Dating carbonate rocks with in-situ produced cosmogenic Be: Why it often fails

Surface exposure dating of carbonate rocks using cosmogenic ¹⁰Be is problematic. We have performed step-wise leaching of calcite-rich samples in order to investigate the reasons for this. Results on different grain size fractions clearly indicate the source of atmospheric ¹⁰Be is clay. We demonstrate that partial-leaching procedures, which result in moderate pH levels will not release ¹⁰Be (in-situ produced or atmospheric) due to the instant re-absorption on grain surfaces. By contrast, under strongly acidic conditions, all absorbed ¹⁰Be is leached from aluminosilicates giving abnormally high ¹⁰Be concentrations and consequently exposure ages that are too old. Dating is only possible if samples do not contain any clay minerals or if they can be removed prior to carbonate dissolution.     

26Al/10Be埋藏测年及其在洞穴沉积年代学研究中的应用

长期暴露于地表的石英砂被快速搬入洞穴或埋藏,不再接受宇宙射线辐射,埋藏前所积累的陆地宇生核素26 Al 和10 Be 随时间指数衰减。据此用加速器质谱计测定沉积物中石英样品现存的26 Al /10 Be可计算其埋藏年代。用此方法本文对周口店第一地点的下部地层年代作了初探。此次研究表明自第10层以下的沉积物其年代很可能≥ 1 Ma。      

Parameterisation of surface radiation flux at an Antarctic site

During the Antarctic summer 1994/95 the values of downward and upward flux densities of both solar and terrestrial radiation were recorded at 1200 m for a period of 1 month on the Reeves Nevè Glacier (lat 74°39′S, long 161°35′E), near the Italian base of Terra Nova Bay. The relations proposed by Swinbank [Swinbank, W.C., 1963. Long-wave radiation from clear skies. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 89, 339–348], Idso and Jackson [Idso, S.B., Jackson, R.D., 1969. Thermal radiation from the atmosphere. J. Geophys. Res. 74, 5397–5403] and Deacon [Deacon, E.L., 1970. The derivation of Swinbank's long-wave radiation formula. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 96, 313–319] associating the long-wave atmospheric radiation flux only to the air temperature at screen level were tested in extreme Antarctic climatological condition. A relation between the long-wave radiation flux and both screen air temperature and cloud cover fraction in accordance to the height of the cloud base was defined using the Kasten and Czeplak relationship that relates the solar radiation flux and the cloud cover index. The study of the incoming short-wave radiation flux from the clear sky and that reflected by the surrounding snow cover allowed for highlighting the role of surface geometry on the albedo measurements.     

Terrigenous dissolved organic matter along an estuarine gradient and its flux to the coastal ocean

The contribution of terrigenous organic matter (TOM) to high molecular weight dissolved and particulate organic matter (POM) was examined along the salinity gradient of the Delaware Estuary. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) was fractionated by ultrafiltration into 1–30 kDa (HDOM) and 30 kDa–0.2 μm (VHDOM) nominal molecular weight fractions. Thermochemolysis with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) was used to release and quantify lipids and lignin phenols. Stable carbon isotopes, fatty acids and lignin content indicated shifts in sources with terrigenous material in the river and turbid region and a predominantly algal/planktonic signal in the lower estuary and coastal ocean. Thermochemolysis with TMAH released significant amounts of short chain fatty acids (C₉–C₁₃), not seen by traditional alkaline hydrolysis, which appear to be associated with the macromolecular matrix. Lignin phenol distributions in HDOM, VHDOM and particles followed predicted sources with higher concentrations in the river and turbid region of the estuary and lower concentrations in the coastal ocean. TOM comprised 12% of HDOM within the coastal ocean and up to 73% of HDOM within the turbid region of the estuary. In the coastal ocean, TOM from high molecular weight DOM comprised 4% of total DOC. The annual flux of TOM from the Delaware Estuary to the coastal ocean was estimated at 2.0×10¹⁰ g OC year⁻¹ and suggests that temperate estuaries such as Delaware Bay can be significant sources of TOM on a regional scale.     

