西藏搭格架热泉型铯矿床矿物学与矿石组构特征及地质意义

在查明搭格架铯矿床产出的地质背景、成矿阶段及其年龄、地球化学与同位素组成的基础上,本文较为系统地研究了硅华的矿物学与组构特征,加深了对硅华形成演化过程的认识.研究表明成矿早期,矿石中存在大量的石英,晚期全为蛋白石.粒状蛋白石自早到晚均有出现,胶状蛋白石主要出现于晚期.早期矿石出现脱水造成的菜花状、粗粒块状与粗大孔隙状构造及溶蚀结构.晚期出现细粒块状与细小孔隙状构造.在第3阶段存在硅藻Denticula属,体现出低温阶段的特征.由早到晚,矿石的SiO2呈降低趋势,而(Na2O Al2O3 K2O CaO)与Cs2O呈升高趋势,是随着矿石中SiO2有序度的降低而其它成分被保留在晶格中所致.     

西藏谷露热泉型铯矿床年代学及意义

谷露间歇喷泉位于西藏那曲地区那曲县谷露乡西北的桑曲西岸,海拔4700～4750m,现今仍在强烈活动中,其以硅华为主的泉华沉积形成了热泉型中型硅华铯矿床,属印度-亚洲陆陆碰撞效应的产物。本文根据野外第四纪地质与地貌的系统调查研究,将硅华分为南、北两区共5套沉积。由泉胶砾岩组成的第Ⅰ套硅华下伏于南区大硅华台地之下,并越过桑曲而延伸至河东,构成倒数第二次冰期(爬然冰期)冰水沉积的基座。第Ⅱ套硅华组成南区的大硅华台地。由泉胶砾岩组成的第Ⅲ套硅华下伏于北区硅华台地之下,也越过桑曲延伸至河东,构成末次冰期(拉曲冰期)冰水沉积的基座。第Ⅳ套硅华构成北区硅华台地,已被一东西向小沟分为南、北两个小片,均由数列小的硅华锥组成。第Ⅴ套硅华则为现今仍在活动和堆积的硅华锥。根据9个样品的U系法测年结果,并参考野外地貌与第四纪地质的研究结果,可将这5套硅华的铯矿床的形成,划分为如下5个阶段:第1阶段虽暂缺年龄数据,但可按地貌部位和地层层序,判断其堆积于倒数第三次冰期(宁中冰期)以后,很可能为0.5～0.4MaBP之间的大间冰期早中期;第2阶段为0.38～0.25MaBP,相当于大间冰期晚期至爬然冰期早期;第3阶段为0.22MaBP前后的爬然冰期早期;第4阶段为108.6～17.2kaBP的晚更新世的末次间冰期晚期至拉曲冰期;第5阶段为5.3kaBP的全新世中期以来。由老到新,各期泉华的SiO2含量呈现出明显的降低趋势,而铯含量则呈升高趋势,是随着矿石中SiO2有序度的降低而其他成分被保留在晶格中所致。     

西藏搭格架热泉型铯矿床同位素特征及形成过程

文章系统研究了西藏搭格架超大型热泉型铯矿床泉华的Si、O、C、Sr、Nd同位素特征,并探讨了矿床的形成过程。结果表明,泉华的δ30Si=-0.7‰~-1.5‰,平均为-0.9‰;δ18O=0.4‰~19.5‰,平均为8.4‰;δ13CPDB=-5.9‰~-0.1‰,平均为-2.8‰;87Sr/86Sr=0.71062~0.71247,ε(Sr)=85.9~112.1;143Nd/144Nd=0.51214~0.51225,ε(Nd)=-9.7~-7.6。这种同位素特点体现出CO2主要为壳源,其次为生物源,矿床中的铯来源于上地壳内的熔融岩浆。印度—亚洲大陆的碰撞作用,是导致硅华铯矿成矿作用的关键因素。成矿作用的因子分析结果表明,Cs的成矿作用与热水携带物质及氧化作用关系密切,因此这种矿床仅能形成于地表,而形成在地下和海底的可能性很小。Cs与SiO2没有明显相关性,反映出Cs与SiO2的来源不一致。矿床形成的主要因素是热泉水的脱气(CO2)、f(O2)升高和温度压力的骤然降低。     

