云南民乐铜矿床中玄武岩和流纹斑岩的成因: 年代学和地球化学制约

本文对云南民乐铜矿床中宋家坡组流纹斑岩进行了锆石SIMS U-Pb年代学,流纹斑岩和玄武岩的地球化学和Nd同位素研究工作,目的是揭示民乐铜矿床中赋矿建造次火山岩和玄武岩的成因和构造环境。宋家坡组玄武岩通常显示出较高的Fe₂O₃、Al₂O₃ 和Na₂O含量,随SiO₂含量增加,MgO、CaO和P₂O₅ 含量减小。玄武岩具有较高的ε_Nd(t) 值(+2.9~+3.5),岩石稀土总量较低(∑REE=50.1×10^-6~60.6 ×10^-6)并在球粒陨石标准化的稀土元素图解上显示出比较平坦的REE模式,在蛛网图上表现出Nb-Ta轻微亏损Sr富集的特征。这些岩石总体上表现出亚碱性玄武质岩石特征,原始岩浆很可能来源于长期亏损、富斜长石而贫石榴石的尖晶石地幔源区部分熔融。本文认为这些玄武岩形成过程中岩浆经历了结晶分异作用和不同程度的地壳混染作用。宋家坡组流纹斑岩的锆石SIMS U-Pb年龄为234.8±2.4Ma。这些岩石与一般流纹岩相比具有较高的SiO₂、(Na₂O+K₂O)和Al₂O₃含量,在球粒陨石标准化的稀土元素图解上显示出轻稀土元素(LREE)富集而重稀土元素相对平坦的模式,并具有轻微Eu负异常的特征。在原始地幔标准化的微量元素蛛网图上,这些岩石的Nb-Ta、Sr、P 和Ti表现出明显亏损的特点。上述流纹斑岩显示出I型花岗岩的特征,其ε_Nd(t) 为-1.9至 -0.51之间。这些岩石的母岩浆很可能是弱碱性的流纹安山质岩浆,可能是由区域分布的中-新元古代镁铁质-中性的下地壳部分熔融而来,然后加入了少量的同时代玄武质岩浆。这些岩浆而后经历了较充分的结晶分异作用形成了流纹斑岩。民乐矿区玄武岩和流纹斑岩表现出岛弧火山岩的特征,很可能是在碰撞晚期-碰撞后环境下形成。     

辽东青城子矿集区白云金矿床煌斑岩的岩石成因：年代学、地球化学与Pb、Hf同位素约束

【研究目的】 白云金矿是辽东地区代表性的大型金矿床之一，通过厘清矿区内基性脉岩的形成时代、成因及其构造背景，有助于深化对区域构造演化过程及矿床成因的认识。【研究方法】 本文基于矿床的野外地质特征，对与矿化有密切关系的煌斑岩开展了岩相学、年代学和地球化学研究。【研究结果】 煌斑岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为（126.81±0.65） Ma，表明形成于早白垩世。岩石地球化学结果显示，煌斑岩属于碱性系列、钾玄质岩石，具有富镁（MgO=3.63%~4.07%，Mg^#=54~60）、富钾（K₂O/Na₂O=1.26~3.47）、富碱（K₂O+Na₂O=4.41%~5.23%）的特征；富集大离子亲石元素（Rb、Th、U）和轻稀土元素，亏损高场强元素（Nb、Ta、Ti）和重稀土元素，具有典型的与俯冲有关的弧岩浆岩特征。同位素地球化学结果显示，煌斑岩富集放射性Pb同位素；锆石¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf为0.282117~0.282471，具有负的ε_Hf (t)值（-20.80~-7.81），指示岩浆源区为受俯冲熔体/流体交代的富集岩石圈地幔。【结论】 结合区域大地构造背景，白垩纪时，由于古太平洋板块俯冲后撤产生伸展拉张环境，软流圈地幔物质的上涌可能促使EMII型富集地幔的部分熔融而形成基性岩浆，并沿郯庐深大断裂带及其次一级断裂上侵形成白云矿区煌斑岩。因此，本区早白垩世基性岩浆活动是对该时期华北克拉通东部岩石圈减薄的响应。     

