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Thomas Reinecke Heinz-Jürgen Bernhardt Richard Wirth 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2000,139(5):584-606
Calcite in former aragonite–dolomite-bearing calc-schists from the ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic (UHPM) oceanic complex
at Lago di Cignana, Valtournanche, Italy, preserved different kinds of zoning patterns at calcite grain and phase boundaries.
These patterns are interpreted in terms of lattice diffusion and interfacial mass transport linked with a heterogeneous distribution
of fluid and its response to a changing state of stress. The succession of events that occurred during exhumation is as follows:
As the rocks entered the calcite stability field at T=530–550 °C, P ca. 1.2 GPa, aragonite occurring in the matrix and as inclusions in poikilitic garnet was completely transformed to calcite.
Combined evidence from microstructures and digital element distribution maps (Mn-, Mg-, Fe- and Ca–Kα radiation intensity
patterns) indicates that transformation rates have been much higher than rates of compositional equilibration of calcite (involving
resorption of dolomite and grain boundary transport of Mg, Fe and Ca). This rendered the phase transformation an isochemical
process. During subsequent cooling to T ca. 490 °C (where lattice diffusion effectively closed), grains of matrix calcite have developed diffusion-zoned rims, a
few hundred micrometres thick, with Mg and Fe increasing and Ca decreasing towards the phase boundary. Composition profiles
across concentrically zoned, large grains in geometrically simple surroundings can be successfully modelled with an error
function describing diffusion into a semi-infinite medium from a source of constant composition. The diffusion rims in matrix
calcite are continuous with quartz, phengite, paragonite and dolomite in the matrix. This points to an effective mass transport
on phase boundaries over a distance of several hundred micrometres, if matrix dolomite has supplied the Mg and Fe needed for
incorporation in calcite. In contrast, diffusion rims are lacking at calcite–calcite and most calcite–garnet boundaries, implying
that only very minor mass transport has occurred on these interfaces over the same T–t interval. From available grain boundary diffusion data and experimentally determined fluid–solid grain boundary structures,
inferred large differences in transport rates can be best explained by the discontinuous distribution of aqueous fluid along
grain/phase boundaries. Observed patterns of diffusion zoning indicate that fluid was distributed not only along grain-edge
channels, but spread out along most calcite–white mica and calcite–quartz two-grain junctions. On the other hand, the inferred
non-wetting of calcite grain boundaries in carbonate-rich domains is compatible with fluid–calcite–calcite dihedral angles
>60° determined by Holness and Graham (1995) for a wide range of fluid compositions under the P–T conditions of interest. Whereas differential stress has been very low at the stage of diffusion zoning (T > 490 °C), it increased as the rocks were cooling below 440 °C (at 0.3–0.5 GPa). Dislocation creep and the concomitant increase
of strain energy in matrix calcite induced migration recrystallisation of high-angle grain boundaries. For that stage, the
compositional microstructure of recrystallised calcite grain boundary domains indicates significant mass transport along calcite
two-grain junctions, which at the established low temperatures is likely to have been accomplished by ionic diffusion within
a hydrous grain boundary fluid film (“dynamic wetting” of migrating grain boundaries).
Received: 10 January 2000 / Accepted: 10 April 2000 相似文献
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Nickel geochemistry of a Philippine laterite examined by bulk and microprobe synchrotron analyses 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Rong Fan 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2011,75(21):6400-6415
The Ni geochemistry of limonite and saprolite laterite ores from Pujada in the Philippines has been investigated using a mixture of laboratory and synchrotron techniques. Nickel laterite profiles are typically composed of complicated mineral assemblages, with Ni being distributed heterogeneously at the micron scale, and thus a high degree of spatial resolution is required for analysis. This study represents the first such analysis of Philippine laterite ores. Synchrotron bulk and microprobe X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), comprising both X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopies, together with synchrotron microprobe X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM) and diffraction (XRD) have been applied to provide quantitative analysis of the mineral components and Ni speciation.Synchrotron microprobe EXAFS spectroscopy suggests that the limonite Ni is associated with phyllomanganate via adsorption onto the Mn oxide layers and substitution for Mn within these layers. Laboratory scanning electron microscopy, coupled to electron dispersive spectroscopy analyses, indicates that Ni is also associated with concentrated Fe containing particles and this is further confirmed by synchrotron bulk and microprobe investigation. Linear combination fitting of the bulk EXAFS limonite data suggests 60 ± 15% of the Ni is associated with phyllomanganate, with the predominant fraction adsorbed above vacancies in the MnO6 layers with the remainder being substituted for Mn within these layers. The remaining 40 ± 10% of the Ni in the limonite ore is incorporated into goethite through replacement of the Fe. In the saprolite ore, 90 ± 23% of the Ni is associated with a serpentine mineral, most likely lizardite, as a replacement for Mg. The remaining Ni is found within phyllomanganate adsorbed above vacancies in the MnO6 layers. 相似文献
3.
