重矿物分析识别浊积体的沉积作用——日本中部Niigata弧后含油盆地新第三纪

沉积于中中新世到上新世的浊积砂体是第三纪Ｎｉｉｇａｔａ弧后盆地的主要油气储层之一,该盆地是日本列岛最富产石油的盆地。我们对这些浊积体的重矿物进行了详细和系统地分析,首先,作者展示了将重矿物分析和沉积作用分析相结合,从而得出有关沉积过程的全新观点的实例,沿着位于盆地东缘的世早期的浊积砂岩体的垂向和横向取样分析表明,砂全东半部重矿物的成分和西半部重矿物的成分不同。重矿物和沉积分析结果表明,发育在东半部的浅海陆架浊积砂岩和发育在西半部的深海水下浊积全在上新世早期是相互叠置的。其次,作者检验了用重矿物成分作为指标来表征某个特定浊积体的有效性,为此目的选重位于Ｎｉｉｇａｔａ盆地中部的许多浊积砂岩分析研究,得出以下结论。（１）基于主要重的,比如蛋白石、普通角闪石、紫苏辉石和普通辉石的定量综合分析,至少可将研究区的浊砂岩划分     

重矿物分析识别浊积体的沉积作用——日本中部Niigata弧后含油盆地新第三纪浊积砂岩实例研究(英文)

沉积于中中新世到上新世的浊积砂体是第三纪Niigata弧后盆地的主要油气储层之一 ,该盆地是日本列岛最富产石油的盆地。我们对这些浊积砂体的重矿物进行了详细和系统地分析。首先 ,作者展示了将重矿物分析和沉积作用分析相结合 ,从而得出有关沉积过程的全新观点的实例。沿着位于盆地东缘的上新世早期的浊积砂岩体的垂向和横向取样分析表明 ,砂体东半部重矿物的成分和西半部重矿物的成分不同。重矿物和沉积分析结果表明 ,发育在东半部的浅海陆架浊积砂岩和发育在西半部的深海水下浊积体在上新世早期是相互叠置的。其次 ,作者检验了用重矿物成分作为指标来表征某个特定浊积体的有效性。为此目的特选重位于Ni igata盆地中部的许多浊积砂岩分析研究 ,得出以下结论。 ( 1)基于主要重矿物 ,比如蛋白石、普通角闪石、紫苏辉石和普通辉石的定量综合分析 ,至少可将研究区的浊积砂岩划分为 6种类型 ;( 2 )一个组或段的浊积砂岩包括一种类型或紧密相关的两种类型 ;( 3)研究区不同的组或段通常由不同的重矿物组成构成 ,不同的物源或相同物源下不同的地质事件 (例如火山活动开始期 )可能是这种差异的原因。重矿物分析不仅可作为有价值的常规手段估计物源方向 ,而且可同其他的沉积资料结合来解析沉积过程 ,估计几个相邻     

Temporal and spatial variations of radiocarbon in Japan Sea bottom water

In 1995 and 2000, the radiocarbon ratio (Δ¹⁴C) of total dissolved inorganic carbon was measured in the Japan Sea where deep and bottom waters are formed within the sea itself. We found that (1) since 1979, the Δ¹⁴C in bottom water below about 2000-m depth in the western Japan Basin (WJB) had increased by about 30‰ by 1995, and (2) the bottom Δ¹⁴C in the WJB did not change between 1995 and 2000. The former finding was due to penetration of surface bomb-produced radiocarbon into the bottom water owing to bottom ventilation, whereas the latter was caused by stagnation of the bottom ventilation there. In the eastern Japan Basin (EJB), the bottom Δ¹⁴C also increased by about 30‰ between 1979 and 2002. Recent stagnation of the bottom ventilation in the EJB is also suggested from analyses of constant bomb-produced tritium between 1984 and 1999. The temporal variations of Δ¹⁴C, tritium, and dissolved oxygen in the bottom waters indicate that: (1) new bottom water is formed south of Vladivostok in the WJB only in severe winters; and (2) the new bottom water then follows the path of a cyclonic abyssal circulation of the Japan Sea, which results in the increases in dissolved oxygen and the transient tracers in the bottom waters in the EJB and Yamato Basin with an approximate 3-to 6-year time lag. This process is consistent with the spatial variations of Δ¹⁴C, bomb-produced ¹³⁷Cs, and chlorofluorocarbon-11 in the bottom waters of the Japan Sea.     

