新疆阿尔泰山南缘产于麦兹泥盆纪火山-沉积盆地铅锌矿床稳定同位素特征

麦兹火山-沉积盆地内铅锌矿呈似层状、透镜状,矿石构造以条纹条带状、块状、斑杂状为主,矿物成分相对简单,矿体直接容矿围岩为火山-沉积岩.矿床δ34S值为-20.6‰～-10‰;矿床石英流体包裹体水的δD值为-89.1‰～-49.48‰,δ18OSMOW值为4.7‰～1.2‰.矿化层中方解石的δ13C值介于-6.7‰～-14.3‰之间,δ18O值在10.3‰～12.9‰之间.矿床属火山-沉积岩容矿的块状硫化物矿床,介于典型的火山岩容矿的块状硫化物型矿床(VHMS)和典型沉积岩容矿的硫化物矿床(SEDEX型)之间的过渡类型(一种新类型块状硫化物矿床).     

长江水氢、氧同位素组成的时空变化及其环境意义

在2003～2007年间,在长江干流的25个水文站及主要支流的13个水文站系统采样,进行了氢氧同位素研究。观测到的D变化范围为-30‰～-112‰,变化范围为-3.8‰～-15.4‰。从长江源头到河口,不同时期的样品均显示相同的氢氧同位素沿程变化特征。从源头到攀枝花,长江干流的D与逐步下降;而由攀枝花到入海口,D与值逐渐升高。 研究发现,控制长江水的氢氧同位素组成的主要因素是大气降水。长江干流D与值所展现的从攀枝花至河口逐渐升高的趋势就是对流域大气降水的D与变化趋势的响应。长江各支流在氢氧同位素组成上的差别及其对干流的影响也反映大气降水对长江水的制约。 蒸发作用对长江水的氢氧同位素组成也有重要影响。长江源头地处青藏高原,高原湖泊和沼泽星罗棋布。由于气候干燥、日照强烈,湖沼水经过长期的蒸发,盐度逐渐加大,D和18O值也逐渐升高。这些湖水的加入对长江水的氢氧同位素组成也造成一定影响。蒸发作用在枯水期也使洞庭湖与鄱阳湖的D和18O值升高,进而提高长江相关河段的D和18O值。 冰雪融化是影响长江水的氢氧同位素组成的另一重要因素。在长江源头和所有左岸支流的源头,冰川融雪都是重要的水源之一。由于冰川水在氢氧同位素组成上的特殊性,其对河水贡献的大小将影响河水的氢氧同位素组成。 三峡大坝对于长江的水动力体系影响巨大,三峡水库对长江水资源的调控作用有待长期观测研究。从本次的研究资料来看,三峡大坝在丰水期对相应河段的氢氧同位素变化趋势影响不大。但在枯水季节,三峡水库蓄水使下游的宜昌和沙市的水源发生明显变化,导致D和18O值的显著降低。 长江水资源状况及其演变趋势是受到各方面高度关注的重要研究课题。为深入探讨这一问题,需要了解长江水资源的变化与各种气象与水文要素之间的关系,查明大气降水、地下水、冰川水、湖水与河水之间的交互作用。而氢氧同位素示踪技术在这方面可以发挥关键性的作用。由于现有资料有限,目前还无法利用氢氧同位素组成来追溯其气候条件的详细演化过程。但若能在进行系统水文测量的同时,适当开展氢氧同位素测定,将对研究长江水资源状况及其演变趋势大有脾益。     

新疆库尔尕生铅锌矿床地质、流体包裹体和同位素地球化学

新疆西天山赛里木地块中部的库尔尕生铅锌矿床受NW向断裂构造的控制;矿体呈脉状、透镜状;矿石呈网脉状、块状、浸染状、角砾状和斑杂状构造;矿石的矿物组成简单,金属矿物主要有方铅矿、闪锌矿、黄铁矿,脉石矿物主要为石英和方解石。脉石石英中发育纯液体包裹体和气液两相包裹体,均一温度为135.4~158.8℃。脉石石英和方解石的H、O、C同位素研究显示,成矿流体的δD值主要为-96.8‰~-84.3‰,δ18O值为-10.92‰~-6.11‰,反映出成矿流体来自岩浆水与大气水的混合水;方铅矿的δ34S值为4.1‰~8.4‰,与区域上晚石炭世的斑岩体来源硫范围(如达巴特流纹斑岩体硫化物的δ34S值为4.9‰~7.9‰,平均6.3‰)相似,揭示其硫可能为斑岩来源;方铅矿的铅同位素组成为206Pb/204Pb=18.207~18.291,207Pb/204Pb=15.595~15.654,208Pb/204Pb=38.085~38.291,在Δβ-Δγ成因分类图解上投影于"化学沉积型铅"与"海底热水作用铅"界线附近,可能反映出有相当一部分成矿金属物质来源于围岩。综合分析认为,库尔尕生铅锌矿床可能是与斑岩有关的远源低温热液型矿床。     

