Observed Trends in Total Vertical Column Abundances of Atmospheric Gases from IR Solar Spectra Recorded at the Jungfraujoch

Since 1984, about 15000 high quality infrared solar spectra have beenrecorded with state-of-the-art grating and Fourier transform spectrometersat the International Scientific Station of the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland.Nonlinear least squares spectral curve fitting of selected microwindowscontaining isolated and well characterized lines of 20 telluric gases haveallowed to retrieve their total vertical column abundances above thestation, leading to observational data bases essential to derive long- andshort-term changes experienced by these species during the last 12 years. Inthis paper, we focus on atmospheric gases of particular interest within thecontext of the EUROTRAC/TOR (Tropospheric Ozone Research) project; secularevolution as well as seasonal cycles of the minor constituentsCH₄, CO and of the trace gasesC₂H₆, OCS, C₂H₂, HCNand H₂CO are reported and discussed. The long-livedN₂O is included as a tracer of the dynamic activity of theatmosphere.     

Temporal and spatial patterns of tenebrionid beetle diversity in NW Patagonia, Argentina

Spatial and temporal variation in abundance, richness and composition of Tenebrionidae beetle assemblages were described for north-western Patagonia. Beetles were collected using 450 pitfall traps arranged in 50 plots across an area of about 22,500 km² representative of the Subantarctic-Patagonian transition of Argentina. The study area included three different habitats: forest, scrub, and steppe. Beetles were trapped at five, eight day sampling periods in spring-summer between November 2004 and March 2006. A total of 30 species and 938 individuals were collected. Total abundance was higher in November and January than in March, and species richness did not change among samplings. Species richness was greater in the steppe than scrub. Assemblages differed between the northern and southern transects. There was little correlation between the measured environmental variables and species composition. Historical factors might explain the observed patterns, but other environmental variables such as soil characteristics may be more informative in explaining the present distribution of tenebrionid species.     

西秦岭厂坝、黄渚关岩体的锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素组成及其地质意义

厂坝及黄渚关岩体位于商丹缝合带和勉略缝合带之间的秦岭微板块,主要由花岗闪长岩及二长花岗岩组成。LA-MC-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年显示,黄渚关及厂坝岩体的演化可划分为中三叠世(229 Ma)和晚三叠世(215~209 Ma)2期。黄渚关中心部位的年龄((229.2±1.0)Ma)老于边部岩体((215.8±0.8)Ma),厂坝岩体中心部位年龄((218.3±1.2)Ma),老于边部年龄((209.4±0.8)Ma),结合岩体中心相和边缘相渐变的特征,说明2个岩体是由中心部位侵位,边部岩体的侵位冷却时间较晚造成的。黄渚关岩体的ε_(Hf)(t)为-3.13~-14.51,集中于-10~-6;厂坝岩体的ε_(Hf)(t)为-5.17~-14.51,集中于-12~-6。在ε_(Hf)(t)-t图解中,ε_(Hf)(t)均在球粒陨石之下和古元古地壳演化线之上;二阶段模式年龄黄渚关岩体主要集中在1.8~2.1 Ga,厂坝岩体主要集中在2.0~2.2Ga,结合继承锆石年龄1932 Ma、2039 Ma,表明古元古代地层可能为岩体的源区之一,在黄渚关岩体发现的暗色包体说明岩浆在上升的过程中发生了壳-幔岩浆的混合。因此,笔者认为黄渚关、厂坝岩体起源于古老地壳重熔,并在上升的过程中与幔源岩浆发生一定比例混合。     

昌化鸡血石常见地子的成分与岩性

从临安昌化镇和大峡谷镇采集了一百多个昌化鸡血石样品,分别对其作了岩石薄片鉴定、红外分析、X射线衍射分析,归纳总结了常见鸡血石种类的成分和岩性:冻地主要成分为地开石/高岭石,岩性为粘土质岩石;软地主要成分为强粘土化火山碎屑或粘土,岩性多为强粘土化凝灰岩-粘土质岩石;软刚地主要成分为蚀变火山碎屑/明矾石,岩性多为明矾石岩或中等粘土化/明矾石化凝灰岩;硬刚地主要成分为石英,岩性为弱明矾石化/弱粘土化凝灰岩;硬地主要成分为石英,岩性为弱-强硅化凝灰岩。     

矽线石成分分析标准物质研制

随着矽线石应用领域的逐步拓展,英国、南非和日本等国家已研制了4种矽线石标准物质,而我国仅有一种矽线石国家二级标准物质,无论从组分的浓度梯度范围还是定值指标等方面,均难以满足我国研究需求。本文针对我国矽线石的分布情况,在黑龙江林口县和河南内乡县采集典型矽线石原矿2种,在黑龙江林口县采集矽线石精矿1种,按照国家一级标准物质研制标准和规范要求,研制了3种矽线石成分分析国家一级标准物质(批准编号为GBW07843、GBW07844、GBW07845)。均匀性检验结果表明,除个别指标(Y-1的TFe_2O_3、Cu和J-1的Mn O等)外,3种标准物质检测指标的F值均小于临界值F0.05(24,25)=1.96,组内和组间无明显差异;Y-1的TFe_2O_3、Cu和J-1的MnO等指标的组内和组间差异主要来源于分析方法误差,由此表明此批标准物质均匀性良好。在14个月考察期内,3种标准物质计算得到的拟合直线斜率b1均不显著,表明3种标准物质有较好的稳定性。经我国10家实验室使用多种分析方法对矿石中的主量元素、痕量元素和矽线石含量(硅铝,SAl_2O_3)等共计39种组分联合定值,各组分的相对扩展不确定度处于0.60%~29.9%区间,3种矽线石标准物质主量成分Al_2O_3的含量分别为25.85%、28.16%和55.06%。该系列矽线石标准物质可满足地质、环境等研究领域相关样品分析质量监控工作的需求。     