西藏搭格架热泉型铯矿床地球化学

文章系统研究了搭格架热泉型铯矿床的气体、水体和泉华的地球化学特征。结果表明:热泉气体为典型的CO2型气体;泉水以CO23--Na型水体(pH=8.5)为主,但也出现SO42--Na型水体(pH=4.0),这两种类型泉水的Cs含量均达到工业标准,为液体Cs矿。硅华的地球化学图解综合反映出其以热水成因为主,生物成因为次的复合特点。该矿床的第2、5阶段为铯的主要成矿期,其Al/Fe、Si/Al、ΣREE、ΣLREE/ΣHREE、La页岩/Ce页岩、Eu/Eu*和U/Th与其余3个阶段的不同,深入研究结果表明这2个阶段的成矿物质铯以热水提供的为主,围岩提供的较少。     

一种新型的铯矿石

1982年和1984年,作者等相继在西藏自治区昂仁县搭格架等地热田发现大面积含铯硅华,现作一简要报道。搭格架地热田是已知国内最大的间歇泉,其地质概况及其硅华沉积前人已有所报道。其有用组分包括固、液相两类。据该区多年地热水样分析结果比较,其水型按库尔洛夫式属重碳酸氯钠水,水中富含硼、锂、铯、硅等元素。尤其是热水中铯含量高于铷,其铯、铷值约等于8。     

北极楚科奇海沉积生物硅的分布及其硅质泵过程初探

依托第3次、第4次、第5次北极科学考察在北极楚科奇海采集的表层沉积物样品,通过碱液连续提取法对生物硅含量进行分析,以探讨楚科奇海的生物硅分布及硅质泵过程。结果显示,楚科奇海表层沉积物中生物硅的含量为1.23%~10.60%。高值区位于楚科奇海陆坡处72°N附近和楚科奇海南部阿纳德尔流和西伯利亚沿岸流的交界处68°N附近,低值区位于楚科奇海东部阿拉斯加沿岸流影响区域,其生物硅含量小于3%。楚科奇海表层沉积物中生物硅的分布与上层水体的初级生产力的分布格局较一致,而影响上层水体浮游植物生产的两个重要因素分别为楚科奇海环流格局(尤其是太平洋入流水的影响)和海冰融化。生物硅和有机碳之间存在很好的正相关关系,表层沉积物中蛋白石/有机碳(Sibio/Corg)的比值为1.6~2.02,与北太平洋中该比例相当,表明上层海洋硅质泵过程对楚科奇海碳埋藏的贡献较大,使得楚科奇海成为全球海洋吸收大气CO2重要的汇之一。     

晚新生代以来青藏高原中部环境演化过程的地球化学证据

青藏高原中部发育一系列独立的内流断陷湖盆，其中位于南亚季风区边缘的错鄂湖盆发育了巨厚的湖泊沉积，是研究高原内部地质环境变迁与构造-气候旋回的理想场所。本文对青藏高原中部错鄂孔197m沉积岩心Sr、Rb、Zr含量及其比值以及沉积物有机质δ^13C、TOC含量进行了分析，同时结合岩性、粒度、粘土矿物组成，初步建立了青藏高原中部2．8Ma来岩石化学风化的相对强度和古环境演化过程。研究表明，2．8Ma来青藏高原中部经历了三次剧烈的环境演化过程：在约197～170m(2．8～2．5Ma)之间，低Sr含量，高Rb／Sr和Zr／Rb值记录了较弱的化学风化过程，δ^13C、TOC含量反映气候前期暖干，后期偏凉湿，揭示冷湿气候的云杉林突然增加，沉积岩性明显变粗，反映了一次强烈的构造隆升运动；在约170～38．5m(约2．5～0．8Ma)之间，高Sr含量，低Rb／Sr和Zr／Rb值记录流域经历较强的化学风化过程，δ^13C、TOC含量反映高原中部总体处于温湿或凉湿的环境下，沉积岩性较细，高原总体处于相对剥蚀夷平阶段；在38．5～0m(约0．8～0Ma)段，Sr含量处于相对低值，Rb／Sr值相对较高，化学风化相对较弱，δ^13C、TOC含量表明高原中部处于较寒冷的环境之中，沉积岩性的再次明显变粗表明高原中部又经历了一次强烈的构造运动，并使高原中部整体隆升到4000m以上，奠定了现代高原面的基本格局。     

