西部华夏地区深部可能存在与华北和扬子大陆相似的太古代基底

华夏地区是否存在古陆是一个长期争论的问题。火山作用的天然超深钻取样,提供了探索大陆基底属性和形成演化过程的重要手段。西部华夏地区地表所出露的最古老岩石不老于中元古代,但对广西省东南部晚中生代—新生代火山岩中锆石捕虏晶的U-Pb年代学和Lu-Hf同位素研究则表明：与华北和扬子大陆相似,西部华夏地区有未暴露的太古代基底。该基底的主体年龄是2.9~2.5 Ga,也有3.85 Ga,3.55 Ga和3.3~3.2 Ga的年龄等。它们的亏损地幔模式年龄（t DM）为2.5 Ga至≥3.9 Ga。说明西部华夏地区的基底经历了复杂的改造过程,包括3.6~3.2 Ga,2.5 Ga,1.0 Ga和0.5 Ga时的地幔物质加入,以及2.0~1.8 Ga和1.6~1.5 Ga时的地壳再熔融事件等。对西部华夏地区强烈改造岩石圈的认识,将有助于从物质组分角度对华南成矿作用背景的思考。     

Use of fuzzy sets for evaluating shear strength of soils

The shear strength of soils measured in laboratory tests may be different from the in-situ values. This is due to imperfections in the laboratory measurement of soil properties. Expert opinions, based on professional judgements and experience gained in related works, which are usually expressed linguistically, can be sought to assess the measurement biases. The theory of fuzzy sets is a useful tool for conveying this type of subjective information in a computer-usable form. A quantitative methodology which uses fuzzy set theory to represent and process expert opinions, updates the experimental results to more realistic values. A numerical illustration shows that the proposed methodology is simple to use, and produces consistent results. The methodology can be easily implemented using microcomputers to give rapid solutions.     

Mineral distribution and provenance of heavy mineral sands (zircon,ilmenite, rutile) deposits from the NW Murray Basin,far western NSW,Australia

Abstract

There is significant economic interest in the Murray Basin of southeastern Australia as it is proving to be a major heavy mineral sands (HMS) province that will be one of Australia’s major source for production of rutile, zircon and ilmenite. The distribution and provenance of HMS resources in the Murray Basin is poorly understood because of its huge size, limited exploration and the complex depositional, structural and weathering mechanisms in their development. In this paper, we focus on the Copi North and Magic deposits some 130–180?km south of Broken Hill, NSW. The heavy mineral assemblages of the Copi North and Magic deposits are very similar, with the main economic minerals being ilmenite, leucoxene, pseudorutile, rutile and zircon. Intensive fracturing and brecciation are identified in many samples and are inferred to have been initially caused by multi-stage deformational processes associated with metamorphism and then further developed through alluvial and eolian transportation. Both deposits are classified as ‘medium sands, symmetrical, mesokurtic and moderately well-sorted’. The majority of economic minerals are of low to medium sphericity and subrounded, along with abundant polished eolian quartz grains. The Copi North deposit has coarser and more poorly sorted sediments with higher HMS grades and magnetics content than the Magic deposit, reflecting a higher energy depositional environment. The main source for the HMS for the Copi North and Magic deposits is largely ascribed to the Broken Hill Block. Previous studies have shown that the Broken Hill orebody underwent substantial sub-aerial weathering over hundreds of millions of years. In addition, the complex metamorphic events experienced by the Broken Hill Block were capable of forming the broad series of minerals identified within the Copi North and Magic deposits. The HMS were believed to have been transported through paleovalleys near the Mulculca Fault in a southeast direction representing a feeder system into the NW Murray Basin. Both deposits feature a relatively linear geometry (roughly parallel to the strike of the paleoshoreline), with high HMS grades, modest tonnages, and coarser sediments when compared to WIM-style offshore deposits. Compared to other strandline HMS deposits of the Murray Basin, they are smaller in size although have similar high grades of 3.7–6.9% THM and similar proportions of the HMS assemblage of ilmenite, leucoxene, rutile and zircon. Deposits of similar size and grade are likely to occur throughout the northern part of the Murray Basin.

1. KEY POINTS

2. Both the Copi North and Magic deposits contain similar mineral assemblages with the provenance of the heavy minerals ascribed to the Broken Hill Block.

3. A relatively high energy inshore environment is inferred for the Copi North deposit while a lower energy environment associated with either a foreshore or backshore environment is inferred for the Magic deposit.

