A new high-pressure phase of strontium carbonate

High-pressure and high-temperature experiments conducted in a laser-heated diamond-anvil cell with a synchrotron X-ray diffraction method have revealed a phase transformation in the aragonite-type SrCO₃ at pressures above 10 GPa. The new phase has an orthorhombic symmetry and was confirmed to remain stable to 32 GPa. The Birch-Murnaghan equation of state for new phase was determined from the experimental unit cell parameters, with K₀ = 101 (± 16) GPa, K₀ = 4 (constrained value), and V₀ = 111.9 (± 2.2). This transformation in SrCO₃ is different from that in BaCO₃ as reported in previous studies. After decompression at ambient pressure, the high-pressure phase transforms to a metastable structure, which has an orthorhombic symmetry. This result should also resolve a dispute regarding the stable high-pressure phases in BaCO₃, which is an analog material of CaCO₃ and SrCO₃.This revised version was published in February 2005 with corrections to the Introduction and to the References.     

New type of potassium deposit: Modal analysis and preparation of potassium carbonate

A new type of insoluble potassium ore, newly found in North China, consists of microcline, dolomite, and pyroclastic particles of silty to clayey grade, falling into potassic dolomitic mudstone in petrological no-menclature. The geological surveys and explorations of the deposit by the Tianjin Bureau of Geological Survey evidenced that the main bodies of the potas-sium deposit elongated up to 1600 m with an average thickness about 85 m, and the concentration of potas-sium as K2O was around 1…     

Chemistry of marine resources－XIX． The molecule design and synthesis of crow－link type Alkyd resin and its enrichment behaviour For potassium ion in sea water

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全新世／冰期西赤道太平洋边缘海碳酸钙沉积旋回及其古海洋学意义

本文所研究的区域是西赤道太平洋的两个边缘海盆─—南中国海和苏禄海。分别对南中国海的ＧＧＣ—６孔和苏禄海的ＧＧＣ—２９孔的ＣａＣＯ＿３含量、浮游有孔虫动物群及氧同位素地层进行分析，并用浮游有孔虫转换函数方法对古温度进行分析，用以确定地层年代的气候分期。研究结果表明，本区Ｃａ－ＣＯ＿３旋回模式与太平洋型相反，而与大西洋型一致。即冰期时ＣａＣＯ＿３含量低，全新世冰后期ＣａＣＯ＿３含量高。冰期陆源物质供应的加强是控制本区ＣａＣＯ＿３旋回的主要因素。此外，冰期时南中国海海水溶解作用的加强是控制本区低ＣａＣＯ＿３含量的又一重要因素，而苏禄海受海水溶解作用的影响相对很小。     

南海北部ODP1148站中新世以来的碳酸盐含量变化及其古环境意义

对南海北部 ODP 114 8站采自孔深 4 6 5 m以上的 170 0个沉积物样品 ,测定了 Ca CO3含量、Ca CO3堆积速率、非钙质堆积速率、浮游有孔虫丰度、粗组分百分含量 (>6 3μm)、浮游有孔虫破壳率和底栖有孔虫在有孔虫全群中的百分含量。碳酸盐百分含量和碳酸盐堆积速率自 2 4 Ma以来的变化呈现逐步下降的趋势 ,但在 2 4 .0～ 15 .8、14 .2～ 11.6、10 .6～ 4 .8和 3.4～ 0 Ma四个时期具有高碳酸盐生产力 ,其中 10 .6～ 4 .8Ma的高生产力与印度洋和太平洋中新世晚期和上新世早期的“生物勃发”相对应。非钙质和碳酸盐两者堆积速率变化趋势在总体上相似 ,反映了陆源物质输入对碳酸盐生产力的影响。 3.4 Ma后非钙质堆积速率的大幅度增长主要与青藏高原和台湾岛的隆起有关 ,它们也是上新世晚期和第四纪 Ca CO3百分含量显著下降的主要原因。 2 4 Ma以来南海北部碳酸盐的保存逐渐变弱 ,而碳酸盐溶解作用逐渐增强 ,在 15 .8～ 14 .2、11.6～ 10 .6和 4 .8～ 3.4 Ma存在 3个显著的碳酸盐溶解事件 ,其中 11.6～ 10 .6 Ma的溶解事件与赤道太平洋和加勒比海的中—晚中新世“碳酸盐崩溃”事件相当 ,说明该事件具更广泛的全球影响     

Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic infilling of a Neogene carbonate shelf-valley system: Tampa Bay, West-Central Florida

