Faziesverzahnung von diamantführenden Konglomeraten und Bändererzen (BIF) in der südlichen Serra do Espinhaço (Minas Gerais,Brasilien)

Zusammenfassung Die untersuchten Gesteine wurden im Altproterozoikum als Schelfsedimente vorwiegend in Flachwasserfazies abgelagert. In ihrer Verbreitung sind Unterschiede zwischen Bildungen turbulenter Bereiche (Sande, Konglomerate und vereinzelte Breccien) und Stillwasserbildungen (Hämatitquarzit, Itabirit und Phyllit) festzustellen. Im Übergangsbereich beider Faziesbereiche kam es zu Verzahnungen von klastischen mit chemischen Sedimenten. Die chemisch gefällten Bändererze sind in zwei Typen zu trennen, zum einen in klastisch beeinflußte aus Bereichen unruhiger Sedimentationsbedingungen, zum anderen in klastisch nicht beeinflußte aus ruhigen Bereichen. Klastische Beeinflussung und intraformationale Aufarbeitung der BIF fand während allen Stadien der Verfestigung statt. Intraformationale Aufarbeitungsprodukte der Bändererze treten gemeinsam mit Konglomeraten großer Gerölldurchmesser entlang einer Nord-Süd streichenden Zone auf, wo sie sich lateral mit ungestörten chemischen Eisenerzen verzahnen. Konglomerate und BIF wurden zeitgleich sedimentiert. Charakteristisch für diese Zone sind außerdem synsedimentär aufgedrungene Vulkanite, deren Vorkommen einen Bereich tektonischer Unruhe nachzeichnet.

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The investigated rocks were deposited as shelf-sediments during the lower Proterozoic, predominantly in a shallow marine environment. It can be distinguished between sediments formed under turbulent conditions (sands, conglomerates and occasional breccias) and sediments of undisturbed environments (hematite-quartzite, itabirite and phyllite). In the transition of both facies-zones detritic and chemical sediments are interfingering. The chemically precipitated banded iron ores can be separated into two types — clastically influenced BIF formed in areas of agitated sedimentary conditions, and BIF with no clastic admixtures formed in quiet regions. Banded iron ores were clastically influenced and intraformationally reworked during all states of lithification. Products of intraformationally reworked BIF appear together with conglomerates of large diameters along a north-south-striking zone where they interfinger laterally with undisturbed chemically precipitated iron ores. Conglomerates and BIF were deposited here at the same time. Significant for this zone are also synsedimentary volcanites accentuating the presence of a tectonically active zone.

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Resumo Os metasedimentos aqui analisados foram predominantemente depositados em ambientes plataformais do Proterozoico inferior. Na sua distribuição constata-sc depósitos de águas calmas (hematita-quartzitos, itabiritos e filitos) e turbulentas) areias, conglomerados e esporadicamente brechas). Na zona de transição entre as duas facies sedimentares ocorreu interdigatação de sedimentos clásticos e químicos. Os minérios bandeados de ferro (BIF), quimicamente precipitados, podem ser classificados em dois grupos: o primeiro com interferência clástica, típico de ambientes agitados de sedimentação; o segundo sem componentes clásticos e característico de ambientes calmas. Interferência clástica como retrabalhamento intraformational ocorreu durante todos os estágios de processo sedimentar e de consolidação de BIF. Produtos do retrabalhamento intraformacional dos minérios bandeados ocorrem simultaneamente com conglomerados (seixos de diámetros grandes) ao longo de uma faixa Norte-Sul e interdigitados lateralmente com sedimentos químicos não perturbados. Conglomerados e BIF foram sedimentados concomitantemente. Característico para esta faixa são vulcanitos de extrusão sinsedimentar cuja presença tipifica um ambiente de instabilidade tectônica.

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Elemental abundances in chondrules from unequilibrated chondrites: Evidence for chondrule origin by melting of pre-existing materials

Bulk abundances of Na, Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, La, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Ir, and Au were determined by neutron activation analysis of chondrules separated from unequilibrated H-, L-, and LL-chondrites (Tieschitz, Hallingeberg, Chainpur, Semarkona) and correlated with chondrule petrographic properties. Despite wellknown compositional differences among the whole-rock chondrites, the geometric mean compositions of their respective chondrule suites are nearly indistinguishable from each other for many elements. Relative to the condensible bulk solar system (approximated by the Cl chondrite Orgueil), chondrules are enriched in lithophile and depleted in siderophile elements in a pattern consistent with chondrule formation by melting of pre-existing materials, preceded or attended by silicate/metal fractionation. Relative to nonporphyritic chondrules, porphyritic chondrules are enriched in refractory and siderophile elements, suggesting that these two chondrule groups may have formed from different precursor materials.     

