Refinement of the late Quaternary geologic history of Erebus volcano,Antarctica using Ar/Ar and Cl age determinations

Six new ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar and three cosmogenic ³⁶Cl age determinations provide new insight into the late Quaternary eruptive history of Erebus volcano. Anorthoclase from 3 lava flows on the caldera rim have ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages of 23 ± 12, 81 ± 3 and 172 ± 10 ka (all uncertainties 2σ). The ages confirm the presence of a second, younger, superimposed caldera near the southwestern margin of the summit plateau and show that eruptive activity has occurred in the summit region for 77 ± 13 ka longer than previously thought. Trachyte from “Ice Station” on the eastern flank is 159 ± 2 ka, similar in age to those at Bomb Peak and Aurora Cliffs. The widespread occurrences of trachyte on the eastern flank of Erebus suggest a major previously unrecognized episode of trachytic volcanism. The trachyte lavas are chemically and isotopically distinct from alkaline lavas erupted contemporaneously in the summit region < 5 km away.     

华北板块北缘中段二叠纪岩浆岩年代学、地球化学及锆石Hf同位素测试数据集

华北板块北缘中段位于华北板块与白乃庙弧的结合处,以赤峰-白云鄂博断裂为界,南、北归属不同的大地构造单元,并且具有不同的基底属性。二叠纪岩浆岩在华北板块北缘广泛分布,断裂带两侧均有出露,源区组成十分复杂,制约着对其岩石成因及构造背景的深刻认识。本文通过对横跨赤峰–白云鄂博断裂的“北柳图庙幅等4幅区调”和“乌兰布拉格幅等2幅区调”2个项目的1∶50 000区调工作,共计6个1∶50 000图幅内的二叠纪岩浆岩的年代学、地球化学及锆石Hf同位素测试数据进行整合、分析,为进一步研究华北板块北缘中段二叠纪岩浆岩的源区及构造-岩浆演化过程提供详实的数据支撑。区内二叠纪侵入岩广泛出露,岩石类型以花岗闪长岩、（石英）闪长岩及二长花岗岩为主,并含有少量的正长花岗岩。二叠纪火山岩主要分布在断裂带以南,岩性包括安山质、英安质及少量流纹质火山岩。锆石U–Pb测年表明工作区内二叠纪岩浆岩的形成时代主要为中–晚二叠世,断裂带南北两侧的岩浆岩具有截然不同的锆石Hf同位素特征,总体而言,南侧相对富集,北侧相对亏损。本数据集包括3个.xls类型文件（Zircon U–Pb dating data.xls,Zircon Hf isotope data.xls,Whole-rock geochemistry data.xls）,分别记录了104件样品的地球化学数据、16件样品的锆石U–Pb测年数据和12件样品的锆石Hf同位素数据。本数据集测试样品主要在中国地质调查局天津地质调查中心实验测试中心完成,数据质量可靠。     

新疆东天山红云滩地区构造-热演化探讨:来自Ar-Ar和(U-Th)/He热年代学的约束

红云滩岩体位于东天山觉罗塔格西部,对其进行热演化历史研究对于揭示觉罗塔格地区乃至整个东天山地区的构造-热演化历史具有重要意义。本文对红云滩岩体进行黑云母Ar-Ar、锆石(U-Th)/He和磷灰石(U-Th)/He测年,并结合前人的锆石U-Pb测年结果,精细刻画出该岩体自形成以后经历的热演化过程,并据此识别出东天山红云滩地区发生过多期快速抬升冷却事件。黑云母阶段升温Ar-Ar法同位素定年得到的坪年龄为316.9±1.8Ma,单颗粒锆石和磷灰石(U-Th)/He同位素定年得到的平均年龄分别为213.7±9.6Ma和65.5±1.3Ma。热年代学数据及模拟结果表明东天山红云滩地区自晚古生代以来经历了3个快速冷却阶段,分别为:晚石炭世至早二叠世(ca.330~296Ma)、晚三叠世(222~220Ma)、晚白垩世(91~77Ma)。其中,晚石炭世至早二叠世的快速冷却作用是岩体侵位后与围岩热传导冷却及伴随天山造山隆升冷却综合作用的结果,晚三叠世和晚白垩世的两期快速冷却事件分别与羌塘-欧亚板块、Kohistan-Dras岛弧-拉萨地块碰撞的远程效应造成的东天山地区隆升作用有关。新生代以来,红云滩岩体所在的阿奇山-雅满苏地区构造活动相对较弱,未发生较为明显的隆升作用,与天山西段新生代的构造活动有着明显的差异。     