Volume and grain boundary diffusion of calcium in natural and hot-pressed calcite aggregates 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Calcium self-diffusion rates in natural calcite single crystals were experimentally determined at 700 to 900° C and 0.1 MPa
in a stream of CO2. Diffusion coefficients (D) were determined from 42Ca concentration profiles measured with an ion microprobe. The Arrhenius parameters yield an activation energy (Q)=382±37 kJ/mol
and pre-exponential factor (D0)=0.13 m2/s, and there is no measurable anisotropy. Calcium grain boundary diffusion rates were experimentally determined in natural
(Solnhofen) limestone and hot-pressed calcite aggregates at 650° to 850° C and 0.1 to 100 MPa pressure. The Solnhofen limestone
was first pre-annealed for 24 h at 700° C and 100 MPa confining pressure under anhydrous conditions to produce an equilibrium
microstructure for the diffusion experiments. Values for the product of the grain boundary diffusion coefficient (D′) and
the effective grain boundary diffusion width (δ) were determined from 42Ca concentration profiles measured with an ion microprobe. The results show that there is no measurable difference between
D′δ values obtained for pre-annealed Solnhofen samples at 0.1 and 100 MPa or between hot-pressed calcite aggregates and pre-annealed
Solnhofen samples. The temperature dependence for calcium grain boundary diffusion in Solnhofen samples annealed at 0.1 MPa
is described by the Arrhenius parameters D′
0δ=1.5×10−9 m3/s and Q=267±47 kJ/mol. Comparison of the results of this study with previously published data show that calcium is the slowest
volume diffusing species in calcite. The calcium diffusivities measured in this study place constraints on several geological
processes that involve diffusive mass transfer including diffusion-accommodated mechanisms in the deformation of calcite rocks.
Received: 19 December 1994/Accepted: 30 June 1995 相似文献
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John R. Bowman John W. Valley Noriko T. Kita 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2009,157(1):77-93
Oxygen isotope ratios have been measured by ion microprobe and millimeter-scale dental drill along detailed sampling traverses
across the boundary between periclase-bearing (δ18O = 11.8‰) and periclase-free (δ18O = 17.2‰) marble layers in the periclase (Per) zone of the Alta Stock aureole, Utah. These data define a steep, coherent
gradient in δ18O that is displaced a short distance (~4 cm) into the periclase-free (Cal + Fo) layer. SEM and ion microprobe analyses show
two isotopically and texturally distinct types of calcite at the grain scale. Clear (well polished) calcite grains are isotopically
homogeneous (within analytical uncertainty; ±0.27‰, 2SD). More poorly polished (pitted), texturally retrograde ‘turbid’-looking
calcite has lower and more variable δ18O values, and replaces clear calcite along fractures, cleavage traces or grain boundaries. Despite significant lowering of
the δ18O values in calcite throughout both layers during prograde metamorphism, ion microprobe analyses indicate that individual
clear calcite grains are now isotopically homogeneous across the entire gradient in δ18O. Diffusion calculations indicate that conservative time scales required for isotopic homogenization of calcite grains by
volume diffusion, 30,000–62,000 years at 575–600°C, exceed significantly the timescale (~1,250 years) estimated for the prograde
development of the δ18O gradient at the boundary between these two marble layers. The ion microprobe data and these diffusion calculations suggest
instead that surface reaction mechanisms accompanying recrystallization are responsible for the observed oxygen isotope homogeneity
of these calcite grains. Thus, the ion microprobe data are consistent with the formation of calcite in oxygen isotope exchange
equilibrium with infiltrating fluid during prograde reaction and recrystallization.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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The JEB Tailings Management Facility (TMF) is central to reducing the environmental impact of the McClean Lake uranium mill facility that is operated by AREVA Resources Canada. This facility has been designed around the idea that elements of concern (e.g., U, As, Ni, Se, Mo) will be controlled through equilibrium with precipitants. Confirming the presence of calcium-containing carbonates in the JEB TMF is the first step in determining if gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) controls the concentration of HCO3− (aq), limiting the formation of soluble uranyl bicarbonate complexes. A combination of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), and microprobe X-ray fluorescence (XRF) mapping was used to analyze a series of tailings samples from the JEB TMF. Calcium carbonate in the form of calcite (CaCO3), aragonite (CaCO3), and dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) were identified by analysing Ca K-edge μ-XANES spectra coupled with microprobe XRF mapping. This is the first observation of these phases in the JEB TMF. The combination of μ-XANES and XRF mapping provided a greater sensitivity to low concentration calcium species compared to the other techniques used, which were only sensitive to the major species present (e.g., gypsum). 相似文献
