The effects of stress on reactions in the Earth: Sometimes rather mean,usually normal,always important

Stress affects chemical processes on all scales in the Earth but the magnitude of its effect is debated. Here, I give a new synthesis of the theory that describes the effects of stress on chemistry, elaborating upon work in Materials Science which is built from fundamental thermodynamic laws, and show its significance in Earth Science. There are separate but compatible relationships describing what happens (1) at interfaces and (2) within grains. (1) The main chemical effects of stress in the Earth are due to variations in normal stress along grain interfaces and between interfaces with different orientations. For reactions involving diffusion these variations give effects on mineral stability broadly equivalent to pressure changes of (molar volume)/(molar volume change during reaction) × (stress variation). The volume ratio is generally large and so the effects of normal stress variations are always important since all stressed rocks have interfaces supporting different normal stresses. There is no global chemical equilibrium in a stressed system, so reaction kinetics contribute to ongoing evolution until stresses relax: this evolution can include deformation by diffusion creep and pressure solution, possibly with new mineral growth. These effects are relevant for predicting the conditions for reactions involving fluids, such as serpentinite formation and breakdown (relevant for the Earth's volatile cycles) and for other reactions such as ringwoodite breakdown (relevant for understanding the 660 km mantle discontinuity). (2) Within stressed solid solution grains it is not possible to define chemical potentials of all chemical components since one has to be specified as “immobile.” The chemical potential of a “mobile” component such as an exchange vector can be defined. It depends on the “partial molar strain,” a second rank tensor defining the variation in unit cell geometry with composition. In cubic crystals the partial molar strain is isotropic and the chemical potential of a mobile component depends on mean stress. In other crystal systems the partial molar strain is anisotropic and the chemical potential depends on a “weighted” mean stress; orientation as well as magnitude of stress has an influence. I propose “chemical palaeopiezometry”—the possibility of measuring past stress levels via chemistry. Examples show that stress variations in hundreds of MPa to GPa are required to produce 2% variations in composition but high stresses and/or precise chemical analyses will allow this proposal to be tested. High stresses around inclusions and dislocations could be targeted. So, the weighted mean stress inside grains has an effect which is relatively minor although potentially valuable in explaining chemical variations; the normal stress at interfaces plays the main role in chemical processes and its effects are of significant magnitude.     

Th/U ratios in metamorphic zircon

The Th/U ratios of zircon crystals are routinely used to help understand their growth mechanism. Despite the wide application of Th/U ratios in understanding the geological significance of zircon U–Pb ages, the main controls on the Th/U ratio in metamorphic zircon are poorly understood. Here, phase equilibria modelling coupled with solubility expressions for accessory minerals are used to investigate the controls on the Th/U ratios of suprasolidus metamorphic zircon in an average amphibolite facies metapelite composition. We also present a new database of metamorphic Th/U ratios in zircon from Western Australia. Several factors affecting the Th/U ratio are investigated, including the bulk rock concentrations of Th and U, the amount of monazite in the system, and open v. closed system behaviour. Our modelling predicts that the main controls on the Th/U ratio of suprasolidus metamorphic zircon are the concentrations of Th and U in the system, and the breakdown and growth of monazite in equilibrium with zircon. Furthermore, the relative timing of zircon and monazite growth during cooling and melt crystallization has an important role in the Th/U ratio of zircon. Early grown zircon near the peak of metamorphism is expected to have elevated Th/U ratios whereas zircon that grew near the solidus is predicted to have relatively low Th/U ratios, which reflects the coeval growth of monazite during cooling and melt crystallization. Our modelling approach aims to provide an improved understanding of the main controls of Th/U in metamorphic zircon in migmatites and hence better apply this geochemical ratio as a tool to assist in interpretation of the genesis of metamorphic zircon.     

Permo-Triassic high-pressure metamorphism in the central western Korean Peninsula,and its link to Paleo-Tethyan Ocean closure: Key issues revisited

Permo-Triassic high-pressure(HP) mafic granulites, together with the Bibong retrogressed eclogite,preserved along the central western Korean Peninsula provide important insights into the Late Permian to Triassic collisional orogeny in northeast Asia. The metamorphic pressureetemperatureetime(P-T-t)paths of these rocks, however, remain poorly constrained and even overestimated, owing to outdated geothermobarometers and inaccurate isopleth techniques. Here we evaluate the metamorphic Pe T conditions of Triassic HP mafic granulites including those in Baekdong, Sinri and Daepan and the Bibong Triassic retrogressed eclogite in the Hongseong area, and the Permo-Triassic Samgot mafic granulite in the Imjingang Belt of the central western Korean Peninsula through the application of modern phase equilibria techniques. The Baekdong and Samgot mafic granulites and the Bibong retrogressed eclogite yield a range of 12.0 -16.0 kbar and 800 -900℃, representing HP granulite facies conditions. The Sinri and Daepan granulites from the Hongseong area show relatively lower grade metamorphic conditions between HP granulite and normal granulite facies, and are characterized by sub-isothermal decompression during exhumation. The similarities in the metamorphic ages and the post-collisional igneous activity from the central western Korean Peninsula indicate that the Triassic ages represent the retrograde stage of the metamorphic Pe T paths. In contrast, the Late Permian metamorphic ages, which are older than protolith ages of the post-collisional igneous rocks, correspond to the possible prograde stage of metamorphism. The P-T-t paths presented in this paper, together with the metamorphic ages and post-orogenic igneous events reported from these areas suggest trace of the subduction, accretion and exhumation history, and indicate a tectonic linkage among the northeast Asian continents during the Paleo-Tethyan Ocean closure.     

