Isotopic characteristics of the ermakovskoe fluorite–bertrandite–phenakite deposit (Western Transbaikalia)

Isotope-geochemical study of the Ermakovskoe fluorine–beryllium deposit was carried out to estimate the ore sources and role of host carbonate rocks in its formation. We analyzed oxygen and carbon isotope compositions in marbles, skarn carbonates, ore and post-ore parageneses; oxygen isotope compositions in oxides, silicates, apatite; and sulfur isotope composition in sulfides and sulfates. Sources of fluids participating in the rock and ore formation were determined using hydrogen and oxygen isotope compositions in hydroxyl-bearing minerals: phlogopite from marbles, vesuvian from skarns, eudidymite and bertrandite from ore parageneses, and bavenite of the post-ore stage. Isotopic studies suggest crustal source of sulfur, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, while oxygen and hydrogen isotope compositions in the hydroxyl-bearing minerals points to the contribution of meteoric waters in the formation of the fluorine-beryllium ores.     

Composition and U-Pb isotopic age determinations (SHRIMP II) of the ophiolitic assemblage from the Shaman paleospreading zone and the conditions of its formation (North Transbaikalia)

The Upper Riphean Shaman ophiolitic assemblage was first distinguished and described in the territory of North Transbaikalia. Ophiolites found within a narrow suture (Shaman paleospreading zone) are represented by serpentinized ultrabasites with numerous plagiogranite veins having a U-Pb age of 971 ± 14 Ma, gabbros (939 ± 11 Ma), and basalts (892 ± 16 Ma). The ophiolite section also contains dikes of diabases and gabbro-diabases, siliceous-terrigenous stratum (black shale) of Upper Riphean age. The fragments of island-arc complexes (differentiated volcanites, gabbro-diorites, granites) of the Kelyan island-arc system are also found within the Shaman zone. The presence of Upper Riphean ophiolites in Baikalides of North Transbaikalia testifies to the formation of oceanic crust of the marginal spreading basins in the Precambrian Paleo-Pacific Ocean and the emerging Paleoasian Ocean.     

Mineralogy of metamorphosed carbonatite of the Vesely occurrence, Northern Transbaikal region, Russia

Metamorphism of carbonatite is exemplified in the Vesely occurrence. According to available data, the age of the carbonatite is 596 ± 3.5Ma, whereas metamorphism is dated at 550 ± 14 Ma. The rocks at the Vesely occurrence were metamorphosed under conditions of greenschist facies (epidote-muscovite-chlorite subfacies) under elevated pressure. Microthermometry of fluid inclusions in minerals indicates that the temperature of metamorphism is 377−450°C and the pressure estimated from phengite geobarometer is 6−8 kbar. The low-grade metamorphism led to the partial recrystallization of carbonates and apatite with removal of trace elements. This process resulted in a change of the oxygen isotopic composition of the studied minerals. Metamorphism was accompanied by formation of talc, phengite, chlorite, quartz, tremolite-actinolite, and anthophyllite, which are not typical of carbonatite. The data obtained show that the metamorphism exerted an effect on the mineralogical, isotopic, geochemical, and technological properties of the carbonatite. The effect of metamorphism should be taken into account in determination of the nature of ore mineralization and estimation of ore quality and perspective of the occurrence.     

Chronology of the formation of the gabbro-syenite-granite series of the Oshurkovo pluton, western Transbaikalia

This paper reports the results of Rb-Sr, ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar, and U-Pb geochronological investigations for igneous and metamorphic rocks from the regions of the Oshurkovo basic massif. It was shown that the gabbro-syenite-granite complex that was formed there is similar to the bimodal basalt-rhyolite series of volcanic associations. Three major stages of magmatic activity were recognized: syenite-granite (132–127 Ma), basic (126–117 Ma), and granite (121–112 Ma). The silicic igneous rocks were formed owing to anatexis under the influence of heat released from the parent chamber of alkaline gabbroids.     