黔西北天桥铅锌矿床热液方解石C、O同位素和REE地球化学

利用连续流动质谱和电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)对黔西北天桥铅锌矿床原生矿石中脉石矿物热液方解石C、O同位素组成和稀土元素含量进行了分析,结果表明热液方解石C、O同位素组成相对均一,不同标高方解石C、O同位素组成不具明显差别,其δ13CPDB和δ18OSMOW分别为-3.4‰～-5.3‰和14.7‰～19.5‰,在δ13CPDB-δ18OSMOW图上介于原始碳酸岩与海相碳酸盐岩之间。热液方解石总稀土元素含量较低(ΣREE=6.80×10-6～49.1×10-6),表现为轻稀土富集、Eu负异常的"M"型,其Eu/Eu*变化范围为0.30～0.55,与硫化物具有相似的稀土配分模式。根据热液方解石与蚀变围岩、远矿围岩及不同时代地层碳酸盐岩的C、O同位素组成和REE含量特征对比结果,结合前人研究成果,认为该矿床成矿流体具"多来源混合"特征,其中围岩碳酸盐岩为成矿流体提供了主要的C和REE来源,地层中膏岩海相硫酸盐岩为成矿流体提供了主要的S来源,而成矿流体中的水则主要为变质基底昆阳群等提供的变质水,并受到大气降水的影响。     

江苏观山高硫型铜铅金矿床稳定同位素地球化学和成因意义

江苏观山铜铅金矿是典型的高硫型浅成低温热液矿床。本文通过对观山铜铅金矿床氢、氧、碳、硫同位素组成的研究,探讨成矿溶液中水、碳、硫的来源以及成矿溶液的演化。同位素测定显示石英流体包裹体水的δD=-90‰～-70‰,δ18O水=-8.9‰～-1.1‰;热液方解石流体包裹体水的δD=-90‰～-81‰,δ18O水=0.1‰～2.3‰。氢氧同位素组成说明成矿流体主要为与围岩进行过水岩反应的循环大气降水,不排除有少量岩浆水的加入。黄铁矿与黄铜矿矿石的δ34SV-CDT=5.8‰～9.9‰,平均值为7.6‰,表明该矿成矿过程中的S很可能是沉积岩来源的硫与岩浆岩来源硫的混合。矿床中可见较多的重晶石等硫酸盐矿物,这种高价态硫的矿物的存在显示其成矿溶液具有富集34S的特征,加上成矿过程中流体的沸腾导致H2S等气体大量逸出和残余岩浆流体富集34S,使得沉淀的黄铁矿、黄铜矿等硫化物同样具有富集34S的特征;热液方解石碳同位素δ13C方解石=-4.1‰～6.1‰,平均为δ13C方解石=1.3‰,显示其中的C主要来源于流体对流循环过程中对基底岩石中碳酸盐地层的溶解。     

