闽南-台湾浅滩陆架沉积砂中石英颗粒表面的微结构

石英颗粒表面微结构的研究是随着电子显微镜应用到地质学上而发展起来的。近年来利用扫描电镜观察石英颗粒表面形态特征及差异来研究沉积物物质来源、搬运方式和沉积环境已在我国开展起来。本文是在对闽南-台湾浅滩陆架的地形、沉积物粒度研究基础上,用JSM-50A扫描电镜观察、研究石英颗粒表面微结构时,发现调查海区的(中砂)沉积物中的石英颗粒具有各种微结构,反映特有的沉积环境。     

Microtextures of detrital sand grains from the Tecolutla,Nautla, and Veracruz beaches,western Gulf of Mexico,Mexico: implications for depositional environment and paleoclimate

Detrital sand grains from three beaches (Tecolutla, Nautla, and Veracruz) along the western Gulf of Mexico were studied by a scanning electron microscope, to investigate the depositional environment and paleoclimate. Totally, 24 microtextures are identified; among them, 13 are grouped as mechanical origin, 5 as mechanical and/or chemical origin, and 6 as chemical origin. These microtextures are nonuniformly distributed among the three beach areas. Concoidal fractures, straight and arcuate steps at Tecolutla and Veracruz beaches indicate that the sand grains were derived from the crystalline rocks. The abundance of angular outline grains at the Nautla beach supports for short transportation probably close to the source area. The domination of rounded sand grains in the Veracruz beach reveals that the sediments were derived by the aeolian mechanism. Chattermark trials at the Veracruz beach sands are indicating a wet tropical climate. Chemical features like silica globules, silica pellicle, and trapped diatoms in the Tecolutla and Veracruz beach sands suggest a silica saturated environment. Similarly, chemical etching and solution pits are common in the Veracruz beach sands, which are probably linked to the contaminated sea water. Desiccation crack at Veracruz beach sands is an indicator of temperature changes in the beach environment. Broken benthonic foraminifera Elphidium discoidale sp. present in the Veracruz beach indicates a high-energy littoral environment.     

Variations in the surface texture of suspended quartz grains in the Loire River: an SEM study

Statistical size distribution and scanning electron microscopic studies of suspended sand grains in the Loire River at Montjean, France were carried out over a period of a year (hydrological cycle) to discern seasonal variations. The sand fraction in suspension is better sorted during winter (average mean = 0.69 mm, median = 0.65–0.95 mm, sorting value, σ= 1.1–1.35) and is dominated by quartzo-feldspathic minerals. During summer, on the contrary, this fraction is rich in mica minerals and is poorly sorted (average mean = 1.21 mm, median = 0.33–0.95 mm, sorting value, σ= 1.4–2.0). The grain size of the coarser fraction shows a tendency to increase with river discharge up to an optimum discharge of about 1000 m³ s^-1 and thereafter decreases. Scanning electron photomicroscopy of quartz grains from the suspended sand population indicates that both mechanical and chemical features occur. The former (conchoidal fractures, mechanical fractures and breakage) dominate in the samples collected near the water surface during winter floods and the latter (solution pits, vermicular features, silica flowers, neogene silica and diatoms) in the samples from the bottom during low summer flows. During summer, chemical action takes place on sediments prior to or upon their deposition. Sediments that are resuspended during winter floods undergo mainly physical processes (attrition/abrasion). Mixed surface features are, therefore, observed during average and low river discharge. Inheritance of these surface features from the source area is, however, not completely excluded. Thus, the history of quartz grains in suspension can be reconstructed from SEM exoscopic studies: therefore, it can be proposed that the fluvial quartz grain surface textures result from a combination of alternating chemical and physical processes.     

云南大理点苍山末次冰期冰碛物石英砂扫描电镜形态特征分析

云南大理点苍山是大理冰期的命名地,保存有确切的末次冰期冰川作用遗迹.对点苍山冰碛物石英砂进行了扫描电镜形态特征分析,获得了其石英砂形态特征及其频率,并在冰川成因的典型特征的频率上取得了新的认识.扫描电镜分析表明,点苍山冰碛物石英砂形态特征主要为：石英砂形状主要为次棱角状、尖棱角状和多棱角状,边缘多可见次棱脊和棱脊磨损,表面起伏度高;机械特征主要有贝壳状断口、平行解理面、裂隙、粘附碎片、擦痕、机械V形坑;化学特征主要有蚀坑和蚀缝、蜂窝状溶蚀表面、无定形硅沉淀和硅质薄膜.在石英砂表面与冰川作用密切相关的擦痕的频率为8%～32%;粘附碎片的频率为16%～40%;裂隙的频率为12%～32%.通过对点苍山冰碛物的石英砂扫描电镜分析,得出该第四纪海洋性冰斗冰川和悬冰川的石英砂形态特征及其频率.该冰碛物石英砂原始形态特征明显,机械特征频率不高,是近源堆积的冰碛物石英砂的典型形态特征.     

