Fluid inclusion studies of the Abawso gold prospect,near the Ashanti Belt,Ghana

The major Ghanaian lode gold deposits are preferentially aligned along the western and eastern contacts of the Kumasi Basin with the Ashanti and Sefwi Belts, respectively. The investigated area of the Abawso small-scale concession, covering the workings of the old Ettadom mine, is situated 3 km west of the lithological contact of the Birimian metavolcanic rocks of the Akropong Belt in the east with the Birimian metasedimentary rocks of the Kumasi Basin in the west. The rocks of the Abawso concession represent a steeply NW-dipping limb of a SE-verging anticline with an axis plunging to the SW. Quartz veining occurs predominantly in the form of en échelon dilatational veins along NNE–SSW-striking shear zones of a few metres width and shows evidence of brittle and ductile deformation. Also stockwork-style quartz veining occurs in the vicinity of the main shaft of the old Ettadom mine. Hydrothermal alteration includes sericitisation, sulphidation and locally carbonatisation. The auriferous quartz veins mainly follow the trend of brittle to ductile deformed quartz veins; however, some occur in stockwork. Fluid inclusion studies reveal a large number of H₂O inclusions along intragranular trails in auriferous quartz vein samples, as well as an overall dominance of H₂O and H₂O-CO₂ inclusions over CO₂ inclusions. Textural observations and physico-chemical fluid inclusion properties indicate post-entrapment modifications for all quartz vein samples due to grain boundary migration recrystallisation. This process is interpreted to be responsible for the generation of the CO₂ inclusions from a H₂O-CO₂ parent fluid. In comparison with mineralisation at the Ashanti and Prestea deposits, which are characterised by CO₂±N₂ inclusions, the observed inclusion assemblage may be due to a shallower crustal level of mineralisation, or different degrees and styles of recrystallisation, or a less pronounced development of laminated quartz veins due to comparably restricted pressure fluctuations. Furthermore, the microthermometric observations allow the reconstruction of a possible retrograde P-T path, depicting near-isothermal decompression in the P-T range of the brittle/ductile transition.Editorial handling: E. Frimmel     

Kinetics and Equilibrium Sorption Studies of 4-Nitrophenol on pyrolyzed and activated oil shale residue

Sorption of the organic pollutant 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) by pyrolyzed and activated Jordanian oil-shale was studied. Pyrolyzed oil shale was prepared using a fluidized bed reactor at 520 °C in the presence of nitrogen. Physical activation was carried out by treating the pyrolyzed oil shale with CO₂ at 830 °C, while chemical activation was achieved by using KOH and ZnCl₂ as impregnating agents. Batch kinetics and isotherm studies were conducted to evaluate the sorption process. Effects of contact time, initial sorbate concentration, sorbent concentration, temperature, pH and inorganic salts (NaCl and KCl) on the sorption process by the different sorbents were considered. Chemically activated oil shale, pretreated with ZnCl₂, gave the highest uptake of 4-NP. The isotherm experimental data fit reasonably well to Langmuir, Freundlich and Redlich-Paterson models. Three kinetic models, namely the Morris-Weber, Lagergren, and Pseudo-Second-Order model (PSOM), were applied to represent the experimental results for both pyrolyzed and ZnCl₂-oil shale sorbents.     

雪冰中的黑碳记录研究的历史回顾

黑碳(Blackcarbon)是一类大气气溶胶,也是重要的气候驱动因子之一,它与人类活动密切相关.迄今发现,雪冰是保存和记录历史时期黑碳变化的最好介质.根据前人对南极冰芯、格陵兰冰芯、中低纬度山地冰川冰芯以及雪坑样品中的黑碳记录的研究成果,讨论了不同研究地区雪冰中黑碳含量的变化,黑碳对气候环境突变、大气环流变化的响应,总结了人类活动与雪冰黑碳记录之间的关系.雪冰黑碳记录还可以获得如森林大火这样的特殊事件的信息.     

以煤矸石为原料水热法制备4A沸石的动力学研究

以依兰矿区煤矸石为原料研究了4A型沸石的合成方法及其合成动力学模型.推导出含有速率常数的分段式动力学方程;实验分析了最佳反应条件下,不同反应时间内产品的结晶度,通过待定系数法确定出各方程速率常数,整合动力学方程,最终得到利用煤矸石制备4(A)沸石的动力学模型.采用模型方程对实验晶化曲线进行拟合,得到如下结论:4(A)沸石结晶反应发生在凝胶后期;在晶化后期,凝胶的溶解速率决定了晶体生长速率和在有限晶化时间内产品的结晶度.     

