Rock conductivity and fractal nature of porosity

While the d.c. electrical properties of a rock, through the volume conductivity, provide information on pore space structure (Formation factor) and pore fluid, the frequency dependence of the electrical parameters allows the characterization of the pore-matrix interfaces. To illustrate these properties, we present here some results of measurements performed on sedimentary rocks (Vosges and Fontainebleau sandstones). These samples have a classical electrical response, i.e. a ‘Cole and Cole’ frequency behaviour near a certain relaxation frequency and a low-frequency dispersion. We discuss some of the models that have been proposed in the past to explain this behaviour. It appears that most of them are valid near and above the relaxation frequency, but only Dissado and Hill's model seems to be satisfactory over the whole frequency range. The fractal nature of the interfaces, assumed in two of these models but appropriate only for one of them, could also be a convenient explanation for the frequency dependence.     

The electrical conductivity of upper-mantle rocks: water content in the upper mantle

The electrical conductivity of upper-mantle rocks—dunite, pyroxenite, and lherzolite—was measured at ∼2–3 GPa and ∼1,273–1,573 K using impedance spectra within a frequency range of 0.1–10⁶ Hz. The oxygen fugacity was controlled by a Mo–MoO₂ solid buffer. The results indicate that the electrical conductivity of lherzolite and pyroxenite are approximately half and one order of magnitude higher than that of dunite, respectively. A preliminary model involving water and iron content effects on the electrical conductivity was derived and is summarized by the relation:

综合电法在张北县玄武岩孔洞水勘查中的应用

随着张北县坝上地区经济发展和人口增长,对地下水的需求剧增,导致地下水位急剧下降,面临水资源匮乏的困境.查明张北县坝上地区的水文地质条件,弄清该地区地下水的赋存规律,是一个亟待解决的问题.利用CSAMT法和高密度电法查明了张北县西大淖村的地层结构,断层以及含水层的分布,精准确定了水文地质钻孔位置,出水量达130 m3/h,解决了当地水资源匮乏的问题.CSAMT法和高密度电法在勘查玄武岩孔洞水过程中取得了较好的应用效果,为进一步提高张北县的水资源利用率提供重要依据.     

Grain size effect on the electrical conductivity of clinopyroxene

Complex impedance spectra of polycrystalline samples (with grain size fractions ~5–63, 63–160 and 160–250 μm) and a single crystal sample (with orientation parallel to b), prepared from a natural megacryst augite, were measured in a piston cylinder apparatus at 10 kbar and 500–1,000°C and with a Solartron 1260 Impedance/Gain Phase analyzer over a frequency range of 0.1–10⁶ Hz. The main charge carriers are attributed to small polarons, and the activation enthalpy is 83 ± 3 to 90 ± 3 kJ/mol. The measured electrical conductivity shows no difference between the polycrystalline and single crystal samples, suggesting independence of electrical conductivity on grain size given a change above ~5 μm. The electrical conductivity of augite is much higher than that of olivine, indicating that, if regionally enriched, augites may lead to zones of high electrical conductivity and electrical anisotropy in the deep lithosphere.     

Hydrogen isotope fractionation between kaolinite and water revisited

The equilibrium hydrogen isotope fractionation factor (α) between kaolinite and water in the temperature range 330 to 0°C is 1000 In α_kaol-water = −2.2 × 10⁶T⁻² − 7.7. This monotonic expression is based on a combination of experimental data with >75% of exchange and empirical calibrations. The previously proposed and widely accepted complex fractionation expression is considered to reflect the role of surface and intersite fractionation effects in the low percent of exchange experiments(Liu and Epstein, 1984), and incorrect δD water values for the empirical values (Lambert and Epstein, 1980). There is no measurable fractionation between dickite and kaolinite. The temperature dependence of the kaolinite-water hydrogen isotope fractionation factor can probably be used as a model for other phyllosilicate-water systems below 350°C.     