Investigations on the Quaternary Glaciation in the Khumbu Himal (Nepal, East-Himalaya)

Based on geomorphological field work the mapping of former lateral/terminal moraines in the middle segment of the Bhotekoshi Nadi is quite similar to the geomorphological findings of Heuberger (1956: Fig. 2). The deductive calculation of the equilibrium line altitudes is oriented on the reconstructed types of former glaciers. Based on the geomorphological findings of this valley segment the relation of Neoglacial and Late Glacial ice margins of the glaciers of the tributary valleys of the Bhotekoshi Nadi is not conclusive. A post-late glacial maximum snow-line depression of at least 950 m has not obligatory caused an ice fill of the Bhotekoshi Nadi below 3200 m. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

台湾恒春半岛的隆起珊瑚礁台地

台湾本岛南端的恒春半岛,出露隆起珊瑚礁石灰岩和现代珊瑚礁海岸。隆起珊瑚礁石灰岩在地貌上的表现是多阶的台地。最高的公园面可达海拔300m,依次向下,是海拔约100～160m的笼仔埔面,海拔70～80m的埔顶面以及海拔10～20m的垦丁面。在恒春半岛的西侧,珊瑚礁台地面已经倾斜,因此高度的表现不同。ESR及14C定年表明,抬升的更新世珊瑚礁台地形成于0.5Ma B.P.前后及0.13Ma B.P.两时期;海拔10～20m的全新世珊瑚礁台地约形成于6 000a B.P.的时期。这些证据显示了地质时期里全球变迁的蛛丝马迹。     

Narrating the Natural History Unit: institutional orderings and spatial strategies

This paper develops a conceptualisation of institutional geographies through participation observation and interviews in the BBC’s Natural History Unit (NHU), and the approach of actor network theory. The methodological and theoretical tenets of actor network theory are examined for the insights they offer for understanding the achievements of this pre-eminent centre for the production of natural history films. The scope, scale and longevity of the NHU are analysed through the means by which localised institutional modes of ordering extend through space and over time. Drawing on empirical material, the paper outlines three different modes of ordering, which organise relations between actors in the film-making processes in different ways: prioritising different kinds of institutional arrangements, material resources and spatial strategies in the production of natural history films. Through these three modes of ordering, and through the topological insights of actor network theory, a series of overlapping and interlinked institutional geographies are revealed, through which the identity of the Unit as a centre of excellence for wildlife film-making is performed.     

地震动记录选取及其对网架屋盖动力响应的影响

地震动记录的合理选取对预测结构响应有着重要的作用。本文通过对风雨操场建筑混合结构的抗震性能分析,提出了一种对水平及竖向地震动频谱特性均进行控制的改进选波方法。为了评价不同选波方法的可靠性和有效性,根据初选条件选取55组三向地震动记录,并以55组地震动的统计反应谱作为目标反应谱,以55组记录计算的结构响应均值作为"预测值",通过与单周期点和双频段选波方法的计算结果对比,分析表明:改进选波方法计算的结构基底剪力、柱顶位移、支座位移和网架竖向位移的相对误差和变异系数均小于前两种选波方法,其计算结果更加可靠有效。     

滇中地区因民角砾岩类型、特征及找矿意义

滇中地区“因民角砾岩”的成因及归属问题目前暂无定论。笔者通过对东川-易门地区前人所划的因民组“因民角砾岩”进行1：5万野外地质调查工作,对其进行了初步的分类。根据其成因及时代划分为复成分砾岩、冰碛砾岩、滑塌角砾岩、引爆角砾岩和构造角砾岩。对“因民角砾岩”成因及时代的研究,特别是“冰碛砾岩、复成分砾岩”的提出,对于解决滇中早前寒武纪地层层序、时代归属、构造格架、大地构造位置及大区域地层对比,探讨滇中元古宙地史演化、古环境研究以及指导找矿都具有重要的指示意义。