Post‐Palaeozoic uplift history of southeastern Australia revisited: Results from a process‐based model of landscape evolution

Digital elevation models (DEMs) are widely relied upon as representations of the Earth's topographic morphology. The most widely used global DEMs available are ETOPO5, TerrainBase and JGP95E at a 5‐arc‐minute spatial resolution, and the GTOPO30 and GLOBE (version 1) global DEMs at a 30‐arc‐second spatial resolution. This paper presents the results of intercomparisons of these global DEMs over Australia, and with the GEODATA 9‐arc‐second DEM (version 1) of Australia. These DEMs were also compared to an independently produced, altimeter‐derived orthometric height database. This allows not only a totally independent assessment of the quality of these different DEMs over Australia, but also an insight into the ERS‐1 radar altimeter's ability to measure orthometric heights on land. The results of all these comparisons reveal large differences among the DEMs, with the greatest difference between JGP95E and ETOPO5 (mean 49 m, standard deviation ±274 m). The comparison with the altimeter‐derived database shows good agreement with the version 1 GEODATA DEM (mean 2 m, standard deviation ±27 m), thus demonstrating that the altimeter is a viable method for quality assessment of DEMs in lowland regions. A further conclusion is that the representation of the Australian land surface in both the JGP95E and TerrainBase global DEMs is more accurate than the higher resolution GLOBE (version 1) global DEM, even though JGP95E displays a disparity along the 140°E meridian because of the different data sources used in its construction.     

滇东南地区新发现中三叠统关岭组典型 台缘生物礁和斜坡滑塌灰岩

2012年底在云南省泸西县东山镇地区中三叠统关岭组中发现大规模典型台地边缘鲕粒浅滩和生物礁,同时在向阳乡方摆村附近发现典型台地前缘斜坡相泥晶灰岩,滑塌构造发育.台缘生物礁垂向3分结构明显,礁基为浅滩相鲕粒灰岩、豆粒灰岩;礁核为粘结海绵-水螅骨架岩,蓝绿藻粘结结构和亮晶栉壳状胶结结构发育;礁盖为台缘斜坡相深灰色薄层泥晶灰岩和泥质灰岩.生物礁横向展布也具有3个明显特征:礁后为碳酸盐台地相灰岩,礁核为粘结海绵-水螅骨架岩,礁前为台缘斜坡相薄层灰岩和泥岩,局部发育滑塌构造和滑塌角砾岩.该发现可为滇东南地区继续寻找油气资源开辟新的勘探方向.     

滇东南含锰建造沉积相及聚锰条件分析

在对滇东南区域地质及锰矿研究成果综合分析的基础上, 以中三叠世拉丁期含锰建造的沉积相研究为基础, 把滇东南的法郎组中的锰矿总结为碎屑岩建造中的斗南式锰矿和碳酸盐岩建造中的白显式锰矿两类, 从解析典型锰矿床的沉积格局入手, 研究了中三叠世拉丁期典型矿床的岩相古地理特征。斗南锰矿形成于礁(滩)后泻湖的滨浅海碎屑岩建造相区、台地碳酸盐建造相区和斜坡碎屑岩建造相区中, 在斜坡碎屑岩建造相内多具有异地堆积的重力流沉积。白显锰矿形成于局限台地水体较为滞流的泻湖相-潮坪相中。在不同沉积格架下, 海水物理化学条件、水动力环境、生物作用和同生断裂活动是影响聚锰作用的重要因素。     

黔东南重磁异常与金异常特征及找矿意义

为了深入挖掘黔东南地区的找矿潜力,对黔东南地区区域重磁异常进行解释,研究东部地区的天锦黎金矿密集区及西部地区的金化探异常分布特征,发现金矿床（点）和金化探（元素、块体）异常的产出,同重、磁异常平面分布和推断的岩浆岩侵入体（基性岩类、酸性岩、构造蚀变岩）及区域性深大断裂构造（东西向、南北向）的分布,存在着空间、时间和成因上的联系,由此拓开了黔东南天锦黎金矿密集区及外围金矿地质找矿的新思路,不要只限于在相关地质层位里和北东向构造及伴生断裂（即“背斜加一刀”）交会处及其附近,来寻找变质碎屑岩中的脉型金矿。     

Heat budget for a shallow,sinuous salt marsh estuary

An experimental study of temperature cycles and the heat budget in the Duplin River, a tidal creek bordered by extensive intertidal salt marshes, was carried out in late summer of 2003 and spring of 2004 near Sapelo Island on the central Georgia coast in the southeastern US. Three water masses are identified with differing temperature and salinity regimes, the characteristics of which are dictated by channel morphology, tidal communication with the neighboring sound, ground water hydrology, the extent of local intertidal salt marshes and side channels and the spring–neap tidal cycle (which controls both energetic mixing and, presumably, ground water input). For the first experiment, heat budgets are constructed for the upper (warmer) and lower (cooler) areas of the Duplin River showing the diminishing importance of tidal advection away from the mouth of the creek along with the concomitant increase in the importance of both direct atmospheric fluxes and of interactions with the marsh and side creeks. The second experiment, in the spring of 2004, reexamines the heat budget on seasonal and daily averaged scales revealing the decreased importance of advective fluxes relative to direct atmospheric fluxes on this scale but the constant importance of marsh/creek interactions regardless of time scale or season. Short period temperature fluctuations which affect larval development are examined and analogies are drawn to use heat to understand the marsh as a source of sediment, carbon and other nutrients.     

