秦岭太白盆地黄土地层发育时的古环境

太白盆地黄土地层厚１６ｍ左右．发育有两层红褐色古土壤。化学分析与微结构鉴定表明该盆地黄土中的古土壤为ＦｅＯ３与Ａｌ２Ｏ３迁移深度大但无聚集的棕壤．并已成为明显的风化无，发育时的年平均降水量在１０００ｍｍ以上．太白盆地黄土中ＣａＣＯ３含量少，发育有淀积型的光性定向粘土．表明黄土地层发育时的降水量也在６００ｍｍ以上。该盆地黄土地层发育在距今约２０多万年前．指示从这一时期开始，中国黄土搬运高度已超过２０００ｍ。微结构的观察还表明，光性定向粘土不仅可用于降水量的研究，也可用于指示温度的相对高低．     

黄土中古土壤双层淀积研究

本文确定了黄土中古土壤有四种双层淀积类型。第一和第二种是由两层ＣａＣＯ３结核构成的，第三种是由ＣａＣＯ３和ＣａＳＯ４构成的，第四种是由ＣａＣＯ３与Ａｌ２Ｏ３、Ｆｅ２Ｏ３构成的。根据ＣａＣＯ３淀积层成因分析得知，西安附近第一层古土壤具二元发生特点。该层古土壤上部的ＣａＣＯ３淀积层代表碱性土壤发育时期。下部的ＣａＣＯ３淀积层代表中酸性土壤发育时期。因为有些古土壤发育时出现过气候变化，所以具ＣａＣＯ３淀积层的古土壤不一定是碱性的。具ＣａＣＯ３与Ｆｅ２Ｏ３·Ａｌ２Ｏ３构成的双层淀积是酸性土壤的标志。     

兰州西津村黄土剖面及磁性年代的确定

兰州西津村黄土剖面是世界上目前所知最厚的黄土剖面之一,总厚达409.93米,其中共夹有40余层古土壤。黄土层明显地分为三部分:上部为浅灰黄色黄土,质地疏松,具大孔性和含白色钙质条纹及斑点,垂直裂隙发育;中部为灰黄色黄土,质地疏松,含黑福色铁锰质斑点,沿裂隙充填有石膏,夹17层古土壤;下部为浅灰褐色黄土,质地致密坚硬,含黑褐色铁锰质斑点,垂直节理发育,夹23层古土壤。 经磁性年代鉴定,认为上部厚30.80米为马兰黄土(Q_3),形成于9.9万年至今;中部厚203.11米为离石黄土(Q_2),形成于73～9.9万年;下部厚175.42米为午城黄土(Q_1),形成于209～73万年。 由此可见,西津村黄土开始形成于早更新世早期。     

古风化壳孔隙与裂缝发育特征及其油气地质意义

通过总结前人研究结果,利用数据整理、薄片观察等方法对古风化壳中孔隙和裂缝的发育规律进行了分析,并探讨了古风化壳结构的油气地质意义。研究结果表明,发育完全的古风化壳具有风化黏土层和半风化岩石的分层结构;半风化岩石中部孔隙和裂缝较发育,向上向下规模逐渐减小,至风化黏土层大孔隙和裂缝不发育。通过实例汇总认为,影响半风化岩石孔缝系统发育程度的主要因素包括风化基岩的岩性、风化的时间和强度、风化壳形成时期的剥蚀厚度和古风化壳的埋藏深度以及裂缝孔隙的充填特征。风化黏土层岩性致密,对油气的保存具有建设性作用;半风化岩层中部的孔缝连通体,既为油气运移的良好通道,也可作为油气聚集的有效储层。     

