Eruptive conditions and depositional processes of Narbona Pass Maar volcano,Navajo volcanic field,Navajo Nation,New Mexico (USA)

Phreatomagmatic deposits at Narbona Pass, a mid-Tertiary maar in the Navajo volcanic field (NVF), New Mexico (USA), were characterized in order to reconstruct the evolution and dynamic conditions of the eruption. Our findings shed light on the temporal evolution of the eruption, dominant depositional mechanisms, influence of liquid water on deposit characteristics, geometry and evolution of the vent, efficiency of fragmentation, and the relative importance of magmatic and external volatiles. The basal deposits form a thick (5–20 m), massive lapilli tuff to tuff-breccia deposit. This is overlain by alternating bedded sequences of symmetrical to antidune cross-stratified tuff and lapilli tuff; and diffusely-stratified, clast-supported, reversely-graded lapilli tuffs that pinch and swell laterally. This sequence is interpreted to reflect an initial vent-clearing phase that produced concentrated pyroclastic density currents, followed by a pulsating eruption that produced multiple density currents with varying particle concentrations and flow conditions to yield the well-stratified deposits. Only minor localized soft-sediment deformation was observed, no accretionary lapilli were found, and grain accretion occurs on the lee side of dunes. This suggests that little to no liquid water existed in the density currents during deposition. Juvenile material is dominantly present as blocky fine ash and finely vesiculated fine to coarse lapilli pumice. This indicates that phreatomagmatic fragmentation was predominant, but also that the magma was volatile-rich and vesiculating at the time of eruption. This is the first study to document a significant magmatic volatile component in an NVF maar-diatreme eruption. The top of the phreatomagmatic sequence abruptly contacts the overlying minette lava flows, indicating no gradual drying-out period between the explosive and effusive phases. The lithology of the accidental clasts is consistent throughout the vertical pyroclastic stratigraphy, suggesting that the diatreme eruption did not penetrate below the base of the uppermost country rock unit, a sandstone aquifer ∼360 m thick. By comparison, other NVF diatremes several tens of kilometers away were excavated to depths of ∼1,000 m beneath the paleosurface (e.g., Delaney PT. Ship Rock, New Mexico: the vent of a violent volcanic eruption. In: Beus SS (ed) Geological society of America Centennial Field Guide, Rocky Mountain Section 2:411–415 (1987)). This can be accounted for by structurally controlled variations in aquifer thickness beneath different regions of the volcanic field. Variations in accidental clast composition and bedding style around the edifice are indicative of a laterally migrating or widening vent that encountered lateral variations in subsurface geology. We offer reasonable evidence that this subsurface lithology controlled the availability of external water to the magma, which in turn controlled characteristics of deposits and their distribution around the vent. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

广东湖光岩玛珥湖沉积物漫反射光谱数据反映的全新世以来古环境演化

利用漫反射光谱技术得到湖光岩玛珥湖沉积物的叶绿素a浓度.通过与TOC、Sr/Rb比值和磁化率的对比发现,叶绿素a浓度能够忠实地反映湖泊初级生产力的变化,较高的叶绿素a浓度代表季风较强、降雨量较高,反之亦然.湖光岩玛珥湖沉积物多环境代用指标分析结果显示,湛江地区早全新世季风强盛,中全新世季风迅速衰退.这种全新世季风演化模式与北半球季风区的很多地质记录以及北纬30°变化趋势相似,反映了太阳辐射是湛江地区千年尺度季风演化的主要驱动因素,但是湛江地区的季风演化滞后于太阳辐射变化大约2200 a.叶绿素a浓度记录显示6000 a BP左右季风迅速减弱,这与其他记录显示的季风渐变模式不同.一方面,太阳辐射渐变激发了湛江地区植被-大气圈的负反馈作用,这可能是造成6000 a BP左右气候迅速变干的原因之一;另一方面,沉积速率增加导致的稀释作用放大了叶绿素a浓度下降的趋势.3600 a BP以来的沉积环境可能受到了人类活动的影响.     

