深海锰结核—核形石的新类型

对东太平洋深海锰结核用偏光显微镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜进行了研究。结果表明其由核心和叠层石包壳组成,具有核形石特有的结构和构造。因此,深海锰结核是一种锰质核形石。根据包壳中叠层石的种类,东太平洋锰质核形石可分为两种类型:一种表面光滑,内部致密,包壳主要由微小叠层石组成;另一种表面呈瘤状,内部疏松,包壳主要由奇异叠层石组成。透射电镜研究表明,锰质核形石的建造者是纳米级超微生物。其中微小叠层石(Minima)是由中华微放线菌(Miniactinomyces chinensis sp.nov.)建造的;奇异叠层石(Admirabilis)是由太平洋螺球孢菌(Spirisosphaerospora pacifica sp.nov.)建造的。     

深海锰结核中螺旋状超微生物化石的发现及其意义

对东太平洋深海瘤状锰结核透射电的系统观察和分析表明，瘤状锰结核的包壳，即奇异叠层石的建造者米级的螺旋状微生物、螺旋状微生物体的菌落呈圆盘状至不规则分枝状，菌落主下陷，营养菌丝体呈辐射状从中央向周围生长，营养菌丝体的束宽度为１７－６０ｎｍ，呈双分叉。生殖菌丝体由粗细不等的螺旋状丝体组成。螺旋状丝体的宽度３－２５ｎｍ，长度为３６－２００ｎｍ。螺环宽度为２－４ｎｍ、螺旋状生殖丝体分太、孢囊呈球形，深陷于     

川西北甘溪地区吉维特阶核形石特征、成因及地质意义

川西北龙门山前甘溪地区吉维特阶发育一套厚2~3m灰-深灰色微生物岩,由直径0.1~4.0cm的核形石组成,其核心皆由早期葛万藻及其他生物碎屑组成,包壳由具同心圈层结构的亮色和暗色含葛万藻的纹层组成,并可分为球状、帽状和变形状3类核形石微生物岩,垂向上可分4个旋回,从底到顶核形石密度和粒径总体变密、变大,平面上呈不均匀发育。核形石样品具不同程度的δ~(13)C、δ~(18)O值负偏移和~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr正偏移特征,表明核形石微生物岩层遭受过古表生期大气淡水的影响,其中亮色纹层与球状核形石微生物岩受大气淡水影响最为强烈,核形石是在葛万藻发育、水流扰动及大气淡水参与的环境下,葛万藻包覆于生屑的外缘而成,藻类越发育、水体能量越高、沉积环境越稳定,形成的核形石粒径越大、丰度越高。核形石微生物岩在纵、横向分布特征,表明在全球中泥盆统艾菲尔期—吉维特期海平面上升背景下,龙门山地区吉维特金宝石组末期表现为至少6期次脉动式且逐渐强烈的构造抬升作用,造成该地区金宝石组末期海平面大幅下降而暴露于地表遭受大气淡水的淋滤作用。     

太平洋中国开辟区锰结核生物成因研究

本文对叠层石（微小叠层石与奇异叠层石）及其建造者（中华微放线菌与太平洋螺球孢菌）在结核中显示的规律性特征,叠层石纹层与超微生物生长,主要锰矿物及Fe、Mn元素与叠层石类型之间关系以及超微生物直接成矿等作了深入研究。结果表明：锰结核中叠层石柱体一般都显示出纹层、纹层组与纹层带3个级别的生长韵律,明层菌丝体密集,暗层菌丝体稀疏;两种叠层石类型与超微生物化石种存在着良好的对应关系;主要锰矿物含量变化与叠层石类型密切相关;叠层石柱体内Fe、Mn元素分布比柱间空隙具有明显的规律性,而全球性大气化程度比生殖菌丝强;超微生物的生化作用与沉积粘附作用直接造成了结核中Fe、Mn元素的富集,而全球性大气修与洋底微环境的周期性变化,影响了微生物生长的兴衰,导致了明暗相间纹层的交替出现。我们认为,叠层石纹层显示的韵律性特征,是胶体化学作用与沉积作用难以形成的,只有微生物群体的世代繁衍,才能构筑成几乎固定不变的叠层石柱体形态。上述研究成果,进一步确立了大洋锰结核的生物成因观点。     

