Activity of the carbonatite volcano Oldoinyo Lengai, 1966

From 1960 to August, 1966, the activity of Oldoinyo Lengai took the form of quiet extrusion of carbonatite lava. In August, 1966, the style of activity changed abruptly and violent ash eruptions took place. The activity varied from minor emissions of ash to major Plinian and Vulcanian type eruptions. A new ash-cone built up within the crater and ash was widely distributed on the slopes of the volcano and over the surrounding countryside.The ash consists of sodium carbonate mixed with crystals of nepheline, pyroxene, wollastonite, apatite, melanite and pyrite. Also blocks of ijolite and melteigite were ejected during the activity.

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Zusammenfassung Von 1960 bis zum August 1966 bestand die Tätigkeit des Vulkans Oldoinyo Lengai/Ostafrika in ruhigen Lava-Extrusionen. Im August 1966 änderte sich plötzlich die Art seiner Tätigkeit, und heftige Aschenbrüche fanden statt. Diese Tätigkeit variierte von kleineren Ascheneruptionen bis zu größeren Ausbrüchen plinianischen und vulkanischen Typs. Ein neuer Aschenkegel entstand in dem aktiven Krater, und Asche wurde weithin über die Abhänge des Vulkans und über die Umgebung verteilt.Die Asche besteht aus Natrium-Karbonatit mit einer Beimischung von Kristallen von Nephelin, Pyroxen, Wollastonit, Apatit, Melanit und Pyrit. Während des Ausbruchs wurden auch Ijolith- und Melteigitblöcke ausgeworfen.

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Résumé De 1960 jusqu'en août, 1966, l'activité du volcan Oldoinyo Lengai consistait en coulées tranquilles de lave carbonatitique. En août, 1966, le genre d'activité changea abruptement et de violentes éruptions de cendres se produisirent. L'activité consistait tantôt en de petites émissions de cendres, tantôt en éruptions majeures du genre Plinien et Vulcanien. Un cône neuf de cendres s'amoncelait dans le cratère actif, et les cendres se dispersaient sur le pays environnant.Les cendres se composaient de carbonatite alcaline avec des cristaux de nephéline, pyroxène, wollastonite, melanite et de pyrite. D'ailleurs des blocs d'ijolite et de melteigite furent projetés hors du cratère pendant l'activité.

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Dedicated to Professor Dr. A.Rittmann on the occasion of his 75. birthday     

Upwind‐mixed methods for transport equations

In this paper, we continue our analysis of upwind‐mixed methods for advection–diffusion equations, which have been developed and analyzed by the first author over the past several years. In previous work, our analysis has been limited to low order approximating spaces, positive definite diffusion coefficients and Dirichlet boundary conditions. In this paper, we extend our results to higher order approximating spaces, possibly zero diffusion, and more physically realistic boundary conditions. Moreover, unlike previous papers, we avoid the use of Gronwall's Inequality, which can result in extremely large constants in the stability and error bounds. Numerical results are presented for constant, linear and quadratic approximating spaces. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Siphonostomatoid copepods infecting Squalus acutipinnis Regan, 1908 off South Africa

Squalus acutipinnis (previously included in S. megalops) individuals caught off the east, south and west coasts of South Africa were examined for siphonostomatoid copepod infection. Collected siphonostomatoids were fixed and preserved in 70% ethanol and studied under microscopes using both transmitted and incidental light. The copepods were identified and the host-parasite associations estimated by calculating their prevalence, mean intensity and mean abundance. The siphonostomatoids represented four families and six species, and included new host records for Nemesis sp., Lernaeopoda sp. and Eudactylina acanthii, and a new geographical record for E. acanthii. Squalus acutipinnis individuals were infected by relatively low loads of siphonostomatoids. The most commonly found species was Achtheinus pinguis, the only species found off all three coasts. There was no difference in the prevalence of A. pinguis in sharks sampled off the three coasts but the highest mean intensity was found on the East Coast followed by the West Coast. The overall prevalence of A. pinguis was 33.6%, and was an order of magnitude higher than that of the other siphonostomatoids recorded. At such low levels of infection it will thus be necessary to examine a large number of hosts to determine the biodiversity of siphonostomatoids and geographical differences in prevalence in South African waters.     

Hector's dolphin movement patterns in response to height and direction of ocean swell

A central question to any understanding of ecology is how animals use their habitat, and how habitat use is influenced by temporally changing features of the environment. Previous research on Hector's dolphins at Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand suggested that dolphins leave inshore, harbour environments during or after rough weather. To test this hypothesis, visual sightings (2000–2012) and acoustic detections (2007–2008) of Hector's dolphins in Akaroa Harbour were modelled to test for a relationship with swell height and swell direction. Sighting rates and acoustic detection rates in Akaroa Harbour were significantly lower on days after big swell events and in some linear models after swell events from the south. These results indicate that swell events influence Hector's dolphin movements in and around Akaroa Harbour. Possible reasons for this behaviour are diverse and need further investigation. However, this information can be used both to predict daily dolphin movement for conservation and research purposes, and to suggest how dolphins may react in future if extreme weather events are becoming frequent.     

