Micas of the muscovite-lepidolite series from the fregeneda pegmatites (Salamanca,Spain)

Summary In the Fregeneda area different types of pegmatites can be recognized by their mineralogy, morphology, internal structure and field relationships. The most common type corresponds to a simple pegmatite with homogeneous internal structure, but zoned Li-bearing pegmatites also are relatively widespread. Cassiterite-bearing pegmatites are subordinate. The pegmatites are spatially associated to the Lumbrales granite. This is a parautochthonous, fine- to medium-grained, two-mica granite, one of the syntectonic massifs which were deformed during the third phase of Hercynian deformation. Representative micas selected from the different groups of pegmatites were studied to determine wether the pegmatites can be related by a common fractionation path, and how different pegmatite types are related to the spatially associated Lumbrales granite. Compositional variations in the micas depend on the pegmatite type. Muscovite coexisting with Li-micas in the Li-bearing pegmatites is one of the richest in Al₂O₃ (35.4–37.7 wt%) and the poorest in FeO (0.2–1.5 wt%) and MgO (0–0.3 wt%), whereas muscovite of the simple discordant pegmatites shows the highest FeO (2.2–3.3 wt%) and that from the Lumbrales granite is the richest in MgO (0.5–0.7 wt%) and TiO₂ (0.6–1.1 wt%). On the other hand, Sn (70–1168 ppm), Li (< 5–22253 ppm), F (880–21470 ppm), Cs (< 5–1696 ppm), Rb (800–9181 ppm) and other trace elements seem to increase with distance from the Lumbrales granite, and K/Rb decreases. According to this ratio, the exterior Li-bearing pegmatites are the more evolved, whereas the interior pegmatites are less evolved, and are richer in Cs, Li and Zn than other pegmatite types.

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Glimmerminerale der Muscovit-Lepidolith-Serie aus den Pegmatiten von Fregeneda, Salamanca, Spanien

Zusammenfassung Im Gebiet von Fregeneda sind auf Grund ihrer Mineralogie, Morphologie, Internstruktur und Geländebeziehungen verschiedene Pegmatittypen zu unterscheiden. Am häufigsten sind einfache homogen aufgebaute Pegmatite. Zonar gebaute Li-Pegmatite sind ebenfalls weit verbreitet, Zinnstein-führende Pegmatite treten hingegen zurück, Die Pegmatite sind räumlich mit dem Lumbrales Granit, einem paraautochtonen, fein- bis mittelkörnigen Zwei-Glimmergranit, assoziiert, Dieser gehört einem der syntektonischen Massive, die während der dritten Phase der hercynischen Deformation deformiert wurden, an. Repräsentative, aus den verschiedenen Pegmatittypen separierte Glimmerminerale wurden untersucht, um zu klären, inwieweit die Pegmatite über einen direkten Fraktionierungspfad zu verbinden sind und in welcher Beziehung sie zu dem Lumbrales Granit stehen. Die Variation der Zusammensetzung der Glimmer hängt vom Pegmatittyp ab. Muscovite, die mit Li-Glimmern koexistieren, sind die relativ Al₂O₃-reichsten (32–37.7 Gew.%) und Fe- (0.2–1.5 Gew.%.) und Mg-ärmsten (0–0.3 Gew.%). Jene aus dem Lumbrales Granit sind die reich an MgO (0.5–0.7) und TiO₂ (0.6–1.1 Gew.%). Die Gehalte von Sn (70–1168 ppm), Li (< 5–22253 ppm). F (880-21470 ppm), Cs (< 5–1696 ppm), Rb (800–9181 ppm) und anderer Spurenelemente nehmen mit der Entfernung vom Lumbrales Granit zu, während K/Rb abnimmt. Auf Grund dieses Verhältnisses sind die externen Li-führenden Pegmatite höher, die internen Pegmatite hingegen geringfügiger entwickelt. Erstere sind daher auch reicher an Cs, Li und Zn.

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Displacement-based design of steel moment resisting frames with partially-restrained beam-to-column joints

This article presents a method for the direct displacement-based design of steel moment resisting frames, with specific consideration of beam-to-column joint characteristics. The method can be used for steel frames having any type of beam-to-column joints, from rigid and full-strength to semi-rigid and partial-strength. The plastic rotation capacity of the joints is explicitly taken into account within the performance criteria for the design. To assess the accuracy of the method in controlling performance, case study structures were first designed and subsequently analysed using non-linear dynamic analysis with a set of real accelerograms. For all cases, the mean of peak inter-storey drift demands and the mean of peak plastic rotation demands on joints were controlled in accordance with the limits set during design. The results obtained demonstrate that the proposed method is appropriate for the performance-based seismic design of steel moment resisting frames with different joint typologies.     

