新疆西天山阔库确科铁铜矿区成矿岩体锆石微量元素地球化学特征及其地质意义

新疆西天山北缘的博罗科努晚古生代岛弧带出露大量中酸性侵入体,并发育一系列斑岩-矽卡岩型铁铜多金属矿床。文章对该岛弧带中部阔库确科矽卡岩型铁铜矿床成矿岩体中的锆石开展了微量元素地球化学研究,查明了锆石成因、形成物理化学条件及其对成矿的启示意义等。数据显示,与成矿密切相关的正长花岗岩和闪长岩中锆石均表现为重稀土元素富集、轻稀土元素亏损,正长花岗岩中锆石的∑REE介于（627~1625）×10^-6,闪长岩中锆石的∑REE介于（345~1439）×10^-6。锆石Ti温度计显示正长花岗岩锆石的结晶温度集中在598~810℃;闪长岩锆石结晶温度为651~932℃,正长花岗岩的氧逸度（ΔFMQ+4.25）高于闪长岩（ΔFMQ-1.01）。成矿岩体锆石均形成于封闭的岩浆体系中,主要为岩浆锆石,少量闪长岩中的锆石可能在岩浆晚期遭受了富集轻稀土元素的热液改造。锆石形成构造背景属于大陆岛弧环境。成矿岩体锆石的Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺值明显高于区域内不成矿岩体的Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺值,其中正长花岗岩锆石中更高的Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺值表明,阔库确科矿区内志留系与正长花岗岩发生接触交代形成的矽卡岩中可能有更大的Cu成矿潜力。     

Boron in the carbonate rocks of the Kajrahat formation Mirzapur district,Uttar Pradesh

Boron content has been determined in the acid insoluble fraction of the carbonate rocks of the Kajrahat formation. Their comparison with the boron content of the shales of known environment suggests brackish to marine salinity levels during deposition. The dolomites register higher salinity conditions than the limestones. The salinity of the basin may have changed at intervals.     

Reservoir potential of carbonate rocks in the Kutai Basin region,East Kalimantan,Indonesia

Fifteen percent of the exploration wells drilled in the Kutai Basin region were targeted for stratigraphic play-types. Carbonate reservoirs comprise almost 70% of the objectives in these stratigraphic plays. There was need for a better understanding of the carbonate reservoir potential in the region. Accordingly, this study was carried out. The distribution, depositional environment as well as factors controlling the quality of carbonate reservoirs are reviewed and analyzed. Carbonate reservoirs in the study area can be found sparsely throughout the Kutai Basin. Carbonates range in age from Oligocene (Bebulu limestone) to Late Miocene (Dian limestone). The main constituents of these carbonate build-ups are platy-corals, encrusting red algae and larger benthonic foraminifera. Most of the carbonates were deposited in a shallow marine environment (inner to middle shelf) during rises in relative sea level. Highstand system tracts are characterized by well-developed carbonate facies-belts. The carbonate build-ups generally occur as isolated bedded mounds, from a few feet up to 1000 ft in thickness. The preservation of primary porosity is generally poor due to diagenetic processes during burial history, particularly the infilling of pores by non-ferroan calcite cement. The development of secondary porosity is limited, due to the retardation of subsurface fluid flow by non-permeable layers, and the absence of solution effects due to sub-aerial exposure and karstification. Preserved porosities are mainly present as vugs, best developed in coarse-grained shelf-margin facies, which may not have subsequently been completely filled by calcite cement. Early hydrocarbon migration may retard the diagenetic processes and preserve the primary carbonate porosity.     

Manganese distribution in the carbonate fraction of shallow and deep marine lithofacies,Middle Ordovician,Eastern Tennessee

A marked increase in manganese content from shallow to deep marine lithofacies can be observed within the carbonate fraction of the Middle Ordovician sequence in eastern Tennessee. The distribution of manganese is controlled by: (1) the original aragonite and calcite mineralogy of shallow and deep marine environments, respectively; (2) preferential substitution of manganese for calcium in the rhombohedral structure of calcite; (3) anoxic depositional and diagenetic environments; and (4) possibly, volcanism.     

