Chemical Zone of Nephrite in Alamas,Xinjiang, China

The Hetian deposit, located south of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, China, is one of the world's largest dolomite-related nephrite deposits. In the Alamas orebody of the deposit, nephrite occurs as veins or lenses along faults or fissures of the adjacent dolomitic marble. Chemical analyses using electronic microscope probe analysis and X-ray fluorescence spectroscope were carried out on nephrite and dolomitic marble samples collected from a cross section in Alamas to investigate zonal structure of the orebody. The nephrite in Alamas is predominately composed of tremolite with minor calcite, titanite and phlogopite, and that dolomitic marble is relatively pure with a FeO content less than 0.20 wt. %. Contents of color-inducing elements, such as Fe, Mn, and Cr, increase gradually as color changes from white through white-green and then to green, resulting in the formation of color-distinctive zones. Tremolite grain size increases as color changes from white through white-green to green. The trend may be consistent with temperature changes from dolomitic marble to granodiorite, which, in turn, suggests that both change in color from white to green and variations of grain size with increasing temperature resulting in formation of the nephrite zonal structure. Both nephrite zonal structure and minor minerals, such as calcite, titanite and phlogopite found in the contact, indicate that this dolomite-related nephrite orebody is of a metasomatic origin under assumed pressure of 100–200 MPa and temperature <550°C.     

Calcium carbonate precipitation induced by a bacterium strain isolated from an oligotrophic cave in Central China

A heterotrophic Bacillus sp. strain (5C-1) was isolated from Heshang cave, an oligotrophic karst cave in the middle reaches of Yangtze River, and identified by BIOLOG and 16S rDNA sequencing. Bacterially induced formation of calcium carbonate by 5C-1 was investigated in several comparative experimental sets with or without the cell and extracellular enzymes. The temporal variations of both the amount of the precipitates and the pH values of the solution were measured by a spectrophotometer and a pH meter, respectively. The morphological characteristics of the calcium carbonate precipitates were observed with environmental scanning electronic microscopy (ESEM). The growth of 5C-1 was found to greatly promote the pH value of the liquid medium in the first 2 days, which favors the formation of calcium carbonate. No precipitates were formed with the pH value lower than 8.6, though the pH value was demonstrated to be not the only factor controlling the formation of the calcium carbonate. The accumulation of extracellular polysaccharide substance was observed to favor the precipitate formation. Only when both factors reached a threshold did the precipitates form with the addition of CaCl₂. Cells and extracellular enzymes were not the factors that limit the precipitate formation in our microbial systems. The precipitates of a variety of morphological features including dumb bells, peanuts, irregular and spherical and rhombic forms were mainly observed in our microbial systems but not in the chemical control system. Interestingly, imprints of bacterial cells and spores were observed to be present on the surface of the precipitates of a peanut or a dumb bell form, probably indicative of the microbial escaping mechanism during the mineralization of calcium carbonate.     

冬季中东急流与中国气候异常的联系

用NCEP/NCAR再分析资料和中国160站降水和气温资料,研究了冬季中东急流与中国气候异常的联系。结果表明:中东急流偏强、位置偏东南时,200 hPa上孟加拉湾、中南半岛及中国南海西风加强,而中国30°N以北西风减弱,相应地东亚急流减弱;500 hPa上西欧脊加强且东欧大槽加深,伴随孟加拉湾北部南支槽加深而东亚大槽减弱,有利于欧洲中东部冷空气频繁向东南方向活动,并一直影响到中国西南部;850 hPa上缅甸、中南半岛、华南沿海的西南风距平,有利于孟加拉湾水汽向华南地区输送;上述大气环流异常有利于华南地区降水显著增加,长江上游地区气温下降特别是西南地区气温显著降低,东北地区气温升高;反之亦然。     

Maser Emission of Relativistic Electrons Spiralling and Drifting in Curved Magnetic Fields

Synchro-curvature radiation describes the emission from a relativistic charged par- ticle which is moving and spiralling in a curved magnetic field. We investigate the maser emission for synchro-curvature radiation including drift of the guiding center of the radiating electron. It is shown that under some conditions the absorption coefficient can be negative, so maser can happen. These conditions are different from those needed for maser emission of curvature radiation including drift of the charged particles. We point out that our results, in- cluding the emissivity, can reduce to these of curvature radiation. Previously it was found that synchro-curvature radiation can not generate maser in vacuum, but we argue that synchro- curvature radiation including drift can generate maser even in vacuum. We discuss the possi- bilities of the potential applications of the synchro-curvature maser in modeling gamma ray bursts and pulsars.     

