Laboratory simulation of the salt weathering of schist: II. Fragmentation of fine schist particles

Recent developments in long term landform evolution modelling have created a new demand for quantitative salt weathering data, and in particular data describing the size distribution of the weathered rock fragments. To enable future development of rock breakdown models for use in landscape evolution and soil production models, laboratory work was undertaken to extend existing schist/salt weathering fragmentation studies to include an examination of the breakdown of sub‐millimetre quartz chlorite schist particles in a seasonally wet tropical climate. Laser particle sizing was used to assess the impact of different experimental procedures on the resulting particle size distribution. The results reveal that salt weathering under a range of realistic simulated tropical wet season conditions produces a significant degree of schist particle breakdown. The fragmentation of the schist is characterized by splitting of the larger fragments into mid‐sized product with finer material produced, possibly from the breakdown of mid‐sized fragments when weathering is more advanced. Salinity, the salt addition method and temperature were all found to affect weathering rates. Subtle differences in mineralogy also produce variations in weathering patterns and rates. It is also shown that an increase in drying temperature leads to accelerated weathering rates, however, the geometry of the fracture process is not significantly affected. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

砂体及其研究价值

本文论述了砂体的意义，砂体的研究价值，砂体的分类，并从多方面阐明了砂体在可地浸砂岩型铀矿找矿工作中的作用。抛砖引玉，力图推进砂体的研究工作，为可地浸砂岩型铀矿的找矿工作服务。     

影响浸铀细菌活性的因素初探

微生物浸铀技术可以大幅度提高难浸铀矿石的浸出率 ,其关键技术是培养高活性的菌种。为了培养能适应多种恶劣条件的高活性菌种 ,必须对影响浸铀微生物活性的各种因素进行研究。通过实验室对浸铀细菌硫杆菌属中的氧化亚铁硫杆菌的活性因素的研究 ,并结合实际对从江西山南矿区的野外矿样中分离筛选出的菌株的活性的影响因素作了初步探讨 ,认为pH值为 1 8、温度为 30℃、接种量为 2 0 %及 90r/min的充气条件是该硫杆菌最佳的培养条件。通过对磷、铀两种元素在不同浓度下对细菌活性影响的试验 ,得出高浓度的磷、铀对细菌有明显的抑制作用 ,但通过驯化可以降低及弱化这种抑制作用。     

石家庄市地下水盐污染的分布及污染机理

石家庄市地下水盐污染研究具有典型示范性。文中在地下水污染特征分析基础上 ,对盐污染的区域空间展布及其形成条件、盐污染的化学机制和地下水开采的影响进行了研究。结果表明 ,盐污染对石家庄市地下水水质有重要影响。其中NO-3 污染和硬度升高是构成该区地下水环境污染的主要因素 ,二者之间存在着密切的内在联系 ,阳离子交换作用和硝化作用是其重要机制 ;地下水超采是地下水盐污染的重要诱发因素。     

Variations in chemical compositions of the eolian dust in Chinese Loess Plateau over the past 2.5 Ma and chemical weathering in the Asian inland

Major and trace elements as well as strontium isotopic composition have been analyzed on the acid-insoluble (AI) phase of the loess-paleosol sequence from Luochuan, Shaanxi Province, China. Results show that the chemical composition of AI phase of loess and paleosols is distinctive to the average composition of upper continental crust (UCC), characterized by depletion of mobile elements Na, Ca and Sr. The distribution pattern of elements in AI phase reveals that initial dust, derived from a vast area of Asian inland, has suffered from Na- and Ca-removed chemical weathering compared to UCC. Some geochemical parameters (such as CIA values, Na/K, Rb/Sr and⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios) display a regular variation and evolution, reflecting that the chemical weathering in the source region of loess deposits has decreased gradually since 2.5 Ma with the general increase of global ice volume. This coincidence reflects that the aridity of Asian inland since the Quaternary is a possible regional response to the global climate change.     

软土后生作用的探讨

讨论了软土地区的褐黄色硬壳层、暗绿色硬土层和所谓“次生硬土”等特殊土层的成因,提出后生作用对软土改造的观点。这类土往往是建构筑物的天然地基或桩基持力层,因此进一步搞清其成因变化将是研究土力学和工程特性的重要地质学基础。     

新疆盐湖卤水成分及其成因

根据野外考察和室内研究资料，论述了新疆盐湖的概况，卤水主要和次要成分，盐湖的水化学类型。探讨了盐湖卤水化学成分的来源和集散特点。     

澧县曾家河芒硝岩盐矿床开发浅析

本文在分析矿床内外部建设条件的基础上,根据芒硝岩盐原料市场行情,着重对矿床开发的经济社会效益进行了评价,初步评价表明:国家和企业均可获得较丰厚的利润,还可安置1400多人就业。建议进一步开展地质勘查工作。     

一个干旱地区毛矾石矿氧化带的矿物组合

在陆相古火山角砾岩筒中由火山热液蚀变产生的含黄铁矿次生石英岩中的硫化物,在特别干旱的条件下生成了以毛矾石及黄钾铁钒为主的13种钒类矿物组成的硫化矿床氧化带,并在其中聚集了毛矾石矿体。毛钒石矿是由反复进行的氧化-渗透淋滤作用而富集形成的。     

Mineralogical and geochemical behavior of mill tailing material produced from lead-zinc skarn mineralization,Hanover, Grant County,New Mexico,USA

Mineral extraction and processing, especially metal mining, produces crushed and milled waste; such material, exposed to weathering, poses the potential threat of environmental contamination. In this study, mill tailings from inactive Pb-Zn mines in New Mexico, southwest USA, have been examined for their potential environmental impacts by means of detailed mineralogical and geochemical characterization. The principal ore minerals remaining in the tailings material are sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and very minor galena, smithsonite, and cerrusite, accompanied by the gangue minerals pyrite, pyrrhotite, magnetite, hematite, garnet, pyroxene, quartz, and calcite. White precipitate occurring on tailings surfaces is composed of gypsum and hydrated magnesium sulfates. Pyrite is mostly unaltered or shows only micron-scale rims of oxidation (goethite/hematite) in some surface samples. This iron oxide rim on pyrite is the only indication of weathering-derived minerals found by microscopy. There are variations in element concentrations with depth that reflect primary variations through time as the tailings ponds were filled. Cadmium and Zn concentrations increase with depth and Ag and Pb are low for the uppermost core samples, while Cu, Ni, and Co concentrations are generally high for the uppermost core samples. These elemental distributions indicate that little or no leaching has taken place since emplacement of the tailings because no accumulation or enrichment of these metals is observed in Hanover tailings, even in reducing portions of tailings piles. Element concentrations of surface samples surrounding the tailings reflect underlying mineralized zones rather than tailings-derived soil contamination. We observed no successive decreasing metal concentrations in prevalent wind directions away from the tailings. Stream sediment samples from Hanover Creek have somewhat elevated Zn, Cd, and Pb concentrations in areas that receive sediments from erosion of the tailings. However, input from tributaries downstream of the ponds appears to be principal source of heavy metals in Hanover Creek. The results of this study indicate that there is low risk for groundwater heavy-metal contamination from Hanover tailings. Tailings material do not show significant geochemical oxidation/alteration or metal leaching with depth. Our studies indicate that neutralizing minerals present in the tailings are sufficient to keep the tailings material chemically stable. Geochemically, however, tailings materials are being eroded and may pose a threat to Hanover Creek via siltation.