Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia, is the world’s largest silver deposit and has been mined since the sixteenth century for silver,
and for tin and zinc during the twentieth century, together with by-product copper and lead. The deposit consists primarily
of veins that cut an altered igneous body that we interpret to be a dacitic volcanic dome and its underlying tuff ring and
explosion breccia. The deposit is compositionally and thermally zoned, having a core of cassiterite, wolframite, bismuthinite,
and arsenopyrite surrounded by a peripheral, lower-temperature mineral assemblage consisting principally of sphalerite, galena,
lead sulfosalt, and silver minerals. The low-temperature assemblage also was superimposed on the high-temperature assemblage
in response to cooling of the main hydrothermal system. Both the dacite dome and the ore fluids were derived from a larger
magmatic/hydrothermal source at depth. The dome was repeatedly fractured by recurrent movement on the fault system that guided
its initial emplacement. The dome was extruded at 13.8±0.2 Ma (2σ), based on U-Th-Pb dating of zircon. Mineralization and
alteration occurred within about 0.3 my of dome emplacement, as indicated by a 40Ar/39Ar date of 13.76±0.10 Ma (1σ) for sericite from the pervasive quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration associated with the main-stage,
high-temperature, mineralization. The last thermal event able to reset zircon fission tracks occurred no later than 12.5±1.1 Ma
(1σ), as indicated by fission-tract dating. Minor sericite, and magmatic-steam alunite veins, were episodically formed around
11 Ma and between 8.3 and 5.7 Ma; the younger episodes occurring at the time of extensional fracturing at Cerro Rico and widespread
volcanism in the adjacent Los Frailes volcanic field. None of these younger events appear to be significant thermal/mineralizing
events; the exceptionally flat thermal release pattern of 39Ar from sericite and the results of the fission-tract dating of zircon show that none of the younger events was hot enough,
and lasted long enough, to cause significant loss of Ar or annealing of zircon fission tracks. U-Th-Pb dating of zircon cores
indicates a Precambrian progenitor for some zircons, and REE analyses of dated samples of hydrothermally altered dacite show
the presence of a prominent positive Eu anomaly, which constrains interpretations of the origin and evolution of the magmatic/hydrothermal
system.
Received: 14 October 1995/Accepted: 29 January 1996 相似文献
Apatite is a relatively common accessory mineral in the olivine-bearing zones (OB-III and OB-IV) of the Middle Banded series
of the Stillwater complex, occurring interstitial to cumulus grains, as monomineralic inclusions in cumulus grains, and in
polymineralic clusters which may or may not be included in the cumulus grains. Eighty-nine of 185 samples examined were found
to contain some apatite. The F-Cl-OH content of the apatite show distinct stratigraphic variations. XClAp (mole fraction Cl
in apatite) of interstitial apatite increases upsection in both OB-III and OB-IV with average values ranging from 0.15 to
0.85 in OB-III and from 0.03 to 0.60 in OB-IV. XFAp varies inversely with XClApwith average values ranging from 0.00 to 0.70, while XOHAp remains relatively constant near 0.40 or decreases slightly with
height. These variations are remarkable given that no appreciable stratigraphic variations in either the major or trace element
compositions of any of the cumulus minerals are found in the 800 m of section that comprise OB-III and OB-IV. Within-sample
variation of XClAp for samples containing Cl-rich apatite is substantially larger (up to 0.65 XClAp) than for samples with
more F-rich apatite (XClAp varies by approximately 0.15). Although interstitial apatite is found throughout OB-III and OB-IV,
apatite occurring as monomineralic inclusion in cumulus grains or in polymineralic clusters is almost exclusively found in
samples with Cl-rich apatite. The data are best explained by a model involving the degassing of a Cl-rich volatile phase from
the crystallizing interstitial liquid. The up-section migration of this fluid resulted in the crystallization of F-rich apatite
in the lower portion and progressive Cl-enrichment in the apatite with height. The presence of hornblende-bearing dikes, veins
and pegmatoids at the level of maximum Cl-enrichment is consistent with a fluid migration model.
Received: 5 October 1995 / Accepted: 19 March 1996 相似文献
Mantle peridotites of the Internal Liguride (IL) units (Northern Apennines) constitute a rare example of the depleted lithosphere
of the Jurassic Ligurian Tethys. Detailed chemical (ICP-MS and SIMS techniques) and isotopic investigations on very fresh
samples have been performed with the major aim to constrain the timing and mechanism of their evolution and to furnish new
data for the geodynamic interpretation. The data are also useful to discuss some general geochemical aspects of oceanic-type
mantle. The studied samples consist of clinopyroxene-poor spinel lherzolites, showing incipient re-equilibration in the plagioclase-facies
stability field. The spinel-facies assemblage records high (asthenospheric) equilibration temperatures (1150–1250° C). Whole
rocks, and constituent clinopyroxenes, show a decoupling between severe depletion in highly incompatible elements [light rare
earth elements (LREE), Sr, Zr, Na, Ti] and less pronounced depletion in moderate incompatible elements (Ca, Al, Sc, V). Bulk
rocks also display a relatively strong M(middle)REE/H(heavy)REE fractionation. These compositional features indicate low-degree
(<10%) fractional melting, which presumably started in the garnet stability field, as the most suitable depletion mechanism.
