The Asian Tsunami disaster,December 2004

The tragic scenes of human suffering in the wake of the Asian tsunami in late December 2004 have thrown into sharp relief the Earth's destructive power (Fig. 1 ). Caused by a tectonic event off the coast of Sumatra, it could be described as a very large earthquake, an unusual tsunami and a massive disaster. Or, with a longer view, it could be considered a normal feature of a convergent plate boundary. Both views are correct.

Figure 1 Open in figure viewer PowerPoint Mass destruction after the tsunami hit the village on the sand bar at Phi Phi Island, Thailand, with unscathed limestone hills behind (Rex Features).     

The magmatic history of the Vetas-California mining district,Santander Massif,Eastern Cordillera,Colombia

The Vetas-California Mining District (VCMD), located in the central part of the Santander Massif (Colombian Eastern Cordillera), based on U–Pb dating of zircons, records the following principal tectono-magmatic events: (1) the Grenville Orogenic event and high grade metamorphism and migmatitization between ∼1240 and 957 Ma; (2) early Ordovician calc–alkalic magmatism, which was synchronous with the Caparonensis–Famatinian Orogeny (∼477 Ma); (3) middle to late Ordovician post-collisional calc–alkalic magmatism (∼466–436 Ma); (4) late Triassic to early Jurassic magmatism between ∼204 and 196 Ma, characterized by both S- and I-type calc–alkalic intrusions and; (5) a late Miocene shallowly emplaced intermediate calc–alkaline intrusions (10.9 ± 0.2 and 8.4 ± 0.2 Ma). The presence of even younger igneous rocks is possible, given the widespread magmatic–hydrothermal alteration affecting all rock units in the area.The igneous rocks from the late Triassic–early Jurassic magmatic episodes are the volumetrically most important igneous rocks in the study area and in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera. They can be divided into three groups based on their field relationships, whole rock geochemistry and geochronology. These are early leucogranites herein termed Alaskites-I (204–199 Ma), Intermediate rocks (199–198 Ma), and late leucogranites, herein referred to as Alaskites-II (198–196 Ma). This Mesozoic magmatism is reflecting subtle changes in the crustal stress in a setting above an oblique subduction of the Panthalassa plate beneath Pangea.The lower Cretaceous siliciclastic Tambor Formation has detrital zircons of the same age populations as the metamorphic and igneous rocks present in the study area, suggesting that the provenance is related to the erosion of these local rocks during the late Jurassic or early Cretaceous, implying a local supply of sediments to the local depositional basins.     

Petrology of the Betulia Igneous Complex,Cauca, Colombia

The Betulia Igneous Complex (BIC) is a group of Late-Miocene (11.8 ± 0.2 Ma) hypabyssal intrusions of intermediate to felsic composition located in the SW of the Colombian Andes. These bodies have a calc-alkaline tendency and are related to the subduction of the Nazca plate under the South American plate. Diorites, quartz diorites and tonalities have porphyritic and phaneritic textures and are composed of plagioclase, amphibole, quartz, biotite, and orthoclase. Plagioclase is mainly of andesine-type and the amphiboles were classified mainly as magnesiohornblendes, actinolites, and tschermakites.BIC rocks have a narrow range of SiO₂ content (59–67wt%) and exhibit an enrichment of LILE and LREE relative to HFSE and HREE, respectively. These features are attributed to enrichment of LILE from the source and retention of HFSE (mainly Nb, Ta, and Ti) by refractory phases within the same source. The depletion of HREE is explained by fractionation of mineral phases that have a high partition coefficients for these elements, especially amphiboles, the major mafic phase in the rocks. Nevertheless, the fractionation of garnet in early stages of crystallization is not unlikely. Probably all BIC units were generated by the same magma chamber or at least by the same petrologic mechanism as shown by the similar patterns in spider and REE diagrams; fractional crystallization and differentiation processes controlled the final composition of the rocks, and crystallization stages determined the texture.Isotopic compositions of BIC rocks (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr: 0.70435–0.70511; ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd: 0.51258–0.51280; ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb: 19.13–19.31; ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb: 15.67–15.76; ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb: 38.93–39.20) indicate a source derived from the mantle with crustal contamination. The model proposed for the BIC consists of fluids from the dehydration of the subducted slab (Nazca plate) and subducted sediments that generated partial melting of the mantle wedge. These basaltic melts ascended to the mantle–crust boundary where they were retained due to density differences and began to produce processes of melting, assimilation, storage, and homogenization (MASH zone). At this depth (∼40–45 km), fractional crystallization and differentiation processes began to produce more felsic magmas that were able to ascend through the crust and be emplaced at shallow depths.     

