Geological factors influencing the concentration of trace elements in the Philippi peatland, eastern Macedonia, Greece

Six peat samples obtained from the Holocene and the Weichselian of the Philippi peat deposit, eastern Macedonia, Greece, were analyzed for 48 trace elements by Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry (ICP–MS). The ash contents of these samples were also determined. Most of the trace elements are associated with the minerals in the peat, while Ge, Mo, Pb, Se, Ta, Tl, U, and W display a greater affinity with the organic matter. Compared with crustal averages (Clarke concentrations), the Philippi peat is enriched in some elements (Ag, As, Au, Cd, Mo, Se, Te, U, and W) because of the respective mineralizations in the area. The Philippi peat is also enriched in Cr, Cu, Mo, Pb, Sc, Sn, T, V, Y, and Zn in comparison with typical fen peats, as well as in As, Cr, Mo, Se, and U in comparison with typical coals. Climatic and hydrogeological conditions strongly influenced the peat-forming environment resulting in a differentiation between Holocene and Weichselian peat. Generally, the Holocene peat contains lower concentrations of trace elements in the northern and southern part of the fen, than the Weichselian one. The opposite trend is observed in the fen area close to the western basin margins.     

Correlation of T-log with E-log in coal-bearing formations

The profile of temperature gradient versus depth (T-log) has been found to be very useful for correlation with electrical resistivity log (E-log) in coal-bearing formations. A positive correlation between electrical resistivity and thermal resistivity is observed in coal sections whereas a negative correlation is found in sandstone/shale beds, thus helping in coal prospect evaluation. T logs have been used to correct the location of coal bed which had apparently been misinterpreted by the E-log. Hole to hole correlation of T-log and E-log is found to be excellent and it is observed that thermal resistivity characteristics of given formations remain fairly uniform. A rough estimation of coal grade is possible from the detailed study of the T-logs. Abrupt changes of temperature gradient as also its reversals have been observed in burnt coal sections.     

贵州瓮安玉山煤矿煤质特征及其影响因素

玉山煤矿含煤地层为吴家坪组,可采煤层2层,具有中灰、中等挥发分、高硫分、低磷分、特低—低氯,低砷、高氟,中高发热量的煤质特征,煤类丰富,呈条带状分布。通过对区内沉积环境和煤的变质作用2个方面的分析,阐述了形成煤层高硫、中灰特征的影响因素,解释了煤类分带现象,并指出了主要煤质指标的变化规律。     

煤矿井充水特征及多方法预测矿坑涌水量

评价矿井充水特征和预测矿井涌水量是煤矿床水文地质勘查中一项重要和复杂的工作,不同矿区呈现出不同的水文地质特征,单方法预测矿坑涌水量风险较大,与实际出入甚远,应深入分析水文地质条件和矿床充水的各项因子,采用多方法预测矿坑涌水量。以云南省镇雄县坪上兴隆煤矿为例,分析研究水文地质条件和矿井充水特征,分别采用比拟法、地下水动力学法和回归分析法预测矿坑涌水量,为兴隆煤矿提供安全生产参考,也为矿区水资源开发和水环境保护提供依据。     

Middle and Late Pennsylvanian cyclothems,American Midcontinent: Ice-age environmental changes and terrestrial biotic dynamics

The Pennsylvanian portion of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age was characterized by stratigraphic repetition of chemical and siliciclastic rocks in the equatorial regions of the Pangean interior. Known as “cyclothems”, these stratigraphic successions are a 10⁵ yr-record of glacial waxing and waning, superimposed on longer term, 10⁶ yr intervals of global warming and cooling and a still longer term trend of increasing equatorial aridity. During periods of maximum ice–minimum sea level, the interior craton was widely exposed. Epicontinental landscapes were initially subjected to dry subhumid climate when first exposed, as sea level fell, but transitioned to humid climates and widespread wetlands during maximum lowstands. During interglacials (ice-minima) seasonally dry vegetation predominated. The wetland and seasonally dry biomes were compositionally distinct and had different ecological and evolutionary dynamics.     

平朔矿区杨涧煤矿90102工作面底板堵截技术研究

杨涧煤矿90102工作面底板隔水层厚度约50m,隔水层底板奥灰水压约1.8MPa,经煤矿开采该工作面揭露5个陷落柱,运输顺槽230~290m发生底鼓并多处开裂涌水,分析水源为底部砂岩水,底板隔水层发育的裂隙在近距离厚煤层回采条件下,必将加剧其底板破坏,为确保工作面安全开采,有必要实施底板堵截工程。为此,在矿区岩溶陷落柱发育规律探查、底鼓监测条件下,以XL1陷落柱和底鼓区为例,针对柱体下段、底板破坏带,采用水泥浆液来截断底板出水补给来源的同时加固底板隔水层强度。经钻探验证堵截效果较好。最后对治理方案、注浆层段、注浆参数等进行了详细总结,形成了适用于朔州矿区的注浆堵截技术,可为指导矿区今后防治水实践提供借鉴。     

关于新疆煤炭资源配置及矿业权审批制度的思考

经济的快速发展,促使新疆煤炭资源配置及矿业权审批步伐加快。同时,新疆煤炭资源配置及矿业权审批存在着矿业权审批职责不清、地方政府深度介入、不按地质规律和市场规律办事以及冷落作为地质找矿主力军的地勘单位等问题。解决这些问题已成为新疆煤炭资源配置及矿业权审批制度改革的当务之急。     

海底扩张的潮汐模式

2000年6月底，东京以南的伊豆岛开始发生火山与地震活动。此后，在伊豆岛观测到异常的地壳变形，8月底，火山与地震活动达到高潮。对潮汐与火山和地震活动的关系进行了分析，认为：地壳变形是由伊豆岛的岩脉侵入引起的，并且与强潮汐天文条件相对应。根据观测和计算数据提出了海底扩张的潮汐模式。     

Monocotyledon-like Leaves from the Middle Jurassic of East Siberia (Russia)

Leaf fragments of Herbifolia antiqua A. Frolov et Enushchenko gen. et sp. nov. from the Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) of the Irkutsk Coal Basin (Eastern Siberia, Russia) are reported. The following features are characteristic of H. antiqua gen. et sp. nov.: the presence of leaf sheaths, linear smooth-edged leaves with parallel venation, anastomoses between the veins, anomocytic stomata, rhomb-shaped ordinary epidermal cells. Such a combination of characters is widespread in modern monocotyledonous plants and is absent in fossil and modern cryptogam and gymnosperms. Due to the lack of evidence of an enclosed ovule in H. antiqua gen. et sp. nov.we attribute it to a typological angiosperm, based on its unique leaf structure characteristic of monocotyledons. The leaf epidermal structure of Herbifolia gen. nov. is most similar to those of modern Asparagales and Liliales.