Ultramafic inclusions from San Carlos,Arizona: Petrologic and geochemical data bearing on their petrogenesis

Ultramafic inclusions from San Carlos, Arizona, are classified into two groups. Group I inclusions are dominated by magnesian (Mg/Mg + ΣFe= 0.86 – 0.91), olivine-rich peridotites containing Cr-rich clinopyroxene and spinel. The less abundant Group I pyroxenites (containing Mg- and Cr-rich pyroxenes) occur as discrete inclusions and as portions of composite inclusions where they have a sharp, planar interface with lherzolite. Group II inclusions are dominated by clinopyroxene-rich peridotites containing Al- and Ti-rich augite and commonly abundant, Al-rich spinel. Compared to Group I inclusions, they are more Fe-rich (Mg/Mg + ΣFe= 0.62 – 0.78) and more hetereogeneous in composition and modal proportions. Similar groups occur at many ultramafic inclusion localities.Our petrographic and geochemical results lead to the following conclusions. Olivine-rich Group I inclusions are not genetically related to the host basanite, and they are formed from two components. Component A is a partial melting residue; it comprises the major portion of these inclusions and determines the modal mineralogy and major and compatible trace element composition. Component B results from a small degree (<5%) of garnet peridotite melting (probably, within the low-velocity zone). This highly LIL-element-enriched melt has migrated upwards into the overlying component A where it crystallized primarily as clinopyroxene and amphibole, and thus, introduced LIL elements into the residual component A. Subsequent cooling and subsolidus recrystallization have removed textural evidence of this mixing. This model has also been proposed for olivine-rich Group I inclusions from Victoria, Australia. At Victoria and San Carlos some relatively clinopyroxene-rich Group I lherzolites are not contaminated by component B, and they represent the best estimates of upper mantle composition prior to melting. Group I orthopyroxenites may be fragments of tectonic layers formed in lherzolite, but they could also be early cumulates (now metamorphosed) from the melt in equilibrium with component A. Group I clinopyroxenites have geochemical features of clinopyroxene in equilibrium with a magma. Thus, they could also represent early cumulates (now metamorphosed) from a magma unrelated to the host basanite. Alternatively, their geochemical characteristics could result from more complex models such as residues from partial remelting of pyroxenite dikes and veins or intradike segregation processes such as filter pressing. All Group II inclusions studied appear to be cumulates derived from a SiO₂-undersaturated magma, possibly an early magma in the same volcanic episode which culminated with eruption of the host basanite. The poikilitic texture of amphibole-rich (kaersutite) inclusions is consistent with a cumulate origin. The bulk compositions of Group II inclusions are not equivalent to typical basaltic compositions.     

The crystal structure of sarkinite,Mn2AsO4(OH)

Summary Sarkinite is a basic manganese arsenate, Mn₂AsO₄(OH). The lattice parameters are:a=12.779 (2) Å,b=13.596 (2) Å,c=10.208 (2) Å, =108°53 (6). Space groupP2₁/a,Z=16. The crystal structure has been solved by direct methods from three-dimensional X-ray diffractometer data and refined by least-squares methods toR=0.052 for 3519 independent reflections. The crystal structure is built up by a three-dimensional framework of MnO₄(OH)₂ octahedra, MnO₄(OH) trigonal bipyramids and AsO₄ tetrahedra, as found in wagnerite. Isotypy of sarkinite with triploidite is confirmed.

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Die Kristallstruktur des Sarkinits, Mn₂AsO₄(OH)

Zusammenfassung Die Kristallstruktur des basischen Manganarsenates Sarkinit, Mn₂AsO₄(OH), mit den Gitterkonstantena=12,779 (2) Å,b=13,596 (2) Å,c=10,208 (2) Å, =108°53 (6). RaumgruppeP2₁/a,Z=16, wurde mit dreidimensionalen Röntgendiffraktometermessungen durch direkte Methoden gelöst und nach dem kleinste-Quadrate-Verfahren verfeinert (R=0,052 für 3519 unabhängige Reflexe). Die Struktur besteht aus einem dreidimensionalen Gerüst aus MnO₄(OH)₂-Oktaedern, trigonalen Bipyramiden von MnO₄(OH) und AsO₄-Tetraedern wie in Wagnerit. Die Isotypie von Sarkinit mit Triploidit wurde bestätigt.

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Induction of abnormal polychaete larvae by heavy metals

A little known observation that exposure to sublethal concentrations of detergent cause fatal abnormalities in the second generation of a polychaete has been followed up and similar abnormalities have been observed in the first or second generation of larvae exposed to sublethal concentrations of copper and zinc. Few toxicity tests extend beyond the responses of the exposed individuals. The discovery of a delayed reaction to sublethal concentrations of common contaminants of the sea has unknown but potentially important ecological implications.     