Experimental comparison of trace element partitioning between clinopyroxene and melt in carbonate and silicate systems, and implications for mantle metasomatism

Experiments in the systems diopside-albite (Di-Ab) and diopside-albite-dolomite (Di-Ab-Dmt), doped with a wide range of trace elements, have been used to characterise the difference between clinopyroxene-silicate melt and clinopyroxene-carbonate melt partitioning. Experiments in Di-Ab-Dmt yielded clinopyroxene and olivine in equilibrium with CO₂-saturated dolomitic carbonate melt at 3 GPa, 1375 °C. The experiments in Di-Ab were designed to bracket those conditions (3 GPa, 1640 °C and 0.8 GPa, 1375 °C), and so minimise the contribution of differential temperature and pressure to partitioning. Partition coefficients, determined by SIMS analysis of run products, differ markedly for some elements between Di-Ab and Di-Ab-Dmt systems. Notably, in the carbonate system clinopyroxene-melt partition coefficients for Si, Al, Ga, heavy REE, Ti and Zr are higher by factors of 5 to 200 than in the silicate system. Conversely, partition coefficients for Nb, light REE, alkali metals and alkaline earths show much less fractionation (<3). The observed differences compare quantitatively with experimental data on partitioning between immiscible carbonate and silicate melts, indicating that changes in melt chemistry provide the dominant control on variation in partition coefficients in this case. The importance of melt chemistry in controlling several aspects of element partitioning is discussed in light of the energetics of the partitioning process. The compositions of clinopyroxene and carbonate melt in our experiments closely match those of near-solidus melts and crystals in CMAS-CO₂ at 3 GPa, suggesting that our partition coefficients have direct relevance to melting of carbonated mantle lherzolite. Melts so produced will be characterised by elevated incompatible trace element concentrations, due to the low degrees of melting involved, but marked depletions of Ti and Zr, and fractionated REE patterns. These are common features of natural carbonatites. The different behaviour of trace elements in carbonate and silicate systems will lead to contrasted styles of trace element metasomatism in the mantle. Received: 15 July 1999 / Accepted: 18 February 2000     

Stratabound lead-zinc pyrite ore deposits in upper precambrian carbonate rocks,Rodna Mountains,Romania

The Blazna-Guset mining area is located in the Rodna Mountains, Eastern Carpathians, North Romania. It is mostly covered by the metamorphic rocks of the Rebra Series (Upper Precambrian; K/Ar dating gave 800 m.y.). The middle part of this series — called the Carbonate Formation — contains lead-zinc pyrite ores hosted by prevailingly carbonate rocks. The ores form flat and thin lenses occurring together with fine intercalations of silicate-, graphite- and quartz-bearing rocks within the calcite-dominated limestones. Pyrite, ironpoor sphalerite and galena are the main ore minerals. Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and magnetite also occur in small amounts. Within the highly deformed and partly recrystallized parts of the ore bodies bournonite, arsenopyrite and pearceitepolybasite were locally encountered. Ba, Ti and Mn are the most significant ore-accompanying elements.     

Major and trace element geochemistry in upper Ganga river in the Himalayas, India

Chemical weathering and resulting water compositions in the upper Ganga river in the Himalayas were studied. For the first time, temporal and spatial sampling for a 1 year period (monthly intervals) was carried out and analyzed for dissolved major elements, trace elements, Rare Earth Elements (REE), and strontium isotopic compositions. Amounts of physical and chemical loads show large seasonal variations and the overall physical load dominates over chemical load by a factor of more than three. The dominant physical weathering is also reflected in high quartz and illite/mica contents in suspended sediments. Large seasonal variations also occur in major elemental concentrations. The water type is categorized as HCO₃^––SO₄^2––Ca²⁺ dominant, which constitute >60% of the total water composition. On an average, only about 5–12% of HCO₃^– is derived from silicate lithology, indicating the predominance of carbonate lithology in water chemistry in the head waters of the Ganga river. More than 80% Na⁺ and K⁺ are derived from silicate lithology. The silicate lithology is responsible for the release of low Sr with extremely radiogenic Sr (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶ Sr>0.75) in Bhagirathi at Devprayag. However, there is evidence for other end-member lithologies for Sr other than carbonate and silicate lithology. Trace elements concentrations do not indicate any pollution, although presence of arsenic could be a cause for concern. High uranium mobilization from silicate rocks is also observed. The REE is much less compared to other major world rivers such as the Amazon, perhaps because in the present study, only samples filtered through <0.2 m were analysed. Negative Eu anomalies in suspended sediments is due to the excess carbonate rock weathering in the source area.     

