石进行深入研究分析,将本例Teredolites遗迹化石的基底木化石定为裸子植物罗汉松科(Podocarpaceae)叶枝杉型木属未定种(Phyllocladoxylon sp.),证实了叶枝杉型木属在西摩岛上的分布延续至始新世晚期;船蛆化石内部赋存大量草莓状黄铁矿,其中粒径超过10 μm的草莓状黄铁矿占比达39.2%,最大粒径达到44 μm,粒径的统计和分析显示其形成于氧化水体沉积环境,证明始新世晚期南极半岛地区古海洋处于氧化海状态。