Factors controlling the vegetation distribution and coal‐forming environments in a strike‐slip basin. The Pennsylvanian Peñarroya‐Belmez‐Espiel Basin,southern Spain

Coal‐forming environments require humid to perhumid conditions. Tectonics governs the size, location and availability of coal seams developed in such environments. While large Pennsylvanian paralic basins generated thick and continuous coal seams, many other small coeval basins, which were tectonically active, developed a puzzling succession, with carbonaceous deposits that varied in size, thickness and the nature of the coal‐forming flora. This study, conducted in the Peñarroya‐Belmez‐Espiel coalfield, a Variscan strike‐slip basin in the south of Spain, provides insights into this subject. The coal seams analysed, generated in different depositional environments, have quantitatively different palynological assemblages. Lacustrine coals are dominated by lycopsids; distal alluvial plain/marginal lacustrine coals are dominated by sphenophytes and tree ferns, and middle alluvial fan coals are dominated by sphenophytes, tree ferns and lycopsids. This means that when conditions were favourable for peat accumulation, peat accumulated regardless of the nature of the available flora.     

Long-term study of at-sea distribution of seabirds and marine mammals in the Scotia Sea,Antarctica

The Scotia Sea is one of the most biologically rich regions of Antarctica, and it hosts a large community of upper trophic-level predators. Long-term at-sea monitoring provides valuable information on ...     

Time series of multivariate data in aquatic ecology

Coupling of multivariate methods and time series analysis can be ueful for studying dynamics of aquatic communities. This is demonstratred with a data set from the pelagic area of an oligo-mesotrophic lake in Central Spain during 61 consecutive days of Autumn overturn. Abiotic variables, phytoplankton species and their total biomass were traced. Species abundance and specific biomass were considered as indices of community structure and resource partitioning, respectively. Abiotic and algal data sets were subjected to factor analyses of cases separately. Atmospheric forcing and nitrogen could be considered as the main (2) driving variables of the abiotic matrix. The coupling of motile abilities and cell size was associated to the main factors of the community structure matrix whereas phosphorus limitation and species responses to buoyancy represented the main factors of the biomass matrix. Coordinates of the two first factors could be used to mimic the trajectories in the data space. Significant short term lags (1–4 days) were found in most time series. Lagged responses of atmospheric forcing and nitrogen on phytoplankton community structure and resource partitioning at scales of 1–7 days were also shown. Overall phytoplankton biomass did not show significant delayed responses, thereby suggesting that it might be resulting from the interplay of other non-studied factors.     

Station Correction of the seismic station Kašperské Hory for short-periodP waves

Summary The magnitude station correction of the seismic station Kaperské Hory, related to Prhonice, was determined for the vertical component of short-period P waves.     

Wirkungen elektrischer Felder und Strahlungen atmosphärischen und kosmischen Ursprungs auf das Wasser

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Hydraulics of recirculating well pairs for ground water remediation

Recirculating well pairs are a proven means of implementing bioremediation and may also be useful for applying other in situ ground water remediation technologies. A bromide tracer test was performed to characterize the hydraulic performance of a recirculating well pair installed at Moffett Field, California. In particular, we estimate two important properties of the recirculating well pair: (1) the fraction of captured water that is recycled between the wells, and (2) the travel-time distribution of ground water in the induced zone of recirculation. We also develop theoretical estimates of these two properties and demonstrate they depend upon a dimensionless pumping rate, denoted xi. The bromide breakthrough curve predicted from theory agrees well with that determined experimentally at Moffett Field. The minimum travel time between the wells is denoted t(min). In theory, t(min) depends inversely on Q, the pumping rate in the recirculating wells, and is proportional to a2, the square of the distance between the wells. Both the experimental and theoretical travel-time distributions indicate that at least half the recirculating water travels between the wells along fast flowpaths (travel time < 2*t(min)). Therefore, when designing recirculating well pairs, engineers should ensure that t(min) will be sufficiently high to allow biologically mediated reactions (or other in situ remediation processes) sufficient time to proceed.     

Use of Systematic, Palaeoflood and Historical Data for the Improvement of Flood Risk Estimation. Review of Scientific Methods

The catastrophic floods recently occurring in Europe warn of the critical need forhydrologic data on floods over long-time scales. Palaeoflood techniques provideinformation on hydrologic variability and extreme floods over long-time intervals(100 to 10,000 yr) and may be used in combination with historical flood data (last1,000 yr) and the gauge record (last 30–50 yr). In this paper, advantages anduncertainties related to the reconstruction of palaeofloods in different geomorphologicalsettings and historical floods using different documentary sources are described.Systematic and non-systematic data can be combined in the flood frequency analysisusing different methods for the adjustment of distribution functions. Technical toolsintegrating multidisciplinary approaches (geologic, historical, hydraulic and statistical)on extreme flood risk assessment are discussed. A discussion on the potential theoreticalbases for solving the problem of dealing with non-systematic and non-stationary data ispresented. This methodology is being developed using new methodological approachesapplied to European countries as a part of a European Commission funded project (SPHERE).