扬子克拉通北缘随(州)-枣(阳)地区新元古代变质岩浆岩的地球化学和SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年代学研究

扬子克拉通北缘的随州-枣阳地区是整个秦岭-桐柏山-大别山-苏鲁造山带及其前陆地区受三叠纪(印支期)扬子板块向华北板块深俯冲并发生高压-超高压变质作用影响最小的地区,因而扬子板块北缘的前寒武纪基底在这里得到了较多的保存。它们不仅为研究扬子板块北缘新元古代构造环境和岩石圈性质提供了难得的样品,也为研究造山带内变质杂岩的原岩性质及高压-超高压变质作用过程中元素的地球化学行为提供了参照物。这里出露的前寒武纪基底包括新元古代的变质火山-沉积岩系(随州群)以及大量的超镁铁质-镁铁质岩床群。其中构成随州群的岩性包括变酸性火山岩、变沉积岩及少量的变基性火山岩。超镁铁质-镁铁质岩床群以橄长岩为主,少量辉长苏长岩和辉石岩。本文用SHRIPM锆石U-Pb法测得随州群中变质流纹英安质凝灰岩和变质粗面安山岩及超镁铁质-镁铁质岩床群中橄长岩的侵位年龄分别为763±7Ma、741±7Ma和632±6Ma。随州群火山岩的年龄与桐柏山-大别山-苏鲁造山带内高压-超高压变质杂岩的原岩年龄类似,至于造山带内榴辉岩的原岩年龄是否有类似于橄长岩的侵位年龄(631.5±6.1Ma),尚需进一步研究。地球化学上,随县群的酸性火山岩表现出强烈亏损Sr和高场强元素Nb、Ta,富集Rb、Ba、U、Th、K等强不相容元素和轻稀土元素,轻、重稀土元素之间的分馏程度强((La/Yb)_N=10.44)、弱负Eu异常(δEu=0.75),总体特征类似于大别山-苏鲁造山带内大量出露的黑云斜长片麻岩和裂谷环境下形成的双峰式火山岩的酸性端元。随县群玄武岩的稀土元素之间几乎无分馏((La/Yb)_N=1.78~1.79),高场强元素Nb和Ta相对于La无明显的亏损,总的地球化学特征类似于造山带内大多数的榴辉岩。橄长岩以高Al₂O₃和MgO含量、低TiO₂和碱为特征,轻、重稀土元素之间的分馏程度较强((La/Yb)_N=5.49),尤以强的Ba、Sr及Eu正异常(δEu=1.22)为显著特征,表明其中有较多的富钙斜长石聚集。高场强元素Nb、Ta、U、Th(以及Zr和Hf)无明显的异常,表明其形成过程中未受到大陆地壳的混染,岩浆源区属富集型地幔。     