新疆阿尔泰萨尔朔克多金属矿地质特征及成矿作用

萨尔朔克中型多金属矿主要赋存于潜流纹岩中,少量在阿舍勒组火山岩中。矿石呈致密块状、块状、条纹状、浸染状、细脉、网脉状和脉状构造,围岩蚀变主要是硅化、绢云母化和黄铁矿化,矿床的形成经历了喷流沉积期、潜火山热液期和表生期,金铜铅锌矿化形成于潜火山热液期的早成矿阶段。矿石中石英、方解石和绿帘石中流体包裹体划分为H2O-Na Cl型和H2O-CO2(±CH4/N2)-Na Cl型。主成矿阶段成矿温度集中于130~390℃,在350℃、310℃、190℃和140℃出现明显峰值;流体盐度集中于3.0%~10.0%Na Cleqv,密度0.56~1.03g/cm3。硫化物δ34S集中于-1.52‰~6.18‰,峰值为2.5‰,表明硫来自深源岩浆。石英δD介于-140‰~-103‰,δ18O SMOW值为6.9‰~8.5‰,δ18O H2O值为-4.03~0.94‰,表明主成矿阶段成矿流体是岩浆水混合深循环的海水。成矿时代为中泥盆世(382Ma),成矿作用与流纹斑岩有关。温度和压力的降低导致流体不混溶作用,同时流体成分的改变等在金铜铅锌成矿过程中起着主导作用。     

新疆阿吾拉勒山西段穷布拉克铜矿床流体包裹体和碳氧硫同位素研究

穷布拉克铜矿床是新疆阿吾拉勒铁铜成矿带西段规模最大的一个铜矿床.本文对该矿床Ⅰ号矿体3种矿石中的方解石脉开展了流体包裹体和稳定同位素研究,结果表明:3种矿石的包裹体均为气液两相包裹体,流体体系为NaCl-H2O体系.包裹体的均一温度为85～343℃,盐度范围为(1.57～17.79) wt％NaCl eq.,密度为0.7～1.05 g/cm3.方解石的δ 13C值为-3.2‰～-6.5‰,平均-4.08‰,显示出幔源的特征.成矿流体的δ18O值为0.45‰～4.44‰.硫化物δ 34S值变化范围较大,为-10.5‰～5.5‰.Ⅰ号矿体与矿区内的火山热液型矿体具有相似的流体包裹体和稳定同位素特征,沉积特征不明显,并非沉积-改造型,与其他矿体具有相同的成因类型.成矿流体由火山热液和参与了水-岩反应的大气水两种流体混合而成,以火山热液占主导地位.矿物沉淀主要与流体混合后缓慢降温有关,但混合后的稀释作用以及水-岩反应导致pH值升高可能也起到了一定作用.     

安徽铜陵冬瓜山铜(金)矿床成矿模式

长江中、下游断裂坳陷带是我国重要的铜、金、铁、硫成矿带,存在一系列块状硫化物矿床及与其伴生的矽卡岩型和斑岩型矿床.本文以铜陵矿集区冬瓜山铜、金矿床为例,探讨了这类矿床的成矿模式.冬瓜山矿床主要由层状硫化物矿体组成,伴有矽卡岩型和斑岩型矿体.层状硫化物矿体产于晚泥盆世砂岩和晚石炭世碳酸盐岩之间,具明显的层控特征,矿体下盘发育细脉-网脉状硫化物矿化以及硅化和绢云母化,矿体中伴有热水沉积岩,矿石具典型的沉积构造.燕山期岩浆热液对层状矿体进行了叠加和改造,改变了矿石的结构构造和矿石成分.黄铜矿交代黄铁矿变斑晶呈环斑结构或脉状交代结构,交代磁黄铁矿呈交代假象结构或交代残留结构.矽卡岩型矿体中黄铜矿的δ65Cu值为0.09‰～0.83‰,集中在0.23‰～0.83‰.层状矿体中黄铜矿的δ65Cu值为0.45‰～0.78‰,与矽卡岩矿体中黄铜矿的65Cu值大致相当,这说明两类矿体中的铜具有相同的来源.铜、氢和氧同位素研究表明,冬瓜山矿床铜来自岩浆岩,叠加的成矿流体主要为岩浆流体.提出了冬瓜山矿床属喷流沉积-岩浆热液叠生成因的成矿模式:在晚石炭世,海底喷流成矿作用形成了块状硫化物矿床,矿石成分以硫、铁为主;燕山期岩浆热液一方面对块状硫化物矿床进行改造,致使其富集铜等成矿物质,另一方面与围岩相互作用形成矽卡岩型和斑岩型矿体.     

