Lake Suwa — Eutrophication and its partial recent recovery

Lake Suwa, located in the center of the largest Japanese island of Honshu was a typical hypertrophic lake with a dense scum Microcystis species in summer during the 1970's. However, due to the introduction of a sewage treatment plant and the awareness of environmental pollution by local residents, a decrease in the concentration of nutrients in lake water since 1981 has been observed (from 1600 g l^–1 and 160 g l^–1 in 1977 to 990 g l^–1 and 110 g l^–1 in 1984 for total nitrogen and phosphorus respectively).     

Radioelement (U,Th, Rn) concentrations in Norwegian bedrock groundwaters

Twenty-eight samples of groundwater from bedrock boreholes in three distinct Norwegian geological provinces have been taken and analyzed for content of Rn, U, and Th, together with a wide variety of minor and major species. Median values of 290 Bq/1, 7.6 g/1, and 0.02 g/1 were obtained for Rn, U, and Th respectively, while maximum values were 8500 Bq/1, 170 g/1, and 2.2 g/1. Commonly suggested drinking water limits range from 8 to 1000 Bq/1 for radon and 14 to 160 g/1 for uranium. Radioelement content was closely related to lithology, the lowest concentrations being derived from the largely Caledonian rocks of the Trøndelag area, and the highest from the Precambrian Iddefjord Granite of southeast Norway (11 boreholes) where median values of 2500 Bq/1, 15 g/1 and 0.38 g/1, respectively, were obtained. The Iddefjord Granite is not believed to be unique in Norway in yielding high dissolved radionuclide contents in groundwaters, and several other granitic aquifers warrant further investigation in this respect.     

High arsenic contents in groundwater of central Spain

The chemical and microbiological characteristics of groundwater from two provinces of central Spain were studied. In some zones of this area, the concentrations of As in groundwater exceed the guideline concentrations, set internationally between 10 g/l and 50 g/l, reaching levels over 100 g/l. A narrow correlation between the contents of arsenic and HCO₃^– was observed. These data suggest a possible mechanism of the As mobilization from aquifer sediments to groundwater: the bicarbonate ions could displace HAsO₄^2– adsorbed on aquifer oxyhydroxides. Sediments containing relatively high contents of adsorbed arsenic are deposited in surface water environments with low carbonate concentrations. Subsequently, the sediments become exposed to groundwater with highly dissolved carbonate content, and arsenic can be mobilized by displacement from mineral surfaces. In addition, the presence of Pseudomonas genera bacteria, which secrete siderophores (Fe chelating agents) could mobilize As adsorbed on Fe oxides through their dissolution. These combined microbiological and chemical processes might have increased the natural mobility of As.     

Implications of K-Ar ages of whole-rock and grain-size fractions of metapelites and intercalated metatuffs within an anchizonal terrane

White mica bearing fractions ranging in grain size from 0.4 m to 6.3–20 m were separated from metapelites and intercalated metatuffs of the eastern Rheinisches Schiefergebirge (FRG). The stratigraphic age of these rocks is Middle Devonian (Eifelian), and they contain detrital material of northwestern provenance (Old Red Continent, probably mainly derived from the Caledonian Orogen). Folding in the Carboniferous was associated with cleavage formation and an apparently synkinematic anchizonal metamorphism. Apparent K-Ar ages of metapelite fractions display a marked positive correlation with grain size illustrating the detrital influence which is diminished with decreasing grain size and increasing metamorphism (determined by illite crystallinity). Contrasting grain morphologies observed by SEM enable the interpretation of apparent age/ grain size relationship for coarse fractions. The anticipated lack of detrital mica in metatuffs is confirmed by the fairly consistent apparent K-Ar ages determined for the coarser than 0.63 m size fractions which date the anchizonal metamorphism at ca. 330 Ma. Comparison of metatuff and metapelite apparent ages suggests that the extent of rejuvenation in the latter was largely dependent on grain size. Rejuvenation was also somewhat controlled by the degree of anchizonal metamorphism as suggested by differences in K-Ar results of metapelites which were metamorphosed at variable anchizonal conditions. Fractions <0.63 m from upper anchizonal metapelites record ca. 330 Ma ages similar to those of the 0.63–20 m sizes in metatuffs. Together those results confirm the limited applicability of conventional K-Ar dating on bulk clay fractions (<2 m) of very-low grade (anchizonal) metamorphic rocks in dating metamorphic events and concomitant cleavage formation.     

