MONTICELLO: A GLASS-RICH HOWARDITE

Monticello is a new howardite similar to Malvern in that it contains abundant (15%) glass fragments. These fragments show a range of compositions from olivine-normative to quartz-normative. Like Kapoeta, it contains pyroxene grains that range up to highly magnesian compositions, Fs16. Because their pyroxenes are more magnesian than those occurring in diogenites, Monticello and Kapoeta are exceptions to the simple two-component mixing model in which howardites are considered to be mechanical mixtures of fragmented eucrites and diogenites. Monticello also contains clasts of what appear to be a cumulate eucrite and a non-cumulate eucrite, as well as a radiating pyroxene chondrule from a chondrite. Monticello is a regolith breccia containing more evolved components than are usually considered in eucrite-diogenite genesis models. As such, it supports those models that involve reworking of a complex parent body crust rather than straightforward partial melting of primitive chondritic parent material.     

The Restricted Three -Body Problem. Comments on the `Spatial' Equilibrium Points

In the photogravitational restricted three-body problem, the role of theradiation-pressure is reviewed. By the analytical considerations, the existence of the `spatial' equilibrium points is analysed. In order to avoid the unknown parameters of the infinitesimal body, for the two component stars an analytical function ₂ =f(₁ ) is established.In contrast to results given by other authors, here only one pair of suchpoints is found. A numerical simulation for RW Monocerotis is undertakenand it is found L ₆(–0.055; 0; +1.07) and L ₇(–0.055; 0; –1.07).     

Thermal and transport properties of mantle rock at high pressure: Applications to super-Earths

In the present study, the temperature- and pressure-dependent transport and thermal properties, i.e., viscosity, phonon thermal conductivity, thermal expansivity and heat capacities, as well as electronic and radiative thermal conductivities, have been derived for the mantles of super-Earths. These properties are necessary to understand the interior dynamics and the thermal evolution of those planets. We assume that the mantles consist of MgSiO₃ perovskite (pv), but we discuss the effects of the post-perovskite transition, and we elaborate on an addition of periclase MgO and incorporated Fe. However, MgO is found to only significantly influence the phonon thermal conductivity – the viscosities, heat capacities and thermal expansivities of pv and MgO remain comparable. We use the Keane theory of solids, which takes into account the behavior of solid matter at the infinite pressure limit, adopt the Keane equations of state, and adjust for pv and MgO by comparison with experimental high-pressure and high-temperature data. We find the theory of the infinite pressure limit of Keane to be in excellent agreement with recent ab initio studies and experiments. To calculate the melting curve, we further use the Lindemann–Stacey scaling law and fit it to available experimental data. The best data fitting melting temperature for pv reaches 5700 K at 135 GPa and increases to 20,000 K at 1.1 TPa, corresponding to the core-mantle boundary of a 10 Earth mass super-Earth (10M_Earth). We find the pv adiabatic temperature (with a potential temperature of 1700 K) to reach 2570 K at 135 GPa and 5000 K at 1.1 TPa. To calculate the pressure-and temperature-dependent viscosity, we use the semi-empirical homologous temperature scaling to relate enthalpy change, and hence viscosity, to the melting temperature. We find that the resulting activation volume of pv decreases from 2.8 cm³/mol at 25 GPa to 1.4 cm³/mol at 1.1 TPa-resulting in a viscosity increase by ～15 orders of magnitude through the adiabatic mantle of a 10M_Earth planet. Furthermore, the thermal expansivity (of pv and MgO) decreases by a factor of eight, and the total thermal conductivity (phonon, radiative and electronic) of an Earth-like pv/MgO composite increases by a factor of seven through an adiabatic mantle of a 10M_Earth super-Earth. At higher temperatures, i.e., for super-adiabatic temperature profiles, the electronic and radiative thermal conductivities strongly increase and dominate the conductive heat transport. All findings indicate an increase of heat transfer solely by conduction in the lower mantles of super-Earths. Thus our results disagree with Earth-biased full-mantle convection assumptions made by previous models for super-Earths, and additionally raise questions about the differentiation of massive rocky exoplanets and their ability to generate magnetic fields or sustain plate tectonics.     