羌塘盆地侏罗系核形石特征及成因探讨

羌塘盆地侏罗系核形石纹层不发育,只有个别核形石发育不规则的纹层,未发现菌藻类痕迹;核心主要以大小不等的生物碎屑为主;核形石与填隙物都由泥晶方解石组成,只是颜色上有差别。核形石主要产在能量较低的泻湖、局限陆棚环境中。     

太平洋中部多金属结核中锰矿物的电镜研究

利用电子显微术,研究太平洋中部多金属结核中的锰矿物。主要锰矿物为水羟锰矿和钡镁锰矿,它们显示不同的电子衍射花样特征和形貌特征。钡镁锰矿根据形态特征分为三个相:纤维状、片状和板条状。水羟锰矿和钡镁锰矿都是自生矿物,水羟锰矿主要是通过微生物氧化直接从溶液中沉淀生成。而钡镁锰矿则是在没有微生物参加下由溶液中分离出来的。两种矿物之间有着密切的生长关系。     

陕西南部最古老的放射虫化石

用酸蚀法从陕西镇巴县小洋剖面下寒武统水井沱组分离出大量保存精美的双瓣壳格子状化石,经电子探针进行成分分析和扫描电镜下进行形态学研究,确认为迄今已知最古老的放射虫化石。这些最早出现的放射虫不同于泡沫虫类,而出入意外地是一类褐色虫(Phaeodoria)。基于这些材料,建立了1个新科(Eoconchariidae)、3个新属(Eoconcharium、Fusuconohnrium和Quadratapora)和7个新种。     

Authigenie gypsum in deep-sea manganese nodules

Gypsum crystals of authigenic origin have been found in manganese nodules of the deep-sea sediment surface (4500-5500 m water depth) from the Central Pacific Ocean.     

The composition of ferromanganese nodules of the Chukchi and East Siberian seas

Ferromanganese nodules from the floors of the Chukchi and East Siberian seas were examined by means of analytical electron microscopy and plasmic and chemical analysis. It was found that the nodules consisted of aggregates of colloform and poorly crystallized matter of globular and irregular shapes, in which the minerals of iron and manganese were mainly presented by hematite, vernadite, and asbolane. The samples from the Chukchi Sea contained single micrograins of native gold. The tested nodules were comparable to oceanic ones in iron content. The contents of manganese, ore elements, and most of microelements are well below those of the ocean. The comparison of the composition of bottom sediments and considered nodules showed that the latter were enriched during their formation by factors of 100–200 in manganese, of 10–18 in cobalt, and of 4–8 in iron, nickel, and zinc. However, the process of diagenetic accumulation of metals by nodules in the marine environment is less effective than in the open ocean with the sediments of higher con-tent of mobile element forms and of higher exposure time compared to marine sediments.     

关于深海锰结核中“纳米级超微生物化石”的思考和建议

本文对最近从东太平洋深海锰结核中发现的“纳米级超微生物化石”提出不同看法,并对今后研究工作提出了建议。由于太平洋螺旋孢菌和中华微放线菌在形态构造上存在多解性,它们的生物性和亲缘关系还有待进一步确认。     

答《关于深海锰结核中“纳米级超微生物化石”的思考和建议》一文

本文详细讨论了东太平洋深海锰矿结核中新发现的中华微放线菌和太平洋螺球孢菌究竟是不是超微结构，首先，它们是笔者根据形态，结构和元素成分作为超微生物化石进行鉴定的，其次，透射电子显微镜中可以清楚地区分出完整的微生物结构，包括菌丝，孢子，孢囊和菌落等，它们之间的尺寸比例也是适当的，此外，透射电子显微像还揭示，深海锰质叠层石的纹层就是这些超微生物韵律性生长的结果，与滨海叠层中的纹层十分相似，笔者认为，已知微生物的最小尺寸不能作为否定新发现的超微生物化石的依据。本文还讨论了超微生物化石的术语问题。     

3种典型富锰沉积物的形貌学与矿物学特征

本文采集了3种典型的富锰沉积物样品,即岩石漆、树枝晶与土壤铁锰胶膜,并制作了相应的纵切片。运用光学显微镜、原位微区拉曼光谱仪、扫描电镜、EDX能谱仪分别对其形貌学与矿物学特征进行了研究。结果表明岩石漆呈黑色致密层状、葡萄状,主要由水钠锰矿、赤铁矿、针铁矿、粘土矿物等组成,是一种高度混杂的沉积物。宏观上岩石漆与基岩有截然的接触面,发育有微层理结构,在微观上的表现即锰含量的周期性波动。树枝晶呈黑色分枝状,主要由锰钡矿组成,极端富锰而贫硅铝,与基质呈交织结构。土壤铁锰胶膜呈黑色粘稠层状,由水钠锰矿、赤铁矿、针铁矿、钛铁矿、粘土矿物等组成,可细分为外层黑褐色的富锰条带和内层黄棕色的富铁条带。这3种富锰沉积物的形貌学和元素分布特征与各自的成因机制密切相关。     

