Relationship between regional changes of soil physical properties and volcanic stratigraphy on the southern slope of Batur volcano in the island of Bali,Indonesia

The present paper shows the relationship between the regional changes of soil physical properties and the volcanic stratigraphy on the southern slope of Batur volcano in the island of Bali, Indonesia, from the hydrogeological point of view based on the data obtained from field observations and laboratory experiments. The Bali soils data showed marked differences in regional distribution and their characteristics are closely correlated to the distribution of the volcanic stratigraphy derived from the Batur volcanic activities with the eruption about 23,700 years ago. On the basis of these data, the hydrogeological situation of the slope are presented schematically and groundwater flow regimes on the slope, such as recharge and discharge areas, are also classified according to the hydrogeological information. These classifications of groundwater flow regimes are useful to consider the occurrence of hydrological phenomena such as springs and paddy field distributions observed on the slope.     

新疆昭苏—莫托沙拉下石炭统阿克沙克组及莫托沙拉铁-锰矿沉积环境的特征

根据42条实测地层剖面及相当丰富的相标志,对阿克沙克组的沉环境做了研究,分出了无障壁海岸、砂堤、海湾、碳酸盐台地及海底火山活动区.阐叙了这些环境的特征.探讨了莫托沙拉铁-锰矿沉积时的环境,总结出铁-锰矿产是在与碳酸盐台地相邻的浅水海湾中,是在滨岸环境沉积所成.     

中国晚新生代火山和现代高温水热系统

中国的晚新生代火山并不罕见,它们主要分布在东北-华北、东南沿海、台湾北端以及昆仑山区和云南省腾冲县境内.前二区为大陆板内火山,以喷出碱性系列为主.台湾北端是中国唯一的酸性火山岩区.昆仑山和腾冲火山则为陆-陆碰撞型板缘火山,以喷出钙碱系列为主,但昆仑山区以南既有碱钙系列,又有碱性系列.五大连池和白头山等板内火山虽然年青附近却不存在高温水热活动;西藏南部存在板缘高温水热活动,却没有任何近代火山.这一现象表明,地表火山未必是西藏地下存在高温水热资源的必要条件,壳内局部熔融也许是藏南高温水热活动的可几热背景.     

Hazard and risk from large landslides from Mount Meager volcano,British Columbia,Canada

During the past 8000 years, large volcanic debris flows from Mount Meager, a Quaternary volcano in southwest British Columbia, have reached several tens of kilometres downstream in Lillooet River valley, with flow velocities of many metres per second and flow depths of several metres. These debris flows inundated areas that have become settled in the past 100 years and are now experiencing rapid urban growth. Notably, Pemberton, 65 km from Mount Meager, has doubled in size in the past five years. Approval of subdivision and building permits in Pemberton and adjacent areas requires assessment and mitigation of flood hazards, but large, rare debris flows from Mount Meager are not considered in the permitting process. Unlike floods, some volcanic debris flows occur without warning. We quantify the risk to residents in Lillooet River valley from non-eruption triggered volcanic debris flows based on Holocene landslide activity at Mount Meager. The calculated risk exceeds, by orders of magnitude, risk tolerance thresholds developed in Hong Kong, Australia, England, and in one jurisdiction in Canada. This finding poses a challenge for local governments responsible for public safety.     

Late Quaternary tephrostratigraphy of Baegdusan and Ulleung volcanoes using marine sediments in the Japan Sea/East Sea

Only Ulleung and Baegdusan volcanoes have produced alkaline tephras in the Japan Sea/East Sea during the Quaternary. Little is known about their detailed tephrostratigraphy, except for the U–Oki and B–Tm tephras. Trace element analysis of bulk sediments can be used to identify alkaline cryptotephra because of the large compositional contrast. Five sediment cores spanning the interval between the rhyolitic AT (29.4 ka) and Aso-4 (87 ka) tephras were analyzed using an INAA scanning method. Source volcanoes for the five detected alkaline cryptotephra were identified from major element analyses of hand-picked glass shards: Ulleung (U–Ym, and the newly identified U–Sado), and Baegdusan (B–J, and the newly identified B–Sado and B-Ym). The eruption ages of the U–Ym, U–Sado, B–J, B–Sado, and B–Ym tephras are estimated to be 38 ka, 61 ka, 26 ka, 51 ka, 68–69 ka, and 86 ka, respectively, based on correlations with regional-scale TL (thinly laminated) layer stratigraphy (produced by basin-wide changes in bottom-water oxygen levels in response to millennium-scale paleoclimate variations). This study has allowed construction of an alkaline tephrostratigraphical framework for the late Quaternary linked to global environmental changes in the Japan Sea/East Sea, and improves our knowledge of the eruptive histories of Ulleung and Baegdusan volcanoes.     

Harnessing the power of immersive virtual reality - visualization and analysis of 3D earth science data sets

ABSTRACT

The availability and quantity of remotely sensed and terrestrial geospatial data sets are on the rise. Historically, these data sets have been analyzed and quarried on 2D desktop computers; however, immersive technologies and specifically immersive virtual reality (iVR) allow for the integration, visualization, analysis, and exploration of these 3D geospatial data sets. iVR can deliver remote and large-scale geospatial data sets to the laboratory, providing embodied experiences of field sites across the earth and beyond. We describe a workflow for the ingestion of geospatial data sets and the development of an iVR workbench, and present the application of these for an experience of Iceland’s Thrihnukar volcano where we: (1) combined satellite imagery with terrain elevation data to create a basic reconstruction of the physical site; (2) used terrestrial LiDAR data to provide a geo-referenced point cloud model of the magmatic-volcanic system, as well as the LiDAR intensity values for the identification of rock types; and (3) used Structure-from-Motion (SfM) to construct a photorealistic point cloud of the inside volcano. The workbench provides tools for the direct manipulation of the georeferenced data sets, including scaling, rotation, and translation, and a suite of geometric measurement tools, including length, area, and volume. Future developments will be inspired by an ongoing user study that formally evaluates the workbench’s mature components in the context of fieldwork and analyses activities.     