Causes of large-scale landslides in the Lesser Himalaya of central Nepal

Geologically and tectonically active Himalayan Range is characterized by highly elevated mountains and deep river valleys. Because of steep mountain slopes, and dynamic geological conditions, large-scale landslides are very common in Lesser and Higher Himalayan zones of Nepal Himalaya. Slopes along the major highways of central Nepal namely Prithvi Highway, Narayangadh-Mugling Road and Tribhuvan Highway are considered in this study of large-scale landslides. Geologically, the highways in consideration pass through crushed and jointed Kathmandu Nappe affected by numerous faults and folds. The relict large-scale landslides have been contributing to debris flows and slides along the highways. Most of the slope failures are mainly bechanced in geological formations consisting phyllite, schist and gneiss. Laboratory test on the soil samples collected from the failure zones and field investigation suggested significant hydrothermal alteration in the area. The substantial hydrothermal alteration in the Lesser Himalaya during advancement of the Main Central Thrust (MCT) and thereby clay mineralization in sliding zones of large-scale landslide are the main causes of large-scale landslides in the highways of central Nepal. This research also suggests that large-scale landslides are the major cause of slope failure during monsoon in the Lesser Himalaya of Nepal. Similarly, hydrothermal alteration is also significant in failure zone of the large-scale landslides. For the sustainable road maintenance in Nepal, it is of utmost importance to study the nature of sliding zones of large-scale landslides along the highways and their role to cause debris flows and slides during monsoon period.     

Analysis of summertime atmospheric transport of fine particulate matter in Northeast Asia

In Northeast Asia, the effect of long-range transport of air pollutants is generally pronounced in spring and winter, but can be important even in summer. This study analyzed summer-time atmospheric transport of elemental carbon (EC) and sulfate (SO₄ ^2?) with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model driven by the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The WRF/CMAQ modeling system was applied to regions ranging from Northeast Asia to the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan in summer 2007. In terms of EC, while the model simulated well the effect of long-range transport, the simulation results indicated that domestic emissions in Japan dominantly contributed (85%) to EC concentrations in the Greater Tokyo. In terms of SO₄ ^2?, the simulation results indicated that both domestic emissions (62%) and long-range transport from the other countries (38%) substantially contributed to SO₄ ^2? concentrations in the Greater Tokyo. Distinctive transport processes of SO₄ ^2? were associated with typical summer-time meteorological conditions in the study region. When a Pacific high-pressure system covered the main island of Japan, domestic emissions, including volcanic emission, dominantly contributed to SO₄ ^2? concentrations in the Greater Tokyo. When a high-pressure system prevailed over the East China Sea and low-pressure systems passed north of Japan, synoptic westerly winds associated with this pressure pattern transported a large amount of SO₄ ^2? from the continent to Japan. In addition, although heavy precipitation and strong wind decreased SO₄ ^2? concentrations near the center of a typhoon, peripheral typhoon winds occasionally played an important role in long-range transport of SO₄ ^2?.     

Determination of reaction kinetics using grain size: An application for metamorphic zircon growth

The reaction kinetics of metamorphic minerals can be subdivided into interface‐ and diffusion‐controlled kinetics. The discrimination of reaction kinetics is crucial for estimating reaction rates. Here, we propose a new and simple method for discriminating reaction kinetics. This method requires measuring only the initial and final grain sizes during growth. The reaction kinetics is inferred from different plotted arrays of initial vs. final grain sizes after the mineral growth. Using metamorphic zircon, we take detrital core sizes as the initial sizes and post‐metamorphic grain sizes as the final sizes. The application of the method to the subduction‐related high‐pressure Nagasaki metamorphic complex in Japan shows that this metamorphic zircon grew under interface‐controlled kinetics even at the relatively low temperature of 440°C. This method is potentially applicable to other minerals that have time‐markers, such as chemical zoning or internal structures that are captured at a given point in time during growth.     

Teshima pyroclastics: Onset of characteristic Setouchi magmatism induced by slab melting at 14.8 Ma

Ar-Ar ages, and petrographical and geochemical characteristics of pyroclastics and an overlying lava from Teshima Island, southwest Japan are presented. Although previous geological and age data suggested Teshima pyroclastics were products of magmatism > 3 my prior to lava flows of Setouchi volcanic rocks generated in association with southward migration of the southwest Japan arc sliver during opening of the Sea of Japan backarc basin at ~ 15 Ma, the present results led to the conclusion that a sequence of Setouchi volcanism, induced by slab melting and subsequent melt-mantle reactions, produced both pyroclastics and lava at 14.6–14.8 Ma. This age is oldest among those reported so far and may represent the timing of onset of characteristic Setouchi magmatism immediately posterior to and hence as a result of the mega-tectonic event including rotation of the southwest Japan arc sliver.