晚新生代以来青藏高原中部化学风化与环境演化的地球化学记录

青藏高原中部发育有一系列独立的内流断陷湖盆,其中位于南亚季风区边缘的错鄂湖盆发育了巨厚的湖泊沉积,是研究高原内部地质环境变迁与构造-气候旋回的理想场所。本文对青藏高原中部错鄂孔197m沉积岩心Sr、Rb、Zr含量及其比值以及沉积物有机质δ^13C、TOC含量进行了分析,同时结合岩性、粒度、粘土矿物组成,初步建立了青藏高原中部2．8Ma来岩石化学风化的相对强度和古环境演化过程。结果表明,2．8Ma来青藏高原中部经历了三次剧烈的环境演化过程：在约2．8～2．5Ma期间,低Sr含量,高Rb／Sr和Zr／Rb值记录了较弱的化学风化过程,     

荆山玉地球化学特征与成因

荆山玉是近年来在湖北保康县开发的一种新兴的石英岩玉。以尚家沟矿点的荆山玉为研究对象,运用偏光显微镜、X粉晶衍射分析、化学分析(主量元素、稀土元素及硅、氧同位素)等测试手段对荆山玉原石的角砾和胶结物进行研究,探讨荆山玉的地球化学特征及成因机理。结果表明,荆山玉的主要矿物成分为石英,次要矿物主要为针铁矿和赤铁矿。矿石结构以角砾状和碎裂结构居多。荆山玉样品中w(SiO_2)一般在95%以上,其次为Fe_2O_3,Al_2O_3、MgO和CaO,含量较低。荆山玉样品中稀土元素总量较低,δCe1,总体为负异常,Eu为微正异常,表现为LREE富集,反映了荆山玉的形成受热水活动的影响。荆山玉样品的δ~(30)Si值变化于-0.8‰~0.9‰之间,δ~(18)O值变化范围为17.3‰~23.1‰,均分布在热液石英和热泉华石英范围内,表明二氧化硅来源于热水,且以蛋白石或凝胶状形式沉积下来,成岩过程中转变成石英,强烈的构造活动和后期热液交代作用使一部分石英变成嵌晶状石英,最终形成色彩艳丽的荆山玉。     

川东地区二叠系结核状、条带状及团块状硅岩成因

川东地区二叠系结核状、条带状和团块状硅岩发育,主要分布于茅口组上段及吴家坪组,夹于石灰岩层间或层内。通过野外露头观察、室内薄片鉴定以及主量元素、微量元素和稀土元素分析,对广元长江沟、旺苍双汇、宣汉立石河和巫溪尖山的二叠系硅岩进行了岩石学及地球化学研究,重点分析了硅质来源,并对其成因机制进行了探讨。结果表明,研究区硅岩形态多样、分布不均,硅岩中见残余的石灰岩;硅质成分主要为玉髓及微晶石英、灰质硅岩中玉髓"侵入"方解石、相邻石灰岩中少量生屑被硅化。硅岩的化学成分以SiO2为主(52.79%～99.21%,平均为85.18%),Fe/Ti值、(Fe+Mn)/Ti值及Al/(Al+Fe+Mn)值反映其形成与热水活动有关;硅岩的部分微量元素含量与地壳中该元素的平均含量差异明显,Co/Ni值与Th/U值较低;稀土元素总量低,Ce负异常,LREE/HREE值低,δEu值相对较高。综合分析认为研究区二叠系硅岩为交代成因,硅质以热水来源为主,玄武岩淋滤及上升流提供了部分硅质。复合来源的硅质通过同生断裂、表层淋滤及上升流进入碳酸盐沉积物中,在不同的成岩阶段交代碳酸盐沉积物(岩),形成了顺层面或层内分布的结核状、条带状及团块状硅岩。     

