Ground deformation of Nisyros Volcano (Greece) for the period 1995–2002: Results from DInSAR and DGPS observations

Differential GPS (DGPS) and Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) analyses were applied to the Kos-Yali-Nisyros Volcanic Field (SE Hellenic Volcanic Arc) to quantify the ground deformation of Nisyros Volcano. After intense seismic activity in 1996, a GPS network was installed in June 1997 and re-occupied annually up to 2002. A general uplift ranging from 14 to 140 mm was determined at all stations of the network. The corresponding horizontal displacements ranged from 13 to 53 mm. The displacement vectors indicate that the island is undergoing extension towards the East, West and South. A two-source “Mogi” model combined with assumed motion along the Mandraki Fault was constructed to fit the observed deformation. The best-fit model assumes sources at a depth of 5500 m NW of the centre of the island and at 6500 m offshore ESE of Yali Island. DInSAR analysis using four pairs of images taken between May 1995 and September 2000 suggests that deformation was occurring during 1995 before the start of the seismic crisis. An amplitude of at least 56 mm along the slant range appeared for the period 1996 through 1999. This deformation is consistent with the two-source model invoked in DGPS modelling. Surface evidence of ground deformation is expressed in the contemporaneous reactivation of the Mandraki Fault. In addition, a 600 m long N-S trending irregular rupture in the caldera floor was formed between 2001 and 2002. This rupture is interpreted as the release of surface stress in the consolidated epiclastic and hydrothermal sediments of the caldera floor.     

Interpretation of radon anomalies in seismotectonic and tectonic-gravitational settings: the south-eastern Crati graben (Northern Calabria, Italy)

The study area is located in the south-eastern part of the Crati valley (Northern Calabria, Italy), which is a graben bordered by N–S trending normal faults and crossed by NW–SE normal left-lateral faults. Numerous severe crustal earthquakes have affected the area in historical time. Present-day seismic activity is mainly related to the N–S faults located along the eastern border of the graben. In this area, much seismically induced deep-seated deformation has also been recognised.In the present paper, radon concentrations in soil gas have been measured and compared with (a) lithology, (b) Quaternary faults, (c) historical and instrumental seismicity, and (d) deep-seated deformation.The results highlight the following:

(a) There is no evidence of a strong correlation between lithology and the radon anomalies.

(b) A clear correlation between the N–S geometry of radon anomalies and the orientation of main fault systems has been recognised, except in the southernmost part of the area, where the radon concentrations are strongly affected by the superposition of the N–S and the NW–SE fault systems.

(c) Epicentral zones of instrumental and historical earthquakes correspond to the highest values of radon concentrations, probably indicating recent activated fault segments. In particular, high radon values occur in the zones struck by earthquakes in 1835, 1854, and 1870.

(d) Deep-seated gravitational deformation generally coincides with zones characterised by low radon concentrations.

In the studied area, the anisotropic distribution of radon concentrations is congruent with the presence of neotectonic features and deep-seated gravitational phenomena. The method used in this study could profitably contribute towards either seismic risk or deep-seated gravitational deformation analyses.     

河流阶地演化与走滑断裂滑动速率

断裂滑动速率是活动构造定量研究的最重要参数之一,不仅可以直接应用于活动构造的地震危险性预测和工程场地的地震安全性评价,还为地球动力学研究提供不可缺少的重要信息。原理上,断裂滑动速率可以用总位移量除以其累积时间而获得,但准确地确定断裂滑动速率并不是一件容易的事情,不同方法和研究者测定的同一条断裂的滑动速率可以相差3倍。文中通过对河流基座阶地演化及其对走滑断裂错动响应过程的分析发现,当一条山前河流切入河漫滩使其废弃形成阶地后,断裂的走滑位移使得河流两侧的阶地陡坎都遭到错动,其中一侧的下游阶地陡坎被错入河道而遭到河流的侵蚀,另一侧的下游阶地陡坎被错离河道,受到河流上游右侧地貌的保护而免遭侵蚀。因此,被错离河道一侧的阶地陡坎的位移在上阶地形成时就开始积累,阶地面的暴露年龄相当于位移累积的起始年代。另外,被错离河道一侧的阶地陡坎在下阶地停止侧蚀(可能同时开始接受沉积)时就开始累积位移,下阶地的初始沉积年代也代表阶地陡坎位移开始累积的时间。当然,如果能够获得被位移阶地陡坎的上下阶地年龄,就更能够把滑动速率限定在可靠的范围之内。在上述分析的基础上,提出3种利用河流阶地确定走滑断裂滑动速率的方法:第一是利用上下阶地年龄限定     

海相沉积成因的黑滑石矿床及其找矿方向

海相沉积成因的黑滑石矿床是近年来在我国发现的新的成因类型矿床，本文除着重介绍在川东南发现的海相沉积成因的黑滑石矿床地质特征和矿床成因外，还引进非金属矿床含矿建造和成矿系列的概念，提示黑滑石矿及与其共生伴生的其它非金属矿的找矿方向。     

