A geochemical survey of thermal springs in western part ofRepublic of Yemen and their geothermometric characteristics

The high-mineral contents of some thermal waters are believed to have medicinal properties. Numerous spas and bathhouses might be built at these hot springs to take advantage of theses supposed healing properties such as skin diseases, rheumatism and so on. This paper is to find thermal reservoir and to classify the kinds of water. The majority of thermal springs are found discharging from igneous centers of Tertiary and Quaternary volcanic fields of the western Yemen (research area). Structurally these volcanisms are connected to N-NW faults that are parallel to the main Red Sea trend. Temperature and pH values of the thermal spring range 37℃-96℃, and 6.3-8.7 respectively. The Yemen/thermal waters indicate high variability in composition since they are ofNa (K) -CI, Na=HCO3 and Ca (Mg) =SO4 types, whereas the surficial waters have the typical worldwide Ca (Mg) -HCO3 composition. Different liquid phase geothermometers,such as SiO2, K^2/Mg and Na/K. Estimated reservoir temperatures ranging 70℃-140℃ perform equilibrium temperature evaluation of the thermal reservoirs.     

Geochemical survey of thermal system in Northeast China and their geothermometric characters

The chemical composition of several thermal springs around Changbaishan area has been investigated.Cenozoic basaltic rocks are widely distributed in Northeast China and geothermal characteristics have been described.About one hundred hot springs exist around Changbaishan Volcano at the border between China and D.P.R.Korea with high temperature about 82℃. The pH values of the spring water range from 6.9 to 7.1 and the total flow rate is about 4.8 L /sec. The chemical composition of the thermal springs is sodium carbonate; the high-mineral contents of thermal water are believed to have medicinal properties. Bathhouses are already built along the hot springs to take the advantage of the supposed healing properties. The high quality of those hot springs is believed to be utilitized for mineral water. The chemical equilibrium temperatures were estimated at about 160℃ based on the Na-K-Ca geochemical thermometer.     

Geochemical survey of thermal system in Northeast China and their geothermometric characters

The chemical composition of several thermal springs around Changbaishan area has been investigated. Cenozoic basaltic rocks are widely distributed in Northeast China and geothermal characteristics have been described. About one hundred hot springs exist around Changhaishan Volcano at the border between China and D.P.R.Korea with high temperature about 82~C. The pH values of the spring water range from 6.9 to 7.1 and the total flow rate is about 4.8 L/sec. The chemical composition of the thermal springs is sodium carbonate; the high-mineral contents of thermal water are believed to have medicinal properties. Bathhouses are already built along the hot springs to take the advantage of the supposed healing properties. The high quality of those hot springs is believed to be utilitized for mineral water. The chemical equilibrium temperatures were estimated at about 160℃ based on the Na-K-Ca geochemical thermometer.     

The Republic of Yemen Petroleum Overview

AbstractYemen located on the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is known that Yemen is important to world energy markets because of its oil and natural gas resources as well as its strategic location at the Bab el - Mandab strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Due to the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources (MOMR, 1998E) the Yemeni Oil Production was estimated to be 385 000 barrels per day (bbl/d), Oil Consumption was 69 000 bbl/d and Net Oil Exports was 316 000 barrels per day (bbl/d). On 1999 the Yemeni Proven Oil Reserves was estimated to be 4 billion barrels and the Natural Gas Reserves was estimated to be 16.9 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) (Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources, 1999). At this time, many researchers, scientific expeditions and foreign companies are interested in Yemen. This paper discussed the petroleum overview of the Republic of Yemen. In my opinion, Yemen is not just going to attract all with its oil and gas discoveries in the near future, but also with its new geological data and information.     

Analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in mangrove sediments of Red Sea of Yemen

A field work has been carried out to identify the occurrence of oil and oil products pollution in mangrove sediment from Red Sea of Yemen. The concentration of total petroleum hydrocarbons is from 700 ng/g at Kamaran Island station to 400 ng/g at Al-Hodiedah station, and the total organic carbon ( TOC) in samples ranges from 0.07% at Dhubab station to 0.03% at Kamaran Island station. This pollution is as a result of localized oil pollution and /or heavy ship traffic in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.     

Analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in mangrove sediments of Red Sea of Yemen

A field work has been carried out to identify the occurrence of oil and oil products pollution in mangrove sediment from Red Sea of Yemen. The concentration of total petroleum hydrocarbons is from 700ng/g at Kamaran Island station to 400 ng/g at Al-Hodiedah station, and the total organic carbon （TOC） in samples ranges from 0. 07% at Dhubab station to 0. 03% at Kamaran Island station. This pollution is as a result of localized oil pollution and/or heavy ship traffic in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.     

Geology, Mineral Deposit Model and Potential of the Suwar Cu-Ni Sulphide Prospect, Northwest Yemen

The Suwar Cu-Ni sulphide prospect is very highly regarded for its potential to host a major nickel-copper sulphide deposit in Republic of Yemen, a mineral resource lacking country. The ore-hosting intrusion is a lopolith about 6km long and lkm wide and more than 300m deep. There are two types of Cu-Ni mineralizations in the prospect: primary massive chalcopyrite+ pyrrhotite+ pentlandite controlled by gravitational and structural traps while the secondary Cu-Ni mineralization is coarse grained and occur as veins, veinlets, fracture fill, blebs or associated with coarse, re-crystallized carbonate in shear zones and faults. The deposit type of the prospect is believed to be the one associated with the ultramafic component of a large, broadly differentiated noritic, gabbroid intrusive. It is suggested that the prospect and adjacent area possibly contain a similar world class Ni-Cu deposits as that in Jinchuan, China.     

Analysis of the distribution characteristics of 226Ra and 228Ra and their sources in the western part of Qinghai Lake

The 226 Ra and 228 Ra activities of Qinghai Lake surface water,groundwater,river water,suspended particles,and bottom sediments were measured in a gamma-ray spectrometer.The sources of 226 Ra and 228 Ra were discussed according to their distribution characteristics.226 Ra and 228 Ra activities(dpm/(100 L)) ranged from 14.13±0.22 to 19.22±0.42 and 17.72±0.66 to 30.96±1.47 in the surface water of the North Bay,respectively,and from 7.88±0.24 to 33.80±0.47 and 15.73±0.74 to 57.31±1.44,respectively,in the South Bay.The surface water near the estuary had a lower salinity and had a higher concentration of radium isotopes than the samples collected further away.The farther offshore the sample,the higher the salinity was,and the lower the radium isotope activity.The distribution of radium activities in the western part of Qinghai Lake is controlled by several factors,including Buha River runoff,desorption from suspended particles derived from the river,groundwater discharge,and a small amount of diffusion from the sediment.     

Analysis of geological conditions and thermal reservoir characteristics of Guantao Formation in new coastal region

Geothermal resources is one of the most practical and competitive new energy at present, and there is abundant geothermal resources in the new coastal region. The article get the three following conclusion through the geothermal geological condition by the drilling strata and the condition of the reducing test ： stratigraphic division is done by the analysis of formation lithology and the drilling aging; the water yield is higher than 100 m3/h, the flow temperature is 67℃-71℃ ; the average geothermal gradient of the overlying strata is 3.08℃-3.33℃/100 m.     

Zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of Early Cretaceous granodiorite porphyries in Hutouya,western Shandong and their implications for petrogenesis

Zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb age and whole-rock geochemistry data are presented for the Hutouya granodiorite porphyries in Mengyin,western Shandong,to restrict its petrogenesis.The analyzed zircons exhibit oscillatory growth zoning and core-rim textures in the cathodoluminescence images and have high Th/U ratios( 0.04--1.66),indicating its magmatic origin.The youngest group of magmatic zircon yields weighted mean~(206)Pb/~(238) U age of 132 ± 2 Ma,which represents the forming age of the granodiorite porphyries,i.e.,the Early Cretaceous.The oldest group of magmatic zircon~(207)Pb/~(206) Pb ages ranges from 2 398 Ma to 2 370 Ma,yielding a weighted mean age of 2 389 ± 23 Ma,suggesting that the basement of the North China Craton should exist in the research area.Geochemically,the samples are characterized by high Si O_2( 70.38% and 64.87%),low Mg O( 0.60% and 1.53%) and Mg~#values( 42.92 and 50.42).Moreover,they show enrichment of light rare earth elements and large ion lithophile elements( e.g.Rb,Ba and K),depletion of heavy rare earth elements and high field strength elements( e.g.Nb and Ta),positive anomaly of Pb,and negative anomaly of Ti.These results,together with previously published data,indicate that the Hutouya granodiorite porphyries were derived from partial melting of a delaminated lower continental crust and subsequent interaction with the mantle peridotites.They are consistent with the period of lithospheric thinning beneath the eastern North China Craton and may be formed in an extensional tectonic environment.     