A K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar study on white micas from the Brixen Quartzphyllite,Southern Alps

The Brixen Quartzphyllite, basement of the Southern Alps (Italy), consists of metasediments which had suffered progressive deformation and low grade metamorphism (p _max4 kbar, T _max375±25° C) during the Palaeozoic. It has been excavated by pre-Permian erosion, buried again beneath a pile of Permo-mesozoic to Cainozoic sediments (estimated T _max150° C), and is now exposed anew due to late Alpine uplift and erosion. The behavior of the K-Ar system of white micas is investigated, taking advantage of the narrow constraints on their thermal history imposed by the geological/stratigraphic reference systems.The six structurally and petrographically differing samples come from a single outcrop, whose position is roughly two kilometers beneath the Permian land-surface. White mica concentrates from five grain size fractions (<2 , 2–6 , 6–20 , 20–60 , 60–75 ) of each sample have been analyzed by the conventional K-Ar method, four selected concentrates additionally by the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar stepwise heating technique; furthermore, Ar content and isotopic composition of vein quartz were determined.The conventional ages of the natural grain size fractions (20–60 , 60–75) are in the range 316±8 Ma, which corresponds to the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar plateau age of 319.0±5.5 Ma within the error limits. The finer grain size fractions yield significantly lower ages, down to 233 Ma for fractions <2 . Likewise low apparent ages (down to 83 Ma) are obtained for the low temperature ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar degassing steps.There is no correlation between microstructural generation of white mica prevailing in the sample and apparent age. This favours an interpretation of the 316±8 Ma values as cooling age; progressive deformation and metamorphism must be respectively older and their timing cannot be resolved by these methods. The data preclude any significant influence of a detrital mica component as well as of excess argon.The lower ages found for the fine grain-size fractions (respectively the low-T degassing steps) correspond to a near-surface period (p-T-minimum); the values are geologically meaningless. The effect is interpreted to result from partial Ar loss due to reheating during Mesozoic-Cainozoic reburial. A model based on diffusion parameters derived from the outgassing experiments and Dodson's (1979) equation yields a closure temperature of 284±40 °C for a cooling rate of 18° C/Ma. Furthermore, this model suggests that the observed argon loss of up to 5% may in fact have been induced by reheating to 150 °C for 50 Ma.     

Study of the distribution of Trace elements in soils in and around Mysore city,Karnataka

Soil samples collected from various places in and around Mysore were analyzed for the total trace elements such as Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd. The results of the analysis indicate that the concentration of lead and cadmium in soils is below 2.5 g ml^–1 and 0.2 g ml^–1, respectively, which are the minimum detection levels, whereas the concentration of iron, manganese, copper, and zinc in most of the samples is within the global average ranges of 3%, 500–1000 g g^–1, 15–40 g g^–1, and 50–100 g g^–1, respectively. The investigated area has the presence of gneisses and schists, in which partly there are igneous intrusions and pegmatitic intrusions. There are amphibolite enclaves in gneisses that account for the higher concentration of trace elements. The lower concentration may be attributed to the presence of silicic type of rock.     

Oxyanion Concentrations in Eastern Sierra Nevada Rivers – 2. Arsenic and Phosphate

