Microseismicity and faulting geometry in the Gulf of Corinth (Greece)

During the summer of 1993, a network of seismological stations was installed over a period of 7 weeks around the eastern Gulf of Corinth where a sequence of strong earthquakes occurred during 1981. Seismicity lies between the Alepohori fault dipping north and the Kaparelli fault dipping south and is related to both of these antithetic faults. Focal mechanisms show normal faulting with the active fault plane dipping at about 45° for both faults. The aftershocks of the 1981 earthquake sequence recorded by King et al . (1985 ) were processed again and show similar results. In contrast, the observations collected near the western end of the Gulf of Corinth during an experiment conducted in 1991 ( Rigo et al . 1996 ), and during the aftershock studies of the 1992 Galaxidi and the 1995 Aigion earthquakes ( Hatzfeld et al . 1996 ; Bernard et al . 1997 ) show seismicity dipping at a very low angle (about 15°) northwards and normal faulting mechanisms with the active fault plane dipping northwards at about 30°. We suggest that the 8–12 km deep seismicity in the west is probably related to the seismic–aseismic transition and not to a possible almost horizontal active fault dipping north as previously proposed. The difference in the seismicity and focal mechanisms between east and west of the Gulf could be related to the difference in the recent extension rate between the western Gulf of Corinth and the eastern Gulf of Corinth, which rotated the faults dipping originally at 45° (as in the east of the Gulf) to 30° (as in the west of the Gulf).     

Electrical conductivity and crustal structure beneath the central Hellenides around the Gulf of Corinth (Greece) and their relationship with the seismotectonics

A deep magnetotelluric sounding (MTS) investigation in the western part of the Gulf of Corinth has revealed a complex electrical image of the crustal structure. The geotectonic structure of the Parnassos unit and the Transition zone in the central Hellenides, overthrusting the Pindos zone both towards the west and towards the south, has been clearly identified by its higher resistivity and its intrinsic anisotropy related to the N–S strike of the Hellenides range. Subsequent N–S extension of the Gulf introduced another heterogeneous anisotropy characteristic that corresponds to E–W-trending normal faults on both sides of the Gulf. The 2-D modelling of the MTS results reveals the existence of a relatively conductive layer about 4 km thick at a depth greater than 10 km in the middle crust. It corresponds to a ductile detachment zone suggested by microseismic and seismic studies ( King et al . 1985 ; Rigo et al . 1996 ; Bernard et al . 1997a ). It may be attributed to the phyllite series lying between the allochthonous Hellenic nappes and the autochthonous Plattenkalk basement. Towards the east, under the Pangalos peninsula, approaching the internal Hellenides, the detachment zone could root deeply into the lower crust.
Some strong local electrical anomalies are observed, reaching the conductive layer in the middle crust, such as that under the Mamousia fault and under the front of the overthrust of the Transition zone on the Pindos zone. Other anomalies affect only the shallower zones such as that beneath the Helike fault and in the Psaromita peninsula. These shallower anomalies provide complementary information to the study of spatial and temporal variations of the seismic anisotropy in relation to the short- and long-term tectonic activity of the Gulf ( Bouin et al . 1996 ; Gamar et al . 1999 ).     

墨西哥湾GC238区冷泉碳酸盐岩的微结构与石化微生物特征

采于墨西哥湾GC238海底天然气渗漏区浅表层的冷泉碳酸盐岩呈结核状产出,由方解石微晶和胶结物及少量的黄铁矿构成。胶结物由直径为0.1～0.5m的方解石化的球体、卵形体、棒状体组成,充填于方解石晶体之间。冷泉碳酸盐岩结核下表面发育有由方解石化的球体、卵形体、棒状体组成的薄层,其中的一些球状集合体(约5m)断面显示发育有核和外壳的层圈结构。黄铁矿呈草莓状,也具有相似的层圈结构。这种层状结构与活体古细菌被硫酸盐还原细菌包裹的层圈结构相似。样品中所保存的球体、卵形体、棒状体及其所组成的层圈结构可能是石化的甲烷氧化古细菌和硫酸盐还原细菌。     

广西北部湾地区表层土壤中Cu地球化学分布特征及影响因素研究

选取广西北部湾地区表层土壤为研究对象,采集7327件土壤样品,400件岩石样品,分析K_2O、Na_2O、CaO、MgO、SiO_2、Al_2O_3、TFe_2O_3和有机碳,探讨了土壤成土母岩、成土作用、土壤组成和土壤性质等对表层土壤Cu元素的影响。结果表明,研究区表层土壤Cu元素含量低于中国土壤背景值;风化作用对于Cu元素的次生富集起到极为重要的作用,强于成土母岩元素含量背景的影响。Pearson相关分析和主成分分析结果表明,土壤组成和土壤性质等因素中,含Al矿物、含Fe矿物和有机碳(SOC)对土壤Cu的富集起到主导作用;pH和含Ca矿物起到次要作用,而含K矿物、含Na矿物和含Mg矿物的作用较弱,可以忽略不计,SiO_2则起反作用。     

