SHRIMP U–Pb detrital zircon ages from Proterozoic and Early Palaeozoic sandstones and their bearing on the early geological evolution of Tasmania

Detrital zircons from 13 Late Mesoproterozoic to Early Neoproterozoic sandstones and two Palaeozoic sandstones from Tasmania were dated in order to improve constraints on depositional ages, to test correlation between Proterozoic inliers, and to characterise source regions. These include successions considered to be the oldest presently exposed in Tasmania. Typical features of the age distributions of the Proterozoic rocks are prominent data concentrations at 1800–1650 Ma and 1450–1400 Ma, and a minor spread of Archaean ages. Statistical testing of the similarity of the age profiles shows that widespread quartzarenaceous samples from the Detention Subgroup, Needles Quartzite and from the Tyennan region are strongly similar, consistent with broad correlation. Relatively large differences are seen between the Detention Subgroup and the conformable, stratigraphically higher Jacob Quartzite, which contains an additional spread of 1300–1000 Ma zircons suggestive of a Grenvillian source. Age profiles of the quartzarenites and quartzwacke turbidites (Oonah Formation and correlatives) cannot be readily differentiated. The Oonah Formation likewise includes samples with and without Grenvillian ages, and there is no 750 Ma zircon population that would be expected if the turbidites were genetically related to the Wickham Orogeny. The simplest interpretation is that the quartzarenites (Rocky Cape Group and correlatives) and the turbidites (Oonah Formation and correlates) are lateral equivalents, although a younger (post-Wickham Orogeny) age for the Oonah Formation cannot be discounted. A maximum age of ca 1000 Ma is inferred for the Oonah Formation, Rocky Cape Group and correlatives. A minimum age of ca 750 Ma is provided by the basal age of the overlying Togari Group and correlatives. In a metasediment from western King Island, the youngest detrital zircons are ca 1350 Ma, allowing a pre-Grenvillian depositional age as suggested by previous dating of metamorphic monazite. However, the age profile of this sample is not dissimilar to the other Tasmanian successions that are inferred to be 1000–750 Ma. The Wings Sandstone, of southern Tasmania, contains an unusual profile dominated by Grenvillian ages, consistent with an allochthonous origin. Basement ages that broadly match the age spectra of the Tasmanian Proterozoic sediments are found in southwestern Laurentia, consistent with mutual proximity in Rodinia reconstructions. The Palaeozoic sandstones, from the turbiditic Mathinna Supergroup of northeastern Tasmania, have zircon age profiles typical of the Lachlan Fold Belt, with a predominant latest Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian component and a lesser, broad Proterozoic data concentration at ca 1000 Ma. Western Tasmania was not a significant part of the source area for these rocks.     

A 15 000‐year record of climate change in northern New Mexico,USA, inferred from isotopic and elemental contents of bog sediments

Elemental (C, N, Pb) and isotopic (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N) measurements of cored sediment from a small bog in northern New Mexico reveal changes in climate during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. Abrupt increases in Pb concentration and δ¹³C values ca. 14 420 cal. YBP indicate significant runoff to the shallow lake that existed at that time. Weathering and transport of local volcanic rocks resulted in the delivery of Pb‐bearing minerals to the basin, while a ¹³C‐enriched terrestrial vegetation source increased the δ¹³C values of the sedimentary material. Wet conditions developed over a 300 a period and lasted for a few hundred years. The Younger Dryas period (ca. 12 700–11 500 cal. YBP) caused a reduction in terrestrial productivity reflected in decreasing C/N values, δ¹⁵N values consistently greater than 0‰ and low organic content. By contrast, aquatic productivity increased during the second half of this period, evidenced by increasing δ¹³C values at the time of highest abundance of algae. Dry conditions ca. 8 000–6 000 cal. YBP were characterised by low organic carbon content and high Pb concentrations, the latter suggesting enhanced erosion and aeolian transport of volcanic rock. The range in δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and C/N values in the sedimentary record fall within the range of modern plants, except during the periods of runoff and drought. The sedimentary record provides evidence of natural climate variability in northern New Mexico, including short‐ (multi‐centennial) and long‐(millennial) term episodes during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