青藏高原腹地1985年雪灾成因分析

分析了１９８５年１０月青藏高原腹地一次特大雪灾的地面气象要素场及卫星辐射场特征,并对生成重雪灾的原因进行了初步探讨。结果表明：此次雪灾的范围与过程,降水量≥８ｍｍ与积雪深度≥５ｃｍ的范围基本一致,雪盖的后延冷却效应较强,持续时间近５个月;卫星辐射资料的分析计算结果表明,地气系统净辐射收支中行星以照率起入导作用。１１月积雪中心区域各因子均达极值－行星反照率距平高达１６％,ＯＬＲ距平值减小－１４．６Ｗ     

利用地下流体氦同位素比值估算大陆壳幔热流比例

地下流体中的氦同位素 3He来自地幔的排气作用 ,4He则是铀、钍衰变的产物 .由于铀、钍元素在大陆地壳中富集 ,4He通量与地壳热流呈正相关关系 ;同时 3He通量与地幔热流之间呈正相关 .所以地下流体的氦同位素比值 （3He / 4 He）与大陆壳幔热流比值 （qc/qm）呈反相关关系 .根据欧亚大陆和加拿大地盾的地下流体氦同位素比值数据和相应的壳幔热流比值数据 ,统计出 qc/ qm 与 3He / 4 He之间的回归关系 :qc/ qm =0 81 5- 0 30 0ln（3He / 4 He） ;此处 3He/ 4 He的单位是RA（大气的 3He/ 4 He比值 ） .有了地表热流值和壳幔热流比值即可得到地壳热流和地幔热流 .利用该公式以及热流值估算了中国主要盆地的壳幔热流值 ;根据这些数值得出的热岩石圈厚度和地壳平均生热率结果与地震学研究成果一致 .氦同位素比值是区分大陆热流中地壳热流值和地幔热流值的有用参数 .     

尖吻兽(Akidolestes)的齿列和头后骨骼

尖吻兽（Akidolestes）是新近在中国辽宁省下白垩统义县组地层发现的对齿兽动物,保存了非常完整的头后骨骼。其齿列特征表明它属于鼹兽超科（Spalacotheroidea）中的鼹兽科动物（Spalacotheriidae）,该科是以臼齿齿尖呈对称三角形排列、上下臼齿反转咬合为特征的单系类群,是现生兽类（有袋类和有胎盘类）的近亲,拥有许多兽类骨骼的原始特征。尖吻兽区别于张和兽科的特征是具有更宽大的下颌冠状突和臼齿齿尖呈更小的锐角排列。对尖吻兽的骨骼解剖学和比较形态特征的研究,表明尖吻兽演化模式是一种     

渤海湾西北部潮间带沉积物激光法与筛析沉降法结果的比较

对渤海湾西北部潮间带16个样品分别进行了激光法与综合法（筛析沉降法）粒度测量。两种方法所获结果的相关分析表明,激光法测得的〉63μm的砂的百分含量平均仅比综合法低5％,相关系数高达0.9,相关性显著。两种方法测得的粉砂和粘土含量相关系数分别为0.39和0.48。进一步将〈63μm部分分为6个粒级对比两种方法的异同,结果显示〈1μm、1～2μm、2～4μm、4～8μm、8～16μm和16～63μm部分的相关系数分别为0.24、0．7、0.7、0.61、0.61和0.37。据此认为,16个样品粒径〈1μm和16～63μm部分两种方法的结果不能对比,其余粒级的激光法结果,通过各自的回归方程,可谨慎地代替传统的综合法。     