辽宁本溪歪头山条带状铁矿的成因类型、形成时代及构造背景

辽宁鞍本地区位于华北克拉通东北缘,分布有诸多大型-特大型条带状铁矿床。本文对该区歪头山铁矿进行了岩石学、矿物学及年代学研究。歪头山铁建造以条带状铁矿石为主,兼含有少量的块状矿石,其顶底板围岩及矿体夹层主要为太古界鞍山群斜长角闪岩。元素地球化学分析表明,铁矿石富集重稀土[(La/Yb)_PAAS=0.24~0.33],具La正异常(La/La^*=1.43~1.61)、Eu正异常(Eu/Eu^*=2.40~4.54)及Y正异常(Y/Y^*=1.10~1.30),Y/Ho值平均30.59,Sr/Ba值平均17.62,Ti/V值平均19.45,反映成矿物质可能来源于由海底火山活动带来的高温热液与海水的混合溶液。铁矿石无明显Ce负异常(Ce/Ce^*=0.92~1.06),暗示BIF沉积时海水处于缺氧环境。除Fe₂O₃^T与SiO₂外,铁矿石中其它氧化物含量均非常低,且贫Th、U、Zr等具有陆源性质的元素,表明大陆碎屑物质对BIF贡献极少。斜长角闪岩稀土元素配分型式近于平坦[(La/Yb)_N=0.80~1.10],无明显Ce异常(Ce/Ce^*=0.95~0.99)与Eu异常(Eu/Eu^*=0.88~1.16);其大离子亲石元素富集,高场强元素无明显亏损。地球化学分析表明,斜长角闪岩原岩可能为产于弧后盆地的玄武质火山岩。锆石形态与微量元素分析显示,斜长角闪岩中的锆石均属岩浆成因。SIMS锆石U-Pb定年显示斜长角闪岩原岩形成于2533±11Ma,代表了歪头山BIF的成矿年龄;在玄武质岩浆喷发过程中,还捕获了一组年龄为2610±5Ma的锆石。电子探针分析显示磁铁矿成分纯净(FeO^T=92.04%~93.05%),其标型组分特征暗示歪头山BIF属沉积变质型铁矿。综合分析认为,歪头山铁矿属Algoma型BIF,成矿与弧后盆地岩浆活动密切相关,指示了新太古代末华北克拉通普遍发育的一期BIF成矿事件。     

拉脊山口蛇绿混杂岩中辉绿岩的地球化学特征及SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄

拉脊山口蛇绿混杂岩是分布于中祁连和南祁连构造带之间蛇绿混杂带的重要组成部分。该混杂带中的岩石种类相对齐全,各岩性间为构造接触;其中辉绿岩以岩块和岩墙两种形式产出。辉绿岩块SiO₂含量为49.80%~50.13%,MgO含量为5.43%~5.64%,FeO^T为10.96%~11.52%,TiO₂含量较高（2.38%~2.62%）;辉绿岩墙SiO₂含量为43.41%~45.74%,MgO含量为9.04%~10.64%,FeO^T为8.39%~9.96%,TiO₂含量较低（0.89%~1.02%）,二者均属拉斑玄武岩系列。其中辉绿岩块ΣREE为135.4×10^-6~150.9×10^-6,（La/Yb）_N=3.51~4.03,具有右倾型稀土配分模式,富集Rb、Ba、K、Sr等大离子亲石元素及Th、Nb、Ta、Zr、Hf、Ti等高场强元素,呈现洋岛拉斑玄武岩特征;辉绿岩墙ΣREE为36.10×10^-6~43.72×10^-6,（La/Yb）_N=1.12~1.20,稀土配分曲线相对平坦,呈现出与洋中脊玄武岩相似的稀土和微量元素配分模式。这两类辉绿岩样品均缺乏Nb、Ta和Ti负异常,可能分别形成于洋岛/海山和洋中脊环境。SHRIMP锆石U-Pb测年结果显示,辉绿岩块形成时代为491.0±5.1Ma。这些不同构造属性的辉绿岩可能形成于原特提斯洋向北俯冲消减过程。     

粤北白沙地区晚侏罗世高分异I型细粒花岗岩年代学、地球化学特征及其地质意义

受东西向佛冈-丰良断裂控制的佛冈复式岩体形成于多期次和不同来源的岩浆侵入作用。白沙地区细粒黑云母二长花岗岩体位于佛冈岩体北缘,是佛冈岩体的一部分,成因目前还不明确。文章以该岩体细粒黑云母二长花岗岩为研究对象,进行了岩石学、锆石U-Pb年代学、地球化学和Hf同位素组成研究。研究结果显示,白沙地区细粒黑云母二长花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb加权平均年龄为155.6~157.1 Ma,表明其侵位于晚侏罗世。岩体具高硅（w（SiO₂）=70.74%~77.47%）、富碱（w（Na₂O+K₂O）=5.78%~8.62%）、低磷（w（P₂O₅）=0~0.10）等特征,富集Rb、Th、U、K、Pb、Nd、Zr和Hf等元素,亏损Ba、Nb、La、Ce、Sr、P、Eu和Ti等元素。岩石总体上明显富集轻稀土元素（（La/Yb）_N=0.94~54.69,1个为0.94）,具明显的负Eu异常（δEu=0.07~0.57,n=6）,个别正Eu异常（1.00~1.16,n=3）。岩体地球化学特征指示,细粒黑云母二长花岗岩为高分异I型花岗岩。岩体形成于古太平洋板块（库拉板块）与欧亚板块俯冲作用和菲律宾地块与南中国-印支地块的岩石圈消减作用下,岩石圈伸展-减薄,导致地幔物质上涌,在高温条件热流作用下幔源物质诱导下地壳中-元古代物质部分熔融形成。     

