湖南七宝山铜多金属矿床石英斑岩时代与成因:锆石U-Pb定年及Hf同位素与稀土元素证据

湖南浏阳七宝山铜多金属矿床位于钦杭成矿带西段,是湘东北规模最大的铜多金属矿床。矿床的形成与区内的石英斑岩关系密切。石英斑岩内锆石具有岩浆锆石特征,LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果为155~153 Ma,代表其形成年龄,属晚侏罗世岩浆活动产物。岩浆锆石的~(176)Hf/~(177)Hf=0.282296~0.282603,εHf(t)=–12~–2.7,平均地壳模式年龄tDM2=1377~2056 Ma;锆石ΣREE=496~4162μg/g,(Yb/Nd)N=71.9~3133.8,HREE强烈富集,具有强烈Ce正异常(δCe=1.68~203.13)和强烈至中等Eu负异常(δEu=0.05~0.67),表明石英斑岩的岩浆源区具有明显壳源特征,来自于古元古代至中元古代地壳的部分熔融。结合岩石学研究,七宝山矿区石英斑岩的形成除了中下地壳冷家溪群或更古老的基底物质的部分熔融外,还有幔源组分加入,这一期岩浆与成矿作用与岩石圈拆离和软流圈物质上涌及随后的玄武岩底侵作用有关。     

东准噶尔琼河坝岛弧早古生代岩浆活动的锆石U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素证据

东准噶尔琼河坝桑德乌兰斑岩铜钼矿区含矿花岗斑岩透长石、石英斑晶粒内破裂构造发育,锆石普遍发育具核内破裂构造或碎裂状的核。破碎的锆石核与透长石、石英斑晶可能形成于深部岩浆房。锆石U-Pb定年结果显示,破碎变形的锆石核年龄为442.2±3.5Ma,锆石环带的年龄为412.7±3.3Ma,前者代表破碎变形锆石的形成时间,后者代表斑岩侵位与结晶的时间。Hf同位素结果显示,破碎的有核锆石与其外环带具一致的εHf(t)初始值与tDM2模式年龄,它们可能为同一岩浆或成因相同的岩浆不同阶段结晶的产物。这意味着琼河坝地区在早古生代(至少在442Ma)就开始有弧岩浆活动。幔源特征的εHf(t)值(10.3～15.1)与较老的模式年龄(tDM2=469～761Ma)显示形成研究区花岗斑岩的岩浆可能源于晚元古代-奥陶纪玄武质地壳的部分熔融。     

冀东唐杖子金(钼)多金属矿区侵入岩体锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素特征及其地质意义

唐杖子金(钼)多金属矿床位于冀东地区,矿区内出露的主要岩性为花岗斑岩、石英二长岩和辉绿岩。本文对矿区主要的侵入岩进行锆石U-Pb定年和Hf同位素研究,探讨成岩-成矿相互关系,获取岩体源区信息。锆石U-Pb定年结果显示,花岗斑岩~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄分别是161. 2±0. 7Ma、173. 0±5. 5Ma,结合锆石特征、锆石U-Pb定年结果,推测该矿区存在两期花岗质岩浆侵位;辉绿岩~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为166. 0±0. 9Ma;石英二长岩~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为176. 7±3. 3Ma。唐杖子矿区辉钼矿Re-Os年龄为170Ma,从时间尺度上来看辉钼矿化与早期花岗斑岩(173Ma)关系密切。花岗斑岩εHf(t)=-24. 4~-14. 1,tCDM=2104~2744Ma,表明岩石来源于古老地壳;辉绿岩εHf(t)=7. 8~10. 9,tDM=391~523Ma,表明岩石源区为古生代的亏损地幔。唐杖子花岗斑岩和辉绿岩都形成于中侏罗世,成岩时代相近,但源区明显不同,表明冀东地区在中侏罗世既存在下地壳的部分熔融的过程(形成了唐杖子花岗斑岩),又存在亏损地幔物质上涌侵入地壳的过程(形成了唐杖子辉绿岩),暗示了华北克拉通东缘在中侏罗世经历了一次岩石圈减薄的过程。     