An application of scanning electron microscopy of quartz sand surface textures to the environmental diagnosis of Neogene carbonate sediments, Finestrat Basin, south-east Spain

The Finestrat Basin, 25 km NE of Alicante, contains a poorly understood sequence of Neogene sediments that lack an indigenous fauna. Study of the surface textures of euhedral quartz grains, probably derived by first-cycle weathering from an underlying Triassic mudstone diapir, provides new data on the depositional environment of the basin. The possible influence of alluvial fans is recorded by mechanical breakage features in these non-glaciated sediments. The distribution and abundance of chemical etch pits suggest their diagenetic origin following non-marine deposition, while the density and abundance of mechanically induced ‘V’-shaped pits seems typical of fluvial and low-energy littoral environments. The presence of silica precipitated during transport, such as silica globules, suggests a silica-rich transport medium and a depositional environment that was not highly alkaline. In combination with independent sedimentological evidence, these data suggest that the sediments collected in a lake after derivation by rivers and alluvial fans from the diapir. It is concluded that the abundance and superposition of features must be noted for each grain in order to yield useful results, and that the mechanisms acting on each grain be deduced before attempting to identify specific environments.     

克里雅河沿线沙丘沉积物石英砂表面特征分析

对沙漠内部典型河流沿线沙丘石英颗粒表面微形态特征的系统研究尚少。沿塔里木盆地南缘克里雅河下游丹丹乌里克、喀拉墩、圆沙古城、北方墓地及其北部塔里木河一带的沙丘顶部采到5件表沙样品。扫描电镜观察172颗经能谱挑选的石英颗粒表面微形态,筛析法测定5件样品的粒度。结果表明:1）丹丹乌里克样品以极细沙为主,其余均以细沙为主,各样品几乎不含黏土;2）样品磨圆度特征以次棱和次圆状为主,圆状很少,未见棱状特征,次棱状与次圆状特征之间消长关系显著,沙漠南北边缘样品的次棱状特征出现频率较腹地高;3）颗粒中V形坑频率呈现出沙漠边缘较高腹地低的特征,而沙漠边缘的化学作用结构特征低于腹地。石英砂表面特征结构以机械作用为主,同时伴生化学环境作用特征,可认为克里雅河下游沙物质包括了河流、冰川与戈壁成因及风输送而来的颗粒;颗粒表面特征总体新鲜,沙丘应较年轻。纵穿塔克拉玛干沙漠沉积物样品的表面微形态观察与粒度测定,为该地区沉积环境分析与沙丘砂溯源研究增添了新数据。     

风成沉积物中不同粒径石英颗粒表面机械结构的变化特征

按搬运方式将风成石英颗粒分级,逐级测量并统计表面机械结构的类型、数量和大小,并计算其面积。发现悬移为主的颗粒表面结构的类型、数量最少,仅见少量不规则坑、V形坑,在颗粒表面分布面积最小;跃移搬运为主的颗粒表面结构类型最丰富,不规则坑、蝶形坑、V形坑、新月形坑、贝壳状断口大而深,在颗粒表面的分布面积最大;滚动搬运为主的颗粒表面结构数量最多,以小而浅的不规则坑为主,伴有Ⅴ形坑、贝壳状断口等,在颗粒表面的分布面积大小适中。不同搬运方式在石英颗粒表面形成的结构不同,撞击频率、颗粒大小、搬运速度共同影响表面结构的发育,高撞击频率、大粒径可以形成并承载更多的表面结构,大动能撞击可形成多种类且大尺寸的表面结构。在借助石英颗粒表面结构进行成因判别时需根据粒径大小选择相应粒级的石英颗粒表面结构特征组合,以及结构的数量、大小特征等进行综合判别。     

南极普里兹湾石英砂表面微结构特征及环境意义

一、样品1981年我所颜其德同志在南极莫森站北面海区和戴维斯站基岩砂滩及其以北的普里兹湾采集了共11个站位的沉积物样品,它们分布在南纬66°-68°区间,其中水下7个,滩面4个,见图1。南极洲除少数山峰和岩石出露外,98%面积终年为冰川所覆盖,冰盖厚度可达数千米。地质环境特殊,气候严寒干燥,常有暴风袭击。化学作用微弱,而物理作用,特别是冰川作用显著。本文通过对普里兹湾石英砂表面微结构的分析,了解极地洋区典型的石英砂微形态的类型以及与此相适应的沉积环境和塑造这种形态的机械的、物理的和化学的因素。     

A preliminary discussion on the source of loessic material in China — A study of the surface textures of silt quartz grains by transmission electron microscope