松辽盆地白垩系青山口组核形石的发现及其环境意义

在松辽盆地上白垩统青山口组中首次发现核形石灰岩,见于细砂岩、粉砂岩和泥质岩层系中。核形石有三种类型：环状、石笋状和姜状核形石。多数核形石由核心和多环纹层组成,少数具不明显核心或呈单层环状。该套核形石形成于湖泊三角洲前缘分流河口砂坝侧翼的水下分流间湾环境。地形坡度和三角洲前缘的生长,致使核形石普遍发生准同生变形。由于核形石出现于青山口组二、三段,处于温湿向干热气候转变时期,因此核形石可能作为重要的古气候变迁标志。     

中国多金属结核开辟区沉积物中微量元素地球化学特征

分析了中国多金属结核开辟区沉积物中Ba、Ce、Co、Cr、Cu、Mo、Ni、Sr、V、Y和Zn等11个微量元素的含量。研究表明，开辟区沉积物中微量元素在不同沉积单元中的分布特征存在明显差异，反映了地质历史上沉积环境的不同。沉积物中的Zn、Ni和Mn具有共同来源，反映铁锰氧化物、氢氧化物对这些元素的吸附控制作用；Sr、Ba以及Ce和Y等元素在东区主要与岩源碎屑有关，而西区则主要来自生物碎屑；Cu具有多种来源，东区主要与生物组分和岩源碎屑有关，西区则主要与自生铁锰氧化物的吸附有关。而通常认为与有机物有关的Cr、V等元素在研究区内则主要来自岩源碎屑。     

Paleoceanographic Setting and Preservation of Buried Manganese Deposits in DSDP/ODP Cores

Abstract. The occurrence, lithology, and stratigraphic setting of buried manganese deposits and associated host sediments in cores obtained on Legs 123–210 of the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) are examined in order to establish the formative environment and conditions of preservation. Fossil manganese nodule and crusts are found to have formed or deposited throughout the period from 100 Ma to the present, with an additional example of formation near 137 Ma, suggesting that the deep-sea environment has been oxic and suitable for the formation of manganese nodules and crusts since the Cretaceous. Many manganese nodules and crusts occur on horizons corresponding to hiatuses in sedimentation or periods of slow sedimentation, consistent with the environment in which modern nodules form (sedimentation rate less than 10 m/m.y.). Sediments overlying the fossil nodules and crusts are oozes or biogenic sediments with sedimentation rates of 1–18 m/m.y. Low total organic carbon (<0.1 wt%) in the overlying sediments and high sulfate content (>25 mM) in interstitial water around the manganese horizon suggest that no strong reduction occurred within the overlying sediments. Coverage by biogenic sediments containing only small amounts of organic matter is therefore considered important for the preservation of manganese nodules and crusts. Manganese carbonate occurs sporadically as nodules, concretions or thin layers in various host sediments, including clay, calcareous ooze and siliceous ooze with sedimentation rates of 6–125 m/m.y. Hiatuses are rare around the host sediments of manganese carbonate. Higher total organic carbon (0.2–1.8 wt%) in the host sediments and lower sulfate content (0–25 mM) in interstitial water around the manganese carbonate horizon suggest that reduction in association with decomposition of organic matter would have proceeded in the host sediments.     

李氏叶肢介（Leaid）在内蒙古上二叠统陶海营子组 的发现及其意义

2009年8月,在内蒙古大兴安岭地区扎鲁特旗陶海营子重新测制了上二叠统陶海营子组剖面。自下而上共发现3层叶肢介（包括2层李氏叶肢介类Leaid化石）,经鉴定为单脊型与双脊型的新种类。在中国,二叠纪的李氏叶肢介类（Leaid）化石前人仅在甘肃肃南县上二叠统肃南组发现过,计2属3种[1],其后一直未见报道。这类化石在大兴安岭地区的发现,填补了该时期中国东部李氏叶肢介类（Leaid）分布的空白,为该时期地层的区域对比和时代确定提供了重要的化石证据,具有重要的地层意义。同时,为进一步探讨它们的分布、迁徙、古生态、生物地理区系等增加了实际材料,具有古地理和古构造学上的理论意义。     

