Rift-related Jurassic basaltic phreatomagmatic volcanism in the central Transantarctic Mountains: precursory stage to flood-basalt effusion

 The Middle Jurassic Kirkpatrick flood basalts and comagmatic Ferrar intrusions in the Transantarctic Mountains represent a major pulse of tholeiitic magmatism related to early stages in the breakup of Gondwana. A record of the volcano-tectonic events leading to formation of this continental flood-basalt province is provided by strata underlying and only slightly predating the Kirkpatrick lavas. In the central Transantarctic Mountains, the lavas rest on widespread (≥7500 km²) tholeiitic pyroclastic deposits of the Prebble Formation. The Prebble Formation is dominated by lahar deposits and is an unusual example of a regionally developed basaltic lahar field. Related, partly fault-controlled pyroclastic intrusions cut underlying strata, and vents are represented by the preserved flanks of two small tephra cones associated with a volcanic neck. Lahar and air-fall deposits typically contain 50–60% accidental lithic fragments and sand grains derived from underlying Triassic – Lower Jurassic strata in the upper part of the Beacon Supergroup. Juvenile basaltic ash and fine lapilli consist of nonvesicular to scoriaceous tachylite, sideromelane, and palagonite, and have characteristics indicating derivation from hydrovolcanic eruptions. The abundance of accidental debris from underlying Beacon strata points to explosive phreatomagmatic interaction of basaltic magma with wet sediment and groundwater, which appears to have occurred in particular where rising magma intersected upper Beacon sand aquifers. Composite clasts in the lahar deposits exhibit complex peperitic textures formed during fine-scale intermixing of basaltic magma with wet sand and record steps in subsurface fuel-coolant interactions leading to explosive eruption. The widespread, sustained phreatomagmatic activity is inferred to have occurred in a groundwater-rich topographic basin linked to an evolving Jurassic rift zone in the Transantarctic Mountains. Coeval basaltic phreatomagmatic deposits of the Mawson and Exposure Hill Formations, which underlie exposures of the Kirkpatrick Basalt up to 1500 km to the north along strike in Victoria Land, appear to represent other parts of a regional, extension-related Middle Jurassic phreatomagmatic province which developed immediately prior to rapid outpouring of the flood basalts. This is consistent with models which assign an important role to lithospheric stretching in the generation of flood-basalt provinces. Received: 28 August 1995 / Accepted: 18 April 1996     

A transdisciplinary analysis of water problems in the mountainous karst areas of Morocco

Water management and engineering in the karstic High Atlas of Morocco are difficult tasks under the prevailing geological, hydrogeological, geomorphological, vegetational and climatic conditions. It is important to be able to understand and predict the characteristics and availability of water for future water planning in the region under changing climatic and agricultural conditions. An interdisciplinary analysis of problems and adequate hydrological modelling tools developed by geologists, hydrologists and biologists are necessary. The karst areas of the High Atlas Mountains are characterised by impermeable triassic basalt underlying substantial subsurface reservoirs with high potential discharge rates. The karst groundwater aquifers are extensive but largely unknown in dimension, probably with a hierarchical network of groundwater flow paths. It is estimated that approximately 70% of the surface water is directly lost to groundwater. Steep landslide- and debris flow prone slopes exist next to coarse-grained, highly porous river beds. Infrequent, high intensity rainfall or snowmelt causes a particularly high flood risk to these karst areas. In addition, agriculture and land use changes have degraded the karst areas. The most important driving forces for degradation include permanent overgrazing even during droughts and the use of firewood by a continually growing population. Large scale degradation of vegetation has occurred in the oro-mediterranean (mountainous Mediterranean) zone, between 2600 and 3400 m which coincides with the most important zone for karstic groundwater creation. The combination of high amounts of groundwater flow and rapid surface flow due to sparse vegetation has increased the problems of flood flow.     

山西霍山植物群落主要层LAI垂直分布规律

在山西霍山七里峪林场，采用间接的光学测量方法对沿着海拔分布的植物群落主要层叶面积指数（LAI）进行了测量，从不同的角度对LAI的垂直分布规律进行分析。结果表明：1．海拔不同，LAI表现出很大的差异，海拔1750m左右的LAI值大于较高与较低海拔的；对LAI和海拔之间的关系进行回归，得到LAI分布的拟合方程：y=b0＋b1x＋b2x^2＋b3x^3（R=0．712，P〈0．01）。2．同一海拔样带，阴坡LAI均大于阳坡，但对同种种群来说，阴坡树种平均胸径并不一定均大于阳坡。3．植被类型LAI比较表现为：低山针叶林〈低山灌丛〈落叶阔叶林〈落叶针叶林〈常绿针叶林；而主要群系LAI比较表现为：油松林（0．38）〈落叶松林（0．78）〈山杨林及其混交林（1．09）〈白桦林（2．00）〈辽东栎林及其混交林（3．73）。4．典型群落LAI值变化分析和人工林与天然林以，比较表明，LAI值在一定海拔达到最大值，这对于山西霍山人工林栽培和丰产林培育等具有重要意义。     

