古亚洲构造域和西太平洋构造域在索伦缝合带东段的叠加: 来自内蒙古林西县西拉木伦断裂带内变形闪长岩的岩石学、地球化学和年代学证据

在内蒙古林西县西拉木伦断裂带内发育岩株状产出并具有不同程度变形特征的闪长岩体, 岩体侵入到双井片岩中.对该闪长岩进行了岩石学、地球化学、锆石LA-ICPMS U-Pb年龄和角闪石40Ar-39Ar年龄的研究.结果表明内蒙古林西县西拉木伦断裂带内的变形闪长岩侵位于早二叠世, 其锆石LA-ICPMS U-Pb年龄为286±1 Ma.岩浆来源于俯冲带流体/熔体交代作用而形成的富集地幔.岩石遭受了早侏罗世绿帘角闪岩相变质作用, 角闪石40Ar-39Ar年龄为188.7±1.4 Ma.结合研究区及邻区近年来的新成果认为索伦缝合带早古生代以来的镁铁质岩石均显示来源于相对富集LILE、LREE的地幔, 与俯冲流体或熔体的改造作用相关, 并且随着时代的更新改造程度显示增强的趋势.索伦缝合带在晚石炭世(~310 Ma)之前发生过闭合碰撞, 晚石炭世-早二叠世(~310~276 Ma)处于后造山伸展的背景, 在伸展环境下形成了华北北缘该时期广泛分布的闪长岩-花岗闪长岩带, 报道的闪长岩即为该时期的产物.晚二叠世缝合带局部区域存在洋盆, 洋盆的闭合导致了晚二叠世-中三叠世(~272~230 Ma)索伦缝合带的最终碰撞缝合, 最终碰撞缝合在空间上的不均一性形成了缝合带内该时期大量并存的同碰撞花岗岩和后碰撞花岗岩.索伦缝合带的缝合导致华北板块与其北部各微陆块的拼合, 此时蒙古-鄂霍次克海作为古太平洋的一个分支北东向展布于西伯利亚板块和拼合后的华北板块之间.早侏罗世蒙古-鄂霍次克海在蒙古东北部发生闭合, 本文报道的角闪石40Ar-39Ar年龄记录了洋壳闭合后陆-陆碰撞的变质时间, 之后研究区进入后造山伸展的环境.此时在古太平洋板块向华北板块俯冲应力的共同作用下, 华北东部在侏罗纪出现挤压机制与拉张机制的多次转换.晚侏罗世古太平洋板块俯冲方向转变后, 中国东部进入持续的拉张背景, 并转入西太平洋构造域的范畴.      

中亚造山带东南部晚古生代-早中生代地壳增生和古亚洲洋演化:来自内蒙古东南部林西-东乌旗地区岩浆岩的证据SCIEI北大核心CSCD

本文在系统收集内蒙古林西-东乌旗地区晚古生代-早中生代岩浆岩的年代学、岩石地球化学以及锆石Hf同位素资料基础上,通过分析岩浆岩岩石组合随时空的变化规律,并结合区域地质资料,探讨了中亚造山带东南部洋盆演化和地壳增生等重要地质问题。研究结果表明,二连浩特-贺根山蛇绿岩带南、北两侧晚古生代-早中生代岩浆岩在年代学上显示不同的活动期次,具有不同岩石组合和地球化学特征,指示它们分属于不同的构造岩浆岩带。蛇绿岩带以北晚泥盆世-中二叠世岩浆活动在时间上呈连续分布的特征,并在晚石炭-早二叠世时期达到活动峰值。火成岩构造组合分析表明,晚泥盆世-石炭纪和早-中二叠世岩浆活动分别与二连浩特-贺根山洋盆向乌里雅斯太大陆边缘之下的俯冲和洋盆闭合后俯冲板片断离引起的软流圈上涌造成的区域伸展背景有关。蛇绿岩带以南岩浆活动时间上呈现石炭纪、早-中二叠世、晚二叠世-三叠纪幕式分布特征,各期岩浆活动前锋有随时间向南迁移的趋势。这三期岩浆活动分别与古亚洲洋板片向宝力道岛弧之下的俯冲、板片后撤以及洋盆消失之后古板块的碰撞造山作用有关。锆石Hf同位素分析表明,中亚造山带东南部晚古生代至早中生代时期存在显著的地壳增生;其中二连浩特-贺根山蛇绿岩带以北表现为地壳的垂向增生,以南表现为地壳的侧向增生。     