广西北部湾地区表层土壤As分布特征及其影响因素

选取广西北部湾地区表层土壤中As元素为研究对象,采集了7 327个土壤样品,400个岩石样品,分析As、K₂O、Na₂O、CaO、MgO、SiO₂、Al₂O₃、TFe₂O₃、Mn、Ti、pH和有机碳（SOC）等指标,探讨了土壤成土母岩、成土作用、土壤组成、pH和有机质等对表层土壤As元素的影响。结果表明：As元素平均质量分数为7.96×10^-6,为中国土壤背景值0.80倍;风化作用对于As元素的次生富集起到极为重要的作用,明显强于成土母岩As元素背景的影响。Pearson相关分析和主成分分析表明：在土壤组成和土壤性质等因素中,含Al矿物（Al₂O₃）、含Fe矿物（TFe₂O₃）、含Si矿物（SiO₂）和SOC,对土壤As的富集起到主导作用;pH 和含 Ca矿物（CaO）的作用较弱;而含K矿物（K₂O）、含Na矿物（Na₂O）和含Mg矿物（MgO）对As的次生富集作用可以忽略不计。     

热带气旋进入北部湾后强度增强的环流特征分析

利用NCEP／NCAR再分析资料，对1949年以来7个进入北部湾后强度突然增强的热带气旋（TC）环流背景特征及物理量场特征进行分析，结果表明，有利TC进入北部湾后强度增强的环流背景是：（1）西太平洋副热带高压稳定加强西伸，（2）热带辐合带北抬至华南沿海活动，（3）西南季风爆发处于活跃期，（4）东风波西移叠加，（5）有适度的弱冷空气侵入；对物理量场的合成分析表明，TC进入北部湾前和进入北部湾后，环流中心附近500hPa涡度变化极小，200hPa高空散度增大，500hPa垂直上升速度增大，850hPa中南半岛水汽输送量增大。     

北部湾盆地福山凹陷古近系双层结构形成机制

以北部湾盆地区域构造分析为基础, 在福山凹陷构造活动性研究的基础上探讨了福山凹陷形成的动力学机制, 分析了凹陷东部地区古近系地层中双层结构的形成机制问题.研究认为: 福山凹陷在平面上受红河断裂的左行走滑和海南隆起顺时针旋转的双重作用, 流三段沉积期凹陷在旋转-拉分作用下发生强烈的水平伸展, 为东部地区下构造层中的反向断层提供动力源, 海南隆起的快速隆升作用形成了上构造层中的重力滑动生长断层, 渐新统早期在流二段泥岩中发育的火成岩侵入体在凹陷的东部地区形成一道天然屏障, 最终形成双层结构.结果表明, 双层结构形成过程可划分为裂陷雏形期、下构造层伸展断裂期、中部塑性层发育期、上构造层形成期以及双层结构定形期5个主要阶段.      

渤海湾盆地沉积斜坡及其含油气性

将渤海湾盆地的沉积斜坡按结构分为3类4种,并归纳出4种相应的沉积序列;按沉积相将砂体划分为8种储集层类型,以河流——三角洲砂为最佳储层;并归纳出斜坡带的4种油气藏分布模式;总结了斜坡带油气聚集的基本条件;通过对4种斜坡的类比表明:凹坡型为最佳含油斜坡。并对冀中坳陷斜坡带的油气勘探提出了建议。      

北部湾悬浮颗粒现场剖面测量与粒度分析

应用LISST-100现场激光粒度仪于2006年8月在北部湾首次进行了悬浮颗粒剖面测量,获得了整个垂直剖面的悬浮颗粒现场粒径分布、体积比和光衰减系数,并计算得到了垂直剖面的总浓度和各层的粒度参数及粒级组成。结果表明,悬浮颗粒自上而下均为双峰分布,只是表层的双峰位于5．57μm和34．4μm,中间层和底层的双峰位于34．4μm和129．4μm。悬浮颗粒体积比自上而下逐渐增大,到达底层时达到最大。光衰减系数的变化趋势与颗粒体积比非常相似,且二者存在很好的相关性,相关系数高达0．98。整个垂直剖面上,表层粒度较细,随着深度增加粒度逐渐变粗,到达底层时粒度最粗。悬浮体总体上正偏,峰态值较小,分选较差。粒度以砂为主,粉砂含量次之,不舍黏土。     

巴布亚湾两期前陆盆地叠置结构及其形成演化

巴布亚湾受澳大利亚板块与太平洋板块高速斜向汇聚的控制,经历了复杂的中、新生代构造演化.前人对巴布亚湾盆地结构构造特征的研究多是局部的、分散的,关于盆地的形成时间和动力学机制仍存在争议.利用覆盖全盆的钻井约束的高精度2D、3D地震资料,精细地刻画了盆地的结构和构造特征,揭示了巴布亚湾发育潘多拉和奥雷两期叠置的前陆盆地.潘多拉前陆盆地是形成于渐新世不整合面之上的晚渐新世-中中新世微型前陆盆地,走向为NNE.奥雷前陆盆地是发育在复杂的裂谷边缘之上的早中新世-现今的周缘前陆盆地,沿着弧形的巴布亚半岛延伸480 km;盆地走向在148°E发生转变,由西部的NW向转为东部的近EW向.潘多拉微前陆盆地被奥雷前陆盆地向南逐渐超覆的沉积地层覆盖,两个前陆盆地走向相互垂直,垂向上形成叠置结构.阐明了巴布亚湾新生代经历三期挤压事件及两期叠置的前陆盆地的形成演化,解决了盆地结构及区域构造演化认识的不足,理清了复杂陆缘环境从伸展到挤压多期构造事件的时序及动力学机制,为澳大利亚板块北缘的板块构造重建提供了盆内证据.