In this respect, the IL ultramafics show strong similarity to abyssal peridotites. The Sr and Nd isotopic compositions, determined
on carefully handpicked clinopyroxene separates, indicate an extremely depleted signature (87Sr/86Sr=0.702203–0.702285; 143Nd/144Nd=0.513619–0.513775). The Sm/Nd model ages suggest that the IL peridotites melted most likely during Permian times. They
could record, therefore, the early upwelling and melting of mid ocean ridge basalt (MORB) type asthenosphere, in response
to the onset of extensional mechanisms which led to the opening of the Western Tethys. They subsequently cooled and experienced
a composite subsolidus evolution testified by multiple episodes of gabbroic intrusions and HT-LP retrograde metamorphic re-equilibration, prior to their emplacement on the sea floor. The trace element chemistry of IL peridotites
also provides useful information about the composition of oceanic-type mantle. The most important feature concerns the occurrence
of Sr and Zr negative anomalies (relative to “adjacent” REE) in both clinopyroxenes and bulk rocks. We suggest that such anomalies
reflect changes in the relative magnitude of Sr, Zr and REE partition coefficients, depending on the specific melting conditions.
Received: 15 February 1995/Accepted: 4 August 1995 相似文献
In many environments, landslides preserved in the geologic record can be analyzed to determine the likelihood of seismic triggering. If evidence indicates that a seismic origin is likely for a landslide or group of landslides, and if the landslides can be dated, then a paleo-earthquake can be inferred, and some of its characteristics can be estimated. Such paleoseismic landslide studies thus can help reconstruct the seismic history of a site or region. In regions that contain multiple seismic sources and in regions where surface faulting is absent, paleoseismic ground-failure studies are valuable tools in hazard and risk studies that are more concerned with shaking hazards than with interpretation of the movement histories of individual faults. Paleoseismic landslide analysis involves three steps: (1) identifying a feature as a landslide, (2) dating the landslide, and (3) showing that the landslide was triggered by earthquake shaking. This paper addresses each of these steps and discusses methods for interpreting the results of such studies by reviewing the current state of knowledge of paleoseismic landslide analysis. 相似文献
Vertical seismic compressional- and shear-wave (P-and S-wave) profiles were collected from three shallow boreholes in sediment of the upper Mississippi embayment. The site of the 60-m hole at Shelby Forest, Tennessee, is on bluffs forming the eastern edge of the Mississippi alluvial plain. The bluffs are composed of Pleistocene loess, Pliocene-Pleistocene alluvial clay and sand deposits, and Tertiary deltaic-marine sediment. The 36-m hole at Marked Tree, Arkansas, and the 27-m hole at Risco, Missouri, are in Holocene Mississippi river floodplain sand, silt, and gravel deposits. At each site, impulsive P- and S-waves were generated by man-made sources at the surface while a three-component geophone was locked downhole at 0.91-m intervals.
Consistent with their very similar geology, the two floodplain locations have nearly identical S-wave velocity (VS) profiles. The lowest VS values are about 130 m s−1, and the highest values are about 300 m s−1 at these sites. The shear-wave velocity profile at Shelby Forest is very similar within the Pleistocene loess (12 m thick); in deeper, older material, VS exceeds 400 m s−1.
At Marked Tree, and at Risco, the compressional-wave velocity (VP) values above the water table are as low as about 230 m s−1, and rise to about 1.9 km s−1 below the water table. At Shelby Forest, VP values in the unsaturated loess are as low as 302 m s−1. VP values below the water table are about 1.8 km s−1. For the two floodplain sites, the VP/VS ratio increases rapidly across the water table depth. For the Shelby Forest site, the largest increase in the VP/VS ratio occurs at 20-m depth, the boundary between the Pliocene-Pleistocene clay and sand deposits and the Eocene shallow-marine clay and silt deposits.