Water samples were collected from the Truckee River-Pyramid Lake system, the Walker River-Walker Lake system, and the Carson River, all located in eastern California and western Nevada, U.S.A., at three different times (i.e., summer 1991, spring 1992, and autumn 1992) over a two year period. The concentrations of As, Na, Cl, PO4, and pH were measured in these river samples and the associated terminal lakes. Arsenic values ranged from below 13 nmol/kg near Truckee, California to 160 nmol/kg at Nixon, Nevada in the Truckee River, from 40 nmol/kg in the headwaters of both West and East Walker Rivers to 270 nmol/kg below Weber Reservoir on the main branch of the Walker River, and from <27 nmol/kg to 234 nmol/kg for the lower Carson River system. Arsenic concentrations in Steamboat Creek (0.91 mol/kg–1.80 mol/kg) in the Truckee River catchment are above the U.S. EPA drinking water maximum contaminant level of 0.67 mol/kg, as are the As concentrations in both Pyramid Lake (1.33 mol/kg–1.57 mol/kg ) and Walker Lake (13.7 mol/kg–18.7 mol/kg). Sources of As for all three rivers include weathering of As-rich rocks and/or regolith and input of high-As geothermal spring waters, both processes primarily, although not exclusively, adding As to the headwater regions of these rivers. Steamboat Hot Springs (29 mol/kg As 54.5 mol/kg), for example, is identified as a source of As to the Truckee River via Steamboat Creek. The high As concentrations in Pyramid and Walker Lakes are likely due to (1) desorption of arsenate from aquatic particulate matter in these high pH waters (9.0 pH 9.5), (2) limited biologic uptake of arsenate, and (3) evaporative concentration of the lake waters. Evaluation of molar PO4}/As ratios of river waters and geothermal spring waters (e.g., Steamboat Hot Springs), indicates that phosphate is substantially enriched in Steamboat Creek as well as the mid to lower reaches of the Walker and Carson Rivers. These regions of each river are dominated by agricultural interests and, additionally, in the case of Steamboat Creek, residential areas and golf courses. Our data strongly imply that phosphate-rich agricultural return flow has likely added P to these streams and, consequently, increased their respective P:As ratios.     

Neuere Untersuchungsmethoden der Geophysik und das Problem der Bewegung der Kontinente

Zusammenfassung Die Arbeit gibt eine Übersicht über den gegenwärtigen Stand der geophysikalischen Vorstellungen zur Kontinentalverschiebung. Die grundlegende paläomagnetische Beweisführung für großräumige Kontinentalbewegungen wird als richtig angesehen, und die Daten, die auf laufende Bewegungen in dieser Größenordnung hinweisen, werden kurz besprochen. Die statische und die dynamische Ausdeutung der Gravitation, des Wärmeflusses und der seismologischen Ergebnisse weisen auf eine Abweichung der Erde von der Idealform und auf die Ungleichförmigkeit innerhalb der Erde hin. Als dynamische Deutung bietet die Konvektionshypothese die beste Erklärung für Kontinentalbewegungen, und es wird versucht, mit dieser Hypothese auch die neuesten ozeanographischen Ergebnisse zu interpretieren. Schließlich seien einige geologische Folgerungen aus der Konvektionshypothese, wie z. B. der Verschiebungsmechanismus, betrachtet. Eine mögliche zyklische Theorie für die ozeanische Kruste sowie die Beziehung zwischen abweichenden paläomagnetischen Ergebnissen und Fragen der Großtektonik in orogenen Gebieten werden diskutiert.

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The present state of geophysical ideas with respect to continental drift is reviewed. The basic palaeomagnetic argument for large scale continental displacement outlined is accepted as valid, and the data available indicating current movements of the same order of magnitude briefly discussed. Two interpretations, static and dynamic, of the gravity, heat flow, and seismic data which indicate the departure of the Earth from a hydrostatic state are described.Adopting the dynamic interpretation, the convection hypothesis offers the best available explanation for continental drift. An attempt is made to show how this can also be used to interpret modern oceanographic results. Finally some of the geological implications of the convection hypothesis as the drift mechanism are considered. Reference is made to a possible cycling of the oceanic crust, and to the possible relation of the anomalous palaeomagnetic results to the questions of megatectonics in orogenic areas.

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Résumé Les idées géophysicales modernes en ce qui concerne les déplacements des continents sont décrites. Acceptant les arguments paléomagnétiques comme base, les indications des mouvements actuels de même ordre de grandeur sont indiquées. Il se trouve deux interprétations importantes, statique et dynamique, des résultats gravimétriques, du flux de chaleur et de la séismologie qui indiquent une déviation de la Terre de la forme hydrostatique.Si l'on accepte l'interprétation dynamique, alors c'est la théorie des courants convectifs dans le manteau qui, jusqu'à présent, peut mieux expliquer les déplacements des continents. Cette étude essaye de montrer l'interprétation à l'aide de cette théorie des données océanographiques récentes. Enfin les implications géologiques de convection comme mécanisme de déplacements sont considérées, telle que l'idée d'un mouvement cyclique de la croûte océanique, et les relations possibles entre les résultats paléomagnétiques anomals et les questions mégatectoniques des zones orogéniques.