阿尔金南缘塔特勒克布拉克复式花岗质岩体东段片麻状花岗岩的地球化学特征、锆石U-Pb定年及其地质意义

出露于阿尔金构造带南缘北部塔特勒克布拉克复式花岗质岩体东段的片麻状花岗岩, SiO₂为71.88%~73.92%, Al₂O₃为13.39%~14.14%, K₂O+Na₂O为8.18%~8.85%, K₂O/Na₂O=1.54~2.33, A/CNK介于1.02~1.09之间, 属高钾钙碱性系列的弱过铝质岩石。该岩石富集大离子亲石元素(LILE), 亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti等高场强元素(HFSE); ∑REE较高且变化范围大(∑REE=98.57×10^-6~579.1×10^-6, 平均338.8×10^-6), 具有明显的负Eu异常(δEu=0.22~0.71, 平均0.34), LREE相对富集, 轻重稀土分馏明显。Nb/Ta=11.78~15.83、Zr/Hf=34.94~36.82及Th/U=8.4~12.7, 结合源岩判别图解, 推断其源区物质主要来源于上地壳的变泥砂质沉积岩类。微量元素及稀土元素特征暗示原岩部分熔融残留相的矿物组合可能为石榴石+斜长石+金红石, 全岩Zr饱和温度计计算结果显示部分熔融温度>800℃, 推断该岩石形成于麻粒岩相条件下云母和角闪石脱水诱发的部分熔融。该岩石LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb原位定年结果为: 761±54Ma(上交点年龄), 451±1.7Ma(核部)和411.3±1.8Ma(边部), 锆石核部Th/U平均为0.64, 边部Th/U平均为0.05。结合区内超高压榴辉岩的原岩形成时代、峰期变质与退变质时代分别为约750Ma、500Ma与450Ma的研究资料(Liu et al., 2012)综合分析, 塔特勒克布拉克片麻状花岗岩的原岩时代为782.3±6.9Ma, 可能与罗迪尼亚超大陆裂解事件有关; 花岗岩结晶年龄为451±1.7Ma, 形成于俯冲碰撞造山后抬升阶段, 对应于区内深俯冲陆壳的折返时代, 此时超高压变质岩石发生了麻粒岩相的退变质作用, 随后411.3±1.8Ma又受到另一期地质事件的改造。     

