Subsolidus orthopyroxene-clinopyroxene systematics in the system CaO-MgO-SiO2 to 60 kb: a re-evaluation of the regular solution model

On the basis of an increased set of experimental data, covering the miscibility gap between orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene from 2 to 60 kb with a temperature range of 850–1,500° C, we present a new version of a regular solution model. The model with two independent regular solutions for opx and cpx is capable of reproducing experimental data in the system CaO-MgO-SiO₂ over a large range of temperatures and pressures. It is qualitatively in agreement with observed stability regions for an Fe-free low-Ca pyroxene, termed pigeonite. The model is constrained by and thus consistent with calorimetric measurements on pyroxenes. The simple form of equations provides a good starting point for the development of more reliable thermometers based on the miscibility gap.Abbrevations Used in the Text cpx clinopyroxene - di diopside, CaMgSi₂O₆ - en enstatite, Mg₂Si₂O₆ - pig pigeonite - opx orthopyroxene - H (i) molar enthalpy difference (of reaction i) - S (i) molar entropy difference of reaction (i) - V (i) molar volume difference of reaction (i) - X[i]j mole fraction of i in phase j     

Zur Geologie des Thurntaler Quarzphyllits und des Altkristallins südlich des Tauernfensters (Ostalpen,Südtirol)

Zusammenfassung Geologische und petrographische Untersuchungen im Thurntaler Quarzphyllit und im angrenzenden Altkristallin südlich des Tauernfensters lassen einen mehrfachen Wechsel von Deformation und Kristallisation erkennen. Im gesamten Untersuchungsbereich waren vor allem Deformationen gefügeprägend für die Gesteine.Für den Thurntaler Quarzphyllit wird ein lithostratigraphisches Schema vorgestellt, welches ein altpaläozoisches Alter wahrscheinlich macht. Die tektonische Grenze zwischen Altkristallin und Quarzphyllit war mehrphasig aktiv. Sie bildet eine breite Mylonitzone und läuft spitzwinklig auf die Periadriatische Linie zu. Tektonische Daten zeigen gemeinsam mit petrographischen Befunden an, daß Altkristallin und Quarzphyllit die Diaphthorese und alle nachfolgenden gefügeprägenden Phasen bereits in enger Nachbarschaft zueinander erlebt haben. Für die absolute zeitliche Einstufung der einzelnen Deformationsund Kristallisationsphasen muß ein breiter Interpretationsspielraum verbleiben, da radiometrische Daten fehlen.Die Markinkele-Linie wird neben DAV, KV und Drautallinie als vierte wichtige tektonische Trennfuge im Altkristallin südlich des Tauernfensters eingeführt. Die mehrphasigen Deformationen an dieser Linie liefen in verschiedenen Tiefenlagen ab. Zuletzt sind oberflächennahe Kaltdeformationen festzustellen.Die Bedeutung der Periadriatischen Linie zu alpidischer Zeit muß im Zusammenhang mit den erwähnten intrakristallinen Störungen gesehen werden, da diese alle in die Periadriatische Linie einmünden.

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Geological and petrographical investigations in the Thurntaler Quarzphyllit and in the Altkristallin south of the Tauern Window show a polyphase change of deformation and crystallisation. The metamorphic textures of the whole investigated zone are mainly controlled by deformation phases.A lithostratigraphic column is presented for the Thurntaler Quarzphyllit which supports the Early Paleozoic age of this unit. The tectonic border between Altkristallin and Quarzphyllit was active for several times. A large zone of mylonites was formed which converges at a low angle with the Periadriatic Lineament. Tectonical data and petrographic studies show that Altkristallin and Quarzphyllit have undergone together a phase of retrograde metamorphism and all following stages of geological history. As radiometric data are lacking, a wide range of possibilities must be kept open in dating single deformation or crystallisation phases.Additional to the DAV, KV and Drautal-Line, the Markinkele-Line is established as a fourth important fault within the Altkristallin south of the Tauern Window. At this line, polyphase deformations took place at different crustal niveaus, at last ending up in mylonitisation near the surface.The significance of the Periadriatic Lineament at alpine times must be regarded in context with all above mentioned intracrystalline faults, as they all geometrically join the Periadriatic Lineament.