内蒙古贺根山蛇绿岩形成时代及构造启示

贺根山蛇绿岩位于兴蒙造山带北缘,发育完整的地幔橄榄岩、堆晶岩和基性熔岩组合,伴生有放射虫硅质岩,但贺根山蛇绿岩的形成时代一直存在争议,给兴蒙造山带北部构造演化阶段划分造成了很大障碍。锆石U-Pb年代学研究表明,贺根山蛇绿岩中辉长闪长岩(341±3Ma)和玄武岩(359±5Ma)结晶年龄为早石炭世早期,同时玄武岩继承锆石峰值年龄为晚泥盆世早期(375±2Ma),这些继承锆石呈短柱状、棱角状,生长环带宽缓,多为补丁状、平坦状,为典型的基性岩浆锆石,表明最迟在晚泥盆世早期洋壳物质已经开始形成。上石炭统格根敖包组火山岩与蛇绿岩局部呈喷发不整合接触,该组的晶屑凝灰岩夹层时代为晚石炭世(323±3Ma),提供了蛇绿岩构造侵位年龄的上限。因此,将贺根山蛇绿岩形成时代定为晚泥盆世-早石炭世,侵位时代为晚石炭世。侵入地幔橄榄岩中的部分基性岩脉时代为早白垩世(132±1Ma、139±3Ma和120±1Ma),它们含有大量继承锆石(144±1Ma~2698±25Ma),继承锆石峰值年龄密切响应了兴蒙造山带北部早白垩世之前复杂的岩浆及构造事件,这些基性岩脉是燕山期伸展环境下的岩浆产物,并非早白垩世蛇绿岩。结合前人的工作成果和区域岩浆岩、地层时空分布特征,建立了兴蒙造山带北部晚古生代构造演化历程:二连贺根山一线早泥盆世处于剥蚀阶段,中泥盆世陆壳拉张出现新生洋盆,晚泥盆世早期洋盆持续扩张形成新生洋壳,早石炭世晚期洋壳开始向北俯冲消减,并持续增生至西伯利亚活动陆缘,晚石炭世洋盆陆续闭合,部分已经构造侵位的蛇绿岩被晚石炭世火山岩不整合覆盖,贺根山蛇绿岩正是该洋盆的残余产物。     

龟山杂岩的形成时代、构造属性及变质条件:对秦岭-桐柏造山带构造演化的指示

秦岭-桐柏-大别造山带是华北板块和扬子板块碰撞拼合的产物.桐柏造山带作为古生代秦岭增生造山带与中生代大别碰撞造山带之间的纽带,记录了两大板块之间从洋壳俯冲、地体增生到最终的碰撞造山过程.本文选取桐柏造山带龟山杂岩为研究对象,对其中变沉积岩、斜长角闪岩和花岗质脉体进行了岩相学、矿物学和锆石U-Pb年代学研究.结果指示变沉积岩碎屑锆石年龄峰值主要为～411 Ma,次要年龄峰值为～490 Ma,最年轻四颗碎屑锆石的加权平均年龄为352±11 Ma.斜长角闪岩原岩结晶时代为498±18 Ma,花岗质脉形成时代为412.8±4.4 Ma,两者中变质锆石加权平均年龄为320±10 Ma,指示它们共同经历了早石炭世变质作用.变质峰期温压条件为T=571～632℃,P=0.59～0.76 GPa,属于中压相系角闪岩相变质.区域年代对比分析显示,龟山杂岩变沉积岩物源来自于北侧的北秦岭地体,属于弧前沉积,沉积时代下限为早石炭世早期.结合前人研究,本文认为在古秦岭洋向北的俯冲过程中,上述沉积岩与斜长角闪岩因构造作用拼贴在一起,于～320 Ma发生中压角闪岩相变质作用.该研究结果也指示了古秦岭洋最终闭合时间可能晚于早石炭世早期.     

