江西大湖塘北区石门寺矿段钨矿成矿条件与找矿预测

在大湖塘北区钨矿找矿勘查过程中,在总结分析20世纪80年代初针对石英大脉型黑钨矿的普查资料基础上,通过地表填图和老窿编录,发现前人认为的混合黑云母花岗岩与混合白云母花岗岩之间为截然清楚的侵入接触关系,二者之间稳定地分布着一层似伟晶岩壳;由空间关系和区域成矿规律推断似斑状黑云母花岗岩为燕山期侵入于晋宁期黑云母花岗闪长岩之中的成矿母岩。晋宁期黑云母花岗闪长岩为成矿有利围岩,在云英岩化等蚀变过程中释放出形成白钨矿的钙离子。燕山期似斑状黑云母花岗岩岩株与晋宁期黑云母花岗闪长岩岩基之间的侵入接触界面是最主要的成矿构造与成矿结构面,控制了主矿体的位置、形态与产状。在研究区内首次于新元古代花岗闪长岩中发现厚大的白钨矿工业矿体,并根据不同岩块混杂、被长英质充填物胶结等特征识别出热液隐爆角砾岩型矿体。基于对矿区成矿地质条件和矿床地质特征的新认识,修改了针对石英大脉型黑钨矿所做的详查设计,抓住细脉浸染型白钨矿这一主要矿床类型,及时调整了找矿目标和勘查手段,在短时间内实现了赣北地区钨多金属找矿的重大突破。通过与石门寺矿段成矿地质条件类比,预测毗邻的苗尾矿段与太平洞矿区找矿潜力大。     

The production of iron oxide during peridotite serpentinization: Influence of pyroxene

Serpentinization produces molecular hydrogen(H2)that can support communities of microorganisms in hydrothermal fields;H2 results from the oxidation of ferrous iron in olivine and pyroxene into ferric iron,and consequently iron oxide(magnetite or hematite)forms.However,the mechanisms that control H2 and iron oxide formation are poorly constrained.In this study,we performed serpentinization experiments at 311℃ and 3.0 kbar on olivine(with 5% pyroxene),orthopyroxene,and peridotite.The results show that serpentine and iron oxide formed when olivine and orthopyroxene individually reacted with a saline starting solution.Olivine-derived serpentine had a significantly lower FeO content(6.57±1.30 wt.%)than primary olivine(9.86 wt.%),whereas orthopyroxene-derived serpentine had a comparable FeO content(6.26±0.58 wt.%)to that of primary orthopyroxene(6.24 wt.%).In experiments on peridotite,olivine was replaced by serpentine and iron oxide.However,pyroxene transformed solely to serpentine.After 20 days,olivine-derived serpentine had a FeO content of 8.18±1.56 wt.%,which was significantly higher than that of serpentine produced in olivine-only experiments.By contrast,serpentine after orthopyroxene had a slightly higher FeO content(6.53±1.01 wt.%)than primary orthopyroxene.Clinopyroxene-derived serpentine contained a significantly higher FeO content than its parent mineral.After 120 days,the FeO content of olivine-derived serpentine decreased significantly(5.71±0.35 wt.%),whereas the FeO content of orthopyroxene-derived serpentine increased(6.85±0.63 wt.%)over the same period.This suggests that iron oxide preferentially formed after olivine serpentinization.Pyroxene in peridotite gained some Fe from olivine during the serpentinization process,which may have led to a decrease in iron oxide production.The correlation between FeO content and SiO_2 or AI_2 O_3 content in olivine-and orthopyroxene-derived serpentine indicates that aluminum and silica greatly control the production of iron oxide.Based on our results and data from natural serpentinites reported by other workers,we propose that aluminum may be more influential at the early stages of peridotite serpentinization when the production of iron oxide is very low,whereas silica may have a greater control on iron oxide production during the late stages instead.     