Until recently, seismic velocity data for the embayment basin came from eartquake studies, crustal-scale seismic refraction and reflection profiles, sonic logs, and from analysis of dispersed earthquake surface waves. Since 1991, seismic data for shallow sediment obtained from reflection, refraction, crosshole and downhole techniques have been obtained for sites at the northern end of the embayment basin. The present borehole data, however, are measured from sites representative of large areas in the Mississippi embayment. Therefore, they fill a gap in information needed for modeling the response of the embayment to destructive seismic shaking. 相似文献
The Sputnik kimberlite pipe is a small “satellite” of the larger Mir pipe in central Yakutia (Sakha), Russia. Study of 38 large diamonds (0.7-4.9 carats) showed that nine contain inclusions of the eclogitic paragenesis, while the remainder contain inclusions of the peridotitic paragenesis, or of uncertain paragenesis. The peridotitic inclusion suite comprises olivine, enstatite, Cr-diopside, chromite, Cr-pyrope garnet (both lherzolitic and harzburgitic), ilmenite, Ni-rich sulfide and a Ti-Cr-Fe-Mg-Sr-K phase of the lindsleyite-mathiasite (LIMA) series. The eclogitic inclusion suite comprises omphacite, garnet, Ni-poor sulfide, phlogopite and rutile. Peridotitic ilmenite inclusions have high Mg, Cr and Ni contents and high Nb/Zr ratios; they may be related to metasomatic ilmenites known from peridotite xenoliths in kimberlite. Eclogitic phlogopite is intergrown with omphacite, coexists with garnet, and has an unusually high TiO2 content. Comparison with inclusions in diamonds from Mir shows general similarities, but differences in details of trace-element patterns. Large compositional variations among inclusions of one phase (olivine, garnet, chromite) within single diamonds indicate that the chemical environment of diamond crystallisation changed rapidly relative to diamond growth rates in many cases. P-T conditions of formation were calculated from multiphase inclusions and from trace element geothermobarometry of single inclusions. The geotherm at the time of diamond formation was near a 35 mW/m2 conductive model; that is indistinguishable from the Paleozoic geotherm derived by studies of xenoliths and concentrate minerals from Mir. A range of Ni temperatures between garnet inclusions in single diamonds from both Mir and Sputnik suggests that many of the diamonds grew during thermal events affecting a relatively narrow depth range of the lithosphere, within the diamond stability field. The minor differences between inclusions in Mir and Sputnik may reflect lateral heterogeneity in the upper mantle. 相似文献
The mineralization of the active hydrothermal JADE field resembles in many aspects the Kuroko-type mineralization. The JADE
field is located in a back-arc graben and is associated with a bimodal volcanism. Lead isotope data from igneous rocks, sediments,
and ores further emphasize the similarities with the Kuroko ores and suggest that both sediments and volcanic rocks contributed
comparable amounts of lead to the deposit. When compared to the sediments, a much larger volume of volcanic rocks must have
contributed lead to the deposit, because of the considerably lower lead concentration of volcanic rocks. In contrast to the
crustal type lead of the JADE field and the Kuroko-type sulfide deposits the lead isotope signatures of VMS-type deposits
at mid-ocean ridges is distinctly different. In the absence of a sedimentary cover it reflects the composition of the mantle
source, whereas in the presence of a sedimentary cover it is either a mixture of mantle and sedimentary lead or it may even
be completely dominated by the latter.
Received: 5 October 1995 / Accepted: 10 May 1996 相似文献
A significant proportion of stream sediment yield in North America comes from stream channel and bank erosion. One method
used for stream stabilization is the bank installation of timber and stone fish-shelter structures, but there is little evidence
for their potential effectiveness. Nine to nineteen years of precise survey data from Coon Creek, Wisconsin, however, show
that fish structures enhance sediment deposition along the stream and may retard lateral migration of channels. Such structures
have greater utility for sediment control when streams are eroding away a high bank and replacing it with a lower bank.
Received: 18 October 1996 · Accepted: 4 February 1997 相似文献
Environmental impacts on karst settings are common as they are more sensitive than those of other rock terrains. Regulatory
procedures that are effective in other rock terrains are not necessarily applicable to karst settings. Development and exploitation
by man that affect the karst hydrology regime can trigger catastrophic events and result in numerous legal actions where the
effects of changes go beyond property boundaries. A great variety of regulations and examples of litigation exist for karst
areas.
Received: 25 October 1994 · Accepted: 17 October 1995 相似文献
During the last decade, exploration and mining of modern-Tertiary heavy mineral beach and raised beach sands along the west
coast of South Africa has developed into a major industry. High resolution radiometric techniques have demonstrated their
use as a quantitative indicator of total heavy mineral concentration (THM) and also have the ability to discriminate between
sediments derived from different provenance terrains. Results indicate that it is possible to calculate the total heavy mineral
concentration from high resolution radiometric measurements, but the ability to quantify the concentration of individual mineral
fractions, such as ilmenite, requires further refinement of the method. Radiometric characteristics of the light mineral fraction
made it possible to distinguish between sediments from mixed marine-aeolian palaeoplacers and active present beach placers.
The effects of in situ alteration of the ilmenite fraction in the palaeoplacers were also reflected by subtle contrasts in
the radiometric character of the deposits. Furthermore, the uniform radiometric character of the sample population indicates
a common provenance for the heavy mineral suite and supports previous results which indicate the metamorphites of the mid-Proterozoic
Namaqua Province as the primary source terrain. The high resolution radiometric techniques discussed offer a broad spectrum
of applications in sedimentology and have the potential to aid heavy mineral exploration. With further refinement it can possibly
be used quantitatively in grade control during mining and beneficiation of heavy mineral deposits.
Received: 19 July 1996 / Accepted: 7 January 1997 相似文献