塔北隆起西部库姆格列木群底砂岩段沉积特征

根据岩心观察、测井及粒度资料分析,研究古近系塔北隆起西部库姆格列木群底砂岩段的碎屑与蒸发盐类沉积特征,分析其演化规律。结果表明:研究区可识别三角洲前缘、滨浅湖、盐湖等沉积相类型,在盐湖环境下三角洲滑塌变形构造较发育且形式多样,波状层理和火焰状构造成因及表现形式特殊。三角洲可划分为进积和退积两种旋回,盐湖可划分为扩张和萎缩两种旋回;受湖平面控制,底砂岩段4个砂组发育3期三角洲,表现为一个进积到退积的旋回,其中3砂组三角洲向盐湖推进最远,盐湖面积最小,而1砂组初期,三角洲完全退出研究区,盐湖面积最大,三角洲和盐湖沉积存在进退耦合关系。该研究结果为塔北西部碎屑岩油气勘探开发提供依据。     

PALEOSOLS OF SANDY LANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN THE WESTERN PART OF NORTHEAST PLAIN OF CHINA WESTERN DURING HOLOCENE

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Study on transmission mechanism of thermal infrared remote sensing for abrupt geothermal anomaly in volcanic region

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川西坳陷中段西部雷四段气藏沉积层序及其对储层的控制

为确定川西坳陷中段西部气藏的有利储层发育层段,利用薄片、岩心、测井、地震等资料,研究雷口坡组四段(简称雷四段)沉积层序,分析它对储层发育的控制。结果表明,雷四段可划分为一个完整的三级层序和三个四级层序,其中雷四上亚段对应上部四级层序,进一步划分为四个五级和多个六级高频层序,由向上变浅的高频沉积旋回组成;井间高频层序类型相似,横向一致性对比好,表明形成环境近似。雷四上亚段主要发育潮坪相的潮间带和潮下带亚相沉积,纵向上岩性变化频繁,横向上分布较为稳定;潮间带是储层发育的有利亚相,以Ⅱ、Ⅲ类储层为主,发育于上、下两个储层段中上部,对应五级和六级高频层序的中上部;高频层序反映的相对海平面变化控制潮间带有利岩相分布,影响后期成岩作用,是储层发育与空间展布的关键。     

Petrogenesis of Paleoproterozoic diorite porphyries in Luojiazhuang,western Shandong:constraints from LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry

Based on the study of LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb geochronology and whole-rock geochemistry for the Luojiazhuang diorite porphyries in Menying,western Shandong,the analyzed zircons exhibit oscillatory growth zoning in the cathodoluminescence images and have high Th / U ratios( 0. 15--1. 53),indicating a magmatic origin. In addition,most of the zircons have narrow metamorphic edges,suggesting that late metamorphic events may exist. The youngest group of magmatic zircon207 Pb /206 Pb ages ranging from 2 384 Ma to 2234 Ma,yielding a weighted mean age of 2353 ± 14 Ma,which represents the forming age of the diorite porphyries,as the Early Paleoproterozoic. Geochemically,the samples are characterized by low SiO_2( 54. 54% and 55. 47%),high MgO( 5. 22% and 5. 49%) and Mg~#values( 58 and 59). Moreover,they show enrichment of light rare earth elements and large ion lithophile elements( Rb,Ba and K),depletion of heavy rare earth elements and high field strength elements( Nb,Ta,Zr and Hf),positive anomaly of Pb,and negative anomaly of Ti. The fact implies that the Luojiazhuang diorite porphyries might derive from partial melting of enriched lithospheric mantle and mixed with an amount of continental crust material. In summary,they may form in the compression tectonic setting that stretching along the east-west direction at the North China Craton in the Early Paleoproterozoic.     

Zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of syenogranites in western Niubiziliang,northwestern Qaidam,Qinghai

The study presents the results of U-Pb dating of zircons and whole-rock geochemical analyses of a syenogranite located in the western Niubiziliang area,China with the aim of determining its formation time,petrogenesis and the regional tectonic setting. Zircons within the syenogranite are euhedral-subhedral and display rhythmic growth zoning,indicating a magmatic origin. Zircon U-Pb data obtained by LA-ICP-MS indicate the syenogranite formed in the Late Permian (260.7±1.5 Ma). The w(SiO_2) of syenogranites is 70.82%--73.59%,w(Al_2O_3) is 13.49%--14.82%,and w(Na_2O + K_2O) is 7.85%--8.52%,and yield K_2O/Na_2O ratios of 1.06--1.26. Therefore,the syenogranites belong to the high-K calc-alkaline and metaluminous (A/CNK 1,A/NK 1) series which display I-type granites similarly. The syenogranites also show the geochemical characteristics of volcanic arc rocks,being enriched in large-ion lithophile elements (LILEs; K,Rb) and light rare-earth elements (LREEs; La,Ce,Sm,Nd),but depleted in high field strength elements( HFSEs; Ta,Nb,P,Ti). On the whole,trace element ratios are close to the mean of the Earth's crust,indicating a lowercrust magma source. The low Sr (161--214) ×10~(-6) and Yb (1.08--1.80)×10~(-6) concentrations indicate that plagioclase and hornblende are residual mineral phases in the source. The regional geology and whole-rock geochemistry suggest that the formation of the syenogranites was related to subduction of the Zongwulong Ocean crust,and the north margin of Qaidam Block during the Late Permian was in an active continental margin tectonic setting.     

黑龙江老柞山金矿床地质、地球化学特征及其成矿构造背景

在对老柞山矿床地质特征系统研究的基础上,对与成矿有关的岩石开展了进一步的主、微量元素地球化学测试分析。结果显示与成矿有关的花岗岩具富Sr、低Ti的高钾钙碱性火山弧花岗岩的特征,闪长玢岩具偏铝质钙碱性岩系列特征。岩石样品均呈现出富集轻稀土元素和大离子亲石元素（LILEs）、相对亏损重稀土元素和Nb、 Ta、 Ti等高场强元素（ HFES）的特征,显示了与岛弧或活动大陆边缘岩浆岩相似的属性。流体包裹体特征显示,成矿流体主要来自岩浆水,矿床具中低温（125.6℃～324.5℃）、中浅成（1.0～7.1 km）成矿的特点。与成矿有关岩浆岩显示幔源岩浆特征,可能是地幔交代作用部分熔融所形成的。结合区域上同时期的火成岩时空展布认为,老柞山金矿床成矿可能分别与晚古生代古亚洲洋板块北向俯冲作用和中生代太平洋板块俯冲作用密切相关。     

Geochemical characteristics of Early Cretaceous source rocks in Boli Basin

The Early Cretaceous deposits are composed of important source rocks in Boli Basin. The types of the source rocks include black mudstones and coal （with carbonaceous mudstone）. By the organic geochemical analysis methods, the authors discussed the organic petrological characters, abundance of organic matter, degree of maturity and the type of source rocks. The main micro-component of black mudstone is exinite or vitrinite, and the content of vitrinite is high in coal. The weathering of the outcrop is very serious. The abundance of organic matter in source rock reaches the poor to better rank. The major kerogens in mudstone are type- Ⅲ, type- Ⅱ 2 and some type- Ⅱ 1 ; the organic type of coal is type-Ⅲ. The thermal evolution of the source rocks in every structural unit is very different, from low-maturity to over-maturity. The depositional environment is reductive, which is good for the preservation of organic matter. The organic matter in source rocks is mainly from aquatic organisms and terrigenous input.     

RESEARCH ON DISTURBED MECHANISM OF THERMAL NOISES OF THE SURFACE IN ABRUPT GEOTHERMAL ANOMALY

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