东海泥质区表层沉积物中铜和铅的赋存形态研究

2007年11月在东海泥质区13个站点采集了表层沉积物样品,用连续提取法分离并测定了铜和铅的赋存形态。结果表明,铜主要赋存于易还原态(铁锰氧化物结合态),含量为1.2～5.1μg/g,平均值为3.3μg/g;铅主要赋存于碳酸盐结合态,含量为1.9～7.3μg/g,平均值为5.3μg/g。泥质区铜和铅的有机结合态和易还原铁锰氧化物结合态与水深之间的呈明显的相关关系,碳酸盐结合态则与水深不相关。铜和铅非残渣态总量与采样站点水深之间的关系受控于其主要赋存形态,反映了重金属形态分布受到陆源输入和在水体中迁移等因素的影响。济州岛西南泥质区表层沉积物中铁锰氧化物结合态的铜和铅含量高于其他海区表层沉积物,可能是由于沉积物再悬浮所致。     

Mechanical behavior of lead rubber bearings under and after nonproportional plane loading

Lead rubber bearings, which have been extensively applied in many seismic isolation designs for buildings, infrastructures, and facilities worldwide, were tested under unilateral reversal loading as well as nonproportional plane loading including circular, figure-eight, and square orbits in this study. The test results indicate that unlike the unilateral hysteretic behavior, the bilateral one of lead rubber bearings is too complicated to be characterized adequately by a simplified bilinear hysteretic model. It is mainly attributed to the bilateral coupling effect, which can be clearly observed from the abnormal deformation of the mesh pattern drawn on the rubber cover during the tests. In addition, after being subjected to nonproportional plane loading, the tested bearings reveal visible permanent twisting deformation. The profiles of the cut bearings present the fracture of the inside lead plugs. Even so, the further unilateral reversal loading test results prove that the fracture might not affect the whole hysteretic behavior and mechanical properties very much. The applicability, robustness, and generalization of adopting three previously developed analytical models for describing the coupled bilateral hysteretic behavior of lead rubber bearings are further demonstrated by comparing their predictions with the nonproportional plane loading test results. Although the coefficients are identified from unilateral reversal loading tests, the three analytical models can still have an acceptable prediction capability.     

甘肃西成铅锌矿田铅同位素地球化学成矿信息

甘肃西成铅锌矿田含有沉积—变质热液弱改造型和沉积—动力构造分异热液强改造型两类泥盆系层控铅锌矿床。对该矿田系统的铅同位素地球化学研究结果表明:（1）两类主要矿床的铅同位素组成有所不同。例如,沉积—变质热液弱改造型矿床的铅同位素组成变化相对较稳定;（2）矿床的铅平均单阶段模式年龄均不代表成矿年龄,而只反映铅质源区岩石的形成时代;（3）成矿金属物质主要取自下伏区域基底地层,而与含矿层和岩体无关;（4）成矿物质源区构造环境主要为造山带（岛弧）,这种地质构造环境有利于富含金属热卤水的活动和成矿物质的富集成矿。     

Sedimentation in arctic proglacial lakes: Mittivakkat Glacier,south‐east Greenland

Several sediment cores were collected from two proglacial lakes in the vicinity of Mittivakkat Glacier, south‐east Greenland, in order to determine sedimentation rates, estimate sediment yields and identify the dominant sources of the lacustrine sediment. The presence of varves in the ice‐dammed Icefall Lake enabled sedimentation rates to be estimated using a combination of X‐ray photography and down‐core variations in ¹³⁷Cs activity. Sedimentation rates for individual cores ranged between 0·52 and 1·06 g cm⁻² year⁻¹, and the average sedimentation rate was estimated to be 0·79 g cm⁻² year⁻¹. Despite considerable down‐core variability in annual sedimentation rates, there is no significant trend over the period 1970 to 1994. After correcting for autochthonous organic matter content and trap efficiency, the mean fine‐grained minerogenic sediment yield from the 3·8 km² basin contributing to the lake was estimated to be 327 t km⁻² year⁻¹. Cores were also collected from the topset beds of two small deltas in Icefall Lake. The deposition of coarse‐grained sediment on the delta surface was estimated to total in excess of 15 cm over the last c. 40 years. In the larger Lake Kuutuaq, which is located about 5 km from the glacier front and for which the glacier represents a smaller proportion of the contributing catchment, sedimentation rates determined for six cores collected from the centre of the lake, based on their ¹³⁷Cs depth profiles, were estimated to range between 0·05 and 0·11 g cm⁻² year⁻¹, and the average was 0·08 g cm⁻² year⁻¹. The longer‐term (c. 100–150 years) average sedimentation rate for one of the cores, estimated from its unsupported ²¹⁰Pb profile, was 0·10–0·13 g cm⁻² year⁻¹, suggesting that sedimentation rates in this lake have been essentially constant over the last c. 100–150 years. The average fine‐grained sediment yield from the 32·4 km² catchment contributing to the lake was estimated to be 13 t km⁻² year⁻¹. The ¹³⁷Cs depth profiles for cores collected from the topset beds of the delta of Lake Kuutuaq indicate that in excess of 27 cm of coarse‐grained sediment had accumulated on the delta surface over the last approximately 40 years. Caesium‐137 concentrations associated with the most recently deposited (uppermost) fine‐grained sediment in both Icefall Lake and Lake Kuutuaq were similar to those measured in fine‐grained sediment collected from steep slopes in the immediate proglacial zone, suggesting that this material, rather than contemporary glacial debris, is the most likely source of the sediment deposited in the lakes. This finding is confirmed by the ¹³⁷Cs concentrations associated with suspended sediment collected from the Mittivakkat stream, which are very similar to those for proglacial material. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

