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Proterozoic(pre-Ediacaran) glaciations occurred under strongly seasonal climates near sea level in low palaeolatitudes.Metre-scale primary sand wedges in Cryogenian periglacial deposits are identical to those actively forming,through the infilling of seasonal(winter) thermal contraction-cracks in permafrost by windblown sand,in present-day polar regions with a mean monthly air temperature range of40 ℃ and mean annual air temperatures of-20 ℃ or lower.Varve-like rhythmites with dropstones in Proterozoic glacial successions are consistent with an active seasonal freeze-thaw cycle.The seasonal(annual) oscillation of sea level recorded by tidal rhythmites in Cryogenian glacial successions indicates a significant seasonal cycle and extensive open seas.Palaeomagnetic data determined directly for Proterozoic glacial deposits and closely associated rocks indicate low palaeolatitudes:Cryogenian deposits in South Australia accumulated at 10°,most other Cryogenian deposits at 20° and Palaeoproterozoic deposits at 15° palaeolatitude.Palaeomagnetic data imply that the Proterozoic geomagnetic field approximated a geocentric axial dipole,hence palaeolatitudes represent geographic latitudes.The Cryogenian glacial environment included glacier-free,continental permafrost regions with ground frozen on a kyr time-scale,aeolian sand-sheets,extensive and long-lived open seas,and an active hydrological cycle.This palaeoenvironment conflicts with the 'snowball Earth' and 'slushball Earth' hypotheses,which cannot accommodate large seasonal changes of temperature near the equator.Consequently,their proponents have attempted to refute the evidence for strong seasonality by introducing Popperian'auxiliary assumptions'.However,non-actualistic arguments that the Cryogenian sand wedges indicate diurnal or weakly seasonal temperature changes are based on misunderstandings of periglacial processes.Modelling of a strongly seasonal climate for a frozen-over Earth is invalidated by the evidence for persistent open seas and glacier-free continental regions during Cryogenian glaciations,and gives a mean monthly air temperature range of only 10 ℃ for 10° latitude.By contrast,a strongly seasonal climate in low palaeolatitudes,based on the actualistic interpretation of cryogenic sand wedges and other structures,is consistent with a high obliquity of the ecliptic(54°) during Proterozoic low-latitude glaciations,whereby the equator would be cooler than the poles,on average,and global seasonality would be greatly amplified.     

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A detailed vibrational Raman-IR spectroscopic and diffractional analyses have been performed on basalts from two locations from Tenerife Island:(1) the Arenas Negras volcano which belongs to the historical eruption not showing visible alteration and(2) Pillow Lavas zone from Anaga Massif which shows a clearly fluid-rock interaction caused by submarine alteration.These places have been extensively studied due to its similarity with the surface of Mars.The analysis is based on the mineral detection of selected samples by a Micro-Raman study of the materials.The complementary techniques have confirmed the mineralogy detected by the Raman measurement.The results show a volcanic environment behavior with primary phases like olivine,pyroxene,and feldspar/plagioclase.Moreover,the presence of accessory minerals or secondary mineralization like phosphate,iron oxides,zeolite or carbonates shows the alteration processes on each outcrop.The variation in the crystallinity and amorphous phases is related to fluid-rock interaction caused by hydrothermal episodes and external weathering processes,which shows several analogies with the ancient volcanic activity from Mars.     

准噶尔盆地吉木萨尔凹陷致密油储层纳米孔隙特征及其含油性

纳米技术在非常规油气致密储层微观孔隙结构表征、油气赋存等研究中发挥着重要的作用.以准噶尔盆地东部吉木萨尔凹陷二叠系芦草沟组致密油储层为例,综合运用高压压汞分析、场发射扫描电镜及纳米CT扫描等纳米分析技术,对吉木萨尔凹陷芦草沟组致密油储层微纳米孔隙特征与结构进行研究,并结合宏微观特征分析了原油在孔隙中的赋存状态.结果表明:吉木萨尔凹陷二叠系芦草沟组储层为中低孔、特低渗储层,孔隙以微纳米级为主,类型多样,主要有粒间孔（隙）、粒间溶孔、晶间孔及微裂隙等,纳米孔隙是吉木萨尔凹陷二叠系芦草沟组致密油储层主要储集空间之一,纳米孔隙中普遍含油,且多以吸附状态存在,赋存在纳米孔隙中的油气,改变了微米级孔隙是油气储层唯一微观孔隙的传统认识,是未来石油工业的发展方向.      

间接DGM(1,1)模型在基坑沉降预测中的应用

选取某一基坑沉降监测点,该点11个周期的累计沉降量为近似非齐次指数增长序列,以Java为工具对该点进行编程计算,得到GM(1,1)、DGM(1,1)、间接DGM(1,1)3种模型的基坑沉降预测结果。对比分析发现,间接DGM(1,1)模型精度高于GM(1,1)和DGM(1,1)模型,其C值仅为0.01,且残差值增加缓慢,近似于一条水平线,实测值与预测值非常接近,适用范围广,弥补了另两种模型不能进行长期预测的缺憾。     

