The effect of acid deposition on base cation cycling in a karstic-forested catchment： Evidence from strontium isotopes

Bedrock weathering and atmospheric deposition are the two primary sources of base cations （K^＋, Na^＋, Ca^2＋ and Mg^2＋） to forest ecosystems. Therefore, the key problem is to understand the relative inputs from these two sources and the cycling in the ecosystem. This study focuses on the effects of acid deposition on cation cycling in a small-forested karstic catchment in Guizhou Province. Sr isotope ratios were used as a tracer for understanding the transport process between the different cation pools： rock, soil, surface water, atmospheric deposition and plant. The samples of wet deposition, total deposition, throughfall, surface and ground waters, vegetation, and soil were monthly collected. The exchangeable Sr^2＋ and Ca^2＋ in soil samples were extracted by using 1 M ammonium acetate. The leaf-tissue samples were ashed at 550℃, and the residue was digested in ultrapure HClO4 and HNO3. All water samples were filtrated through 0.45 μm aperture filter paper. Base cation concentrations and Sr isotopic composition were analyzed for all the samples. The results show that acid deposition （average pH 4.9） frequently occurred in the studied region. Cation abundance follows an increasing manner from rainwater, throughfall, to surface water or ground water samples, suggesting that acid deposition at first eiuviates Ca^2＋ , Mg^2＋ and Sr^2＋ from leaf, then the exchangeable cations from soil, and at last cations accumulate in surface water or ground water.     

新疆绿色电气石颜色成因研究

新疆绿色电气石颜色成因比较特殊,为了更好地了解其颜色的形成,主要采用化学分析、吸收光谱、穆斯堡尔谱等测试手段对绿色电气石颜色成因进行研究。化学分析结果显示每个样品中均含有少量不同过渡元素离子,如Fe2 、Ti4 、Cr3 等,影响着绿色的形成;利用吸收光谱测试方法确定了致色离子的吸收带位置及主要离子的种类、价态,并根据化学成分计算出相应的化学式,利用穆斯堡尔谱确定了铁离子在晶体中的占位。综合运用上述测试方法,确定了绿色电气石的颜色成因。     

An EFTEM/HRTEM high-resolution study of the near surface of labradorite feldspar altered at acid pH: evidence for interfacial dissolution-reprecipitation

Using an approach combining high-resolution and energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM and EFTEM), we have studied with Å to nm-spatial resolution the interfacial region that delimits the near-surface altered zone and non-altered labradorite feldspar after dissolution under acid pH conditions. The interface is characterized by extremely sharp and spatially coincident changes in structure and chemistry. The 500-nm-thick altered zone is depleted in interstitial cations (Ca, Na, K) and Al, a framework element, whereas it is enriched in H, O, and Si. Modeling H⁺-alkali interdiffusion within a 500-nm-thick altered zone shows that volume interdiffusion cannot reproduce the sharp chemical interfaces measured by EFTEM. Based on these new data, we propose that the near-surface altered zone is a result of interfacial dissolution-reprecipitation, and not of preferential leaching of cations and interdiffusion with H⁺. This implies an intrinsic dissolution process that is stoichiometric, where the breaking of bonds and release of interstitial cations and framework elements (Al, Si, and O) to solution occur contemporaneously at equal relative rates from the original fluid–mineral interface.     

盱眙、明光、临泽坡缕石的八面体阳离子占位及对其性能的影响

坡缕石是一种21型链层状结构含水富镁铝硅酸盐矿物,具有重要的资源和材料属性。不同成因、产状坡缕石八面体中类质同象替代有很大差别,而八面体类质同象替代对坡缕石性能的影响未见研究报道。本文以中国最具代表性的安徽明光、江苏盱眙、甘肃临泽坡缕石为研究对象,研究了三种坡缕石的Al、Mg、Fe含量及在八面体中的占位,并探讨了八面体的Al、Mg、Fe占位对坡缕石中水的种类和含量、表面电位和酸位以及对Pb2+、Cd2+吸附性能的影响。结果表明：明光坡缕石相对富镁,八面体主要被Mg2+占据,具有三八面体特征;盱眙、临泽坡缕石相对富铝、铁,八面体主要被Al3+占据,表现出更多的二八面体特征。盱眙坡缕石由于M1位置空位较多,结构水含量较低;坡缕石类质同象替代对Zeta电位影响不大;具有二八面体特征的盱眙、临泽坡缕石由于八面体中Al含量较高,酸位较多,催化性能较好。在重金属吸附实验中,明光坡缕石对Cd2+的吸附效果最好,盱眙坡缕石对Pb2+的吸附效果最好,临泽坡缕石吸附性能较差。本文可为坡缕石的改性和应用提供指导和参考。     

