The timing and isotopic character of regional hydrothermal alteration and associated epigenetic mineralization in the western sector of the Kaapvaal Craton (South Africa)

The Kaapvaal Craton of South Africa comprises an Archaean core of ≈3.5 Ga lithospheric and crustal rocks surrounded by younger accreted terrains of ≈3.0–2.7 and ≈2.1–1.9 Ga. The craton is covered by relatively undeformed 3.0–2.4 Ga supracrustal rocks, which show the effects of thermal and hydrothermal interaction. Part of this activity is manifested by a large number of epigenetic Pb–Zn (±Ag, Au, Cu, F) deposits in the cover rocks of the Kaapvaal Craton. These include small volcanic and breccia hosted deposits in mafic and felsic volcanic rocks of the 2.7 Ga Ventersdorp Supergroup and the Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits in the carbonates of the Transvaal Supergroup.MVT mineralization at the Pering (and other Zn–Pb deposits) is hosted in fracture-generated N–S breccia bodies in the Paleoproterozoic carbonate succession of the western Kaapvaal Craton. The fluids carrying the metals were focused in vertical bodies within the fracture zones (FZ), the metals and the sulphur being carried together and precipitated in organic-rich sectors of the basin. Two small Pb–Zn deposits within mafic rocks of the Ventersdorp Supergroup, stratigraphically below the basin-hosted MVTs on the southwestern part of the Kaapvaal Craton have secondary chlorite which is extremely Rb-rich, associated with the mineralization. This chlorite and the associated altered basaltic host rocks give a Rb–Sr date of ≈1.98 Ga, and the associated galena Pb isotope data plot on the same array as those of other Pb–Zn deposits, the radiogenic intercept giving a date of ≈2.0 Ga. We interpret these data to indicate a craton-wide epigenetic fluid-infiltration event, which exploited the Maquassie Quartz Porphyry (MQP) as the aquifer and metal source.Sr isotopic results for the ore-zone gangue minerals show highly radiogenic ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios (>0.710) which support earlier models that the origin of radiogenic Sr isotopic composition in the calcite cements is the felsic tuffs (MQP) of the Ventersdorp Supergroup occurring at deeper levels within the basin. Relationships between δ¹⁸O and δ¹³C performed on carbonate cements within the aquifers are complex: the range in δ¹³C for some of the cements represents a mixture from two sources and with a progression from heavy carbon in the host to somewhat lighter carbon in the cements. Similarly, the lighter δ¹⁸O values have a narrow range indicative of rapid exchanges between hydrous fluid and rock.     

地壳流体与地震活动关系及其在强震预测中的意义

以地球科学发展的新近研究成果为基础,讨论了地壳中流体与强震活动的关系,包括上地壳热流体对强震活动的影响、中地壳流体对强震活动的控制、断裂带中古流体活动与地震活动旋回的关系,从而提出由地壳流体分布与活动特征来判定强震危险性的新途径     

Influence of fluids and magma on earthquakes: seismological evidence

In this paper, we present seismological evidence for the influence of fluids and magma on the generation of large earthquakes in the crust and the subducting oceanic slabs under the Japan Islands. The relationship between seismic tomography and large crustal earthquakes (M=5.7-8.0) in Japan during a period of 116 years from 1885 to 2000 is investigated and it is found that most of the large crustal earthquakes occurred in or around the areas of low seismic velocity. The low-velocity zones represent weak sections of the seismogenic crust. The crustal weakening is closely related to the subduction process in this region. Along the volcanic front and in back-arc areas, the crustal weakening is caused by active volcanoes and arc magma resulting from the convective circulation process in the mantle wedge and dehydration reactions in the subducting slab. In the forearc region of southwest Japan, fluids are suggested in the 1995 Kobe earthquake source zone, which have contributed to the rupture nucleation. The fluids originate from the dehydration of the subducting Philippine Sea slab. The recent 2001 Geiyo earthquake (M=6.8) occurred at 50 km depth within the subducting Philippine Sea slab, and it was also related to the slab dehydration process. A detailed 3D velocity structure is determined for the northeast Japan forearc region using data from 598 earthquakes that occurred under the Pacific Ocean with hypocenters well located with SP depth phases. The results show that strong lateral heterogeneities exist along the slab boundary, which represent asperities and results of slab dehydration and affect the degree and extent of the interplate seismic coupling. These results indicate that large earthquakes do not strike anywhere, but only anomalous areas which can be detected with geophysical methods. The generation of a large earthquake is not a pure mechanical process, but is closely related to physical and chemical properties of materials in the crust and upper mantle, such as magma, fluids, etc.     

动水中含污染物冲击射流横向高浓度聚集区的形成机理和特性分析

采用RNG湍流模型对动水中含污染物冲击射流滞止点下游区域的横向浓度分布特征进行了详细的数值研究,并与相应的实验结果进行了比较。分析了下游过渡区内横向高浓度聚集区的形成机理和扩散特性。计算结果表明,冲击效应和横流绕流对冲击射流下游过渡区内的横向浓度分布具有重要的影响。当流速比相对较小时,在靠近对称面以及底层壁射流与环境横流的横向边界附近出现较为明显的横向高浓度聚集区,计算结果表明,冲击效应产生的横向逆压梯度以及横流绕流导致的Scarf涡结构对横向高浓度聚集区的形成起主导作用。     

Relation between electrical resistivity and earthquake generation in the crust of West Anatolia, Turkey