钦杭成矿带大瑶山地区晚白垩世斑岩型铜矿床: 锆石U-Pb定年及Hf同位素制约

钦杭成矿带是华南地区重要的斑岩铜成矿带.前人研究表明区内斑岩铜矿床主要形成于中-晚侏罗世(180~155 Ma), 含矿斑岩为壳-幔相互作用的产物.对区内新近发现的钦杭带西南段大瑶山地区的宝山斑岩铜矿床进行研究, 结果表明其成岩成矿时代集中在晚白垩世.其中, 隐伏含矿花岗斑岩体的锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄为91.1±0.6 Ma(1σ), 出露地表不含矿的两个花岗斑岩锆石U-Pb年龄分别为91.3±0.8 Ma(1σ)和90.1±1.0 Ma(1σ).含矿斑岩和不含矿斑岩的锆石Hf同位素组成相似, 初始ε_Hf(91 Ma)为-8.74~-5.13, 两阶段Hf模式年龄T_DM2集中在1 210~1 394 Ma.以上U-Pb-Hf同位素分析结果表明, 宝山铜矿床是一个晚白垩世早期(约91 Ma)形成的斑岩型铜矿床, 其含矿斑岩体的成因可能与中元古代地壳物质的部分熔融有关.结合前人的研究成果可知, 钦杭成矿带存在两期斑岩铜矿床成矿作用, 分别为中-晚侏罗世和晚白垩世, 其中晚白垩世成矿作用可能与华南板块边缘后碰撞伸展构造背景有关; 钦杭带西南侧大瑶山及邻区可能广泛发育有与燕山晚期岩浆活动(80~100 Ma)有关的钨-钼-铜(金)多金属矿床.      

黄沙坪矿区花岗岩类的锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素组成及其地质意义

黄沙坪矿床是湖南最大的铅锌矿床。矿区内岩浆活动复杂,矿化类型齐全,成矿元素多样,是湘南地区斑岩-矽卡岩-热液脉型Cu多金属与W-Sn多金属复合成矿作用的典型代表。为厘清区内不同花岗质岩石的时间格架、源区特征及其与成矿的关系,本次研究对黄沙坪矿区的不同类型花岗岩进行了系统的锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年和Hf同位素组成研究,研究表明,英安斑岩、二长花岗斑岩和石英斑岩的侵位年龄分别为158.5±0.9Ma、155.2±0.4Ma、160.8±1.0Ma,石英斑岩内花岗质岩石包体可能形成于220.4±1.2Ma。另外,在二长花岗斑岩锆石中发现古元古代-新太古代的继承锆石核。不同花岗质岩石中,中晚侏罗世锆石的εHf(t)值为-7.6～-3.2,Hf同位素两阶段模式年龄为1.7～1.4Ga,表明该区花岗质岩浆主要源自中元古代的古老基底物质部分熔融。继承锆石中接近0的εHf(t)负值(-1.5～-0.07)和εHf(t)正值(0.5～6.5)暗示形成这些古老继承锆石的初始物质中有幔源物质的加入。黄沙坪矿区不同类型花岗质岩石的锆石年龄和Hf同位素特征表明,英安斑岩、二长花岗斑岩、石英斑岩可能是同源同时期岩浆演化的产物,与矿床成矿年龄(154～159Ma)接近,反映其成岩成矿具有密切的时空联系。花岗岩中存在多组古老的残留锆石,暗示了黄沙坪地区自新太古代以来经历了复杂的岩浆作用,这可能是区内Cu-Pb-Zn-W-Mo-Fe多金属复合型矿床形成的关键要素。     

福建紫金山地区岩浆演化序列初探:锆石SIMS U-Pb年龄及Hf、O同位素证据

通过对福建紫金山地区不同岩石样品中岩浆锆石的SIMS U-Pb年龄和Hf、O同位素研究,对该地区岩浆序列以及源区组成、壳幔相互作用等进行初步探讨。结果显示,岩石样品中岩浆锆石的年龄(151~1514 Ma)较为分散,包含了从中元古代、震旦纪、早古生代晚期、晚三叠世到晚侏罗世的5个不同岩浆侵入时期。锆石的二阶段Hf亏损地幔模式年龄(t_(DM2)值)主要分布在古元古代,ε_(Hf)(t)数据也显示主要沿基性地壳演化线分布,指示古元古代时期的新生基性地壳可能是研究区中元古代直至晚侏罗世侵入岩形成的主要源区。锆石δ~(18)O及ε_(Hf)(t)值显示中元古代及震旦纪岩浆作用是幔源岩浆与古元古代基性地壳共同作用的结果;早古生代晚期和晚三叠世岩浆作用以壳源为主;至晚侏罗世,亏损地幔物质对岩浆作用的影响增加。     

湘东北三墩铜铅锌矿区花岗岩的岩石成因——锆石U-Pb测年、岩石地球化学和Hf同位素约束

对湘东北三墩铜铅锌矿区花岗岩进行了系统的锆石U-Pb年代学、岩石地球化学和Hf同位素分析。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年表明,三墩铜铅锌矿区花岗岩成岩年龄为131.9±1.1Ma。三墩铜铅锌矿区花岗岩为一套强过铝质钙碱性系列花岗岩,富集U、Ta、Pb,亏损Ba、Nb、Sr、Zr、Ti等元素,稀土元素配分模式为右倾配分模式,具有弱负Eu异常。Hf同位素分析表明,三墩铜铅锌矿区花岗岩燕山晚期锆石ε_(Hf)(t)值为-5.9~-2.4,Hf同位素二阶段模式年龄为1558~1338Ma,表明其物质来源于中元古代古老地壳岩石部分熔融。749.5Ma继承锆石核的ε_(Hf)(t)值为+4.8,Hf同位素二阶段模式年龄为1355Ma,暗示其物质来源有幔源物质加入。三墩铜铅锌矿区花岗岩可能是由于中下地壳的熔融岩浆形成后,混入少量幔源物质上侵形成的。     