Stratigraphy of upper Viséan carbonate platform rocks in the Carlow area,southeast Ireland

The stratigraphy of the upper Viséan (Asbian to Brigantian) carbonate succession in southeast Ireland is revised on the basis of seven quarry and two borehole sections. Six lithological units have been distinguished, two units (units 1 and 2) in the upper Asbian Ballyadams Formation, and four units (units 4 to 6) in the Brigantian Clogrenan Formation (both formations are dated precisely using foraminiferans, calcareous algae and rugose corals). The boundary between the Ballyadams and Clogrenan formations is redefined 19 m below the horizon proposed by the Geological Survey of Ireland, and thus, lithological characteristics of both formations are redescribed. The upper part of the Ballyadams Formation is characterized by well‐developed large‐scale cyclicity, with common subaerial exposure surfaces. Fine‐ to medium‐grained thin‐bedded limestones with thin shales occur in the lower part of cycles, passing up into medium‐grained pale grey massive limestones in the upper part. The Clogrenan Formation is composed mainly of medium‐ to coarse‐grained thick limestone beds with variable presence of shales; but no large‐scale cyclicity. There is a decrease in the number of subaerial exposure surfaces towards the top of the formation and common chert nodules; macrofauna occurs mostly concentrated in bands. The six units recognized in the Carlow area are comparable with other units described for the same time interval (Asbian–Brigantian) from south and southwest Ireland, demonstrating the existence of a stable platform for most parts of southern Ireland, controlled principally by glacioeustatics. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

新疆小红山铜矿黄铁矿微量和稀土元素地球化学特征

小红山铜矿位于阿勒泰塔拉特-大东沟-莫尤勒特金属成矿带中,是与英安质-流纹质火山活动相关的铜矿床。文章利用黄铁矿中的稀土元素、微量元素组成示踪了该矿床成矿物质及成矿流体的来源和性质。研究结果表明小红山铜矿黄铁矿和霏细岩稀土元素总量较高,黄铁矿ΣREE总量均值为168.81×10~(-6),霏细岩略低,ΣREE总量均值为154.10×10~(-6);黄铁矿和霏细岩样品稀土配分模式均为明显右倾的轻稀土富集模式,轻稀土分异较强、而重稀土元素分异较弱;黄铁矿具明显δEu负异常、而δCe无明显异常,表明该矿床产出于具还原性的活动大陆边缘环境,并在后期遭受变质热液的叠加改造。矿床黄铁矿富集LREE,亏损HFSE,Hf/Sm、Nb/La和Th/La比值小于1,推断小红山铜矿床成矿流体为富Cl流体。黄铁矿杂质元素Co/Ni比值表明,矿床成因以变质热液为主,矿床形成于中温。Y/Ho比值示踪成矿流体表明,矿床成矿流体与弧后盆地的成矿热液相似,黄铁矿与霏细岩Y/Ho比值的高度相似性也为围岩(霏细岩)提供了部分成矿物质或两者都受到了相同成矿热液的影响提供了新的证据。     

Paleomagnetic dating of Alleghanian orogenesis and mineralisation in the Mascot–Jefferson City zinc district of East Tennessee, USA

