西太平洋雅浦-卡罗琳海区海山多尺度地形特征

海山地形的多尺度特征研究,有助于理解海山形成与演化过程中的地貌过程,并为深入认识俯冲带地球动力过程提供新的线索。本文基于中国科学院海洋研究所“科学”号科考船近年来在雅浦-卡罗琳海区采集的高分辨率海底地形数据,利用统计学及频谱分析等方法,分析了研究区42座海山的形态及地形粗糙度特征,并对海山地形多尺度特征及其成因开展研究。结果表明,雅浦-卡罗琳海区不同构造环境下形成的海山群,在海山的形态参数和多尺度地形特征等方面存在显著差异。相比于索罗尔海槽,帕里西维拉海盆中的海山具有更大的宽高比与更小的平坦度。两区域内海山形态参数具有不同的线性相关关系,表明区域内海山存在不同的形态演化过程。对帕里西维拉海盆中海山地形的频谱分析显示,其大尺度特征信号不显著,意味着该区域内海山地形受小尺度地貌过程的影响更大。索罗尔海槽中海山的粗糙度与海山体积具有线性相关性,可能与不同海山形成过程的差异有关,较早形成的海山受到了更多构造活动及小尺度地貌过程的影响,进而形成了更加粗糙的表面特征。     

水合物层下伏游离气渗漏过程的数值模拟及实例分析

海洋环境中天然气水合物层是理想的毛细管封闭层,游离气被抑制在水合物层下,游离气层的气体压力随气体聚集和气层厚度的增加而升高,当气压超过封闭层的毛细管力时,游离气会克服毛细管进入压力、刺入上伏封闭层孔隙空间,毛细管封闭作用随之消失,从而形成水合物下伏游离气向海底的渗漏.通过对该过程进行的数值模拟计算表明：渗漏气体是以活塞式驱动上伏沉积层中的孔隙水向海底排出,水合物稳定带内流体渗漏速度随水流柱高度的减小而增加,当水流阻抗大于相应沉积层段的静岩压力时,沉积层将转变为流沙,流沙沉积被海流移除后便在海底留下凹陷麻坑.麻坑形成后流体运移通道演化为气体通道,气体快速排放.麻坑深度主要取决于游离气层的厚度和水合物封闭层（底界）的深度,而与沉积层的渗透率无关.麻坑深度一定程度上指示了渗漏前水合物层下伏游离气层的资源量.对布莱克海台海底麻坑深度的数值模拟计算表明,形成4 m深的海底麻坑需要至少22 m厚的游离气层.     

国产I-4C型OBS在西南印度洋中脊的试验

介绍了在DY115-21航次第6航段西南印度洋中脊构造调查中,中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所研制的5台I-4C型海底地震仪（OBS）的试验情况.在不同的水深点（2370～3534 m）共投放OBS 6个台次,全部投放和回收成功.OBS内置电化学式和外置机械式两种上浮释放系统都成功动作,取得了船载气枪震源的地震数据.但仍存在三个主要问题：第一,上浮后的GPS应答搜寻系统无效果;第二,夜间回收时所需的灯光明亮度较差;第三,外在结构不利于海面上的姿态控制和打捞.     

Paleocene on-spreading-axis hotspot volcanism along the Ninetyeast Ridge: An interaction between the Kerguelen hotspot and the Wharton spreading center

Investigations of three plausible tectonic settings of the Kerguelen hotspot relative to the Wharton spreading center evoke the on-spreading-axis hotspot volcanism of Paleocene (60-54 Ma) age along the Ninetyeast Ridge. The hypothesis is consistent with magnetic lineations and abandoned spreading centers of the eastern Indian Ocean and seismic structure and radiometric dates of the Ninetyeast Ridge. Furthermore, it is supported by the occurrence of oceanic andesites at Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Site 214, isotopically heterogeneous basalts at Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 757 of approximately the same age (59-58 Ma) at both sites. Intermix basalts generated by plume-mid-ocean ridge (MOR) interaction, exist between 11° and 17°S along the Ninetyeast Ridge. A comparison of age profile along the Ninetyeast Ridge between ODP Sites 758 (82 Ma) and 756 (43 Ma) with similarly aged oceanic crust in the Central Indian Basin and Wharton Basin reveals the existence of extra oceanic crust spanning 11° latitude beneath the Ninetyeast Ridge. The extra crust is attributed to the transfer of lithospheric blocks from the Antarctic plate to the Indian plate through a series of southward ridge jumps at about 65, 54 and 42 Ma. Emplacement of volcanic rocks on the extra crust resulted from rapid northward motion (absolute) of the Indian plate. The Ninetyeast Ridge was originated when the spreading centers of the Wharton Ridge were absolutely moving northward with respect to a relatively stationary Kerguelen hotspot with multiple southward ridge jumps. In the process, the spreading center coincided with the Kerguelen hotspot and took place on-spreading-axis volcanism along the Ninetyeast Ridge.     