The hydrogen isotope fractionation between kaolinite and water

Hydrogen isotope fractionation factors between kaolinite and water were determined at temperatures between 200° and 352°C. Five-gram samples of kaolinite were heated in contact with 8-mg samples of water in sealed glass reaction tubes. Under these conditions the approach to equilibrium with time will be reflected primarily in the change of the δ D in the water. Also the δ D of the hydrogen in the kaolinite will be relatively constant, subject to minor corrections. About seventy sealed vessels were heated for various times at various temperatures. During four months of heating, ～ 25% of kaolinite hydrogen exchanged with the water at 200°C, whereas 100% exchanged at 352°C. The α-values were estimated assuming equilibrium between exchanged kaolinite and water. The 10³lnα-values are estimated to be ?20, ?15, ?6 and +7 for 352°, 300°, 250° and 200°C, respectively, which are in approximate agreement with reported values previously determined at 400°C using conventional methods as well as those estimated from kaolinite in hydrothermally active systems. The curve representing the relationship between the hydrogen isotope fractionation factor for the kaolinite-water system and temperatures between 400° and 25°C is not monotonic but rather has a maximum at 200°C.     

乌鸦嘴泉水电导率年变动态与地震关系分析

本文通过确立乌鸦嘴泉水电导率正常年动态变化 ,利用典型震例 ,分析乌鸦嘴泉水电导率年变动态与地震关系 ,讨论了引起水电导率年动态变化畸变的原因 ,并认为地震前兆异常是造成乌鸦嘴泉水电导率变化异常的主要原因     

Hydraulic conductivity characterization of a karst recharge area using water injection tests and electrical resistivity logging

Water injection tests and electrical logging are particularly useful techniques in the characterization of geological media in engineering works. In this paper these techniques in conjunction with cracks measurements obtained from drilling cores, were used in the characterization of a singular location in a karst massif. The aim of our work is to determine the hydraulic characteristics of the investigated site, as well as to establish the relationship between the data obtained by the different techniques used. Thus, electrical resistivity records and fracture data were obtained from two boreholes of 100 and 120 m depth. Hydraulic conductivity was calculated from 25 low-pressure water injection tests (LPT) carried out at different depths in both boreholes. The relationship between hydraulic conductivity and fracture frequency was not very statististically significant (R²: 0.062–0.672; σ_est: 0.61–1.575). Conversely, electrical resistivity and hydraulic conductivity had a great relationship (R²: 0.725–0.935; σ_est: 0.159–0.738), so the electrical resistivity may be related to the functionality of the fractures. Finally, the LPT is shown as a very practical tool for determining the degree of the hydraulically interconnection with the surroundings, for establishing the hydraulic conductivity profile and for obtaining a measure of soil erosionability according to the significance of the fracture washing out processes recorded.     

高岭石水溶液的界面反应特征

高岭石的表面荷电性、溶解及其对 Cu2 、 Pb2 的吸附等实验结果表明, 高岭石的零净质子电荷点 pHPZNPC=5.2,但端面 >AlOH的 pHPZNPC在 6.5～ 7.0之间,而 >SiOH的 pHPZNPC < 2.3;然而,在 pH 2～ 10范围,ζ电位均为负值,即电动电荷等于零对应的 pH (pHIEP) < 2;且在 pH < 4溶解时, Al溶出率比 Si高,表明高岭石表层形成富 Si贫 Al层.随着溶液 pH由酸性往碱性的变化,重金属离子的吸附表现为离子交换与表面配位模式并存,并发生规律性的变化:在 pH < 6.5时主要表现为离子交换吸附,在 pH < 4时由于受到高岭石 Al的高溶出及较高的离子强度影响,高岭石对 Cu2 、 Pb2 的吸附率较低,但在 pH 5～ 6附近吸附率有明显的提升,并且有个吸附平台;在 pH > 6.5时,主要表现为离子交换和表面配位均为重要的吸附机制,若 pH再升高或重金属离子浓度过高时甚至发生表面沉淀.研究还表明,溶液 pH与离子强度影响高岭石水界面反应过程,表面溶解与质子化反应改变高岭石的表面性质,包括表面荷电性和表面位化合形态,因而调控 Cu2 、 Pb2 的界面吸附行为.     