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For the German translation of this article my most sincere thanks must be recorded to Dipl. Geol. O.Stehn and K.Krumsieck, Geol. Inst. Bonn, and to the editorial staff of Geol. Rundschau.     

Trace elements in the shallow ground water of The Netherlands. A geochemical and statistical interpretation of the national monitoring network data

Concentration levels of the trace elements Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Li, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, V, Y, and Zn in the shallow Dutch ground water were studied. Data were extracted from the data base of the Dutch National Ground Water Quality Monitoring Network, a network set up to monitor the diffuse contamination. The network contains over 350 sites at a low density of about 1 per 100 km². The sites are sampled once a year at two depths (approx. 10 and 25 m below surface). A two-step multivariate statistical approach was used, in which the major element chemistry was used to define water types. Within each water type, trace element behavior could be coupled to distinct geochemical processes: dilution, acidification and weathering, carbonate dissolution, oxidation/reduction, and ion exchange. In recently infiltrated acid rain water in low buffering capacity sands, the anthropogenic influence indirectly caused mobilization of Al (median 430 g/l), Cd (0.6 g/l), Co (14 g/l), Cu (2.7 g/l), Ni (16 g/l), Y (11 g/l), and Zn (50 mg/l). In carbonate bearing sediments the acidification is neutralized, and the mentioned trace elements remain immobile. Arsenic and Cr have higher concentrations levels in ground waters with a slightly reducing character and are possibly governed by the dissolution of iron-manganese hydroxides. Boron, Li, and Sr have high concentrations (respectively 875, 80, 2700 g/l) in the water type related to a seawater source. Strontium is related to carbonate dissolution in all other water types (medians ranging from 100 to 1000 g/l). Barium shows a complex behaviour. It is concluded that the high Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni, and Zn concentrations are anthropogenically induced. High Ba and Cr concentrations are inferred to be due to natural processes.     

Thermodynamic data from redox reactions at high temperatures. V. Thermodynamic properties of NiO−MnO solid solutions from emf measurements

Divariant oxide plus metal assemblages potentially make useful redox sensors for use in hydrothermal and other high pressure experiments. Here we report the calibration of the (Ni, Mn)O/Ni redox sensor in which the Ni/NiO (NNO) oxygen buffer is displaced to lower oxygen chemical potentials (O₂), by the solid solution of MnO in the oxide phase. This assemblage was chosen because: (1) it covers a useful range of O₂; (2) the system can be calibrated very accurately. Values of O₂ defined by the (Ni, Mn)O/Ni assemblage were determined electrochemically, from 900 to 1300 K, using calcia-stabilized zirconia solid electrolytes. The oxide compositions (8 in total, ranging from 0.1X _NiO0.8) were analysed afterwards by electron microprobe, and were checked for internal consistency by measuring the lattice parameters (a₀), using powder XRD. The accuracies of the measurements, both assessed theoretically and established empirically, are (1): ±80J/mol in O₂, ±0.0002 Å in a₀ and ±0.002 to 0.005 in X _NiO. Activity-composition relations were fitted to the Redlich-Kister formalism. There is a slight asymmetry (corresponding to a subregular model) across the solution with A ₀ ^G =9577(±45) J/mol, and A ₁ ^G =–477(±80) J/mol. The experimental data were also used to derive the parameters V^ex, H^ex and S^ex. There is no obvious relationship between excess volumes and enthalpies of mixing, nor between excess volumes and excess entropies. The experimental data from this study have been used to formulate the (Ni, Mn)O/Ni redox sensor expression: O₂ = ₂(NNO) + 2RTlnX _NiO + 2(1 – X _NiO)²[11483 – 1.697T] – 477(4X _NiO – 1)(900 < T(K) < 1300) where O₂(NNO)=–478967+248.514T–9.7961 T In T, from O'Neill and Pownceby(1993a).     

