A Special Orogenic-type Rare Earth Element Deposit in Maoniuping, Sichuan, China: Geology and Geochemistry

Abstract: The Maoniuping REE deposit is the second largest light rare earth elements deposit in China, explored recently in the northern Jinpingshan Mountains, a Cenozoic intracontinental orogenic belt in southwestern China. It is a vein-type deposit hosted within, and genetically related to, carbonatite-alkalic complex. Field investigation and new geochemical data of the carbonatites from the carbonatite-alkalic complex support an igneous origin for the Maoniuping carbonatites and related REE mineralization. Carbonatite itself carries rare earth elements which were enriched by hydrothermal solution.
It is known that most of the REE deposits related to carbonatite-alkalic complexes were formed in relatively stable tectonic setting such as cratonic or rifting environment. The Maoniuping deposit, however, was formed during the processes of Cenozoic orogeny. Although the Maoniuping deposit is located in the north sector of the Panxi paleo-rift zone, the rift had been closed before early Cenozoic and evolved into an intracontinental orogenic belt, i.e., the Jinpingshan Orogen, which was formed since later Mesozoic to early Cenozoic. Geochronological and geochemical data also prove that the Maoniuping REE deposit was formed in an intracontinental orogenic belt instead of rift system or stationary block.
The Maoniuping REE deposit is similar to the Mountain Pass REE deposit in many respects such as the high contents of bastnaesite and barite, the low content of niobium, and the common occurrence of sulfides. The discovery of the Maoniuping deposit and other REE deposits during the past two decades suggest a good potential for prospecting REE deposits along the alkalic complex belt located on the eastern side of the Qinghai–Xizang–West Sichuan Plateau.     

三塘湖盆地石炭系卡拉岗组火山岩岩相研究

三塘湖盆地石炭系卡拉岗组火山岩岩性揭示该区火山岩岩相主要包括火山爆发相、溢流相,火山沉积相不发育。为了明确不同岩相分布规律,本文系统利用测井、地质、地震等多种资料,建立测井岩性识别模板,以单井相作为约束,开展地震反演,明确火山岩岩相的平面分布规律。研究结果表明:该区火山喷发方式以裂隙式为主,火山口呈串珠状沿主断裂排列;溢流相平面呈层状分布,溢流相安山岩最为发育。研究结果可有效指导该区火山岩油藏的勘探评价工作,同时为火山岩岩相研究提供可借鉴的研究思路。     

农业生态地质调查初探——以辽宁鞍山南部地区为例

以鞍山南部地区农业生态地质调查为例,阐述了通过测定主要元素在土壤中的分布,综合评价农业生态地质背景,从而研究土地种植适宜性及土壤环境安全性和治理对策,进而讨论在辽宁省开展农业生态地质调查研究的主要内容及意义.此外,对特种经济作物南果梨专项调查表明,土壤中铁、锰、镁、钾、钴元素含量决定了南果梨的独特品质,以变辉长岩或片岩和花岗岩混合岩为成土母岩地区是南果梨生长的最佳区域.     

鄂尔多斯盆地东部奥陶系风化壳岩溶古地貌特征及综合地质模型

密切结合勘探实际,以钻井、测井等地质资料为主要依据,以鄂尔多斯盆地东部奥陶系风化壳为对象,以多学科的地质理论与技术方法为指导,结合盆地构造演化,通过对奥陶系不整合侵蚀面上下地层组合情况的深入分析,把印模法与残厚法结果有机结合,深入探讨了奥陶系风化壳古地貌恢复的方法思路及其古地貌发育特征,探索了古地貌恢复的新方法--综合法,建立了解释和恢复古地貌单元属性的综合地质模型。研究结果表明：盆地东部奥陶系侵蚀不整合面上下的地层组合可以分别被划分为上薄下薄、上厚下厚、上厚下薄、上薄下厚4种基本型式以及上次厚下次薄、上次薄下次薄、上次薄下次厚、上次厚下次厚等8种子模型;相应的古地貌解释包括了岩溶高地、岩溶斜坡、岩溶盆地3个二级古地貌单元以及残丘、台地、残台、阶坪、沟谷、浅洼、深洼等11个三级古地貌单元。岩溶高地出现于研究区西南角,分布局限;岩溶斜坡占据了研究区的大部分,其主力地貌单元为斜坡台地与斜坡阶坪;岩溶盆地位于研究区东部,其主力地貌单元为盆地浅洼。     

Microseism Variations in Response to Antarctic Seasonal Changes in Sea Ice Extent