南京下蜀黄土记录的250~100 ka期间的环境演化信息

下蜀黄土记录了东亚季风环境演变的重要信息,是全球气候变化研究的重要载体。通过对南京仙林(XL)剖面下蜀黄土地球化学元素、风化指标和磁化率指标的综合分析,讨论了南京下蜀黄土的化学风化程度及沉积环境。研究结果表明,南京下蜀黄土的常量元素与上陆壳化学组分接近,显示其物质来源比较稳定,在堆积以前经历了充分的混合。XL地区的沉积环境比洛川黄土沉积环境要湿润,与洛川古土壤、镇江下蜀黄土的沉积环境接近,处于较为湿润条件下形成的中等风化阶段。在250~100 ka期间,XL剖面的沉积环境经历了冷干-暖湿-冷湿-暖湿的变化特征。同时,长江中下游地区在此期间具有风化成壤作用逐渐增强、气候逐渐暖湿、东亚夏季风逐渐增强的特点。      

清湖二长岩风化壳稀土元素地球化学

清湖二长岩风化壳发育良好,垂向剖面可分为表土层、全风化层、半风化层,各层位稀土含量有较大差别。风化壳主要成份为高岭石、埃洛石,次要成份有钾长石、钛铁矿、赤铁矿、含钡锶的稀土质点及石英、云母等。风化壳中稀土源于原(母)岩中褐帘石、角闪石、斜长石、榍石等风化分解时释出的稀土。稀土元素在风化过程中活动性强,随原岩的风化分解其中绝大部分从母岩中释出进入风化壳中;岩体不同部分风化壳中稀土含量有差别;在风化壳垂向剖面上轻、重稀土分馏作用明显,在上部(表土层)富轻稀土,下部(半风化层)富重稀土,中部(全风化层)轻、重稀土选择性富集不明显;单个稀土元素在风化壳中迁移能力有差别,特别是铈,它主要以CeO_2形式富集在表土层,向中下部迁移能力很弱;重稀土向风化壳下部迁移能力比轻稀土强。这些稀土元素的地球化学行为在风化壳样的稀土元素球粒陨石标准化曲线上都有所反映。     

山东烟台地区芝罘剖面粒度分维特征及其环境意义

山东半岛北部存在一系列黄土-古土壤沉积序列。在野外调查的基础上,通过对山东烟台地区芝罘岛黄土状沉积物粒度和分维值特征的分析,结合光释光测年,探讨了山东半岛北部晚更新世气候环境演变。结果表明:芝罘剖面末次冰期—末次间冰期(62.85～124.90 ka B.P.)主要由砂黄土、黄土和古土壤叠覆堆积组成;芝罘剖面沉积物具有良好的分形结构,可以清楚区分黄土与古土壤,分维值从大到小分别为古土壤(2.379)、黄土(2.194)、砂黄土-黄土(2.157);分维值与标准偏差成显著的正相关关系,相关系数为0.889 4,与平均粒径有较好的正相关性,与峰态和偏度相关性较低;芝罘剖面沉积物分维值在垂向上呈现出峰谷交替的3个旋回,可以替代粒度参数指示沉积环境,分维值低反映气候干冷,冬季风强盛,黄土堆积速率加快,反之则气候暖湿,古土壤发育。     

鲮的胚后发育

经人工授精获得鲮(Cirrhinus molitorella)受精卵,观察其胚后发育,描述9个主要发育期的仔鱼形态特征。结果表明,鲮胚后发育的主要特征是:身体较为透明,淡黄色,体形短小,孵出时,体长4.7mm,肌节数36(10+16+10);鳔一室期后,其胸鳍基部有2～3个黑色素花,头部较为尖突,尾柄下具黑斑;出膜5d后,全长7.1mm,卵黄被完全吸收,尾锥开始上翘;经过25d的生长和发育,进人幼鱼阶段,此时平均全长达30.1mm,初步呈成鱼体征。为监测及保护珠江水系早期鲮鱼资源,讨论鲮与其他几种常见鱼类胚后发育形态差异。     