Geochemistry of Viti Levu,Fiji, and its evolution as an island arc

Available geochemical and field data suggest that three different periods of igneous activity have occurred on Viti Levu. Rocks of the first period are island arc tholeiites; of the second, a calc-alkaline series; and of the third, shoshonites. Each period has a geochemical distinctiveness. The temporal sequence also corresponds to a spatial zonation analogous to that observed in many currently active island arcs. K₂O and the larger trace elements increase south to north and with time, whereas iron enrichment and Na₂O/K₂O ratios decrease. Initial Sr 87/86 ratios average about 0.7041 in rocks of all periods. If Viti Levu magmas were genetically related to underthrust oceanic crust, as is argued for comparable ones of modern island arcs, then the island must have drifted or been rotated to its present position within the last 5–10 m.y.     

Clay mineralogical,geochemical and isotopic tracing of the evolution of the Woodleigh impact structure,Southern Carnarvon Basin,Western Australia

Chaotically structured diamictite from the inner ring syncline surrounding the central uplift of the Woodleigh impact structure contains shocked metamorphic and impact melt-rock fragments, largely derived from Ordovician and Devonian target sandstones. Coarse illite fractions (<2 m) from the sandstones containing no K-feldspar yield K–Ar ages of around 400 Ma, whereas the K–Ar ages of authigenic clays of >0.2 m fractions from the diamictite without smectite and K-feldspar cluster around 360 Ma, consistent with Rb–Sr data. Crystallisation of newly formed illite in the impact melt rock clasts and recrystallisation of earlier formed illite in the sandstone clasts preserved in the diamictite, are attributed to impact-induced hydrothermal processes in the Late Devonian. The illitic clays from the diamictite and from the sandstones have very similar trace element compositions, with significantly enriched incompatible lithophile elements, which increase in concentrations correlatively with those of the compatible ferromagnesian elements. The unusual trace element associations in the clays may be due to the involvement of hot gravity-driven basinal fluids that interacted with rocks of the Precambrian craton to the east of the study area, or with such material transported and reworked in the studied sedimentary succession.     

Size Fractionation (Dissolved, Colloidal and Particulate) of Trace Metals in the Thur River, Switzerland

The distribution of some trace metals (Cu, Zn, Ni, Co,Fe, Mn) and of DOC over a particulate (> 1 m),a colloidal (size < 0.45 m and molecular weight > 10 kD) and an ultrafiltered fraction (< 10 kD)was determined at several sites on the Thur River,Switzerland, at various times of the year. Thecomplexation of Cu by strong ligands in theultrafiltrate and in the conventional filtrate (<0.45 m) was compared using a ligand-exchange/CSV method.The <0.45 m concentrations of Cu (from anaverage of 7 nM to 24 nM), Zn (<5–23 nM), Ni (5–13 nM),Co (1.5–3 nM) and Mn (7–92 nM)increased downstream. The major part of Cu, Zn, Niand Co usually occurred in the ultrafiltratefraction at all sites, whereas Fe and Mn were mostlyin the particulate fraction, under conditions of lowsuspended matter content (< 10 mg L^-1) in theriver. The percentage of metal in the colloidalfraction, with respect to the 0.45-m filtrate,decreased in the order: Cu (median 11%) > Zn Ni(median 5–6%) > Mn Co (median < 5%). DOCalso consisted mostly of molecules in the < 10 kDrange.Cu was strongly complexed by natural organic ligandsin all filtrate and ultrafiltrate samples. A largepart of the strong Cu binding ligands consisted ofcompounds in the < 10 kD range, but colloidalligands with similar properties also occurred. Cu wasdistributed among the dissolved and the colloidalligands, roughly in proportion to organic carbon.The colloidal fraction (as defined here) did notincrease in its proportional amount downstream and wasonly of limited significance in transporting traceelements in the Thur River under low discharge conditions.     