The shelf-valley system underlying Tampa Bay, Florida’s largest estuary, is situated in the middle of the Neogene carbonate Florida Platform. Compared to well-studied fluvially incised coastal plain valley systems, this shelf-valley system is unique in its karstic origin and its alternating carbonate-siliciclastic infill. A complex record of sea-level changes, paleo-fluvial variability and marine processes have controlled the timing and mechanisms of this ‘compound’ shelf-valley infill. A dense grid of high-resolution, single-channel seismic data were collected at the mouth of Tampa Bay, in an attempt to define this stratigraphy, determine the controls on deposition, and define the underlying structure of this shelf-valley system. The seismic data were correlated with nearby wells and boreholes for lithologic and age control. Sequence stratigraphic methods were incorporated in order to develop an integrated chronostratigraphy for the depositional infilling of the shelf-valley system. Five seismic sequences were identified. Sequence boundaries generally show erosional truncation and karstification, with downlap of overlying sequences. Structure contour and isopach maps indicate that the Tampa Bay shelf-valley system has remained in essentially the same location since its formation in the early Miocene, although the provenance of sedimentary infill has changed. This change is due to increasing amounts of siliciclastic material during the Neogene. Seismic facies interpretations indicate lower-energy, northward prograding deposition dominated by predominantly carbonate sediments within the lowest Sequence A. Higher energy, siliciclastic fluvio-deltaic deposition within sequences B and C originates to the east and northeast of the shelf-valley system related to a Pliocene pulse of sedimentation onto the Florida Platform. Finally, marine processes (longshore transport, ebb-tidal delta formation) dominate the upper two sequences (D and E), reworking these siliciclastic sediments into a spatially mixed carbonate-siliciclastic depositional setting.     

负热电离质谱法测定黄土钙结核酸溶相硼同位素

黄土沉积中生物成因的钙结核是在古土壤的发育阶段由上层的碳酸盐淋滤并在古土壤的下部形成的次生碳酸盐。探讨了黄土钙结核硼同位素样品的处理方法，并利用负热电离质谱法（NTIMS）测定低含量黄土钙结核中同位素组成，实验表明采用稀盐酸溶解样品、硼特效树脂分离提取样品中的硼是适宜的。黄土钙结核酸溶相的硼含量变化范围为3．4－5．7μg/g，δ^11B值变化为－3．3‰－＋16．9‰。硼含量和硼同位素组成有正相关关系。黄土和钙结核之间硼同位素组成有较大的差异，其原因可能与钙结核中更高的碳酸钙含量及水体的pH值有关，黄土钙结核酸溶相中的硼同位素组成的初步结果表明其示踪黄土沉积环境的可能性。     

Effects of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> Enrichment on Marine Phytoplankton

Rising atmospheric CO₂ and deliberate CO₂ sequestration in the ocean change seawater carbonate chemistry in a similar way, lowering seawater pH, carbonate ion concentration and carbonate saturation state and increasing dissolved CO₂ concentration. These changes affect marine plankton in various ways. On the organismal level, a moderate increase in CO₂ facilitates photosynthetic carbon fixation of some phytoplankton groups. It also enhances the release of dissolved carbohydrates, most notably during the decline of nutrient-limited phytoplankton blooms. A decrease in the carbonate saturation state represses biogenic calcification of the predominant marine calcifying organisms, foraminifera and coccolithophorids. On the ecosystem level these responses influence phytoplankton species composition and succession, favouring algal species which predominantly rely on CO₂ utilization. Increased phytoplankton exudation promotes particle aggregation and marine snow formation, enhancing the vertical flux of biogenic material. A decrease in calcification may affect the competitive advantage of calcifying organisms, with possible impacts on their distribution and abundance. On the biogeochemical level, biological responses to CO₂ enrichment and the related changes in carbonate chemistry can strongly alter the cycling of carbon and other bio-active elements in the ocean. Both decreasing calcification and enhanced carbon overproduction due to release of extracellular carbohydrates have the potential to increase the CO₂ storage capacity of the ocean. Although the significance of such biological responses to CO₂ enrichment becomes increasingly evident, our ability to make reliable predictions of their future developments and to quantify their potential ecological and biogeochemical impacts is still in its infancy. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

恒离子强度下KCl+K_2SO_4+H_2O溶液中氯化钾活度系数的测定

我们已用钾离子敏感膜电极和银—氯化银电极组成无液界电池,通过测量其电动势的方法测定了25℃时恒定离子强度(I=0.1,0.3,0.5和0.7)条件下,KCl—K_2SO_4水溶液中KCl的平均质量摩尔浓度活度系数。结果表明,KCl的平均活度系数的对数与混合溶液中每个电解质的离子强度分量,在该条件下服从哈内特线性关系。已用最小二乘法计算了相应的哈内特系数。在相应恒离子强度(I=0.1,0.3,0.5和0.7)条件下,其值分别为0.0430,0.0356,0.0329和0.0320。     

台湾海峡西部海底表层沉积物烃类地化特征

通过对台湾海峡西部海底表层沉积物中烃类项目的分析，经过常规数理统计圈出闽江口外，南日东南，厦门东南和东山东南等四块综合异常。提供的异常显示可作为今后油气勘查的一项依据。