The Mascot–Jefferson City (M-JC) Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits are in the Valley and Ridge province of the Appalachian orogen in East Tennessee. They have been a major source of zinc for the USA but their age is uncertain and thus their genesis controversial. About 10 specimens from each of 37 sites have been analysed paleomagnetically using alternating field and thermal step demagnetisation methods and saturation isothermal remanence methods. The sites sample limestones, dolostones, breccia clasts and sphalerite–dolomite MVT mineralisation from mines in the Lower Ordovician Kingsport and Mascot formations of the Knox Group. The characteristic remanent magnetisation (ChRM) is carried by magnetite in the limestones, by both magnetite and pyrrhotite in the dolostones and by pyrrhotite preferentially to magnetite in the mineralisation. Mineralized sites have a more intense ChRM than non-mineralised, indicating that the mineralising and magnetisation event are coeval. Paleomagnetic breccia tests on clasts at the three sites are negative, indicating that their ChRM is post-depositional remagnetisation, and a paleomagnetic fold test is negative, indicating that the ChRM is a remagnetisation, and a post-dates peak Alleghanian deformation. The unit mean ChRM direction for the: (a) limestones gives a paleopole at 129°E, 12°N (d_p=18°, d_m=26°, N=3), indicating diagenesis formed a secondary chemical remanent magnetisation during the Late Ordovician–Early Silurian; (b) dolomitic limestones and dolostone host rocks gives a paleopole at 125.3°E, 31.9°N (d_p=5.3°, d_m=9.4°, N=7), recording regional dolomitisation at 334±14 Ma (1σ); and (c) MVT mineralisation gives a paleopole at 128.7°E, 34.0°N (d_p=2.4°, d_m=4.4°, N=25), showing that it acquired its primary chemical remanence at 316±8 Ma (1σ). The mineralisation is interpreted to have formed from hydrothermal fluid flow, either gravity or tectonically driven, after peak Alleghanian deformation in eastern Tennessee with regional dolomitisation of the host rocks occurring as part of a continuum during the 20 Ma prior to and during peak deformation.     

滇西澜沧黑河地区超高压变质岩中金红石微量元素特征

为研究黑河地区金红石微量元素特征及榴辉岩型金红石矿床的成矿地质条件,本文选取滇西澜沧黑河地区榴辉岩、石榴多硅白云母片岩中的金红石进行LA-ICP-MS微量元素分析。结果表明金红石微量元素呈现阶梯式三级分布特征,最富集Nb、Ta,其次是Zr、Hf,含量较少的元素有Ba、Rb、Sr、Th、REE;榴辉岩、榴闪岩类原岩属于变质基性岩类,含蓝晶石榴闪岩原岩属于玄武质凝灰岩类,石榴多硅白云母片岩类原岩属于泥质岩类;榴辉岩中金红石Nb/Ta比值均要高于其全岩Nb/Ta比值,金红石Nb、Ta含量与变质作用过程中元素在各矿物间的分配系数有关;采用金红石Zr含量温度计获得黑河地区榴辉岩的峰期变质阶段金红石形成温度为578～605℃,峰期变质作用后的退变质流体会造成金红石中Zr的再平衡。此外,黑河地区具备榴辉岩型金红石矿床形成的成矿物源、成矿作用的物理化学条件以及成矿的物质基础,有一定的找矿潜力。     

再论东天山白山铼钼矿区成岩成矿时代

东天山白山铼钼矿区的成岩成矿时代尚存在海西期和印支期之争。最新的同位素年代学研究表明,矿区南部斜长花岗斑岩的锆石U-Pb年龄为235～245Ma,矿区东部黑云母斜长花岗岩的锆石SHRIMPU-Pb年龄为239Ma±8Ma,矿石中辉钼矿的Re-Os等时线年龄为229Ma±2Ma。结合笔者已报道的燕山期岩浆侵位与成矿的年代学证据,首次提出白山铼钼矿区具有印支期和燕山期2期成岩成矿作用,早期成岩成矿作用发生于中三叠世,晚期成岩成矿作用发生于早侏罗世。     

Spatial distribution of trace elements in floodplain alluvium of the upper Blackfoot River,Montana