海洋沉积物孔隙水中阴阳离子含量的离子色谱法分析方法

分别采用Metrosep A Supp4-250型阴离子柱和Metrosep C 2-150型阳离子柱,以1.8 mmol/L Na2CO3 1.7 mmol/L NaHCO3和4 mmol/L酒石酸 0.75 mmol/L吡啶二羧酸为阴阳离子淋洗液,用离子色谱仪来测定海洋沉积物孔隙水中阴离子Cl-、Br-和SO42-浓度和阳离子Na 、NH4 、K 、Ca2 、Mg2 的浓度。特别是针对高Cl-和高Na 背景下Br-和NH4 的测定做了专门分析,得到了较理想的结果,建立了一套离子色谱法测定海洋沉积物孔隙水中常见的阴阳离子含量的实验方法。     

低速十字路口交通流模型相图

研究由两个单车道构成低速十字路口交通流模型.模型中两车道上的车辆更新遵循无交通灯管制下的并行规则.依据构建相图的原则并采用局部占有概率方法,建立相图,给出相图中的各部分区域的流量表达式.两车道均采用周期边界条件和确定性FI模型进行数值模拟,模拟结果与理论分析精确一致.模型中两条车道的行车规则更接近实际道路交通,该结果为交通管理提供一定的指导作用.     

几个天然矿物中某些阳离子近邻结构的EXAFS研究

本文利用EXAFS方法对镁铝榴石、几种锰矿和不同铁含量的闪锌矿中有关阳离子的近邻结构进行了研究,得到了有关阳离子在相应矿物中的近邻结构参数.对闪锌矿的研究,得到了杂质Fe绝大部分以六配位的形式存在的结果,这与传统的观点不同;提出了闪锌矿不仅可作为地质温度计,还可能作为地质温度、压力变化记录仪的设想。     

溶胶－凝胶方法制取纳米级超导物质的研究

当前对超导物质的研究都集中于高临界温度的超薄型物质的研究上，本研究通过相对简单的方法获得高纯度的纳米级的钙钛矿型超导物质，其过程为：通过溶胶－凝胶方法合成一种含有Ｌａ和Ｎｉ的高纯度的有机物，然后利用天然蒙脱石的离子交换性将上述化合物渗入到其含水层中以获得超薄型的超导物质     

Effects of variable attribute weights on landform classification

This paper focuses on the attribute weight issue and advocates use of modi?able attribute weights in terrain‐based environmental analysis and classi?cation. A question was asked: ‘How much will the result of a terrain‐based environmental analysis be affected if the weights of used terrain attributes are changed?’ The literature on landform classi?cation and the fuzzy k‐means method was reviewed in particular to help clarify the background and importance of this weight assignment issue. As an example, the effects of modifying attribute weights were evaluated for fuzzy k‐means landform classi?cation in a case study area. A total of 102 classi?cations were compared with each other and with a soil map, and comparison methods were speci?cally designed to evaluate the differences between these classi?cations. The results show that fuzzy k‐means landform classi?cation is sensitive to weight adjustments of adopted terrain attributes. The sensitivity is particularly high when the attribute weights started to be tuned away from the standard (i.e. uniform) weight of one. Better matching between landform classi?cation and a soil map may be produced when attribute weights are tuned. In all, we advocate the widespread adoption of an exploratory attitude in assigning attribute weights for environmental analysis and classi?cation. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Establishing the time of initial human occupation of Liang Bua, western Flores, Indonesia

Liang Bua, a limestone cave in western Flores, has an archaeological and faunal sequence known to span the last 95 ka and is the type-site for a small-bodied hominid species, Homo floresiensis. This paper describes the geomorphic history of this significant site, and presents numerical ages for key events as determined by thermoluminescence dating of sediments (using a dual-aliquot regenerative-dose protocol) and uranium-series dating of flowstones. Our age estimates indicate that Liang Bua existed as a subterranean chamber by 400 ka ago. It was subsequently exposed by the incision of the Wae Racang River, which invaded the cave around 190 ka and deposited an upward-fining sequence of water-rolled boulders and cobbles. The latter conglomerate was partially reworked around 130 ka ago and was capped by flowstones at 100 ka. The conglomerate also contains stone artefacts, which implies that the occupation of the surrounding area is at least as old as the time of emplacement of the conglomerate. After 190 ka, a complex sequence of erosion and deposition led to the accumulation of at least 11 m of sediment in the front chamber of the cave, which proved suitable for hominid occupation. Such geochronological and geomorphological information is extremely valuable for interpreting the archaeological record at Liang Bua and its wider significance.