Nature of electrical conductivity of the ancient crystalline base

The generalized popular image of conductivity structure of the crystalline as a tripartite section (high-low-high conductivity of top, middle, and bottom of the base, respectively) is disqualified significantly by recent soundings, in the USSR and elsewhere, by too many exceptions to the rule. The most plausible explanation of such three-dimensional exceptions is the presence of electron-conducting minerals and formations in different positions at great depths, which may affect conductivities of the entire profile.     

岩土材料导热系数与孔隙率关系的数值模拟分析

采用有限元方法数值,模拟了岩土材料的导热系数与孔隙率之间的非线性关系。有限元模型中的固体骨架和孔隙根据孔隙率的大小随机生成,模型中的材料参数和单元属性用ANSYS中的APDL参数化语言赋值。根据有限元随机模拟断面的热流密度分布和稳态热传导傅立叶定律,计算在不同孔隙率条件下的等效导热系数。研究表明,岩土材料模型等效导热系数随着孔隙的增加而减小;并且当孔隙率大于逾渗值后,等效导热系数的减小梯度明显降低;含孔隙岩土材料的热传导特性与渗流一样具有逾渗特性。     

Effect of dehydration on the electrical conductivity of phyllite at high temperatures and pressures

Mineralogy and Petrology - The electrical conductivity of phyllite (measured in situ at 0.5–2.5&nbsp;GPa and 773–1173&nbsp;K) increases with increasing temperature, satisfying...     

Hydraulic conductivity and pore fluid chemistry in artificially weathered plastic clay

Triaxial and oedometer tests have examined how freezing–thawing (FT) and drying–wetting (DW) affect the hydraulic conductivity of a natural plastic clay. Because the clay was expansive, FT and DW in the laboratory produced only one order of magnitude increase in hydraulic conductivity above the ‘undisturbed’ value when permeated with water. Permeation with sodium carbonate or dimethyl sulfoxide reduced the hydraulic conductivity towards the undisturbed value, though some increases still remained. Hydraulic conductivities measured by oedometer were lower than those in the triaxial tests and varied strongly with applied pressure.     

On the distribution of the electrical conductivity below the Eastern Alps

Along a profile Chiemsee—Hohe Tauern/Zillertaler Alpen-Drautal magnetotelluric measurements have been made at 65 sites and geomagnetic depth sounding has been made at 21 sites. From these registrations the distribution of the electrical conductivity at greater depths can be deduced by determining the distribution of the induced electric currents. We were mainly interested in the transition zone molasse basin/Calcareous Alps and in the conductivity distribution below the Hohe Tauern and the Zillertaler Alpen.The different rock units of the Calcareous Alps have on the average a low electrical conductivity. They are underlain by well conducting sediments (probably molasse) until 10 km south of the morphological border of the Alps. The well conducting sediments below the Calcareous Alps are rather thick. We assume a thickness of 3–4 km. The sediments decrease at the assumed southern border of the molasse basin within a short distance.The distribution of the electrical conductivity below the central eastern Alps has been investigated, to find perhaps an indication for an increased temperature in this area. A clear increase of the conductivity and as a consequence also of the temperature could not be found below the central eastern Alps. A small increase of the electrical conductivity, however, could be found in some areas as for example below the Hohe Tauern and below the upper valleys of the rivers Drau and Rienz. As the number of stations was too small in this area, no detailed information can be given about the extension and the depth range of these local conductivity anomalies.

