The use of microchemical analysis of alluvial gold grains in mineral exploration: experiences in Britain and Ireland

The examination of populations of gold grains by SEM and EPMA generates a microchemical signature based upon the assemblage of opaque mineral inclusions within the gold and the concentration of minor alloying metals. Duplicate samples of alluvial gold from the same locality have yielded the same microchemical signature independent of the field worker who collected the sample, or the date of collection. A study of five separate alluvial localities yielded a microchemical signature consistent with the mineralogy of the adjacent host mineralisation. This result has permitted informed speculation on the styles and complexity of gold mineralisation contributing to the alluvial population of gold grains where the style of source mineralisation is unknown.The technique can yield information about several aspects of the source mineralisation of an alluvial population at an early stage in the exploration process. Distinctive microchemical signatures can be used to evaluate the dispersion of gold either by fluvial or glacial action. The technique can identify gold derived from separate mineralising events either within a region or along a watercourse, thereby allowing speculation on the magnitude of the source mineralisation. It is also possible to establish whether specific types of gold mineralisation of potential economic interest have contributed to an alluvial population. In areas subjected to glaciation, analysis of the microchemical signature of populations of alluvial gold may indicate whether the gold grains are of proximal or distal origin.The volume of information made available through the study of alluvial gold grains has contributed greatly to the understanding of regional gold mineralisation. Interpretation of microchemical signatures of populations of alluvial gold from about 130 localities throughout Great Britain and Ireland has facilitated characterisation of gold in terms of the style of the source mineralisation. This information has augmented that available from about ten bedrock gold localities and has permitted a more complete classification of gold occurrences throughout the region.Quantitative analysis of some minerals within the opaque inclusion assemblage can provide information on the chemistry of the mineralising fluid, which may be related to the capacity for gold transportation.In Devon, South West England, a model for the emplacement of gold mineralisation was developed from interpretation of the microchemical signature of alluvial gold grains. The selenide-rich inclusion suite containing no sulphides suggested that oxidising conditions prevailed during precipitation. The model of transport of gold in solution through the oxidising environment of Permian red beds and its subsequent precipitation in underlying rocks due to reduction in Eh was consistent with the observed distribution of gold in alluvial sediment, residential overburden and drill core. Using this model other targets for gold mineralisation were successfully predicted.     

Adaptive optics near-infrared imaging of NGC 2992 – unveiling core structures related to radio figure-of-8 loops

We present near-infrared adaptive optics, Very Large Array (VLA) radio and Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) optical imaging of the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 2992. Spiral structure and an extension to the west are traced down to the core region at the limiting resolution of our near-infrared images. A faint, diffuse loop of near-infrared and radio emission is also observed to the north, embedded within the prominent 2-arcsec radio loop previously observed to the north-west. Near-infrared colour maps and CO narrow-band imaging are then used to identify which regions may not be purely reddened stellar populations. Our new data provide evidence that the VLA radio-loop morphology in the shape of a figure of 8 represents two components superimposed: (1) outflow bubbles out of the plane of the disc, coincident with the extended emission-line region (EELR); (2) star formation along the spiral arm within the galaxy disc and through the dust lane. The near-infrared continuum emission associated with the outflowing radio bubbles suggests that the radio loops are driven by the active nucleus.     

我国气候异常直接经济损失预测模型

为加强防灾减灾的预评估,建立了气候异常直接经济损失统计预测模型.模型由时间序列趋势项T(t)、气候异常影响项P(t)和随机波动项S(t)构成,在用统计资料进行模型参数估计的基础上,模拟预测了1989～1999年直接经济损失,模型整体拟合效果良好(R2=O.9847,F=150.45).分别选取不同的SAAO/GDPPI比值,用模型对2000年气候异常直接经济损失进行预测,预测值均比1999年有所增加.模型预测结果显示,增加农业和减灾投入强度SAAO/GDPPI,可以大幅度减少气候异常直接经济损失.     