Argon diffusion domains in K-feldspar I: microstructures in MH-10

Samples of MH-10, a K-feldspar thought to contain discrete diffusion domains for argon, have been examined by light and TEM microsopy to search for domain boudaries. We examined both unheated K-feldspar separates and samples heated in vacuum between 750 and 1150°C in order to characterize the initial microstructure as well as any changes resulting from laboratory heating. The MH-10 rock shows almost no evidence of plastic deformation, and the K-feldspar does not possess networks of dislocations which might define a subgrain structure derived from external stresses. Three classes of substructure are present in the K-feldspar, but only the third appears to have been affected by laboratory heating: (1) Cross-hatched extinction in light microscope is common but variably developed. TEM reveals almost no albite/pericline twinning but tweed microstructure is ubiquitous. (2) Turbid zones occur with about 5 volume % abundance. Micropores, <1 to 2m in diameter, characterize these regions, which often also contain bleds of albite, up to 40 m indiameter, TEM shows these turbid zones to be very complex with intricate twin and tweed structures at the sub-micron scale and numerous dislocation and strain features. (3) Albitic exsolution lamellae (<1 m thick, 20 m long and separated by 1 m) are rarely seen in the light microscope but TEM shows that 0.01 m thick by 0.2–1 m long lamellae, separated by 0.1 to 0.5 m, occur in about 20% of the sample. These lamellae are disk-shaped, have a semi-coherent or coherent relationship to the host K-feldspar, and seem to disappear upon heating to 750°C. Extensive diffusion studies have been conducted on HM-10, and the results analyzed in terms of distribution of sizes of diffusion domains. The preferred result of the analyses was a distribution consisting of three distinct sizes. The largest domain size identified in this way is approximately 50 to 100 m, and this corresponds to blocks of K-feldspar defined by the network of fractured/turbid zones. The smallest domain size inferred from diffusion analysis is 0.1 m which corresponds to the spacing between albite exsolution lamellae that may represent fast diffusion pathways. Alternatively, the modulated argon distribution accompanying the lamellar variation in feldspar composition may result in an overestimation of the initial diffusion coefficients. Even though a promising agreement exists between domain analyses based upon diffusional and microstructural analyses, at least two questions remain unanswered. Firstly, no clear candidate has been identified for a domain of intermediate size. Secondly, the diffusion analysis has been formulated with independent gas release from all domains, whereas the observed structures are likely to be nested (i.e., small domains exist inside bigger domains) with the network of semi-coherent lamellar boundaries having connectivity and permeability which can provide only a modest increase in argon diffusivity over bulk values.     

Heavy metals distribution and fractionation in sediments of the Mahanadi River basin, India

Heavy metals distribution in core sediments, different size fractions of bed sediments (>212 urn, 90-212 jam, 63–90 urn, 53–63 urn, < 53 urn), and suspended sediments (>30 urn, 20–30 m, 10–20 urn, 2–10 urn, <2 m) have been discussed. Pb, Zn, and Cr have been accumulating in recent years in the sediments. Si, Al, Fe, Ca, and Mg dominate the bed and suspended sediment composition. Metals show increasing concentrations in finer sediments. Applying multivariate analysis to sediment composition, metals have been grouped into different factors depending upon their source of origin. Chemical fractionation studies on suspended and bed sediments show Fe, Zn, Cu, and Pb are associated with the residual fraction and Mn with the exchangeable fraction.     

Messung des Ultrarot-Pleochroismus von Mineralen. X. Der Pleochroismus der OH-Streckfrequenz in Zoisit

Zusammenfassung Der Pleochroismus der OH-Streckfrequenz (=3,16 ±0,02 ) zeigt sowohl für -Zoisit als auch für -Zoisit, daß die OH-Dipole paralel [001] orientiert sind.

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Measurement of the infrared-pleochroism in minerals. X. The pleochroism of the OH-stretching frequency in zoisite

Summary The pleochroism of the OH-stretching frequency (=3.16 ±0.02 ) proves for - and -zoisite that the OH-dipoles are oriented parallel [001].

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Textural characteristics of the Krishna River sediments,India

To evaluate the magnitude of variation in grain size distribution in the Krishna river, bed sediments and suspended sediments collected along the length of the river have been studied. There are both temporal and seasonal variation in the grain size distribution of suspended sediments. The statistical parameters show the change along the river in a non-linear fashion which may be due to human interference and due to different types of sediments contributed by tributaries to the Krishna river. The suspended sediments are mostly fine silt (4 to 16m), poorly sorted, showing coarse to fine skewed and are platyto leptokurtic. The bed sediments are mostly medium sand (350m) showing moderate to well sorted, coarse to fine skewed and are platy- to leptokurtic. The CM diagram of Krishna river bed sediments suggests that deposition takes place by (1) rolling (2) rolling and suspension and (3) graded suspension. The suspended sediments represent deposits of uniform suspension.     