Genetic nature of apatite–magnetite ore in North Gurvunur deposit,western Transbaikal region

The paper gives a mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the North Gurvunur deposit, which was discovered in the Eravna ore district. The ore is composed of apatite–magnetite paragenesis. Apatite is distinguished by elevated LREE concentrations; some of them are contained in emulsion-type impregnation of monazite. Hematitization, carbonate, quartz, and pyrite veinlets formed at the postore stage, and gypsum–anhydrite mineralization is widespread in the supraore sequence. Two groups of endogenic minerals are distinguished by oxygen isotopic composition. One of them comprises magnetite and apatite, which are characterized by a homogeneous composition throughout the section of the ore lode and are close to the mantle source. The oxygen–isotope temperature calculated for the apatite–magnetite couple (620–800°C) provides evidence for magmatic origin of ore. The δ¹⁸O of fluid in equilibrium with hematite is 8.0–8.5‰ and shows a certain enrichment in crustal component; carbonates of postore veinlets reveal participation of meteoric water. The study has made it possible to refer the North Gurvunur deposit to the Kiruna type.     

Permo-Triassic stage of alkaline magmatism in the Vitim plateau (western Transbaikalia)

We present results of geochronological (⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar, U-Pb SHRIMP-II, and LA-ICP-MS) and geochemical studies of alkaline rocks of the Amalat, Sirikta, Tsipa, Pravyi Uligli, and Verkhnii Uligli massifs in the Vitim plateau (western Transbaikalia). The formation of the alkaline rocks and the accompanying albitization are dated at 261-242 Ma. The isotope inhomogeneity (?_Nd(T) = + 8.4 to -1.7) of the alkaline rocks indicates the heterogeneous composition of the source of their material, having a depleted component, an enriched juvenile metasomatic fluid, and a crustal substrate.     

Attenuation of coda waves and Q_c value beneath the Chengdu telemetered seismic network

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基于ArcGIS的中温带不同天气类型点太阳辐射分析——以佳木斯市辖区为例

考虑天气情况对入射太阳辐射的影响,研究和分析日照时数、天气类型和辐射参数的关系,并将散射模型、透射率和散射比例与4种常用天气类型相对应。以佳木斯市辖区为例,采用ArcGIS的点太阳辐射分析批处理工具,对佳木斯辐射台站进行日入射太阳辐射分析。通过将默认情况和天气类型两种模拟结果与辐射台站的实测值进行分析和验证,获得两者的相关性R2分别为0.573 4和0.899 5。研究结果表明按不同天气类型进行中温带地区点太阳辐射分析的方法切实可行,并获得更好的点日太阳辐射模拟效果,其有利于研究不同天气类型下物理和生物过程模型所受到的太阳辐射影响。     

基于改进的MT-CLIM模型的中高纬低山丘陵区太阳辐射模拟——以小兴安岭为例

将DEM、坡度和坡向作为地形因子,基于ENVI/IDL编写MT-CLIM模型批量处理程序,使用改进MTCLIM模型对小兴安岭地区的地面气象台站进行太阳辐射模拟,并将模拟结果分别与辐射台站实测数据和二次趋势面统计模型进行验证。研究结果表明:从整年上,其与辐射台站的拟合精度R2为0.813 3,其中,夏季模拟太阳辐射日值拟合精度偏低,而其与二次趋势面统计模型拟合精度R2值范围为0.571 3~0.793 3;采用改进的MT-CLIM模型模拟较大区域的太阳辐射,比统计模型具有更好的普适性和高效性,能获得较好的中高纬低山丘陵区模拟效果,且为森林生态过程模型的输入参数研究提供依据。     

Dusty plasma in the midlatitude ionosphere during meteor showers

The emission (or modulation) line, which manifests itself during high-speed (the speed of entry into the atmosphere is about 70 km/s) meteor showers (Perseids, Orionids, Leonids), has been detected in the fluctuation spectra of ionospheric plasma radio noise at λ = 2 m. The line frequency varies from 12 to 60 Hz depending on activity of ionospheric ionization sources and local characteristics of a meteor shower, time of day, etc. The line has a width of 2–3 Hz and can have satellites. The dusty plasma characteristics have been estimated on the assumption that ionospheric noise is modulated or emitted due to dusty plasma oscillations.