内蒙古贺根山缝合带后造山作用——满克头鄂博组火山岩锆石U-Pb年龄和地球化学制约

以出露于贺根山缝合带梅劳特乌拉蛇绿岩中的白音瑞满克头鄂博组火山岩为研究对象,通过野外地质调查、岩石学、地球化学和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学研究,探讨火山岩成因、构造环境与贺根山缝合带后造山作用。岩石地球化学研究表明,白音瑞地区满克头鄂博组火山岩主要为流纹岩,岩石具有较高SiO_2、K_2O和Na_2O+K_2O含量,以及较高Ga/Al值,相对贫CaO、MgO、Sr、Ba、Eu、Ti和P的特征。稀土元素含量较低,配分曲线为微弱右倾的海鸥式分布。岩石学和地球化学特征表明,该区满克头鄂博组流纹岩为A型流纹岩,形成于后造山伸展构造环境,为后造山A型花岗岩浆作用的产物。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素定年结果显示,该流纹岩的形成年龄为158.0±0.7Ma,表明满克头鄂博组流纹岩喷发于晚侏罗世,反映了贺根山缝合带晚侏罗世后造山A型花岗岩浆作用事件。结合二连-贺根山缝合带石炭纪蛇绿岩、石炭纪—二叠纪岛弧岩浆岩和中三叠世—早白垩世后造山A型岩浆岩的时空分布与演化关系,认为二连-贺根山缝合带在中三叠世—早白垩世经历了后造山伸展作用演化过程。     

兴蒙陆内造山带

本文提出了"兴蒙陆内造山带"的新概念(Xing-Meng Intracontinent Orogenic Belt,XMIOB),从大地构造、沉积建造、岩浆作用和变质作用等方面论述了XMIOB从晚古生代到中生代初的陆内伸展及陆内造山过程,为探讨晚古生代构造演化提供了新模式。根据对内蒙古中西部晚古生代构造格局的总体认识,可将XMIOB划分为五个构造单元即:早石炭世二连-贺根山裂谷带、晚石炭世陆表海盆地、早二叠世艾力格庙-二连伸展构造带、早-中二叠世盆岭构造带和晚二叠世索伦山-乌兰沟伸展构造带。晚石炭世末-二叠纪在兴蒙造山带基底上发育三期伸展构造:第一期见于内蒙古北部二连-艾力格庙地区,形成陆内裂谷盆地及其盆缘三角洲沉积,发育时代为302～298Ma;第二期在内蒙古中西部广泛分布,以隆起与凹陷相间分布的盆岭构造为特征,发育时代为290～260Ma;第三期见于内蒙古南部索伦山到温都尔庙乌兰沟一带,形成主动裂谷背景下的红海型小洋盆,发育时代为260～250Ma。晚古生代与伸展过程有关的岩浆活动可分四期:1)早石炭世贺根山期:以蛇绿岩为主,发育于具有前寒武纪古老基底和早古生代造山带年轻基底的陆壳伸展区; 2)晚石炭世达青牧场期:主要沿北造山带分布,以基性和酸性岩浆构成的双峰式侵火成岩为特征; 3)早二叠世大石寨期:形成的岩石种类多样,分布广泛,包括双峰式火山岩、双峰式侵入岩和碱性岩; 4)二叠纪末-三叠纪初索伦山期:形成陆缘型蛇绿岩或基性岩-超基性岩组合,产生于软流圈上涌造成的主动裂谷背景。兴蒙陆内造山带的构造变形可分为两期,第一期为晚古生代地层大范围褶皱变形,造成盆-岭构造带的缩短;第二期为沿盆-岭构造的边界强烈剪切变形,产生向东逃逸的挤出构造,其构造背景是北部蒙古-鄂霍茨克造山带和南部大别-秦岭中央造山带的远距离效应引起的被动闭合作用。兴蒙陆内造山带的变质作用分为两个阶段,早期变质作用主要表现为石炭纪期间与陆内伸展有关的低压高温变质,晚期为二叠纪末到三叠纪初区域大面积的低压绿片岩相变质以及沿构造边界的局部中-低压型低温变质。     

