Characteristics of Clay Minerals in the Northern South China Sea and Its Implications for Evolution of East Asian Monsoon since Miocene

Clay mineral assemblages, crystallinity, chemistry, and micromorphology of clay particles in sediments from ODP Site 1146 in the northern South China Sea (SCS) were analyzed, and used to trace sediment sources and obtain proxy records of the past changes in the East Asian monsoon climate since the Miocene, based on a multi-approach, including X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS). Clay minerals consist mainly of illite and smectite, with associated chlorite and kaolinite. The illite at ODP Site 1146 has very well-to-well crystallinity, and smectite has moderate-to-poor crystallinity. In SEM the smectite particles at ODP Site 1146 often appear cauliflower-like, a typical micromorphology of volcanic smecites. The smectite at ODP Site 1146 is relatively rich in Si element, but poor in Fe, very similar to the smectite from the West Philippine Sea. In contrast, the chemical composition of illite at ODP Site 1146 has no obvious differences from those of the Loess plateau, Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Pearl River. A further study on sediment source indicates that smectite originates mainly from Luzon, kaolinite from the Pearl River, and illite and chlorite from the Pearl River, Taiwan and/or the Yangtze River. The clay mineral assemblages at ODP Site 1146 were not only controlled by continental eathering regimes surrounding the SCS, but also by the changing strength of the transport processes. The ratios of (illite+chlorite)/smectite at ODP Site 1146 were adopted as proxies for the East Asian monsoon evolution. Relatively higher ratios reflect strongly intensified winter monsoon relative to summer monsoon, in contrast, lower ratios indicate a strengthened summer monsoon relative to winter monsoon. The consistent variation of this clay proxy from those of Loess plateau, eolian deposition in the North Pacific, planktonic, benthic foraminifera, and black carbon in the SCS since 20 Ma shows that three profound shifts of the East Asian winter monsoon intensity, and aridity in the Asian inland and the intensity of winter monsoon relative to summer monsoon, occurred at about 15 Ma, 8 Ma, and the younger at about 3 Ma. The phased uplift of the Himalaya-Tibetan plateau may have played a significant role in strengthening the Asian monsoon at 15 Ma, 8 Ma, and 3 Ma.     

探地雷达(GPR)在海南岛东北部海岸带调查中的应用 *

对海南岛东北部海岸带调查采用了探地雷达(GPR)研究海岸带沙体的结构、展布和沉积序列,取得了很好的效果。文章通过和有限的露头资料对比以及对反射波形态、结构的研究,确定了海滩脊、海岸沙丘的反射特征以及潜水面的位置。雷达图像显示五龙港古海滩脊由亚水平、不连续、高振幅和透镜状反射波组成;木兰头海岸沙丘已受到人类活动的扰动,短的、陡倾斜反射可能代表未受扰动的海岸风成沙的前积层。研究表明探地雷达是一种可靠、快速和经济的地球物理方法,在砂砾质海岸可产生高质量、高分辨率和连续的反射剖面,值得加以推广。     

三塘湖盆地航磁异常特征及油气远景预测

三塘湖盆地是我国西部典型的火山岩油气盆地。本文基于1：5万高精度航磁资料,结合区域地质、区域重力、地面踏勘和物性资料,对三塘湖盆地进行了航磁综合解释;详细分析了磁场和重力场特征及其与区域构造的对应关系,圈定了盆地火山岩分布范围,采用欧拉反褶积方法计算了磁性体埋深,初步揭示了盆地磁性基底起伏情况;结合盆地火山岩油气成藏模式,开展了航磁油气远景预测。结果表明,三塘湖盆地中央坳陷内有隐伏火山岩存在的次级凹陷中心具有寻找火山岩油藏的良好前景：汉水泉凹陷区中的2个次级凹陷中心、条湖凹陷区北段次级凹陷中心应作为油气勘探重点区域;石头梅凸起和岔哈泉凸起区可作为重要油气勘探方向;方方梁凸起及其以南区域可作为下一步油气勘探工作的预研区。研究结果可为盆地油气资源后续勘探开发提供指导。     

西安地热水资源保护与管理的思考

西安地区蕴藏有丰富的地热水资源,充分挖掘、发挥地热水资源的综合效益不仅能有效缓解区内能源供需矛盾,而且有益于区内环境保护,实现经济的科学、可持续发展。近年来,行政监管不力导致过度开采地热水并进而引发地裂缝和地面沉降等问题。同时,西安地区在开发利用地热水中还存在粗放式利用,浪费严重及随意排放地热水尾水等问题。解决西安地区的地热水问题首先应该加强行政监管力度,其次要依法管理,最后还要实施统一的地热水资源勘查与评价以及综合利用研发。     