黄土孔隙度及粒度组成关系初探

依据对黄土地层的孔隙度及颗粒组分等实测资料 ,初步认识到黄土的孔隙度具有从上向下波动减小的规律 ,波峰在黄土层 ,而波谷在古土壤层 ,也即黄土的孔隙度大于古土壤。黄土主要由粉砂、粘粒构成 ,并且黄土的粒度比古土壤要粗一些。黄土的孔隙度与黄土的颗粒组成具有相关关系 ,决定孔隙度大小的主导因素是颗粒大小     

一种新的风化壳类型

本文根据化学分析、风化壳实际分布资料和风化理论,确定和提出了一种新的硅质风化壳类型,论证了其形成条件、发育阶段和分布地区,指出了其剖面构成及它与高岭土风化壳的区别。文章认为,以往由某些苏联学者所提出的有关高岭土风化壳分布于冷湿灰化带的说法,是值得进一步探讨的。     

Formation and evolution of Emeishan basalt saprolite in vadose zones of Touzhai landslide source rockmass

In order to explain the formation process of slope hazards, and to identify the key factors leading to instability of a slope, Emeishan basalt saprolite in vadose zones of the Touzhai landslide in Zhaotong, Yunnan, was studied. The formation and evolution of Emeishan basalt saprolite was examined using, amongst other techniques, field investigations, thin section analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations, chemical analysis, physical and water-physical property tests of rock masses. Field observations revealed that the majority of the weathered rock blocks were presented as a concentric layer structure in which an internal corestone was enveloped with several layers of external saprolized crust. Chemical and mineralogical analysis identified that iron was the most sensitive element and that the weathering progress usually started with the oxidation of Fe²⁺ to Fe³⁺ in rock blocks. Alkaline elements such as Si, Ca, Mg, Na and K were also dissolved and Fe and Al were concentrated in saprolized crusts. Results indicated that loss on ignition (LOI) also increased significantly. SEM results showed that the weathering intensity of the basalt blocks decreased gradually from the outside to the inside, and the mineral morphology significantly differed on both sides of the weathering front. The saprolized crusts presented cellular microstructure features due to the generation of micropore and clay minerals. Thin section analysis showed that plagioclase was relatively more stable than pyroxene and chlorite during weathering. With a centripetal propagation of the weathering front, saprolized crusts became thicker and corestones became smaller; fresh Emeishan basalt blocks gradually turned into saprolized blocks. Due to the loose structure and low strength of saprolite, the quality of the Emeishan basalt mass significantly deteriorated, this being a potentially important factor which caused the Touzhai landslide to occur.     

Weathering and soils formation on different parent materials in Golestan Province,Northern Iran

Geochemical, mineralogical, and micromorphological characteristics of soils and their relevant parent rocks including loess, ignimbrite, sandstone and limestone were investigated to identify the soil-parent material uniformity and the weathering degree of soils in Golestan Province, northern Iran. Highly developed Calcixerolls and moderately developed Haploxerepts were formed on loess and limestone, respectively. In contrast, the soils formed on ignimbrite and sandstone were non-developed Entisols. Illite was the dominant clay mineral found in ignimbrite and sandstone in both the A horizon and parent material. In loess derived soils however, smectite was dominant especially in the Bt horizon compared to its parent material indicating partly to its pedogenic formation. In limestone, illite and vermiculite were dominant both in the A and C horizons. Ti/Zr ratio proved that the studied soils were closely related to their underlying parent materials geochemically. Chemical index of alteration (CIA), micromorphological index of soil development (MISECA), smectite/illite+chlorite ratio and magnetic susceptibility were applied to investigate the degree of soil development. Results showed that the most and the least developed soils were those formed on loess deposits and limestone, respectively. Application of the different geochemical and pedogenetic approaches was proved to be useful in identifying the relevance of soils to their underlying parent materials and also their degree of development.     

Origin of the Mushroom Stone Forest at the southeastern foot of the Little Sangpu Mountain in eastern Guangdong,China: A palaeo-sea-level indicator or not?

