Paper II – Dirt,dates and DNA: OSL and radiocarbon chronologies of perennially frozen sediments in Siberia,and their implications for sedimentary ancient DNA studies

Arnold, L. J., Roberts, R. G., MacPhee, R. D. E., Haile, J. S., Brock, F., Möller, P., Froese, D. G., Tikhonov, A. N., Chivas, A. R., Gilbert, M. T. P. & Willerslev, E. 2010: Paper II – Dirt, dates and DNA: OSL and radiocarbon chronologies of perennially frozen sediments in Siberia, and their implications for sedimentary ancient DNA studies. Boreas, Vol. 40, pp. 417–445. 10.1111/j.1502‐3885.2010.00181.x. ISSN 0300‐9483 The sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) technique offers a potentially invaluable means of investigating species evolution and extinction dynamics in high‐latitude environments. An implicit assumption of the sedaDNA approach is that the extracted DNA is autochthonous with the host deposit and that it has not been physically transported from older source deposits or reworked within the sedimentary profile by postdepositional mixing. In this paper we investigate whether these fundamental conditions are upheld at seven perennially frozen wetland sites across the Taimyr Peninsula and coastal lowlands of north‐central Siberia. Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon (¹⁴C) dating are used to constrain the ages of both the inorganic and organic fractions of perennially frozen deposits from which sedaDNA of extinct and extant species have been recovered. OSL and ¹⁴C age/depth profiles, as well as single‐grain equivalent dose (D_e) distribution characteristics, are used to assess the stratigraphic integrity of these sedaDNA sequences by (i) identifying the presence of primary or reworked organic and inorganic material, and (ii) examining the types of depositional and postdepositional processes that have affected specific sedimentary facies. The results of this study demonstrate that even though DNA preservation and stratigraphic integrity are commonly superior in perennially frozen settings, this does not, in itself, guarantee the suitability of the sedaDNA approach. The combined OSL and ¹⁴C chronologies reveal that certain perennially frozen sites may be poorly suited for sedaDNA analysis, and that careful site selection is paramount to ensuring the accuracy of any sedaDNA study – particularly for ‘latest appearance date’ estimates of extinct taxa.     

遥感、GIS结合与区域天然滑坡调查

以香港大屿山岛中部为试验研究区，探讨了遥感与GIS结合在区域滑坡调查中应用的可能性。在详细分析滑坡与环境因子关系后，将岩土类型、地貌、侵蚀、坡度等环境因子引入到影像中，与影像组成多源复合图像，可使地物的空间属性信息得到补充。同时采用适合高维复合数据的BP神经元网络对研究区天然滑坡进行识别，结果表明，区域滑坡的识别能力有较大提高。该方法的应用，将为大区域滑坡调查与监测奠定基础。     

安徽铜陵地区中酸性侵入岩及其岩石包体中的矿物包裹体研究

铜陵地区是长江中、下游铁、铜、硫、金成矿带的重要组成部分。笔者对铜陵地区中酸性侵入岩及其岩石包体中的包裹体进行了较系统的岩相学、显微测温和激光拉曼光谱研究。通过岩相学观察发现了 3类包裹体 ,即晶质熔融包裹体、流体熔融包裹体和流体包裹体。显微测温资料表明 ,本区的岩浆流体成矿演化可分为 3个阶段 :岩浆阶段 ( >12 5 0～ 90 0℃± )、过渡岩浆阶段 ( 90 0～ 75 0℃± )和岩浆期后热液阶段 ( <75 0℃ )。部分熔浆的温度之高 (可达 12 5 0℃ ) ,表明其可能是底侵幔源岩浆同熔下地壳形成的。在老庙基岩体、小铜官山岩体、鸡冠石岩体和小陶家岩体中产有晶质熔融包裹体、流体熔融包裹体和流体包裹体这 3种包裹体 ,表明相应的岩浆流体演化具有连续性、继承性和阶段性 ,其对应的成矿溶液以岩浆热液为主 ;与此不同的是 ,在鸡冠山岩体和白芒山岩体中仅产有晶质熔融包裹体和流体包裹体两种类型的包裹体 ,表明相应的岩浆流体演化不具连续性 ,其对应的成矿溶液以天水热液为主。此外 ,在小铜官山岩体和鸡冠石岩体的中酸性侵入岩中 ,发现了不混溶包裹体 ,其可能是在压力释放条件下形成的。     