湘黔新晃-天柱重晶石矿床微量稀土元素和硫同位素研究

湘黔新晃-天柱地区的早寒武世重晶石成矿带是世界上最大的重晶石矿集区,在全球范围内具有代表性,对其进行 研究具有重要的科学意义。本文通过对新晃-天柱地区的重晶石矿床微量稀土元素和硫同位素研究表明：所有样品的 、比值以及重晶石含矿岩系稀土元素具有明显的负异常表明重晶石矿床形成时处于缺氧还原环境;重晶石矿石 表现出明显的正异常,反映了成矿过程受到了较强的海底热液物质的影响,表明钡可能主要来自于海底热液喷流物质; 重晶石的δ3值主要分布在,表现出重硫富集的特征,且重晶石硫同位素呈塔式分布,表明硫源来源单一,主 要来自同期海水硫酸盐。黄铁矿δ3值低于同期海水硫同位素组成,表明生物细菌对海水硫酸盐的还原起到了很大作用, 并且反映了矿床形成于海水交换有限的滞留的海盆系统。综合以上分析认为重晶石成矿时期为海底缺氧、热液活动频繁、 封闭半封闭的台地泻湖环境。     

甘孜－理塘蛇绿混杂岩带特征及其构造意义

本文系统总结了甘孜－理塘蛇绿混杂岩带的地质学、岩石学和地球化学特征。该蛇绿岩由变质橄榄岩、堆积岩、席状岩墙、枕状玄武岩与块状玄武岩和放射虫硅质岩组成。岩石地球化学特征表明，蛇绿岩形成于洋脊扩张环境。该蛇绿混杂岩带是义敦碰撞造山带大地构造相中的弧前混杂带相。     

湖北宜昌樟村坪埃迪卡拉系陡山沱组硅磷质结核中的微体化石

本文报道的微体化石产于湖北宜昌樟村坪万家沟剖面埃迪卡拉纪陡山沱组第10层的硅磷质结核中,化石组合包括疑源类Appendisphaera grandis、Ericiasphaera spjeldnaesii、Knollisphaeridium maxi mum、Leiosphaeridia tenuissi ma、Meghystrichosphaeridium perfectum、Tianzhushania polysiphonia、T.spinosa、T.ornata;丝状蓝藻Oscillatoriopsis obtusa、Polytrichoides induviatus、P.lineatus、Salome hubeiensis、Siphonophycustypicum;多细胞藻类Sarcinophycus palilloformis、Wengania minuta。该微体化石组合面貌与黄陵背斜东、南翼陡山沱组二段硅质结核中以大型具刺疑源类Tianzhushania为特征的组合相同,与贵州瓮安地区陡山沱组上磷块岩下部保存的微体化石组合面貌基本一致。     

电子自旋共振(ESR)化石测年及其在晚新生代动物群年代学研究中的应用

动物群化石组合通常被用来限定地层的相对年代,但很难给出地质事件的精确时间.电子自旋共振(ESR)方法能够对化石样品本身直接测年,测年范围可以覆盖更新世和上新世.ESR化石测年的难点之一在于化石中铀放射性衰变体系的开放性.通过与铀系分析相结合,可以更精确的重建牙齿化石中铀元素的迁移过程,进而获得更可靠的年龄.本文对ESR化石测年方法进行了介绍,并展示了该方法在国内外动物群年代学研究中的一些应用.通过与生物地层学相结合,ESR化石测年方法为晚新生代地质和动物考古学年代学研究提供了一种更直接的绝对测年手段.     

造山带岩石圈化学结构平面图的编制——以秦岭—大别造山带为例

国内外岩石圈化学组成的编图研究还处于探索阶段。笔者从岩石圈化学结构的思路出发 ,提出了编图的 3个地球化学指标 (铅同位素组成、T2DM 和同位素年代学 )和表示方法。以秦岭—大别造山带为例 ,同位素组成图可以反映构造分区和地壳生长历史 ,对造山过程和深部壳幔相互作用也有明确的显示 ;结合地质年代学的资料 ,化学结构平面图具有反映时空演化四维信息的能力。     

Isotopic effect of runoff in the Yarlung Zangbo River

This paper mainly analyzed the isotopic effect of precipitation in the Yarlung Zangbo River.On the whole,the isotopic compositions of most water samples fall on the upper right of the global meteoric water line.According to δD and δ18O data of the samples,the precipitation equation is figured out as δD=8 δ18O+10,showing that they are derived from precipitation but have experienced intensive evaporation.With obvious region-continental effect(a continuous depletion in heavy isotopes in water bodies occurs with increasing distance from the coast),the water presents a reducing trend of δD and δ18O westwards and southwards.Altitudinal effect is evident here,occur-ring in both trunk stream and main branches of the Yarlung Zangbo River.The distribution of water isotopic compo-sitions is concerned with the movement of precipitation clouds from the Bay of Bengal and the Nujiang River and is affected by the topographic and climatic conditions of the Tibetan Plateau.