Mn-oxide: a major source of easily mobilisable Co and Ni under reducing conditions in New Caledonia FerralsolsLes oxydes de Mn : une source majeure de Co et Ni facilement mobilisables en conditions réductrices dans les Ferralsols de Nouvelle-Calédonie

Chemical and bacterial reduction and dissolution of Fe and Mn-oxide and the concomitant solubilisation of Co and Ni were studied in a surface horizon of a New-Caledonia Ferralsol. Chemical extractions showed that Mn and Co were in a large part associated in Mn-oxides. The main part of Ni was associated with goethite, but a very small fraction was also associated with Mn-oxides. Anaerobic reducing bacterial activity was responsible for Fe solubilisation at a smaller extent than for Mn solubilisation and consequently for associated metal release. Submicroscopic investigations revealed the presence of a Mn-oxide containing Co, Ni and Al, close to a lithiophorite–asbolane mixed-layers Mn-oxide, which can be considered as a main source of easily available metals in this soil. To cite this article: C. Quantin et al., C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 273–278.     

Caractérisation des variations lithologiques saisonnières des sédiments de la baie de Seine orientale ; impact des crues de la Seine (France)Characterisation of seasonal lithological variations of the superficial sediment in the eastern part of the Bay of Seine: impact of floods Seine River (France)

This paper presents the first results obtained during cruises since 1995 in the southeastern part of the Bay of Seine. New sedimentological data concerning sediment samples, box cores and water column measurements have been obtained recently in the framework of the Research Programme PNEC (French National Coastal Environment Programme). Fine sediments are deposited on form of temporary veneers of fluid-to-soft mud formed during high floods episodes. In the subtidal area (<10 m water depth), mobility of fine sediments is important and temporary mud deposited during high discharge period composes part of the distal estuarine system of the Seine River. To cite this article: S. Garnaud et al., C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 323–330.     

Signification des ferruginisations des formations néoprotérozoı̈ques du Nord-Burkina Faso (Afrique de l'Ouest)Meaning of ironstones in the sedimentary Neoproterozoic formations of the northern Burkina Faso (western Africa)

There are many small ferruginous outcrops of different facies, often breccia-like, in the Neoproterozoic sedimentary formations in northern Burkina. These outcrops are made up of goethite and quartz, and are often along with high grades of various elements. It could be a question of gossans. Their large distribution in this part of the Taoudéni Basin offers it prospects as a province geochemically rich in Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo, As, Cd, Co... This basin would be a geochemical bin for ancient formations, which would have been evacuated before the Neoproterozoic. The ironstones would be the mark of further concentrations. To cite this article: A. Blot, C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 909–915.     

Définition de la perméabilité équivalente des massifs fracturés par des méthodes d'homogénéisationDefinition of the permeability of fractured rock masses by homogenisation methods

In the methods used for determination of the hydraulic behaviour at large scale of fractured rock masses, based on the simulation of flow in a fracture network, the mean flux and the mean pressure gradient in the network are not rigorously determined. A method is given for deriving these quantities, in a heterogeneous permeable block, from pressure and flux values on the boundary of the block. A block conductivity tensor is then defined, based on the condition of linear variation of the pressure on the boundary of the block. It is shown that this conductivity tensor is symmetric and positive-definite. An example of application to a model of fractured medium is given. To cite this article: A. Pouya, A. Courtois, C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 975–979.     

徐州旅游地学资源概况、分区及开发利用建议

徐州是我国历史文化名城之一，交通便利，景点众多，具有广阔的旅游发展前景。徐州旅游景点的基础大多与地质学有关，山，水，洞，石及地学人文资源分布广泛，内容丰富，独具特色。试从地学角度阐述徐州旅游资源的概况，分区，并提出进一步开发利用的建议。     

地球科学的新使命——认知和发现非传统矿产资源

非传统矿产资源是指受目前经济、技术以及环境因素的限制尚未发现和尚未开发利用的矿产资源及尚未被看作矿产，未发现其用途的潜在矿产资源，面对矿产资源需求供给日益严峻的局面，认知、发现和开发利用非传统矿产资源是一个十分重要、但目前尚不被广泛重视、也未开展系统规划和研究的领域。作者指出：（1）“新的地球物质资源观”，即地球的一切固、液、气体物质均为资源，只有已认知、已发现及已利用资源和尚未被认知、尚未被发现和尚未被利用资源之分，资源也不是一个绝对的概念，甚至资源已不仅局限于地球物质，（2）地球物质资源是随时间、空间而变化的技术、经济、环境、市场、人文等因素的函数，资源是一个随时间推移和空间不同而变化的动态概念，“传统”和“非传统”资源也是随时间而变化的概念；（3）非传统矿产资源研究与开发是一项具有前瞻性和战略性的工作，是一种更长远的资源战略储备；近期研究目标主要包括非传统矿产资源发现和矿产资源非传统方法研究两个方面。     

3D GIS与3D GMS中的空间构模技术

3DGIS和3DGMS是近10年来地学领域并行发展的两大领域,该文从研究对象,数据来源,空间参照,空间构模,拓扑描述,空间量算,空间分析及应用领域等方面分析了3DGIS和3DGMS异同,并从数学模型,高程特征,属性特征和构建方式等方面讨论并重新界定了空间维数问题,重点分析了空间构模技术,将3D GIS和3D GMS中的空间构模分为基于面模型,基于体模型和混合构模3大类,并进行了分析比较和讨论,指出3D GIS和3D GMS将殊途同归,并最终建立全要素的真3D地球信息系统。     

Fractal characterization of the spatial distribution of geological point processes

Geological point processes can be used to model point patterns occurring frequently in a wide variety of geoscience fields, including the study of mineral deposits, oil producing wells, earthquakes, and landslides. Characterization of the spatial distribution of GPP has implications for understanding the properties of the underlying geological processes and events. Three examples of GPP dealing with (1) metallic mineral deposits, (2) oil producing wells, and (3) aftershocks of the Wenchuan earthquake (on 12 May 2008, magnitude 8.0) are presented to illustrate that (1) the spatial distribution of geological point processes generally shows clustering implying rejection of the Poisson model because L(r) > L_Pois(r); (2) the clustering statistics of the underlying geological processes are fractal; and (3) the size distribution of geological point processes is scale invariant. These results indicate existence of a fundamental law concerning the fractal nature of the point distributions generated by geological point processes.