Petrology and geochemistry of South Mid-Atlantic Ridge (19°S) lava flows: Implications for magmatic processes and possible plume-ridge interactions

The South Mid-Atlantic Ridge (SMAR) 19°S segment, approximately located along the line of Saint Helena volcanic chain (created by Saint Helena mantle plume), is an ideal place to investigate the issue whether the ridge-hotpot interaction process affected the whole MAR. In this study, we present major and trace elemental compositions and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic ratios of twenty fresh lava samples concentrated in a relatively small area in the SMAR 19°S segment. Major oxides compositions show that all samples are tholeiite. Low contents of compatible trace elements (e.g., Ni ​= ​239–594 ​ppm and Cr ​= ​456–1010 ​ppm) and low Fe/Mn (54–67) and Ce/Yb (0.65–1.5) ratios of these lavas show that their parental magmas are partially melted by a spinel lherzolite mantle source. Using software PRIMELT3, this study obtained mantle potential temperatures (T_p) beneath the segment of 1321–1348 ​°C, which is lower relative to those ridges influenced by mantle plumes. The asthenospheric mantle beneath the SMAR 19°S segment starts melting at a depth of ~63 ​km and ceases melting at ~43 ​km with a final melting temperature of ~1265 ​°C. The extent of partial melting is up to 16%–17.6% with an average adiabatic decompression value of 2.6%/kbar. The correlations of major oxides (CaO/Al₂O₃) and trace elements (Cr, Co, V) with MgO and Zr show that the parental magma experienced olivine and plagioclase fractional crystallization during its ascent to the surface.⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr (0.702398–0.702996), ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd (0.513017–0.513177) and ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb (18.444–19.477) ratios of these lavas indicate the mantle source beneath the SMAR 19°S segment is composed of a three-component mixture of depleted MORB mantle, PREMA mantle, and HIMU mantle materials. The simple, binary mixing results among components from plume-free SMAR MORB, Saint Helena plume and Tristan plume show that asthenospheric mantle beneath the SMAR 19°S segment may be polluted by both Saint Helena and Tristan plume enriched materials. The abovementioned mantle potential temperatures, together with the low Saint Helena (<10%) and Tristan (<5%) components remaining in the asthenospheric mantle at present, show that the physically ridge-hotspot interactions at SMAR 19°S segment may have ceased. However, the trace element and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopically binary mixing calculation results imply that these lavas tapped some enriched pockets left when Saint Helena and/or Tristan plume were once on the SMAR during earlier Atlantic rifted history.     

板块俯冲与斑岩铜金成矿

绝大多数斑岩铜金矿床分布在汇聚板块边缘。研究表明高氧逸度和洋壳部分熔融是控制斑岩铜金矿床形成的两个关键因素。作为亲硫元素,铜金的性质主要受还原态的硫(S~(2-))控制,而硫的价态和性质则强烈受氧逸度的影响。矿床学家很早就发现氧逸度ΔFMQ+2是斑岩铜金矿床成矿的魔幻数字。研究发现其原因是硫的性质在此氧逸度附近发生巨变,在低氧逸度时,硫主要以硫化物的形式存在,但是当氧逸度在ΔFMQ+1. 5以上时,硫主要以硫酸根的形式存在。硫酸盐在岩浆中的溶解度通常是硫化物的10倍左右,因此在部分熔融过程中,高氧逸度可以大幅度提高硫在岩浆中的溶解度,有利于源区硫化物被破坏,以硫酸根的形式被熔出,从而大幅度提高初始岩浆中的铜(金)含量;与此同时,硫化物在岩浆演化过程中可以保持不饱和状态,有利于作为中度不相容元素的铜(金)通过岩浆演化进一步富集。在磁铁矿结晶等过程中,岩浆体系的氧逸度降低,硫酸根被还原,还原态的硫(S~(2-))将岩浆中的铜金萃取,富集到流体相,从而形成斑岩铜金矿床。这种高氧逸度岩浆通常出现在汇聚板块边缘。由于洋壳铜、金、硫含量远高于陆壳和地幔,而且俯冲带氧逸度高出地幔和下地壳约2个数量级,因此俯冲洋壳部分熔融形成岩浆的初始铜、金、硫含量远高于陆内岩浆,有利于成矿。年轻洋脊的俯冲因其高热量是显生宙以来最容易发生俯冲洋壳部分熔融的地质过程,且同时具有高氧逸度,因此洋脊俯冲是形成大型、超大型斑岩铜金矿床的最佳途径。统计结果显示,全球主要超大型斑岩铜金矿床均与洋脊俯冲有关。     

Distal axis sulfide mineralization on the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge: an LA-ICP-MS study of pyrite from the East Longjing-2 hydrothermal field