新疆小热泉子铜矿床成因

新疆小热泉子铜矿床位于古板块缝合带上,在石炭纪为火山喷流沉积环境.矿体具明显的沉积和后期热液改造特征,硫同位素δ(34S)值为-0.11‰～11.10‰,平均为5.73‰,接近大气降水的δ(34S)值.δ(DH2O)为-78.1‰～-77.0‰,明显低于变质水区域值,而接近于岩浆水区域值(-80‰～-40‰),在δ(18O)-δ(D)相关图上,数据点落在近岩浆水区域,表明成矿流体可能为次火山热液与地下水的混合流体.小热泉子铜矿床中黄铁矿的w(Se)高(0.009 5%～0.37%),w(S)/w(Se)值为143～2 137,反映成矿与岩浆热液作用关系密切.矿石中石英的流体包裹体均一温度反映出两阶段热液成矿的特征.矿床硫化物K-Ar同位素年龄显示,矿床的模式年龄有2个年龄段:斑点状闪锌矿与结核状闪锌矿的模式年龄分别为387.2,444.9 Ma,二者组成的等时线年龄为339.1 Ma,与地层年龄早石炭世较接近,可作为火山喷流沉积成矿阶段的起始时间;浸染状黄铜矿的模式年龄为230.2 Ma,可作为热液期中后期的成矿年龄.综合分析矿床成矿特征和地球化学数据认为,该矿床为火山喷流沉积-热液叠加改造型矿床.     

安徽东至兆吉口铅锌矿床的地质和地球化学特征及成因

安徽省东至县兆吉口铅锌矿床是近年来在江南过渡带上新发现的一处大型铅锌矿床。矿体受NNE向东至断裂及其次级张扭性裂隙控制。矿石主要呈脉状、细脉-网脉状充填于中元古界蓟县系木坑组浅变质碎屑岩中,亦见矿脉穿切细晶闪长岩脉。矿石的矿物组合主要为闪锌矿+方铅矿+黄铁矿+石英+方解石。矿石结构以交代结构、交代残余结构和填隙结构为主;矿石构造主要为脉状和网脉状,局部块状或团块状。围岩蚀变主要为硅化、黄铁矿化和碳酸盐化。矿床主成矿阶段流体包裹体类型以富液相气液包裹体(V_(H_2O)+L_(H_2O))为主,均一温度为110~275℃,盐度为0.18%~12.85%NaCleq,密度为0.57~1.03 g/cm~3,成矿压力为24.4~61.9 MPa,成矿深度为1.0~2.5 km,显示成矿流体为低温、低密度、中-低盐度的流体;流体包裹体液相成分反映成矿流体为CaSO_4-Na Cl-H_2O体系。矿石中石英δ~(18)O值为12.7‰~15.9‰,换算为成矿流体的δ~(18)OH_2O值为-2.7‰~0.8‰,δD值为-81.5‰~-70.7‰,显示成矿流体为深源岩浆水与大气降水的混合溶液。矿脉中的方解石δ~(13)CV-PDB值为-8.08‰~-7.73‰,δ~(18)OSMOW值为8.49‰~9.44‰,反映成矿的炭质主要来自深部岩浆。综合成矿地质背景、矿床地质和地球化学特征,可以认为,兆吉口铅锌矿床是一个受断裂构造控制的、与燕山期中酸性岩浆作用密切相关的浅成低温热液脉状矿床。     

Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometric determination of Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in komatiites

Komatiites are mantle-derived ultramafic volcanic rocks. Komatiites have been discovered in several States of India, notably in Karnataka. Studies on the distribution of trace-elements in the komatiites of India are very few. This paper proposes a simple, accurate, precise, rapid, and non-destructive wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometric technique for determining Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in komatiites, and discusses the accuracy, precision, limits of detection, x-ray spectral-line interferences, inter-element effects, speed, advantages, and limitations of the technique. The accuracy of the technique is excellent (within 3%) for Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th and very good (within 4%) for Y. The precision is also excellent (within 3%) for Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th. The limits of detection are: 1 ppm for Sc and V; 2 ppm for Cr, Co, and Ni; 3 ppm for Cu, Zn, Rb, and Sr; 4 ppm for Y and Zr; 6 ppm for Nb; 10 ppm for Ba; 13 ppm for Pb; and 14 ppm for Th. The time taken for determining Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Pb, and Th in a batch of 24 samples of komatiites, for a replication of four analyses per sample, by one operator, using a manual WDXRF spectrometer, is only 60 hours.     

