Comparative analysis of coatings on granitic substrates from urban and natural settings (NW Spain)

Rock coatings are frequent on natural rock outcrops and even more on stone surfaces of historical buildings and monuments. They are interesting as some of them have a protective effect against erosion. In the last 30 years, research on rock coatings has been performed separately on either buildings or natural outcrops. This paper studies and compares thin coatings found on granitic rock surfaces of historical buildings with coatings found on natural granite outcrops in a same climatic area (NW Spain) by analysing their surface and cross-sections. As rock surfaces of buildings have known age they can be used to assess rates of weathering and coating growth. This is the first comparative study of formation of coatings on natural and built surfaces in the same region. Both endogenous (rock characteristics) and exogenous factors (climatic conditions, air pollution) that could affect the coatings formation are considered to assess the origin and formation of coatings. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyses of the underlying rocks, XRD analyses of the coatings and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) observations of surface and cross-sections of the coatings, performing Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS) and X-ray maps, were carried out to establish their composition. Fieldwork and results indicate that natural outcrops are widely covered by biological coatings or coatings formed due to rock weathering, while coatings found on rock ashlars are highly variable with air pollution, other building materials, organic droppings and micro-environmental factors contributing to coatings on rock ashlars in a more significant way than substrate characteristics and exposure time.     

应用电子探针技术研究桂西南下雷锰矿床锰钾矿的结构特征

八面体分子筛(OMS-2)具有2×2孔道结构,在离子交换、催化剂、能源和环境等方面具有非常重要的应用价值,然而天然OMS-2矿物材料——锰钾矿在典型结构的成分精细表征和成因研究等方面仍然缺乏.环带和核-边结构在锰氧化物矿物的结构中非常具有代表性,明确其矿物种属、探索其成分特征对于探究其成因、开拓锰氧化物的应用具有重要意...     

宋代西村窑与耀州窑青瓷胎釉化学组成特征

利用微聚焦X射线荧光光谱仪对西村窑与耀州窑18件青瓷标本进行原位无损分析检测,结果表明,两个窑口大部分瓷胎中均具有高Al2O3低SiO2的特征;西村窑在瓷胎的主量元素中,具有高K2O低TFe2O3的特征;而在微量元素中,西村窑具有低Cr、Zr、Sr,高Rb的特征;两个窑口的瓷釉中均选用草木灰作为助熔剂,耀州窑的瓷釉均属钙釉,而西村窑瓷釉中既有钙釉也有钙碱釉,同时西村窑瓷釉具有低Sr、高Rb的特征。这些特征将会为西村窑瓷器产地判别提供非常重要的科学依据。     

GGR Biennial Review: Key Advances in Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry in the Geological Sciences during the Period 2008–2009

Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS or ion microprobe) remains one of the most powerful techniques in the analytical geochemist’s toolkit. The key strength of SIMS is its capacity to provide trace element and isotope data at sampling sizes which are not approached by other methods. As compared with the main competing technique of laser ablation-ICP-MS, SIMS commonly provides a total sampling mass some 10 to 500 times smaller; this feature can be the deciding factor as to whether an analytical objective is technically achievable. Additional strengths of SIMS lie in the areas of depth profiling and trace element imaging. Though perhaps not as commonly used in the geosciences, these two operational modes represent unique capabilities of SIMS.     

Tectono‐metamorphic history recorded in garnet porphyroblasts: insights from thermodynamic modelling and electron backscatter diffraction analysis of inclusion trails

In a Barrovian metamorphic sequence, garnetiferous mica schists document a heterogeneously developed superposition of sub‐orthogonal fabrics and multiple garnet growth episodes. In the variably deformed domains, four types of garnet porphyroblasts have been defined based on inclusion trail patterns. Modelled garnet zoning in the MnNCKFMASHTO system indicates a prograde evolution from 4–4.5 kbar and 490–510 °C to 5–6 kbar and 520–550 °C in the earliest subhorizontal fabric progressing towards 6.5–7.5 kbar and 560–590 °C in the subsequent subvertical foliation. This fabric is heterogeneously deformed into a shallow‐dipping retrograde foliation associated with garnet resorption. In situ electron backscatter diffraction measurements of ilmenite inclusions in individual garnet grains yield precise data on included planar and linear elements. Consistent orientations of internal foliations, lineations and foliation intersection axis sets indicate a superposition of three sub‐orthogonal foliation systems. Weak variations of internal records with increasing intensity of deformation suggest that a moderate buckling stage occurred, but apparent lack of porphyroblast rotation is interpreted as a result of dominant passive flow. Coupling the orientation of internal fabric sets with P–T estimates is used to complement the tectono‐metamorphic evolution of the thickened crust. We demonstrate that garnet porphyroblasts preserve features which reflect large‐scale tectonic processes in orogens.     

北大别片麻岩的锆石U—Pb年龄离子探针测定及其地质意义

本文对北大别西部的湖北英山万家老屋、罗田七道河尹家店和安徽金寨丁埠乡李集3个片麻岩样品中锆石进行了BSE显微结构分析，并在此基础上对锆石进行了离子探针U－Pb年龄测定。结果表明北大别存在两种类型的片麻岩，它们的原岩分别形成于晋宁期和燕山期，其中英山万家老屋片麻岩的形成年龄为794Ma，后期地质事件对其锆石U－Pb年龄造成的影响较小；七道河尹家店片麻岩的形成年龄为730Ma，并可能受到燕山期岩浆事件的影响，得到了140Ma左右的变质年龄；丁埠乡李集片麻岩的形成年龄为140Ma。结合已有的年代学结果，北大别地体广泛存在晋宁期的岩浆事件，表明其可能为扬子板块的北缘。     

柴里煤矿二水平岩巷的工程地质问题探讨

论证了柴里矿区现代地应力场为大地静力场型，指出地应力研究的工程意义，通过层位，实践，经济效益几方面的对比，指出三灰是二水平主干岩层位选择的最佳层位。     

层序地层与煤层气关系探讨

从层序地层的角度，对煤层气的生、储和保存进行了论述，试图找出层序地层与煤层气之间的联系，并对体系域与煤层气之间的关系作了探讨。     

Electron Probe Microanalysis of Environmental Samples: Preparation of Reference Materials, Correction for Particle Size Effects and Representative Results on Sediments Recovered from Snow, Power Station Fly Ash and Bone Samples

In this paper we report the results of electron probe X-ray microanalysis (EPMA) that was used to study environmental materials. The mode of preparation and certification of reference samples based on a basaltic glass matrix for environmental applications of EPMA is described. These samples were prepared containing scandium, strontium and barium (from 0.03 up to 7% m/m) and an evaluation was made of homogeneity, their stability to local heating, followed by analysis by independent methods for certification of composition. Matrix correction procedures for the EPMA technique have been developed for particles having a size commensurable with the volume of X-ray generation. An analytical equation for the size factor is proposed and two techniques for selecting optimum conditions for the analysis of environmental samples by EPMA are reported. These procedures provided satisfactory results when utilized in analysing sediments recovered from snow, coal fly ash and the bones of animals and fish, results from which can be used as indicators for evaluating the pollution level of the lower atmosphere, surface and ground water, as well as revealing pollution mechanisms.