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Colin M. Graham John W. Valley John M. Eiler Hideki Wada 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1998,132(4):371-389
Using a recently developed ion microprobe technique, a detailed oxygen isotope map of calcite grains in a coarse-grained
marble has been constructed, supported by trace element (Mn, Sr, Fe) analysis and cathodoluminescence (CL) imaging, in order
to constrain scales of oxygen isotope equilibrium, timescales and mechanisms of metamorphic fluid infiltration, and fluid
sources and pathways. Results are compared with a previous study of this sample (Wada 1988) carried out using a cryo-microtome
technique and conventional oxygen isotope analysis. The marble, from the high temperature/low pressure Hida metamorphic belt
in north-central Japan, underwent granulite facies followed by amphibolite facies metamorphic events, the latter associated
with regional granite intrusion. The CL imaging indicates two types of calcite, a yellow luminescing (YLC) and a purple luminescing
(PLC) variety. The YLC, which occupies grain boundaries, fractures, replacement patches, and most of the abundant deformation
twin lamellae, post-dates the dominant PLC calcite and maps out fluid pathways. Systematic relationships were established
between oxygen isotope and trace element composition, calcite type and texture, based on 74 18O/16O and 17 trace element analyses with 20–30 μ m spatial resolution. The YLC is enriched in Mn and Fe, and depleted in 18O and Sr compared to PLC, and is much more 18O depleted than is indicated from conventional analyses. Results are interpreted to indicate infiltration of 18O-depleted (metamorphic or magmatic) fluid (initial δ18O = 9‰–10.5‰) along grain boundaries, fractures and deformation twin lamellae, depleting calcite grains in Sr and enriching
them in Mn and Fe. The sample is characterised by gross isotopic and elemental disequilibrium, with important implications
for the application of chromatographic theory to constrain fluid fluxes in metacarbonate rocks.
Areas of PLC unaffected by “short-circuiting” fluid pathways contain oxygen diffusion profiles of ∼10‰/∼200 μm in grain boundary
regions or adjacent to fractures/patches. When correction is made for estimated grain boundary/fracture and profile orientation
in 3D, profiles are indistinguishable within error. Modelling of these profiles gives consistent estimates of Dt (where D is the diffusion coefficient and t is time) of ∼0.8 × 10−8 m2, from which, using experimental data for oxygen diffusion in calcite, timescales of fluid transport along grain boundaries
at amphibolite facies temperatures of ∼103 to ∼104 years are obtained. These short timescales, which are much shorter than plausible durations of metamorphism, imply that
rock permeabilities may be transiently much higher during fluid flow than those calculated from time integrated fluid fluxes
or predicted from laboratory measurements. The preservation of 18O/16O profiles requires either rapid cooling rates (∼100–600 °C/million years), or, more plausibly, loss of grain boundary fluid
such that a dry cooling history followed the transient passage of fluid. The δ18O/trace element correlations are also consistent with volume diffusion-controlled transport in the PLC. Fluid transport and
element exchange occurred by two inter-related mechanisms on short timescales and on different lengthscales – long-distance
flow along cracks, grain boundaries and twin lamellae coupled to ∼200 μm-scale volume diffusion of oxygen.
Received: 8 December 1997 / Accepted: 18 May 1998 相似文献
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8.
Pb isotope data, major and trace element compositions, fission track and synchrotron X-ray fluorescence analyses are presented
for staurolites from nine pelitic schists in the continental United States to evaluate their potential use in U-Pb geochronology.
Seven U-Pb analyses from Lanzirotti and Hanson (1995) are reexamined with respect to this additional data which was not available
at the time. These data are then compared to 21 new U-Pb analyses of staurolite of varying composition from a variety of localities.