Roles of xenomelts,xenoliths, xenocrysts,xenovolatiles, residues,and skarns in the genesis,transport, and localization of magmatic Fe-Ni-Cu-PGE sulfides and chromite

Most sulfide-rich magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits form in dynamic magmatic systems by partial melting S-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren to weakly-mineralized immiscible Fe sulfide xenomelts into which Ni-Cu-Co-PGE partition from the magma. Some exceptionally-thick magmatic Cr deposits may form by partial melting oxide-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of the miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren Fe ± Ti oxide xenocrysts into which Cr-Mg-V ± Ti partition from the magma. The products of these processes are variably preserved as skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles, which play important to critical roles in ore genesis, transport, localization, and/or modification. Incorporation of barren xenoliths/autoliths may induce small amounts of sulfide/chromite to segregate, but incorporation of sulfide xenomelts or oxide xenocrysts with dynamic upgrading of metal tenors (PGE > Cu > Ni > Co and Cr > V > Ti, respectively) is required to make significant ore deposits. Silicate xenomelts are only rarely preserved, but will be variably depleted in chalcophile and ferrous metals. Less dense felsic xenoliths may aid upward sulfide transport by increasing the effective viscosity and decreasing the bulk density of the magma. Denser mafic or metamorphosed xenoliths may also increase the effective viscosity of the magma, but may aid downward sulfide transport by increasing the bulk density of the magma. Sulfide wets olivine, so olivine xenocrysts may act as filter beds to collect advected finely dispersed sulfide droplets, but other silicates and xenoliths may not be wetted by sulfides. Xenovolatiles may retard settling of – or in some cases float – dense sulfide droplets. Reactions of sulfide melts with felsic country rocks may generate Fe-rich skarns that may allow sulfide melts to fractionate to more extreme Cu-Ni-rich compositions. Xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles are more likely to be preserved in cooler basaltic magmas than in hotter komatiitic magmas, and are more likely to be preserved in less dynamic (less turbulent) systems/domain/phases than in more dynamic (more turbulent) systems/domains/phases. Massive to semi-massive Ni-Cu-PGE and Cr mineralization and xenoliths are often localized within footwall embayments, dilations/jogs in dikes, throats of magma conduits, and the horizontal segments of dike-chonolith and dike-sill complexes, which represent fluid dynamic traps for both ascending and descending sulfides/oxides. If skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and/or xenovolatiles are present, they provide important constraints on ore genesis and they are valuable exploration indicators, but they must be included in elemental and isotopic mass balance calculations.     

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.     

Parents,permission, and possibility: Young women,college, and imagined futures in Gujarat,India

This article advances critical geographies of youth through examining the spatiality implicit in the imagined futures of young women in rural India. Geographers and other scholars of youth have begun to pay more attention to the interplay between young people’s past, present, and imagined futures. Within this emerging body of scholarship the role of the family and peer group in influencing young people’s orientations toward the future remain underexamined. Drawing on eleven months of ethnographic fieldwork, my research focuses on a first generation of college-going young women from socioeconomically marginalized backgrounds in India’s westernmost state of Gujarat. I draw on the “possible selves” theoretical construct in order to deploy a flexible conceptual framework that links imagined post-educational trajectories with motivation to act in the present. In tracing the physical movement of these young women as they navigate and complete college, my analysis highlights the ways in which particular kinds of spaces and spatial arrangements facilitate and limit intra- and inter-generational contact, and the extent to which this affects young women’s conceptions of the future. I conclude by considering the wider implications of my research for ongoing debates surrounding youth transitions, relational geographies of age, and education in the Global South.     

