Experimental growth of åkermanite reaction rims between wollastonite and monticellite: evidence for volume diffusion control

Growth rates of monomineralic, polycrystalline åkermanite (Ca₂MgSi₂O₇) rims produced by solid-state reactions between monticellite (CaMgSiO₄) and wollastonite (CaSiO₃) single crystals were determined at 0.5 GPa dry argon pressure, 1,000–1,200°C and 5 min to 60 h, using an internally heated pressure vessel. Inert Pt-markers, initially placed at the monticellite–wollastonite interface, indicate symmetrical growth into both directions. This and mass balance considerations demonstrate that rim growth is controlled by transport of MgO. At 1,200°C and run durations between 5 min and 60 h, rim growth follows a parabolic rate law with rim widths ranging from 0.4 to 16.3 μm indicating diffusion-controlled rim growth. The effective bulk diffusion coefficient \( D_{\text{eff,MgO}}^{\text{Ak}} \) is calculated to 10^?15.8±0.1 m² s^?1. Between 1,000°C and 1,200°C, the effective bulk diffusion coefficient follows an Arrhenius law with E _a = 204 ± 18 kJ/mol and D ₀ = 10^?8.6±1.6 m² s^?1. Åkermanite grains display a palisade texture with elongation perpendicular to the reaction interface. At 1,200°C, average grain widths measured normal to elongation, increase with the square root of time and range from 0.4 to 5.4 μm leading to a successive decrease in the grain boundary area fraction, which, however, does not affect \( D_{\text{eff,MgO}}^{\text{Ak}} \) to a detectible extent. This implies that grain boundary diffusion only accounts for a minor fraction of the overall chemical mass transfer, and rim growth is essentially controlled by volume diffusion. This is corroborated by the agreement between our estimates of the effective MgO bulk diffusion coefficient and experimentally determined volume diffusion data for Mg and O in åkermanite from the literature. There is sharp contrast to the MgO–SiO₂ binary system, where grain boundary diffusion controls rim growth.     

Suburban Food Security: Walkability and Nutritional Access in Metropolitan Detroit

This article explored the relationship between the local food environment and walkability in the socioeconomically diverse, inner-ring suburbs of metropolitan Detroit. The availability and cost differentials of food were surveyed using a modified version of the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS–S), and a geographic information system–based method was designed to map walkability relative to licensed food retail establishments. Results showed that minority communities lack access to fresh produce and nutritionally adequate foods, which is compounded by limited mobility. By incorporating local-based economic incentives, low-income communities can better align neighborhood goals of obtaining nutritionally adequate food (and other services) with economic opportunity.     

The chemical composition of sea water and pore water in the manganese nodule area of the Central Pacific

Analyses for the following elements were made on 118 samples of pore water and 23 samples of sea water from the radiolarian ooze area of the Central Pacific: Na, Ca, Br, Sr (major elements) and Sc, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Rb, Ag, Sb, Cs, Eu, Ta, Hg, U.The average concentration of most of the elements analyzed is higher in the pore water than in the sea water. The enrichment of elements in both the pore water and the bottom near sea water relative to the average composition of the sea water depends on the residence times of the elements in the sea water — the shorter the residence time the greater the enrichment.The enrichment of an element in these sea and pore waters is also dependant on the chemical species in which it occurs in the sea water. The enrichment seems to be greater for hydroxides, less for complex chloride ions and there is no enrichment for simple ions. The enrichment of the elements occuring as hydroxides (Fe, Cu, Cr, Sc, Eu) or complex chlorides (Mn, Ni, Co, Zn, Ag, Hg, Se) results in precipitation from the sea water, which contributes to the growth of the manganese nodules as well as to the genesis of metalliferous sediments in this area. The greater enrichment in the pore water relative to the sea water accounts for the remobilization of these elements from the sediment as the main source of the material for the growth of the manganese nodules.

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Zusammenfassung 118 Porenwasser- und 23 Meerwasser-Proben aus dem Radiolarienschlammgebiet des Mittleren Pazifik wurden auf folgende Elemente analysiert: Na, Ca, Br, Sr (Hauptbestandteile) und Sc, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Rb, Ag, Sb, Cs, Eu, Ta, Hg, U.Die durchschnittliche Konzentration der meisten bestimmten Elemente ist im Porenwasser höher als im Meerwasser. Die Elementaranreicherung sowohl im Porenwie im bodennahen Meereswasser ist im Vergleich zur weltweiten Durchschnittszusammensetzung des Meerwassers abhÄngig von den Verweilzeiten der Elemente im Meer — je kürzer die Verweilzeit, desto grö\er die Anreicherung.Die Anreicherung eines Elements in diesen Meeres- und PorenwÄssern hÄngt auch von der chemischen Spezies ab, in der es im Meerwasser vorkommt. Die Anreicherung scheint grö\er zu sein für Hydroxide, geringer für komplexe Chlorid-Ionen, und es gibt keine Anreicherung für einfache Ionen. Die Anreicherung der Elemente, die als Hydroxide (Fe, Cu, Cr, Se, Eu) oder komplexe Chloride (Mn, Ni, Co, Zn, Ag, Hg, Se) vorkommen, führt zur AusfÄllung aus dem Meereswasser. Diese AusfÄllung trÄgt bei zum Wachstum der Manganknollen und zur Entstehung von metalliferous sediments in diesem Gebiet. Die grö\ere Anreicherung im Porenwasser im Vergleich zum Meereswasser spricht für die Mobilisierung dieser Elemente aus dem Sediment als der wichtigsten Materialquelle für das Wachstum der Manganknollen.