Calcmylonites and solution transfer in a Devonian reef at Warstein,Germany

Massive limestone complexes of Late Palaeozoic age are scattered across the allochthonous foreland of the Hercynides in Germany. One of these complexes is situated at Warstein. Stratigraphic facies studies have represented the Warstein complex as a reef in a coastal shelf. Our study emphasizes that at least part of the reef consists of a pile of calcmylonites.The calcmylonites have a strong foliation (S_m) and lineation (L_m) and a structural asymmetry indicating non-coaxial deformation. X-ray textures and calcite microstructures show that the mylonitization involved intracrystalline deformation and dynamic recrystallization. These processes competed with solution transfer, as the mylonites are corroded at S_m-parallel stylolites and contain carbonate veins. Cathodoluminescopy shows that some veins are parallel to S_m and have been recrystallized, whereas others are normal to S_m and retain a fibrous crackseal microstructure. The latter type created limestones showing a pair of preferred grain boundary orientations; one normal to S_m, one in S_m. This orthogonal boundary fabric is distinct from crystalplastic fabrics: the latter show only one preferred grain boundary orientation (in S_m).

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Zusammenfassung Massenkalkkomplexe spätpaläozoischen Alters liegen verstreut über das allochthone Vorland des Variszischen Gebirges in Deutschland. Einer dieser Komplexe liegt bei Warstein. Stratigraphische Faziesstudien haben den Warsteiner Komplex als ein Riff in einem küstennahen Schelf dargestellt. Die vorliegende Arbeit betont, daß wenigstens ein Teil des Riffes aus einer Stapelung von Kalkmyloniten besteht.Die Kalkmylonite haben eine starke Foliation (S_m) und Lineation (L_m), und eine strukturelle Asymmetrie die auf nicht-koaxiale Verformung hinweist. Röntgentexturen und Calcitmikrostrukturen zeigen, daß die Mylonitisierung intrakristalline Verformung und dynamische Rekristallisation beinhaltet. Diese Prozesse müssen mit Lösungstransport konkurriert haben, da die Mylonite an S_m-parallelen Styloliten korrodiert sind und Karbonatgänge erhalten. Kathodolumineskopie zeigt, daß einige Gänge (parallel zu S_m) rekristallisiert sind, während andere (senkrecht zu S_m) eine faserige crack-seal Mikro-Struktur enthalten. Der letzte Typ ist verbunden mit Konformgefügen. Diese unterscheiden sich von kristallplastischen Kornformgefügen, da sie eine zweite bevorzugte Korngrenzorientierung aufweisen, die senkrecht zur ersten (in S_m) einfällt.

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Résumé Les complexes de calcaires massifs de l'Âge paléozoîque supérieure sont repandus sur l'avantpays allochthone des Hercynides en Allemagne. Un de ces complexes est situé à Warstein. Les Études de faciès stratigraphiques ont répresenté le complexe à Warstein comme un Récif littoral. Notre étude montre que au moins partie de ce «Récif» consiste en un empilement des calcmylonites.Les calcmylonites ont une foliation (S_m) et linéation (L_m) fort, et une asymmetrie structurale indiquant de la déformation non-coaxiale. Les textures röntgenographiques et les microstructures calcitiques montrent que la mylonitization était incluse de déformation intracristalline et récristallisation dynamique. Ces processus auront été en compétition avec dissolution-cristallization («solution transfer»), car les mylonites sont corrodées aux stylolites parallel à S_m et contient des veines carbonatiques. La cathodoluminescopie montre que quelques veines (parallel à S_m) sont récristallisées, pendant que les autres (perpendiculaire à S_m) ont retenu une microstructure fibreuse («crack-seal»). Le dernier type est lié avec des fabriques de forme des grains. Ils se sont distingués des fabriques de plasticité cristalline par la présence d'une deuxième orientation préférentielle des bordures des grains, perpendiculaire à la première (dans S_m).