马莲泉-小泉井断裂带运动学特征及成因分析

马莲泉-小泉井断裂带是天山-阴山纬向构造带北山西段的一条重要的近东西向断裂带,呈波状缠绕于北东东向和北西西向两组断裂的相邻交汇点之间,其成因广为地学工作者所关注。文章通过卫星影像分析和野外地质调查,对马莲泉-小泉井断裂带的几何学、运动学特征进行了详细研究,认为它是由北西西向博罗霍洛断裂带的近东西向次级压扭性断裂不断吸收主断裂的水平位移演化而成,主要形成和活动时期为中新生代,成因与中生代以来博罗霍洛断裂带的大规模右行走滑构造背景密切相关。这一研究成果对探讨天山-阴山纬向构造带北山段的成因具有重要意义。     

Negative Ce Anomaly in the Indian Banded Iron Formations: Evidence for the Emergence of Oxygenated Deep-Sea at 2.9-2.7 Ga

Abstract: Major and rare earth element contents are reported for Late Archean banded iron formations (BIFs) in the Bababudan Group of the Dharwar Craton, South India. The BIFs are mostly composed of SiO₂ (average1ρ = 54.88.1 wt%) and Fe₂O₃* (44.38.2 wt%). The Al₂O₃ and TiO₂ contents are remarkably low, suggesting that detrital components were starved during the BIF deposition. The BIFs have a LREE-enriched pattern with a relatively high (La/Yb)_N (6.644.07). Total REE concentrations (RE) vary from 5.2 to 65.3 ppm. The REE patterns are characterized by the presence of a very large negative Ce anomaly (Ce/Ce*: 0.13-0.83) and a positive Eu anomaly (Eu/Eu*: 0.96-2.45). The Eu/Eu* decreases and (La/Yb)_N increases with a increase of RE. These correlations of REE indices are similar to those of modern hydrothermal iron-rich sediments near a mid-ocean ridge (MOR). Greenstones associated with the BIFs have MORB-like geochemical features. These geochemical and geological lines of evidence indicate that the depositional site of the BIFs was remote from a continent and/or island arc and that the BIFs were in situ hydrothermal sediments near a MOR. A striking negative Ce anomaly in the BIFs indicates that oxygenated deep-sea environments emerged at 2.9-2.7 Ga. The existence of contemporaneous Mn deposits in the Dharwar Craton supports this assertion. Our scenario of oxygen in the Earth's surface of the Late Archean is different from long-held notion that the atmosphere and ocean were persistently anoxic throughout the Archean.     

长岭凹陷潜在地热初步探讨

根据长岭凹陷石油井地温测量和物探资料,从地热形成的4要素——储、盖、通、源以及地热具备的地质特征入手,分析了长岭凹陷潜在着地热资源。目前长岭盆地基本具备了储和盖,需要进一步寻找的是通和源。     

北部湾盆地涠西南凹陷断裂系统成因的砂箱实验研究及启示

北部湾盆地涠西南凹陷的断裂系统十分复杂,为了揭示其成因机制,在三维地震资料构造解析的基础上,应用砂箱物理模拟技术,对涠西南凹陷的形成机制进行了系统研究.结果表明,南北向的"不协调伸展作用实验模型"能够成功地模拟涠西南凹陷晚始新世以来复杂的断裂系统,断裂系统的主体特征在这一实验模型中均得到了很好的再现.涠两南凹陷复杂的断裂系统是在基底先1竽构造基础之上,在递进变形过程中逐渐形成的,其裂陷期(晚始新世一渐新世)断裂系统是在一个伸展期内形成(南北向伸展)、并非是多期构造叠加变形的结果.这一认识不但能够有效地指导涠西南凹陷三维地震资料的精细构造解释,同时也能够为南海周缘盆地的形成和演化研究提供借鉴.     

一种尚未定名的Ni—As—S—Se矿物相

Ｎｉ－Ａｓ－Ｓ－Ｓｅ矿物相首次发现于西秦岭南亚带拉尔玛－邛莫金－铜－铀建造矿床中。与其共生的矿物有：硒汞矿、硒铅矿、硒梯矿、硒硫锑矿、硒硫锑铜矿、自然金、重晶石、石英等。该矿物颗粒细小，粒度小于１０μｍ。在反光显微镜下呈白色，无内反射现象，为一均质矿物。两个点的电子探针分析结果（ＷＢ％）：Ｎｉ２４．１２３￣２９．３７８，Ａｓ２７．５７４￣３３．８９５，Ｈｇ７．５９１￣５．３５９，Ｓ１３．９３９￣１     

吉林中部石炭系岩石建造及其构造环境

吉林中部石炭系出露较全，具有独特的区域大地构造环境，在吉林晚古生代褶皱带演化中具有特殊性。本文将吉中石炭系划分为６个岩石建造，每一建造各具特征，并以岩石建造为手段，进行区域大地构造分析，认为该区石灰纪是在弧后一大陆边缘基础上形成的裂谷一拗陷带的构造环境，具有由先期裂谷发展阶段转变为末期拗陷带的演化过程，从而表明该区石炭纪为一拉张的构造历史时期。