甘孜—理塘结合带锰结核的发现及其地质意义

在甘孜—理塘结合带内理塘县中木拉乡附近发现锰结核。通过地质填图和综合研究,该锰结核产于结合带内瓦能蛇绿混杂岩组中的黑色粉砂质板岩中。其沉积层序为玄武岩→硅质岩→含锰结核粉砂质板岩。锰结核主量元素具有高Mn、低Fe、Si、Ca的特点,其中Mn含量为42.19%,高出大洋锰结核平均值1.83倍,Mn/Fe值较高,达8.1。锰结核中除Cr高于大洋锰结核平均值2～7倍外,多数微量元素低于大洋锰结核平均值。稀土元素具有较明显的Ce正异常,稀土总量、轻重稀土分异程度、Eu异常特征与混杂岩中的砂岩、硅质岩近似,而与玄武岩差别较大。该锰结核产出于大陆边缘构造环境,火山活动微弱,代表甘孜—理塘洋扩张到最大程度时的沉积。其时甘孜—理塘洋规模仍是有限的。     

Structure and Composition of Ferromanganese–Phosphate Nodules from the Black Sea

Ferruginate shells and tubular worm burrows from the oxygenated zone of the Black Sea (Kalamit Bay and Danube River mouth) are studied using transmission and scanning electron microscopy combined with analyses of elemental composition. Iron and manganese hydroxide nodules considered here are enriched in phosphorus. They contain variable amounts of terrigenous and biogenic material derived from host sediments. The hydroxides are mainly characterized by colloform structure, whereas globular and crystalline structures are less common. The dominating iron phase is represented by ferroxyhite and protoferroxyhite, whereas the manganese phase is composed of Fe-free vernadite. Relative to sediments, concentrations of Mn, As, and Mo increase 12–18 times, while concentrations of Fe, P, Ni, and Co increase 5–7 times during the nodule formation.     

Freshwater oncolites created by industrial pollution, Onondaga Lake, New York

Onondaga Lake is a moderately saline, eutrophic lake characterized by waters rich in calcium, sodium, chloride and bicarbonate. Large quantities of CaCO₃ that are precipitated in the lake result from excess calcium supplied as calcium chloride wastes produced by soda-ash manufacturing to lake waters that are at or near saturation with respect to CaCO₃ from solution of carbonate rocks in the drainage basin. Beaches along the leeward (northeastern) shore of the lake are composed almost entirely of oncolites ranging from a few millimeters to several centimeters in maximum dimension. Offshore, in 1–2 m of water, the oncolites are biscuit-shaped concretions as much as 15 cm in diameter. The oncolites consist mainly of low-magnesium calcite, but dissolution of the carbonate with dilute acid results in a mass of blue-green algal filaments of the same approximate size and shape as the original oncolite. Most oncolites have an obvious nucleus; the most common nucleus is the hollow stem and cortication tubules of charophytes. Charophytes do not occur in Onondaga Lake today although they are common in other limestone-bedrock lakes in central New York State. Charophytes probably were eliminated by the marked increases in salinity of the lake that resulted from the introduction of soda-ash manufacturing on the lake shores around 1880 which means that growth of the oncolites began at least 100 years ago.     

太平洋多金属结核和富钴结壳稀土元素地球化学对比及其地质意义

多金属结核和富钴结壳是大洋两类典型的铁锰产物。为探讨不同海区多金属结核和富钴结壳之间稀土元素特点及其揭示的地质意义,利用近年中国在太平洋获取的样品进行对比,采用ICP-AES对稀土元素测试。结果表明,结壳具有正Ce异常明显、LREE富集、∑REE高的特点,而结核表现为HREE相对富集、∑REE相对较低,因成因类型不同,Ce异常或表现为正异常、负异常或异常不明显。结核形成后受到成岩作用的影响,而结壳则为水成作用形成;结核和结壳中REE的存在形式比较复杂,不同海区各不相同,中太平洋东部产出的结壳和位于东太平洋的结核中REE可能主要赋存于铁矿物相,而西太平洋结壳REE可能主要赋存于锰矿物相;结核和结壳REE可能分别来自海水和海山蚀变玄武岩,热液作用影响有限。