广西镇龙山地区花岗斑岩岩石地球化学及年代学研究

广西镇龙山地区发育大量脉状铅、锌、银多金属矿体，同时出露多个花岗斑岩和石英斑岩岩体，岩体和矿体受近东西向羊角山-长帽岭断裂控制。为研究岩体与矿体的关系，文章在详实野外地质工作的基础上，对研究区典型的岩体开展了岩石学、地球化学及锆石年代学研究。主量、微量元素组成显示，知府山花岗斑岩的w(SiO₂)为63.59%~68.78%，w(K²O)为4.5%~5.68%，w(MgO)为1.07%~1.77%；长帽岭花岗斑岩的w(SiO₂)为66.67%~69.75%，w(MgO)为0.71%~2%，w(K²O)为1.54%~3.91%。2个岩体均具有高硅、富钾、低镁的特征，A/CNK>1.1，均显示过铝质岩石特征。2个岩体均富集Rb、K、Ba、Th、U等大离子亲石元素，而亏损Nb、Sr、P、Ti等高场强元素，稀土元素总量（∑REE）平均值为187.94×10^-6，稀土元素配分模式呈轻稀土元素相对富集的右倾型，明显的Eu负异常。岩石地球化学特征及岩相学特征显示，该区花岗斑岩为高钾钙碱性过铝质S型花岗岩，岩体经历了较高程度的结晶分异。锆石U-Pb年龄结果显示，知府山、长帽岭花岗斑岩、洗马塘石英斑岩成岩年龄为92~95 Ma，形成于碰撞后伸展环境。成岩物质主要来自于上地壳物质的部分熔融，并有少量幔源物质加入。镇龙山地区多金属矿床在平面上围绕岩体显示高温到低温的矿化分带现象，成岩成矿时代在时间上具有一致性，表明岩浆活动与成矿作用之间存在成因联系，说明区内脉状铅锌银矿床属于岩浆热液矿床。晚白垩世岩浆热液成矿事件是华南地区燕山晚期成岩成矿事件的一部分，其构造背景与华南在晚白垩世受太平洋板块俯冲影响所致。     

准噶尔板块东南缘沙尔德兰地区A型花岗岩构造环境研究

研究区属于准噶尔板块东南缘,即传统意义上的北天山东段,分布有两类A型花岗岩,一种是钾长花岗岩,另一种是正长花岗斑岩。其中阔台克力克能厄肯钾长花岗岩产于大南湖岛弧带,白坡南钾长花岗岩和正长花岗斑岩均产于觉罗塔格岛弧带。白坡南与阔台克力克能厄肯钾长花岗岩同为弱过铝质,岩石化学属高钾钙碱性系列,稀土元素配分曲线为轻稀土富集型,具有明显的负Eu异常; 富集大离子亲石元素,显著亏损Sr、Nb、P₂O₅、TiO₂,具有火山弧花岗岩的地球化学特征。正长花岗斑岩从准铝质过渡到弱过铝质,岩石化学从高钾钙碱性系列过渡到钾玄岩系列,轻重稀土元素分馏不明显,具有显著的负Eu异常; 富集高场强元素,亏损Ba、Sr、P₂O₅及TiO₂,具有板内花岗岩的地球化学特征。这些钾长花岗岩和正长花岗斑岩均属于A₂型花岗岩。根据前人在北疆地区获取的研究成果,可将该区域岛弧环境结束与后碰撞岩石圈伸展环境开始的分界时限厘定为320Ma。根据我们的研究,白坡南钾长花岗岩体的锆石U-Pb谐和年龄为338.3±4.3Ma,正长花岗斑岩的锆石U-Pb谐和年龄为278±2Ma。年代学与岩石地球化学研究表明,白坡南钾长花岗岩形成于B型俯冲阶段的岛弧环境,而正长花岗斑岩形成于后碰撞岩石圈伸展环境。由此证明,A型花岗岩不仅产于非造山和后碰撞伸展环境,还可以产于岛弧环境。     

