Nanoscale resetting of the Th/Pb system in an isotopically-closed monazite grain: A combined atom probe and transmission electron microscopy study

Understanding the mechanisms of parent-daughter isotopic mobility at the nanoscale is key to rigorous interpretation of Ue The Pb data and associated dating. Until now, all nanoscale geochronological studies on geological samples have relied on either Transmission Electron Microscope(TEM) or Atom Probe Microscopy(APM) characterizations alone, thus suffering from the respective weaknesses of each technique. Here we focus on monazite crystals from a ~1 Ga, ultrahigh temperature granulite from Rogaland(Norway). This sample has recorded concordant UeP b dates(measured by LA-ICP-MS) that range over 100 My, with the three domains yielding distinct isotopic Ue Pb ages of 1034 ± 6 Ma(D1; Srich core), 1005 ± 7 Ma(D2), and 935 ± 7 Ma(D3), respectively. Combined APM and TEM characterization of these monazite crystals reveal phase separation that led to the isolation of two different radiogenic Pb(Pb*) reservoirs at the nanoscale. The S-rich core of these monazite crystals contains Cae Srich clusters, 5 -10 nm in size, homogenously distributed within the monazite matrix with a mean interparticle distance of 40 -60 nm. The clusters acted as a sink for radiogenic Pb(Pb*) produced in the monazite matrix, which was reset at the nanoscale via Pb diffusion while the grain remained closed at the micro-scale. Compared to the concordant ages given by conventional micro-scale dating of the grain,the apparent nano-scale age of the monazite matrix in between clusters is about 100 Myr younger, which compares remarkably well to the duration of the metamorphic event. This study highlights the capabilities of combined APM-TEM nano-structural and nano-isotopic characterizations in dating and timing of geological events, allowing the detection of processes untraceable with conventional dating methods.     

昆仑山垭口地区第四纪冰川遗迹及冰期演化

基于成因-环境原则和多指标综合原则,依据昆仑山垭口地区的冰川地貌特征、冰碛物特征和孢粉信息,重建了该地区古环境演化历史。其中,冰碛物中的石英砂扫描电镜结果揭示了冰川、流水、风等地质营力对冰碛物的影响,孢粉分析结果在一定程度上可以恢复当时的植被类型。根据垭口冰碛ESR年龄280 ka B.P.和冰碛剖面特征,将其时代暂定为300~260 ka B.P.;根据纳赤台地区的冰川地貌和沉积物特征,确定纳赤台后沟沉积为冰水扇沉积,纳赤台冰期为600~400 ka B.P.;根据玉虚峰U形谷两道侧碛垄的ESR和OSL年龄将其时代暂定为末次冰期早-中期。结合前人的研究成果,将昆仑山垭口地区的冰期序列厘定为望昆冰期（700~500 ka B.P.）、纳赤台冰期（600~400 ka B.P.）、垭口冰期（300~260 ka B.P.）、玉虚峰冰期（115~44 ka B.P.）、本头山冰期（20~13 ka B.P.）。     

Tolerance and accumulation of copper in the salt-marsh shrub Halimione portulacoides

The present study evaluated the tolerance and accumulation potential in the salt-marsh shrub Halimione portulacoides under moderate and high external Cu levels. A greenhouse experiment was conducted in order to investigate the effects of a range of external Cu concentrations (0 to 60 mmol l(-1)) on growth and photosynthetic performance by measuring gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic pigments. We also determined total copper, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur concentrations in the plant tissues. H. portulacoides survived with external Cu concentrations of up to 35 mmol Cu l(-1), although the excess of metal resulted in a biomass reduction of 48%. The effects of Cu on growth were linked to a drastic reduction in net photosynthesis. However, H. portulacoides tolerated Cu levels of up to 15 mmol Cu l(-1) without suffering adverse physiological effects. Our results indicate that this species could play an important role in the restoration of Cu-contaminated soils.     

Fingerprinting petroleum hydrocarbons in plankton and surface sediments during the spring and early summer blooms in the Galician coast (NW Spain) after the Prestige oil spill

