There are two types of lead–zinc ore bodies, i.e., sandstone-hosted ores (SHO) and limestone-hosted ores (LHO), in the Jinding
giant sulfide deposit, Yunnan, SW China. Structural analysis suggests that thrust faults and dome structures are the major
structural elements controlling lead–zinc mineralization. The two types of ore bodies are preserved in two thrust sheets in
a three-layered structural profile in the framework of the Jinding dome structure. The SHO forms the cap of the dome and LHO
bodies are concentrated beneath the SHO cap in the central part of the dome. Quartz, feldspar and calcite, and sphalerite,
pyrite, and galena are the dominant mineral components in the sandstone-hosted lead–zinc ores. Quartz and feldspar occur as
detrital clasts and are cemented by diagenetic calcite and epigenetic sulfides. The sulfide paragenetic sequence during SHO
mineralization is from early pyrite to galena and late sphalerite. Galena occurs mostly in two types of cracks, i.e., crescent-style
grain boundary cracks along quartz–pyrite, or rarely along pyrite–pyrite boundaries, and intragranular radial cracks in early
pyrite grains surrounding quartz clasts. The radial cracks are more or less perpendicular to the quartz–pyrite grain boundaries
and do not show any overall (whole rock) orientation pattern. Their distribution, morphological characteristics, and geometrical
relationships with quartz and pyrite grains suggest the predominant role of grain-scale cracking. Thermal expansion cracking
is one of the most important mechanisms for the generation of open spaces during galena mineralization. Cracking due to heating
or cooling by infiltrating fluids resulted from upwelling fluid phases through fluid passes connecting the SHO and LHO bodies,
provided significant spaces for crystallization of galena. The differences in coefficients of thermal expansion between pyrite
and quartz led to a difference in volume changes between quartz grains and pyrite grains surrounding them and contributed
to cracking of the pyrite grains when temperature changed. Combined thermal expansion and elastic mismatch due to heating
and subsequent cooling resulted in the radial and crescent cracking in the pyrite grains and along the quartz–pyrite grain
boundaries. 相似文献
In the northwestern North Pacific, annual net air-sea CO2 flux is greatest in the Kuroshio Extension(KE) zone,owing to its low annual mean partial pressure of CO2(pCO2), and it decreases southward across the basin. To quantify the influences of factors controlling the latitudinal gradient in CO2 uptake, sea surface pCO2 and related parameters were investigated in late spring of 2018 in a study spanning the KE, Kuroshio Recirculation(KR), and... 相似文献
Land cover change affects surface radiation budget and energy balance by chang- ing surface albedo and further impacts the regional and global climate. In this article, high spatial and temporal resolution satellite products were used to analyze the driving mechanism for surface albedo change caused by land cover change during 1990-2010. In addition, the annual-scale radiative forcing caused by surface albedo changes in China's 50 ecological regions were calculated to reveal the biophysical mechanisms of land cover change affecting climate change at regional scale. Our results showed that the national land cover changes were mainly caused by land reclamation, grassland desertification and urbanization in past 20 years, which were almost induced by anthropogenic activities. Grassland and forest area decreased by 0.60% and 0.11%, respectively. The area of urban and farmland increased by 0.60% and 0.19%, respectively. The mean radiative forcing caused by land cover changes during 1990-2010 was 0.062 W/m2 in China, indicating a warming climate effect. However, spatial heterogeneity of radiative forcing was huge among different ecological regions. Farmland conversing to urban construction land, the main type of land cover change for the urban and suburban agricultural ecological region in Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan region, caused an albedo reduction by 0.00456 and a maximum positive radiative forcing of 0.863 WIm2, which was presented as warming climate effects. Grassland and forest conversing to farmland, the main type of land cover change for the temperate humid agricultural and wetland ecological region in Sanjiang Plain, caused an albedo increase by 0.00152 and a maximum negative radiative forcing of 0.184 W/m2, implying cooling climate effects. 相似文献
Two types of persistent extreme weather events, the cold–wet spell (CWS) and the persistent wet-freezing event (PWFE), are defined by considering the persistence of both extreme low temperature (ELT) and precipitation. Regional CWS and PWFE are identified based on temporal persistence and spatial contiguity of single-station-based CWS event and PWFE, respectively. Relevant factors are further discussed to reveal the features of spatial distribution and temporal variability of such events. The results indicate that: (1) station-based CWSs are mostly observed in southern China, especially in eastern part of southwest China and south China. PWFEs are relatively frequently observed immediate south of middle reach of the Yangtze River. Both CWS and PWFE of longer duration are frequently observed in the northern part of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau. Further analyses indicate that the occurrence of these events in southern China is positively related to elevation. (2) A total of 48 regional CWSs and 21 regional PWFEs are identified during cold season over 1951–2011 in China. The long-lasting ELT and rainy (snowy)/freezing condition render the event in southern China in 2008, the most severe one in the last five decades. (3) Precipitation is the limitation condition for the occurrence of CWS and PWFE in northern China, while ELT is the dominant factor for CWS and PWFE in southern China. 相似文献
The Tarim Desert Highway in Xinjiang, China, the longest one in the world, has a length of 562 km, about 80% of which runs across, from north to south, the Taklimakan Desert. Obviously, the main problem of the road maintenance is the blown sand disaster. The research results showed: (1) the physical environment along the desert highway is characterized by strong winds, fine and loose ground materials, different dunes and so on, which provides the dynamical condition and material source for the formation of blown sand disaster to the road and its shelter system. Meanwhile, the trend and cross-section of the road and the structure of the shelter system, as damage objects, play important roles in the formation process of blown sand disaster; (2) the blown sand disaster to the shelter system is original from the intrusion of the drift sands and mobile dunes outside the shelter system, and the wind erosion and sand deposit caused by the air stream changes on the ground in the shelter system. The main damage object in the Tarim Desert Highway is the shelter system presently. The damage forms include wind erosion, sand burying and dune covering; and (3) the damaged length of the blocking sand fences is 83.7%, 88.4%, 72.4%, 72.8% and 40.3% and the damaged area of the straw checkerboard belts is 73.1%, 58.2%, 44.5%, 35.4% and 36.6%, in turn, in 5 different landform units from north to south, and, the disasters to fences and the straw checkerboard belts are 79.5% and 57.6% in the compound dunes while they are 64.6% and 37.7% in the interdunes respectively.
Throughout the world, the coastal zones of many countries are used increasingly for aquaculture in addition to other activities
such as waste disposal. These activities can cause environmental problems and health problems where they overlap. The interaction
between aquaculture and waste disposal, and their relationship with eutrophication are the subjects of this paper.
Sewage discharge without adequate dispersion can lead to nutrient elevation and hence eutrophication which has clearly negative
effects on aquaculture with the potential for toxic blooms. Blooms may be either toxic or anoxia-causing through the decay
process or simply clog the gills of filter-feeding animals in some cases. With the development of aquaculture, especially
intensive aquaculture, many environmental problems appeared, and have resulted in eutrophication in some areas. Eutrophication
may destroy the health of whole ecosystem which is important for sustainable aquaculture.
Sewage discharge may also cause serious public health problems. Filter-feeding shellfish growing in sewage-polluted waters
accumulate micro-organims, including human pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and heavy metal ion, presenting a significant
health risk. Some farmed animals may also accumulate heavy metals from sewage. Bivalves growing in areas affected by toxic
algae blooms may accumulate toxins (such as PSP, DSP) which can be harmful to human beings. 相似文献