非洲锰矿床成因类型、地质特征及表生富集作用

[研究目的]非洲锰矿资源丰富,储量3.1亿t、资源量6.6亿t排名在世界上均列第一,加强非洲锰矿床的研究和认识对推动锰矿找矿工作具有重要的指导意义.[研究方法]通过对重要成矿带典型矿床的解剖总结了非洲锰矿床的成因类型、地质特征.[研究结果]非洲锰矿成因类型主要有前寒武系条带状铁建造(BIF)型、海相沉积型、陆相(三角洲...     

Interprétation paléoclimatique et paléohydrologique de l'origine des nodules carbonatés des terrasses du Niger aux environs de Niamey (Niger) au moyen des outils isotopiques et géochimiques

Résumé

Cette étude se situe au Niger en région sahélienne, près de la ville de Niamey, et a pour but la reconstitution des conditions de formation des différents types de nodules carbonatés que l'on trouve sur les anciennes terrasses du fleuve Niger. La chimie, la géochimie isotopique (radioactif et stable) et l'étude minéralogique des carbonates ont été utilisées pour dater les nodules et reconstituer les conditions de précipitation. Les résultats montrent bien l'authigénie et l'accrétion dans le premier mètre du sol des nodules de la vallée du Niger. L'âge de formation des nodules apparaît ancien, entre 1500 et 7000 ans BP. Cette plage de temps correspondrait à une période transitoire entre les conditions de sécheresse actuelles et l'importante phase humide régionale située entre 10 000 et 4500 ans BP. Cependant, la diversité des âges obtenus, ainsi que les différentes formes de nodules montrent que des facteurs très locaux (état de la nappe localement, végétation, texture du sol) ont dû aussi jouer un rôle dans le processus de précipitation des nodules.     

The role of the helicity spectrum function in turbulent dynamo theory

Abstract

It is shown that, for general homogeneous turbulence, the anti-symmetric part of the spectrum tensor can be expressed in terms of a single scalar function H(k,ω) (the helicity spectrum function). Under the first-order smoothing approximation, the coefficients α _ij β _ijk in the expansion of the mean electromotive force in terms of the mean magnetic field are determined; α _ij is a weighted integral of H(k,ω), and β _ijk contains a part β(a)ijk which is likewise a weighted integral of H(k, ω). When the turbulence is axisymmetric, β(a)ijk contains Rädler's (1969a) “Ω ∧ J-effect”. It is shown that when the turbulence is statistically symmetric about a plane perpendicular to the axis of symmetry, then βij = O but the Rädler effect is non-zero. Explicit expressions for αij and βijk are given when the velocity field is generated by random forcing in a rotating medium. Finally, it is shown by means of a local analysis that the Rädler effect, in conjunction with uniform mean shear, can give rise to non-oscillatory dynamo action, and it is argued that this effect may be significant in the well-mixed interior of a stellar convection zone, where by symmetry the α-effect may be weak.     

Late Cretaceous magmatic activity in the southern Lhasa terrane: insights from the Dazhuqu hornblende gabbro and the Xietongmen granite porphyry

ABSTRACT

The mechanisms triggering the emplacement of Cretaceous magmatic rocks related to Neo-Tethyan subduction in the southern Lhasa subterrane (SLT) remain controversial because geochronological, geochemical, and isotopic data from the Cretaceous magmatic rocks in the western portion of the SLT are lacking. This paper provides the first report indicating that the Dazhuqu hornblende gabbro and Xietongmen granite porphyry were generated in the Late Cretaceous (ca. 100 Ma and ca. 68 Ma, respectively) in the western portion of the SLT. The Dazhuqu hornblende gabbro is characterized by high MgO, Na₂O, Cr, Co, and Mg^# values, enrichment in light rare earth elements (LREEs) and large ion lithophile elements (LILEs), and depletion in high field strength elements with no Eu anomalies. The Xietongmen granite porphyry displays high SiO₂, low MgO, Mg^#, Cr, Co, and Ni, enrichment in LREEs and LILEs, flat heavy rare earth element (HREE) patterns and negative Eu anomalies. Zircons from the Dazhuqu hornblende gabbro and Xietongmen granite porphyry display high positive ε_Hf(t) ranges from 11.79 to 14.91 and from 9.05 to 12.38, respectively. The Dazhuqu hornblende gabbro was produced by the partial melting of 12–15% garnet peridotite in the depleted mantle that was metasomatized by fluids released from the dehydrating subducted Neo-Tethyan oceanic slab. This magma was then emplaced at an upper crustal depth of 5.3–7.0 km. The Xietongmen granite porphyry was generated by the partial melting of underplated basaltic crust during the subduction of the Neo-Tethyan oceanic crust and formed in the presence of pyroxene, plagioclase, and minor hornblende in its magmatic source. In combination with previously published data from Cretaceous magmatic rocks in the SLT, our data suggest that the petrogenesis of the Dazhuqu hornblende gabbro was related to flat or low-angle slab subduction of the Neo-Tethyan oceanic crust during 109–97 Ma and that the formation of the Xietongmen granite porphyry was related to lithospheric delamination in the western portion of the SLT after ca. 68 Ma.     