Plankton samples (20-350 microm and >350 microm) collected at three transects along the Galician coast (NW Spain) were analysed for individual aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons by GC-MS. Sample collection was performed in April-July 2003, after the Prestige oil spill (November 2002), to determine whether the hydrocarbons released into the water column as a consequence of the spill were accumulated by the planktonic communities during the subsequent spring and early summer blooms. Surface sediments were also collected to assess the presence of the spilled oil, removed from the water column by downward particle transport. Plankton concentrations of PAHs (Sigma14 parent components) were in the range of 25-898 ng g(-1)dw, the highest values being close to coastal urban areas. However, the individual distributions were highly dominated by alkyl naphthalenes and phenanthrenes, paralleling those in the water dissolved fraction. The detailed study of petrogenic molecular markers (e.g. steranes and triterpanes, and methyl phenanthrenes and dibenzothiophenes) showed the occurrence of background petrogenic pollution but not related with the Prestige oil, with the possible exception of the station off Costa da Morte in May 2003, heavily oiled after the accident. The dominant northerly wind conditions during the spring and early summer 2003, which prevented the arrival of fresh oil spilled from the wreck, together with the heavy nature of the fuel oil, which was barely dispersed in seawater, and the large variability of planktonic cycles, could be the factors hiding the acute accumulation of the spilled hydrocarbons. Then, with the above exception, the concentrations of PAHs found in the collected samples, mostly deriving from chronic pollution, can be considered as the reference values for the region.     

WOODY VEGETATION AND DEBRIS FOR IN-CHANNEL SEDIMENT CONTROL

lINTRODUCTlONChanne1erosionandsedimentationareoftenproblemsinagriculturalwatersheds.Forexample,annualsuspendedsedimentyieldfrom8mixedcoverwatershedswithloessialsoilsinnorthwesternMississippi,U.S.A.ranginginsizetYom2lto622km2wasbetween7O4and1673tonnes(Shieldsetal.l995).ControlofchannelbankerosionintheU.S.hastraditionaIlybeenaddressedwithstructurescostingontheorderof$l5Om-1ofbankline.BecauseoftheecologicaIvalueandoftenlowercost(relativetononlivingstructure)ofvegetativetreatments,weargue…     

若尔盖高原地物遥感分类

各种物质在遥感数据中都有其特征的波谱吸收峰。因此通过波谱识别就可以大大减少以往遥感分类方法中的漏分及混分现象。为了解决若尔盖高原地物遥感分类问题,首次对本区ETM多光谱融合数据采用了地物波谱角分类法进行地物识别。分类步骤:遥感数据定标→选择训练区样本→MNF变换减维去噪处理→利用纯净像元指数(PPI)进行样本提纯→利用n-D散度法进行样本重组→波谱角分类(SAM).其分类结果表明,类别精度评价总精度为0.806,kappa系数为0.785.其精度均符合1:5万比例尺的土地详查工作的技术要求。      

四川理塘甲洼组地层时代与环境演化

川西理塘甲洼盆地中的甲洼组是一套厚度在300m左右的松散状河湖相沉积物。磁性地层结果表明,B/M界线位于剖面中部157.0m处,剖面底部记录了奥尔都维正极性亚时。对比Cande和Kent的极性年表,理塘甲洼组的始沉积年代约为2.10MaBP,结束于0.10MaBP.孢粉记录显示该地经历亚高山针叶林植被→高山草甸植被的演变过程,沉积环境经历了河湖相→冲积相的转变过程。      

干旱区湖泊沉积物中过剩210Pb的沉积特征与风沙活动初探

过剩~(210)Pb不仅是沉积物年龄测定的重要手段,而且是环境示踪的一种主要方法,干旱区湖泊主要为封闭湖泊,其沉积物所接受的过剩~(210)pb沉积在大气沉降背景外,主要受风沙侵蚀来源的影响.因此,较高的过剩~(210)Pb沉积通量有可能与区域风沙活动有关.本文在对比分析近几年来发表在各期刊中的湖泊~(210)Pb数据的基础上,计算各个湖泊多年平均过剩~(210)Pb的沉积通量并与大气过剩~(210)Pb沉降背景比较,从而初步确定中国北方干旱区风沙活动的可能区域.然后对所确定的典型风沙多发区,利用过剩~(210)Pb模式(PF-CRS)计算沉积物沉积速率,并与相应区域的"尘暴"记录对比,进而论证该方法在指示风沙活动方面的可靠程度.     

Light Curve Analysis of the AP Dor Binary System using Ground-based and TESS Observations

The short-period eclipsing binary AP Dor’s first in-depth and multiband photometric solutions are presented. We made use of our eight nights of ground-based opportunity at a southern hemisphere observatory, and twelve sectors of TESS observations. We extracted eight and 1322 minima from our observations and TESS, respectively. We suggest a new linear ephemeris based on the trend of orbital period variations using the Markov chain Monte Carlo(MCMC) approach. The PHysics Of Eclipsing BinariEs(PHOE...     

鄂西清江水布垭工程库首区主要断裂活动性分析

随着鄂西清江中游水布垭坝址的最终确定,位于工程库首区的白沙坪断层(F₉)和桃李溪断层(F₈)的构造活动性引起了人们的关注。