Comparison of the compositions of crystalline aluminosilicate rocks and their minerals in a planar triangular projection

The problem of comparison of the composition of crystalline rocks with the composition of the constituent minerals of these rocks is considered. It is proposed to present the composition of rocks and the compositions of the constituent minerals in the form of a triangle on the plane. The experience of presentation of compositions in phase diagrams was taken as a basis for the construction. Analysis of the crystallochemical characteristics of clinopyroxenes and garnets has shown that three parameters are enough for depicting the compositions of these and other minerals. For this purpose, similar composition components of rocks and their minerals are summarized in molecular proportions and are plotted on the triangle DO-1/2(R₂O3)-XO₂, where DO = (MgO + CaO + FeO + MnO + NiO + ...) + 1/4(Na₂O + Al₂O₃) + 1/4(K₂O + Al₂O₃), 1/2(R₂O₃) = 1/2(Al₂O₃ + Fe₂O₃ + Cr₂O₃ + ...) - (1/4(Na₂O + Al₂O₃) + 1/4(K₂O + Al₂O₃)), and XO₂ = SiO₂ + TiO₂. The compositions of minerals are expressed as the sums of their components: Ol = Fo + Fa + Lar + Neph + ..., Px = Di + En + Wol + Ged + Gip + Jd + Eg + ..., Ga = Pyr + Gross + Alm + Spe + Ski + Knr + Mj + ..., etc. A step-by-step calculation algorithm is proposed, which permits evaluation of the contents of bi- and trivalent iron during probe microanalyses of garnets and pyroxenes. Comparison of the compositions of deep-seated rocks and their minerals shows their good consistency. The proposed schematic projection permits a visual comparison of the compositions of rocks with low contents of carbonates and water, from ultrabasic (e.g., dunites) to acid (e.g., granites) ones.     

辽河(岩)群变形期次再讨论

辽河（岩）群在辽宁省为十分重要的地层,不仅蕴藏着丰富的矿产,还存在诸多有争议的问题,变形期次就是其中重要问题之一.辽河（岩）群中最主要的构造形迹就是东西向展布的区域上透入性面理,它是纵向置换作用形成的,在微观上残留了较多置换过程的痕迹.从辽河（岩）群的的原岩建造来看,它至少经历了类似"大西洋阶段"和"太平洋阶段",不会是夭亡的裂谷.通过全方位构造解析认为,洋盆闭合挤压造山过程是一个漫长的递进变形过程,在这一漫长的递进变形过程中形成的所有构造形迹皆属同一期构造,即辽河（岩）群可归纳为一期构造.     

西藏松多地区晚白垩世末期弧岩浆岩岩石成因及构造意义

新特提斯洋在晚白垩世末期(68Ma左右)的构造演化一直饱受争议。西藏松多地区晚白垩世末期弧岩浆岩包括花岗斑岩和二长花岗岩。锆石定年结果显示,二长花岗岩和花岗斑岩年龄均为68Ma。松多花岗斑岩和二长花岗岩的Si O_2含量为68.5%~80.6%,K_2O含量为4.1%~6.5%,P2O5含量为0.011%~0.058%。花岗斑岩Mg#值较低,为11.3~19.0,二长花岗岩Mg~#值为24.2~43.5。花岗斑岩和二长花岗岩样品均显示轻稀土元素富集、重稀土元素亏损和明显的Eu(δEu=0.15~1.21)负异常。两者均富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Th、U、K、Pb等,亏损高场强元素Nb、Ta、Ti。花岗斑岩εHf(t)值为-0.9~+2.9,二阶段模式年龄T_(DM)~C在955~1196Ma之间;二长花岗岩εHf(t)值为-17.1~+7.9(只有1个点为负值),二阶段模式年龄在633~2219Ma之间。最终认为,松多地区晚白垩世末期二长花岗岩和花岗斑岩岩浆源区为新生下地壳,但花岗斑岩更靠近古老下地壳。结合区域资料,认为新特提斯洋在晚白垩世末期68Ma左右属于洋脊俯冲结束阶段。     

基于极化相干层析技术的森林垂直剖面重建研究

极化相干层析技术作为极化干涉合成孔径雷达的一个重要应用方向,在林业遥感方面应用广泛。在分析极化相干层析技术原理的基础上,基于仿真数据从10 m,18 m和22 m三种森林高度以及Deciduous,Pine(2)和Hedge三种树型分别对极化相干层析技术构建森林垂直结构剖面的精度进行了验证,研究结果表明,该方法能够有效构建垂直结构剖面,森林高度和树型对估算结果影响较小,该方法对不同树型和不同高度均具有良好的适应性。     

GNSS天线相位中心偏差检定及不确定度分析

GNSS天线相位中心偏差是GNSS天线接收卫星信号的电气中心与其机械几何中心之差。相位偏差具有一定的稳定性,呈现系统误差性质。现行规程将相位偏差按限差要求加以检测,而没有按系统误差加以检定并进行改正,本文对规程的检定方法加以改进,定量检定天线相位偏差半径r和偏差角a,并依据r值的大小,给出相位偏差在GNSS测量中的采用原则,对两种改进方法进行了测量不确定度分析。     

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GPS天线相位中心变化精确检测试验研究

天线相位中心误差是高精度地壳形变监测中制约定位精度的重要误差源,天线相位中心改正已成为提高观测精度的有效手段.文中对基于精密测量机器人的GPS天线相位中心变化精确检测方法进行了试验研究,并对试验数据进行初步分析,得到的天线平面校正精度约为2mm,高程方向校正精度约为3mm.研究结果表明,天线相位中心的精确校正除了可以提高GPS测量定位精度之外,还可为中国自主北斗导航系统提供精确的天线相位中心校正参数,推动北斗导航系统在高精度地壳形变监测领域的应用.