中蒙边境中段花岗岩时空分布特征及构造和找矿意义

本文精确地厘定了中蒙边境中段白乃庙片麻状石英闪长岩(459-454 Ma)、锡林浩特代托吉卡山中粒晶洞正长花岗岩(268±6.9 Ma)、镶黄旗巴音察汗灰白色中细粒角闪黑云母花岗闪长岩(261.7±6.1 Ma)、镶黄旗二长花岗岩(262.7±6.0 Ma)、镶黄旗哈达庙黑云母石英闪长岩(277.2±2.9 Ma)、锡林浩特白音锡勒中细粒正长花岗岩(231.1±7.6 Ma)、苏尼特左旗(东苏)二长花岗岩(216.9±5.4 Ma)、苏尼特左旗沙尔塔拉碱长花岗岩(152.1±2.5 Ma)的时代。并在前人工作的基础上, 总结了本地区花岗岩的时空分布规律: 区内花岗岩空间上呈3条近东西向的条带分布, 时间上可划分为5个重要期次:早-中古生代(490-387 Ma)、石炭纪(342-302 Ma)、二叠纪(282-257 Ma)、三叠纪(249-204 Ma)和晚中生代(152-118 Ma), 峰期间隔约为40 Ma, 并存在两条巨型碱性花岗岩带(东乌珠穆沁旗一带的二叠纪碱性岩带、华北板块北缘的晚三叠世碱性正长岩带), 岩浆活动呈现不对称性。结合区域地质、岩石、年代学等证据说明, 北部贺根山蛇绿岩与南部索伦山-西拉木伦蛇绿岩代表两个洋盆体系, 贺根山洋闭合早于中二叠世, 而索伦山-西拉木伦缝合带所代表残留古亚洲洋关闭, 中朝板块与西伯利亚板块最终碰撞拼合的时代应在晚二叠世-早三叠世。同时, 区内与花岗岩有关的矿产发育, 包括铜、钨、锌等矿种, 多产于造山后伸展或岩石圈拆沉, 区域大规模伸展环境。     