龙岗火山喷发危险性初探

阐述了龙岗火山的地质构造及历史喷发特点,重点分析了龙岗火山区的现今地震活动性及地壳变形特点。结果表明,龙岗火山区现今地震活动性在不断增强,震源深度逐渐变浅;地壳形变有明显变化,火山活动趋于加强,未来潜在喷发的危险性不容忽视。     

江西相山酸性火山-侵入杂岩体地球化学特征与岩石成因

相山火山盆地主体岩石为一套由熔结凝灰岩、流纹英安岩、碎斑熔岩、流纹英安斑岩、粗斑花岗斑岩及似斑状花岗岩组成的酸性火山-侵入杂岩体,具两个岩浆活动亚旋回。岩石具有富硅、富碱、低钙和低镁的特征,轻重稀土分异显著,稀土配分曲线呈四组分模式,具明显的负铕异常。各岩类之间具有相似的主、微量元素和同位素特征,指示了杂岩体各类岩石之间的同源性。流纹英安岩、碎斑熔岩、粗斑花岗斑岩及似斑状花岗岩的Nd模式年龄T_(2DM)较为接近,分别为1.67Ga、1.66Ga、1.66Ga和1.63Ga,略低于残留锆石~(206)Pb/~(238)U年龄(1787.9Ma)和华夏地块出露的最古老岩石(斜长角闪岩)内的岩浆锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄(1766±19Ma),SiO_2与P_2O_5呈明显的负相关关系,结合岩相学特征和Sr-Nd的二元混合模式,推算出杂岩体的物质来源主要为上地壳中元古代基底变质岩部分熔融的结果,有少量幔源的参与(平均含量为22.82%)。每期亚旋回不同岩类之间随着成岩先后顺序,Na_2O和K_2O含量逐渐增高,但SiO_2含量逐渐降低,表现出反序演化特征,可能表明岩浆房内发生过正常的分异作用,反映岩浆房内酸性成分在上偏基性成分在下的分布状况,第一亚旋回的末期或者暂歇期又有酸性岩浆的重新加入。第一亚旋回分异程度较强,以分离斜长石和钾长石为主,第二亚旋回以分离钾长石为主。燕山晚期江西境内的地球动力学背景并不是一致的,有由南向北逐渐演化为板内裂谷的趋势。相山地区在141~132Ma之间表现为陆内造山后的伸展阶段,在125Ma附近逐渐演化为板内裂谷环境。     

加勒比海小安德列斯岛弧Kick’emJenny海底火山岩的斜长石成分环带:示踪大洋岛弧岩浆房的演化

我们对采自于加勒比海地区小安德列斯岛弧(Lesser Antilles Arc)Kick’em Jenny(KEJ)海底火山玄武岩中的斜长石斑晶进行了矿物形态和成分分析。利用电子探针(EMPA)和LA-ICP-MS测定了具有环带结构的斜长石斑晶中主量元素的空间分布,同时也利用LA-ICP-MS分析了斜长石中Sr的分布。结果表明,在不同的矿物斑晶中,元素含量均表现出和环带结构相联系的空间分布变化。斜长石斑晶中最主要的结构为韵律环带以及熔蚀结构,所测定的矿物边缘都存在An值从由内向外迅速降低的致密韵律环带,可能反映了快速结晶时的不平衡;而晶体内部的稀疏韵律环带结构是由岩浆填充或对流活动导致的。部分斜长石的熔蚀层An值由内向外升高,反映了高Ca岩浆填充的过程。这说明斜长石斑晶的矿物形态和元素环带可以用来制约俯冲带海底火山岩浆从源区上升到岩浆房再到喷发的复杂过程,包括岩浆演化、熔体多次填充、熔体与结晶矿物之间的反应、以及矿物再熔融等。这对于理解海底火山的喷发以及岛弧岩浆岩的演化有重要意义。     

北山洋晚志留世—早泥盆世构造演化:内蒙古白云山蛇绿混杂岩带南部侵入岩年代学、地球化学的制约

内蒙古北山白云山蛇绿混杂岩带南部中酸性侵入岩主要以脉岩形式产出。采用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年和岩石地球化学分析,对脉岩的岩石类型、年代学、构造背景等进行研究,为北山洋的拼合碰撞时限提供年代学约束。研究结果显示:石英闪长岩的年龄为(420.0±1.0) Ma,花岗闪长岩的年龄为(404.6±2.6) Ma,表明脉岩形成时期为晚志留世—早泥盆世。中酸性侵入岩脉SiO₂含量为58.38%~69.46%,K₂O含量为0.74%~1.38%,Al₂O₃含量为15.54%~16.95%,Na₂O含量为4.15%~5.36%,岩石类型为钙碱性石英闪长岩和过铝质低钾拉斑系列的花岗闪长岩。石英闪长岩与花岗闪长岩源于陆缘火山弧区和同碰撞区,二者轻稀土元素相对重稀土元素明显富集,δEu负异常,高场强元素Ta、Nb亏损,显示出岛弧环境的典型特征,表明由于洋壳俯冲作用,研究区在晚志留世—早泥盆世发育了岛弧岩浆岩侵入体。随着俯冲作用深入,北山洋在晚志留世—早泥盆世早期完成闭合碰撞,并在研究区形成同碰撞花岗岩,碰撞时间应早于(404.6±2.6) Ma。