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Temperature-jump induced cation exchange kinetics in (Co<Subscript>0.1</Subscript>Mg<Subscript>0.9</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>SiO<Subscript>4</Subscript> olivine: an in situ optical spectroscopic study

In the olivine crystal structure, cations are distributed over two inequivalent octahedral sites, M1 and M2. Kinetics of cation exchange between the two octahedral sites in (Co_0.1Mg_0.9)₂SiO₄ single crystal have been studied in the temperature range from 600 to 800°C by monitoring the time evolution of the absorbance of Co²⁺ ions in M1 or M2 sites using optical spectroscopy after rapid temperature jumps. It was found from such temperature-jump induced relaxation experiments that with increasing temperature the absorbance of Co²⁺ ions in the M1 site decreases while that in the M2 site increases. This indicates a tendency of Co²⁺ cations to populate the M2 site with increasing temperatures and vice versa. The experimental relaxation data can be modeled using a triple exponential equation based on theoretical analysis. Activation energies of 221 ± 4 and 213 ± 10 kJ/mol were derived from relaxation experiments on the M2 site and M1 site, respectively, for the cation exchange processes in (Co_0.1Mg_0.9)₂SiO₄ olivine. Implications for cation diffusion at low temperatures are discussed.     

Cadmium stable isotope cosmochemistry

Cadmium stable isotope compositions are reported for a comprehensive suite of carbonaceous, ordinary, enstatite, and Rumuruti chondrites as well as achondrites and lunar samples (soils, breccias, pristine anorthosite). The Cd isotope analyses were performed by multiple collector ICP-MS with an external reproducibility of ±0.43‰ (2 sd) for δ^114/110Cd. None of the samples shows evidence of nucleosynthetic anomalies and cosmogenic isotope effects from neutron-capture by ¹¹³Cd were only observed for two lunar samples.The Cd stable isotope compositions of type 1, 2, and some type 3 carbonaceous chondrites, EH4 enstatite chondrites, eucrites, and the Earth are essentially identical at δ^114/110Cd ≈ 0.0 ± 0.4. This suggests that the portion of the solar nebula from which the inner solar system bodies accreted was homogeneous with respect to its Cd isotope composition. It also indicates that the primary volatile element depletion of the inner solar system did not involve partial kinetic Rayleigh evaporation or condensation. Furthermore no resolvable Cd isotope effects were generated during the accretion and initial differentiation of the planetary bodies.In contrast, the analyses reveal large Cd isotope effects for ordinary and some enstatite chondrites, which display δ^114/110Cd values between about −8 and +16. Smaller fractionations are observed for the Rumuruti and some type 3 to 5 carbonaceous chondrites. These Cd isotope variations are thought to reflect secondary depletion or redistribution of Cd, due to open system thermal metamorphism on the meteorite parent bodies.One CAI and chondrule separates from the Allende meteorite have unexpectedly high Cd concentrations and fractionated light Cd isotope compositions with δ^114/110Cd ≈ −1 to −4. These characteristics may have been established by the interaction of originally Cd-poor materials with a volatile-rich gas prior to the final accretion of the Allende parent body. The general Cd enrichment of the lunar soil and regolith mainly reflects early volcanic activity. However, decreasing Cd abundances in lunar soils correlate well with an enrichment of the heavy Cd isotopes. This relationship is best explained by suppressed Rayleigh fractionation in response to space weathering.     

Numerical simulation of a permittivity probe for measuring the electric properties of planetary regolith and application to the near‐surface region of asteroids and comets

Abstract— We present a numerical simulation technique for the retrieval of the electric properties relative permittivity and conductivity of planetary, asteroid, and cometary regolith. Our simulation techniques aim at accompanying hardware development and conducting virtual experiments, e.g., to assess the response of arbitrary heterogeneous conductivity and permittivity distributions or to scrutinize possibilities for spatial reconstruction methods using inverse schemes. In a first step, we have developed a finite element simulation code on the basis of unstructured, adaptive triangular grids for arbitrary two‐dimensional axisymmetric distributions of conductivity and permittivity. The code is able to take into account the spatial geometry of the probe and allows for possible inductive effects. In previous studies, the non‐inductive approach has been used to convert potential and phase data into apparent material properties. By our simulations, we have shown that this approach is valid for the frequency range from 10² Hz to 10⁷ Hz and electric conductivities of 10^?8 S/m that are typical for the near‐surface region of asteroids and comets composed of chondritic materials and/or frozen volatiles such as H₂O and CO₂ ice. We prove the accuracy of our code to be better than 10%, using mixed types of boundary conditions and present a simulated vertical log through a horizontally stratified subsurface layer as a representative example of a heterogeneous distribution of the electrical properties. Resolution studies for the given electrode separation reveal that the material parameters of layers having thicknesses of less than about half the electrode spread are not reconstructible if only apparent quantities are considered. Therefore, spatial distributions of the complex sensitivity are presented having in mind a future data inversion concept that will permit the multi‐dimensional reconstruction of material parameters in heterogeneous environments.