Tectonic significance of syn-rift sediment packages across the Gabon-Cabinda continental margin

The tectonic development of a continental margin is recorded in the stratigraphic successions preserved along and across the margin in terms of stratal relationships (e.g., onlap, downlap, truncation), lithofacies, biostratigraphy, and paleo-water depths. By using these observations coupled to a kinematic and flexural model for the deformation of the lithosphere, we have elucidated the tectonic significance of the preserved stratigraphy that comprises the Gabon-Cabinda margin of west Africa. Two hinge zones, an Eastern and Atlantic, formed along the Gabon-Cabinda margin in response to three discrete extensional events occuring from Berriasian to Aptian time. The Eastern hinge zone demarcates the eastern limit of a broadly distributed Berriasian extension that resulted in the formation of deep anoxic, lacustrine systems as evidenced by the silts and shales of the Sialivakou and lower Djeno Formations and the regressive packages of the upper Djeno Formation. Approximately 1.5 to 2 km of asymmetric footwall uplift was induced across the Eastern hinge zone in response to the mechanical unloading of the lithosphere during this first phase of rifting. In contrast, the Atlantic hinge, located approximately 90 km west of the Eastern hinge, marks the eastern limit of a second phase of extension that began in the Hauterivian. Footwall uplift and rotation exposed earlier syn-rift and pre-rift sediments to at least wavebase causing varying amounts of erosional truncation across the Atlantic hinge zone along much of the Gabon-Cabinda margins. We interpret the thickness variations of reworked clastic sediment of this age (e.g. the Melania Formation) between the hinge zones as indicative of variations in the degree of uplift and erosional truncation of the Atlantic hinge. For example, the absence of Melania Formation across the Congo margin implies that uplift of the Atlantic hinge was relatively minor compared to that across the Cabinda and Gabon margins, the latter being characterized by significant thicknesses of Melania Formation (or equivalent). Material eroded from the Cabinda and Gabon Atlantic hinge zone may in part account for the thick wedge of sediment deposited seaward of the Gabon-Cabinda Atlantic hinge (the Erva Formation). Our modelling suggests that this wedge of reworked elastics represents deposition by along-axis gravity flows within a deep water (≈2 km) environment. A third and final phase of extension in the late Barremian-early Aptian was responsible for breaching the continental lithosphere to form the ocean/continent boundary and thus the installation of open marine conditions. Elsewhere, the environments will tend to be marginal marine to brackish, depending on the efficiency of the Atlantic hinge zone to act as a barrier to marine enchroachment. This third rift phase reactivated both the Eastern and Atlantic hinge0zones thereby creating accomodation for the Marnes Noires Formation (and equivalent) source rock deposition between the hinges and the Falcão source rock equivalent seaward of the Atlantic hinge. Two possible scenarios exist for the lateral distribution of the Marnes Noires Formation. If the reactivated rift flank topography across the Atlantic hinge was significant, then sedimentation would be restricted between the hinge zones within discrete lacustrine settings (e.g., Congo margin). Alternatively, if hinge zone uplift was relatively minor, then a coral-rimmed archipelago may have developed parallel to the margin with restricted communication across the Atlantic hinge zone (e.g., Cabinda margin). In this latter scenario, dilution of the Marnes Noires source rocks by terrigenous input from the eroding Atlantic hinge zone should be relatively minor thereby enhancing source rock quality. Furthermore, potential marine upwelling outboard of the Atlantic hinge zone is likely the cause for the production and accumulation of organic-rich material associated with the Falcão source rock of the Kwanza basin. By late Aptian time, the remaining accomodation between the hinge zones was partially filled by across- and along-axis prograding deltaic systems of the Argilles Vertes and Tchibota Formations. The progradation and interaction of the Argilles Vertes depositional lobes resulted in the formation of residual paleo-relief. Subsequent marine incursions and flooding of this paleo-relief led to the development of basal conglomerates (the Chela ‘lag’ unconformity) grading upward into fine-grained sands and evaporites. Consequently, an inverse relationship should exist betweeb evaporite thickness (in particular, the lower members) and the thickness of the underlying Argilles Vertes and Tchibota Formations. Variations in Loeme evaporite thickness is a consequence of stratigraphic and structural control with salt instability influencing local variability.Our modelling suggests the occurrence of two distinct evaporite sequences on the Congo margin, an earlier evaporite deposited seaward (west) of the Atlantic hinge during the second and third rift phases and the late Aptian Loeme Formation deposited between the hinge zones. An evaporite sequence seaward of the Atlantic hinge is inferred on the basis of extensive diapirs and salt tectonic structures observed in seismic data. In order to match the distribution and thickness of the observed post-salt stratigraphy across the basin, however, we require large paleowater depths west of the Atlantic hinge during the later Aptian. The existence of large paleowater depths precludes the formation of thick evaporite sequences within the outer basin. Consequently, we propose that the evaporites seaward of the Atlantic hinge were formed during the syn-rift development of the margin and are not contemporaneous with the post-rift Loeme salts deposited between the hinge zones. This double salt hypothesis is consistent with observations from the conjugate Brazilian margin.     

Marine seismics with a pulsed combustion source and Pseudo Noise codes

There has been a long-standing debate concerning how dangerous seismic surveys are with respect to marine life. Marine seismic work today is dominated by airgun technology, where high energy is generated by a release of compressed air into the water. The objective of the “Time coded impulse seismic technique” project is to examine whether a new low energy acoustic source can be used for seismic purposes. If the method turns out to be successful, the low output energy and continuous operation will make the source suitable in environmental sensitive areas. The Low level Acoustic Combustion Source (LACS) is a petrol driven pulsed underwater acoustic source. It operates at a few meters depth, and each shot can be digitally controlled from the surface by a computer located in the mother vessel. A presentation of the recorded LACS signal characteristics, the modulation, the Pseudo Noise coding/decoding principles and field test results, is given. The importance of using an optimized code with fine resolution and of using the near field recording as a correlator sequence is demonstrated. Clear correlation peaks could then be seen from the bottom and sub bottom reflectors.     