西昆仑阿什库勒大黑山火山岩浆作用过程研究

西昆仑阿什库勒火山群位于青藏高原西北缘,由于环境恶劣,研究程度低。大黑山火山为该区内熔岩分布面积最广、喷发规模最大的一座火山。本次对大黑山火山岩的显微结构、斑晶类型和化学成分进行了详细的测试分析,讨论其反映的岩浆过程。大黑山火山成分具有一个较大的范围,包括玄武粗安岩、粗安岩和粗面岩,主要氧化物与Si O2含量之间呈线性关系,说明三种类型岩浆存在岩浆演化关系。熔岩主要斑晶为辉石和斜长石,大量斑晶显示熔蚀、反环带和反应边结构,指示岩浆混合特征。温压计计算得到玄武粗安岩和粗安岩平衡温度在1124~1176℃之间,平衡压力在0.55~0.81GPa之间,对应的深度约16.5~24.3km,粗面岩的平衡温度1059~1071℃,平衡压力0.39~0.59GPa,对应深度11.8~17.7km。研究显示,大黑山火山下的主岩浆经历了玄武粗安岩、粗安岩和粗面岩的演化,三种岩浆可能以分层的形式同时存在于岩浆房中,三种岩浆存在着混合作用,并与周围偏酸性岩浆发生了混合作用。     

老王寨金矿田的控矿TM特征及在矿物质来源探讨

本文通过对老王寨金矿的地面波谱TM特征和S、H、O同位素组成及Pb同位素组成分析，认为早元古代哀牢山群、晚古生代内沉凝灰岩、大型韧性剪切构造带内超基性和基性岩是金矿床的成矿物质源区。     

煤的激光微区质谱及其与飞行时间二次离子质谱的对比研究

作者首次使用激光微区质谱技术分析了煤中有机显微组分，描述了其谱图特征，发现不同地区煤样和同一地区煤样的不同显微组分其激光微区质谱（LAMMS）特征不同，反映了它们化学成分和结构上的差异。作者还将激光微区质谱技术（LAMMS）与飞行时间二次离子质谱（TOFSIMS）技术的优缺点作了初步对比，认为TOFSIMS／LAMMS两种技术结合起来是煤的微区分析较好的选择。     

宁夏呼鲁斯太矿区5#煤层粘土岩夹矸的研究

经大量的薄片鉴定和测试分析,揭示了宁夏呼鲁斯太矿区5#煤层第二分层夹矸为高岭岩矿层,厚0.1～0.7m,块状构造,具有典型的粒序层理。主要由球面棱角状、椭球状颗粒及隐晶高岭石基质组成,含量>90%,还含有少量β副象石英晶屑,石英中富含熔融和气态包体,均一化温度1030℃,为高温火山石英。重矿物为晶形完整的长柱状锆石、磁铁矿、磷灰石、电气石组合。稀土元素含量及配分模式示踪原岩具有酸性岩浆岩的特征。表明该层高岭岩的原始物质是酸性降落的火山碎屑物质,经蚀变转变而成。高岭岩铁、钛含量低,具有重要的开发利用价值,也是贺兰山北段煤田太原组顶部煤层的对比标志层。     

New insights into the origin and migration of brines in deep Devonian aquifers, Alberta, Canada

Analysis of hydraulic heads and chemical compositions of Devonian formation waters in the west central part of the Alberta Basin, Canada, characterizes the origin of formation waters and migration of brines. The Devonian succession in the study area lies 2000–5000 m below the ground surface, and has an approximate total thickness of 1000 m and an average slope of 15 m/km. Four Devonian aquifers are present in the study area, which form two aquifer systems [i.e., a Middle–Upper Devonian aquifer system (MUDAS) consisting of the Elk Point and Woodbend–Beaverhill Lake aquifers, and an Upper Devonian aquifer system (UDAS) consisting of the Winterburn and Wabamun aquifers]. The Ireton is an effective aquitard between these two systems in the eastern parts of the study area. The entire Devonian succession is confined below by efficient aquitards of the underlying Cambrian shales and/or the Precambrian basement, and above by overlying Carboniferous shales of the Exshaw and Lower Banff Formations.The formation water chemistry shows that the Devonian succession contains two distinct brine types: a ‘heavy brine,’ located updip, defined approximately by TDS >200 g/l, and a ‘light brine’ with TDS <200 g/l. Hydraulic head distributions suggest that, presently, the ‘light brine’ attempts to flow updip, thereby pushing the ‘heavy brine’ ahead. The interface between the two brines is lobate and forms large-scale tongues that are due to channeled flow along high-permeability pathways. Geological and hydrogeochemical data suggest that the following processes determined the present composition of the ‘light’ and ‘heavy’ brines: original seawater, evaporation beyond gypsum but below halite saturation, dolomitization, clay dehydration, gypsum dewatering, thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR), and halite dissolution. The influx of meteoric (from the south) and metamorphic (from the west) waters can be recognized only in the ‘light brine.’ Albitization can be unequivocally identified only in the ‘heavy brine.’ The ‘heavy brine’ may be residual Middle Devonian evaporitic brine from the Williston Basin or the Elk Point Basin, or it may have originated from partial dissolution of thick, laterally extensive Middle Devonian evaporite deposits to the east of the study area. The ‘light brine’ most probably originated from dilution of ‘heavy brine’ in post-Laramide times.