4. Deposits of similar mineralogy, grades and size are likely to occur elsewhere throughout the northern Murray Basin.

     

Cloning and developmental expression of kinesin superfamily7 (kif7) in the brackish medaka (Oryzias melastigma), a close relative of the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)

kif7 is a member of the kinesin superfamily members which are molecular motor proteins that move along microtubules in a highly regulated manner through ATP hydrolysis. In this paper, we report on the cloning of the Oryzias melastigma kif7 (omkif7) using primers designed according to the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) database. The cloned omkif7 has an open reading frame of 3762bp and is deduced to encode a polypeptide of 1254 amino acids that possesses the putative ATP-binding and microtubule-binding motifs in its motor domain at the N-terminal region. We characterized the cloned omkif7 by comparison with the zebrafish kif7. Both omkif7 and zebrafish kif7 are shown to be expressed in all embryonic stages and adult tissues examined with higher expression level in the testis and ovary. Whole-mount in situ hybridization revealed that the expression of omkif7 is ubiquitous during the early stages of embryonic development, but became more restrictive and localized to the brain, fin bud and eye at later development. This study suggested that the brackish O.melastigma can serve as a good seawater model organism for developmental studies by utilizing the resources developed from its close relative of the Japanese medaka.     

大别造山带碧溪岭橄榄岩中锆石U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素研究

在详细形态和内部结构研究基础上,对碧溪岭橄榄岩锆石进行了配套的U-Pb年龄和Hf同位素分析.碧溪岭橄榄岩锆石主体是变质成因的,但有少量岩浆锆石残留.这些锆石主体给出了220～210 Ma的变质生长/重结晶作用年龄;一颗具较高Th/U比值的锆石给出646 Ma的近协和年龄,限定了早期岩浆结晶作用的最小年龄.真正的侵位年龄可以由745 Ma的上交点年龄来限定;210～222 Ma则记录着深俯冲陆壳折返过程中的锆石生长.除少数颗粒的εHf为负值外（-2.9）,大部分锆石的εHf是正的（高速＋8.1）并具新元古代的亏损地幔模式年龄（0.6～1.0 Ga,平均0.8 Ga）.这些结果说明碧溪岭橄榄岩的初始物质是扬子大陆岩石圈内新元古代岩浆堆积作用产物.这样的岩浆堆积物来源于亏损的软流圈地幔,侵入于扬子的深部地壳之中（如底侵）并部分混染了古老地壳组分.它们随扬子向华北之下深俯冲碰撞和造山带折返过程中经历着复杂的变质改造作用.     

Are creative workers happier in Chinese cities? The influence of work,lifestyle, and amenities on urban well-being

This paper examines two propositions in the creative-class debate in the context of China’s large cities. The first evaluates Richard Florida’s contention that creative workers enjoy higher level of well-being and are happier than blue-collar workers. The second investigates the influence of urban amenities, lifestyle, and work on creative workers’ happiness. Both propositions are analyzed in relation to China’s post-Socialist, industrial, and mining cities. Based on data from a household survey, the results indicate that Chinese creative workers are indeed happier in post-Socialist, or service-sector oriented, cities. However, creative work does not explain their happiness. Stable social sites that reinforce authentic experience of urban cultural amenities (e.g. the teahouse rather than modern coffeehouses, bars, and theaters) are a significant factor for creative-class happiness in post-Socialist Chinese cities. However, creative work is more likely to explain creative-class happiness in mining cities. Further, our study found that blue-collar workers report a higher level of happiness in those settings with less pronounced inter- and intra-class distinctions at the workplace—in those places where power and status are more evenly distributed.     

Regionalism in the Asia Pacific: is Geography destiny?

The renaissance in geographical 'bloc' development in the 1990s has generated expectations that prevailing international regionalism is compatible with the dominant global integration model. Nascent regionalism in the Asia Pacific best captures this trend with regional initiatives being established on the basis of 'open' regionalism as opposed to 'closed' regionalism that is associated potentially with institution building and regional governance. In this paper, I examine the shape and nature of Asia Pacific regionalism. I show how countries here favour a process of regime building that is centred on network building among state and private actors without any goal towards institution building. Asia Pacific regionalism is less concerned with the production and governance of regional space than the assertion of a collective Asian political culture that preserves state sovereignty.     

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in sediments from Hong Kong

Concentrations of 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were determined in 14 sediment samples collected from four sites in the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve (within a RAMSAR Site) and from another six sites in Victoria Harbour and along the Hong Kong coastline. Elevated levels of PCDDs, and particularly OCDD, were detectable in all samples collected from the Mai Po Marshes and five of the six sites. In contrast to PCDDs, PCDFs were mainly found in sediment samples collected from industrial areas (Kwun Tong and To Kwa Wan) in Victoria Harbour. PCDD/F levels and congener profiles in the samples from the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve in particular show strong similarities to those reported in studies which have attributed similar elevated PCDD concentrations to nonanthropogenic PCDD sources.     

沉积物中多环芳烃在海岸带水域自然环境中的衰减研究

本文在现场情况下，研究了自然条件下受污染海岸带沉积物中的7种多环芳烃（Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons，简称PAHs）的解吸动力学行为。结果表明，7种PAHs）的解吸动力学行为。结果表明，7种PAHs的解吸动力学行为可以用二元模型模拟。文中并将所得数据与文献报道的数据进行了比较。