Geodynamically indicated targeting strategy for shale‐hosted massive sulfide Pb–Zn–Ag mineralisation in the Western Fold Belt,Mt Isa terrane

There is ongoing debate with respect to the genetic models for shale‐hosted massive sulfide Pb–Zn–Ag deposits contained in the Palaeoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic intracontinental Isa Superbasin in the Western Fold Belt, Mt Isa terrane. Favourable sites of mineralisation can be predicted based on understanding the tectonic setting of the Isa Superbasin, the structural controls of mineralisation and the chemically favourable environments for ore deposition. Shale‐hosted massive sulfide Pb–Zn–Ag deposits are hosted in successions deposited during the dominant sag‐phase of the Isa Superbasin. These deposits are localised at the intersections of major basin‐scale extensional faults and are hosted in both shallow‐marine and deeper water carbonaceous shales that are characteristically anoxic and located near or at maximum flooding surfaces. All major shale‐hosted massive sulfide Pb–Zn–Ag deposits are located to the west of the Mt Isa Rift (ca 1710–1670 Ma). This spatial association is explained by an asymmetrical lithosphere extension model for the evolution of the Isa Superbasin. Elevated geothermal gradients at the location of maximum subcrustal lithospheric thinning to the west of the Mt Isa Rift may have driven the migration of basinal brines. Increased subsidence at this location produced favourable anoxic sedimentary horizons for metal precipitation during orebody formation.     

Source of and potential bio-indicator for the heavy metal pollution in Ny-(A)lesund, Arctic

Three kinds of tundra plant samples including Dicranum angnstum(a type of boreal bryophyte) , PuccineUia phryganodes (a type of fringy p/ant),Salix polaris (a type of vascular plant) and surface soil were samples in 200 at Ny-Alesund of the Arctic.The levels of eight heavy metal elements (Hg, Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Ni, Fe and Mn) and three metal-like dements (As, Se, Sr) in the plant and soil samples of the areas within previous coal mining activities are significantly higher than those of other areas.The relative accumulation of these elements in these tundra plant samples is consistent with the one in the soft samples, especially in the areas affected by previous coal-mining activities.Thus, the pollution is apparently from local coal mining activity.Dicranum angustum has the highest concentrations among those elements, and it can be a good bio-indicator for heavy metal pollution in Ny(A)lesund.Though Ny(A)lesund is less polluted by heavy metal than nearby Northern European human living areas, but much more than the tundras of the Alaska, Greenland and the Antarctic.     

Estimating minimum streamflow from measurements at ungauged sites in regions with streamflow‐gauging networks

Estimation of low flows in rivers continues to be a vexing problem despite advances in statistical and process‐based hydrological models. We develop a method to estimate minimum streamflow at seasonal to annual timescales from measured streamflow based on regional similarity in the deviations of daily streamflow from minimum streamflow for a period of interest. The method is applied to 1,019 gauged sites in the Western United States for June to December 2015. The gauges were clustered into six regions with distinct timing and magnitude of low flows. A gamma distribution was fit each day to the deviations in specific discharge (daily streamflow divided by drainage area) from minimum specific discharge for gauges in each region. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov test identified days when the gamma distribution was adequate to represent the distribution of deviations in a region. The performance of the gamma distribution was evaluated at gauges by comparing daily estimates of minimum streamflow with estimates from area‐based regression relations for minimum streamflow. Each region had at least 8 days during the period when streamflow measurements would provide better estimates than the regional regression equation, but the number of such days varied by region depending on aridity and homogeneity of streamflow within the region. Synoptic streamflow measurements at ungauged sites have value for estimating minimum streamflow and improving the spatial resolution of hydrological model in regions with streamflow‐gauging networks.     

Timing of the younger dryas glacial maximum in western Norway

This study precisely constrains the timing of the Younger Dryas (YD) glacial maximum in south‐western Norway by utilizing sediment records from lake basins. Two of the basins, located on the distal side of the mapped Herdla–Halsnøy Moraine, received meltwater directly from the ice sheet only when the ice margin reached its maximum extent during the YD. In the cores, the ice maximum is represented by well‐defined units with meltwater deposits, dominantly laminated silt. Plant macrofossils in the sediment sequences are common and we obtained 18 radiocarbon ages from one of the cores. By applying Bayesian age–depth modelling we obtained a precise date for this meltwater event and thereby also for the timing of the YD glacial maximum. We conclude that the ice‐sheet advance culminated at the Halsnøy Moraine at 11 760 ± 120 cal a BP, and that the ice margin stayed in this position for 170 ± 120 years. The subsequent retreat started at 11 590 ± 100 cal a BP, i.e. close to the YD/Holocene boundary. Withdrawal was probably triggered by abrupt climatic warming at this time. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

HEC-HMS模型参数区域化在河南省小流域适用性研究

针对HEC-HMS模型参数区域化在河南省小流域适用性问题,将HEC-HMS模型应用于河南省内栾川、告成、下河村、裴河、中汤、李青店六个小流域,以栾川、告成、下河村、裴河为参证流域建立模型参数与下垫面特征值之间的回归关系,以中汤、李青店流域为例对区域化结果进行验证。HEC-HMS模型在六个小流域洪水模拟平均合格率分别为80.56%、83.33%、77.78%、80.56%、83.33%、75%,均达到乙级水平,表明HEC-HMS模型能够较好的用于河南省小流域的洪水模拟,区域化方法可有效推求河南省无资料小流域HEC-HMS模型的模型参数。     