The Mushroom Stone Forest, which consists of granite boulders looking like mushrooms with flared sidewalls, is located in eastern Guangdong China, and is a famous scenic spot that draws many tourists each year. The Mushroom Stone Forest has been traditionally recognized as a collection of wave erosion landforms and used for the reconstruction of palaeo-sea-level changes along the coastal areas of eastern Guangdong in previous coastal researches. By combining in situ measurements of the aspect,vertical profile and height of boulder sidewalls,palaeo-coastal wave direction estimation, rock density determination, major elemental analysis, and petrographic thin section analysis, this paper presents an alternative origin for the Mushroom Stone Forest.Our results suggest that wave or wind erosion cannot offer a satisfactory explanation for the formation of the Mushroom Stone Forest; The boulders that make up the Mushroom Stone Forest originated from the corestones in the granite weathering crusts of the Little Sangpu Mountain; When the debris of the weathering crust was removed, the corestones are perched on rocky outcrops or half-buried by weathering debris beneath the natural land surface;The flared sidewall (concave vertical profile) of the boulders is a particular form developed in the foot zone of a half-buried boulder through increased chemical weathering beneath the land surface. A recent exposed half-buried boulder found in the study area provides convincing evidence to support this argument. Sea water reached the foot of the Sangpu Mountain during the Holocene transgression, but it merely provided a mechanism to erode the weathering debris from the bottom of the mushroom rocks and enhanced salt weathering that created tafoni on the boulders. These findings demonstrate that the boulders of the Mushroom Stone Forest are not sea stacks and cannot be served as a palaeo-sea-level indicator.     

Geochemical characteristics and geological implication of ferromanganese crust from CM6 Seamount of the Caroline Ridge in the Western Pacific

Ferromanganese crusts(Fe-Mn crusts) grow very slow and can be treated as condensed stratigraphic sections recording paleo-oceanographic environmental information and local key geological events during the mineralization process.Geochronology,textures,mineralogy,and geochemistry of a Fe-Mn crust sample from the CM6 Seamount of the Caroline Ridge in the Western Pacific Ocean were analyzed by means of electron probe microanalysis and X-ray diffraction.The Fe-Mn crust shows three layers in textural characteristics from bottom to top.The lower,middle,and upper layers presence mottled,botryoidal,and columnar textures,respectively.Ferruginous vernadite,Fe hydroxide,amorphous silicate minerals,calcite,quartz,and feldspar are the main minerals of the Fe-Mn crust.Using cobalt chronometry method,the cumulative growth time of the Fe-Mn crust was determined to be 11 Ma or 25 Ma,of which25 Ma is inconsistent with other lines of age constraint brought by dating of the substrate.The co-existence of abundant silicate minerals and bioclasts in the middle and lower layers of the Fe-Mn crust diluted the ferromanganese oxide deposits,thus affected the texture,minerals,and geochemical characteristics of the Fe-Mn crust.Variations in Mn Co,Ni,and other elements content and the burial of opal-A recorded the expansion of oxygen minimum zone(OMZ) in the upper layer of the Fe-Mn crust.In addition,the highreflectivity Fe-rich laminae might indicate the surrounding volcanic activity.The Fe-Mn crust sample was determined to be hydrogenic by electron probe micro-analyzer(EPM A).The findings help us understand the geochemical characteristics of the Fe-Mn crust in the Caroline Ridge Seamount in the Western Pacific and the variations of paleo-oceanographic environment clues borne by the Fe-Mn crusts.     