高压微波消解法测定醋酸纤维过滤器采集的微尘粒子中的砷镉钴铬铜铁锰镍铅钒锌

最新的流行病学研究表明,空气中较高浓度的悬浮细颗粒可能对人类的健康有不利的影响。根据该项研究显示,由于心脏病、慢性呼吸问题和肺功能指标恶化而导致死亡率的升高与细尘粒子有关。这些研究结果已经促使欧盟于1999年4月出台了限制空气中二氧化硫、二氧化氮、氧化氮、铅和颗粒物含量的法案(1999/30/EC),对各项指标包括对可吸入PM10颗粒的浓度提出了新的限制性指标。PM10颗粒是指可以通过预分级器分离采集的气体动力学直径小于10μm的细颗粒。目前研究的兴趣重点逐步偏向PM2.5这些更细微颗粒物,PM2.5这种颗粒物对健康有明显的不利影响。在欧盟指令2008/50/EC中,对PM10和PM2.5都提     

Isotopic systematics of He,Ar, S,Cu, Ni,Re, Os,Pb, U,Sm, Nd,Rb, Sr,Lu, and Hf in the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits

This paper reports the first results of a study of 11 isotope systems (³He/⁴He, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar, ³⁴S/³²S, ⁶⁵Cu/⁶³Cu, ⁶²Ni/⁶⁰Ni, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd, ^206–208Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, Hf–Nd, U–Pb, and Re–Os) in the rocks and ores of the Cu–Ni–PGE deposits of the Norilsk ore district. Almost all the results were obtained at the Center of Isotopic Research of the Karpinskii All-Russia Research Institute of Geology. The use of a number of independent genetic isotopic signatures and comprehensive isotopic knowledge provided a methodic basis for the interpretation of approximately 5000 isotopic analyses of various elements. The presence of materials from two sources, crust and mantle, was detected in the composition of the rocks and ores. The contribution of the crustal source is especially significant in the paleofluids (gas–liquid microinclusions) of the ore-forming medium. Crustal solutions were probably a transport medium during ore formation. Air argon is dominant in the ores, which indicates a connection between the paleofluids and the atmosphere. This suggests intense groundwater circulation during the crystallization of ore minerals. The age of the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits was determined. The stage of orebody formation is restricted to a narrow age interval of 250 ± 10 Ma. An isotopic criterion was proposed for the ore-bearing potential of mafic intrusions in the Norilsk–Taimyr region. It includes several interrelated isotopic ratios of various elements: He, Ar, S, and others.     

硅酸盐中铁、锰、钛、钙、钾、磷、硅、铝、镁、钠、锶、铷、钡的X-射线荧光光谱定量测定

本文介绍样品经四硼酸锂熔融制成玻璃小饼。采用Lachance模式和理论a系数来校正元素间的效应,由3080E型X-射线荧光谱仪和DF-350B数据处理系统完成硅酸盐中十三个项目的测定。     

硅酸盐类样品中硅、铁、铝、钛、锰、钙、镁、钾、钠和磷的x射线荧光光谱测定

本文拟定了一种以熔融法制备样片,用X射线荧光光谱测定硅酸盐类样品中Si、Fe、Al、Tj、Mn、Ca、Mg、K、Na、P等元素的分析方法。在对不同靶材X光管和分光晶体实验对比的基础上,选择了最佳的测量条件。该法具有快速、准确,测量范围广,检测限低,价格便宜等优点。经过近百个各种类型标样或管理样品的分析对比表明,本法不仅适用于硅酸盐类岩石样品的分析,还适用于铁矿、铝土矿、碳酸盐类岩矿样品以及水泥、耐火材料等样品的分析。     

