青海南山沟后岩浆杂岩体锆石U-Pb年代学、岩石成因及其地质意义

青海南山构造带是衔接宗务隆构造带、南祁连构造带和西秦岭造山带的重要结合带。沟后岩浆杂岩体位于青海南山构造带东段,主要由辉长岩、辉长闪长岩、石英闪长岩、花岗闪长岩组成。本文对沟后岩浆杂岩体进行了详细的岩石学、岩石地球化学和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素年代学研究。结果表明,辉长岩、辉长闪长岩、石英闪长岩、花岗闪长岩及暗色微粒包体的结晶年龄分别为248.8±2.6 Ma、243.2±2.1 Ma、243.1±0.9 Ma、244.0±2.1 Ma和249±3 Ma。辉长岩富铁、镁,贫碱;辉长闪长岩高铝、富钙和钠,二者均为钙碱性岩类。石英闪长岩和花岗闪长岩为准铝-弱过铝质高钾钙碱性岩,暗色微粒包体属钙碱性-碱性岩系列。不同岩石类型均表现为富集大离子亲石元素(Cs、Rb、K)和Pb,亏损高场强元素(Nb、Ta、Ti)和P、Ba负异常;稀土元素配分曲线均具有轻重稀土分异的右倾特征,具弱-中等负Eu异常。岩相学和岩石地球化学特征表明沟后岩浆杂岩体具壳幔岩浆混合特征,暗示其可能形成于由俯冲流体交代地幔楔部分熔融的幔源岩浆底侵作用下的构造环境。辉长岩为幔源岩浆经分离结晶的产物,辉长闪长岩为幔源岩浆经分异演化并混染少量壳源岩浆的产物;中基性岩浆与壳源中酸性岩浆发生混合并经历一定的分异演化过程形成了石英闪长岩和花岗闪长岩。结合区域地质资料分析认为,沟后岩浆杂岩体可能代表了研究区早三叠世晚期-中三叠世早期宗务隆洋向南消减作用相关的构造岩浆事件。     

纳米比亚罗什皮纳地区古元古代花岗闪长岩时代、成因及地质意义

本文对纳米比亚罗什皮纳地区罗雷铜矿区中部侵位于奥兰治河群石英云母片岩中的花岗闪长岩进行了锆石U- Pb年代学和全岩地球化学分析。结果表明，岩浆锆石的207Pb/206Pb加权平均年龄为1875. 1±3. 8Ma（n=21，MSWD=0. 59），指示了该岩体为古元古代亚马逊造山运动晚期的岩浆作用产物；该花岗闪长岩富硅、富铝，为弱过铝质岩石，稀土配分曲线为右倾型，具有明显Eu负异常，显示I型花岗岩类的特点。地质与地球化学分析显示罗雷铜矿区中部花岗闪长岩岩浆源自壳- 幔混合源区，在上升演化过程中经历了显著的分离结晶作用；该花岗闪长岩体具有富铜岩浆岩的特点，是该铜矿床的成矿岩体；罗雷铜矿区中部花岗闪长岩及其成矿作用形成于亚马逊造山运动后碰撞的构造背景。     

青海南山构造带西段黑马河花岗杂岩体锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学特征及其地质意义

本文对青海南山构造带西段黑马河花岗杂岩体中的石英闪长岩和花岗闪长岩以及花岗闪长岩中的暗色微粒包体进行了详细的岩石学、岩石地球化学和LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学研究。结果表明,花岗闪长岩及暗色微粒包体的结晶年龄分别为244.4±1.1 Ma和243.0±1.2 Ma,表明岩体形成于中三叠世早期。石英闪长岩和花岗闪长岩为准铝质高钾钙碱性系列,暗色微粒包体为高钾钙碱性—钾玄岩系列,稀土元素配分曲线均具有轻重稀土明显分异的右倾特征,具弱负Eu异常(δEu=0.65~0.83),富集大离子亲石元素(Cs、Rb、Th、K)和Pb,亏损高场强元素(Nb、Ta、Ti)和P、Ba负异常。岩相学和岩石地球化学特征指示黑马河花岗杂岩体具壳幔岩浆混合特征,形成于活动大陆边缘的俯冲环境,石英闪长岩为受俯冲流体交代的地幔楔部分熔融产生的基性岩浆演化的产物,花岗闪长岩则源自壳源岩浆与少量幔源岩浆的混合。黑马河花岗杂岩体是中三叠世早期宗务隆洋向南俯冲消减的岩浆记录。     