Characteristics and formation mechanism of the July 25, 2013, Tianshui group-occurring geohazards

A field investigation was conducted for the group-occurring mountain torrent geohazards that took place on July 25, 2013, in Tianshui City, China. The formation causes, range, development characteristics, and distribution laws of these geohazards were systematically revealed. In addition, a three-dimensional dynamic numerical continuum model was established to simulate the motion characteristics of the typical landslides in Tianshui City. The field investigation and simulation results show that the mountain torrent geohazards that occurred on July 25, 2013, had five major characteristics: universality and evident group occurrence, local outbreak, strong concealment, considerable potential damage, and a significant hazard chain mode. The hazards’ intensity was aggravated by the superposition effects of intense rainfall and earthquakes. Most of the landslide-prone slopes in these geohazards had a concave geometry. The landslides occurred mainly within a slope gradient range of 35°–45°; the most common slope angle was 40°. The loess landslides had a narrow-strip shape and ranged in width from several meters to 10 m and in length from 10 s of meters to 100 s of meters. These landslides were relatively small scale, with volumes from 10 to 100 s of cubic meters. The mean velocity, frontal velocity, total kinetic energy, and total potential energy of the typical landslide masses all increased sharply during the downslope motion and decreased gradually in the deposition zone. Entrainment was a very important factor in these landslide events, as it caused the mass of the hazard bodies to increase; the increased mass, together with a high motion velocity (30 m/s), enhanced the destructiveness of the hazard bodies.     

Effect of roughness on water flow through a synthetic single rough fracture

A single fracture is usually idealized theoretically as smooth parallel plates, but the real fractures are rough-walled with points of contact. Though relative roughness is considered in quantifying the flow through a single rough fracture (SRF) previously, additional factors such as the distribution of rough elements and bending degree of streamlines should be considered in order to obtain more accurate results. Semiempirical friction factor (f) and discharge per unit width (q) equations are first deduced taking relative roughness, roughness elements distribution and streamline reattachment length into consideration. A horizontal SRF model was then set up and a series of experiments and simulations were performed. Main conclusions are drawn: Recirculation of streamlines arises in the rough element and the intensity of the recirculation increases with the angle from which the streamlines enter into the rough elements and Reynolds number (Re); streamlines are discontinuously distributed when asperity height is large and nonlinear flow occurs; the nonlinearity of the flow increases with the increasing the asperity height and Re; the critical value of related roughness used to judge whether the influence of roughness on water flow through a SRF can be ignored or not should be much lower than 0.033; the revised f and q equations under laminar flow through a SRF are proved to be better when calculating the f and q values.     

Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry for quick detection of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in environmental water samples

Detection of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria has largely been dependent on targeted gene sequencing technology or traditional cell cultivation, which usually takes from days to months to carry out. This clearly does not meet the requirements of analysis for time-sensitive samples and/or complicated environmental samples. Since energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) can be used to simultaneously detect multiple elements in a sample, including sulfur, with minimal sample treatment, this technology was applied to detect sulfur-oxidizing bacteria using their high sulfur content within the cell. This article describes the application of scanning electron microscopy imaging coupled with EDS mapping for quick detection of sulfur oxidizers in contaminated environmental water samples, with minimal sample handling. Scanning electron microscopy imaging revealed the existence of dense granules within the bacterial cells, while EDS identified large amounts of sulfur within them. EDS mapping localized the sulfur to these granules. Subsequent 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the bacteria detected in our samples belonged to the genus Chromatium, which are sulfur oxidizers. Thus, EDS mapping made it possible to identify sulfur oxidizers in environmental samples based on localized sulfur within their cells, within a short time (within 24 h of sampling). This technique has wide ranging applications for detection of sulfur bacteria in environmental water samples.     

Late Triassic post-collisional slab break-off along the Ailaoshan suture: insights from OIB-like amphibolites and associated felsic rocks

International Journal of Earth Sciences - What dynamic processes the South China-Indochina collision had gone through is still a pending problem. Our recent investigations identified a Late...     