北苏鲁超高压变质带中斜长角闪岩的成因

在北苏鲁超高压变质带的威海地区的正片麻岩中,存在大量规模不一的含石榴石斜长角闪岩的透镜体或不规则团块。锆石中矿物包体的激光拉曼测试、阴极发光图像分析、稀土元素和微量元素以及Lu-Hf同位素的LA-(MC)-ICP-MS测试等综合研究结果表明,含石榴石斜长角闪岩 (WH17) 只存在一种成因类型的锆石,即变质锆石。该类锆石自核部到边部均保存了典型的超高压包体矿物组合：柯石英 (Coe)+石榴石 (Grt)+绿辉石 (Omp)+多硅白云母 (Phe)+金红石 (Rt)+磷灰石 (Ap),相应的阴极发光图像自核部到边部十分均匀,具有典型变质锆石的特点。锆石核部和边部的稀土元素含量特征和配分模式也十分相似,主要表现为轻稀土元素相对亏损,而重稀土元素相对平坦,无Eu异常 (Eu/Eu^*=0.94~1.04), 具较明显的正Ce异常 (Ce/Ce^*=83.4~111.0),低的Th/U (<0.02) 和 Lu/Hf (<0.00010) 比值以及极低的 Th (1×10^-6~4×10^-6) 含量。锆石核部到边缘的重稀土元素亏损与石榴石稳定有关,而无Eu异常则与斜长石分解关系密切。上述特征表明,含石榴石斜长角闪岩中的锆石均是在超高压变质阶段形成的变质锆石,而研究样品中继承性岩浆结晶锆石的缺乏,是由于含石榴石斜长角闪岩在原岩形成时Zr的成分明显匮乏所致。SHRIMP U-Pb定年结果表明,含柯石英锆石自核部到边部记录了十分一致的²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U 年龄,变化于 240.2±3.3Ma 到220.2±2.8Ma 之间,加权平均年龄为229.8±2.0Ma, 这组年龄与前人对苏鲁超高压变质带中榴辉岩、正片麻岩、副片麻岩和大理岩等含柯石英锆石微区记录的年龄完全吻合,应代表苏鲁地体超高压变质时代。Lu-Hf同位素研究结果表明,含石榴石斜长角闪岩中变质锆石的Hf同位素特征与苏鲁超高压变质带中榴辉岩的继承性岩浆锆石和变质锆石均存在本质差别,其中¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf=0.00001~0.00003, ¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf (_t)=0.282052~0.282107, 相应的ε_Hf(t)=-21.1~-18.8, 模式年龄t_DM2=2.14~2.24Ga,这些Lu-Hf同位素特征与围岩正片麻岩含柯石英锆石微区的Hf同位素性质十分相似, 充分表明了北苏鲁含石榴石斜长角闪岩在超高压变质阶段形成的变质锆石所必须的Zr和Hf成分不是来自体系本身,而是来源于围岩正片麻岩。     

中国阿尔泰早古生代后碰撞花岗岩的发现及其地质意义

新疆哈巴河县白哈巴岩体主要岩石类型为黑云母斜长花岗岩,另有少量花岗闪长岩。SiO₂含量介于65.58%~65.79%之间,A/CNK≤1.05,为弱过铝质岩石,属高钾钙碱性系列。稀土元素总量为174.1×10^-6~210.6×10^-6,具明显的Eu负异常（0.54~0.63）,稀土元素分馏中等（（La/Yb）_N值为4.46~5.56）,稀土配分曲线为轻稀土富集型,富集Rb,Th,U,K,La,Ce,Nd,Hf,Zr和Sm等元素,而强烈亏损Ba,Nb,Ta,Sr,P和Ti等元素。主量元素、稀土元素和微量元素特征表明,白哈巴岩体形成于挤压体制向拉张体制转换的构造环境,属后碰撞花岗岩类。SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄为413.8±6.4Ma。白哈巴岩体后碰撞花岗岩的发现,支持阿尔泰-蒙古微大陆的存在,丰富了对新疆北部构造演化的认识。     