Loess of China, regardless of its age, exhibits similarity in the surface texture of silt quartz grains, all of them having conchoidal fractures, flat cleavage planes (or plates), and mechanical cracks, and having been re-worked by silica precipitation and chemical dissolution. Silica precipitation, different-degree chemica etching and dissolution are commonly found on these grains, indicating that they would be separated from source rocks, such as granites, gneisses, etc.; or they may have been subjected to relatively long weatheringin-situ before transported to loess-accumulating areas, or they probably underwent diagenesis when brought into the sedimentation system, followed by weathering and erosion, and then transported to loess-accumulating areas. It is evident from the relationship between loess of China, deserts and Gobis, and loessic composition and its regional distribution that Mesozoic-Cenozoic land detrital sediments widely spread in the Ordos and Alashan regions are the principal source of loessic material in China.     

广东省海岸表层沉积物矿物表面特征与沉积环境关系的初步研究

作者选择了67个分布于不同海岸相带及近海河流环境表层碎屑沉积物中的锆石、电气石、长石、石英四种矿物,用扫描电境放大300至10000倍观察分析其表面结构特征。观察分析发现,不同环境下的矿物表面结构特征有一定区别。这些区别主要由不同环境因素造成。河流环境的矿物表面结构简单,由物理作用造成;海岸环境的不同相带,矿物表面结构特征比较复杂,但程度有所不同。其特征主要取决于物理作用和所迭加的化学溶蚀作用。热带、亚热带海水对矿物的化学溶蚀和改造十分重要。     

广东省海岸表层沉积物矿物表面特征与沉积环境关系的初步研究

作者选择了s7个分布于不同海岸相带及近海河流环境表层碎屑沉积物中的错石、电 气石、长石、石英四种矿物，用扫描电境放大300至iooo。倍观察分析其表面结构特征。观察分析发现，不同环境下的矿物表面结构特征有一定区别.这些区别主要由不同环境因素造成。河流环境的矿物表面结构简单，由物理作用造成;海岸环境的不同相带，矿物表面结构特征比较复杂，但程度有所不同。其特征主要取决于物理作用和所迭加的化学溶蚀作用。热带、亚热带海水对矿物的化学溶蚀和改造十分重要。     

基于扫描电镜分析的猪野泽全新世砂层成因探讨

猪野泽全新世沉积物剖面中存在砂层和灰绿色湖相沉积层相间分布的现象。本研究对猪野泽QTH01、QTH02剖面砂层的石英砂样品进行扫描电镜分析,且与古湖泊岸堤和现代沙丘砂样做了对比,探讨了猪野泽全新世剖面中部和底部砂层的成因。研究发现,猪野泽QTH01、QTH02剖面样品中大部分石英砂兼具风成结构和水成结构,且水成特征大都覆盖于风成特征之上,V型坑分布频率相对较小,磨圆度特征与现代沙丘样品较为相似,与岸堤石英砂具有相似的结构特征,但剖面砂层不具岸堤典型的斜纹层理。结果说明,猪野泽砂层先经历了风成环境,后期转向湖相沉积,也有少部分砂是通过河流沉积于剖面位置;剖面砂层与岸堤砂层的成因相似,但剖面所在位置并非湖泊岸堤;剖面砂层形成时期风沙活动强烈,湖泊水动力条件稳定,河流对湖泊影响较小。     

Surface microtextures of quartz grains from the central coast of Tamil Nadu

Quartz grain surface micro textures of 12 samples collected from the beach were examined under scanning electron microscopy to understand the role of coastal processes on their transportation and deposition. The study area has been divided into three sectors on the basis of drainage, geomorphology and nature of the beach and shelf topography. Surface textures of the northern sector display an array of mechanical features like conchoidal fracture, V marks and impact pits, indicating the dominance of mechanical processes. However, silica precipitation in the form of globules indicates an added influence of chemical processes in the Northern sector. The presence of chemical features in northern sector, where energy level is high, corroborates the addition of quartz grains from paleo-sediments, from the nearby Tertiary and Cretaceous formations. Central sector quartz grains display the signatures of chemical and mechanical processes. The presence of step like furrows in southern sector is an indicator of fluvial low energy conditions, and supplements the role of littoral currents in depositing the quartz grains along the coastal region.     