兴蒙造山带中段北部晚古生代两期岩浆活动及其构造意义

兴蒙造山带位于中亚造山带东段,长期以来是地质学家研究的焦点区域。内蒙古巴彦乌拉地区位于兴蒙造山带中段北部苏尼特左旗以北,广泛出露晚古生代宝力格组火山—沉积地层和酸性侵入岩体。本文对阿尔善宝拉格附近的宝力格组中性火山岩和侵入其中的花岗斑岩岩墙,及巴彦乌拉苏木南部花岗闪长岩进行了锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年,定年结果显示,宝力格组火山岩年龄为310.5±0.78 Ma,与巴彦乌拉苏木北部地区火山岩年龄(307.1±6.3Ma,308.9±1.8Ma)一致,证明本区宝力格组地层形成于晚石炭世;花岗闪长岩和花岗斑岩岩墙年龄分别为312.5±0.75 Ma和286.6±0.75 Ma,形成时代分别为晚石炭世和早二叠世;通过区域对比分析认为,兴蒙造山带北部晚古生代存在晚石炭世和早二叠世两期重要的岩浆活动,统计获得峰值年龄分别为318Ma和281Ma。岩石地球化学特征显示,本区晚石炭世宝力格组火山岩具有由低钾拉斑向钙碱性、碱性系列过渡的特征,并以钙碱性和碱性系列为主;早二叠世花岗斑岩为A型花岗岩,具有与邻区锡林浩特及巴彦乌拉—东乌珠穆沁旗带内A型花岗岩类似的地球化学特征;在花岗岩构造判别图中,花岗斑岩落入后造山区域,晚石炭世到早二叠世期间岩浆的形成环境向后造山环境逐渐演化,同时在SiO2和Na2O对K2O相关图解中,K2O含量具有增高变化的趋势,暗示构造环境有向更加稳定的板内环境演变的特征。因此,结合前人地质资料,兴蒙造山带北部晚古生代大量火山岩浆活动可能与二连—贺根山蛇绿混杂带形成有关,晚石炭世时期研究区处于后造山阶段,随着早二叠世大量A型花岗岩、碱性岩浆和双峰式火山岩的形成,该区进入造山后期更广泛的伸展环境。     

内蒙古西乌旗努和特早白垩世A型花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

内蒙古西乌旗努和特A型花岗岩位于贺根山缝合带内,侵位于晚石炭世梅劳特乌拉蛇绿岩带、中二叠统哲斯组和晚石炭世英云闪长岩中,岩性为正长花岗岩。努和特A型花岗岩富硅、富钾、富碱、贫Al_2O_3、CaO、MgO、TiO_2、P_2O、Sr、Ba、Eu、Ti和P,具有较高的Ga/Al、(Na_2O+K_2O)/CaO、K_2O/MgO、TFeO/MgO、Rb/Nb、Y/Nb、Sc/Nb值,稀土元素配分曲线为海鸥式分布,δEu值为0.25~0.54,负Eu异常明显,地球化学特征明显不同于I、S和M型花岗岩,为铝质A型花岗岩。在地球化学分类判别图解上,努和特A型花岗岩显示后造山A_2型花岗岩特征,反映其形成于后造山伸展环境。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年表明,该花岗岩的侵位年龄为130.4±1.2Ma和130.4±1.4Ma,其形成时代为早白垩世。根据蛇绿岩、俯冲-岛弧型-碰撞型和后造山型岩浆岩的时空分布与演化特征,贺根山缝合带在早白垩世可能处于后造山伸展阶段。     

南天山：晚古生代还是三叠纪碰撞造山带？

伊犁-哈萨克斯坦板块和塔里木-卡拉库姆板块之间的南天山造山带是‘中亚型造山带’的典型代表之一，经历了复杂的构造演化与地壳增生过程。传统上，它被视为华力西期褶皱带或晚古生代碰撞造山带。但近年来，部分学者提出它可能为三叠纪碰撞造山带。本文在综述南天山造山带的蛇绿岩、高压变质岩、花岗岩类等方面研究成果的基础上，讨论了其碰撞造山的时限。我国境内南天山西段碰撞造山可能开始于早石炭世（345Ma），结束于晚石炭世末（300Ma左右）。二叠纪时期，南天山至整个中亚地区进入后碰撞演化阶段。现有资料证实南天山为一晚古生代碰撞造山带，并非一三叠纪碰撞造山带。     

东濮凹陷北部沙河街组三段中亚段沉积环境分析

东濮凹陷北部沙三中亚段广泛发育盐岩和烃源岩,这两个看似不能共存的物质却在这里互层共生。该时期研究区沉积特征为多盐韵律与多层烃源岩互层共生、连续沉积,单个盐韵律厚度从几米到十几米,烃源岩有机质丰度高、类型好。平面上,两者在湖盆沉积沉降中心共生;垂向上,高有机质丰度、好干酪根类型与高盐度地层具有较好的对应关系。因而成为恢复古气候和古环境的重要研究对象。通过岩石学、古生物学以及Sr/Ba、B/Ga、(V+Ni+Mn)、Fe/Mn、Sr/Cu、Mg/Ca、V/(V+Ni)、稀土元素含量和氯同位素等方法对凹陷北部沙三中亚段的沉积环境进行研究。结果表明,凹陷北部沙三中亚段为深水沉积的还原环境,古盐度较高,达到半咸水-咸水沉积;微量元素和孢粉化石特征表明研究区沙三中亚段为温暖潮湿的环境。     

