黔北上奥陶统宝塔组头足类的聚爆深度分析及其地质学意义

上奥陶统宝塔组是扬子板块分布广泛的标志性地层单元,因富含类型多样的头足类化石及发育特殊的网纹状构造而闻名。目前,有关宝塔组沉积时期水体深度的分析都是基于沉积学和古生物学特征的定性推测,而且争议较大。笔者等在黔北尧龙山地区宝塔组采集到大量原域埋藏的头足类化石,根据它们的隔壁强度系数(Septal Strength Index,SSI)与聚爆深度的耦合关系,首次对这些头足类生活时的古海水深度进行定量化分析。通过选取符合SSI分析条件的16块Sinoceras和12块Michelinoceras标本,系统分析了SSI分别与外部特征和内部构造的相关性。结果显示,SSI随壳体长度及隔壁间距的增大而增加,随顶角角度的增加而减小,但与内部构造单一参数的相关性不大,可能受到多个内部构造参数的共同制约。定量化分析结果显示,尧龙山地区宝塔组中共埋出现的Sinoceras和Michelinoceras的SSI分别为5.564～10.829和11.432～19.532,对应的生态深度大约分别为128～169 m和228～280 m,表明两属头足动物生活时可能已经出现明显的生态分层现象,古生物地理区系也出现一定...     

Determination of Fe2+/Fe3+ Ratios of Magnetite using Different Methods: A Case Study from the Qimantag Metallogenic Belt

Determination of Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios from metallogenic belts to explore controlling physical and chemical conditions of rock formation is of great significance. In order to explore magnetite Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios of the Qimantag metallogenic belt, part of the Eastern Kunlun orogenic belt in the northeastern margin of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau, western Central Orogenic Belt of China, and overcome the limitation of the traditional electronic probe, five different measurement methods are proposed and their respective advantages and disadvantages evaluated, with the composition data of the magnetite obtained using electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). The direct oxygen measurement method has a significant impact on the determination results of FeO and Fe2O3, but the accuracy and uniformity of the results are low. The valence method (Flank method) based on the spectral intensity ratio of Lα to Lβ for iron is also unreliable for FeO and Fe2O3 measurements because it is difficult to establish a relationship between Lβ/Lα, the spectral intensity ratio, and the Fe2+/Fe3+ content ratio. In comparison, the charge difference method, the surplus-oxygen method and the M?ssbauer spectrum method are still the most favorable. M?ssbauer spectroscopy, with its isomer movement particularly sensitive to the oxidation state of iron, yields results closer to 0.5, which is relatively reliable. Earlier magnetite deposits are located in intrusions or contact zones and formed by magmatic fluids with high Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios, whereas later magnetite deposits are farther away from intrusions and have low Fe2+/Fe3+ ratios. The transformation mechanism of hematite and magnetite in the Qimantage metallogenic belt is also studied. No large volume changes, such as pore filling and shrinkage fracture, were detected in the metallogenic belt, and the transformation mechanism is more similar to a reoxidation and reduction mechanism.