Coprecipitation of Ti,Mo, Sn and Sb with fluorides and application to determination of B,Ti, Zr,Nb, Mo,Sn, Sb,Hf and Ta by ICP-MS

We examined the coprecipitation behavior of Ti, Mo, Sn and Sb in Ca–Al–Mg fluorides under two different fluoride forming conditions: at < 70 °C in an ultrasonic bath (denoted as the ultrasonic method) and at 245 °C using a Teflon bomb (denoted as the bomb method). In the ultrasonic method, small amounts of Ti, Mo and Sn coprecipitation were observed with 100% Ca and 100% Mg fluorides. No coprecipitation of Ti, Mo, Sn and Sb in Ca–Al–Mg fluorides occurred when the sample was decomposed by the bomb method except for 100% Ca fluoride. Based on our coprecipitation observations, we have developed a simultaneous determination method for B, Ti, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Sb, Hf and Ta by Q-pole type ICP-MS (ICP-QMS) and sector field type ICP-MS (ICP-SFMS). 9–50 mg of samples with Zr–Mo–Sn–Sb–Hf spikes were decomposed by HF using the bomb method and the ultrasonic method with B spike. The sample was then evaporated and re-dissolved into 0.5 mol l^− 1 HF, followed by the removal of fluorides by centrifuging. B, Zr, Mo, Sn, Sb and Hf were measured by ID method. Nb and Ta were measured by the ID-internal standardization method, based on Nb/Mo and Ta/Mo ratios using ICP-QMS, for which pseudo-FI was developed and applied. When 100% recovery yields of Zr and Hf are expected, Nb/Zr and Ta/Hf ratios may also be used. Ti was determined by the ID-internal standardization method, based on the Ti/Nb ratio from ICP-SFMS. Only 0.053 ml sample solution was required for measurement of all 9 elements. Dilution factors of ≤ 340 were aspirated without matrix effects. To demonstrate the applicability of our method, 4 carbonaceous chondrites (Ivuna, Orgueil, Cold Bokkeveld and Allende) as well as GSJ and USGS silicate reference materials of basalts, andesites and peridotites were analyzed. Our analytical results are consistent with previous studies, and the mean reproducibility of each element is 1.0–4.6% for basalts and andesites, and 6.7–11% for peridotites except for TiO₂.     

Comparative study of As,Cd, Cu,Cr, Mg,Mn, Ni,Pb and Zn concentrations between sediment and water from estuary and port

The contents of As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn have been determined in sediment and water samples from Valle de las Garzas estuary and Port Manzanillo (Colima, Mexico) using ICP-AES. The concentrations of these elements were used for a comparative study to determine the distribution of heavy metals and to evaluate which elements reflect natural or anthropogenic backgrounds. For this purpose, seven sampling points were selected: Four of them correspond to the lagoon, and three were situated in the port. Statistical analysis of the mineral content was assessed. Initially, data comparison was assessed by statistical tests for each variable. Principal component analysis was then applied considering the influence of all variables at the same time by obtaining the distribution of samples according to their scores in the principal component space. In this way, four studies were carried out: (1) study of sediments collected during the dry season; (2) study of sediments collected during the rainy season; (3) comparative study between sediments from rainy and dry season; and (4) study of water composition collected during rainy season. From the results of the performed analyses, it can be concluded that metals distribution pattern reflected natural and anthropogenic backgrounds (e.g., sediments from the lagoon, situated at the beginning of the rain channel, presented high contents of Zn and Cu, perhaps related to anthropogenic activities or the influence of igneous sediments).     