Petrogenesis of basement rocks of the upper rhine region elucidated by rubidium-strontium systematics

Initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios have been plotted against time of formation for various rock-types in the Schwarzwald and Vosges basement areas. These data exhibit strong positive correlations between the two variables. The Schwarzwald data define two distinct trend lines on the diagram, for the time span 500 to 250 Ma ago. The first comprises the data from orthogneisses, diatexites and pre-tectonic granites and documents the Sr isotope evolution in the crust underlying the Sehwarzwald. This region of the crust had a ⁸⁷Rb/⁸⁶Sr ratio of about 1. The other is delineated by data points from the post-tectonic plutons. These form a band corresponding to the development of closed systems with ⁸⁷Rb/⁸⁶Sr ratios of between 10 and 20 as indicated by the slope of the band. The second trend is interpreted as resulting from the formation of large, stable, deep-seated magma chambers formed by segregation of anatectic melts during a phase of tectonism 330Ma ago. The high ⁸⁷Rb/⁸⁶Sr ratios of these magmas arose by fractional crystallization, in response to tectonic decompression, during the coalescence of the presumedly water-saturated melts. Data for rocks from the Vosges, taken from the literature, form a single development line. Its slope corresponds to a ⁸⁷Rb/⁸⁶Sr ratio of about 5 and the line is analogous to the second trend line defined by the Schwarzwald data. The differences in the Rb/Sr systematics between the two areas can be explained as resulting from the deeper level of erosion in the Vosges. An important implication for Rb/Sr studies is that co-magmatic rocks can have very different initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios so that discrepancies in this ratio between rock-types cannot be used to divide plutons into genetic suites. On the other hand essential information is contained in the Rb/Sr systematics of orogenic magmatic rocks, such as the Variscan plutons in the Schwarzwald, that cannot be obtained from geochemical and petrological studies alone.     

Nontronit und Pieotit aus dem Basalt des Ölberges bei Hundsangen,Westerwald

Zusammenfassung Der Basalt des Ölberges enthält an verschiedenen Stellen bis zu faustgroße, blasenförmige Einschlüsse von Nontronit. Der Nontronit zeigt eine starke Montmorillonit- und Saponitkomponente und hat folgende stöchiometrische Zusammensetzung: (Fe ₊₊₊ ^1,18 , Al_0,44, Cr_0,06, Mg_0,58, Fe ₊₊ ^0.01 )_2,27 [Al_0,22Si_3,75O₁₀] (OH)₂.Dem Nontronit ist ein Picotit (Mgo_0,58, Fe ₊₊ ^0,34 )_0.92 ( Al_1,36, Cr_0,64), beigemengt. Der Picotit hat die Gitterkonstante ₀= 8,18 Å und das spezifische Gewicht = 4,00 g/cm³. Die kleine Gitterkonstante und das geringe spezifische Gewicht des Picotits bestätigen, daß ein Mischkristall mit einer -Al₂O₃-Komponente vorliegt. Der Picotit weist außerdem einen Nickelgehalt von etwa 0,1% Ni0 in der Analyse auf.Neben Picotit sind in der Nontronitmasse einzelne Bronzitkriställchen vorhanden. Der Chromgehalt des Nontronits, der Chrom- und Nickelgehalt des Spinellminerals, sowie das Vorhandensein von Bronzit beweisen, daß der Nontronit im Basalt des Ölberges ein Zersetzungsprodukt von Olivinknollen ist.     

Der „Squantum-Tillit“ bei Boston als Beispiel für die Problematik Paläoklimatischer Zeitmarken

Zusammenfassung Am Beispiel des Squantum-Tillits bei Boston wird gezeigt, welche Schwierigkeiten paläoklimatologische Zeitmarken bieten können. Nur im Quartär (und in gewissem Umfange auch im Tertiär) leisten sie gute stratigraphische Dienste.

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By the example of the Squantum tillite near Boston may be demonstrated some of the difficulties connected with paleoclimatologic time-markers. Only in the Quaternary (and, to a certain degree, also in the Tertiary) they may be successfully used for stratigraphic purposes.

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Dank. Exkursionen in diesem Gebiet wurden mir finanziell durch eine Beihilfe der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft ermöglicht. Für viele Hilfe in Boston bin ich ferner vor allem Prof. R. R.Shhock, M. T. L, Cambridge (Mass.) zu großem Dank verpflichtet.     

9. Beitrag Das kalte pazifische Jahr 1955

Zusammenfassung Das Jahr 1955 zeichnete sich im Pazifischen Ozean durch eine negative Anomalie des Oberflächenwassers von ungeheurer Ausdehnung und großer Beharrlichkeit aus. Ihre räumliche Anordnung und zeitliche Entwicklung wird in großen Zügen beschrieben.