The Importance of the Precipitation and the Susceptibility of the Slopes for the Triggering of Landslides Along the Roads

In order to characterise the influence of the heavyrains on the observed landslides during the 1996–1997hydrological cycle, rainfall records for the last 100years are analysed from 104 stations in easternAndalusia. Regarding the amounts of rain recordedbetween October 1996 and March 1997 in the 104stations studied, 31 presented new all-time records;15 presented values that were 80–100% of thepre-1995 record; 49 stations, 80–50%; and 9stations, < 50%. A map has been devised of thesusceptibility of the materials through which thesouth-eastern Andalusian road network crosses,together with an inventory of the damage caused byinstability phenomena on banks and cuttings of theroad network during the winter of 1996–1997. Therelationships between the rainfall during the studyperiod, the damage caused to the road network and thesusceptibility of the materials affected are analysed.The results indicate that there is a clearcorrespondence between the rainfall recorded and thesusceptibility of the materials with the inventorieddamage. It is concluded that the widespread seriousdamage caused in early 1997 to the roads andsurrounding areas in the Alpujarra region and thecoast of the Province of Granada was mainly caused bythe extraordinarily heavy rains. However, considerablyless damage was observed where the susceptibility ofthe terrain is low, thus highlighting the extremeusefulness of terrain-susceptibility maps for riskprevention and territorial planning.     

郯庐断裂南段研究进展与断裂性质讨论

据1：5万区域地质调查和专题研究资料，就郯庐断裂带是否南延与消失的原因，其与大别—苏鲁造山带交截形成的假位错效应，以及与中新生代沉积盆地形成演化的关系等作了新的阐述。在此基础上，讨论了郯庐断裂带是否为巨大的左行平移断层或转换断层。认为郯庐断裂带可能是在“古郯庐带”的基础上于早侏罗世重新活动、白垩纪强烈活动的地堑型枢纽断裂带。     

塘口水电站坝基岩体透水性和渗漏问题分析

塘口水电站大坝基础座落在断层和裂隙较发育的龟裂纹灰岩上,岩体完整性差、透水性强,多年运行后,大坝灌浆廊道和排水廊道出现多处集中性漏水,为确保大坝安全和电站正常发电,根据渗漏性质和成因,采用对灌浆廊道补充帷幕灌浆,对排水廊道进行固结+帷幕+回填灌浆。通过灌浆处理后,效果良好,表明灌浆工程有效的将导致坝基渗漏的上下游的裂隙通道封闭,并顺利的经受了随后的汛期洪水考验,大坝安全得到保障。     

Unity of the national and the international in the socio-cultural development of the peoples of the USSR

International unity is becoming ever stronger in this country owing to an increasing similarity in the development of the cultural environment. This comprises the provision of all the country's republics with a sufficient number of schools, theatres, and other institutions and cultural information media in accordance with the needs of the population. An important part is played by the rise in ‘the general educational level, as well as the level of professional qualifications and skills. Among all the Soviet nations and nationalities, this rise being more rapid among formerly backward peoples. Prominent among the factors of internationalization is the progressive development of the nationalities’ cultural resources, while professional culture is being increasingly brought within the reach of the masses.The implementation of the nationalities policy promotes the all-round development of all Soviet nations and nationalities, their drawing together, the upsurge of the individual capabilities of every Soviet citizen.     