Geochronology and geochemistry of Late Triassic bimodal igneous rocks at the eastern margin of the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif,Northeast China: petrogenesis and tectonic implications

Abstract

New zircon laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and secondary ion mass spectroscopy U–Pb ages, and Hf isotope and whole-rock geochemical data are reported for Mesozoic igneous rocks from the eastern margin of the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif, Northeast China, in order to document the petrogenesis of the igneous rocks and reconstruct the early Mesozoic tectonic setting of the region. Zircons from five representative igneous rocks are euhedral–subhedral and display oscillatory growth zoning or striped absorption in cathodoluminescence images, suggesting a magmatic origin. The dating results indicate that granite, gabbro, and rhyolite from the eastern Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range Massif formed during Late Triassic (204–211 Ma). The Late Triassic granitoids and rhyolites have an affinity to A-type granites or rhyolites. Their zircon ε_Hf(t) values and Hf two-stage model ages range from –3.8 to +3.8 and from 999 to 1485 Ma, respectively, indicating that their primary melts were derived from the partial melting of the Meso-Proterozoic crust. The geochemistry of coeval gabbros, which reflects primary magma composition, shows a significant large ion lithophile element (e.g. Ba and Sr) enrichment and high field strength element (i.e. Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, and Ti) depletion. Based on zircon ε_Hf(t) values (–4.2 to +2.8) and Hf single-stage model ages (746–1031 Ma), we conclude that the mafic magma is the product of partial melting of lithospheric mantle that was metasomatically enriched by fluids derived from the subducted oceanic crust. The Late Triassic magmatism along the eastern margin of the Eurasian continent has bimodal magma compositions, indicating an extensional setting after the final closure of the Palaeo-Asian Ocean rather than being related to subduction of the Palaeo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent. The occurrence of Late Triassic igneous rocks on the eastern side of the Mudanjiang Fault suggests that this fault does not represent the suture zone between the Songnen–Zhangguangcai Range and Jiamusi massifs.     

准噶尔盆地滴南凸起早石炭世火山岩的成因及其对克拉美丽洋闭合时限的约束

准噶尔盆地陆梁隆起南缘的滴南凸起地区广泛发育石炭系凝灰岩,本文对滴南凸起滴西14井的石炭系流纹质凝灰岩的锆石SHRIMP年龄、地球化学与构造环境进行了系统研究.样品中锆石具有明显的振荡环带特征,SHRIMP锆石U-Pb 年龄(337.2Ma)揭示该凝灰岩形成于早石炭世.火山岩样品具有较高的硅含量(SiO2=63.47％～ 77.36％),低钛(TiO2=0.19％ ～ 1.01％)、钠(Na2O=0.98％ ～4.01％)、Mg#(21 ～ 53)的特点,K2O/Na2O比值为0.56～2.09,A/CNK大于1;稀土元素总量偏高,具有明显的负铕异常,La/Nb比值介于1.71 ～3.74之间,原始地幔标准化的蛛网图显示:大离子亲石元素Rb、Th、Ba等相对富集,高场强元素Nb、Ta,尤其是Sr、P、Ti负异常明显,以上地球化学特征表明滴南凸起石炭系凝灰岩具有壳源特征,为活动大陆边缘产物.且滴西14井岩性综合柱状图显示,深部和浅部凝灰岩具有相似的地球化学特征,浅部凝灰岩SiO2含量相对低于深部.结合火山岩锆石SHRIMP年龄和区域地质背景分析得出:盆地内陆东地区在早石炭世仍处于洋壳消减环境,洋盆闭合时间不早于337.2Ma.克拉美丽-三个泉(陆梁隆起)-达尔布特代表的洋盆从早石炭世末期开始,自东向西呈“剪刀式”闭合模式.石炭纪在准噶尔地区存在多岛格局,从滴南凸起早石炭世火山岩的成因以及盆地周围地区的构造背景来看,岛弧最终的相互拼贴可能构成了准噶尔盆地基底的主体.另外,该区来自壳源的凝灰岩中并未见到老的继承性锆石,表明准噶尔盆地可能不存在前寒武系基底.     