湖光岩玛珥湖水体中营养盐的时空分布特征及其影响因素

湖光岩玛珥湖是世界上最大的玛珥湖,它几乎是封闭的,受外界的干扰小.目前有关玛珥湖的研究主要集中在古气候及生态环境研究方面,而有关玛珥湖营养盐在一年中的生物地球化学循环的研究较少,因此研究湖光岩玛珥湖营养盐的生物地球化学过程具有重要意义.于2015年10月-2016年9月对湖光岩玛珥湖全水柱的营养盐及其他相关参数进行逐月调查,分析营养盐的结构特征、垂直分布特征和时间变化情况,并讨论营养盐时空变化的影响因素.结果表明,湖光岩玛珥湖水中的无机氮（DIN）以铵态氮（NH₄⁺-N）为主（>60%）,其次是硝态氧（NO₃^--N）,亚硝态氮（NO₂^--N）所占比利最低.湖光岩玛珥湖水中的硅酸盐（SiO₃^2--Si）浓度较高,水体浮游植物生长受磷限制.冬季风期间,水体垂直混合较均匀,导致营养盐的垂直分布比较均匀;夏季风期间,水体层化,营养盐浓度在浅层水体较低,在深层水体较高.湖光岩玛珥湖表层水中的NO₃^--N、NH₄⁺-N和SiO₃^2--Si具有明显的时间变化规律：NO₃^--N浓度从10月-次年3月升高,从3-9月降低;NH₄⁺-N浓度从10月-次年5月降低;SiO₃^2--Si浓度从11月-次年5月降低,从5-9月持续升高.营养盐浓度的时间变化受有机质的矿化分解、水体的季节性混合、浮游植物的吸收、降雨的输入等多种因素的综合影响.     

内蒙古辉腾锡勒草原玛珥式火山口群特征与成因

在内蒙古乌兰察布市辉腾锡勒草原上分布着上百个负地形的玛珥式火山口。它们数量多、分布密集、保存好。它们的主要特征是所有的火山口都是负地形，火山口不存在高出地表的口沿。盖层岩石碎块覆盖在火山口的斜坡和底部，火山口的边缘的小断崖也是盖层岩石。地球物理检查结果表明，被土壤覆盖的下面和火山口的斜坡上的碎块也是盖层岩石。岩芯钻探揭示了至少存在五个岩石破碎带，这表明岩浆流体没有将这些破碎带的块体胶结而是水汽地下爆炸的结果。综合分析认为，岩浆在上升过程中遇到了丰富的含水层，产生了水汽，在遇到阻挡层后积聚能量，导致地下爆炸。地表岩石的崩塌始于中心，并导致周围岩石呈楔形崩塌。较大的玛珥式火山口的形成比小的经历了更多次的爆炸。本研究认为，这些玛珥式火山口形成于同一时代，具有相同的成因。全球对玛珥式火山口的研究表明，喷出的碎屑数量是由水参与岩浆活动的量决定的。然而，对于岩浆遇到丰富水层的情况下，由蒸汽冲撞地层和地下爆炸所形成的玛珥式火山口的研究很少。本文对辉腾锡勒玛珥式火山口的研究是对玛珥式火山口成因研究的贡献。     

加拿大案例探讨寻找金刚石矿的三个关键点

20世纪90年代初,加拿大地质学家Charles E. Fipke先生在加拿大高寒的Lac De Gras地区发现的含金刚石的金伯利岩,把加拿大带入了寻找金刚石矿的高潮,相继在Lac De Gras地区发现金伯利岩管群和在加拿大中部的Fortàla Corne发现的金伯利岩群,使得加拿大金刚石产量位居世界第三。本文综述这两个地区金刚石矿的发现和分析含金刚石的金伯利岩的存在的特征,指出太古宙地台环境是含金刚石的金伯利岩存在的基础,厚度大的太古宙地台底部是金刚石晶体缓慢生长的天然高温高压培育仓、沿冰碛或沿水系沉积物追踪金伯利岩指示矿物是溯源金刚石母岩的手段、认识金伯利质火山地貌形态能起到在寻找金伯利质火山位置过程中事半功倍的效果,有助于理解金伯利质火山口相的变化。     

1200年来湖光岩玛珥湖高分辨率元素地球化学记录

本文运用同步辐射X射线荧光光谱原位微区分析方法对湖光岩玛珥湖湖泊沉积物进行了分析,以核素测年(137Cs、210Pb和AMS 14C)数据为时间标尺,获得了1200年来Ti、Fe、Cu、Zn、Rb和Br等元素含量的高分辨率数据.Br元素含量与当地气象记录降水量变化大致呈正相关,可能说明区域降水是Br元素含量变化的主要影响因素.对1200年来Br元素含量的谱分析结果表明,Br元素含量变化的准周期分别为:1.5a、1.9～2.0a、2.1～2.6a、2.9～3.0a、374～442a和221～256a.其中,年际准周期变化可能与厄尔尼诺相关,而百年尺度的变化可能与太阳活动有关.从Ti元素含量与器测数据对比来看,Ti元素含量较高的时期也对应于降水量较大的时段,降水增加可能有利于碎屑物的搬运,但植被覆盖度、粒度效应等因素对沉积物中Ti元素存在正-负反馈机制.     