The newly discovered East Longjing-2 hydrothermal field (ELHF-2) is located on the Dragon Horn oceanic core complex of the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge, approximately 12 km from the ridge axis. This study measured the chemical compositions of pyrite from ELHF-2 using a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to investigate the genesis of the field. Three generations of pyrite were classified, and found that: Py1 and Py2, rich in V, Mn, U, and Se, occur in altered basalt debris and the silica alteration matrix, respectively. Py3 was mainly intergrown with chalcopyrite in quartz veins and had higher Cu, In, Ag, Sb, and Au contents than Py1 and Py2. Some elements, such as Au, Se, and Pb, are likely presented as direct substitution with Fe2+ in pyrite, while Cu, Zn, Co, Ni, and Ag probably occur both as direct substitution with Fe and as distributed micro- to nanoparticle-sized sulfides. Meanwhile, the occurrence of V, Mn, and U is likely presented as oxide inclusions. Trace element geochemistry suggested that the pyrite was formed under high-temperature conditions, and the ore forming elements were likely derived from ultramafic rocks. In addition, Py1 and Py2 were formed under higher water/rock ratio and higher temperature conditions, with more seawater involvement compared with Py3. The formation of ELHF-2 was probably driven by exothermic serpentinization reactions with an additional magmatic heat. This study shows that high-temperature hydrothermal circulation driven by magmatic activity can be developed on distal rift flank areas of magma-starved ultraslow-spreading ridges.     

The crustal nature of the northern Mozambique Ridge,Southwest Indian Ocean

The Mozambique Ridge (MOZR) is one of the basement high structures located in the Southwest Indian Ocean, parallel to the Southeast African continental margin. It was formed as a result of the tectono-magmatic evolution of the Gondwana breakup. The origin of the MOZR has been highly debated, with models suggesting either continental or oceanic origin. With new free-air gravity anomaly and multichannel seismic (MCS) reflection data, we present results of 2D density modeling along two seismic profiles acquired by R/V Xiangyanghong 10 at the northern Mozambique Ridge (N-MOZR) between 26°S and 28°S. We observed high free-air gravity anomaly and strong positive magnetic anomaly related to the emplaced seaward dipping reflectors (SDR) and high density lower crustal body (HDLCB), and high Bouguer gravity anomaly associated with the thinning of the continental crust underneath the N-MOZR over a distance of ~82 km. This suggests a thinned and intruded continental crust bound by the Mozambique Fracture Zone (MFZ) that is characterized by gravity low and negative magnetic anomaly. This fracture zone marks the continent-ocean boundary (COB) while the N-MOZR is the transform margin high, i.e., marks the continent-ocean transition (COT) of the Southern Mozambique margin, following the definition of transform margins. We suggest that the N-MOZR was formed by continental extension and subsequent breakup of the MFZ, accompanied by massive volcanism during the southward movement of the Antarctica block. The presence of SDR, HDLCB, and relatively thick oceanic crust indicates the volcanic nature of this transform margin.     

Quality Evaluation of Offshore Data in the Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid（2-arc-Minute Resolution）：Taking the Southern Section of the Kolbeinsey Ridge in the Arctic Region as an Example

In order to evaluate the quality of the offshore magnetic data in the Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid (2-arc-minute resolution)(EMAG2), the authors chose the aeromagnetic data at 1∶500 000 and 1∶1 000 000 scales of the southern section of the Kolbeinsey Ridge with a total area of 193 500 km² to compare and analyze. Based on the EMAG2 data, the authors obtained the EMAG2 (downward continuation 4 km) and the aeromagnetic anomaly (upward continuation 4 km) using the analytical continuation method. Then, the correlation coefficients between the aeromagnetic anomaly (upward continuation 4 km) and the EMAG2, and the aeromagnetic anomaly and the EMAG2 (downward continuation 4 km) were calculated by the correlation analysis method. Finally, through comprehensive analysis of the features of these correlation coefficients and differences, the quality of the magnetic data of the southern section of the Kolbeinsey Ridge was evaluated in the database EMAG2. The results showed that the EMAG2 integrated a large number of the airborne or offshore magnetic data. The quality of the offshore magnetic data is relatively high in the offshore areas with dense lines. However, the quality of the offshore magnetic data is relatively low if the EMAG2 data at 4 km altitude is converted to the anomaly data at sea level.     

从重力场识别与提取地壳变形带信息的方法研究

表面形貌识别是指用具体的参数表征表面各区段几何形态及属性并最终对不同类型的表面形貌进行识别,表面刻痕识别是其中的一种.以随机过程理论为基础的表面刻痕识别技术可以确切地识别表面形貌的各项特征,其各阶谱矩及统计不变量可以对表面的刻痕以及各向异性进行详细地刻画.区域重力场上的各向异性刻痕主要反映地壳线状变形带,它们常常是区域大地构造单元的边界.本文用重力场研究地壳变形带信息识别方法,将二阶谱矩、统计不变量等参数赋予一定的地质构造含义,并定义了脊形化系数、边界脊形化系数等,从而更详细地表征地壳变形带及大陆构造单元边界信息.理论模型与实际数据试验结果均表明,地壳变形带信息识别方法不但对重力场上地壳变形产生的线形刻痕进行了有效的刻画,而且提取出的刻痕信息,可为大陆构造单元划分提供客观依据.