扬子陆块西缘江浪穹窿超基性岩的成因:锆石U-Pb定年、岩石地球化学及Sr-Nd同位素

江浪穹窿位于扬子陆块西缘,本文作者在穹窿南部新发现一套侵入于二叠系及志留系的超基性岩,岩石主要由蛇纹石(约60%)、橄榄石(约30%)和少量磁铁矿(约5%)、角闪石(约5%)组成。为探讨超基性岩的成因,本文进行了LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年、岩石地球化学及Sr-Nd同位素研究。定年结果表明,超基性岩中发育大量2427~430 Ma的捕获锆石,最年轻一组岩浆锆石²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U加权平均年龄为222.3±4.4 Ma(MSWD=1.9,n=6)。主微量元素分析显示岩石：(1)具有低的SiO₂含量(46.76%~39.07%)、高的Mg#值(82.3~74.0)与Cr、Co、Ni丰度;(2)稀土元素含量(ΣREE平均31.8 μg/g)与(La/Yb)_N值(5.26~1.38)偏低,稀土配分型式较为平坦,具有较弱的Ce负异常(Ce/Ce^*=0.80~0.67);(3)富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Ba和U,亏损高场强元素Zr和Hf;(4)(Th/Yb)_PM值(29.8~1.56)、(Th/Ta)_PM值(0.22~0.03)、(La/Nb)_PM值(1.91~0.39)及La/Sm值(5.88~1.11)较低。Sr-Nd同位素分析显示,超基性岩具有较低的(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i值(0.706872~0.702598)和高的ε_Nd(t)值(8.02~5.64),成分接近于亏损地幔和岛弧玄武岩,计算表明地壳物质的混染程度低于5%。结合前人研究成果,本文认为超基性岩结晶年龄为222.3 Ma,可能形成于古特提斯洋闭合阶段的岛弧背景;原始岩浆来自高度部分熔融的地幔源区,上升侵位过程中可能经历了铬铁矿与橄榄石的分离结晶作用。此外,捕获锆石的年龄谱反映江浪穹窿很可能存在太古宙—古元古代变质基底,并且具有Rodinia超大陆会聚—裂解以及泛非事件的地质年龄记录。     

西藏林周地区始新世托龙I型花岗岩对印度-欧亚板块碰撞时限的制约

目前已有研究对印度-欧亚板块碰撞时限的认识存在诸多分歧。本文对西藏林周县中部出露的托龙岩体开展了锆石U-Pb年代学、全岩地球化学和锆石Hf同位素分析,以期进一步约束印度-欧亚板块的碰撞时间。托龙岩体内出露的石英二长斑岩呈岩株状侵入到帕那组中,锆石U-Pb定年结果显示该石英二长斑岩形成于始新世(50.5±0.6 Ma),锆石εHf (t)值为-0.6~-0.5。石英二长斑岩具有较低的A/CNK值、较高的K₂O含量和K₂O/Na₂O值,属于准铝质和钾玄岩系列。岩石普遍亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、Ti和P,富集大离子亲石元素Th、U和Pb,轻、重稀土元素分异明显,(La /Yb)_N =15.3~16.3,Eu负异常较弱,δEu=0.56~0.69。托龙岩体较低的A/CNK值、P₂O₅与SiO₂的负相关性以及Y含量与Rb含量之间的正相关性,表明托龙石英二长斑岩为I型花岗岩。综合岩体的地球化学特征、同位素特征和前人研究成果,认为托龙石英二长斑岩可能是相对古老的变质中基性岩部分熔融的产物,形成于印度-欧亚板块碰撞引起的俯冲板片断离环境,指示了印度-亚洲大陆的碰撞应发生于50 Ma之前。     

广东新丰新坪花岗闪长岩(104 Ma)地球化学、锆石U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素研究

新坪铜钼矿化花岗闪长岩体位于佛冈复式岩体中北部,LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为（104.6±1.8）Ma（MSWD=1.2）,侵位时间为早白垩世晚期。岩石呈中酸性（SiO₂=63.43%~65.27%）、准铝质（ACNK=0.76~0.92）、中等碱含量（ALK=6.09%~7.63%）和富钾钙碱性特征,富集轻稀土,LREE/HREE=8.26~13.20,（La/Yb）_N=8.17~16.64,轻微的铕亏损（δEu=0.73~0.87）,富集Rb、U、Th和La,亏损Nb、Ta、Ti和P、Ba、Sr。锆石ε_Hf（t）值为-3.0~0.2,Hf二阶段模式年龄t_DM2=1.16~1.36Ga,镁指数（Mg^#）=42.64~46.95,表明源岩主要为中元古代地壳物质,并有亏损地幔组分的参与。Nb/U和Nb/La比值分别为0.20~0.38和1.7~2.2,显示源区受古太平洋板块俯冲流体交代作用的影响。研究表明,新坪岩体成岩过程主要受部分熔融作用控制,形成于燕山晚期古太平洋板片俯冲消减作用下的伸展拉张环境,与玄武质岩浆底垫诱发中元古代结晶基底的部分熔融有关。早白垩世晚期为中国东南部晚中生代重要的Cu-Au-Mo成矿期,位于南岭中东段的新坪花岗闪长岩体与邻区闽西南紫金山铜多金属岩（矿）体形成时代一致、岩石地球化学特征较为相似,且野外能观察到明显的铜钼矿化,因此具有较好的铜钼找矿前景。     