东准库布苏南岩体岩石化学特征及其地质意义

新疆东准噶尔卡拉麦里地区库布苏南岩体以花岗闪长岩为主,岩石具似斑状结构和块状构造.岩石化学研究表明,岩体具富SiO2 (64.24%～67.75%)、低Al2O3 (16.06%～22.00%)、富Na2O K2O (7.03%～7. 50%)特征,且Na2O>K2O,标准矿物中出现刚玉分子,属于准铝质高钾钙碱性Ⅰ型花岗岩类型.较低的DI(69.49～76.62)、FL(64.32～71.56)和MF(69.58～76.00),表明岩体具有壳-幔混合作用的特征.结合东准噶尔卡拉麦里地区晚古生代构造-岩浆演化过程分析,岩体形成于卡拉麦里造山带的大陆主碰撞后初始拉张阶段[(300±10) Ma],属后碰撞花岗岩,它是幔源岩浆在壳下和壳内不同深度上发生垫托,壳幔物质发生不同程度的分熔、混合和交换的产物.     

闽西南地区中生代花岗闪长质岩石的同位素年代学、地球化学及其构造演化

闽西南地区存在两期中生代花岗闪长质岩石.早、晚两期花岗闪长质岩石分别以汤泉和四方岩体为代表,其形成年龄分别为183～157 Ma和108～105 Ma.汤泉和四方岩体都为A/CNK＜1.0的准铝质花岗岩类,均属板内钙碱型岩石.汤泉岩体因富Na2O、Ba、Sr,贫HREE、Y、Yb有别于四方岩体而具高Sr-Ba低Y的埃达克质岩石特征,是地幔起源的基性岩浆底侵作用,促使加厚的元古代下地壳基性岩部分熔融所形成;四方岩体是地幔起源的基性岩浆与中下地壳物质部分熔融形成的花岗质岩浆混合作用的结果.汤泉岩体的形成指示研究区自中侏罗世(180 Ma)以来已有岩石圈伸展的岩石学记录,随时间推移,岩石圈伸展减薄作用愈加强烈,壳幔作用愈加明显,越至晚期岩石中地幔组分含量越高.     

皖南地区青阳-九华山复式岩体的成因

复式岩体是指不同时代花岗岩类侵入体在空间上的共生。对复式岩体的研究,有助于了解不同时代花岗岩类的形成和分布与构造演化的关系,从而阐明花岗岩浆侵入、定位的机制。皖南地区广泛发育燕山期复式岩体,本文对该区最大和最具代表性的青阳-九华山复式岩体的地质概况、成岩年代和地球化学特征进行研究,探讨复式岩体的成因和侵位机制。锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,该复式岩体从早到晚四个阶段岩浆岩年龄分别为第一阶段花岗闪长岩143.3±1.0Ma,第二阶段二长花岗岩137.6±1.5Ma,第三阶段钾长花岗岩131.3±1.2Ma,第四阶段花岗斑岩132.0±2.0Ma。所有岩石均属于高钾钙碱性、准铝质-弱过铝质系列,从花岗闪长岩-二长花岗岩-钾长花岗岩-花岗斑岩显示出由钙碱性向碱性过渡的特征,并具有向富K、Si和贫Ca、Mg、Fe演化的趋势。该复式岩体源自同一个初始岩浆房,不同阶段岩浆沿相同的通道先后上升侵位至相邻空间叠加形成复式岩体的格局,这也是本区此类复式岩体的形成机制。早期形成的花岗闪长岩-二长花岗岩主要源自下地壳岩石的部分熔融,而晚期岩浆房中加入了较早期更多的底侵幔源岩浆,并与之完全混合,在上升侵位过程中经历了更强的分离结晶和地壳同化混染作用,形成钾长花岗岩-花岗斑岩。早期的花岗闪长岩-二长花岗岩形成与晚侏罗世古太平洋板块的俯冲作用密切相关,晚期钾长花岗岩-花岗斑岩形成于陆内拉张环境,反映出研究区从与太平洋板块俯冲有关的挤压环境向陆内岩石圈伸展环境的转变。     

南秦岭迷魂阵岩体LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年代学和Lu-Hf同位素特征

位于陕西省的姜家沟-磨沟峡-小岭镇地区的迷魂阵岩体,为南秦岭构造带中一个古老地块内的深成侵入体。该岩体主要由闪长岩、石英闪长岩和花岗闪长岩组成。根据野外地质关系和LA-ICPMS锆石U-Pb定年结果,可将迷魂阵岩体的岩浆作用分为两个阶段:早期岩浆作用阶段主要形成闪长岩,其侵位时代为885±4Ma;晚期岩浆阶段主要形成石英闪长岩-花岗闪长岩,其侵位时代为~737±4Ma。定年锆石原位Lu-Hf同位素分析揭示早期闪长质岩浆主要形成于亏损地幔的部分熔融,晚期石英闪长岩-花岗闪长岩岩浆主要来源于早期闪长质岩浆的结晶分异,并经历了地壳物质的混染或者壳幔岩浆混合作用。     