大别山超高压石榴多硅白云母片岩中钻石U－Pb年龄

大别山超高压石榴多硅白云母片岩中钻石Ｕ－Ｐｂ年龄刘晓春（中国地质科学院地质力学研究所，北京１０００８１）李惠民，左义成（地质矿产部天津地质矿产研究所，天津３００１７０）关键词石榴多硅白云母片岩，Ｕ－Ｐｈ年龄，早元古代表壳岩，印支期超高压变质，大别山高...     

Geochemistry of the subduction-related magmatic rocks in the Dahong Mountains, northern Hubei Province——Constraint on the existence and subduction of the eastern Mianle oceanic basin

Being a composite collisional orogen between North China and South China blocks, the Qinling orogenic belt is the key to understand the composite combination, prolonged evolutionary history and their continental dynamics. The main suture between north and south Qinling, called Shangdan suture zone (SDSZ), had been studied in detail for about twenty years. Recently, another suture zone, called Mianl黣 suture zone (MLSZ), has been identified in the Qinling Mountains. It is characterized b…     

巴颜喀拉山东段花岗岩锆石SHRIMP定年及其地球化学特征

巴颜喀拉山东段花岗岩直接侵入到已发生褶皱的三叠纪地层中,并被侏罗系年宝组不整合覆盖,其锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年龄为218～197 Ma.岩石类型主要为花岗闪长岩、二长花岗岩和正长花岗岩,岩石具似斑状结构或斑状结构,富铝高钾,富黑云母,含石榴子石和电气石等富铝矿物及暗色微细粒闪长质包体的发育为特征,铝饱和指数A/CNK=1.00～1.22,属巴尔巴林划分的CPG型花岗岩类.形成于巴颜喀拉山造山带陆内碰撞造山阶段的晚期.     

广西大瑶山西侧综合地质异常与控矿分析

运用地质异常理论和方法,对大瑶山西侧地区沉积、构造、蚀变、土壤次生晕异常特征、有机质与成矿的关系进行了定性和定量分析。结果表明,泥盆纪沉积异常为成矿提供了物质来源;海平面升降产生的层序边界面为成矿提供了有利的含矿建造,并制约着大瑶山成矿带的时空结构;构造复杂度异常控制了矿带的展布和矿床的空间分布;蚀变异常控制了矿体的空间定位和矿床后期改造特征;土壤次生晕异常则反映了矿化的空间分带和组合特征。基于综合地质异常与控矿分析,利用GIS平台提取异常致矿信息,圈定成矿有利地段,为该区成矿预测及找矿勘探提供依据。     

东昆仑山香日德南部白沙河岩组的岩石组合特征和形成年代的锆石Pb-Pb定年启示

柴达木盆地南缘香日德南部金水口岩群白沙河岩组的岩石组合自下而上为长英质片麻岩-钙质片麻岩 斜长角闪岩-大理岩组合.白沙河岩组和侵入该岩组的变质花岗岩的锆石逐层蒸发Pb-Pb定年结果表明:白沙河岩组的陆源碎屑来自一个具有2.1～1.9 Ga岩浆变质热事件的陆源区,当考虑现有的年龄资料时,该岩组的形成年龄可进一步约束在1.6～1.0 Ga间;柴南缘的晋宁期深成侵入活动可能推前到中元古代末.     

大岔大坂MOR型和SSZ型蛇绿岩对北祁连洋演化的制约

北祁连大岔大坂剖面保存了MOR型和SSZ型两类蛇绿岩,记录了两种构造环境的岩浆活动。剖面南段的蛇绿岩由蛇纹石化的超基性岩和辉长岩组成,其中辉长岩具有N-MORB地球化学特征,代表了扩张形成的洋壳。从辉长岩中分选出大量锆石,采用SHRIMP方法测得这些锆石的年龄为505±8Ma,代表了辉长岩的结晶年龄,它与熬油沟辉长岩(504Ma)和东草河辉长岩(497Ma)基本同时形成,表明寒武纪末期北祁连洋盆存在一次规模较大的海底扩张事件。剖面北段主要由枕状熔岩组成,其地球化学性质类似于玻安岩,代表了由洋壳向北俯冲形成的岛弧。枕状熔岩形成较晚(483Ma),这与其覆盖在辉长岩上的野外关系是一致的,说明从残留洋壳的形成到岛弧的出现间隔了大约20Ma。这项研究为认识北祁连洋盆的构造演化提供了重要依据。