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Zusammenfassung Entlang eines Profils vom Chjemsee über die Hohen Tauern und Zillertaler Alpen bis zum Drautal wurden an 65 Orten die zeitlichen Variationen des erdelektrischen Feldes und an 21 Orten die zeitlichen Variationen des erdmagnetischen Feldes registriert. Aus diesen Registrierungen kann die Verteilung der im Untergrund induzierten Ströme und daraus die Verteilung von Gesteinseinheiten unterschiedlicher elektrischer Leitfähigkeit abgeleitet werden. Besonders interessierte der Übergangsbereich Molassetrog—Nördliche Kalkalpen sowie der tiefere Untergrund unter den Hohen Tauern und den Zillertaler Alpen.Die — im Mittel gering leitfähigen — Gesteine der Kalkalpen sind im Bereich des Profils bis 10 km südlich des morphologischen Alpenrandes von gut leitfähigen Sedimenten (wohl überwiegend Molasse) unterlagert. Diese Sedimente sind unter den Kalkalpen noch mehrere km mächtig.Die Verteilung der elektrischen Leitfähigkeit unter den zentralen Ostalpen wurde untersucht, um vielleicht einen Hinweis auf eine erhöhte Temperatur in dem Gebiet zu erhalten. Eine deutliche Erhöhung der Leitfähigkeit und damit auch der Temperatur wurde unter den zentralen Ostalpen nicht gefunden. Eine geringe Erhöhung der elektrischen Leitfähigkeit ist jedoch in einigen Gebieten vorhanden, so z. B. unter den Hohen Tauern sowie unter dem Oberlauf der Flüsse Drau und Rienz. Genauere Angaben über die Ausdehnung und Tiefenlage dieser Anomalien können aber wegen der zu geringen Anzahl von Stationen noch nicht gemacht werden.

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Résumé Afin de déterminer les courants électriques induits et la distribution de la conductivité électrique, on a, le long d'un profil s'étendant du Chiemsee jusqu'à la vallée de la Drau, enregistré les variations temporelles du champ tellurique en 65 localités et les variations du champ magnétique en 21 localités.Pour la région de transition entre la Molasse et les Alpes Calcaires du Nord les résultats indiquent la présence de couches sédimentaires à bonne conductivité sous les Alpes Calcaires, dont les roches ont une conductivité généralement faible. Ces couches qui s'étendent jusqu'à 10 km au sud du bord morphologique des Alpes, ont une épaisseur de plusieurs km et sont probablement constituées surtout de Molasse.Pour la région centrale des Alpes Orientales les résultats ne donnent pas d'indication pour un accroissement général de la conductivité et par conséquent de la température. Sous les Hohe Tauern et sous les cours supérieurs de la Drau et de la Rienz des accroissements locaux relativement faibles ont été trouvés. Des résultats quantitatifs concernant ces anomalies ne peuvent pas encore être fournis à cause de la trop faible densité des stations d'enrégistrement.

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徐州市第四系孔隙水特征研究

徐州市是全国40个严重缺水的城市之一。近年来,徐州市水质型缺水较严重,向城市供水的地面水水源地遭受污染,而第四系孔隙水主要开采区位于徐州市下辖县城及乡镇,以往工作程度较低。为合理开发和保护徐州市第四系孔隙水资源,在开展徐州市经济发展现状、水文地质调查和区域农田水利调查资料分析的基础上,通过抽水试验及对以往资料进行对比分析,研究徐州市第四系孔隙水水文地质特征,总结富水规律及富集特征。徐州市第四系孔隙水主要分为潜水和承压水,潜水富水性强区域集中在沿故黄河高漫滩一带,直接接受大气降水和河流侧向径流补给,其余区域富水性差; 东部地区中更新统孔隙承压水的富水性、水质优于西部地区,而西部地区下更新统至中、上新统孔隙承压水的富水性、水质优于东部地区。     

Testing helium equilibrium between quartz and pore water as a method to determine pore water helium concentrations