桂东北大宁岩体锆石SHRIMP年代学和地球化学研究

大宁岩体位于扬子板块与华夏板块结合带,岩性组合为二长闪长岩-花岗闪长岩-二长花岗岩-钾长花岗岩.岩体中广泛存在壳幔混合包体.本文利用锆石sHRIMPU-Pb法,获得大宁岩体成岩年龄上限为(419.1±6.4)Ma(MSWD=1.03),属加里东晚期.岩体的地球化学研究显示,大宁岩体属弱过铝高钾钙碱性岩石,富大离子亲石元素和轻稀土,显Nb、Ba、Sr、Eu组合异常.岩石具有较高的I_(Sr)值(0.7112～0.7196),较低的εNd(t)值(-6.77～-7.53)和T_(DM)值(1.40～1.71Ga).结合邻区加里东花岗岩壳幔混合特征,本文认为,大宁岩体为幔源岩浆底侵诱发的下地壳变砂屑岩部分熔融形成,形成过程中有显著的幔源组分加入.     

念青唐古拉早白垩世侵入岩年代学、地球化学及岩石成因研究

念青唐古拉早白垩世侵入岩主要由花岗闪长岩和石英闪长岩两类岩石组成。花岗闪长岩锆石LA-MC-ICPMSU-Pb年龄为133.20±0.92Ma,与石英闪长岩年代一致。花岗闪长岩富硅、富钾、贫磷,准铝质至弱过铝质,髙钾钙碱系列,Mg#平均为40,Nb/Ta比值为10.3,较高的[n(87Sr)/n(86Sr)]i(0.71947～0.72503),较低的εNd(t)(-12.6～-12.7),以及较老的亏损地幔模式年龄(约1927Ma),锆石饱和温度最高可达830℃,暗示了岩浆主要来自古老地壳的熔融,可能与幔源岩浆的底侵作用相关。石英闪长岩低硅、高镁(Mg#平均为50)、富铁、富钙、低碱,准铝质,钙碱系列至钾玄系列,Nb/Ta比值为20,Sr/Y比值为9,暗示了岩浆的成分主要为幔源。均富集轻稀土,亏损重稀土,弱至中等负铕异常;富集大离子亲石元素(K、Rb、Th),亏损高场强元素(Nb、Ta、P、Ti),具有活动陆缘钙碱岩系的微量元素分布特征。花岗闪长岩和石英闪长岩具有密切的岩石成因联系,石英闪长岩形成于富集俯冲带组分的地幔熔体在上升过程中混染了一定量壳源物质结晶分异的产物,花岗闪长岩则为底侵作用生产的大量壳源熔体与少量幔源熔体混合并发生一定程度分离结晶后的产物。结合前人的研究成果,推测早白垩世侵入岩与新特提斯洋西段向NE消减有关。     

完达山地块跃进山矽卡岩型铜金矿区酸性侵入岩锆石U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及成因

跃进山小型矽卡岩型铜金矿床位于完达山地体西南部,矿体主要赋存于矽卡岩、花岗斑岩及其构造裂隙中,呈扁豆状或脉状。本文对矿区花岗闪长岩和花岗斑岩进行锆石U-Pb年代学和岩石地球化学研究,以了解矿床形成时代、成岩（矿）构造背景及矿床成因。测年结果表明,花岗斑岩和花岗闪长岩成岩年龄分别为（115.8±1.0）Ma和（126.9±1.7）Ma,铜金矿化时代与花岗斑岩成岩时代基本一致,为早白垩世晚期。岩石地球化学研究表明,花岗闪长岩属过铝质钙碱性系列岩石,稀土配分模式图为轻稀土富集,重稀土亏损,具较强的铕负异常,无铈异常,岩浆主要来源于壳源物质;花岗斑岩属过铝质钙碱性系列岩石,轻稀土富集,重稀土亏损,具弱铕负异常,无铈异常,相对富集大离子亲石元素（Rb、Ba、K、Sr）和不相容元素（U、Th）,亏损高场强元素（Ta、Nb、P、Ti）和HREE,岩浆来源于壳幔物质混合源区,形成于碰撞后构造环境,成岩成矿作用与太平洋板块强烈俯冲作用后的伸展体制密切相关。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.