Datierung der jungpleistozänen Vereisung Lauricocha in den Peruanischen Anden

Zusammenfassung Der Gebirgszug Raura im zentralen Peru (ungefähr 10° 25 südl. Breite und 76° 45 westl. Länge) ist ein wichtiger Gletscherkernpunkt an der Kontinentalwasserscheide. An seiner NO-Seite, wo der Marañon bzw. Amazonas entspringt, lassen sich im Gebiet von Lauricocha eine Reihe alter Gletschervorstöße nachweisen, die der letzten pleistozänen Vereisung der Anden zugeordnet werden (A.Cardich, 1958, 1963, 1964). Eine Radiokohlenstoffdatierung an eingelagertem organischen Material bestätigt das angenommene Alter und legt gleichzeitig ein Interstadial fest (Interstadial Aguamiro, 12 500 Jahre B.P.). Die Gletschervorstöße vor diesem Zeitpunkt waren bedeutender, sowohl in ihrer Ausdehnung und der Eismächtigkeit (bis 300 m) als auch in ihrer Dauer. Die späteren Vorstöße waren kleinräumiger und kurzlebiger, wie aus dem geringeren Volumen der glazialen Ablagerungen hervorgeht. Ein Vergleich mit anderen untersuchten Gebieten unterstützt bei Berücksichtigung der¹⁴C-Datierung größtenteils die früher aufgestellte Systematik.

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The mountain chain Raura in the central region of Peru (about 10° 25 southern latitude and 76° 45 western longitude) is an important center of glaciers at the continental drainage divide. At its NE-side, from where the river Marañon and Amazonas, respectively, originates, in the region of Lauricocha it is possible to identify a series of old advances of glaciers, which are attributed to the last great glaciation of the Pleistocene (A.Cardich, 1958, 1963, 1964). Radiocarbon dating of deposited organic material confirms the assumed age and defines simultaneously an Interstade (Interstade Aguamiro, 12,500 B.P.). The glacial advance prior to this date were more important, not only in their extension and in the thickness of ice (up to 300 m) but also in their duration. The later advances were less extensive and of shorter duration, as may be concluded from the smaller volume of the glacial deposits. A comparison with other regions studied confirms mostly the earlier given classification with regard to the¹⁴C-dating.

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Resumen En la región central del Perú, la Cordillera Raura (alrededor de 10° 25 de latitud sur y 76° 45 de longitud) es un centro de origen de rios y un núcleo de glaciación importantes. En la vertiente que corresponde a las nacientes del río Marañón o Amazonas se encuentra Lauricocha, una zona donde se hallan una serie de rasgos y depósitos originados por antiguos avances del glaciar procedente de Raura. Estas huellas glaciares fueron señaladas por nosotros como correspondientes a la última glaciación del Pleistoceno de los Andes y que luego de otras observaciones y estudios nombramos como Glaciación Lauricocha (A.Cardich, 1958, 1963, 1964). Esta edad estimada se confirma con el fechado por radiocarbono que presentamos en este trabajo y ademas fija un interstadial (interstadial Aguamiro) que tiene la caracteristica de determinar dos momentos diferentes en el proceso de esta Glaciación: los avances del hielo anteriores a esa fecha fueron de mayor importancia tanto por la mayor extensión como por un mayor espesor de los glaciares que habrían alcanzado alrededor de los 300 m, como por la mayor duración de estos estadios. Los avances glaciarios posteriores a la aludida fecha radiocarbónica alcanzaron extensiones algo menores y ante todo han sido de corta duración como se advierte por el mucho menor volumen de los depósitos de origen glaciar. Haciendo un ordenamiento de otros acontecimientos a partir del fechado radiocarbónico y mediante correlaciones con otras zonas estudiadas se confirma en gran parte las sistematizaciones adelantadas anteriormente.

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Résumé La chaîne de montagnes Raura située au centre du Pérou (environ 10° 25 de latitude sud et 76° 45 longitude ouest) est un important centre de glaciers à la ligne de partage des eaux continentales. Du coté Nord-Est, là où le Maranon ou l'Amazonas a sa source, on peut prouver dans la région de Lauricocha, l'existence de vieilles avancées de glaciers, que l'ou peut attribuer à la dernière glaciation pléistocène des Andes (A.Cardich, 1958, 1963, 1964). La méthode radiocarbone¹⁴C appliqué à des matières organiques enclavées, confirme l'âge supposé et définit en même temps un Interstadial (Interstadial Aguamiro). Les avancées des glaciers avant cette époque étaient plus importantes, aussi bien par leur extension que par leur épaisseur (jusqu'à 300 m) et leur durée. Les avancées glaciaires ultérieures furent moins étendues et de plus courte durée, comme le montre le volume moindre des dépôts glaciaires. La comparaison avec d'autres régions déjà étudiées, corrobore, par la méthode¹⁴C, en grande partie la systematique établie antérieurement.

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Modelling of oxygen and nitrogen cycling as a function of macrophyte community in the Thau lagoon

A three-dimensional model coupling physical and biological processes for the whole Thau lagoon (Mediterranean coast of France) was developed in order to assess the relationships between macrophytes and the oxygen and nitrogen cycles. Ten species have been inserted as forcing variables in the model. Plankton dynamics, shellfish cultivation impact and mineralization of organic matter are also considered, as well as nutrient and oxygen exchanges between the sediment and the water column.Simulations with and without the macrophytes have shown that the system can be characterized as having a highly structured pattern involving lagoon nitrogen and oxygen cycles. This pattern is created by the combined influence of macrophytes, watershed and oyster farming.The model has been also used to assess the total annual macrophyte production at the whole lagoon scale. Comparisons with phytoplankton production and with results from other temperate lagoons have underlined the high productivity of the Thau lagoon supported by active nutrient regeneration.     

