前寒武系金矿床

以前我在《经过六千年的开采,世界金矿资源已经采完了吗?》(1967)和《世界金矿资源》(1976)这两篇文章中都强调了前寒武系金矿床的产量在世界黄金产量中占有很大比例。现在我要强调“非元古界砾岩型”的前寒武系金矿。 历史 据C.H.V.苏泽兰德所著《金》中记载,在哥伦布发现新大陆(1492年)以前的5500年人类历史中,采出的金不到10亿盎斯。可是,在那以后的487年中却开采了将近30亿盎斯。在这30多亿盎斯黄金产量中,前寒武系金矿床所产的金占一半以上。其中12.7     

钠辉石的出溶机理

对于具有限混溶或原子有序分布的简单二元固溶体来说,已结合其自由能曲线来预测一种体系的相关系和出溶机理。有序过程的特征影响着出溶机理的适用性.如果有序化作用是二步(较高)有序时,则整个过程以连续机理占优势,而所描述的一种“条件旋节分解”(“Conditional spinodal”)(Allen 和 Cahni 1976)只有对序与无序端员组分之间起着决定作用.对于一步有序来说,有序相仅能经成核与生长来沉淀无序相.用透射电子显微镜所观察到的绿辉石徼细结构包括出溶页片和反相晶畴,并且在所选择的样品中它们之间的关系已用于解释地质条件下起控制作用的出溶机理。绝大多数绿辉石几乎都经历了阳离子的有序过程,然后保持均一体,或通过旋节分解作用出溶一种无序辉石。连续出溶机理占优势已用来说明 C2/c→P2/n 转换可以是二步(较高)有序的.现已提供了一种硬玉——普通辉石的可能相图,它是以这种理论为基础的,即在低温下无序端员组分之间应该是有限混溶的,而中间成分(绿辉石)的阳离子是有序的,两者迭加在一条溶相线上。这就完全解释了观察到的许多微细结构,并与在含杂质硬玉和绿辉石之间、绿辉石和钠辉石之间存在宽阔二相区的岩相学证据相符合。加入锥辉石所产生的影响类似于增温效应,所以,也就能够预测硬玉——锥辉石——普通辉石的相关系。     

斜长石中Al、Si有序的测量图解

三个干燥加热斜长石的分析晶格参数表明,它们具有像合成斜长石那样“高”的有序度。它们的晶体结构分析证明,在过渡成分的高温斜长石中,具有一种意想不到的 Al、Si 有序度(Kroll 1978)。特别是 An27.8(于1160℃加热22天),在 T_1O 四面体位置有 t_1o—0.4Al,其它三个位置各自具有 t_1o—0.3Al[即〈t_1m〉=1/3(t_1m t_2O t_2m)—0.3Al。An52(于1255℃加热29天),具有 t_1o—0.48.Al,〈t_1m〉—0.35Al。An68.7(于1365℃加热42天),具有 t_1o—0.52Al,〈t_1m〉—0.39Al。这些数据需要用测量斜长石中 Al,Si 分配的图解,根据人们熟知的△131=20(131)—20(1 )参数以及晶格角γ进行估算。用△131和γ作为钙长石分子百分比的函数作图,并绘制 t_1o—〈t_1m〉图。用γ绘制的图可得到比较精确的结果,如果斜长石中正长石含量尚不知道的话,应使用这种图,但是晶格参数必须慎重地精选.△131值的测定是要容易得多,利用它确定结构状态的精确度却稍许差一些,但是要求正长石的含量必须是已知的.此外,如果不同样品的 t_1o—〈t_1m〉值对比较是富有意义的,还要求必须修正钙长石含量对△131的影响.     

大陆内部的古缝合带

大陆内部的古缝合带是包括残余古海盆的变形地区.它们是在两个早先被海盆分开的大陆块或岛弧,在板块活动时期发生会聚碰撞时形成的。今天我们所得到的唯一记录,是这些地带的深海壳和古海底。它们代表了地球形成历史的94%。为了认识和解释这些古老地带,本文讨论了十条标准。为研究这些地带而制定的这个规划对美国具有很大的科学意义和较高的经济价值。比起其它大型国家科研项目来讲亦较为经济.     

地中海盐沉积的成因——兼论邻近地区晚第三纪盐沉积

地中海海底盐沉积,不可能是整个海盆多次干化的结果,特别是沉积当时,盆地底部的地形条件如果类似现代地中海,干化成盐更属子虚之词。相反,大西洋的盐-水补给,使其含盐量不断提高,最终导致盐矿物的沉淀——这种假说看来不仅合理,也为当时地质上的时空特点所印证。一次异常的突发的成盐高潮,绝不能形成地中海地区众多的盐矿床。它们的形成,也许要和当时的地质环境联系起来;晚第三纪时,地中海周围广大地区遍布着陆缘海和内盆地(众所周知,这儿是大小型盐类矿床的潜在产地)。盐矿沉积,是和这些盆地沉积环境的普遍特点相适应的。     

EUTROPHICATION AND RED TIDES AS CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1 mTRoorcnoxThe EnvirDment AgenCy of UK (l997) defins eUtIDPhication as "the enrichInnt of waters byinorgedc plant nUtrientS that result in the simulation of an mp Of syInPtOInati changes. These includethe inCrased PrOduCtiOn Of aigae or othe aquatic PlantS, affeChng the quallty of the water and distUIbingthe balance Of orpedsms Present within it. Such changes Inay be undesirable and intetw with wateuses." Sndth et al. (l999) indicated tha eopation of waters is mainly caused by h…     

Distribution functions of spring discharges according to their lithologies and the influence of lower limit to flow: an example from Spain