山东玲珑金矿床成矿流体地球化学特征

玲珑金矿床第一成矿阶段与含金黄铁矿共生的石英中主要发育4种类型的原生流体包裹体:Ⅰ气液两相,Ⅱ含CO2三相,ⅢCO2,Ⅳ单液相包裹体。流体包裹体成分激光拉曼光谱分析及测温结果显示:①Ⅰa型包体,气液比10%~15%,均一温度为162.7~235.6℃,w(NaCl)(盐度)为4.65%~7.59%,气相平均摩尔分数为:H2O 96.48%,CO22.4%;②Ⅰb型包体,气液比30%~45%,均一温度266.9~349.2℃,w(NaCl)为10.8%~13.4%,气相平均摩尔分数为H2O 69.75%,CO224.74%;③Ⅱ型含CO2包体,CO2相所占比例为20%~90%,其均一温度为193.5~321.6℃,w(NaCl)2.9%~5.3%,CO2相中,H2O的摩尔分数为27.72%,CO2为70.6%。包裹体成分分析及测温结果综合研究认为,玲珑金矿成矿过程中存在大气降水热液与地幔来源流体的混合作用,前者与从流体中分离出的富CO2流体混合,以不同比例被捕获形成Ⅱ型包体;而与分异出CO2后的CO2不饱和地幔流体混合,被捕获形成Ⅰb型包体。两种流体混合导致的含矿热液物化条件变化对金的沉淀成矿具有重要意义。     

阿尔泰南缘麦兹盆地萨吾斯铅锌矿床控矿铁闪石矽卡岩的40Ar/39Ar年代学研究

萨吾斯矿床位于麦兹盆地东部,是一个新近发现和勘探的铅锌矿床。萨吾斯铅锌矿床赋存于下泥盆统康布铁堡组上亚组凝灰岩、流纹岩及其沉积碳酸盐夹层,矿（化）体直接受石榴黑云矽卡岩和铁闪石矽卡岩控制,表现出火山喷流-沉积成矿和矽卡岩矿床的双重特征。这两类矿床的重要区别之一是同生和后生成矿。对主要矽卡岩矿物铁闪石进行精确的Ar-Ar年龄测定,将其与康布铁堡组流纹岩的年龄对比,有助于确定萨吾斯铅锌矿床的成因。高精度、高灵敏度激光⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar测年方法,为解决闪石类低K矿物的定年提供了新的手段。岩芯样品SW85中,铁闪石晶粒较大、晶形发育,与闪锌矿、碳酸盐矿物和石榴子石都具有平直的边界,而不是复杂交生,不含矿物和流体包裹体,代表了相对简单均一的系统。对SW85的铁闪石做了激光⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar测年,其结果为412±15Ma,与康布铁堡组流纹岩的SIMS锆石U-Pb年龄（401±2.7Ma）和别斯萨拉玢岩的SIMS锆石U-Pb年龄（401±3.1Ma）在误差范围内一致,表明矽卡岩和铅锌矿的形成与康布铁堡组流纹质火山岩的喷发及其碎屑岩的沉积是同时的,成因上密切相关。其次,矽卡岩呈层状产出,局限于康布铁堡组凝灰岩及其铁锰钙质碳酸盐夹层的范围内;石榴子石为铁铝榴石、锰铝榴石,闪石为铁闪石,缺失透辉石、钙铁辉石。上述特征与接触交代矽卡岩不同,后者以钙铝榴石、钙铁榴石、透辉石/钙铁辉石为特征,闪石为角闪石。接触交代矽卡岩矿床是后成矿床,它晚于岩浆侵入体的围岩。综上所述,萨吾斯铅锌矿是一个与康布铁堡组火山喷发和浅成侵入有关的喷流-沉积矿床。麦兹盆地的控盆断裂巴寨断裂从北西端向南东发展而成。阿巴宫-库尔提断裂和琼库尔断裂是克兰盆地的控盆断裂,它们在北西撒开、向南东收敛,具有羽状张剪性断裂的特征。因此,阿尔泰南缘在早泥盆世具有活动陆缘的局部拉张性质。西伯利亚板块与哈萨克斯坦-准噶尔板块的推错,在阿尔泰南缘产生局部张剪性应力场,从而形成了上述断裂以及早泥盆世火山-沉积盆地。