临朐山旺古动物群简介

山旺国家自然保护区于1980年国务院批准公布,面积1．2km2,位于临朐县城东22km处,该区为玛珥湖,蕴藏古生物化石丰富,种类繁多,目前已发现10多个门类700多种,形成于新近纪中新世,距今约1800万年。     

Distinguishing climatic from direct anthropogenic influences during the past 400 years in varved sediments from Lake Holzmaar (Eifel,Germany)

A 336-year floating varve chronology from Lake Holzmaar (Eifel, Western-Germany) covering the recent period has been established by microfacies analysis of thin sections. This sequence terminates 23 cm below the core top. In the top 23 cm, the varves are disturbed. By means of linear regression, the varve sequence was dated to the period AD 1607–1942. The influences of climatic variability and anthropogenic activities in the lakes catchment (e.g., forestry, agriculture) on lithology, fabric, and microfossil content of the varve sublaminae could be discriminated by applying statistical analyses (ordination and clustering) to the combination of the sublaminae in the varves and their thickness. Four clusters are obtained. Cluster 1 indicates cold springs, and shorter, cooler summers reflected primarily in below-average varve thickness (VT) for two stable phases: from AD 1650–1700 (during the Maunder Minimum) and from AD 1750–1785. Cluster 2 indicates years with conditions transitional to that indicated by cluster 1, characterized by vigorous and prolonged spring circulation with massive blooms of the nordic-alpine Aulacoseira subarctica. The samples assigned to Cluster 3 and Cluster 4 show the imprint of anthropogenic influences. Cluster 3 (AD 1795–1815 and AD 1825–1885) is characterized by above-average VT due to high detritus input throughout the year. The increased soil erosion can be linked to anthropogenic deforestation as a consequence of the production increase of the Eifelian iron industry at the end of the 18th century. This input dampens the climatic signal of a colder Dalton Minimum, which is reflected in a short drop in VT centered around AD 1810. At about AD 1885, Cluster 4 conditions, characterized by increased nutrient concentrations, low detritus input, and longer periods of stable summer stratification, become the stable state in Lake Holzmaar. They indicate the response of the lake to natural reforestation and the use of artificial fertilizers in the catchment, which began, according to historical records, in the 1850s in the Eifel region. The prolonged, stable summer stratification periods may be the first indication of the modern warming trend. A drop in VT centered around AD 1890 and recurring cluster-1 conditions may indicate the Damon Minimum.     

土耳其中部阿哲格尔火山湖新生代玄武岩的地球化学与岩石成因

阿哲格尔火山湖玄武岩是位于卡帕多利亚火成岩省(CVP)东部的第四纪火山岩之一。与CVP中其他火山岩相比,玄武岩具有演化程度较低,成分上更接近原始岩浆的特征。玄武岩记录了两期深部岩浆活动:橄榄石捕掳晶Fo值高达89,尖晶石包裹体具有低Cr~#、高Al的特征,表明了早期岩浆源区可能为受俯冲板片流体交代的岩石圈地幔;除样品TCA02外,玄武岩ΣCe/ΣY比值为1.39~2.11,~(143)Nd/~(144)Nd比值为0.51287~0.51288,Th/Nb比值为0.15~0.16,具有大陆裂谷玄武岩的特征,反应了晚期的碱性岩浆起源于软流圈地幔。与CVP早-中更新世钙碱性岩浆相对比,晚期碱性岩浆的高场强元素(如Nb、Ta)具有弱的负异常,K、Ba等大离子亲石元素富集程度较低,揭示了岩浆在上升演化过程中存在富集交代的岩石圈地幔物质的加入。     

海南岛双池玛珥湖全新世磁化率及其环境意义

海南岛双池玛珥湖沉积物磁化率高分辨率的时间序列分析表明,磁化率与粒度指标和粘土矿物含量存在相关关系,磁化率突变往往对应于沉积物的突变界面,因此与沉积相变化可以对比.磁化率与碳、氮含量呈负相关,表明湖泊的有机质生产力高时磁化率较低.多指标的对比分析进一步证明了中国热带全新世高温期为:7 200～2 700aBP,高温期从炎热而降雨量相对低的稳定时期过渡到频繁变动的气候不稳定阶段;晚全新世,尤其在2 700aBP左右,气候模式发生了重大转折,波动幅度变大,可能与厄尔尼诺-南方涛动(ENSO)活动性增强有关.海