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Résumé Dans la région des boues á radiolaires de l'Océan Pacifique central 118 échantillons d'eau interstitielle et 23 échantillons d'eau de mer ont été prélevés et analysés. Les éléments suivants ont été déterminés: Na, Ca, Br, Sr (éléments principaux) et Sc, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Rb, Ag, Sb, Cs, Eu, Ta, Hg, U.La concentration moyenne de la majorité des éléments analysés est plus grande dans l'eau interstitielle que dans l'eau de mer. L'enrichissement des éléments dans l'eau interstitielle ainsi que dans l'eau de mer près du fond, comparé aux valeurs moyennes dans l'eau de mer, dépend du temps de séjour de l'élément dans l'eau de mer — le plus court est le temps du séjour, plus fort est l'enrichissement.L'enrichissement d'un élément dans ces échantillons d'eau interstitielle et d'eau de mer dépend également de la forme chimique sous laquelle il se trouve dans l'eau de mer. Il semble que l'enrichissement est plus fort pour les hydroxides, et moindre pour les ions chlorurés complexes. Il n'ya pas d'enrichissement en ions simples. L'enrichissement des éléments sous forme d'hydroxides (Fe, Cu, Cr, Sc, Eu) ou de chlorures complexes (Mn, Ni, Co, Zn, Ag, Hg, Se) entraine la précipitation de ces éléments hors de l'eau de mer, ce qui contribut à la croissance des nodules de manganèse ainsi qu'à la genèse des sédiments métallifères dans cette région. L'enrichissement plus fort dans l'eau interstitielle par rapport à l'eau de mer rend compte de la remobilisation de ces éléments à partir du sédiment comme source principale de matière pour la croissance des nodules de manganèse.

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Iron-rich metalliferous sediments on the East Pacific Rise: prototype of undifferentiated metalliferous sediments on divergent plate boundaries

Sediments in a zone on the East Pacific Rise with an especially high spreading rate were studied chemically, mineralogically, and microscopically. They consist of a mixture of metalliferous sediments and plankton tests. The metalliferous sediments were formed by an acidic, hydrothermal leaching of tholeiitic basalt with seawater and subsequent precipitation in contact with cold near-bottom seawater. We assume the precipitation from hydrothermal solutions in this part of the East Pacific rise to be undifferentiated due to the high spreading rate and the resulting rapid flow on the water through the basalt. Thus, these metalliferous sediments are an initial stage type that have not undergone differentiation.Mn, Mo, La, Cu, V, Ni, Fe, Zn, Co, and Y, all of which are leachable in acidic, hydrothermal solutions, are enriched in the metalliferous sediments in comparison to the tholeiitic basalts.Zr, Al, and Ti, on the other hand, which under the same conditions are not easily leached, are reduced in their concentrations.All components of the metalliferous sediments precipitated as hydroxides or as adsorbed ions on the hydroxides of other elements. This is due to the oxidizing conditions in the near-bottom seawater. The sedimentation rate is high; the almost 3-m-long cores reach only to the Late Pleistocene. The only distinctly observable diagenetic process for this period of time is the formation of goethite from amorphous iron oxides.Only for Na, K, and Rb does it seem possible that a distinct enrichment in the sediments by adsorption from the seawater could have taken place.Ca, Sr, Pb, and perhaps Sc, are primarily bound to the planktonic carbonate part of the sediments.     

Material balance in manganese nodule formation (north central Pacific)

All data necessary to calculate the metal balance for Mn nodules in a well-investigated area of the North Central Pacific are now available. The nodules lie on porous siliceous ooze, and receive more than 96% of their metal content from the underlying ooze by diagenetic mobilisation. Only a very small portion of the metal contained in the sediment has to be mobilised to form the nodules, which explains why the expected depletion of metals from the sediments has never been demonstrated.     