大兴安岭北段岔路口斑岩钼矿床成矿年代学、岩石地球化学及其地质意义

黑龙江省岔路口超大型斑岩钼矿床位于大兴安岭北部,是目前中国东北地区最大的钼矿床,矿体赋存于中酸性杂岩体及侏罗系火山-沉积岩内,其中,晚侏罗世花岗斑岩、石英斑岩、细粒花岗岩与钼矿化关系密切。6件辉钼矿样品的铼-锇等时线年龄为（148±1）Ma。中侏罗世二长花岗岩属钾玄岩系列,w（SiO₂）为69.48% ~ 74.98%,w（Al₂O₃）为12.35%~14.48%,w（K₂O+Na₂O）为7.67%~10.42%,K₂O/Na₂O比值介于1.07~2.81。轻、重稀土元素分馏较强,具有较弱的铕负异常,HFSE和LILE分异明显,Rb、K等元素富集,Ta、Nb、P、Ti等元素亏损,显示正ε_Hf（t）值;晚侏罗世花岗斑岩、石英斑岩属钾玄岩系列,而细粒花岗岩属高钾钙碱性系列,w（SiO₂）为73.87%~78.95%,w（Al₂O₃）为10.35%~13.47%,w（K₂O+Na₂O）为8.06%~10.02%,K₂O/Na₂O比值介于1.03~8.20。轻、重稀土元素分馏较强,具有明显的铕负异常,HFSE和LILE分异明显,Rb、K、Th等元素富集,P、Ti、Ba、Sr等元素亏损,显示正ε_Hf（t）值。二长花岗岩、花岗斑岩、石英斑岩及细粒花岗岩均为高硅、富碱的高分异I型花岗岩,岩浆源区组成类似,主要来自于新元古代期间亏损地幔增生的年轻下地壳物质。岔路口斑岩钼矿床是晚侏罗世大陆内部构造-岩浆活化的产物,形成于蒙古-鄂霍次克造山带后碰撞伸展环境,同时,可能受到古太平洋板块俯冲诱发的弧后伸展作用的叠加。     

云南老王寨金矿煌斑岩中CO2的来源

云南老王寨金矿煌斑岩中CO₂含量较高,但主要为次生来源。岩石中不同产状碳酸盐的C同位素组成显示形成碳酸盐的CO₂主要来源于地幔,为本区煌斑岩岩浆活动过程中地幔去气作用和岩浆去气作用的产物。     

滇西北衙煌斑岩的岩石成因及动力学背景:年代学、地球化学及Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf同位素约束

北衙地区出露有多条煌斑岩脉,锆石LA-ICP-MS定年表明岩脉的侵位时间为34.96±0.66Ma,与滇西地区新生代岩浆活动的高峰期一致.岩石地球化学分析表明北衙煌斑岩具有高钾(K₂O/Na₂O为1.03~10.38)、富碱((K₂O+Na₂O)(平均7.55%)、高Mg^#(30~73),富集大离子亲石元素(LILE)(K、Rb、Ba)和轻稀土元素(LREE),亏损高场强元素(HFSE)和重稀土元素的特征.同位素以高(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr)_i(0.70615~0.70825),低ε_Nd(t)(-5.3~-1.3),富集放射性Pb(²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=38.542~38.856,²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=15.553~15.617,²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb=18.482~18.612)为特征,¹⁷⁶Hf/¹⁷⁷Hf为0.282631~0.282882,ε_Hf(t)为-4.2~1.8.岩石地球化学和同位素特征表明该煌斑岩源自经俯冲板片交代富集了的岩石圈地幔,推测源区可能为含金云母的尖晶石相橄榄岩地幔与石榴石相橄榄岩地幔的过渡区,起源深度大致在75~85km,明显高于同区富碱斑岩的起源深度.构造和地球动力学背景分析表明,该煌斑岩以及滇西地区新生代岩浆作用都是对印度-欧亚大陆强烈碰撞的响应,都产在强烈伸展的动力学背景下,为岩石圈减薄的产物.     