The Catak landslide disaster, Trabzon Province, Turkey

The Catak landslide (Trabzon Province, Turkey) developed retrogressively upslope through a series of small slips, culminating with the catastrophic rock avalanche of 23rd June, 1988 when at least 66 people were killed. The landslide was caused by prolonged heavy rainfall triggering a failure in a partially supported 25-m high road cutting in colluvium, which progressively removed support for the higher parts of the slope and resulted in the catastrophic slide. Such high-magnitude events are not uncommon in the Black Sea Mountains but the recent disaster highlights the need for systematic landslide hazard assessments in the region.     

胶北~2.5Ga岩浆热事件的锆石Hf同位素特征及其对地壳演化的指示意义

位于华北克拉通东缘的胶北地体,被普遍认为是胶-辽-吉带的西南组成部分,经历了多期岩浆-变质热事件,而晚太古宙末期约2.5Ga的岩浆事件是该区最强的岩浆事件;为了确定该期岩浆热事件的性质,本文选取2件形成于约2.5Ga的英云闪长质片麻岩及花岗质片麻岩开展锆石Hf同位素测试分析;总计69个锆石Hf同位素分析点的结果显示,它们均具有正的εHf(t)值,在10.71到3.0之间,平均为6.02,两阶段锆石Hf模式年龄主要分布于2.6～2.9Ga之间,平均为2747Ma,明显大于锆石的207Pb/206Pb年龄,表明约2.5Ga的TTG及花岗质片麻岩主要源于2.6～2.9Ga新生地壳的重熔或再造;另外,一些锆石具有极正的εHf(t)值,它们的锆石Hf模式年龄与U-Pb年龄相近,这暗示在约2.5Ga有亏损地幔物质加入地壳,并发生了即时重熔;根据本次研究获得的锆石Hf同位素数据,结合前人的Nd同位素结果,我们认为胶北地体内约2.5Ga的岩浆活动可能主要表现为与地幔岩浆低侵作用有关的新生地壳的重熔或再造,约2.9Ga和2.7～2.8Ga是胶北地体地壳生长的两个时期,并且与华北克拉通大部分地区一样,2.7～2.8Ga是胶北地体新生地壳形成最重要的时期。     

Structural evolution of the Llanos foothills, Eastern Cordillera, Colombia

The Llanos foothills are located in the frontal thrust zone of the Eastern Cordillera in Colombia in a complex environment that BP has been exploring actively since 1988. This exploration has resulted in the discovery of several fields with a variety of hydrocarbon fluids (gas condensate and volatile oil) in very tight quartz-arenites. The structural style and complexity of this fold-and-thrust belt changes along the trend from single frontal structures to an imbricate of up to five thrust sheets in a triangle zone. In highly complex environments, the seismic image quality is poor, and interpretation becomes very challenging. The structural models of the area have evolved as more data have been acquired. The initial structural model required inversion of the basin at the end of the Andean orogeny. The structural style changed to an in-sequence imbricate thrust stack with very long, trailing back limbs that return to regional elevation and finalize in a tighter structures with short back limbs. The concept of early deformation and multiple phases has been introduced. Three main phases have been distinguished: (1) an early event during the deposition of the Lower Carbonera (39–29 Ma), with incipient structures formed to create syntectonic deposition; (2) a phase of steady subsidence that increased notably at the end of the period (29–7 Ma); and (3) the latest phase (7–0 Ma), when most deformation and uplifting occurred. The migration of hydrocarbons happened simultaneously with the deformation, and its final distribution, amount, and variation in composition is related to the structural evolution of the area.     

