同位素地球化学、岩石地球化学——密坑山锡矿同位素年代学研究的启示

密坑山锡矿田位于江西省会昌县西南约40km处。该区为一晚中生代破火山，火山岩为上侏罗统鸡笼嶂组流纹质凝灰熔岩及火山碎屑岩，火山口周围环状及放射状断裂发育，火山口中心为浅成相的密坑山似斑状钾长花岗岩中央岩株侵入体所充填。上世纪80年代以来，在该岩体与流纹质凝灰熔岩的内外接触带相继发现了岩背、淘锡坝、苦竹岽、矿背、上湾等一批大、中型锡多金属矿床或矿点，表明这一岩体对成矿具有重要的制约作用。     

“江苏国土生态地球化学调查”项目分析测试成果验收获优秀

2005年12月23日~24日,中国地质调查局分析质量检查组对江苏省地质调查研究院测试所承担的“江苏国土生态地球化学调查”多元素分析测试工作进行了最终成果评审和评级验收。检查组听取了情况汇报,了解了数据的使用情况,随后逐一审阅了54项分析指标的地球化学图,同时对外部标准控制样的各项质量参数进行了统计分析,并查阅了分析测试的原始记录。检查组认为,“江苏国土生态地球化学调查”项目土壤样品多元素分析工作的各项指标均达到或优于规范要求,地球化学图图面效果好,元素空间分布规律与地质背景特征和生态环境特征相吻合,分析数据准确、可…     

观赏石奇葩——化石雨花石

雨花石历来以五彩缤纷的色彩、千姿百态的纹理以及人们赋予的丰富文化内涵为世人称颂。 雨花石品种很多，有矿物娄玛瑙、蛋白石、玉髓、水晶，岩石娄硅质岩、砂岩、石灰岩、大理岩、火成岩，以及古生物化石等。其中化石雨花石为地质历史时期保存在地层里的生物遗体、遗迹，主要来源于古长江流域两岸山体，经长期风化、破碎、搬逗、磨蚀而成。其浑圆度高，有的已玛瑙矿化，色彩花纹美丽，被视为佳品．     

院士风采之三——陈梦熊院士

著名水文地质学家，浙江上虞人。1942年毕业于昆明西南联大地质系。同年人中央地质调查所，1949年离所。1991年当选为中国科学院地学部学部委员。历任地矿部水文地质工程地局副总工程师、地矿部教授级高级工程师、高级顾问、国土资源部咨询研究中心咨询委员。     

难忘的一九七六年

1976年,我们接受了青藏铁路安多至那曲段沿线地震地质与地震烈度考察任务。由地质人员黄礼良、聂宗笙、孟宪良、李庆山等11人,司机与修理工张钰、史宪友、穆瑞华等8人,尚有卫生员赵永才、财神焦书泰及厨官许伟悦,共20余人?,由王树海同志领队,兼有三部北京吉普和两辆卡车,满载进藏物资,浩浩荡荡开往西宁—格尔木,直奔安多—那曲—拉萨。30年后的今天,火车已从祖国各地通往了拉萨,这是一条为西藏繁荣昌盛和人民幸福致富的康藏大道,在世界屋脊的冰川冻土层上成功地修建了铁路,也已经被中国和世界人民传为家喻户晓的佳话。30年过去了,往事浮想联…     

Spatial analysis of elements in soils from Chengdu City

Three kinds of spatial analysis methods （geostatistics, concentration-area fractal model and the multifractal analysis called the moment method） were used for almost 50 elements, including heavy metals, disperse elements, rare elements and even others, in 6586 top soil （0-20 cm） samples and 1833 deep soil （150-200 cm） samples from Chengdu metropolitan area of 12400 km^2, southwestern China. The ranges of spatial correlation revealed by variograms are quite different for different kinds of elements in the top and deep soils. The most interest is the fact that the multifractal spectra of environmentally important elements such as Pb, Cr, Cd and Ni in top soils in the metropolitan area show systematic change from those in the deep soils, revealing a strong anthropogenic addition, while Hg, Zn, As, Cu and all common elements show no such kind of addition. In terms of multifractal properties based on the multifractal spectrum curves, those disperse and rare elements show great deviation from other major and trace elements, which is also of great interest.     

Temporal and dimensional distribution of sulfate-reducing bacteria （SRB） groups and quantity in the sediments of Lake Erhai

The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the temporal and dimensional distribution of sulfate-reducing bacteria （SRB） groups and quantity in Lake Erhai. In April and September 2005, two sediment cores were collected from Lake Erhai. SRB groups were analyzed by PCR with six-groups primers designed according to the specific 16SrDNA sequence. FISH （fluorescence in-situ hybridization） was established with the oligonucleotide probe （SRB385） and utilized to analyze SRB quantity in the sediments. The results showed that in the sediments of Lake Erhai four SRB groups were detected except Desulfobacterium and Desulfobacter, meanwhile Desulfovibrio-Desulfomicrobium were detected only in autumn; different SRB groups had different temporal and dimensional distribution, and each group in autumn is distributed more widely than in spring; FISH used to count SRB in the sediments of fresh lake was set up successfully; the analysis of correlation between the sediment＇s depth and SRB quantity had statistical meaning （P〈0.05） . The result showed that SRB quantity showed a decreasing trend with increasing depth. Through the analysis of randomized block designed analysis of variance, the difference in SRB quantity between spring and autumn also had statistical meaning （P〈0.001）, which revealed SRB quantity in autumn was larger than in spring; the result of FISH showed that there were some SRB in the deeper sediments in which no above-mentioned six SRB groups were detected by PCR. SRB groups in the sediments of Lake Erhai were rich, and the quantities of SRB groups in autumn were larger than in spring; possibly there were uncultivable SRB groups in the sediments of Lake Erhai.     

Association between multi-level inorganic arsenic exposure from drinking water and skin lesions in Inner Mongolia, China

Arsenic is one of the most important single-substance toxicants in the environment. In Inner Mongolia of China, 300000 residents are believed to drink water containing 〉50 μg/L. Skin lesions have been known as the most common consequences resulting from chronic exposure to arsenic. To clarify the prevalence of arsenic-induced skin lesions, it is important to assess the impact of this problem on the target population, and to make future planning. We evaluated the association between multi-level inorganic arsenic exposure from drinking water and skin lesions in an arsenic-affected area in Inner Mongolia, China. 109 and 32 subjects fi＇om high-level arsenic-affected （〉5 μg/L） village and low-level （≤50 μg/L） village were recruited and had detailed physical examination with special emphasis on arsenic-related skin lesions. Arsenic exposure was measured for each participant with As concentration of primary well and the duration of using the well was recorded. Arsenic-induced skin lesions including keratosis, pigmentation, and/or leucomelanosis were diagnosed in 56 and 3 subjects in the two villages, respectively. Logistic regression was conducted to calculate prevalence-odd ratios of skin lesions by levels of arsenic exposure with adjustment of sex, age group, smoking and duration of exposure. A consistent dose-response relationship between arsenic exposure level and skin lesion risk was observed.