Proceedings of the Special Meeting of the Geological Society on the 3rd November, 1931. With a Half-tone Block of the Pictures of the Grabau Medal.

In opening the meeting, the chairman made the following address: "It is my agreable duty to announce and make the award of the Grabau Medal to two members of our Society, Drs. J. S. Lee and Davidson Black. "The Grabau Medal was founded in 1925 by Mr. C. Y. Wang. the then President of the Geological Society. It was so named in honor of Dr. Grabau     

Experimental Study on the Effects of Organic Acids on the Dissolution of REE in the Weathering Crust of Granite

The results of REE leached by some organic acids with various concentrations and water/rock ratios for different durations from a mixed samples of the weathering crust of a granite in Gonghe,Guangdong,China,showed that:1)the contents of REE leached increase with increasing concentrations of the organic acids;2) the contents of REE leached by 0.01mol/L organic acids increase with increasing water/rock ration;3) the interaction between the organic acids and the samples enhances the pH value of the medium and the contents of REE leached tend to increase with decreasing pH value;and 4) compared with those leached by ammonia sulfate,the REE leached by the organic acids are characterized by a weaker negative C e anomaly,a stronger negative Eu anomaly,and lower(La/Sm)N and (Gd/Yb)N ratios,indicating that the organic acids have made contributions to the fractionation of REE in the weathering crust.     

A. V. Peyve — the founder of the concept of deep faults

The further development of Peyve’s concept of deep faults in the Earth’s crust and brittle part of the lithosphere is discussed. Three aspects are accentuated in this paper: (1) the modern definition of the term deep fault; (2) the parameters of deep faults as ruptures of the geological medium and three-dimensional, often boundary, geological bodies; and (3) reactivation of deep faults, including the development of this process in real time. Peyve’s idea of deep faults readily fitted into the concept of new global tectonics (plate tectonics). This was facilitated, first of all, by the extensive efforts made to elaborate Peyve’s ideas by a large group of researchers at the Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN RAS) and other scientists. At present, the term deep fault has been extended and transformed to cover three-dimensional geological bodies; the geological and geophysical properties and parameters of these bodies, as well as their reactivation (recurrent activation) in real time, have been studied.     

Constraints on the early cooling rates of Mt. Dabie from diffusion modeling of chemical zoning of garnet

Diffusion modeling of zoning profiles in eclogite garnets from three different tectonic units of Mt. Dabie, UHPM unit, HPM unit and northern Dabie, was used to estimate the relative time span and cooling rates of these rocks. Modeling result for the Huangzhen eclogite garnet shows that the maximal time span for the diffusion-adjustment process is about 22 Ma since the peak-temperature metamorphism, which is the maximum time span from amphibolite facies metamorphism to greenschist facies metamorphism. The Bixiling eclogites had subjected to a cooling process at a rate of - 10℃/Ma from 750℃ to 560℃ during 20 Ma. The second cooling stage of the Raobazhai eclogite following granulite-facies metamorphism is an initial fast cooling process at a rate of about 25℃/Ma and then slowed down gradually. All these belong to a coherent Dabie collision orogen with differences in subduction depth and exhumation/uplifting path.     

Analysis and Forecast of U.S. Steel Scrap Price Trends Based on the Linear Model

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Research on the direction of secondary migration of oil by making use of nitrogen compounds as tracers in the No. 6 area of the Melut Basin

1 IntroductionThe application of isomeric-nitrogen compounds astracers to oil-migration research is a piece of innovatorywork, and also a newbreakthrough made in non-hydro-carbon geochemistry research. At present, a lot ofwork has been done on nitrogen co…     

Discussion on the Transform of Paleotethys into the Pacific

1.IntroductionTherehavebeenalargeamountofresearchesontheN--SextendingPaleotethysinthePaleozoicandonthemodernE--WextendingPacificOceanintheCenozoic.ButfewhavetouchedonhowthePaleotethysevolvedintothemodemPacific,andthereareonlyguessesaboutthesitllationofthePaleo--Pacificbetweenthetwostages.ThispapertriestodiscussthedynamicmechanismofthePaleo--PacificplateandthecharacteristicsoftheactivitiesofEastAsiacontinentalmarginintheMesozoicthroughtheterranesfromPaleotethysremainingintheEastAsiacont…     

