Analysis of Multi-Component Natural Remanent Magnetization Based on the Thermal Demagnetisation Spectrum

Natural remanent magnetization as a differentiable vector function of temperature is estimated from thermal demagnetization data. Its first derivative is crucial to the interpretation, since the local maxima of its absolute value reveal the temperature intervals where the magnetization is changing most rapidly, but the direction of a partial thermoremanent magnetization may be relatively stable.     

珠江三角洲两工业区土壤环境磁学初步研究

对珠江三角洲东莞石龙、顺德容奇—桂洲两工业区的土壤磁性进行初步研究,获得两地区6个柱样及48个表层样品的磁化率（X）和天然剩余磁化强度（NRM）的结果,石龙地区的X,NRM的垂直变化平均值分别为10．86×10－6SI和6．73×10-6A·m－1,顺德容桂地区X,NRM的垂直变化平均值分别为96．84×10－6SI和31．49×10－6A·m－1,表层样容桂地区X和NRM值大于石龙地区,表明两地区土壤的磁载体存在明显的差异,磁记录大致能反映现代环境的信息。     

Evolution history of transtensional pull-apart,oblique rift basin and its implication on hydrocarbon exploration: A case study from Sufyan Sub-basin,Muglad Basin,Sudan

Sufyan Sub-basin is an East-West trending Sub-basin located in the northwestern part of the Muglad Basin (Sudan), in the eastern extension of the West and Central Africa Rift System (WCARS). The trend of the Sufyan Sub-basin (E-W) is different from the general trend of Muglad Basin (NW-SE) and similar to Baggara basin in the west of Sudan and other basins in east Chad. The unique E-W trend, suggests that this Sub-basin originated by a mechanism different from Muglad Basin that is considered more extensional in origin. Five regional seismic lines are included to illustrate the structural and stratigraphic variation across the Sub-basin. Fault polygons maps for six horizons, four isopach maps, five cross-sections, and two associated kinematic models are presented in this study. Sufyan Sub-basin is characterized by rhombic geometry with three boundary faults; two of those faults exhibit dextral strike slip movement, with two depocenters at the western and eastern segments of the southern fault. Structural interpretation of Sufyan Sub-basin based on 2D seismic data highlights the style of strike-slip related structure. Negative flower structures, en-echelon faults, and rhombic geometry all suggest a significant component of a pull-apart transtensional movement in Sufyan Sub-basin. Other alternative scenarios for evolutionary history and the forming mechanism were introduced such as the oblique extension model. The Sufyan Sub-basin is believed to be highly affected by the Central African Shear Zone (CASZ). In this study, several transtension and oblique rift related features interpreted from Bouguer gravity map and seismic data are briefly described and illustrated. Based on this study, the favorable areas for hydrocarbon accumulation are the areas of flower structure and the areas that near to the two depocenters that controlled by the southern boundary fault.     

Are hydrodynamic shape effects important when modelling the formation of depositional remanent magnetization?

Recent conceptual models have attributed the weak depositional remanent magnetizations observed in natural sediments to flocculation processes in the water column. Magnetic particles included into flocs have not only to rotate themselves into alignment with the geomagnetic field but also the larger particles to which they are attached, making remanence acquisition an inefficient process. Alignment is hindered further when the magnetization vectors of the particles in any given floc partially cancel, reducing the overall magnetic torque. Existing numerical simulations of flocculation effects on depositional remanence formation have been limited to spherical bodies with translational and rotational motion acting independently of each other. In the case of non-spherical flocs, the translational and rotational motion are coupled and such bodies will describe a complex trajectory through the water column. Calculations will be presented that show the torque exerted on a non-spherical floc by the surrounding water can be orders of magnitude greater than the magnetic torque. Non-spherical flocs will, therefore, align less efficiently with the geomagnetic field and hydrodynamic effects may play an important role in controlling the magnitude of sedimentary remanence.