重庆云阳石梁飞仙关组剖面特征及地质意义

重庆云阳石梁剖面位于上扬子板块北缘南大巴山冲断带位置,早三叠世飞仙关期处于城口-鄂西海槽西侧位置,对该剖面的详细研究,有利于恢复飞仙关期川东北碳酸盐台地东缘的沉积演化过程．研究认为,该剖面飞仙关组-段属于斜坡相沉积;二段下部继承碳酸盐台地东缘斜坡相,中部发育典型的台地边缘滩沉积,其顶部则演化为局限台地溺湖环境;三段由开阔台地及局限台地渴湖沉积构成;四段属于典型的局限台地潮坪沉积城口-鄂西海槽西侧飞仙关组由两个向上变浅的沉积旋回组成,通过与相邻位置的井剖面对比认为。相对海平面变化控制了城口-一西海槽西侧飞仙关期沉积相演化。台地边缘滩基本发育于相对海平面下降时期     

我国页岩气资源及影响因素

在世界面临能源短缺的背景下,页岩气作为油气勘探的一个新领域,越来越得到世界各国的重视。我国页岩气资源丰富,许多盆地或地区具有页岩气大规模成藏的地质条件,对页岩气的研究显得尤为重要。该文介绍了我国页岩气资源储量、分布及开采面临的问题,概述了页岩气地质特征。在此基础上探讨了我国页岩气的影响因素,认为我国页岩气主要受有机碳含量、成熟度、裂缝的发育程度、地层压力的控制;页岩气与煤层气同属于非常规天然气,其赋存形态、成因类型、富集规律具有很多相似之处,因此可将页岩气与煤层气进行对比研究。     

广西大厂锡多金属矿区深部碳酸盐岩的稀土元素特征及其地质意义

广西大厂巴里地区锡多金属矿体经过多年的快速开采,导致浅部资源枯竭,深部找矿迫在眉睫。本文以广西大厂超大型锡多金属矿区深部钻探ZK39-1钻孔（钻孔深度1580 m）获得的新鲜岩心为研究对象,采用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱（LA-ICP-MS）详细分析了该钻孔钻遇的泥盆系中下统灰岩样品的稀土元素含量（REEs）,以期为深部找矿提供依据。研究结果表明,稀土元素总量（ΣREEs）为3.49~261.07 μg/g,稀土总量变化较大,且岩心样品在顶部与底部相差较大,其中1100~1580 m之间岩心样品ΣREEs（3.49~45.81 μg/g）明显低于1100 m以浅稀土总量（188.96~242.36 μg/g）,达到了区域背景值的10倍左右,且远超过普通沉积成因的石灰岩;轻稀土与重稀土比值LREEs/HREEs为2.96~10.04,反映了该区轻、重稀土元素分馏程度较高,δEu为 0.11~1.00,δCe为0.53~0.99;球粒陨石标准化分布型式图呈“右倾”轻稀土富集型。10~1100 m之间样品Eu异常不明显,1100~1580 m之间样品Eu明显亏损,顶部到底部Ce亏损逐渐降低。1100~1580 m之间岩心样品球粒陨石标准化型式图与大厂花岗岩型式图相似,认为这套碳酸盐岩可能受到了花岗岩浆热液的蚀变作用,指示深部可能还存在岩浆热液成因或矽卡岩型多金属矿化,即在近花岗岩部位或花岗岩与围岩接触带部位存在“第三成矿空间”。     

土工织物加固堤防非线性有限元分析

在进行堤防加筋设计时,土工织物的强度,加筋的长度,加筋的位置,加筋的层数等因素都是应该考虑的。利用欧洲通用的岩土工程有限元软件Plaxis,采用强度参数降低法,对某一堤防加筋的效果、机理作了分析。指出无论在任何位置加筋,土工织物都有一个最小长度。最小长度的确定,要具体问题具体分析。确定了加筋的最佳位置,并建议加两层,一层在底部,一层在中部,以抑制最危险滑弧的发展,提高整体稳定性,减少堤防变形发展。     

辽宁本溪晶花洞洞穴特征及形成时代

辽宁本溪晶花洞发育于中奥陶世马家沟组(O₂m)厚层灰岩中,主要受近SN、NE断裂控制,沿近SN断裂发育高度不同的4层洞穴。洞内沉积物以化学沉积为主,机械沉积较少。通过测定洞内外的温度、湿度及CO₂含量,对比研究发现洞穴封闭性较好,与外界大气循环较差。在与洞外干河河流阶地的高程及形成时代上的对比研究基础上,结合主洞所采年龄样的铀系法测年(111.5±5.3 ka),初步推断晶花洞主洞发育于晚更新世。     

基于GIS的水污染源数据监理与查错系统

城市生活废水、工业污水已经成为城市市政管理的重点内容,查清城市排水管网和水污染源的情况,建立专业的排水管网地理信息系统将有利于城市发展。一直以来,数据质量是GIS建设的关键,通过一个基于GIS的可视化数据监理和查错系统,阐述系统的设计方案、监理流程和功能特点。结合广州市水污染源调查项目,对监理系统在实际工程中的重点、难点应用作了说明。