海岸新月形沙丘的表面粒度分异——以河北昌黎黄金海岸为例

河北昌黎黄金海岸是我国海岸沙丘的集中分布区,选择其中形态典型的新月形沙丘,分不同部位采集了42个沙丘表面沉积物粒度样品,通过对采集样品粒度及其参数的分析与计算,研究了其表面粒度分异。结果表明,昌黎黄金海岸新月形沙丘两翼、迎风坡脚、迎风坡、沙丘顶部、背风坡、背风坡脚的粒度总体上是中砂、分选好、偏度近对称和中等峰态,只有平均粒径在新月形沙丘表面的不同部位存在一定的差异,自迎风坡脚到沙丘顶部粒径变粗,背风坡粒径相对变细,到背风坡脚粒径又变粗,整个沙丘表面粒径顶部最粗、背风坡最细,其分布可以归入沙丘顶部砂物质最粗的分布模式。该粒度分布模式是本区域主风向与强风向交替变化及其风力差异、沙丘两侧不对称和凹型迎风坡形态等组合作用的结果。     

Gulf of Mexico Basin: Newest coal province

Post World War II oil came to replace coal as the dominant energy source in the U.S.A. Recently, coal in the form of lignite has again become a significant energy resource in the Gulf Coast region, where it occurs in Eocene and Oligocene rocks. Efficient exploitation requires a proper understanding of the facies in which it occurs. Studies of surface outcrops are providing the basis for predicting the nature of the reserves at depth.