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Résumé Les recherches géologiques et pétrographiques dans la Quartzphyllite de la Thurntal et dans l'Altcristallin adjacent au Sud de la Fenêtre des Tauern font apparaître un changement répété de la déformation et de la cristallisation. Dans toute la région, ce sont surtout des déformations qui ont affecté la texture des roches.Pour la quartzphyllite de la Thurntal il est proposé un schéma lithostratigraphique qui rend vraisemblable un âge paléozoïque ancien. La limite tectonique entre l'Altcristallin et la quartzphyllite est passée par plusieurs phases d'activité. Elle forme une large zone mylonitisée et s'allonge avec un angle aigu avec la ligne périadriatique. Les données tectoniques comme les analyses pétrographiques, montrent que l'Altcristallin et la quartzphyllite ont subi ensemble une diaphtorèse et toutes les phases déformatives suivantes intervenues dans leur proximité immédiate. Etant donné l'absence de données radiométriques, une grande latitude d'interprétation doit être laissée pour la datation absolue de chacune des phases de déformation et de cristallisation.La ligne Markinkele est intégrée, à côté de DAV, KV et de la ligne de la Drautal, comme quatrième niveau tectonique séparatif important au Sud de la fenêtre des Tauern. Les déformations polyphasées le long de cette ligne se déroulent dans des niveaux de profondeur différents. Finalement on peut constater des mylonitisations à froid survenues près de la surface.La signification de la ligne périadriatique au cours de la période alpidique doit être vue en liaison avec les failles intracristallines mentionnées, parce qu'elles débouchent toutes dans la ligne périadriatique.

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Das Alter der Dolerolenus-Fauna

Zusammenfassung Neue Funde von Dolerolenidae aus Spanien und Marokko beweisen, daß dieDolerolenus-Fauna (Olenopsis-Fauna) älter ist als dieHolmia-Fauna von N-Europa. (Bisher hatte man dieOlenopsis-Fauna für hoch-unter-kambrisch oder gar noch jünger gehalten.) AuchBigotina gehört zu den Dolerolenidae. Demnach ist der Archaeocyathiden-Kalk der Normandie ein Äquivalent des unterkambrischen Kalk-Dolomit-Horizontes von S-Europa und SE-Deutschland.     

Contributions to the mineral chemistry of Hawaiian rocks

Detailed examination of rhyodacite from a new locality on Kauaopuu Ridge, Oahu, Hawaii (the second occurrence of rhyodacite in the Hawaiian volcanic province) yields the following results and conclusions: i) Bulk composition, mineral content, texture, and geographic location indicate that the newly found rhyodacite is part of the Mauna Kuwale rhyodacite flow described by Macdonald (1940); ii) Mineral phases include plagioclase (An_53–23), biotite, orthopyroxene, Ti-rich hornblende, titaniferous magnetite, and ilmenite; iii) Groundmass glass, about 75% by volume, is similar in bulk composition to oceanic rhyolite such as that of Easter Island and Iceland; iv) Similarity in composition between rhyodacite groundmass glass, described here, and bulk composition of oceanic rhyolite from Easter Island and Iceland, suggests that the latter could conceivably have formed by crystal fractionation of a rhyodacitic magma.     

Silurian-Devonian and Jurassic Thermal Events in the Ordos Basin, China: Indications from K-Ar Dating on Illites

In the Ordos basin, two distinct thermal events of different ages have been identified for the first time by means of K-Ar dating combined with illite crystallinity analysis. For the Late Triassic and Late Permian samples, the K-Ar ages of the < 0.2μm fractions (159-173 Ma) reflect an illitization age related to the Yanshanian movement and indicate a short thermal event in the Middle Jurassic; the K-Ar ages of the <2 μm fractions (210-308 Ma) are interpreted as mixed ages of detrital material and authigenic illites. The K-Ar ages of both < 0.2μm and < 2μm fractions of a Middle Cambrian sample (368 Ma and 419 Ma) correspond to the ages of the metamorphism and earliest granite intrusion in the northern Caledonian Qinling fold zone (380-420 Ma) and show a thermal event during Silurian-Devonian time.     