铅芯叠层橡胶支座恢复力模型研究

在Wen和Park模型的基础上,对铅芯叠层橡胶支座单向和双向耦合恢复力模型进行了改进,使其可以更为准确的模拟铅芯叠层橡胶支座单向和双向耦合的滞回性能。并由计算分析可以看出,考虑双向耦合作用与未考虑双向耦合作用的恢复力滞回曲线有较大差别,因而支座应采用双向耦合恢复力模型以考虑支座的双向耦合作用对结构地震反应的影响。     

如何解释陈家杖子金矿的铅同位素资料——与佘宏全等商榷

文章对赤峰地区陈家杖子、安家营子金矿床的铅同位素资料进行了综合分析,结果表明:①两个矿区硫化物的铅均为异常铅,其模式年龄无任何意义;②在常规Pb/Pb图解上,陈家杖子硫化物数据点趋势线是204Pb误差线,而不是来自两个不同源区的成矿物质混合作用所形成的混合线;③在常规Pb/Pb图解上,陈家杖子_安家营子硫化物数据点构成一条等时线,用此等时线计算,矿化物源区源岩的年龄(tr)为2·587Ga,与建平杂岩变质高峰期的年龄基本一致;④建平杂岩经历高级变质_分异作用之后,其μ值显著降低(μ3=6·03),变成了一套具代表性的下地壳岩石;⑤陈家杖子、安家营子金矿的成矿物质直接来自下地壳岩石———建平群变质岩,但它们至少经历了3个阶段的演化史。     

铅在高岭石表面的吸附模式

采用表面络合模式,研究了高岭石表面的酸碱性质以及高岭石表面对铅的吸附行为。结果表明,高岭石表面在不同ｐＨ条件下对质子和铅离子的吸附反应可以用单一表面基团、无静电表面络合模式来描述。高岭石表面酸度常数拟合值分别为ｐＫａ１＝２．７５和ｐＫａ２＝５．５２,电荷零点ｐＨｚｐｃ＝４．１铅在高岭石表面的吸附量随ｐＨ值的升高而增加,吸附铅的两种表面化合态〉ＳＯＰｂ＾＋和〉ＳＯＰｂＯＨ的浓度也随ｐＨ值的变化而变化     

铅同位素"双稀释剂"同位素定年法计算方法研究

铅同位素研究已广泛应用于模式定年、成矿物质来源示踪和化探找矿评价等许多领域。铅同位素“双稀释剂”同位素定年法是当前应用较广的一种铅同位素定年方法。双同位素稀释法的目的在于校正质量鉴别效应,提高测定精度。由于实验条件和分析技术的改善和提高,使铅同位素“双稀释剂”测定精度和准确度大大提高,从而铅同位素“双稀释剂”同位素定年法也将得到更为广泛的应用。本主要是研究该法的计算,分析样品中元素量的计算,并结合几种岩石年龄方法(Pb-Pb等时线法、不一致线模式计算法、三阶段模式计算等)的计算,归纳总结出计算样品中元素量和岩石形成年龄的方法。