福建仙云洞石笋记录的新仙女木突变事件结束时的缓变特征

新仙女木（Younger Dryas,简称YD）事件是发生在末次冰消期升温过程中北半球的一次急剧降温事件。文章基于福建西部仙云洞石笋（编号：XYⅣ-14）9个高精度²³⁰Th年龄和233个氧同位素分析,建立了12.68~11.25 ka B.P.时段平均分辨率达7 a的东亚夏季风强度的演变序列。该石笋氧同位素记录最为显著的特征是在11.89~11.51 ka B.P.时δ¹⁸O在380±95 a内偏负约1.3‰,指示了YD事件缓慢的结束过程。与基于年层时标的我国北方苦栗树洞、南京葫芦洞和神农架青天洞石笋记录对比发现,仙云洞记录的YD结束过程的时间（380±95 a）明显比苦栗树洞、葫芦洞和青天洞记录（38 a、10 a和11 a）长300多年。仙云洞石笋所记录的YD事件缓慢结束的特征与低纬菲律宾Palawan洞穴石笋记录十分相似。分析结果表明,受热带西太平洋海气耦合的影响,低纬水文循环过程的变化比高纬的气候突变要缓慢的多。

     

舟曲县三眼峪沟特大型泥石流的形成和运动特征

2010年8月8日凌晨,舟曲县城北侧三眼峪沟和罗家峪沟暴发了自1949年以来强度最大的特大山洪泥石流灾害。本文基于现场调查,对三眼峪沟泥石流的运动特征进行了分析。该流域泥石流的特征显示,三眼峪沟"8.8"泥石流在流域中游已基本形成,但是,由于沟谷不同地段沟谷形态及固体物质的特征不同,泥石流在冲淤和流量方面差异显著。三眼峪沟的两个支沟汇合后,泥石流流量迅速增大,但其最大峰值流量未形成叠加,主沟出山口处最大峰值流量达1833.18m3/s。     

辽西义县组早期火山事件层地球化学特征及意义

义县盆地早白垩世义县组为一套火山-沉积岩系,沉积层中多含凝灰质成分。为了解沉积期火山活动对沉积层产生的影响,对砖城子层火山碎屑泥灰岩(火山事件层)和纹层状泥灰岩夹层、大康堡层纹层状泥灰岩进行岩石学和地球化学的研究。研究表明:火山事件层中含大量的火山碎屑(20%±),其他各层均含凝灰质成份。样品中主量元素Ca O、Mg O和Si O_2含量较高,Si O_2含量变化较大,Al_2O_3含量较低;微量元素与上地壳(UCC)元素比值多小于1,大多数微量元素(Rb、Th、Nb、REE等)处于亏损状态,火山事件层富集Li、Sc、As、Sr和Ag元素。沉积期火山活动对沉积层中Si O_2和K_2O含量影响较大,并可能导致As元素富集。火山事件层样品化学风化指数(CIW)在82~91之间,呈逐渐增加的趋势,指示风化作用强烈。     

广州市白云区夏茅村岩溶地面塌陷特征及致灾因素和风险分析

广州市白云区夏茅村岩溶塌陷地质灾害严重,塌陷区内地质环境条件极其复杂,隐伏灰岩岩溶土洞发育强烈,溶洞、土洞规模较大,且发育多层溶洞,溶洞间相互连通,岩溶塌陷区基岩面起伏较大,高程变化剧烈,第四系覆盖层厚度较大,底部粉质黏土层土洞发育,土体中规模巨大的土洞是产生岩溶地面塌陷的基础条件。基岩断裂构造带及其影响带范围内,岩石破碎,形成导水断层,存在地下水迳流通道,沿断裂带地下水循环活跃,溶蚀强烈,形成岩溶强发育带,为岩溶塌陷的发生提供了良好的动力条件。区内楼房基础施工扰动了地下水和土洞间的平衡状态从而成为了地面塌陷发生的诱发因素。运用7项地质环境条件指标和5项经济人口指标分别定性评估岩溶地面塌陷的易发度和易损度,并将二者叠加进行地质灾害风险评估。研究结果表明,夏茅村潜在地质灾害风险大,只有严格控制地下水动力条件,才能避免再次发生岩溶地面塌陷。     