河南禹州早二叠世山西组二1煤组植物化石

报道了河南省禹州市神垕镇马垌剖面山西组二₁煤组的植物化石21属42种。该植物群以真蕨纲和种子蕨纲繁盛为特征,楔叶纲、瓢叶目、科达纲、苏铁纲及石松纲植物亦有一定的数量,属于华夏植物群中期组合特征,地质时代为早二叠世亚丁斯克期。结合国内同期植物群的对比,首次将该植物群的发育与全球气候变化及海平面升降相联系:当气候由冰室气候转变为暖室气候、海平面上升时,植物群演替加快,光合效率增加引起O₂剧增及CO₂剧降。     

煤层水平井中随钻电磁波仪器影响因素分析及电阻率模拟计算

为掌握煤层水平井中随钻电磁波仪器探测影响因素,通过有限元数值模拟研究顶底板围岩电阻率、仪器偏心、煤层井眼垮塌和煤层厚度等因素对电阻率测量值的影响,分析高阻煤岩地层条件下幅度比和相位差计算的电阻率响应规律。在此基础上,建立三层地质数学模型,模拟不同发射频率情况下随钻电磁波仪器钻进煤层时,幅度比和相位差电阻率计算解析解和数值解的差异,以及煤层相对介电常数对幅度比和相位差计算的影响。模拟结果表明:幅度比和相位差计算的电阻率解析解和数值解符合度很高,但当电阻率大于100 Ω·m时,幅度比电阻率已经不能反映煤层的真实电阻率,所以在实际处理解释过程中用相位差电阻率要好些;高阻煤层不同发射频率情况下,电阻率数据主要对煤层电阻率敏感,对介电常数不敏感,只有在超高频时,介电常数才会对电磁波传播造成较大影响。      

古泥炭沉积环境及其对微量元素的控制:以宁武煤田东露天煤矿11#煤层为例*

古泥炭形成时期沉积环境对煤中微量元素的富集具有重要的影响,而煤相和相关地球化学参数是指示古泥炭沉积环境的重要标志。以宁武煤田平朔矿区东露天煤矿11#煤层为例,利用煤相参数、地球化学参数和矿物学特征对东露天11#煤层的古泥炭沉积环境进行了重建,并探讨了沉积环境对微量元素富集的影响。结果表明: (1)东露天煤矿11#煤层煤相类型包括障壁岛潟湖低位沼泽相、下三角洲平原低位沼泽相和上三角洲平原低位沼泽相3种类型,受海侵影响,沼泽水体pH、古盐度、氧化还原状态和水动力条件呈现动荡变化; (2)11#煤层中元素Li(平均133.50 μg/g)、Zr(平均198.12 μg/g)和Pb(平均60.76 μg/g)含量远高于世界硬煤; (3)微量元素在11#煤层剖面中表现为2种不同的组合,即Li-Zr-Nb-Ta-Hf组合和Pb-Cu-Ga-Ge-Tl-REY组合,前者主要在DLT-11-2、DLT-11-6和DLT-11-10这3个层位富集,这些层位具有相似的沉积环境,为海水(咸水)、酸性、缺氧—还原、水动力较强、硫含量相对较低的障壁岛—潟湖低位沼泽相,而后者主要在DLT-11-0、DLT-11-4和DLT-11-8这3个层位富集,沉积环境也相似,为海水(咸水)、碱性、氧化或缺氧、水动力较弱、硫含量相对较高的下三角洲平原低位沼泽相。该成果将为含煤盆地关键金属矿产资源的勘探开发和煤炭资源的清洁利用提供理论依据。     

低可容空间浅水三角洲沉积层序及聚煤模式:以渤海湾地区下二叠统山西组为例*

为研究低可容空间浅水三角洲体系沉积层序及聚煤模式,以渤海湾地区下二叠统山西组为主要研究对象,开展层序地层研究,在层序地层格架内揭示低可容空间浅水三角洲体系聚煤模式。根据沉积相转换面以及下切谷冲刷面两类不整合面(SU)可将山西组划分为3个三级层序Sq1、Sq2及Sq3,每个三级层序代表 1期三角洲。通过最大洪泛面(MFS)与最大水退面(MRS)将每个三级层序划分为LST、TST及HST 3个体系域,代表 9个四级层序。根据岩性参数等值线绘制一系列特定于层序的沉积相图,在可容空间增长速率及泥炭堆积速率的控制下,三角洲平原泛滥平原及三角洲前缘泥炭沼泽为聚煤中心,位于冀中坳陷东部、黄骅坳陷中北部以及济阳坳陷部分地区。泛滥平原中形成的煤层厚度大,且聚煤中心具有随三角洲推进逐渐南移的趋势,三角洲前缘聚煤环境相对较差,形成的煤层厚度较薄,且易被分流河道砂体冲刷。渤海湾地区下二叠统浅水三角洲层序地层学及沉积学分析为聚煤模式提供了基础,该模式包括LST、TST早期、TST中期、TST晚期以及HST 5个时期的演化。煤层主要聚集在Sq1与Sq2的TST以及HST时期。这些成果对渤海湾地区煤炭资源勘探及提高钻探工程地质效果具有现实意义。