吉林省龙井市金谷山金矿床成矿地质 特征及成因探讨

龙井市金谷山金矿床是近几年在延边地区新发现的中大型金矿床。矿体赋存于二叠系浊积岩系中 ,其形成受原始含矿岩系、不同岩性界面、断裂构造、褶皱构造和热液叠加改造等多种地质条件控制。一系列矿体产出特征表明其属于微细浸染型金矿 ,与穆龙套型金矿相似。微量元素、稳定同位素等反映出该矿床具有层控深源流体改造型成因特征。     

Mechanism of the 1996–97 non-eruptive volcano-tectonic earthquake swarm at Iliamna Volcano,Alaska

A significant number of volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquake swarms, some of which are accompanied by ground deformation and/or volcanic gas emissions, do not culminate in an eruption. These swarms are often thought to represent stalled intrusions of magma into the mid- or shallow-level crust. Real-time assessment of the likelihood that a VT swarm will culminate in an eruption is one of the key challenges of volcano monitoring, and retrospective analysis of non-eruptive swarms provides an important framework for future assessments. Here we explore models for a non-eruptive VT earthquake swarm located beneath Iliamna Volcano, Alaska, in May 1996–June 1997 through calculation and inversion of fault-plane solutions for swarm and background periods, and through Coulomb stress modeling of faulting types and hypocenter locations observed during the swarm. Through a comparison of models of deep and shallow intrusions to swarm observations, we aim to test the hypothesis that the 1996–97 swarm represented a shallow intrusion, or “failed” eruption. Observations of the 1996–97 swarm are found to be consistent with several scenarios including both shallow and deep intrusion, most likely involving a relatively small volume of intruded magma and/or a low degree of magma pressurization corresponding to a relatively low likelihood of eruption.     

Assessment of metal concentrations found within a North Sea drill cuttings pile

North Sea drill cuttings piles are a distinct anthropogenic legacy resulting from the exploration and production of North Sea oil reserves. The need to understand metal cycling within the piles becomes increasingly important with the imminent decommissioning of many North Sea platforms and the subsequent fate of associated cuttings piles. This paper presents results of the simultaneous analysis of geochemical carrier substances (Mn and Fe oxyhydroxides), along with dissolved (<0.2 microm) and total (>0.2 microm) metal (Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Pb, V) concentrations from a North Sea cuttings pile and surrounding sediment. These data are examined in conjunction with in situ measured porewater oxygen and sulfide. Results show a rapid removal of oxygen within the top few millimeters of the cuttings pile along with elevated concentrations of total hydrocarbons and solid phase metal concentrations compared to the surrounding environment.     

Sensitivity of simulated temperature,precipitation, and global radiation to different WRF configurations over the Carpathian Basin for regional climate applications

In this study, the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is used to produce short-term regional climate simulations with several configurations for the Carpathian Basin region. The goal is to evaluate the performance of the model and analyze its sensitivity to different physical and dynamical settings, and input data. Fifteen experiments were conducted with WRF at 10 km resolution for the year 2013. The simulations differ in terms of configuration options such as the parameterization schemes, the hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic dynamical cores, the initial and boundary conditions (ERA5 and ERA-Interim reanalyses), the number of vertical levels, and the length of the spin-up period. E-OBS dataset 2 m temperature, total precipitation, and global radiation are used for validation. Temperature underestimation reaches 4–7 °C for some experiments and can be reduced by certain physics scheme combinations. The cold bias in winter and spring is mainly caused by excessive snowfall and too persistent snow cover, as revealed by comparison with satellite-based observations and a test simulation without snow on the surface. Annual precipitation is overestimated by 0.6–3.8 mm day⁻¹, with biases mainly accumulating in the period driven by large-scale weather processes. Downward shortwave radiation is underestimated all year except in the months dominated by locally forced phenomena (May to August) when a positive bias prevails. The incorporation of downward shortwave radiation to the validation variables increased the understanding of underlying problems with the parameterization schemes and highlighted false model error compensations.

     

The elliptical three-body problem. Triangular solution

The restricted three-body problem with eccentric orbit is reviewed and the positions of the triangular Lagrangian points (L₄, L₅) are determined. It is put in evidence the fact the fact L₄ and L₅ are situated at the corners of an isoscales triangle: AB = BC = 1 − e²/)1 + e cos ν )4/3 and AC = 1 − e²/)1 + e cos ν )