In this paper, we present a relation between the earthquake occurrence and electric resistivity structures in the crust, in West Anatolia and the Thrace region of Turkey. The relationship between magnetotelluric georesistivity models and crustal earthquakes in West Anatolia, during a period from 1900 to 2000, is investigated. It is found that most of the large crustal earthquakes occurred in and around the areas of the highest electrical resistivity in the upper crust, although rare small magnitude earthquakes are observed in some parts of the conductive lower crust in West Anatolian extensional terrain. The high-resistivity zones may represent rocks that are probably mechanically strong enough to permit sufficient stress to accumulate for earthquakes to occur in western Anatolia and the Thrace region. However, some recent studies state that the generation of a large earthquake is not only a pure mechanical process, but is closely related to fluid existence. We also reviewed recent world-wide researches including results from the Anatolian data for the first time and discussed all general findings in combination. Our findings show that the boundary between the resistive upper crust and the conductive lower crust correlates well with the cutout depth of the seismicity in West Anatolia and Thrace. This boundary is also attributed to the fluid bearing brittle–ductile transition zone in world literature. Fluid migration from the conductive lower crust to the resistive upper crust may contribute the seismicity in resistive zones. Alternatively, the upper–lower crust boundary may act as a stress concentrator and fluids may help to release strain energy in brittle parts of lower crust, by small magnitude earthquakes, whereas they may help in focusing strain in mechanically strong and electrically resistive zones for large earthquakes to occur.     

电离层上行O+离子沿不同经度处的磁力线向磁层的传输

根据解析求解引导中心近似的动力学方程得到的离子分布函数 ,研究了不同Kp指数条件下起源于不同电离层区域的上行O⁺离子通量密度沿不同经度处的磁力线的定态分布 ,并研究了上行O⁺离子向不同磁层区域传输的特性 .主要结果为 :（ 1 ）起源于向阳面极光带外侧及更低纬区的电离层离子基本上传输到向阳面磁层区 ;起源于背阳面极光带及更低纬区的电离层离子基本上传输到背阳面磁尾等离子体片区和闭合磁力线区 ;起源于极盖区及向阳面极光带内侧的电离层离子基本上传输到等离子体幔区和磁瓣区 .（ 2 ）上行离子主要分布在近地空间 ,其通量密度相对于地心距离呈负梯度 .（ 3）地磁活动指数Kp 增高时上行离子进入磁层的概率增大 ,因而上行离子起动力学作用的地球空间范围增大 .所得结果可解释有关地顶的观测特征 ,理论估算的上行离子在磁尾的通量密度与观测结果相符合.     

砂岩扇形板状油藏产能预测新方法

本文基于渗流力学原理,综合运用保角变换与等值渗流阻力法推导出扇形板状油藏的产能公式,该公式可以考虑断层夹角、供给边界半径以及井在油藏中的位置等因素对产能的影响。通过与数值方法进行对比,验证了本文产能计算方法的准确性。为指导生产实践,采用本文方法对扇形油藏的产能进行敏感性分析,得到以下结论:产能指数随着供给边界半径的增大而减小,随着井到断层交点距离、断层夹角、井到断层交点连线与断层夹角的增大而增大,断层夹角对产能的影响最大,其次为井到断层交点距离、供给边界半径、井到断层交点连线与断层夹角。     

Fault oneoff versus coseismic fluids reaction

The fault activation (fault on) interrupts the enduring fault locking (fault off) and marks the end of a seismic cycle in which the brittle-ductile transition (BDT) acts as a sort of switch. We suggest...     

隐伏岩体顶上带与深部成矿预测

岩浆侵入的流体流动模拟表明,侵入体上方是流体聚焦流动的位置,流体通量远大于旁侧围岩,流体在此产生沸腾作用。随温度降低,侵入体上方渗透率逐渐增大,最大渗透率出现在侵入体的顶部。含水岩浆侵位后在其顶上带发生二次沸腾和减压过程,释放出的巨大机械能远大于围岩的抗张强度,足以引起围岩发生脆性破坏。岩浆岩顶上带的水饱和外壳及其围岩发生破裂形成陡倾裂隙和水力破裂。直立长椭球状岩浆体的侵入会在岩浆岩顶上带产生放射状和同心圆状裂隙,同时产生爆破角砾岩筒。因此侵入体顶上带的岩钟、岩枝、岩脉,放射状、同心圆状裂隙和角砾岩筒均为构造弱化带,是热液矿脉密集发育的部位。矿床地质学研究已充分证明,岩浆岩顶上带确是容纳与中酸性岩浆有关的热液矿床的最佳部位。在开展深部成矿预测和找矿的过程中,探寻隐伏岩体顶上带和/或岩钟,是寻找深部与花岗岩类有关的多金属矿床的捷径。     

煤层气储层三维渗透率变化规律实验研究

煤层气开发过程中,储层的渗透性是制约煤层气开发的重要因素之一。采用煤心室内流动实验的方法,对不同围压、不同流压下的煤心进行渗透率测试,得出其渗透率变化曲线;进而,对实验数据进行回归发现,煤心渗透率与围压之间存在幂指数关系,而模型参数与注入压差之间存在指数关系。分析三维渗透率流动实验过程得出,煤心渗透率变化为非可逆过程,煤心的左右方向对压力变化更为敏感;同时,在低压区,渗透率变化较快,而高压区变化平缓。因此,在煤层气开发过程中,要尤其注重低压区压力变化对渗透率的影响。