Constraints on the evolution of the Paleo.Tethys Ocean from the Elashan Formation andesites in Xiarihamu area,western segment of East Kunlun.SCIEI北大核心CSCD

东昆仑西段夏日哈木地区出露一套鄂拉山组火山岩,其成因对古特提斯洋演化过程具有重要的指示意义。通过对其进行锆石U-Pb年代学、Hf同位素和全岩主、微量元素、Sm-Nd同位素等研究确定其形成时代、岩石成因及其构造意义。安山岩中锆石的^(206)Pb/^(238)U加权平均年龄为223±2Ma,属于晚三叠世。岩石具有较低的SiO_(2)(59.45%~63.10%)和Mg^(#)值(28~51)、较高的Al_(2)O_(3)(16.19%~17.66%)和K_(2)O含量(1.42%~3.50%),表现为弱过铝高钾钙碱性系列。岩石具有富集轻稀土和大离子亲石元素,亏损高场强元素的特征,结合全岩ε_(Nd)(t)值(-4.3~-3.1)和锆石ε_(Hf)(t)值(-3.4~+1.1),表明其可能来源于受富集地幔熔体底侵的古老下地壳部分熔融。结合区域地质资料,认为这些安山岩形成于碰撞后伸展环境,而古特提斯洋在晚三叠世已关闭。本文研究结果也说明在造山带研究中需谨慎利用火成岩的岛弧性质来判断其俯冲环境这一构造属性。     

Notes on the Adjustment of the English Edition of Acta Geologica Sinica

Acta Geologica Sinica (formerly the Bulletin of the Geological Society of China) beganpublication in 1922, and was published mainly in English through 1952. Since then, thejournal has been published in Chinese with English abstracts. In March 1988, ActaGeologica Sinica appeared in English language translation. The journal is a full translationof the Chinese edition, and follows the Chinese edition by two issues.     

Notes on the Adjustment of the English Edition of Acta Geologica Sinica

Acta Geologica Sinica (formerly the Bulletin of the Geological Society of China) beganpublication in 1922, and was published mainly in English through 1952. Since then, thejournal has been published in Chinese with English abstracts. In March 1988, Acta     

Notes on the Adjustment of the English Edition of Acta Geologica Sinica

Acta Geologica Sinica(formerly the Bulletin of the Geological Society of China) began publication in 1922, and was published mainly in English through 1952. Since then, the journal has been published in Chinese with English abstracts. In March 1988, Acta Geologica Sinica appeared in English language translation. The journal is a full translation     

Influence of plant on the extractability of estrogen in the rhizospheric soil

Livestock wastes applied to agricultural land are potential sources of steroidal hormones （estradiol （E2）, estrone （E1）, and estriol （E3）） that can adversely affect the aquatic ecosystem as endocrine disruptors. But the effects of plants on the fate of estrogen in the environment are not clearly known. In the present report, the behavior of E1, E2 and E3 added to the rhizospheric soil in various concentrations and its effect on plant growth were examined by estrogen batch sorption test, plant pot test and estrogen extraction test. Trifolium repens was grown on the soil spiked with E2 or a mixture of E1, E2 and E3. Pots without plant were prepared as controls. All pots were watered in 50 ml dose almost every day, and the rhizosheric soil and plant body were collected 7, 19, 26, 33 days after planting. The soil was sequentially extracted with Milli-Q water, and methanol / 1M acetic acid solvent followed by methanol wash at the solid to liquid ratio of 1 ： 4 （g/mL）. Extracts were analyzed for El, E2 and E3 using a Shimadzu GCMS-QP5050. Plant dry weight （4 hours, 105 ℃） was measured as an indicator of plant growth. In batch sorption tests, E1 and E2 concentrations in the liquid phase significantly decreased within 24 hours after the addition of estrogen. The sum of methanol / 1M acetic acid extractable E 1 and E2 in the soil decreased to half of the initial added amount within 7 days. Reduction in total estrogenic activity of the soil extracts （estimated as 0.01CE1＋CE2＋0.1CE3 where CE1, CE2 and CE3 are respective El, E2 and E3 concentrations per unit soil weight） continued for 1 month due to slow oxidation of E2 to E1. Desorption of E2 from soil during the pot experiment was higher than expected from the sorption experiment.     