Specific functions of distribution of the number of springs and of their contributions according to flow for each of nine lithological groups are established. These functions confirm the suitability of a general type of distribution (Sanz 1996), which is a borderline case of the lognormal distribution. The statistical methods proposed for the lithological types presented can be applied to any region if data on flow and lithology of the aquifers drained by springs are available. These methods have been applied to Spain, a representative region with varied geology, climate and topography; 71.2% of spring flow is supplied by limestones, 19.17% by alluvial sediments and marls, 6.7% by conglomerates and sandstones, and 3% by slates, plutonic rocks, quartzites, and other groups. Springs with discharge rates exceeding 2000 L/s exist only in limestones. The majority of springs with low flow occur in marls. If we consider springs with flow greater than 0.5 L/s, alluvial sediments, sandstones, marls, and limestones have the greatest density of springs per surface area, although the average flow varies greatly from one lithology to the next. The cumulative estimated discharge and the estimated number of springs depend upon the definition of the lower limit of flow. For example, total discharge is reduced by 30% if we eliminate all springs with flow lower than 0.5 L/min.     

苏皖地区大陆岩石圈地幔的长时性--地幔橄榄岩捕虏体的锇同位素模式年龄

中国(USTC)和法国(CRPG)两个实验室测定了苏皖地区地幔橄榄岩捕虏体全岩的锇同位素组成,结果187Os/188Os=0.119～0.129(USTC,n=25,n为样品数,下同)和0.117～0.131(CRPG,n=17).大部分样品的Os同位素组成(<0.1290)呈亏损特征,Os同位素组成与主量成分之间有线性相关性.用187Os/188Os-Al2O3代用等时线法获得的模式年龄为(2.5±0.1)Ga(USTC)和(1.9±0.1)Ga(CRPG),为晚太古代-早元古代.样品组中最低的187Os/188Os比值为0.119(USTC)和0.117(CRPG),相应的Re亏损模式年龄为1.1Ga(USTC)和1.4Ga(CRPG),为中元古代.锇同位素模式年龄表明苏皖地区新生代玄武岩中包含的地幔橄榄岩捕虏体具有古老的形成年龄(早元古-中元古代),它们是经过显生宙岩石圈地幔减薄作用后的残余地幔的碎片,而不是显生宙"置换作用"中产生的新生地幔.     

藏高原雪冰电导率与降水碱度以及大气粉尘载荷变化的关系

对青藏高原小冬克玛底冰川和古里雅冰帽上的数个雪坑和浅冰芯的观测,得出其碱度(OH-)剖面、雪坑和冰芯的液态电导率(EC)变化与OH-之间呈良好线性相关(r≥0.8).分析表明,无论在季节、年际或百年际时间尺度上,EC与OH-间的相关性以及EC与可溶离子总量(TDS)间的相关程度是大致相当的.EC的波动主要取决于粉尘来源的碱性盐类(尤其Ca2+)的变化.因此,EC参量运用到深冰芯研究中,可反映历史时期大气粉尘载荷的变化,对反演沙漠演化、大气环流有重要意义.古里雅冰芯记录表明,大气粉尘的中、长期变化可能取决于气候参量的组合特征"冷-干"气候阶段粉尘量上升,EC和OH-值高;"暖-湿"阶段粉尘量下降,EC和OH-值低.20世纪初以来,随着藏北高原气候呈现暖湿化趋势,大气粉尘载荷明显下降.因此,EC可作为显示大气尘埃载荷变化的宏观标尺,是气候波动的"指示器".     

Impact of polychaetes (Nereis spp. and Arenicola marina) on carbon biogeochemistry in coastal marine sediments

Known effects of bioturbation by common polychaetes (Nereis spp. and Arenicola marina) in Northern European coastal waters on sediment carbon diagenesis is summarized and assessed. The physical impact of irrigation and reworking activity of the involved polychaete species is evaluated and related to their basic biology. Based on past and present experimental work, it is concluded that effects of bioturbation on carbon diagenesis from manipulated laboratory experiments cannot be directly extrapolated to in situ conditions. The 45–260% flux (e.g., CO₂ release) enhancement found in the laboratory is much higher than usually observed in the field (10–25%). Thus, the faunal induced enhancement of microbial carbon oxidation in natural sediments instead causes a reduction of the organic matter inventory rather than an increased release of CO₂ across the sediment/water interface. The relative decrease in organic inventory (G _b /G _u) is inversely related to the relative increase in microbial capacity for organic matter decay (k _b /k _u). The equilibrium is controlled by the balance between organic input (deposition of organic matter at the sediment surface) and the intensity of bioturbation. Introduction of oxygen to subsurface sediment and removal of metabolites are considered the two most important underlying mechanisms for the stimulation of carbon oxidation by burrowing fauna. Introduction of oxygen to deep sediment layers of low microbial activity, either by downward irrigation transport of overlying oxic water or by upward reworking transport of sediment to the oxic water column will increase carbon oxidation of anaerobically refractory organic matter. It appears that the irrigation effect is larger than and to a higher degree dependent on animal density than the reworking effect. Enhancement of anaerobic carbon oxidation by removal of metabolites (reduced diffusion scale) may cause a significant increase in total sediment metabolism. This is caused by three possible mechanisms: (i) combined mineralization and biological uptake; (ii) combined mineralization and abiogenic precipitation; and (iii) alleviation of metabolite inhibition. Finally, some suggestions for future work on bioturbation effects are presented, including: (i) experimental verification of metabolite inhibition in bioturbated sediments; (ii) mapping and quantification of the role of metals as electron acceptors in bioturbated sediments; and (iii) identification of microbial community composition by the use of new molecular biological techniques. These three topics are not intended to cover all unresolved aspects of bioturbation, but should rather be considered a list of obvious gaps in our knowledge and present new and appealing approaches.