Gene cloning and sequence analysis of the cold-adapted chaperones DnaK and DnaJ from deep-sea psychrotrophic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp.SM9913

Pseudoalteromonas sp.SM9913 is a phychrotrophic bacterium isolated from the deep-sea sediment.The genes encoding chaperones DnaJ and DnaK of P.sp.SM9913 were cloned by normal PCR and TAIL-PCR(GenBank accession Nos DQ640312,DQ504163).The chaperones DnaJ and DnaK from the strain SM9913 contain such conserved domains as those of many other bacteria,and show some cold-adapted characteristics in their structures when compared with those from psychro-,meso-and themophilic bacteria.It is indicated that chaperones DnaJ and DnaK of P.sp.SM9913 may be adapted to low temperature in deep-sea and function well in assisting folding,assembling and translocation of proteins at low temperature.This research lays a foundation for the further study on the cold-adapted mechanism of chaperones DnaJ and DnaK of cold-adapted microorganisms.     

中国近海早第三纪海侵层序及地层对比

中国近海各盆地,据古生物群及沉积特征,在早古新世为陆相沉积,至中晚古新世时为第Ⅰ海侵期。早始新世时为海退期,至中晚始新世为第Ⅱ海侵期。早、中渐新世时为海退期,晚渐新世为第Ⅲ海侵期。在论证地层时代时结合海侵的划分,提出新的见解。海相夹层可作为地层对比的重要标志层。     

东海西湖凹陷平湖组层序地层划分

共识别出平湖组5个三级层序界面T63、T53(Sb1)、T43(Sb2)、T23(Sb3)、T03(Sb4)和3个体系域界面f1、T33(f2)、f3。平湖组共有6个段,可划分出3个沉积旋回。平湖六段未见底,沉积旋回性不清,平湖五段为SⅢ1,平湖四段和三段组成SⅢ2,平湖二段和一段划分为SⅢ3。本区短周期(四级层序)海平面变化曲线的包络线(相当于三级层序)和全球海平面三级周期的变化曲线基本一致,反映全球海平面变化对本区层序发育有明显的影响。     

中国和越南青蟹线粒体16S rRNA基因序列分析

为确定我国青蟹的分类地位及其资源的合理利用与保护提供理论依据，对中国和越南青蟹的线粒体16S rRNA基因片段序列进行了测定，并同Genbank中其他青蟹的序列进行了比较，分析研究了青蟹种内和种间的遗传差异及其分类地位。结果显示：中、越青蟹个体间序列差异极小，与Genbank中Scylla paramamosain同源片段序列的相似性达到99％以上．而与其他3种青蟹的差异达3．91％～8．41％。所得序列与S．paramamosain，S．serrata，S．olivacea及s．tranquebarica的遗传距离分别为0．002，0．075，0．087，0．042，种间遗传距离远大于种内距离。序列特征、遗传距离和系统进化分析结果都表明本文研究的中国和越南青蟹均为S．paramamosain。     

塔里木盆地志留系高分辨率层序地层格架研究

以高分辨率层序地层学理论为指导,对塔里木盆地志留系进行高分辨率层序地层学分析,总结出各层序地层单元及其界面在露头、岩心、测井和地震资料中的判识标志,识别出研究区短期、中期和长期3个级别的基准面旋回层序。在研究区内短期旋回层序可划分为向上“变深”非对称型和向上“变浅”非对称型2种基本结构类型。通过柯坪地区露头剖面与全区钻井剖面进行对比,结合塔中地区层序地层划分,将全盆地划分出了4个长期基准面旋回层序,建立了全区高分辨率层序地层格架,为塔里木盆地志留系进一步的等时追踪对比、砂体几何形态、沉积相研究和储层结构描述等精细地质研究奠定了基础。     

6种笛鲷属鱼类Cyt b基因片段序列的比较

采用聚合酶链式反应直接测序法，获得紫红笛鲷(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)、白星笛鲷(L．stellatus)、千年笛鲷(L．sebae)、勒氏笛鲷(L．russelli)、红鳍笛鲷(L．erythropterus)5种笛鲷属鱼的线粒体细胞色素b(Cyt b)425bp序列，并结合基因库中的斜带笛鲷(L．decussatus)Cytb同源序列进行比较分析，共发现88个核苷酸位点存在变异(20．7％)。用MEGA2．1软件中的Pairwise distance工具计算了6种笛鲷属鱼类的相对遗传距离，表明6种笛鲷属鱼类的序列差异在0．096-0．129之间，其中红鳍笛鲷和紫红笛鲷序列差异最大为0．129，千年笛鲷与红鳍笛鲷的序列差异最小为0．096；序列变异的转换／颠换比值较低，平均只有2．160。     

强制海退沉积作用及其地质意义

较为全面地回顾了强制海退概念的提出及对传统层序地层学发展的推动作用;结合国内外对强制海退沉积的最新研究进展,探讨了沉积层序体系域四分法的可行性和强制海退体系域的主要沉积特征。     

黑鲷DMRT1基因cDNA片段的克隆和序列分析

根据其他鱼类DMRT1基因中的保守序列设计了一对简并引物 ,利用反转录 多聚酶链式反应 (RT PCR)的方法克隆了黑鲷 (Acanthopagrusschlegeli)DMRT1基因cDNA的一个片段 .该片段长 13 8bp ,推导的氨基酸序列由 45个氨基酸残基组成 .同源性分析表明 ,该cDNA片段与其他鱼类DMRT1基因序列具有较高的同源性