The temporal and spatial distributions of Antarctic sea ice play important roles in both the generation mechanisms and the signal characteristics of microseisms. This link paves the way for seismological investigations of Antarctic sea ice. Here we present an overview of the current state of seismological research about microseisms on Antarctic sea ice. We first briefly review satellite remote-sensing observations of Antarctic sea ice over the past 50 years. We then systematically expound upon the generation mechanisms and source distribution of microseisms in relation to seismic noise investigations of sea ice, and the characteristics of Antarctic microseisms and relationship with sea ice variations are further analyzed. We also analyze the continuous data recorded at seismic station BEAR in West Antarctica from 2011 to 2018 and compare the microseism observations with the corresponding satellite remote-sensing observations of Antarctic sea ice. Our results show that:(1) the microseisms from the coastal regions of West Antarctica exhibit clear seasonal variations, SFM with maximum intensities every April-May and minimum intensities around every October-November; while DFM intensities peak every February-March, and reach the minimum around every October. Comparatively, the strong seasonal periodicity of Antarctic sea ice in better agreement with the observed DFM; and (2) microseism decay is not synchronous with sea ice expansion since the microseism intensity is also linked to the source location, source intensity (e.g., ocean storms, ocean wave field), and other factors. Finally, we discuss the effect of Southern Annular Mode on Antarctic sea ice and microseisms, as well as the current limitations and potential of employing seismological investigations to elucidate Antarctic sea ice variations and climate change.     

The interaction between the secondary and the common convective envelope in a contact binary

It has been suggested that a contact system almost certainly cannot exist in static equilibrium undergoing periodic thermal relaxation oscillation. The energy transfer in a common convective envelope (CCE) makes the secondary have a complex structure, so the interaction between the secondary and CCE may play an important role in the structure and evolution of the contact system. The present paper tests the TRO theory and investigates this interaction with polytropic stellar model from the observational datum of 22 contact systems directly. It shows that the A-type systems are expanding with a velocity of 25.04 m yr^–1, and the W-type systems are contracting at velocity of 3.10 m yr^–1 by the calculations about these contact systems. Also, we calculate the ratio of energy transfer and the interaction coefficient for them. The HS (hot secondary) model is supported by our calculations. These results may help to understand the TRO theory and the W-phenomenon.     

洛阳市城市环境气象监测预报服务研究

利用洛阳市环境监测资料和气象资料,分析了洛阳市污染物浓度的日变化、季节变化、年际变化规律,并分析了污染物浓度与气象因子的关系.在此基础上,通过回归分析预报方法、污染潜势预报方法、CAPPS模式预报方法对洛阳市3种主要污染物的浓度和级别进行了24 h和48 h预测,并建立了气象局与环保部门共享的气象和污染数据库平台,为双方今后的合作奠定了基础.     

大巴山前陆西段叠加构造变形分析及其构造应力场特征

大巴山前陆西段发育典型的横跨叠加褶皱,清楚地记录了自身构造演化历史,为查明大巴山前陆构造体制转换提供了非常有利的条件。本文通过野外褶皱形态分析,结合层面和断层面滑动矢量的观测,获得大巴山前陆西段中生代主要的两期挤压构造应力场,即早期(T3—J1)的构造应力场以近南北向挤压为主,大巴山地区受其控制,发生近东西向展布褶皱变形,这期构造变形与印支运动有关;晚期,即J3—K1期间,大巴山构造体制发生重大转变,本区构造应力场由近南北挤压转变为近东西向强烈挤压,大巴山发生强烈构造变形,大巴山推覆构造带以断裂活动为主,镇巴—城口—房县断裂带强烈向大巴山前陆逆掩。而大巴山前陆则以强烈的近南北向延伸的褶皱变形为主,早期近东西向褶皱遭受强烈改造,形成大巴山前陆西段较为典型的横跨叠加褶皱构造。这期构造变形是燕山运动早期活动的结果。大巴山叠加变形的研究不仅为研究中国盆—山系统变形特征提供了具体例证,而且对大巴山前陆油气勘探起重要指导作用。     

乌海地区剪切波分裂研究

根据乌海地区构造环境,采用SAM方法研究乌海地区地壳各向异性特征,使用乌海地震台2014年1月至2020年6月数字地震波形进行分析。根据65个有效地震记录,得到乌海地区剪切波分裂参数,其中快剪切波平均优势偏振方向为NE63.1°±46.4°,慢剪切波平均时间延迟为（1.13±0.66）ms/km。乌海地震台快剪切波偏振显示出4个优势偏振方向,分别为NE、EW、NNE、NNW向。将得到的各向异性结果与研究区应力场和地质构造进行分析,认为研究区周边复杂的剪切波分裂变化是主压应力场、原地主压应力、断裂带分布共同作用的结果。