某高速公路下伏煤矿采空区稳定性分析

在论述某高速公路下伏砦脖煤矿采空区地质、采矿和工程地质特征的基础上, 进行了稳定性数值模拟分析, 定性与定量地分析与评价了该煤矿采空区的地表变形特征及稳定性。研究结果表明: 该煤矿采空区的变形尚未完成, 对拟建的高速公路将产生很大的危害, 必须采取相应的工程治理措施。      

Calculation of the Inverse of the Covariance

In reservoir characterization, the covariance is often used to describe the spatial correlation and variation in rock properties or the uncertainty in rock properties. The inverse of the covariance, on the other hand, is seldom discussed in geostatistics. In this paper, I show that the inverse is required for simulation and estimation of Gaussian random fields, and that it can be identified with the differential operator in regularized inverse theory. Unfortunately, because the covariance matrix for parameters in reservoir models can be extremely large, calculation of the inverse can be a problem. In this paper, I discuss four methods of calculating the inverse of the covariance, two of which are analytical, and two of which are purely numerical. By taking advantage of the assumed stationarity of the covariance, none of the methods require inversion of the full covariance matrix.     

Report of the restudy of the defined global stratotype of the base of the Silurian System

The Global Stratotype Section and Point （GSSP） for the base of the Silurian System was defined in 1985. Since that time, a number of researchers have suggested that this section has serious deficiencies for use as a GSSP. As a result, in 2000, the Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy （SSS） proposed undertaking a formal restu@ of this GSSP, which was subsequently approved by the International Commission of Stratigraphy （ICS）. The result of this restudy was the formal proposal that the current GSSP, at 1.6 m above the base of the Birkhill Shale, at Dob＇s Linn, Scotland, should be maintained as the same locality and stratigraphic level, but the bios- tratigraphical definition of the boundary should be revised. The previously defined, basal Silurian grapto- lite zone, the Parakidograptus acuminatus Zone, should be subdivided into a lower Akidograptus ascensus Zone and a higher E acuminatus Zone. The base of the A. ascensus Zone, marked by the first appearance of A. ascensus, should be regarded as the biostratigraphic mark for the base of the Silurian. This proposal has now been formally approved by the SSS and ICS, and ratified by International Union of Geological Sciences. This is the first GSSP to undergo formal restudy and redefini- tion, and the proposal also included a recommended procedure for restudy of GSSPs.     

Deviation of the major axis of the inertia ellipsoid of the Moon from the direction toward the Earth

It is known from observations that the center of mass of the Moon does not coincide with the geometric center of its figure, and the line connecting these two centers is not aligned with the direction toward the center of the Earth, instead deviating toward the Southeast. This stationary deviation of the axis of the inertia ellipsoid of the Moon to the South of the direction toward the Earth is analyzed. A system of five linear differential equations describing the physical libration of the Moon in latitude is considered, and these equations are derived using a new vector method taking into account perturbations from the Earth and partly from the Sun. The characteristic equation of this system is obtained, and all five oscillation frequencies are found. Special attention is paid to the fifth (zero) frequency, for which the solution of the latitude libration equations are stationary and represents a previously unknown additional motion of the rotational axis of theMoon in a cone with a small opening angle. In contrast to the astronomical precession of the Earth, the rotation of the angular-velocity vector is in the positive direction (counter-clockwise), with the period T ₃ = 27.32 days. On this basis, this phenomenon has been named “quasi-precession.” This quasi-precession leads to a stationary inclination of the major axis of the inertia ellipsoid of theMoon to the South (for an observer on Earth), making it possible to explain one component of the observed deviation of the center of mass of the Moon from the direction toward the Earth. The opening angle of the quasiprecession cone is approximately 0.834″.     

Artemia in the Salt Lakes of Russia:the Productivity of Populations,the Reserves of the Cysts and the Fisheries

正Artemia cysts are an extremely important component of aquaculture diets.It is well established that the cultivation of fish and shellfish derive substantial health and growth advantages when Artemia are included in the diets of the