Halogen content of some African primary carbonatites

Colorimetric analyses have been made for F, Cl and I in a suite of African carbonatites specially selected for their freshness. F and Cl vary widely both in absolute and relative amounts between intrusions, but F/Cl ratios are usually consistent in samples from the same intrusion. Although samples from both the 2 b.y. Phalaborwa complex and the modern Oldoinyo Lengai lavas have low F/Cl values, there is considerable variation during geological time. Iodine (up to 1.8 ppm) has been found in the carbonatites of Phalaborwa, Sukulu and Oldoinyo Lengai; the only common factor seems to be the high sulphur content of the carbonatites at these localities.     

Lateglacial and Holocene relative sea‐level changes and first evidence for the Storegga tsunami in Sutherland,Scotland

We reconstruct one of the longest relative sea‐level (RSL) records in north‐west Europe from the north coast of mainland Scotland, using data collected from three sites in Loch Eriboll (Sutherland) that we combine with other studies from the region. Following deglaciation, RSL fell from a Lateglacial highstand of +6?8 m OD (Ordnance Datum = ca. mean sea level) at ca. 15 k cal a BP to below present, then rose to an early Holocene highstand and remained at ca. +1 m OD between ca. 7 and 3 k cal a BP, before falling to present. We find no evidence for significant differential Holocene glacio‐isostatic adjustment between sites on the north‐west (Lochinver, Loch Laxford), north (Loch Eriboll) and north‐east (Wick) coast of mainland Scotland. This suggests that the region was rapidly deglaciated and there was little difference in ice loads across the region. From one site at the head of Loch Eriboll we report the most westerly sedimentary evidence for the early Holocene Storegga tsunami on the Scottish mainland. The presence of the Storegga tsunami in Loch Eriboll is predicted by a tsunami wave model, which suggests that the tsunami impacted the entire north coast of Scotland and probably also the Atlantic coastline of north‐west Scotland.

     

Manganese thermometer for mantle peridotites

The temperature dependence of the Mn-Mg distribution between garnet and clinopyroxene, originally proposed by Carswell, was confirmed by Shimizu and Allègre (1978) using ion microprobe and electron microprobe data. High precision electron microprobe analyses of a larger set of 52 Iherzolites from S. Africa and Malaita, Solomon Islands show considerable scatter in the temperature dependence of this distribution, and correlation with the CaO content of the garnet is indicated. A new distribution coefficient is based on the reaction: $$\begin{gathered} \operatorname{Mn} _{\text{2}} \operatorname{Si} _2 \operatorname{O} _6 {\text{ + }}\operatorname{CaAl} _{2/3} \operatorname{SiO} _4 {\text{ + }}\operatorname{MgAl} _{2/3} \operatorname{SiO} _4 \hfill \\ {\text{Mn - pyroxene grossular pyrope}} \hfill \\ {\text{ }} \rightleftharpoons \operatorname{CaMgSi} _2 \operatorname{O} _6 {\text{ + }}2\operatorname{MnAl} _{2/3} \operatorname{SiO} _4 \hfill \\ {\text{ diopside spessartine}} \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ It was calibrated against temperature determined from two independent thermometers (Wells pyroxene and O'Neill-Wood garnet-olivine) for Iherzolitic assemblages, and shown to to be sensitive to within + 50 °C for most specimens in the range 900 °– 1,300 ° C. This distribution coefficient appears independent of pressure within the uncertainty of the available data, and has the potential to be a third independent thermometer for use in garnet Iherzolites and possibly eclogites.     

Chemistry of micas from kimberlites and xenoliths—I. Micaceous kimberlites

Micaceous kimberlites from South Africa and Canada contain two types of groundmass mica less than 1 mm across. Very rare Type I micas are relatively iron-rich with $\text{mg [ = Mg/(Mg + Fe)] 0.45–0.65}$, TiO₂ 3–6 wt%, Al₂O₃ 14–16wt%, no Fe³⁺ required in tetrahedral sites, low NiO (~0.02 wt%), and relatively high na [Na₂O/(Na₂O + K₂O)] 0.02–0.03. The much more abundant Type II micas are variable in composition, but relative to Type I micas are more magnesium (mg 0.80-0.93), lower in TiO₂ (0.7–4.0 wt%) and Al₂O₃ (6.8–14.2 wt%), have substantial Fe³⁺ in tetrahedral sites, and have relatively low na. Both types may have rims with compositions indicative of mica-‘serpentine’ mixtures resulting from reaction with a highly aqueous fluid. The petrographically-determined ‘serpentine’ is chemically of two types: Fe-rich serpentine and Fe-rich talc. Associated phases in the ground-mass vary from one kimberlite to another: calcite, dolomite, diopside, chromite, Mg-ilmenite, perovskite, barite, pyrite, pentlandite, millerite?, heazlewoodite?, quartz.Inter-grain variations in composition of Type II micas may result from establishment of local reservoirs on a mm scale, consequent upon mechanical mixing and competition of other phases for minor elements (e.g. chromite for Cr, serpentine for Ni).Type I micas may result from an intrusive precursor (carbonatitic?) to kimberlite, perhaps genetically related, which was incorporated into a later pulse of kimberlite from which the Type II micas crystallized.