Thermodynamics of multicomponent pyroxenes: III. Calibration of Fe2+(Mg)-1, TiAl2(MgSi2)-1, TiFe 2 3+ (MgSi2)-1, AlFe3+(MgSi)-1, NaAl(CaMg)-1, Al2(MgSi)-1 and Ca(Mg)-1 exchange reactions between pyroxenes and silicate melts

A thermodynamic model for the Gibbs free energy of igneous pyroxenes with the general formula [Na, Ca, Fe²⁺, Mg]^M2[Fe²⁺, Mg, Ti, Al, Fe³⁺]^M1[Al, Fe³⁺, Si]^TetSiO₆ is calibrated from experimentally determined compositions of coexisting pyroxene and silicate melt. The model is based upon the general formulation, and relies upon the calibration of the “quadrilateral” subsystem, previously published by the present authors. The calibration database of pyroxene-liquid equilibria spans a broad spectrum of temperature, pressure and oxygen fugacity conditions, ranging from 1000°–1600°C, 0.001–30 kbar and iron-wüstite to air. Chemical potentials of endmember pyroxene components as well as exchange potentials between pyroxenes and coexisting liquids are defined utilizing the present authors' thermodynamic melt model. Model parameters are extracted from these relations by regression analysis. The resulting model and derivative endmember properties are internally consistent with an existing standard state thermodynamic database. The success of the model and its applicability to igneous petrogenesis are demonstrated by comparing calculated and experimentally determined liquidus compositions, temperatures and symmetry states for pyroxenes crystallizing from a variety of silicate melts, ranging in composition from tholeiites and angrites through rhyolites to potash ankaratrites.     

The Geology and Tectonic Settings of China＇s Mineral Deposits by Franco Pirajno. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2013, 679 pp. ISBN： 978-94-007-4443-1

China is the third largest country in the world,with a land area of about 9.6 million km2.It is endowed with abundant mineral resources,and the metal mining activity can be traced back to ca.8000 years ago.However,due to language barrier,little has been known about the geology and tectonics to the outside world until 1980s.In the last three decades,a great deal of knowledge has been gained,enhanced by a vigorous cooperation between Chinese and Western geologists.Research papers about geological,geochemical,and geochronological features of mineral deposits of China are widely published and cited in international journals.A comprehensive and comprehensible English literature that summarises the features of mineral deposits in China,however,is still lacking.     

The decline and recovery of a persistent Texas brown tide algal bloom in the Laguna Madre (Texas, USA)

The Laguna Madre has experienced a persistent bloom ofAureoumbra lagunensis for over eight years. The persistence of this bloom may be due in part to the often hypersaline conditions in Laguna Madre (40–60 psu) that favor the growth ofA. lagunensis. Above-normal rainfall in the fall of 1997 reduced the salinities in Baffin Bay from >40 to<20 psu.A. lagunensis cell densities dropped from>10⁶ cells ml⁻¹ in July 1997 to c. 200 cells ml⁻¹ in January 1998. During this time of low brown tide density, phytoplankton biomass generally remained high and the Laguna Madre experienced successive blooms of diatoms (Rhizosolenia spp.) and cyanobacteria. Hypersaline conditions returned in 1998 and brown tide densities increased to>0.5 × 10⁶ cells ml⁻¹ by summer. The extraordinary persistence of the brown tide and the unusual sequence of intense blooms may be related in part to the reduction of zooplankton populations. Microzooplankton populations declined following the above-normal rain in the fall of 1997; populations did not recover until fall 1998. Copepod populations also declined sharply and remained low in Laguna Madre, but recovered by summer 1998 in Baffin Bay. Dilution experiments indicated that microzooplankton grazing and phytoplankton growth were usually balanced when measured during our cruises. The rapid recovery of theA. lagunensis bloom suggests that this alga may be a more resilient component of the Laguna Madre flora than previously suspected.     

1-（4-硝基苯基）-3-（3，5-二溴吡啶）三氮烯的合成及其与镍的显色反应

合成了1-(4-硝基苯基)-3-(3,5-二溴吡啶)三氮烯(NPDBPDT),并研究了NPD-BPDT与镍的显色反应。在pH 10.0的Na2B4O7-NaOH缓冲溶液介质中,表面活性剂Triton X-100存在下,镍与试剂生成摩尔比为1∶4的络合物在470 nm处有最大正吸收峰,表观摩尔吸光系数为1.02×105L.mol-1.cm-1;在540 nm处有最大负吸收峰,表观摩尔吸光系数为1.15×105L.mol-1.cm-1;以540 nm为参比波长、470 nm为测量波长进行双波长测定,表观摩尔吸光系数为2.17×105L.mol-1.cm-1。镍含量在0~480μg/L内符合比尔定律。方法用于合金样品中镍的测定,结果与原子吸收法相符,加标回收率为98.0%~102.0%;精密度小于5%(RSD,n=6)。     

Structure of the Texas Orocline beneath the sedimentary cover (southeast Queensland,Australia)

The New England Orogen in eastern Australia is characterised by orogenic-scale curvatures (oroclines). The largest and most prominent curvature in this system is the Texas Orocline, but its subsurface geometry is still poorly constrained. A large component of the orocline is covered by post-oroclinal sedimentary rocks, which obscure deeper sections of the orocline and make it difficult to understand how the structure is connected to other segments of the New England Orogen. Here, we present geophysical data that elucidate the structure of the Texas Orocline below the sedimentary cover. Using 2D seismic, aeromagnetic TMI (total magnetic intensity) and Bouguer gravity datasets, in combination with outcrop and well data, we identified the depth to the New England ‘basement’ and significant faults intersecting it. We also traced the strongly contorted subsurface continuation of the Peel-Yarrol Fault System, which is characterised by local gravity and magnetic anomalies associated with isolated serpentinite outcrops. Constraints on the timing of oroclinal bending were obtained from the interpretation of seismic transects, which showed that early Permian sedimentary rocks of the Bowen Basin were deposited in a subtrough that deviates from the general north–south trend of the Bowen Basin. The subtrough is oriented approximately parallel to the western limb of the Texas Orocline, thus suggesting that the orocline formed during and/or after early Permian rifting. Our analysis indicates that initial bending occurred contemporaneously with the development of the early Permian rift basins, most likely in the backarc region of a retreating subduction zone. Subsequently, phases of strike-slip and contractional deformation have further tightened the pre-existing curvatures.