Large charnockite massifs cover a substantial portion of the southern Indian granulite terrain. The older (late Archaean to
early Proterozoic) charnockites occur in the northern part and the younger (late Proterozoic) charnockites occur in the southern
part of this high-grade terrain. Among these, the older Biligirirangan hill, Shevroy hill and Nilgiri hill massifs are intermediate
charnockites, with Pallavaram massif consisting dominantly of felsic charnockites. The charnockite massifs from northern Kerala
and Cardamom hill show spatial association of intermediate and felsic charnockites, with the youngest Nagercoil massif consisting
of felsic charnockites. Their igneous parentage is evident from a combination of features including field relations, mineralogy,
petrography, thermobarometry, as well as distinct chemical features. The southern Indian charnockite massifs show similarity
with high-Ba-Sr granitoids, with the tonalitic intermediate charnockites showing similarity with high-Ba-Sr granitoids with
low K2O/Na2O ratios, and the felsic charnockites showing similarity with high-Ba-Sr granitoids with high K2O/Na2O ratios. A two-stage model is suggested for the formation of these charnockites. During the first stage there was a period
of basalt underplating, with the ponding of alkaline mafic magmas. Partial melting of this mafic lower crust formed the charnockitic
magmas. Here emplacement of basalt with low water content would lead to dehydration melting of the lower crust forming intermediate
charnockites. Conversely, emplacement of hydrous basalt would result in melting at higher {ie565-01} favoring production of
more siliceous felsic charnockites. This model is correlated with two crustal thickening phases in southern India, one related
to the accretion of the older crustal blocks on to the Archaean craton to the north and the other probably related to the
collision between crustal fragments of East and West Gondwana in a supercontinent framework. 相似文献
A combination of empirical and physically based hydrological models has been used to analyze historical data on rainfall and debris-flow occurrence in western Campania, to examine the correlation between rainfall and debris-flow events.
Rainfall data from major storms recorded in recent decades in western Campania were compiled, including daily series from several rain gauges located inside landslide areas, supplemented by hourly rainfall data from some of the principal storms.
A two-phase approach is proposed. During phase 1, soil moisture levels have been modelled as the hydrological balance between precipitation and evapotranspiration, on a daily scale, using the method of Thornthwaite [Geograph. Rev. 38 (1948) 55].
Phase 2 is related to the accumulation of surplus moisture from intense rainfall, leading to the development of positive pore pressures. These interactions take place on an hourly time scale by the “leaky barrel” (LB) model described by Wilson and Wiezoreck [Env. Eng. Geoscience, 1 (1995) 11]. In combination with hourly rainfall records, the LB model has been used to compare hydrological effects of different storms. The critical level of retained rain water has been fixed by the timing of debris-flow activity, related to recorded storm events.
New rainfall intensity–duration thresholds for debris-flow initiation in western Campania are proposed. These thresholds are related to individual rain gauge and assume a previously satisfied field capacity condition. The new thresholds are somewhat higher than those plotted by previous authors, but are thought to be more accurate and thus need less conservatism. 相似文献