闽西南基性岩脉中捕获锆石SIMSU-Pb年龄及Hf、O同位素特征

测定了闽西南地区5件基性岩脉的全岩主微量元素,锆石U-Pb年龄和Hf,O同位素。5件岩脉主要为辉绿岩,其全岩SiO_2含量为45%~53%,稀土元素显示轻稀土富集的右倾配分模式。基性岩脉中大部分锆石具明显振荡环带和扇状环带,为典型岩浆结晶锆石特征。锆石U-Pb年龄(96~2 400 Ma)分布较为分散。除少量锆石年龄(96~142 Ma)可能指示岩脉形成年龄外,其余均为捕获锆石。捕获锆石年龄主要分布在4个范围:早元古代(2 467~1 796 Ma),中晚元古代—震旦纪(1 343~647 Ma),志留纪—晚三叠世(427~225 Ma),晚侏罗世(159~140 Ma)。Hf-O同位素显示早元古代锆石来源于接近球粒陨石均一储库的地幔。中晚元古代以后年龄的锆石其Hf-O同位素均具有亏损地幔岩浆与地壳组分混合的特征;志留纪—晚侏罗世锆石主要来源于S型壳源花岗岩的重熔;早白垩世晚期的锆石ε_(Hf)(t)值与δ~(18)O值清晰地显示出亏损地幔与地壳岩浆混合的趋势。闽西南基性岩脉中锆石的二阶段Hf亏损地幔模式年龄(TDM2)峰值主要分布在1.6~1.9 Ga,说明早元古代晚期幔源岩浆作用形成的基性岩地壳可能是形成后期花岗岩的主要源区。     

湖南宝山-大坊矿区成矿花岗闪长斑岩的锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素及微量元素组成对区域成矿作用的指示

钦-杭成矿带是华南地区新近识别出的一条重要的中生代斑岩-矽卡岩型铜多金属成矿带。宝山矿床处于铜山岭-宝山-水口山矿区的中部,是湘南地区最大的铜多金属矿床,而大坊金矿床与宝山Cu-Mo-Pb-Zn矿相邻,在空间上亦与花岗闪长斑岩密切相关。矿区内岩浆活动复杂,矿化类型齐全,成矿元素多样。我们对宝山成矿花岗闪长斑岩、花岗闪长质隐爆角砾岩和大坊成矿花岗闪长斑岩进行了LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年,结果表明宝山花岗闪长斑岩、花岗闪长质隐爆角砾岩和大坊花岗闪长斑岩的侵位年龄分别为156. 3±0. 9Ma、157. 1±1. 8Ma和154. 5±1. 0Ma,三者在误差范围内一致,均为晚侏罗世岩浆活动的产物;锆石Hf同位素研究表明,宝山和大坊矿床的成矿岩体均主要为古元古代地壳物质部分熔融的产物,并有幔源组分的加入;锆石微量元素分析结果显示,上述三类岩石的锆石具有相似的稀土元素配分模式,显示它们可能是同一期岩浆作用的产物。宝山矿区花岗闪长斑岩中锆石的Ce~(4+)/Ce~(3+)比值平均为355,与全球典型的含铜斑岩的Ce~(4+)/Ce~(3+)比值( 300)相似。而大坊矿区花岗闪长斑岩中锆石的δEu平均为0. 48,与宝山岩体δEu平均值(0. 42)相近,指示二者具有相对较高的氧逸度,均为与铜金多金属矿化有关的斑岩体。锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素及微量元素特征表明,大坊金矿和宝山铜多金属矿床均与矿区花岗闪长斑岩具有时空及成因联系,共同构成钦杭成矿带中段一套与花岗闪长斑岩有关的Cu(Mo)-Pb-Zn-Au-Ag成矿系统。     

广西苍梧宝山铜多金属矿床花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

广西苍梧县宝山矿床位于大瑶山隆起区的东南部,是一个与石英斑岩有关的铜多金属矿床。本文对该矿区内花岗闪长岩、细粒花岗岩和石英斑岩进行了单颗粒锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb测年,获得了3件花岗闪长岩的~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄分别为433.7±1.2 Ma、435.0±1.2 Ma和449.7±2.3 Ma;1件细粒花岗岩的~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为100.4±0.5 Ma,2件石英斑岩样品的~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄分别为95.4±0.7 Ma和92.5±0.5 Ma。本文认为,宝山矿区存在晚奥陶世、早志留世、早白垩世晚期和晚白垩世早期等多期岩浆活动,与成矿有关的石英斑岩锆石U-Pb年龄揭示宝山铜铅锌多金属矿床形成于晚白垩世早期。这些高精度花岗岩锆石U-Pb测年数据为进一步深入研究大瑶山地区的岩浆活动及其成矿作用提供了重要的年代学依据。     

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.