The Mike Horse Mine tailings dam in western Montana was partially breached in 1975 due to heavy rainfall and a failed drainage bypass. Approximately 90,000 tons of metal and arsenic-enriched tailings flowed into Beartrap Creek and the Blackfoot River. The spatial distribution of trace elements As, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn in floodplain alluvium of the upper Blackfoot River were examined along 20 transects in the upper 105 river kilometers downstream from the tailings dam. Trace element concentrations decrease with distance from the failed dam, with As reaching background concentrations 15 km from the Mike Horse dam, Cd and Pb at 21 km, Cu at 31 km, and Mn and Zn at 37 km. Distance from the Mike Horse tailings dam and mine area is the dominating factor in explaining trace element levels, with R ² values ranging from 0.67 to 0.89. Maximum floodplain trace element concentrations in the upper basin exceed US. EPA ecological screening levels for plants, birds and other mammals, and reflect adverse hazard quotients for exposure to As and Mn for ATV/motorcycle use. Trace element concentrations in channel bank and bed alluvium are similar to concentrations in floodplain alluvium, indicating active transport of trace elements through the river and deposition on the floodplain. The fine fraction (<2 mm) of floodplain alluvium is dominated by sand-sized particles (2.0–0.05 mm), with Cu and Mn significantly correlated with silt-sized (0.05–0.002 mm) alluvium. Ongoing remediation in the headwaters area will not address metal contamination stored downstream in the channel banks and on the floodplain. Additionally, some trace elements (Cu, Mn and Zn) were conveyed farther downstream than were others (As, Cd, Pb).     

Hydrothermal alteration and magnetic properties of rocks in the Carolina de Michilla stratabound copper district,northern Chile

In the Carolina de Michilla district, northern Chile, stratabound copper mineralization is hosted by Jurassic volcanic rocks along the trace of the Atacama fault system. In this study, we present the overall effects of hydrothermal alteration on the magnetic properties of rocks in this district. Two types of metasomatic alteration associations occur, one of regional extent and the other of local hydrothermal alteration associated with copper mineralization (e.g., Lince–Estefanía–Susana). Regional alteration is interpreted as a low-grade “propylitic association” characterized by an epidote–chlorite–smectite–titanite–albite–quartz–calcite association. The local hydrothermal alteration is characterized broadly by a quartz–albite–epidote–chlorite–calcite mineral assemblage. The most pervasive alteration mineral is albite, followed by epidote and, locally, actinolite. These minerals contrast sharply against host rock minerals such as chlorite, calcite, zeolite, prehnite, and pumpellyite, but alteration is constrained to mineralized bodies as narrow and low contrast alteration halos that go outwards from actinolite–albite to epidote–albite, to epidote–chlorite, and finally to chlorite. Hydrothermal alteration minerals, compared to regional alteration minerals, show iron-rich epidotes, a lower chlorite content of the chlorite–smectite series, and a nearly total albite replacement of plagioclase in the mineralized zones. Opaque minerals associated with regional alteration are magnetite and maghemite, and those associated to hydrothermal alteration are magnetite, hematite, and copper sulphides. We present paleomagnetic results from nine sites in the Michilla district and from drill cores from two mines. Local effects of hydrothermal alteration on the original magnetic mineralogy indicate similar characteristics and mineralogy, except for an increase of hematite that is spatially associated with the Cu–sulphide breccias with low magnetic susceptibilities. Results indicate that it is impossible to magnetically differentiate mineralized bodies from unmineralized lavas, except for pyrite-rich hydrothermal breccias. In conclusion, for stratabound copper deposits of the Michilla type, the overall effect of hydrothermal alteration on the paleomagnetic properties of rocks is of low contrast, not clearly discernable even at a small scale. From an exploration point of view, magnetic exploration surveys should not discern mineralized bodies of Cu–sulphide breccias except in detailed ground surveys due to the small size of contrasting bodies. Unoriented drill cores with primary ore mineralization record a characteristic remanent magnetization of reverse polarity. Taking into account the azimuth and dip of the drill cores, we were able to compare the magnetization of the mineralized bodies with the characteristic directions from sites drilled in situ from Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous intrusives mostly. The characteristic direction recorded by the Pluton Viera is similar to the magnetization of the ore bodies of the Estefania mine. If copper mineralization mostly postdates the tilt of the volcanic flows, the low paleomagnetic inclinations suggest an age for the mineralization near 145 Ma, the time of the lowest paleolatitude for the South American plate during the Mesozoic.     