Models,validation, and applied geochemistry: Issues in science,communication, and philosophy

Models have become so fashionable that many scientists and engineers cannot imagine working without them. The predominant use of computer codes to execute model calculations has blurred the distinction between code and model. The recent controversy regarding model validation has brought into question what we mean by a ‘model’ and by ‘validation.’ It has become apparent that the usual meaning of validation may be common in engineering practice and seems useful in legal practice but it is contrary to scientific practice and brings into question our understanding of science and how it can best be applied to such problems as hazardous waste characterization, remediation, and aqueous geochemistry in general. This review summarizes arguments against using the phrase model validation and examines efforts to validate models for high-level radioactive waste management and for permitting and monitoring open-pit mines. Part of the controversy comes from a misunderstanding of ‘prediction’ and the need to distinguish logical from temporal prediction. Another problem stems from the difference in the engineering approach contrasted with the scientific approach. The reductionist influence on the way we approach environmental investigations also limits our ability to model the interconnected nature of reality. Guidelines are proposed to improve our perceptions and proper utilization of models. Use of the word ‘validation’ is strongly discouraged when discussing model reliability.     

Partition coefficients of Hf,Zr, and REE between zircon,apatite, and liquid

Concentration ratios of Hf, Zr, and REE between zircon, apatite, and liquid were determined for three igneous compositions: two andesites and a diorite. The concentration ratios of these elements between zircon and corresponding liquid can approximate the partition coefficient. Although the concentration ratios between apatite and andesite groundmass can be considered as partition coefficients, those for the apatite in the diorite may deviate from the partition coefficients. The HREE partition coefficients between zircon and liquid are very large (100 for Er to 500 for Lu), and the Hf partition coefficient is even larger. The REE partition coefficients between apatite and liquid are convex upward, and large (D=10–100), whereas the Hf and Zr partition coefficients are less than 1. The large differences between partition coefficients of Lu and Hf for zircon-liquid and for apatite-liquid are confirmed. These partition coefficients are useful for petrogenetic models involving zircon and apatite.     

Pebbles,Shapes, and Equilibria

The shape of sedimentary particles may carry important information on their history. Current approaches to shape classification (e.g. the Zingg or the Sneed and Folk system) rely on shape indices derived from the measurement of the three principal axes of the approximating tri-axial ellipsoid. While these systems have undoubtedly proved to be useful tools, their application inevitably requires tedious and ambiguous measurements, also classification involves the introduction of arbitrarily chosen constants. Here we propose an alternative classification system based on the (integer) number of static equilibria. The latter are points of the surface where the pebble is at rest on a horizontal, frictionless support. As opposed to the Zingg system, our method relies on counting rather than measuring. We show that equilibria typically exist on two well-separated (micro and macro) scales. Equilibria can be readily counted by simple hand experiments, i.e. the new classification scheme is practically applicable. Based on statistical results from two different locations we demonstrate that pebbles are well mixed with respect to the new classes, i.e. the new classification is reliable and stable in that sense. We also show that the Zingg statistics can be extracted from the new statistics; however, substantial additional information is also available. From the practical point of view, E-classification is substantially faster than the Zingg method.     

Pools,riffles, and channelization

The addition of regularly spaced deeps (pools) and shallows (riffles) that provide a variety of flow conditions, areal sorting of stream-bed material, cover for wildlife, and a positive aesthetic experience, may be desirable in many channel projects. Such designs will reduce adverse environmental impacts of stream channel modifications. Analysis of variance for pool-to-pool spacing data suggests that there is no significant difference with respect to channel width between pools that form in natural streams and those in streams affected by a variety of human uses. Short of channelization, which changes the channel width, pools and riffles, within limits, are not particularly sensitive to environmental stress. Experiments in Gum Branch near Charlotte, North Carolina, support the hypothesis that channel form and process evolve in harmony and that manipulation of cross-channel morphology can influence the development of desired channel processes. Planned manipulation of its channel form induced Gum Branch to develop as desired. Morphologic stability consisting of incipient point bars, pools, and riffles was maintained over a period of high magnitude flood events, only to be degraded later by a wave of sediment derived from upstream construction and stream-bank failures. Thus, environmentally desirable channel morphology in urban streams cannot remain stable if changes in the sediment load or storm-water runoff exceed the limits of the stream's ability to make internal adjustments while maintaining morphologic stability.