Viscous, cohesive, non-Newtonian, depositing, radial slurry flow

Mining induced subsidence can significantly affect mining costs where major surface facilities and natural environment need to be protected. Overburden grout injection is a technology used to control coal mine subsidence by injecting the mine waste material extracted from the coal back into the inter-burden rock during longwall mining. The flowing slurry is here categorised as a nonlinear viscous cohesive (Bingham plastic) fluid. During longwall mining the grout slurry is pumped into the separated beds of the rock mass through a central vertical borehole, which is drilled deep into the inter-burden rock strata above the coal seam. However, a blockage can occur in the injection system when the slurry velocity falls below a certain critical threshold velocity, indicating a material phase change from cohesive-viscous to cohesive-frictional. In situ field injection tests through boreholes have been simulated at a smaller scale at the CSIRO laboratory in Brisbane by pumping the slurry through a radial disk (gap = 4 mm) from its centre. Laboratory experiments indicate a general, nonlinear, cohesive, viscous, frictional model for shear behaviour of the slurry, in which the material shear parameters are functions of the disk radial distance. Complete dimensional and dimensionless analytical solutions have been developed based on an approach related to Bingham–Herschel–Bulkley fluid mechanics. The derived formulae include relations for minimum pump pressure, local pressure and pressure gradient, wall shear stress, volume rate, velocity and velocity gradient. The theoretical results match the experimental measurements. The experiments covered slurries with maximum particle sizes of 0.5 to 2 mm with about 50% being larger than 100 µm. The viscosities at the various solids concentrations were measured with a standard torsion viscometer. This study differs from the previous research in several distinct aspects, namely, consideration of the variable shear parameters rather than fixed values, inclusion of total nonlinear behaviour, and implementation of a friction function to mimic behaviour of the deposited and consolidating stiff slurry, which can cause a significant pressure rise as a result of the increased shear resistance.     

Mountains,nations, parks,and conservation

Between 1985 and 1991, two new mountain protected areas (MTNPA) covering more than 35,000 km² and based on participatory management models — the Makalu-Barun National Park and Conservation Area, Nepal, and Qomolangma Nature Preserve, Tibet Autonomous Region — were successfully established through the collaborative efforts of Woodlands Mountain Institute and conservationists in China and Nepal. Characteristics common to both projects include the importance of establishing (1) effective rationales, (2) local support constituencies, (3) a senior advisory group, (4) a task force, (5) linkages between conservation and development, and (6) fund raising mechanisms. The lessons derived from the experiences of Woodlands Mountain Institute are of significant value to others in preserving MTNPA. Increased collaboration and communication between all interested in conservation, however, will remain a critical component for expanding mountain protected area coverage to throughout the world.     

Regional distribution of Al,B, Ba,Ca, K,La, Mg,Mn, Na,P, Rb,Si, Sr,Th, U and Y in terrestrial moss within a 188,000 km2 area of the central Barents region: influence of geology,seaspray and human activity

Five hundred and ninety-eight samples of terrestrial moss (Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi) collected from a 188,000 km² area of the central Barents region (NE Norway, N Finland, NW Russia) were analysed by ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Analytical results for Al, B, Ba, Ca, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Rb, Si, Sr, Th, U and Y concentrations are reported here. Graphical methods of data analysis, such as geochemical maps, cumulative frequency diagrams, boxplots and scatterplots, are used to interpret the origin of the patterns for these elements. None of the elements reported here are emitted in significant amounts from the smelting industry on the Kola Peninsula. Despite the conventional view that moss chemistry reflects atmospheric element input, the nature of the underlying mineral substrate (regolith or bedrock) is found to have a considerable influence on moss composition for several elements. This influence of the chemistry of the mineral substrate can take place in a variety of ways. (1) It can be completely natural, reflecting the ability of higher plants to take up elements from deep soil horizons and shed them with litterfall onto the surface. (2) It can result from naturally increased soil dust input where vegetation is scarce due to harsh climatic conditions for instance. Alternatively, substrate influence can be enhanced by human activity, such as open-cast mining, creation of ‘technogenic deserts’, or handling, transport and storage of ore and ore products, all of which magnify the natural elemental flux from bedrock to ground vegetation. Seaspray is another natural process affecting moss composition in the area (Mg, Na), and this is most visible in the Norwegian part of the study area. Presence or absence of some plant species, e.g., lichens, seems to influence moss chemistry. This is shown by the low concentrations of B or K in moss on the Finnish and Norwegian side of the (fenced) border with Russia, contrasting with high concentrations on the other side (intensive reindeer husbandry west of the border has selectively depleted the lichen population).     

NEW SET OF LOW CONCENTRATION STANDARDS FOR LA, CE, SM, YB, LU, Y, SC, V, NB AND TA IN SILICATES

We have developed a set of four synthetic standards for the rare earth and high field strength elements designed for use in the determination of those elements in silicates. The base material is a glass nominally at the eutectic of the MgO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ ternary system. The nominal doping level was 2 wt% of the elements as oxides. To avoid problems associated with peak interference, the elements were doped in four separate glasses.