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The cooling of the surface waters in the Pacific Ocean in 1955

Summary In 1955, the surface waters in the Pacific were characterized by a negative anomaly of immense extension and strong persistency. Its distribution in space and its development in time are roughly outlined.

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Le refroidissement des eaux de surface de l'Océan Pacifique en 1955

Résumé En 1955, les eaux de surface du Pacifique étaient caractérisées par une anomalie négative d'immense étendue et de forte persistance. On décrit en grandes lignes sa distribution dans l'espace et son développement dans le temps.

     

8. Beitrag Die Temperaturen der pazifischen Küstengewässer Nordamerikas von 1920 bis 1955

Zusammenfassung Es werden neue Jahrfünftmittel der Oberflächentemperatur für die pazifische Küste Nordamerikas mitgeteilt, die den Zeitraum von mindestens dreißig Jahren (bis einschließlich 1955) umfassen. Die fortschreitenden Jahrfünftmittel lassen Fluktuationen, aber keinen säkularen Trend erkennen. Die seit dem Maximum von 1941 allgemein aufgetretene Abkühlung machte die letzten zehn Jahre 1946–55 zu den durchschnittlich kältesten seit Beginn der zwanziger Jahre. Der Tiefpunkt scheint jedoch bei den meisten Stationen überschritten zu sein. Einzelne besonders ausgeprägte Warmwasser- (und Kaltwasser-) Jahre erstrecken sich offensichtlich über die gesamte Küste von Kalifornien bis Alaska. An dem Beispiel von 1926 wird gezeigt, daß hier eine globale atmosphärische Zirkulationsanomalie ursächlich war, die in ganz ähnlicher Weise auch eine starke Wassererwärmung im östlichen subtropischen Nordatlantik gezeitigt hatte.

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Temperatures of surface waters on the Pacific coast of North America, 1920–1955

Summary This paper presents recent five-year mean values of sea-surface temperatures from the Pacific coast of North America for a period of at least thirty years (including the year 1955). The five-year running means reveal the occurrence of fluctuations rather than the existence of a secular trend. Decreasing temperatures which have been generally observed since the maximum of sea temperature in 1941 made the last ten years from 1946 to 1955 the coldest years since the beginning of the twenties of this century. It seems, however, that at most stations, temperatures already exceeded the minimum. Throughout separate years, a pronounced warming (or a pronounced cooling) of sea-surface water obviously extended over the whole length of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska. The example of 1926 shows that in this case the high temperatures are caused by a worldwide atmospheric circulation anomaly which, in a similar way, accounts for the high values of sea-surface temperatures in the eastern subtropical part of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Les températures superficielles des eaux côtières pacifiques de l'Amérique du Nord de 1920 à 1955

Résumé Pour une période de trente années (y compris l'anné de 1955) le travail actuel présente de récentes valeurs moyennes de cinq années des températures de surface mesurées sur la côte Pacifique de l'Amérique du Nord. Les moyennes progressives de cinq années montrent la présence des variations plutôt que l'existence d'un trend séculaire. Causé par le refroidissement des eaux de surface qui s'est produit partout depuis le maximum de la température en 1941, les derniers dix ans de 1946 à 1955 ont été au moyen les plus froids dès le début de la décade de 1920 à 1930. Il semble, cependant, qu'auprès de la plupart des stations, les températures aient déjà dépassé le minimum. Pendant plusieurs années isolées, un échauffement prononcé (ou un refroidissement prononcé) des eaux de surface s'étend tout le long de la côte Pacifique de la Californie jusqu'à l'Alaska. L'exemple de 1926 montre que dans ce cas les températures élevées furent causées par une anomalie universelle de la circulation atmosphérique qui, d'une manière analogue, provoqua également un échauffement des eaux de surface dans la région orientale subtropicale de l'Atlantique du Nord.

     

Origin of organic matter in early solar system—V. Further studies of meteoritic hydrocarbons and a discussion of their origin

The Murchison meteorite contains aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons similar to those made in static Fischer-Tropsch-type syntheses. Principal compound classes above C₈ are n-alkanes, mono- and dimethylalkanes, alkenes, alkylbenzenes and -naphthalenes. Below C₈, n-alkanes are virtually absent; instead, benzene, toluene, branched alkanes dominate. The CH₄/C₂H₆ ratio is greater than 30, possibly greater than 700. Isoprenoids from C₁₇ to C₂₀ occur in a surface rinse but not in subsequent extracts and appear to be terrestrial contaminants. Thiophenes, porphyrin-like pigments and chlorobenzenes were also found; the latter appear to be contaminants. In the Allende meteorite, only methane, benzene, toluene and an aromatic polymer seem to be indigenous.