西秦岭党川地区泥盆纪花岗岩类地质地球化学特征及构造意义

党川地区位于祁连—北秦岭造山带结合部位,该地区分布有不同时期的花岗岩类,泥盆纪花岗岩类由党川岩体、火炎山岩体2个岩体组成。党川岩体岩石化学以富集SiO₂(SiO₂=72.29%～73.40%)、K₂O(K₂O∕Na₂O=0.86～2.01)、Al₂O₃(A ∕ CNK =1.05～1.20)为主要特征;火炎山岩体岩石总体SiO₂较低(平均69.70%),但K₂O(K₂O ∕ Na₂O =1.14～1.88) 、Fe₂O₃+FeO﹑MgO较高。岩体的共同特征是岩石属钾玄质系列,表现为过铝质岩石( A ∕ CNK大于1.0)的特征;微量元素相对富集Ba、Zr、Rb、Sm、Ta及Rb、Ba、Th、Nb等元素;稀土元素丰度总体较高,以富集轻稀土元素,发育明显的铕负异常和铕亏损,δEu值较低(δEu=0.36～0.61)为主要特征;岩石锶初始比n(⁸⁷Sr）/n(⁸⁶Sr）i 大于0.7070,氧同位素δ¹⁸O_SMOW较高(δ¹⁸O_SMOW=＋8.89‰～＋1108‰),岩体物质来源为上地壳,属浅源的壳源型花岗岩类,具S型花岗岩的特征,其形成与后造山阶段的大陆抬升作用有关。     

北秦岭蟒岭岩体的锆石U-Pb年龄、地球化学及其演化

蟒岭岩体位于北秦岭构造带北部,岩石类型主要为似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩、中粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩、中细粒二长花岗岩、含辉石黑云角闪闪长岩和黑云母钾长花岗岩。依据LA-ICPMS锆石U-Pb定年结果,结合前人测试的年龄,将蟒岭岩体的岩浆演化划分为晚侏罗世早期、晚侏罗世晚期—早白垩世早期和早白垩世中期3期。第一期为含辉石黑云角闪闪长岩,其LA-ICPMS锆石U-Pb年龄为（157±1） Ma,该期岩石SiO₂质量分数较低,富碱,属于准铝质,钾玄岩-高钾钙碱性系列;第二期二长花岗岩,侵位年龄为（148±1） Ma~（144±1） Ma,具有高硅、富碱的特征,属于准铝质-弱过铝质,钾玄岩-高钾钙碱性I-A过渡型花岗岩;第三期黑云母钾长花岗岩,侵位年龄为（124±2） Ma,具高硅、富碱、低镁、铝饱和指数偏高的特征,属过铝质,高钾钙碱性I-A过渡型花岗岩。组成蟒岭岩体的花岗岩从早到晚,SiO₂质量分数逐渐升高,而Al₂O₃、TiO₂、MgO、CaO、P₂O₅、TFe₂O₃质量分数逐渐降低;稀土元素总量具有由高到低的变化趋势,第一期和第二期岩石的稀土元素配分曲线为轻稀土元素相对富集的右倾型,而第三期的稀土元素配分曲线呈两边高中间低的不对称弧形,整体上负铕异常不明显或呈微弱正铕异常;微量元素上,这3期岩石均富集K、Rb、Ba、Sr等大离子亲石元素,而相对亏损P、Nb、Ta、Ti等高场强元素。与区域上同时代成矿花岗岩体对比,两者均具有高硅、富碱的特征,稀土元素球粒陨石标准化曲线呈轻稀土元素富集的右倾斜型,但蟒岭岩体中二长花岗岩没有明显的Eu异常,且Ba、P、Ti亏损及Ta、Nb富集没有含矿花岗岩明显。     

北京周边二叠系山西组泥岩地球化学特征及其地质意义

对采自北京周边的二叠系山西组露头及钻井泥岩样品进行了岩石学和地球化学研究,结果表明：岩石主要由粘土矿物和石英组成,兼有少量碳酸盐岩和长石;岩石中碳酸盐岩含量的高低与CaO、MgO含量有很好的对应关系;SiO₂、Na₂O和K₂O亏损,TiO₂和Fe₂O₃^T富集,反映了基性物源的存在;微量元素特征比值显示源区母岩为非单一物源,稀土元素总量较高,轻稀土元素富集,重稀土元素平坦,铕大部分具明显负异常、少部分微弱正异常,Ce基本无异常,显示为多物源,各样品稀土元素配分模式与大陆上地壳一致,显示了沉积物具有同源性。源岩应为来自于华北地块北缘的大陆上地壳的沉积岩、花岗岩和碱性玄武岩的混合。二叠系山西组泥岩沉积于覆水较深的还原环境,源区构造背景为大陆岛弧与活动大陆边缘。     

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.