Extraction of the M2 ocean tide from SEASAT altimeter data

Summary. Three complementary methods for the extraction of the M2 ocean tide using SEASAT altimetry are presented and compared. The first method (that developed by Cartwright & Alcock), which provides 'point measurements'of the tide at the crossovers of the SEASAT repeat orbit ground track, has been applied to a study of the tide in tropical ocean areas. The other two methods involve spatial expansions of M2 in terms of either surface spherical harmonics (in the case of the method developed by Mazzega) or Platzman normal modes of the world ocean. The results obtained by each method from only one month of SEASAT data reproduce many features of the tide represented in recent tidal models, and promise well for satellite altimetry as a future source of tidal knowledge.     

Crustal structure of Atlantic fracture zones–II. The Vema fracture zone and transverse ridge

Summary. The crustal structure beneath the Vema fracture zone and its flanking transverse ridge was determined from seismic refraction profiles along the fracture zone valley and across the ridge. Relatively normal oceanic crust, but with an upwarped seismic Moho, was found under the transverse ridge. We suggest that the transverse ridge represents a portion of tectonically uplifted crust without a major root or zone of serpentinite diapirism beneath it. A region of anomalous crust associated with the fracture zone itself extends about 20 km to either side of the central fault, gradually decreasing in thickness as the fracture zone is approached. There is evidence to suggest that the thinnest crust is found beneath the edges of the 20 km wide fracture zone valley. Under the fracture zone valley the crust is generally thinner than normal oceanic crust and is also highly anomalous in its velocity structure. Seismic layer 3 is absent, and the seismic velocities are lower than normal. The absence of layer 3 indicates that normal magmatic accretionary processes are considerably modified in the vicinity of the transform fault. The low velocities are probably caused by the accumulation of rubble and talus and by the extensive faulting and fracturing associated with the transform fault. This same fracturing allows water to penetrate through the crust, and the apparently somewhat thicker crust beneath the central part of the fracture zone valley may be explained by the resultant serpentinization having depressed the seismic Moho below its original depth.     

Processes controlling Fe,Mn and Zn in sediments of northern Chesapeake Bay

The dominant physical and chemical processes that control Fe, Mn and Zn are explored by comparing the compositions of sediments and their sources. The $\text{Mn}\text{Fe}$ and $\text{Zn}\text{Fe}$ ratios in sediment are found to be largely unaffected by local hydraulic sorting (unlike the actual concentrations of Fe, Mn and Zn) and thus are useful indicators of origin. The sediments in northern Chesapeake Bay have markedly lower $\text{Mn}\text{Fe}$ and $\text{Zn}\text{Fe}$ ratios than those found in the Susquehanna River (dissolved plus suspended) under ordinary flow, but not under high flow conditions. Since high flow conditions dominate sediment transport, seaward loss of a major fraction of the river-derived Mn and Zn need not be invoked to reconcile sediment and river compositions. Sediments in the seaward end of the northern bay have higher $\text{Mn}\text{Fe}$ and $\text{Zn}\text{Fe}$ ratios than their principal external source, the eroding shore deposits. The excess Zn appears to be derived from the atmosphere; the required depositional flux of Zn is consistent with measurements of the total atmospheric flux. The excess Mn can be explained by remobilization of roughly 5% of the river-borne Mn from sediments in the landward part of the northern bay. Because rare floods influence sediment composition markedly, comparing suspended particles in the river at ordinary stages with resuspended sediment in the estuary would lead to the false interpretation that Mn and Zn were being desorbed in the saltwater.