长庆中部气田奥陶纪马家沟组储层成岩模式与孔隙系统

长庆中部气田奥陶纪马家沟组马五～马五储层的主要成岩作用包括:(Ⅰ)准同生白云石化作用;(Ⅱ)白云石对小球状硬石膏结核(简称"膏球")和板状硬石膏晶体的交代;(Ⅲ)石膏的溶解;(Ⅳ)自生石英、自生粘土矿物在白云石晶间生长;(Ⅴ)早期方解石的充填作用;(Ⅵ)晚期方解石的充填作用;(Ⅶ)钾石盐的充填作用;(Ⅷ)去白云石化作用。其中造成孔隙的是(Ⅰ)、(Ⅱ)、(Ⅲ),破坏孔隙的主要是(Ⅴ)、(Ⅵ)、(Ⅶ)、(Ⅷ)。最重要的成岩作用是(Ⅰ)、(Ⅱ)、(Ⅲ)。主要的成岩模式有:云化-溶蚀型、云化-溶蚀-充填型、云化-溶解型、云化-交代-溶解型、云化-交代-溶解-早充填型、云化-交代-溶解-早充填-晚充填型、云化-交代-溶解-早充填-晚充填-钾石盐充填型。其中云化-溶解型、云化-交代-溶解型以及云化-溶蚀型是形成孔隙的主要成岩方式。主要的孔隙系统类型有5种:密球型、"球 胀裂缝型"、"球 晶间溶孔型"、晶模孔型、晶间溶孔型。其中,密球型、"球 胀裂缝型"、"球 晶间溶孔型"是最主要的孔隙系统类型。长庆中部气田马五段储层的发育首先受沉积微相控制,即膏球的发育;在此基础上还受成岩方式控制。膏球发育于马五、马五、马五、马五,尤其是马五。白云石对硬石膏球的交代作用和石膏的溶解作用广泛发育于马五、马五、马五、马五、马五、马五、马五、马五地层中。早期方解石、晚期方解石和钾石盐的充填作用主要发育在马五、马五、马五和马五地层中,而在马五、马五地层中不发育。膏球在马五、马五、马五不发育。所以,马五、马五、马五是最好的储集层段马五、马五是其次的储集层段。马五、马五、马五是最差的储集层段。     

华山云海的变化特征以及与气象要素的关系

用华山气象站1985—2014年气象要素资料,分析近30 a华山云海的变化及云海与降水、相对湿度、风速的关系。结果表明,华山年平均云海日为26.27 d,最多年份72 d,最少年份仅3 d;面积200 km~2云海年平均日数24.23 d;面积≥200 km~2云海平均日数2.87 d,最多有20 d (1985、1994年),最少有2 d(1997年),1997年后再没有面积≥200 km~2的云海出现。云海的出现呈逐年下降的趋势,年际差异明显。秋季云海出现日数最多(平均云海日数8.13 d),冬季最少(平均4.60 d);各月的云海日数8月最多,5月最少。面积≥200 km~2云海冬季出现日数最多,夏季最少;11月出现最多,3、12月次之,5月最少。面积≥200 km~2云海出现的前一天或当天一般都有降水,两天中至少有一天出现降水的几率是84.30%;平均相对湿度≥70%时,较易形成云海;云海日出现时常伴有风,但总体风速不大,通常≤10.0 m·s~(-1),利于云海的形成保持。     