Effect of mini-greenhouse on the transportation of heavy metals

Plastic mulching is widely used for the vegetables growing all over the world. However, plastic mulching might change the soil physic-chemical properties due to its mini-greenhouse effect. The purpose of this study is to probe the possible transportation …     

Radiation resistant of native Deinococcus spp. isolated from the Lout desert of Iran “the hottest place on Earth”

Two native ionizing radiation-resistant bacteria were isolated and identified from a soil sample collected from extreme conditions of the Lout desert in Iran. The hottest land surface temperature has been recorded in the Lout desert from 2004 to 2009. Also, it is categorized as a hyper arid place. Both ionizing radiation and desiccation may cause damage on genome. Soil sample was irradiated in order to eliminate sensitive bacteria then cultured in one-tenth-strength tryptic soy broth medium. Bacterial suspension used for radiation treatment. Morphological and physiological characterization and phylogenetic studies based on 16S rRNA gene sequence were used for identification. The cells were rod shape, non-motile, non-spore forming and gram positive. The 16S rRNA gene sequence showed 99.5 % of similarity to Deinococcus ficus. Phylogenetic dendrogram demonstrated that the isolates branched with D. xibeiensis, D. ficus and D. mumbaiensis. Both isolates were resistant to >15 kGy of gamma radiation and >600 J m² of UV radiation. This is the first report on radiation resistant bacteria belonging to genus Deinococcus isolated from the Lout desert of Iran.     

New Data on Crystallization Conditions of Monzodiorite—Granite Massifs on the Eastern Slope of the Urals

The geological structure of monzodiorite—granite massifs (Stepninskii, Biryukovskii, Vandyshevskii, and Uiskii) of the Stepninskii complex extending as a chain of intrusive bodies crossing the submeridional structures of the Ural Fold Belt is described. These granite massifs are ascribed to the Permian and, as suggested, are related to a mantle plume. Based on the results of studying melt and gas—liquid inclusions in quartz from granitoids, it was established that the rock crystallization depth in the given series of massifs decreases gradually in the northwesterly direction from hypabyssal to hypabyssal—subsurface facies. It is shown that leucocratic and aplitic varieties of granites with a higher level of fluid content have rare-metal metallogenic specificity and are promising in the search for W—Mo ore mineralization.     

Features of the Influence of Weather Conditions on the Deformation Processes of the Upper Layer of the Earth’s Crust

Doklady Earth Sciences - The influence of the temperature and moisture content of the near-surface soil layer on variations of the barodeformation interaction of the boundary layer of the...     

Study on the Safety of the Rock Mass in the Tongling Bank of Taipinghu Bridge

The Taipinghu Bridge is an important engineering construction, and the safety of rock mass of its foundation is very crucial. This article adopts FLAC 3D to analysis the geologic model. The simulating process shows that no mater the excavating process or the loading process the rock mass are safe. The modeling and analyzing process can be used for reference.     

Study on the Safety of the Foundation Rock Masses in the Tangkou Bank of the Taipinghu Bridge

The Taipinghu Bridge is an important project, and the safety of rock masses of its foundation is very crucial. This article analyzes the potential causes of the deformation of the rock masses of the bridge foundation, and uses the Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua to analyze the geologic model. The simulating process shows that no mater in the excavating process or in the loading process the rock masses are suit for the engineering. The modeling and analyzing process can be used for reference.