鄂尔多斯盆地志留—泥盆纪和侏罗纪热事件—伊利石K—Ar年龄证据

利用伊利石K-Ar测年法,结合伊利石结晶度分析,首次在鄂尔多斯盆地确定出两期不同时代热事件。晚三叠世和晚二叠世<0.2μm粒级的岩石样品的K-Ar年龄(159-173Ma)反映了与燕山运动有关的伊利石化年龄,指示有一期中侏罗世的热事件;其<2μm粒级的K-Ar年龄(210-308Ma)则被解释为碎屑物和自生伊利石的混合年龄。中寒武世<0.2μm和<2μm粒级的岩石样品K-Ar年龄(368Ma与419Ma)对应于北秦岭加里东褶皱带变质作用与最早期花岗岩侵入的时代(380-420Ma),表明在志留-泥盆纪发生了一期热事件。     

Plastic velocity vector diagrams applied to indentation and transpression in the Alps

Alpine collision tectonics has affected the European Alps for more than 110 Ma and is probably still active today. The cumulative large-scale convergence in the Alps adds up to 1100 km. About 500 km of this convergence can be budgeted by escape tectonics, 300 km by continental and oceanic subduction, and an equal amount by crustal thickening. Considerable uncertainty still exists as to the kinematics of the collision; a transpressive indentation of a more or less rigid “Italy/Adria” block into a deformable European plate appears likely. In recent surveys of horizontal mass transfer in the Alps, as inferred from structural analyses, a dominant westwards directed flow regime has been recognized. Theoretical indentation models have been applied to explain the palaeo-flow field. The flow can be explained by: Case I normal indentation without transpression but a space restriction to the east. A palinspastic space restriction did not exist, on the contrary, remnant oceanic terrain survived longest in the east; Case II dextral transpression with no significant indentation. This would require an age progression of westward flow from the east (oldest) to the west (youngest) which is not observed; and Case III transpressive indentation with a sinistral shear component. This seems to be the most satisfactory solution as it explains large-scale sinistral lineaments, and leaves palinspastic space for the rapid rotation of Corsica and Sardinia.     

Design and analysis of the Sydney deepwater ocean outfall environmental monitoring programme: a critique

The Sydney Environmental Monitoring Programme (EMP) measured the environmental performance of Sydney's new deepwater sewage outfalls against a wide range of criteria related to impacts on marine ecosystems and on human use of marine resources. It consisted of a number of interacting studies conducted during the period 1989 to 1993. Given that all the studies have now been finalized and the data analysed and presented (see papers in this volume), it is appropriate to review the program as a whole and identify, with the benefit of hindsight, where things could have been done better. This paper focuses mainly on the experimental design and statistical treatment of the studies conducted, although management problems are also briefly addressed. Overall it is concluded that the studies making up the EMP contributed greatly to enhancing our understanding of the marine environment of the coastal shelf off Sydney, an area which had previously received only limited attention. Most of the studies, however, suffered from deficiencies in experimental design, which was difficult to overcome when analysing the data. It will be important, in designing future integrated monitoring studies, to draw on the experience of programs such as this to avoid some of the pitfalls which appear to be inherent in these types of large programs.     

Auswirkungen des Extremhochwassers 1999 auf die Flächendynamik und Bestandsstruktur der Uferröhrichte des Bodensees

In consequence of the extreme flood at Lake Constance in 1999 the reed belts showed a severe loss in vitality so that a permanent damage could be expected. The monitoring project presented here focuses the documentation of the damage following the disturbance event, the identification of co-factors, and is designed to find out significant stressors that may impede the recovery of the reeds. The monitoring is based on CIR aerial photo interpretation, quantitative GIS-analyses and field data. The design of the study implies the definition of five degrees of damage using the interpretation of CIR aerial photo series from July 2000. The aquatic reed beds were digitised and areal sums were calculated. These data were compared with the corresponding data from 1999 and 1993. Stand structural and biomass attributes were investigated in 50 randomly distributed permanent plots covering all site types and damage degrees. The results showed a loss of about 24 hectares of aquatic reeds at Lake Constance Untersee alone. The stands which had survived showed a great patchiness in terms of culm density, shoot population composition, culm architecture, and aboveground biomass production. Severely damaged stands were mainly composed of secondary shoots, whereas primary and insect infested shoots dominated in less damaged stands. One co-factor which explained the patchiness was the vertical position of the stand, i.e. the probability of being severely damaged increased with increasing distance below mean water level. The monitoring programme will be continued till 2003.