Andesites and high-alumina basalts from the central-south Chile high Andes: Geochemical evidence bearing on their petrogenesis

High-alumina basalts from seven High-Andean stratovolcanoes (37 °30′S to 41 °S) have major and trace element (including rare earth elements, REE) that are consistent with derivation by partial melting (typically 10–15%) of garnet-free peridotite followed by fractional crystallization of olivine and pyroxene. High-alumina basalts from two stratovolconoes require significantly lower degrees of melting (<5%) or melting of an incompatible, element-enriched source. However, a poorly understood feature of all of these basalts-and calc-alkaline rocks in general-is the mechanism for causing their low TiO₂ and heavy REE content relative to oceanic basalts. Further north in Chile (33 °–34 °S and 21 °–22 °S) amphibole-bearing andesites have REE abundances consistent with derivation from a garnet-bearing source such as incompatible, element-rich eclogite (e.g., Franciscan eclogites) or garnet peridotite. The marked petrological and geochemical changes along strike of the Andes are probably related to the varying nature of the subduction process; e.g., dips of the downgoing slab varying from 10 to 30 °.     

Problems of Siderite Formation and Iron Ore Epochs: Communication 1. Types of Siderite-Bearing Iron Ore Deposits

It is shown that siderite is unstable during sedimentation, diagenesis, and metamorphism of sedimentary and volcanosedimentary rocks. Regularities in the distribution of siderite in Precambrian jaspilites (iron formations), metasomatic ores of the Bakal type, continental–marine coaliferous formations, and oolitic iron ores are discussed. The genesis of the Precambrian iron formations and Riphean–Lower Paleozoic elisional–hydrothermal deposits is considered. The genetic relation of nodular siderites from coaliferous formations and oolitic iron ores with lowmoor coal-forming peat deposits is noted.     

Chemical and isotopic (C, O, Sr, Nd) characteristics of the Xiluvo carbonatite (central-western Mozambique)

Summary The Xiluvo complex of central Mozambique is made up of coarse- to fine-grained calciocarbonatites (sövites and alvikites), heavily altered lamprophyres and syenitic rocks that intruded the Precambrian basement ca. 120Ma ago. The carbonatites have fractionated rare earth element patterns (chondrite-normalized La/Yb=30–80) and markedly negative Rb, K, P, Zr and Ti anomalies in mantle-normalized incompatible element diagrams. The ¹⁸O (+7 to +8), ¹³C (–5), and the age-corrected ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.7032–0.7033) and ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd (0.51263–0.51262) indicate an origin in the mantle. A few carbonatitic samples have higher ¹⁸O (+13), indicating interaction with high-¹⁸O crust or late-stage fluids. The chemical and isotopic compositions of the Xiluvo carbonatites and nearby carbonatites of similar age in Malawi indicate very similar sources, characterized by time-integrated depletion of Rb with respect to Sr and of Sm with respect to Nd. These characteristics point to a source similar in many respects to those of other East African carbonatites and to those of some ocean island basalts, with the additional influx of components possibly located in the African lithospheric mantle.     

Field assessment of acid mine drainage contamination in surface and ground water

Both sulfate and conductivity are useful indicators of acid mine drainage (AMD) contamination. Unlike pH, they are both extremely sensitive to AMD even where large dilutions have occurred. The advantage of using sulfate to trace AMD is that unlike other ions it is not removed to any great extent by sorption or precipitation processes, being unaffected by fluctuations in pH. These two parameters are also closely associated as would be expected, as conductivity is especially sensitive to sulfate ions. Therefore, as sulfate analysis is difficult in the field, conductivity can be used to predict sulfate concentration in both AMD and contaminated surface waters using regression analysis. Most accurate predictions are achieved by using equations given for specific conductivity ranges or AMD sources. There is also potential to use conductivity to predict approximate concentrations of key metals when the pH of the water is within their respective solubility ranges.     

Correlation of the Early Permian faunas of Gondwana : Implications for the Gondwanan Carboniferous‐Permian boundary

In an attempt to elucidate their ages, the often incomplete and poorly known early Permian marine faunas and sequences of India, Tibet, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Oman are compared with those of the Perth, Carnarvon and Canning Basins of Western Australia, where faunas are documented and in sequence, and stratigraphic relationships between units are clear. This comparison indicates that the faunas discussed are Latest Asselian or younger in age, and that most of the underlying glacial beds are probably Early Permian (Asselian) in age. By implication, the Permo‐Carboniferous boundary for Gondwana is considered to lie at or near the base of Unit II/Stage 2 and equivalent palynomorph zones throughout Gondwana.     

On mass transport in deep water waves

Summary Various formulations of the mass-transport problem are compared for progressive waves in deep water. In order to calculate the mass-transport velocity as a function of depth in the main body of the fluid, it is necessary to include the effect of viscous wave attenuation. It is shown that the usual assumptions of periodicity in distance and attenuation with time or periodicity in time and attenuation with distance, are both physically unsatisfactory. The first does not specify a unique solution, and the second is incompatible with the assumption of zero surface stress. A certain critical constant tangential wind stress will maintain strictly time-periodic deep water waves. The corresponding attenuation with distance is then calculated to order ³. A constant tangential stress greater or less than the critical causes waves, necessarily decaying with distance, to grow or decay with time.