四川华蓥山地地质灾害类型及成因分析

该文全面介绍了华蓥山地区的山地地质灾害的情况及类型。重点从地质因素、水体因素、人为因素等三方面分析了华蓥山地地质灾害的成因。     

The Cretaceous–Palaeogene boundary at Gorgonilla Island,Colombia, South America

The discovery of a new Cretaceous/Palaeogene (K/Pg) bathyal marine sequence on Gorgonilla Island, SW Colombia, extends the presence of Chicxulub impact spherule deposits to the Pacific region of northern South America and to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Gorgonilla spherule layer is approximately 20 mm thick and consists of extraordinarily well‐preserved glass spherules up to 1.1 mm in diameter. About 70–90% of the spherules are vitrified, and their chemical composition is consistent with Haiti (Beloc) impact glass spherules. Normal size‐grading, delicate spherule textures, welded melt components and an absence of bioturbation or traction transport suggest that the Gorgonilla spherule layer represents an almost undisturbed settling deposit.     

云南白牛厂银多金属矿水文地质特征及其水害的预测与防治

云南白牛厂银多金属矿区位于红河与南盘江两大水系分水岭东侧的德厚河水文地质单元的补给区,属红河流域。为确保矿山的安全高效开采,须对矿床的充水通道、充水因素等进行分析。通过对云南白牛厂银多金属矿进行水文地质条件调查,详细分析矿区的水文地质特征,认为矿区充水通道主要为矿区的构造破碎带;矿床充水因素主要为大气降水、地下水、地表水:地下水是矿床充水的主要水源,大气降水与地表水是矿床充水的影响因素;该矿床为顶板和地板直接充水的水文地质条件中等-复杂的岩溶裂隙含水层充水矿床。预测了矿山开采可能会遇到的危险(如雨季发生突水等),提出了防治措施及建议。     

哀牢山中段滑坡灾害类型及其变形失稳模式

以哀牢山地区中段为理论研究基地,在地质灾害详细调查试点工作的基础上,对西南山区地质灾害进行详细调查工作方法、对哀牢山地区中段滑坡灾害发育分布特征及变形失稳模式进行了描述性研究。调查研究表明:在西南山区地质灾害详细调查中,调查部署应兼顾流域环境、地质条件和社会经济等三要素,应充分发挥遥感调查的先导性作用,采用"点、线、面"相结合的专业调查方式,加强对区域灾害地质条件的调查,结合国土资源开发利用规划,增强对地质灾害趋势的预测能力;哀牢山中段滑坡点多面广,规模小,包括特殊土体型、崩滑堆积体型、残坡积层型、人工堆填土型和风化层型5种类型;滑坡分布受地质构造的控制作用显著,现代滑坡集中分布于地理地质-人类活动的频变区(或带),古滑坡主要沿主干构造或深切河谷岸坡分布;滑坡变形失稳具有散裂-摩阻-溜滑、蠕滑-拉裂-转动、滑移-拉裂-溃屈、蠕滑-拉裂-追踪和弯曲-拉裂-崩滑等5种模式;概括出了区内3种滑坡-泥石流转化模式。     

Geochemical fractionation of manganese in the Riogrande II reservoir, Antioquia, Colombia