青海多彩当江地区水系沉积物元素地球化学结构特征及找矿方向

青海多彩当江地区位于三江多金属成矿带,具有较好的找矿前景。以该区1∶5万水系沉积物地球化学测量数据为研究对象,结合研究区内的米扎纳能铜-铅-锌多金属矿床的水系沉积物地球化学结构特征与地质特征进行了剖析,总结了研究区的地质-地球化学找矿标志,并提出了龙格东多铜-锌多金属找矿远景区,为该区的找矿工作提供了新方向。     

真菌-玄武岩相互作用过程中真菌属种差异对元素释放行为的影响

真菌在矿物、岩石风化和元素溶解过程中发挥着重要作用。土壤中分布和生长着多种真菌,这些不同真菌在矿物和岩石风化,以及元素溶解过程中发挥的作用可能存在显著差异。为限定此差异,本研究从玄武岩风化土壤中分离获取了4种真菌(Aspergillus pesudofelis、Aspergillus viridinutans、Aspergillus undagawae和Aspergillus clavatus),设计批式溶解实验,探究了实验室条件下(28℃、30天内)4种真菌对玄武岩的风化作用,主要通过分析元素(包括Mg、Al、Si、Ca、Ti、Mn、Fe、Ni和Sr)的溶解速率和机制揭示不同属种真菌造成的玄武岩风化差异,并选取其中两种典型真菌所在的体系进行分析。实验结果显示不同属种真菌对玄武岩的风化和元素溶解的作用确实存在显著差异:1)与无机对照组相比,真菌A.pseudofelis的生长使得溶液pH值发生显著变化,元素的线性释放速率(Ril)显著升高;2)不同种真菌对体系pH值和Ril的影响差别巨大,且并非所有真菌均能加快玄武岩风化,如经过30天反应,含真菌A.pseudofelis体系溶液pH值上升了2.1,元素Mg的线性释放速率是无机对照组的22.5倍;而含真菌A.viridinutans体系溶液pH值仅上升了0.1,Mg的线性释放速率与无机对照组近似相等;3)Mg、Al、Ca、Ti元素的线性释放速率Ril最大值均出现在溶液最低pH值条件下,表明这4种元素的释放行为很大程度上受控于质子交换作用,而Fe和Ni的释放则由真菌代谢的草酸主导。由此可知,不同种真菌对有机酸代谢水平的差异影响了玄武岩中元素的释放行为。这也可能表明,在岩石早期风化过程中,具有较强有机酸(如草酸)代谢能力的真菌在Fe和Mg等生命必需元素的释放过程中起着重要作用。     

Effects of vegetation restoration on local microclimate on the Loess Plateau

With the implementation of the Grain for Green Project,vegetation cover has expe-rienced great changes throughout the Loess Plateau (LP).These changes substantially in-fluence the intensity of evapotranspiration (ET),thereby regulating the local microclimate.In this study,we estimated ET based on the Penman-Monteith (PM) method and Priestley-Taylor Jet Propulsion Laboratory (PT-JPL) model and quantitatively estimated the mass of water vapor and heat absorption on the LP.We analyzed the regulatory effect of vegetation resto-ration on local microclimate from 2000 to 2015 and found the following:(1) Both the leaf area index (LAI) value and actual ET increased significantly across the region during the study period,and there was a significant positive correlation between them in spatial patterns and temporal trends.(2) Vegetation regulated the local microclimate through ET,which increased the absolute humidity by 2.76-3.29 g m-3,increased the relative humidity by 15.43％-19.31％and reduced the temperature by 5.38-6.43℃ per day from June to September.(3) The cooling and humidifying effects of vegetation were also affected by the temperature on the LP.(4) Correlation analysis showed that LAI was significantly correlated with temperature at the monthly scale,and the response of vegetation growth to temperature had no time-lag effect.This paper presents new insights into quantitatively assessing the regulatory effect of vege-tation on the local microclimate through ET and helps to objectively evaluate the ecological effects of the Grain for Green Project on the LP.