Rutile occurrence and trace element behavior in medium-grade metasedimentary rocks: example from the Erzgebirge, Germany

Metamorphic textures in medium-grade (~500–550°C) metasedimentary rocks from the Erzgebirge give evidence of prograde rutile crystallization from ilmenite. Newly-crystallized grains occur as rutile-rich polycrystalline aggregates that pseudomorph the shape of the ilmenites. In-situ trace element data (EMP and SIMS) show that rutiles from the higher-grade samples record large scatter in Nb content and have Nb/Ti ratios higher than coexisting ilmenite. This behavior can be predicted using prograde rutile crystallization from ilmenite and indicates that rutiles are reequilibrating their chemistry with remaining ilmenites. On the contrary, rutiles from the lowest grade samples (~480°C) have Nb/Ti ratios that are similar to the ones in ilmenite. Hence, rutiles from these samples did not equilibrate their chemistry with remaining ilmenites. Our data suggest that temperature may be one of the main factors determining whether or not the elements are able to diffuse between the phases and, therefore, reequilibrate. Newly-crystallized rutiles yield temperatures (from ~500 to 630°C, Zr-in-rutile thermometry) that are in agreement with the metamorphic conditions previously determined for the studied rocks. In quartzites from the medium-grade domain (~530°C), inherited detrital rutile grains are detected. They are identified by their distinct chemical composition (high Zr and Nb contents) and textures (single grains surrounded by fine grained ilmenites). Preliminary calculation, based on grain size distribution of rutile in medium-grade metapelites and quartzites that occur in the studied area, show that rutiles derived from quartzites can be anticipated to dominate the detrital rutile population, even if quartzites are a minor component of the exposure.     

Estimation of joint trace length probability distribution function in igneous,sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

To predict the behavior of structures in and on jointed rock masses, it is necessary to characterize the geomechanical properties of joints and intact rock. Among geometry properties of joints, trace length has a vital importance, because it affects rock mass strength and controls the stability of the rock structures in jointed rock masses. Since joint length has a range of values, it is useful to have an understanding of the distribution of these values in order to predict how the extreme values may be compared to the values obtained from a small sample. For this purpose, three datasets of joint systems from nine exposures of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are studied. Joint trace length is one of the most difficult properties to measure accurately, but it may be possible to record other geometrical properties of exposed joints accurately; thereby, support vector machine (SVM) model is used to predict the joint trace length. SVM is a novel machine learning method, which is a powerful tool used to solve the problem characterized by small sample and non-linearity with a good generalization performance. Consequently, goodness-of-fit (GOF) tests were applied on these data. According to these GOF tests, the lognormal distribution was found to be the best probability distribution function for representing a joint trace length distribution.     

Chemistry and distribution pattern of recent basaltic rocks in Iceland

A survey of Recent basaltic rocks in Iceland is presented. The basalts are classified into three groups: tholeiites, transitional alkali basalts and alkali olivine basalts. The basalts can be divided into petrological regions where the composition of lavas seem to have been fairly constant throughout postglacial and possibly late-Pleistocene time. The tholeiites delineate the crest region of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as it transects Iceland, and the mildly alkali olivine basalts and the transitional alkali basalts characterize the flank volcanic zones. Tholeiitic and alkalic diffrentiated rocks appear to have a distribution in accordance with the basalt distribution pattern. There is some correlation between the chemistry of the zones and the crustal structure of Iceland. Areal discharge of volcanic rocks varies consistently between the petrological regions being highest in the tholeiite regions. The total output of volcanic rocks along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Iceland area reaches maximum in middle Iceland.     