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.     

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).     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Entropy,materials, and posterity

Materials and energy are the interdependent feedstocks of economic systems, and thermodynamics is their moderator. It costs energy to transform the dispersed minerals of Earth's crust into ordered materials and structures. And it costs materials to collect and focus the energy to perform work — be it from solar, fossil fuel, nuclear, or other sources. The greater the dispersal of minerals sought, the more energy is required to collect them into ordered states.But available energy can be used once only. And the ordered materials of industrial economies become disordered with time. They may be partially reordered and recycled, but only at further costs in energy. Available energy everywhere degrades to bound states and order to disorder — for though entropy may be juggled it always increases. Yet industry is utterly dependent on low entropy states of matter and energy, while decreasing grades of ore require ever higher inputs of energy to convert them to metals, with ever increasing growth both of entropy and environmental hazard.Except as we may prize a thing for its intrinsic qualities — beauty, leisure, love, or gold — low-entropy is the only thing of real value. It is worth whatever the market will bear, and it becomes more valuable as entropy increases. It would be foolish of suppliers to sell it more cheaply or in larger amounts than their own enjoyment of life requires, whatever form it may take. For this reason, and because of physical constraints on the availability of all low-entropy states, the recent energy crises is only the first of a sequence of crises to be expected in energy and materials as long as current trends continue.The apportioning of low-entropy states in a modern industrial society is achieved more or less according to the theory of competitive markets. But the rational powers of this theory suffer as the world grows increasingly polarized into rich, over-industrialized nations with diminishing resource bases and poor, supplier nations with little industry. The theory also discounts posterity, the more so as population density and percapita rates of consumption continue to grow. A new social, economic, and ecologic norm that leads to population control, conservation, and an apportionment of low-entropy states across the generations is needed to assure to posterity the options that properly belong to it as an important but voiceless constituency of the collectivity we call mankind.

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Zusammenfassung Rohstoffe und Energie sind die Grundlagen unseres ökonomischen Systems, das von den Gesetzen der Thermodynamik bestimmt wird. Es kostet Energie, um die auf der Erde verteilten Rohstoffe diesem System zuzuführen. Andererseits braucht man Rohstoffe, um die Energie nutzbar zu machen.Die verfügbare Energie kann nur einmal genutzt werden und das Material verbraucht sich. Verbrauchtes Material kann teilweise zur weiteren Nutzung zurückgeführt werden, das kostet wiederum Energie. Die verfügbare Energie nimmt überall ab, und einmal geschaffene Ordnung gerät wieder in Unordnung — das heißt, die Entropie des Systems nimmt ständig zu. Die Industrie ist jedoch abhängig von einem niedrigen Entropiezustand sowohl der Materie als auch der Energie.Je ärmer die Erze sind, um so höher wird die Energie sein, um sie in Metalle umzuwandeln, wobei die Entropie und die Belastung der Umwelt ständig zunimmt.Außer den Dingen, die wir wegen höherer ideeller Werte schätzen, ist eine niedrige Entropie der einzige realistische Wertmaßstab, und der wirkliche Wertzuwachs ist nur an einer höheren Entropie zu messen. Es ist unverantwortlich, Dinge, die eine höhere Entropie bedingen, billiger zu verkaufen oder in größerer Menge zu erzeugen, als unbedingt notwendig ist. Da wir dies heute in unserem Handeln nicht berücksichtigen, ist die derzeitige Energiekrise nur der Anfang einer Folge von Krisen, die Energie und Rohstoffe betreffen, solange wir nicht umdenken.Die Verteilung von niedriger Entropie in einer modernen Industriegesellschaft wird mehr oder weniger nach dem Prinzip der konkurrierenden Märkte erreicht. Das selbstregulierende System gerät jedoch mit zunehmender Polarisierung in reiche Industrienationen mit abnehmenden Ressourcen und armen Nationen mit geringer Industrialisierung in Unordnung. Dieses Prinzip berücksichtigt auch nicht die Nachwelt, vor allem wenn die Bevölkerungsdichte stetig zunimmt und die Konsumbedürfnisse anwachsen. Es sind neue soziale, ökonomische und ökologische Normen notwendig, die zur Populationskontrolle, zur Erhaltung der Umwelt und zu einem Zustand niedriger Entropie für zukünftige Generationen führen. Die nach uns kommenden Menschen haben ein Anrecht darauf.