桂北新元古代两类过铝花岗岩的地球化学研究

广西北部新元古代花岗岩类岩石包括黑云母花岗闪长岩和黑云母花岗岩。地球化学特征表明，黑云母花岗闪长岩与含堇青石的过铝花岗岩（CPG）相当，而黑云母花岗岩则类似于白云母二长花岗岩（MPG）。黑云母花岗岩类是成熟地宙岩石部分熔融作用的产物，而黑云母花岗闪长岩类的形成与地幔柱起源的镁铁质岩浆和地壳起源的过铝质黑云母花岗岩浆之间的混合作用有关。这两类新元古代过铝花岗岩的形成与碰撞造山导致地壳加厚的挤压性构造无关，而与导致Rodinia超大陆裂解的地幔柱上升诱发岩石圈伸展的张性构造相联系。     

西沙珊瑚锶温度计：便捷高精度海洋古水温代用指标

西沙群岛现代滨珊瑚1976－1994年生长期间Sr含量的高精度热电离质谱测定结果表明，Sr含量随季节发生周期性的变化，并与当地同期实测海水月平均温度变化相吻合，其Sr含量与实测海水温度相关系数为－0．94。这18年冬夏极端Sr含量与同期月温的相关系数可高达－0．98。Sr温度计误差小于0．5℃。     

亚洲500毫巴月平均环流指数(1939—1962年)的谱分析

本文计算了亚洲500毫巴月平均环流指数的方差谱。结果指出:亚洲经向及纬向环流指数谱的分布是有一定差异的,前者以5个月左右为周期的谐和振动占有显著的地位,而后者则以5个月以上的长周期振动所占的成分较大。     

Glaucophane-bearing Metamorphic Rock Types of the Cazadero Area, California

A detailed field and laboratory study has been made of a well-exposedglaucophane schist sequence within the Jurassic and CretaceousFranciscan Formation of northern California. Three types ofglaucophane-bearing metamorphic rocks have been distinguishedin and around the area of the detailed study. Each is characterizedby distinctive textures and mineral assemblages that are interpretedto represent different grades of metamorphism within the glaucophaneschist facies. From the combination of small- and large-scale mapping in thearea described it is clear that coarsely schistose blocks, tensof feet in diameter, commonly rest directly upon and withinless intensely metamorphosed terrain. In the Cazadero area theseisolated blocks of coarsely crystalline rocks are concentratedin a band that is roughly concordant with some of the majorfaulting, and their metamorphic fabric shows no consistent relationto local or regional structures. It is tentatively suggestedthat these blocks have been transported upward tectonicallyand that they are not stratigraphically equivalent to the othertypes of glaucophane-bearing metamorphic rocks in the area. Chemical and petrographic evidence indicates that basalt andsediments have been converted to glaucophane-bearing rocks underconditions of metamorphism that were essentially isochemical,except for fugitive components and some minor elements.     

云和雨的相干散射与雷达气象方程

研究了云雨质点对雷达波的相干散射,从而推得比较普遍的雷达气象方程。旧的雷达气象方程是新方程在云雨质点互相独立时的特殊表现形式。对新方程作了一些讨论,发现旧方程之所以在某些方面与实验不符,可能是因为忽略了相干散射作用的缘故。     

矿物热电效应测试

1965年笔者曾简要地介绍过有关热电效应的基本概念,国外有关矿物热电效应研究及其在地质学中的应用。 近年笔者装配了一套热电效应测试仪器,先后对33种矿物共103块标本作了测试。现将测试设备及结果简介如下。