Micromorphology of surface crusts in the Knersvlakte, South Africa

Soils in the Knersvlakte are particularly prone to crusting and have lower inherent infiltrability than other soils across western southern Africa. Micromorphological techniques were used to examine the structure and porosity of soil crusts in the Knersvlakte to ascertain why crusting is so intense in this region. Quantile regression using boundary lines was employed to examine the relationships between infiltrability and soil properties for all samples （n = 67）. This analysis showed that infiltrability is potentially maximal at low water- dispersible ＇clay plus silt＇ content and low silt content （r^2 = 0.72 and 0.64; respectively, n = 67） （Figure 2）. The strength of crusts, pH, EC, clay mineralogy, and water-dispersible clay, silt and ＇clay plus silt＇ content were compared, and a pore analysis using optical microscopy was undertaken on images of six soil thin sections （n = 6） （circular and parallel polarizers）. Pore analysis was further undertaken on five horizontal slices of equal dimensions taken through each soil thin section. The porosity samples with low infiltrability （〈 100 mm·hr^-1, n = 4） had greater crust strength, lower porosity （both total and in the least porous slice） and greater water-dispersible ＇day plus silt＇ and silt content than the porosity samples with high infiltrability （〉 100mm·hr^-1, n = 2）. The porosity samples with low infiltrability showed a trend of lower pH and greater water dispersible clay percentage. Porosity varied within the porosity samples due to the presence of dense clay/silt bands （〈 0.5 mm in width） with relatively few air vesicles. The porosity samples with horizontal slices of low porosity （but large numbers of air vesicles） had low infiltrability, while those without slices of low porosity （and relatively few air vesicles） had high infiltrability. We conclude that the intense crusting and resultant low infiltrability of soils in the Knersvlakte appears to be related to the formation of thin, dense clay/silt bands in the pedoderm.     

Composition and Origin of Ferromanganese Crusts from Equatorial Western Pacific Seamounts

In the equatorial western Pacific, iron-manganese oxyhydroxide crusts(Fe-Mn crusts) and nodules form on basaltic seamounts and on the top of drowned carbonate platform guyots that have been swept free of pelagic sediments. To date, the Fe-Mn crusts have been considered to be almost exclusively of abiotic origin. However, it has recently been suggested that these crusts may be a result of biomineralization. Although the Fe-Mn crust textures in the equatorial western Pacific are similar to those constructed by bacteria and algae, and biomarkers also document the existence of bacteria and algae dispersed within the Fe-Mn crusts, the precipitation, accumulation and distribution of elements, such as Fe, Mn, Ni and Co in Fe-Mn crusts are not controlled by microbial activity. Bacteria and algae are only physically incorporated into the crusts when dead plankton settle on the ocean floor and are trapped on the crust surface. Geochemical evidence suggests a hydrogenous origin of Fe-Mn crusts in the equatorial western Pacific, thus verifying a process for Fe-Mn crusts that involves the precipitation of colloidal phases from seawater followed by extensive scavenging of dissolved trace metals into the mineral phase during crust formation.     

秦巴山区软岩地基桥桩承载性状试验研究

为了研究软岩地基桥桩的荷载传递性状、破坏机理,并获取在该地质条件下更为可靠的桩基计算参数,对秦巴山区软岩地基3根钻孔灌注试桩进行竖向静载试验.结果表明:秦巴山区软岩地基桥桩试桩荷载沉降曲线呈陡降型,实测竖向极限承载力为20500kN,桩的破坏方式为桩身材料强度破坏;淤泥质亚黏土地层中的碎石起到一定的骨架作用,增强了此地层桩极限侧阻力,发挥极限侧阻力所需的桩土(岩)相对位移为4~8mm;强风化砾岩表现为加工软化型,发挥极限侧阻力所需的桩土(岩)相对位移为3~8mm;中风化砂砾岩表现为明显的加工硬化型,所需的桩岩相对位移大,且桩极限侧阻力的特征点不明显;淤泥质亚黏土地层桩侧阻力占总荷载的60%~70%,随着桩顶荷载的逐步加大,该地层桩侧阻力所占比例不断下降,而嵌岩段桩侧阻力所占比例逐渐上升,达到55%~65%,嵌岩段桩侧阻力沿桩深的分布曲线表现出非线性的特征;试桩为端承摩擦桩,桩端阻力约占桩顶荷载的20%左右,且未充分发挥,在上部结构允许的沉降范围内,适当增加桩端的沉降有利于端阻力的发挥;桩侧阻力先于端阻力发挥,建议单桩承载力设计时分别采用不同的端阻力和侧阻力安全系数.