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Résumé Matériaux et énergie sont les sources des systèmes économiques et sont régis par les lois de la thermodynamique. Il faut de l'énergie pour transformer les ressources minérales dispersées dans la croûte terrestre en matériaux et structures ordonnancées. Et il faut des matériaux pour receuillir et concentrer l'énergie, qu'elle soit solaire ou atomique, ou provienne de combustibles fossiles ou d'autres sources. Plus les minéraux recherchés sont dispersés et plus est côuteuse l'énergie pour leur donner une ordonnance.Or l'énergie disponsible ne peut être utilisée qu'une seule fois. Et les matériaux ordonnancés des économies industrielles se dégradent avec le temps. Ils peuvent être remis partiellement en état et recyclés, mais pour cela il faut de nouveau de l'énergie. Partout l'énergie disponible se dégrade et l'ordre devient désordre; -malgré toutes les jongleries possibles l'entropie augmente toujours.L'industrie dépend clairement d'états de basse entropie tant en ce qui concerne les matériaux que l'énergie, tandis que plus pauvres sont les minerais, plus; élevée est l'énergie à mettre en jeu pour en extraire les métaux, avec toujours augmentation à la fois de l'entropie et de la degradation des milieux.A l'exception de ce que nous apprécions pour leur valeur intrinsèque — la beauté, le loisir, l'amour ou l'or — la basse entropie est la seule chose de réelle valeur. Son prix est réglé par le marché, et sa valeur augmente au fur et à mesure que l'entropie s'accroît. Ceux qui en disposent seraient insensés de la vendre à bas prix ou en quantité supérieure à ce qu'exige leur propre niveau de vie. Pour cette raison, et à cause des contraintes physiques liées à la disponibilité en états de basse entropie, la récente crise d'énergie n'est, en ce qui concerne les matières premières et l'énergie, que la première d'une série de crises auxquelles il faut s'attendre aussi longtemps que se poursoit la marche actuelle des étènements.Dans les sociétés industrielles modernes, les approvisionnement en basse entropie s'effectuent plus ou moins conformément à la théorie de la concurrence des marchés. Cependant la rationalité de cette théorie se ressent de l'accentuation croissante de la polarisation, à l'échelle du monde, en nations riches, surindustrialisées, à ressources de base décroissantes, et en nations pauvres, sous-industrialisées, mais fournisseurs de resources-naturelles. De plus cette théorie ne tient pas compte de notre postérité, et ce, en face d'une densité de population et d'un taux de la consommation par tête d'habitant en augmentation continue.Nous avons donc besoin de nouvelles normes sociales, économiques et écologiques qui conduisent au contrôle de la population, à la conservation et à la répartition des états de basse entropie à travers les générations pour assurer à notre postérité les options qui leur riviennent de droit comme une constituante importante, mais encore muette, de la collectivité que nous appelons l'Humanité.

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Dedicated with appreciation to Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, distinguished economist, realist among cornucopians