Developing an algorithm for reconstruction of blocky systems in discontinuous media: two-dimensional analysis

Block detection is one of the most important steps in all discontinuous methods of analysis like Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) and Discrete Element Method (DEM). This is in fact a pre-processing step for those methods. In this study, a comprehensive computational algorithm, for tracing rock block created by discontinuities, has been developed. Using square matrices with integer elements and performing edge regularization step, reduce the size of the matrices due to elimination of unnecessary edges and vertices. Therefore speed and accuracy of block tracing operation will be increased. This algorithm is able to trace and identify all kind of blocks including convex and concave blocks formed by limited or unlimited fractures. The algorithm was programmed in C#.Net by over 3400 code lines and some cases were modeled by the code as example.     

Paleoenvironment reconstructions and climate simulations of the Early Triassic: Impact of the water and sediment supply on the preservation of fluvial systems

Paleoenvironmental reconstructions and climatic modelling allow us to investigate the influence of water and sediment supply on the preservation of fluvial systems within a given geodynamic context. To simulate climate, we need global-scale paleoenvironmental and paleotopographic reconstructions. However, the present study only covers the West-Tethys domain, where sedimentological and stratigraphic data allow us to check climate simulation results against geological data. We focus our modelling on the Olenekian, with the aim of characterizing the impact of climate on fluvial sedimentation in the West-Tethys domain. The climatic simulations show that paleoclimates differ between Western Europe and North Africa. A more humid climate is simulated over North Africa, whereas a rather arid climate prevails over Western Europe. In Western Europe, the sediments are preserved for the most part in endoreic basins and the presence of rivers in an arid environment suggests that these rivers are mainly fed by precipitation falling on the North Africa Variscan Mountains. In North Africa, sedimentation is exclusively preserved in exoreic basins (coastal plain sediments). Consequently, the lack of preserved fluvial systems in endoreic basins in North Africa either could be due to a shortage of accommodation space in this area, or is linked to the climatic conditions that controlled the water and sediment supply.     

Modern halite sedimentation processes and depositional environments,Hutt Lagoon,Western Australia

Abstract

Contemporary layered halite in the Hutt Lagoon, Western Australia, forms distinct precipitational and clastic fades, which are ascribed to seasonal ponding and playa development in the lagoon respectively. Field and laboratory documentation of the halite types and monitoring of surface water chemistry for several annual hydrologic cycles indicate that following evaporative concentration of ponded seawater halite layers, characterized by zoned and clear halite crystal varieties, are developed. During early stages of annual playa development, vadose solution and precipitation appear to be most active within and above the capillary fringe zone, causing diagenetic modification of the halite textures, fabrics and structures. Ultimately, clastic halite facies are produced by wind reworking of the earlier deposits, in response to progressive evaporative drawdown of the brine level in the main depression area of the lagoon.

The co-existence of the halite precipitates and clastites is related to a dynamic equilibrium in the water budget of the Hutt Lagoon. This equilibrium is best exemplified by limitation of brine level fluctuations to a narrow repetitive zone. Identification of similar early diagenetic features, such as vadose solution, precipitation, overgrowth, replacement and mechanical reworking of surface halite sediments, in ancient evaporite deposits may aid in a better understanding of the role of brine level fluctuation on genesis and diagenesis of subaqueous/subaerial halite.     

东昆仑早古生代洋壳俯冲与碰撞造山作用的转换: 来自胡晓钦镁铁质岩石的证据

位于东昆仑昆中缝合带内的胡晓钦镁铁质岩石主要以角闪辉绿岩为主.利用锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年方法获得其结晶年龄为438±2Ma(MSWD=1.06,n=15),表明该岩石应为早志留世岩浆活动的产物.岩石样品均具有相对低的TiO2含量(0.43％～1.58％)和变化较高的MgO值(2.83％ ～ 8.22％)和Mg# (45 ～ 74),相对于原始地幔富集大离子亲石元素(LILE:Rb、Ba、Th和U等)和轻稀土(LREE),明显亏损高场强元素(HFSE:Nb、Ta和Ti),并且具有略微富集的Hf同位素组成(εHf(t)为3.68 ～ 8.20,tDMZ为0.90～ 1.19Ga).以Mg#作为横坐标的二元图解和(2CaO+Na2O)/TiO2-Al2O3/TiO2图解揭示其形成过程中应主要经历了单斜辉石、橄榄石和斜长石的分离结晶.岩石样品均具有相对低的Nb/La和Nb/Ce比值(分别为0.15 ～0.28和0.07 ～0.13)以及较高的Nb/Ta和Zr/Hf比值(分别为13.15～17.38和36.14～ 43.88),指示岩石的形成过程受到地壳混染的影响非常小.地球化学和锆石Lu-Hf同位素研究揭示其形成可能与受板片流体交代含尖晶石橄榄岩的部分熔融有关.胡晓钦镁铁质岩石具有类似岛弧玄武岩特征的地球化学组成,并且其年龄明显早于东昆仑与碰撞相关的榴辉岩相变质年龄(428Ma)和中压(绿帘)角闪岩相变质峰期年龄(427Ma),表明其形成仍与东昆仑洋壳俯冲关系密切.综合区域资料可以判断,胡晓钦镁铁质岩石可能代表了东昆仑早古生代洋壳俯冲最晚期的岩浆记录.这样可以确定,东昆仑早古生代洋盆最终关闭和碰撞造山开始的时间为早志留世,洋壳俯冲持续的时间至少为79Myr,碰撞造山持续时间至少为8Myr.     