新疆卡鲁安硬岩型锂矿床成矿流体性质：来自He—Ar同位素证据

卡鲁安锂矿床位于新疆北部的阿尔泰造山带,是以锂辉石为主要矿石矿物的硬岩型锂矿床。前人对该矿床的岩石成因、成矿机制及构造背景已经有了初步的认识,但对该矿区内成矿流体的研究仍是空白,这将在一定程度上影响对矿床成因的认识。本文通过分析卡鲁安伟晶岩中锂辉石和石英流体包裹体He、Ar同位素组成,对成矿流体进行示踪研究。研究表明,含矿伟晶岩的n(3He) /n(4He) 为0. 25~3.19 Ra（平均0.97 Ra）,无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩n(3He) /n(4He)为0.13~5.32 Ra（平均1.13 Ra）,均介于壳源与幔源He之间。根据成矿流体的壳幔二元混合模式进行计算：含矿伟晶岩中的地幔流体比例为3.55% ~ 48.92%,平均值为14.67%;无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩地幔流体占比为1.70% ~ 81.79%,平均值为17.13%。含矿伟晶岩成矿流体的n(40Ar) /n(36Ar)为552.50~13353. 00,n(40Ar*)相对含量为46.52% ~ 97.79%,平均值为87.25%,大气的Ar贡献平均为12.75%。分析结果显示,成矿流体主要以壳源流体为主,部分幔源流体和改造型饱和大气水的混合流体,随着成矿作用的进行,地幔He与大气饱和水改造Ar皆有所减少。值得注意的是卡鲁安锂矿床成矿流体中幔源物质并非真的来自于地幔物质上侵,更有可能是来源于元古代的不成熟陆壳熔融。新疆卡鲁安锂矿床形成于陆—陆碰撞造山作用晚期的后碰撞造山阶段,造山后期的伸展导致含幔源物质的古老地壳与年轻地壳减压熔融,熔融所形成的岩浆流体随后经大气降水改造为成矿流体。     

新疆卡鲁安硬岩型锂矿床成矿流体性质：来自He—Ar同位素证据

卡鲁安锂矿床位于新疆北部的阿尔泰造山带,是以锂辉石为主要矿石矿物的硬岩型锂矿床。前人对该矿床的岩石成因、成矿机制及构造背景已经有了初步的认识,但对该矿区内成矿流体的研究仍是空白,这将在一定程度上影响对矿床成因的认识。本文通过分析卡鲁安伟晶岩中锂辉石和石英流体包裹体He、Ar同位素组成,对成矿流体进行示踪研究。研究表明,含矿伟晶岩的n(3He) /n(4He) 为0. 25~3.19 Ra（平均0.97 Ra）,无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩n(3He) /n(4He) 为0.13~5.32 Ra（平均1.13 Ra）,均介于壳源与幔源He之间。根据成矿流体的壳幔二元混合模式进行计算：含矿伟晶岩中的地幔流体比例为3.55% ~ 48.92%,平均值为14.67%;无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩地幔流体占比为1.70% ~ 81.79%,平均值为17.13%。含矿伟晶岩成矿流体的n(40Ar) /n(36Ar)为552.50~13353. 00,n(40Ar*)相对含量为46.52% ~ 97.79%,平均值为87.25%,大气的Ar贡献平均为12.75%。分析结果显示,成矿流体主要以壳源流体为主,部分幔源流体和改造型饱和大气水的混合流体,随着成矿作用的进行,地幔He与大气饱和水改造Ar皆有所减少。值得注意的是卡鲁安锂矿床成矿流体中幔源物质并非真的来自于地幔物质上侵,更有可能是来源于元古代的不成熟陆壳熔融。新疆卡鲁安锂矿床形成于陆—陆碰撞造山作用晚期的后碰撞造山阶段,造山后期的伸展导致含幔源物质的古老地壳与年轻地壳减压熔融,熔融所形成的岩浆流体随后经大气降水改造为成矿流体。     

Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium- and Thorium-bearing Minerals in Rare-Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate,South Eastern Desert,Egypt

The garnet muscovite granitic pegmatite of Um Solimate, in southern Egypt, represents a promising asset for strategic and economic metals, especially Bi–Ni–Ag–Nb–Ta as well as U and Th. The ore bodies occur as large masses, pockets and/or veins of very coarse-grained pegmatites, which consist mainly of K-feldspar, quartz and albite with subordinate muscovite, garnet, and biotite. Radiometric data revealed that eU- and eTh-contents of the pegmatites reach up to 39 ppm and 82 ppm, respectively. The studied pegmatites are enriched in primary U and Th minerals (uraninite, coffinite, thorianite and uranothorite) as well as Hf-rich zircon and monazite, which give rise to anomalous radioactive zones. Niobium-tantalium-bearing minerals (i.e. ferrocolumbite, microlite and uranopyrochlore), xenotime, barite, galena, fluorite, and apatite are ubiquitous, and, consequently, the studied pegmatites belong tothe Niobium–Yttrium–Fluorine-type (NYF) family. The noble metal mineralization includes argentite (Ag2S), native Ni and Bi as well as bismite and bismoclite. In addition, beryl and tourmaline are observed in pegmatites near the contact with metasediments and ultramafic bodies. The observed compositional variations of Ta/(Ta+Nb) and Mn/(Mn+Fe) ratios in columbite (0.08–0.45 and 0.11–0.57, respectively) and Hf contents in zircon (3.54–6.46 wt%) may reflectan extreme degree of magmatic fractionation leading to formation of the pegmatite orebody.