The color properties of compact groups of main galaxies from the SDSS Data Release 4

In order to compare color statistical properties of member galaxies in compact groups with those of field galaxies, we use a compact group (CG) sample which contains 4217 CGs extracted from the MAIN galaxy sample of the SDSS Data Release 4 (SDSS4), and construct a random group sample which has the same distributions of redshift and number of member galaxies as those of the CG sample. It turns out that the mean colors of galaxies in CGs are redder than those of galaxies in random groups. Additionally, we also find that member galaxies in real CGs have a smaller dispersion of colors than those in random groups-at least for g-r, r-i, and i-z colors. Published in Astrofizika, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 29–37 (February 2007).     

Study on the total water pollutant load allocation in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary and adjacent seawater area

With the rapid economic development, the water quality is worsening and red tide takes place frequently in the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent seawaters. To improve the marine water quality, the total inland pollutant load should be controlled effectively. With efficiency and fairness in consideration, the total maximum allowable loads of COD_Mn, NH₃–N, inorganic nitrogen and active phosphate to the seawaters were calculated and allocated by the linear programming method based on the water quality response fields of the pollution sources. The maximum allowable loads are 2008 × 10³ tons, 169 × 10³ tons, 226 × 10³ tons and 18 × 10³ tons for COD_Mn, NH₃–N, inorganic nitrogen and active phosphate when the water quality targets are requested to be achieved in the whole studied region, and 346 × 10³ tons and 32 × 10³ tons for inorganic nitrogen and active phosphate when the water quality targets to be achieved only in the red tide sensitive area. The cut task of COD_Mn and NH₃–N is relatively easy and can be finished by the watershed environmental plan; while the cut task of inorganic nitrogen and active phosphate is tremendous. The coastal provinces should install more denitrification and dephosphorization facilities in the existing waste water treatment plants or build new ones to control the red tides in the concerned seawaters.     

第四纪松散沉积物中活断层滑动面的显微构造研究方法

第四纪松散深积物中的活断层滑动面是重要的古地震遗迹，也是鉴定古地震事件和确定古地震时代的重要标志。以往，以第四纪松散沉积物中活断层滑动面主要借助宏观观察进行研究，但遇到了一些难以解决的问题，如隐性断层问题。作者利用显微构造分析，找到了研究这些问题的途径，其方法是对第四纪松散沉积物进行定向原状样品采集，通过室内样品固结，显微薄片制作和显微构造现象观察等，从显微域里研究各种变形现象。用此方法，可以在没有宏观资料支持的情况下确定断面的运动性质；发现并描述第四纪松散沉积物中的隐性断层，研究断层的尖来机制，还可以对工程建设场地发现的不同松散沉积物相接触的现象进行活断层鉴别。     

The Cenozoic mantle magmatism and motion of lithosphere on the north margin of the Tibetan Plateau

Geodynamic properties and evolution of the lithosphere on the north margin of the Tibetan Plateau are recently hot topics to geoscientists in the world. Have the northern plates been subducting underneath the Plateau? It is still an unsolved problem. One of the keys to solving this problem is to understand the genetic processes of Cenozoic magmas on the north margin of the Tibetan Plateau. However, there is no enough evidence supporting the subduction model. In contrast, a series of evidence indicates that collision-induced huge shearing faults and large-scale crust shortening played a main role in lithosphere motion on the north margin of the Tibetan Plateau. The mantle-derived igneous rocks strictly distribute at the intersections of large strike-slip faults on the north margin of the Plateau. Generation of magmas may be related to local extensional condition induced by strike-slipping faults, which lead to lithosphere gravitational instability and collapse, as well as upwelling of the deep hot material. Heat induced by shearing and carried by upwelling hot material may cause partial melting on H₂O-bearing mantle.     

Characteristics of the Shuanghu graben and Cenozoic extension in northern Tibet

The latest Qiangtang Terrane structure is characterized by the south-north-trending graben formed during the eastwestward extensional processes. The Shuanghu graben is composed of a series of nearly parallel NE to NNE-trending normal faults. Studies on fault geometry, kinematics and sedimentation in the fault-controlled basin suggest that the faults activated periodically and their early activities began in the Pliocene, which caused the unconformable contact between the Pliocene and the subjacent Shuanghu Formation, as well as between the Pliocene and the overlying Quaternary. The movement rates of the faults had been strikingly increased since Quaternary when the faults activated intensively. The graben resulted from the gravitational spreading after the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. It is indicated that the collapse has been on setting in plateau hinterland.     

Hydrochemical characteristics of salt marsh wetlands in western Songnen Plain

According to classification system of wetland in Ramsar Convention, salt marsh belongs to inland salt lake formed by regional hydrogeologic and climatic conditions[1]. In western Songnen Plain, the most distinct characteristic of water environment in salt marsh wetlands is that many water bodies have high salt contents and pH values, so salt marsh wetlands are categorized as a special natural synthesis[2]. 1 Natural environment in western Songnen PlainThe Songnen Plain lies to the east of …