Redox Chemistry in the Root Zone of a Salt Marsh Sediment in the Tagus Estuary,Portugal

Measurements of O₂, Fe(II), Mn(II)and HS₅ in salt marshsediments in the Tagus Estuary, Portugal, made with a voltammetric microelectrode, reveal strong seasonal differences in pore water composition within the 20~cm deep root zone. In spring, oxygen was below detection limit except close to the sediment surface. Fe(II) was present below 5 cm in concentrations ranging from detection limit to 1700 M. In summer, oxygen was present in the pore water almost to the bottom of the root zone in concentrations ranging from detection limit to more than 100 M. The spatial variability was intense: O₂ concentrations as high as 78 M and as low as 25 M existed within 2~mm of each other. Fe(II) was below detection limit except towards the bottom of the root zone. In late fall, oxygen was found to 8 cm depth, but in concentrations lower than in summer, and Fe(II) was present below 9 cm. Mn(II) was found at levels declining from typical values of 200 M in spring to less than 20 M in late fall. With one exception, sulfide was below the detection limit in all measurements. During periods when dissolved Fe(II) is available in the pore water at the same time as ₂ is delivered by roots, iron-rich concretions can form on roots. These conditions, which lead to precipitation of iron oxide in the sediment adjacent to roots, exist in spring, when new roots infiltrate anoxic Fe(II) containing sediment. They do not exist in summer, when dissolved Fe(II) is unavailable, or in winter, when oxygen is unavailable. The seasonal redox pattern revealed by the pore water chemistry is driven by the annual cycle of growth and decay of roots.     

New data on the „Indosinian“ Orogeny from Central Thailand

The main aspects of the geosynclinal and orogenic evolution of the Petchabun foldbelt in Central Thailand are described. This area was previously thought to be deformed by the Indosinian (Triassic) orogeny. The new data show that the main orogenic event in Thailand can be dated: Post Lower Permian — Pre Uppermost Permian. Evidence is given that Paleotethys closed on Thai territory during this orogenic event. The known Upper Triassic deformations in Northern Thailand are supposed to be strictly intracontinental and therefore of minor importance.

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Zusammenfassung Die Grundzüge der geosynklinalen und orogenen Entwicklung des Faltengürtels von Petchabun werden beschrieben. Bisher wurde angenommen, daß dieses Gebiet während der Indosinischen Orogenese (Trias) deformiert wurde. Die neuen Daten belegen, daß die bedeutendste Orogenese in Thailand nach dem Unter Perm einsetzte (West-Thailand) und vor dem höchsten Perm abgeschlossen war (Petchabun). Die sog. Paleotethys wurde während dieser Orogenese hier geschlossen. Die bekannten obertriadischen Deformationen sind dagegen rein intrakontinental und somit von untergeordneter Bedeutung.

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Résumé Les traits principaux du développement géosynclinal et orogénique de la ceinture plissée du Petchabun (Thailande) sont décrits. Jusqu'à présent on pensait que cette région avait été déformée pendant l'orogenèse «Indosinienne» (Trias). Les données nouvelles indiquent que l'orogenèse la plus importante a commencée après le Permien inférieur (dans l'Ouest de la Thailande) et qu'elle s'est terminée avant le Permien supérieur (région de Petchabun). Ici, la soi-disant «Paléotéthys» s'est fermée au cours de cette orogenèse. Les déformations bien connues du Trias supérieur sont exclusivement intracontinentales et n'ont ainsi qu'une signification subordonnée.

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Entwurf einer Mikrogefüge-Einteilung von Marschböden

Zusammenfassung Die üblichen Bodengefügeeinteilungen nach dem Grad der Aggregatbildung waren für die Anwendung an Marschböden unzureichend. Es wird ein Entwurf einer Mikrogefüge-Einteilung besprochen, die auf dem Gehalt an Matrix (Kornanteil < 6. geschätzt) wie auf ihrem Ausrichtungsgrad basiert. Der visuell beurteilte Ausrichtungsgrad der Matrix wird als sehr schwach, schwach, mäßig, stark und sehr stark eingestuft, der geschätzte Matrixgehalt in hoch ( > 40%), mittel (23–40%), gering (5–23%), und sehr gering (0–5%) unterteilt.