松辽盆地东南隆起区营城组柱状节理流纹岩特征和成因

松辽盆地东南隆起区下白垩统营城组出露柱状节理流纹岩。柱状节理属于原生构造节理,岩相为火山通道相次火山岩亚相-侵出相,柱体排列方式为近水平式、倾斜式、近直立式,截面为不规则的四方柱、五方柱、六方柱,柱体规模属于中小型,流纹岩中常发育隐爆角砾结构。通过对柱状节理流纹岩成分及结构构造的研究,表明本区的流纹岩柱体直径与其对应的显微组构斑晶大小成正比例相关。柱状节理的成因是熔岩冷却收缩形成的,由于受到种种内外因素制约,形成的柱状节理形态各异。     

中国东南部晚中生代花岗质火山-侵入杂岩特征与成因

晚中生代期间,中国东南部岩浆活动十分强烈。 由内陆向沿海,花岗岩、火山岩的时代越来越新。花岗岩 与酸性、中酸性火山岩在成因上存在密切联系。在时间、空间和成岩物质来源一致的条件下 ,花岗岩可视为流纹岩、英安岩所构成的中心式火山机构的“根”,形成所谓的花岗质火山-侵入杂岩。中国东南部的花岗质火山-侵入杂岩可以区分为同熔型、陆壳重熔型和A 型三类,它们具有不同的构造环境、形成机制和物质来源。同熔型火山-侵入杂岩主要分布 于沿海,陆壳重熔型火山-侵入杂岩一般分布于内陆,而 A型花岗质火山-侵入杂岩主要受浙闽沿海长乐-南澳断裂带控制。 以桐庐和相山两个典型杂岩体为代表剖析了花岗质火山-侵入杂岩 体的时、空、源一致性,所揭示的规律对于认识整个中国东南部晚中生代花岗质火山-侵入 杂岩的成因具有普遍意义。     

中国东南新生代玄武岩中麻粒岩相捕虏体的新发现及其意义

本文报道了在中国东南地区女山、桂子山、西垄和麒麟等地新生代玄武岩中新发现的麻粒岩相捕虏体。研究显示女山存在多种岩石类型的捕虏体,其中本次研究新发现的石榴子石麻粒岩与二辉麻粒岩在矿物化学和形成条件上明显不同。石榴子石麻粒岩的次透辉石（富Al2O3,Na2O)、紫苏辉石（富Al2O3) 形成于较深（＞40km)的下地壳,厚的地壳和较低的地温梯度（20－24℃/km)表明当时女山处于相对稳定的克拉通环境;女山二辉麻粒岩的次透辉石和紫苏辉石（贫Al2O3,Na2O)形成于较高地温梯度（31－34℃/km）的构造背景,指示当时女山处于活动大陆边缘或裂谷环境。复杂的岩石类型和不同的形成条件表明女山的下地壳是由多期岩浆活动的产物组成。广东麒麟和雷州的二辉麻粒岩的次透辉石以低Al2O3和低Na2O为特征,温压估算显示它们形成于较浅部（23－27km)和高地温梯度的地质背景,指示当时华南处在强烈的拉张减薄的构造环境。浙江西垄和新昌的麻粒岩捕虏体的矿物学特征和形成条件介于女山和广东的麻粒岩捕虏体之间。女山麻粒岩捕虏体的岩石组合和形成条件与华北太古代麻粒岩地体和汉诺坝麻粒岩捕虏体相似,而与华南的明显不同,表明女山的下地壳隶属于华北板块。在华南沿海从北到南基性麻粒岩的发现,显示中生代基性岩浆的底侵作用普遍存在。     

黔东南变质碎屑岩型金矿找矿前景分析

黔东南天柱-锦屏-黎平金成矿区,位于中国江南古陆变质碎屑岩型金矿成矿带的西端,采金历史悠久,但勘查研究程度不高,小型矿床点星罗棋布却未发现大型矿床。研究认为,黔东南金矿工业类型与韧性剪切带有关,主要为石英脉型和构造蚀变岩型,可能存在产状平缓的蚀变糜棱岩型;从成矿条件、成矿规律、成矿特征等方面分析,黔东南金矿勘查很有前景。     

滇东南花岗岩与锡、银、铜、铅、锌多金属矿床的成因关系

滇东南锡、银、铅、锌多金属矿床主要分布在个旧、白牛厂、都龙3个矿区,而滇东南较大的3个花岗岩体又分别出露在3个矿区或附近.花岗岩体均形成于燕山晚期,岩石化学、矿物成分相似,富含锡、银、铅、锌、钨、铜等成矿元素.矿床主金属元素组合与岩体之间的距离由远而近出现由锡、钨、(铍、铌、钽)→锡、钨、(铁)、铜、铟→锡、铅、锌、银、铟、(锑)有规律的变化.花岗岩浆是成矿物质来源和成矿热源.岩浆侵入初期使上覆地层隆起产生背斜(凹陷部位成向斜);同时使地层产生一系列裂隙、压性断层或层间断裂;岩浆侵入晚期,这些断层再次活动,表现为张性,岩浆产生的含矿热液沿由其活动所造成的断裂迁移、充填、交代、沉淀而形成矿床.