鄂尔多斯盆地高桥构造平缓地区奥陶系碳酸盐岩岩溶古地貌特征与储层分布

鄂尔多斯盆地高桥地区构造平缓,奥陶系顶部碳酸盐岩岩溶古地貌以岩溶潜台发育,而岩溶高地和岩溶斜坡发育局限为特征,岩溶斜坡区和岩溶潜台的东部沟槽区为储层发育区。本文综合利用大量岩心、薄片资料观察、物性实验数据和钻井、测井、地震等资料对高桥地区马家沟组顶的古岩溶识别标志进行了分析,恢复了岩溶古地貌,对岩溶古地貌类型(单元)进行了划分并分析其与储层的关系。高桥地区地层学标志,岩石学标志,矿物学标志,古岩溶发育的形迹说明奥陶系马家沟顶存在沉积间断、古岩溶作用已经是不容置疑的事实;按古风化壳出露层位,结合地震相追踪成果,落实沟槽分布,编制该区前石炭纪古地质图,运用古地质图法、印模法和残厚法恢复高桥岩溶古地貌,编制出岩溶古地貌图。根据岩溶古地貌,按岩溶单元划分为岩溶高地、岩溶斜坡和岩溶潜台三个二级地貌(类型)单元,岩溶高地可进一步分为岩溶台地、溶洼(洼地)2种三级微地貌类型。岩溶潜台进一步可划分为岩溶台地、溶洼、溶丘(残丘)、沟槽4种三级微地貌类型。高桥处于构造平缓地区,岩溶高地、岩溶斜坡区发育局限,大范围为岩溶潜台区且潜台区东侧沟槽(主沟槽、次沟槽)比较发育。岩溶高地整体储集性较东部岩溶斜坡区及岩溶潜台区差。岩溶斜坡区发育两套岩溶系统,储层条件相对较好,成藏要素配套较好,是下一步勘探开发的有利区域之一。岩溶潜台区总体岩溶作用减弱,储层发育程度变弱,东部沟槽区,因沟槽的存在,加强了垂向岩溶作用深度,间接增加侧向溶蚀作用,岩溶作用变好,储层发育程度增加,加上裂缝的影响,可以形成相对较好的储层。     

Historical trace element distribution in sediments from the Mississippi River delta

Five sediment cores were collected on the shelf of the inner Mississippi Bight in June 2003 for a suite of radionuclides to establish geochronologies and trace elements to examine patterns of contaminant deposition and accumulation. Core sites were chosen to reflect a matrix of variable water depths, proximity to the Mississippi River mouth as the primary source for terrigenous particles, and extent and duration of summertime water column hypoxia. The vertical distribution of^239,240Pu and²¹⁰Pb_xs(=²¹⁰Pb_total−²²⁶Ra) provided reliable geochronological age constraints to develop models for mass accumulation rates and historic trace element inputs and variations. Mass accumulation rates ranged from 0.27 to 0.87 g cm⁻²yr⁻¹ and were internally consistent using either²¹⁰Pb_xs or^239,240Pu. Measured inventories of¹³⁷Cs,^239,240Pu, and²¹⁰Pb_xs were compared to atmospheric deposition rates to quantify potential sediment focusing or winnowing. Observed variability in calculated mass accumulation rates may be attributed foremost to site-specific proximity to the river mouth (i.e., sediment source), variability in water depth, and enhanced sediment focusing at the Mississippi River canyon site. Trace element concentrations were first normalized to Al, and then Al-normalized enrichment factors (ANEF) were calculated based on preanthropogenic and crustal trace element abundances. These ANEFs were typically >1 for V and Ba, while for most other elements studied, either no enrichment or depletion was observed. The enrichment of Ba may be related, in part, to the seasonal occurrence of oxygen-depleted subsurface waters off the Mississippi River delta, as well as being an ubiquitous byproduct of the petroleum industry.