The Riogrande II reservoir in Colombia has a total storage capacity of 240 million m³ and lies 2,270 m above sea level. The reservoir is used for power generation, water supply and environmental improvement. Dissolved manganese (Mn) is removed from reservoir water dedicated to domestic use by purification processes. Removal of Mn, however, poses a major challenge to purification processes and warrants the study of ways to naturally reduce dissolved Mn levels in the reservoir. The source of Mn within the reservoir is not well understood, however, presumably arises from sediment mobilization initiated by variation in pH, redox potential (ORP or Eh), dissolved oxygen (O₂) and ionic strength conditions. This study investigated conditions within the reservoir to further understand Mn transfer from the sediment into the water column. O₂, pH, oxidation–reduction potential (ORP or Eh), organic matter content and electric conductivity were measured in water samples and sediment from the reservoir. Sequential extraction (SE) procedures were used to test the specific effects exerted by each of these conditions on Mn mobilization from the sediments. The European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) sequential extraction procedure was used to quantify metals in sediment (referred to as the BCR extraction below). Statistical analysis of geochemical data from water samples (both water column and sediment pore water) and sediments demonstrated the conditions under which Mn can be released from sediments into the water column. The results indicated a primarily oxic water column and anoxic reducing conditions in the sediment (ORP or Eh ≤ ?80 mV). The pH of water in contact with bottom sediments varied from 7.6 to 6.8. The pH of sedimentary pore water varied from 6.8 to 4.7. The sediments contained significant amounts of organic matter (20 %). Chemical extractions showed that the exchangeable fraction contained over 50 % of the total Mn within sediments. Microscopic analysis using scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–EDS) indicated that Mn does not occur within well-crystallized mineral phases in the Riogrande II sediments. A large proportion of Mn exists instead as material adsorbed onto the surfaces of recently deposited sediment particles. Bacterial oxidation of organic matter may cause the observed anoxic conditions at the bottom of the reservoir. Mineralization of organic matter therefore contributes to reducing conditions within the sediments. Mobilization of Mn from the sediment into the water column may result from reductive dissolution of this fraction. Manganese release by this mechanism diminishes the water quality of the Riogrande II reservoir and warrants further study.     

The monitoring and prediction of mining subsidence in the Amaga,Angelopolis, Venecia and Bolombolo Regions,Antioquia, Colombia

Amaga, Angelopolis, Venecia and Bolombolo are small towns located in Antioquia, in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes. Mining has been practised in this region for a period of at least 100 years. This mining has mainly been small-scale, poorly mechanised and restricted to shallow room and pillar workings. Recently, the semi-mechanisation of some mines has enabled coal to be extracted using longwall mining methods. However, this has resulted in subsidence that has caused severe damage to structures, residential property, and agricultural land, and also induced landslides. In the British Isles, there are several reliable methods that can be used to predict the likelihood and magnitude of mining subsidence. The British Coal Corporation and the University of Nottingham have developed one such method, the “Subsidence With Influence Function Technique (SWIFT).” Based on mining subsidence observations undertaken in the coalfields of Britain over a period of approximately 50 years. The SWIFT program was used to predict the magnitude of subsidence, above a longwall panel, at the Industrial Hullera mine in Colombia. The results were then compared with subsidence profiles obtained from precise levelling and field monitoring. In each case, the SWIFT program overestimated the magnitude of mining subsidence by 0.17–0.20 m. However, the morphology of the subsidence profile, area-of-influence and location of maximum subsidence were similar. This overestimation of the predicted subsidence was attributed to the occurrence of strong, igneous rocks, such as rhyolite sills, in the Colombian coal measures. These strong, competent horizons act as cantilever beams during subsidence, causing bed separation and therefore reducing the magnitude of subsidence. In spite of these differences, mining subsidence can be predicted with a reasonable degree of accuracy and precision using the SWIFT technique, provided the software is calibrated and used in conjunction with local expertise.     

标水岩沟滑坡型泥石流灾害及特征

标水岩沟位于四川省普格县,系金沙江水系则木河支流.地处横断山东缘,年降水量的67%集中在6～9月,最大日降水量157.9mm.地形、地质和暴雨等自然因素的组合,为泥石流、滑坡的发育提供了有利条件.1999年6月22日,该沟暴发了一场灾害性泥石流,形成泥石流的降雨强度为75.9mm/h.由暴雨激发的滑坡在运动过程中直接转化成泥石流,是一场典型的滑坡型泥石流.泥石流致死2人,掩埋耕牛16头,毁坏房屋8间、公路220m、电站引水渠150m,淤埋良田23hm2,造成的直接经济损失280万元.泥石流具有如下特征流体性质为粘性,重度2.12t/m3;流体中固相物质和水体的比例约为73;流速快,最大流速14.55m/s.     

西藏天摩沟泥石流形成机制与成灾特征

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