TheUrquiola oil spill,La Coruña,Spain: Impact and reaction on beaches and rocky coasts

The supertankerUrquiola grounded, exploded, and burned at the entrance to La Coruña harbor (Spain) on May 12, 1976. A total of 100,000 tons of Persian Gulf crude oil was lost, of which about 30,000 tons washed onto shoreline environments. From May 17 to June 10, 1976, the impact and interaction of oil on fine-sand, coarse-sand, and gravel beaches and on sheltered and exposed rocky coasts was monitored in detail. At 32 localities, the beach was profiled, trenched, extensively sampled, and photographed. Another 67 stations were examined for surficial oil coverage and distribution. The surficial distribution of oil on the beaches was influenced primarily by wave activity, tidal stage, and oil quantity. Heaviest accumulations formed along the high-tide swash line. Within beach sediments, oil was present at distinct oiled sediment layers, which were often deeply buried. The depth of burial was related to wave energy and sediment type. Deepest burial (1 m) was on a high-energy, coarse-sand beach (M_z=0.82φ). Burial on fine-sand beaches was less than 30 cm. The thickness of oiled sediment depended on sedimentary characteristics, the quantity of oil present, wave action, and capillary forces. Oil-soaked sediment, as much as 65-cm thick, occurred on coarse-grained beaches. On fine-sand beaches, oiled sediment was limited to thicknesses of 10 cm or less. On rocky shores, oil distribution was determined primarily by wave energy. Along high-energy, cliffed, or steeply dipping rocky areas, wave reflection kept the oil approximately 5 m offshore and contamination was minimal. In low-energy, sheltered areas, oil readily accumulated, causing apparent environmental damage.     

Die östliche Fortsetzung des Kaukasus

Ohne ZusammenfassungDie älteren Arbeiten sind nur dann angeführt, wenn sie im Text genannt sind; weitere Literatur siehe in den Verzeichnissen bei den jüngeren Arbeiten.Die russischen Orts- und Verfassernamen sind in deutschen Lautwerten umschrieben mit sh==franz. j.     

Couplex Benchmark Computations Obtained with the Software Toolbox UG

This paper describes the numerical results for the COUPLEX benchmark obtained with the simulation software UG using vertex centered finite volume and higher order discontinuous Galerkin schemes. Multigrid solvers on unstructured grids, local mesh refinement and parallel computation are employed to yield very accurate solutions. Since the full range of results required in the benchmarks is too large to be displayed in this paper we focus on the comparison of discretization schemes, assessment of numerical errors and the presentation of parallel computations.     

The effective stiffness of modern unreinforced masonry walls

Code design of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings is based on elastic analysis, which requires as input parameter the effective stiffness of URM walls. Eurocode estimates the effective stiffness as 50% of the gross sectional elastic stiffness, but comparisons with experimental results have shown that this may not yield accurate predictions. In this paper, 79 shear‐compression tests of modern URM walls of different masonry typologies from the literature are investigated. It shows that both the initial and the effective stiffness increase with increasing axial load ratio and that the effective‐to‐initial stiffness ratios are approximately 75% rather than the stipulated 50%. An empirical relationship that estimates the E‐modulus as a function of the axial load and the masonry compressive strength is proposed, yielding better estimates of the elastic modulus than the provision in Eurocode 6, which calculates the E‐modulus as a multiple of the compressive strength. For computing the ratio of the effective to initial stiffness, a mechanics‐based formulation is built on a recently developed analytical model for the force‐displacement response of URM walls. The model attributes the loss in stiffness to diagonal cracking and brick crushing, both of which are taken into account using mechanical considerations. The obtained results of the effective‐to‐initial stiffness ratio agree well with the test data. A sensitivity analysis using the validated model shows that the ratio of effective‐to‐initial stiffness is for most axial load ratios and wall geometries around 75%. Therefore, a modification of the fixed ratio of effective‐to‐initial stiffness from 50% to 75% is suggested.     

Silicon isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation

The Si isotopic composition of Earth’s mantle is thought to be homogeneous (δ³⁰Si = −0.29 ± 0.08‰, 2 s.d.) and not greatly affected by partial melting and recycling. Previous analyses of evolved igneous material indicate that such rocks are isotopically heavy relative to the mantle. To understand this variation, it is necessary to investigate the degree of Si isotopic fractionation that takes place during magmatic differentiation. Here we report Si isotopic compositions of lavas from Hekla volcano, Iceland, which has formed in a region devoid of old, geochemically diverse crust. We show that Si isotopic composition varies linearly as a function of silica content, with more differentiated rocks possessing heavier isotopic compositions. Data for samples from the Afar Rift Zone, as well as various igneous USGS standards are collinear with the Hekla trend, providing evidence of a fundamental relationship between magmatic differentiation and Si isotopes. The effect of fractionation has been tested by studying cumulates from the Skaergaard Complex, which show that olivine and pyroxene are isotopically light, and plagioclase heavy, relative to the Si isotopic composition of the Earth’s mantle. Therefore, Si isotopes can be utilised to model the competing effects of mafic and felsic mineral fractionation in evolving silicate liquids and cumulates.At an average SiO₂ content of ∼60 wt.%, the predicted δ³⁰Si value of the continental crust that should result from magmatic fractionation alone is −0.23 ± 0.05‰ (2 s.e.), barely heavier than the mantle. This is, at most, a maximum estimate, as this does not take into account weathered material whose formation drives the products toward lighter δ³⁰Si values. Mass balance calculations suggest that removal of continental crust of this composition from the upper mantle will not affect the Si isotopic composition of the mantle.