The effectiveness of carbon capture and geologic storage depends on many factors, including and especially the permeability of the reservoir’s caprock. While caprock integrity is generally assumed if petroleum has been preserved, it is poorly constrained in reservoirs containing only saline waters, and CO₂ leakage poses a potential risk to shallow aquifers. Naturally-occurring He accumulates in pore waters over time with the concentration being strongly dependent on the long term flux of fluid through the caprock. Furthermore, a small fraction of pore-water He diffuses into quartz and this may be used as a proxy for He concentrations in pore water, where dissolved gas samples are difficult to obtain, such as in deep sedimentary basins. In this paper He contained in quartz grains is measured and compared to previously measured pore water concentrations. Quartz was purified from core samples from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico and the Great Artesian Basin, South Australia. Quartz separates were heated at 290 °C to release He from the quartz. The quartz from the San Juan Basin and high purity quartz from the Spruce Pine Intrusion, North Carolina was repeatedly impregnated at varying pressures using pure He, heated and analyzed to build He sorption isotherms. The isotherms appear linear but vary between samples, possibly due to fluid inclusions within the quartz grains as high purity quartz samples partition only 1.5% of He that partitions into San Juan Basin samples. Concentrations of He in the pore water were calculated using the He-accessible volume of the quartz and the air–water He solubility. The mean San Juan Basin He pore water concentration was 2 × 10^–5 cc STP He/g water, ∼400 times greater than atmospheric solubility. Great Artesian Basin samples contain a mean He concentration of 3 × 10^–6 cc STP He/g water or 65 times greater than atmospheric solubility. However, pore water He concentrations in both the San Juan and Great Artesian Basins differ by up to an order of magnitude compared to samples collected with an alternate method. The reason for the offset is attributable to either partial saturation of the pore volume or a lack of He equilibrium between quartz and pore water. Coating of clay or other mineral phases on quartz grains, which tends to reduce the effective diffusion coefficient, may cause the latter. This technique of assessing permeability is promising due to the abundance of existing core samples from numerous basins where carbon sequestration may ultimately occur.     

Mantle electrical conductivity profile of Niger delta region

The mantle electrical conductivity-depth profile of the Niger delta region in Nigeria has been determined using solar quiet day ionospheric current (Sq). The magnetometer data obtained in 2010 from geomagnetic stations installed in Lagos by magnetic dataset (MAGDAS) in 2008 and data from magnetometers installed in some parts of Niger delta by Center for Basic Space Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, were employed in this study. Gauss spherical harmonic analysis (SHA) method was used to separate the internal and external field contributions to Sq current system. The result depicted that the conductivity profile rose steadily from about 0.032 S/m at a depth of 89 km to 0.041 S/m at 100 km and 0.09 S/m at 221 km. This high conductivity region agreed with the global seismic low velocity region, the asthenosphere. The conductivity profile continued increasing downward until it got to 0.157 S/m at a depth of about 373 km (close to the base of upper mantle), 0.201 S/m at 784 km and reached 0.243 S/m at a depth of 1179 km at the lower mantle.     

煤系高岭石的原始晶粒尺寸及结晶度对插层作用的影响

采用SEM、XRF、XRD和IR研究了大同、平朔和淮北煤系高岭石的结构、粒度及其特性,探讨了粒度大小对高岭石插层作用的影响及其机理。研究发现:粒度中等且结晶有序的平朔煤系高岭石插层率最高,其次为晶体粗大但结晶有序的大同高岭石,粒度最小且结晶无序的淮北高岭石插层率最低。研究认为高岭石原始晶粒粒度对高岭石插层作用有重要影响,中等粒度最有利于高岭石插层作用的进行,粒度过大或过小均不利于高岭石插层作用的进行,其原因是由于不同粒度的高岭石插层作用过程中导致的差异弹性变形引起的。结晶有序度对高岭石插层作用也有重要影响,结构无序不利于插层作用的进行。