南秦岭东河群碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄及其板块构造意义

南秦岭微陆块是秦岭造山带的重要构造单元,其早白垩世沉积物是研究物源区及南秦岭微陆块构造演化的理想对象.南秦岭微陆块南缘观音坝盆地早白垩世砂砾岩中的碎屑锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄给出了5个年龄峰,范围分别是2600～2300Ma、2050～1800Ma、1200～750Ma、650～400Ma和350～200Ma,对应于Kenor、Columbia、Rodinia、Gondwana和Pangaea等5次超大陆事件.碎屑锆石源区复杂,但主要源自华北克拉通和北秦岭增生带,表明晚古生代南秦岭微陆块是秦岭-华北联合大陆板块的一部分,而非独立的微陆块.最年轻的锆石年龄峰给出了勉略洋向秦岭-华北大陆俯冲的时限,即350～ 200Ma;扬子与秦岭-华北联合大陆板块的碰撞造山作用始于三叠纪-侏罗纪之交,强烈的挤压造山作用发生在侏罗纪,而非三叠纪或更早.     

初夏西太平洋副高南北位置长期变化的成因及预报

利用月平均高度场和海温场资料，通过统计相关分析，探讨了初夏西太平洋副热带高压南北位置长期变化的规律及其成因，结果表明，初夏副高南北位置存在着１１年左右和３－５年的准周期振荡，这种周期变化分别与太阳活动、海洋下垫面和对流层上部位势高度场类似的周期振荡相吻合。太阳黑子高值年、赤道东太平洋暖水期、热带中东太平洋对流层上部位势高度偏高阶段，初夏西太平洋副高位置偏南，反之偏北。最后建立了６月份副高脊线的预报方法。     

青藏高原羌塘盆地早侏罗世晚期海螂蛤页岩及其年代地层学意义

发现于德国南部的早侏罗世土亚辛期的海螂蛤页岩相沉积是中生代最早一次,也是唯一保存在大陆地层中的全球性大洋缺氧事件的典型代表。近年中国羌塘盆地已相继发现4处海螂蛤页岩相地层。北羌塘天然气水合物钻探试验井QK-5井钻遇含海螂蛤页岩相特有化石组合的地层,厚度逾150m,是迄今所知羌塘盆地纬度最高的海螂蛤页岩相产地,其他3处分布在羌塘盆地中间隆起带以南的双湖和色哇等地。海螂蛤页岩相的分布纵贯南、北羌塘,意味着羌塘盆地在早侏罗世并没有受到中间隆起带的制约而分成南、北2个独立的沉积凹陷。北羌塘西部白龙冰河、半岛湖一带与东部雀莫措、雁石坪一带的早侏罗世沉积相截然不同,形成早侏罗世西海东陆的沉积格局。海螂蛤页岩相在羌塘盆地的发现,有助于进一步认识中生代羌塘盆地沉积和古海洋演化历史。该区以海螂蛤黑色页岩为代表的富碳沉积无论是分布面积还是沉积厚度都十分可观,对盆地的天然气水合物、页岩气及常规油气勘探具有重要的意义。     

化探渗滤异常找矿方法探讨--以云南巧家茂租铅锌矿区为例

传统的化探异常提取方法对埋深较大的隐伏矿床的弱异常难以突现,文章选择云南巧家茂租铅锌矿区作为研究试验区,将遥感影像信息与勘查地球化学方法相结合,通过对渗滤异常特征进行研究,选择有利的指示元素,运用地球化学多元分析,实现对渗滤异常的弱异常信息进行增强。该方法对主攻矿床类型明确,探测深度及找矿难度较大的地区的找矿工作有较好的指导作用。