塔里木河干流输水运行对河流生态功效的分析

塔里木河干流在2005年阿拉尔站的年径流量为57.18×108 m3,属丰水年,上、中、下游耗水量分别为31.63×108m3、18.93×108 m3、7.206×108 m3.1960-2004年新渠满站水文断面河床总淤积厚度达120 cm,由于河床淤积,洪水漫溢不断增大,导致上游段耗水量呈不断增加趋势.2005年实施了第七次生态输水,向下游"绿色走廊"输水2.80×108m3.从2000-2005年向塔里木河下游绿色走廊应急输水,共七次累计输水时间900天,前期主要利用开都-孔雀河处在丰水期的有利时机,后期靠塔里木河流域综合治理成果和上游三源流的水量增加.总计从博斯腾湖和干流调水25.06×108m3,自大西海子水库泄洪闸向塔里木河最下游河道输水量达20.40×108m3.2005年水头连续五次到达台特玛湖,不仅使塔里木河下游绿色走廊生态条件得到了改善,而且也使干流两侧胡杨林生态林草得到较快的恢复,并使塔里木河干流全程流水的受损河流生态系统得到了修复.塔里木河干流区域林草面积142.1×104hm2,其中上游段46.8×104hm2,约占干流林草总面积的33.0%,位居第二,中游段81.1×104hm2,占总面积的57.1%,位居第一,而下游段14.1×104hm2,占总面积的9.9%,位居第三.结果显示,塔里木河干流上游、中游的植被面积与水量消耗极不协调.2001-2005年上游消耗水量均超过了塔里木河干流初始水权比例下的分配额度.为了保障塔里木河干流实现永久输水和维护其区域生态功能,建议急需对上游河段采取河道整治和疏浚等工程措施,进一步调整干流上、中、下游区水量泄放比例,才能使得塔里木河的综合治理实现生态河流目标.     

The dynamics of natural pipe hydrological behaviour in blanket peat

Natural soil pipes are found in peatlands, but little is known about their hydrological role. This paper presents the most complete set of pipe discharge data to date from a deep blanket peatland in Northern England. In a 17.4‐ha catchment, we identified 24 perennially flowing and 60 ephemerally flowing pipe outlets. Eight pipe outlets along with the catchment outlet were continuously gauged over an 18‐month period. The pipes in the catchment were estimated to produce around 13.7% of annual streamflow, with individual pipes often producing large peak flows (maximum peak of 3.8 l s^?1). Almost all pipes, whether ephemerally or perennially flowing, shallow or deep (outlets > 1 m below the peat surface), showed increased discharge within a mean of 3 h after rainfall commencement and were dominated by stormflow, indicating good connectivity between the peatland surface and the pipes. However, almost all pipes had a longer period between the hydrograph peak and the return to base flow compared with the stream (mean of 23.9 h for pipes, 19.7 h for stream). As a result, the proportion of streamflow produced by the pipes at any given time increased at low flows and formed the most important component of stream discharge for the lowest 10% of flows. Thus, a small number of perennially flowing pipes became more important to the stream system under low‐flow conditions and probably received water via matrix flow during periods between storms. Given the importance of pipes to streamflow in blanket peatlands, further research is required into their wider role in influencing stream water chemistry, water temperature and fluvial carbon fluxes, as well as their role in altering local hydrochemical cycling within the peat mass itself. Enhanced piping within peatlands caused by environmental change may lead to changes in the streamflow regime with larger low flows and more prolonged drainage of the peat. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

塔里木盆地喀什凹陷北缘烃源岩潜力探讨

对喀什凹陷北缘烃源岩进行了综合评价分析,通过对喀什凹陷北缘3套潜在烃源岩的分布、有机质丰度、类型、成熟度的对比分析,认为喀什凹陷北缘石炭系海相碳酸盐岩分布有限,综合评价指标较差,为非烃源岩;二叠系海陆过渡相泥岩分布较广,为差烃源岩;侏罗系煤系源岩分布虽然局限,但是厚度大,评价指标好,是喀什凹陷主要的烃源岩.石炭系碳酸盐岩和二叠系泥岩不具备为大中型气田提供烃源的潜质.     

上海淀山湖水生高等植物现状及其近30年变化

于2009年8月至2010年5月调查淀山湖水生高等植物现状.并结合历史资料分析其近30年变化,探讨水生植被的发展趋势及退化原因.淀山湖现有水生高等植物29种,隶属18科,25属,栽培种、外来种比例较过去升高.30年来水生植被(尤其是沉水植被)面积严重萎缩,主要植被类型从沉水植物占优势转变为漂浮植物占优势,沉水植被主要优...