Smectite formation in metalliferous sediments near the East Pacific Rise at 13°N

A 43 cm long E271 sediment core collected near the East Pacific Rise(EPR) at 13°N were studied to investigate the origin of smectite for understanding better the geochemical behavior of hydrothermal material after deposition.E271 sediments are typical metalliferous sediments. After removal of organic matter, carbonate, biogenic opal,and Fe-Mn oxide by a series of chemical procedures, clay minerals(2 μm) were investigated by X-ray diffraction,chemical analysis and Si isotope analysis. Due to the influence of seafloor hydrothermal activity and close to continent, the sources of clay minerals are complex. Illite, chlorite and kaolinite are suggested to be transported from either North or Central America by rivers or winds, but smectite is authigenic. It is enriched in iron, and its contents are highest in clay minerals. Data show that smectite is most likely formed by the reaction of hydrothermal Fe-oxyhydroxide with silica and seawater in metalliferous sediments. The Si that participates in this reaction may be derived from siliceous microfossils(diatoms or radiolarians), hydrothermal fluids, or detrital mineral phases. And their δ30 Si values are higher than those of authigenic smectites, which implies that a Si isotope fractionation occurs during the formation because of the selective absorption of light Si isotopes onto Feoxyhydroxides. Sm/Fe mass ratios(a proxy for overall REE/Fe ratio) in E271 clay minerals are lower than those in metalliferous sediments, as well as distal hydrothermal plume particles and terrigenous clay minerals. This result suggests that some REE are lost during the smectite formation, perhaps because their large ionic radii of REE scavenged by Fe-oxyhydroxides preclude substitution in either tetrahedral or octahedral lattice sites of this mineral structure, which decreases the value of metalliferous sediments as a potential resource for REE.     

泥质烃源岩酸解有机质中两环倍半萜的检出及其意义

以东营凹陷沙三下亚段和沙四上亚段主力烃源岩为研究对象,采用有机溶剂抽提—HCl酸解连续处理实验方法,对泥质烃源岩黏粒级组分的游离态有机质和碳酸盐矿物结合态有机质进行地球化学表征。结果表明:游离态有机质可以提供沉积环境、热成熟度、有机质生源等地化信息,碳酸盐矿物结合态有机质能补充有机质生源信息;碳酸盐矿物结合态有机质能更好地保存烃类组分的轻质端,可以指示Botryococcus braunii生源的两环倍半萜类生物标志化合物仅在赋存态中检出。此外单质硫具有相对较高的丰度,相对封闭的矿物晶格赋存环境使有机质的原生地质信息更好地保留下来。对烃源岩中游离态有机质和矿物结合态有机质的综合分析,可以得到更为真实客观的地质推断结果。     

南极GRV 090196普通球粒陨石熔壳特征及其成因探讨

熔壳是陨石在穿过大气层时因摩擦发热熔融所形成的表层皮壳。由于进入速度差异和大气层的结构变化,陨石可能产生不同的熔壳结构特征和类型,因此,熔壳的研究对探索陨石穿过大气层过程和反映当时的大气层结构具有一定意义。因为南极特殊的地理气候条件,很多南极陨石样品保存了原始或完整的熔壳结构,因此,南极陨石是研究熔壳的理想对象。GRV 090196是H5型普通球粒陨石,具有完整的熔壳结构,而且存在定向飞行的特征,前后存在结构不同和厚薄不一的熔壳,即四层结构的Ⅰ号熔壳(1.3mm厚)和二层结构的Ⅱ号熔壳(0.4 mm厚),是一块研究熔壳形成过程的理想样品。本文对GRV 090196的熔壳开展了系统的岩石学和矿物学研究,对熔壳成因进行了讨论。Ⅰ号熔壳由外向里分为四个不同结构层。第一和第二层主要由辉石质玻璃质组成,可见橄榄石斑晶,说明发生了完全熔融和重结晶。这两层熔壳橄榄石斑晶的形态与成分有明显的差别,表明它们为二次熔融体的冷凝形成。第三层熔壳发生部分熔融,大部分矿物颗粒发生圆化,其中含有少量气泡。第四层熔壳产生热变质,单偏光下不透明,反光下发黑,这可能是高温还原的暗化现象,该层岩石结构特征与陨石内部相似。Ⅱ号熔壳由外向里分为三层,第一层硅酸盐颗粒发生过部分熔融且可见大量金属颗粒,第二、三层特征与Ⅰ号熔壳三、四层基本相同。通过对比研究,我们认为熔壳可以由陨石熔融物堆积作用产生并且可以利用其判断陨石降落的方向性。Ⅰ号熔壳存在两层玻璃质层且橄榄石斑晶发生了重结晶,判断在陨石降落过程中,陨石头部因摩擦发热而产生的熔融物质受到气流驱动而在陨石定向飞行的尾部产生堆积,二次熔体的形成可能反映了该陨石运行时穿过两层密度相对大的大气结构层,而Ⅱ号熔壳位于陨石的前侧部,熔化物质仅有少量保留,形成了很薄的玻璃质熔壳。     

湘中煤层含气性及其变化特征

湘中主要赋存有下石炭统测水组、上二叠统龙潭组、上三叠统安源组和下侏罗统造上组等煤系。湘中煤层气含量主要是受煤级、煤层埋深、构造运动、围岩、水文地质条件因素的影响。     

超基性岩中含铜、钴块状硫化物矿床——德尔尼铜矿成因新认识

长期以来对德尔尼铜矿的成因存在着不同认识。从矿石组成和结构、构造来看,应属典型的块状硫化物矿石,矿床亦应属于含铜黄铁矿型矿床。但从其地质产状来看又与一般的黄铁矿型矿床大不相同,与一般的岩浆熔离铜镍硫化物矿床也有较多差异。这就是本矿床类型独特之处。近年来通过工作又取得一些新资料,特别是超基性岩和矿石的同位素年龄数据。本文在综合新老资料基础上,提出新看法,认为该矿床形成于上地幔,再就位于地壳浅部。其成因类型暂定为:“深部熔离—构造侵位矿床”。鉴于本矿床与一般块状硫化物矿床相比有其独特性,建议命名为“德尔尼型”。     

瞬变电磁法在断层含水性评价中的应用

本文介绍了瞬变电磁法在煤矿水文地质勘探中的具体应用效果.采用瞬变电磁法对落差较大断层的含(导)水性进行测量,不仅可有效地控制断层的空间位置,而且可定性地判断断层的富水性,其测量结果与已知水文地质资料吻合较好.