图门江下游沙丘粒度分布与石英表面结构研究

图门江下游沙丘粒度频率累积曲线形态全部为双峰,负偏态,粒度变化范围大,平均粒度数值小,标准偏差平均值为0.61;粒度分布特征方法判断沙丘沉积环境以河流成因为主。通过扫描电镜研究其石英颗粒表面结构,机械作用以贝壳状断口、V形坑和次棱角状形态组合为主,化学作用为中等-强烈溶蚀特征;石英颗粒表面结构特征表明沙丘为河口沉积;热释光测年结果表明沙丘受全新世海平面变化的影响,经历海水及风力改造。     

四川盆地白垩纪沙漠石英沙颗粒表面特征

石英具有较大的硬度和较高的化学稳定性，因而其颗粒表面特征能很好地反映沉积环境。而通过扫描电镜研究石英颗粒表面微细特征是分析沉积环境行之有效的方法。虽然多数人认为四川盆地白垩纪地层存在沙漠沉积(打儿凼组和夹关组)，但仍有人对沙漠沉积的存在持怀疑态度，并认为是河流成三角洲沉积。过去关于其沉积环境的判别主要是根据沉积结构和构造，并未对其石英沙颗粒表面特征进行过系统分析。笔者对采自四川盆地白垩系不同层位地层的样品进行了石英沙颗粒表面特征系统分析。结果表明，石英沙颗粒表面特征分析可以成功地将石英沙区分为风成和水成沉积。因此，本文从石英沙颗粒表面特征方面进一步肯定了四川盆地白垩纪古沙漠的存在。     

Pleistocene evolution of the Nile Valley in northern Upper Egypt

In the El Minia district of northern Upper Egypt, the Pleistocene deposits of the Nile Valley include (?)Early Pleistocene conglomerates of the Armant Formation and (?)Middle Pleistocene sands of the Qena Formation. These sediments are exposed along both sides of the valley in terraces at different heights, unconformably overlying Eocene limestones. Field observations suggest that the conglomerate facies of the Armant Formation was deposited in proximal and mid-alluvial fans. The sands of the Qena Formation are differentiated into two facies: a cross-bedded sandstone, representative of alluvial fan—braided stream environments, and a facies of sand interbedded with mud that may have been deposited by a meandering river. The heavy minerals of the Armant Formation are markedly different from those of the Qena Formation, suggesting derivation from different sources. Surface textures of quartz grains from the Qena sands, observed by SEM, exhibit chemical features, attributed to a fluviatile origin. Sand from the Armant Formation is characterized by mechanical and chemical surface textural features that suggest original aeolian derivation followed by later fluvial sedimentation.     

南极松散沉积物粒度分形研究

利用分形理论, 研究了南极纳尔逊冰盖前缘发育的沉积物、风成沉积物及湖泊沉积物的粒度分布分形结构特征. 结果表明: 不同沉积环境下的沉积物粒度分形结构具有明显的差异, 冰盖前缘沉积物具有显著的分形结构特征, 而湖泊沉积物和风成沉积物不具有分形结构特征, 这为识别南极地区松散沉积物沉积环境提供了一种新的判别依据. 对纳尔逊冰盖前缘沉积物粒度分维特征的研究结果表明, 其粒度分布主要与冰川搬运的动力学过程有关, 分维值的大小与当时形成沉积物的动力学过程、沉积环境、冰盖进退及古气候环境的演化密切相关.     

云南西北部丽江—剑川地区古近纪宝相寺组石英砂颗粒表面特征

石英砂具有丰富的颗粒表面特征,是判别沉积环境的重要标志。利用扫描电镜对云南丽江—剑川地区宝相寺组（E2b）的石英砂颗粒表面特征进行了系统分析：下部样品具水成特征,中部样品具风成特征,上部样品则具经水流改造后的风成特征。结合野外观察结果,从宝相寺组石英砂颗粒表面特征的变化规律可以看出,下部为近源洪积环境、中部为风成沙丘环境、上部为湖泊环境。其中中部样品的石英砂磨圆、分选极好,普遍具有标准的碟形、新月形撞击坑和毛玻璃化表面,是典型的沙漠砂沉积。     

云南西北部丽江—剑川地区古近纪宝相寺组 石英砂颗粒表面特征

石英砂具有丰富的颗粒表面特征,是判别沉积环境的重要标志。利用扫描电镜对云南丽江—剑川地区宝相寺组(E2b)的石英砂颗粒表面特征进行了系统分析:下部样品具水成特征,中部样品具风成特征,上部样品则具经水流改造后的风成特征。结合野外观察结果,从宝相寺组石英砂颗粒表面特征的变化规律可以看出,下部为近源洪积环境、中部为风成沙丘环境、上部为湖泊环境。其中中部样品的石英砂磨圆、分选极好,普遍具有标准的碟形、新月形撞击坑和毛玻璃化表面,是典型的沙漠砂沉积。     

对《西藏高原雅鲁藏布江北岸蛇绿岩带的发现及其地质意义》一文的商榷

综合1：5万区调成果，系统阐述了赣西北地区双桥山群的沉积学特征，认为是一套形成于滨海－半深海环境的重力流沉积体系，基本发育－系列重力流沉积相单元，即块状混杂砾岩相，正递变砾岩相，经典浊积岩相等，对各单元基本层序特征进行了总结论述，并结合地球化学特征及粒度分析成果探讨了沉积环境。