The primary goals of this study are to: (1) evaluate the variability in U and Pb abundance and U/Pb ratio in staurolites of
varying composition; (2) constrain how much of the measured U and Pb is derived from radiogenic solid inclusions such as monazite
and zircon; (3) constrain how much of the measured U and Pb is derived from staurolite itself and evaluate any possible correlation
of U and Pb abundance and U/Pb ratio to major element composition; (4) place preliminary constraints on closure temperature
to Pb diffusion in staurolite; (5) evaluate how meaningful U-Pb ages can better be calculated for the low U/Pb ratio minerals.
In the staurolite fractions analyzed U abundances range from 0.2 to 24.9 ppm, Pb from 0.13 to 2.41 ppm, the 238U/204Pb ratios vary from 135 to 9447, and the 206Pb/204Pb ratios from 23 to 623. For many of the fractions analyzed precise U-Pb ages can be calculated (±10 Ma or better) that appear
to be consistent with available age constraints on the time of peak metamorphism. Mass balance calculations, fission track
analysis, and synchrotron X-ray fluorescence trace element mapping show that although radiogenic inclusions are almost always
present in large staurolite porphyroblasts, it is difficult for inclusions to account for the measured Pb isotopic compositions.
It is also demonstrated that the U-Pb ages calculated for staurolites from Connecticut are at least 20 Ma older than nearby
Rb-Sr muscovite and 40Ar-39Ar hornblende ages. This is consistent with staurolite having a closure temperature to U and Pb diffusion significantly higher
than 500 °C.
Received: 14 July 1995 / Accepted: 16 May 1997 相似文献
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The concentrations of Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, and Se in five, fine-grained chondrule rims in the highly unequilibrated CO3 chondrite ALH A77307 (3.0) have been determined for the first time by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SXRF) microprobe at Brookhaven National Laboratory. These elements are especially useful for tracing the role of condensation and evaporation processes which occurred at moderate temperatures in the solar nebula. Understanding the distribution of moderately volatile elements between matrix and chondrules is extremely important for evaluating the different models for the volatile depletions in chondritic meteorites. The data show that the trace element chemistry of rims on different chondrules is remarkably similar, consistent with data obtained for the major and minor elements by electron microprobe. These results support the idea that rims are not genetically related to individual chondrules, but all sampled the same reservoir of homogeneously mixed dust. Of the trace elements analyzed, Zn and Ga show depletions relative to CI chondrite values, but in comparison with bulk CO chondrites all the elements are enriched by approximately 1.5 to 3.5 x CO. The abundance patterns for moderately volatile elements in ALH A77307 chondrule rims closely mimic those observed in the bulk chondrite, indicating that matrix is the major reservoir for these elements. The close matching of the patterns for the volatile depleted bulk chondrite and enriched matrix is especially striking for Na, which is anomalously depleted in ALH A77307 in comparison with average CO chondrite abundances. The depletion in Na is probably attributable to the effects of leaching in Antarctica. With the exception of Na, the volatile elements show a relatively smooth decrease in abundance as a function of condensation temperature, indicating that their behavior is largely controlled by their volatility. 相似文献
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V. A. Drits T. A. Ivanovskaya B. A. Sakharov B. B. Zvyagina A. Derkowski N. V. Gor’kova E. V. Pokrovskaya A. T. Savichev T. S. Zaitseva 《Lithology and Mineral Resources》2010,45(6):555-576
The detailed mineralogical and structural-crystal-chemical characteristics are reported for the first time for glauconite grains extracted from the fine-platy silty-sandy dolomites at the roof of the lower subformation of the Yusmastakh Formation (Riphean, Anabar Uplift, North Siberia). Based on the complex study (X-ray diffraction, classical chemical analysis, microprobe analysis, IR-spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy with microprobe analysis, and Mössbauer spectroscopy), it was demonstrated that the studied glauconite sample is characterized by unique chemical and structural heterogeneity.The mineral structure consists of micaceous (90%), smectite (6%), and di-trioctahedral chlorite (4%) layers. Mica is classed with Al-glauconite (Al > Fe3+) with elevated Mg content. The elevated Mg mole fraction of the mineral is caused by the presence of Mg-bearing brucite-type interlayers of di-trioctahedral chlorite and the high Mg content in the octahedral sheets of 2: 1 layers. It was first discovered that glauconites are characterized by the heterogeneous distribution of cations over the available trans- and cis-octahedra due to the coexistence of trans- and cis-vacant octahedra and small trioctahedral clusters in octahedral sheets. The distribution of isomorphic cations over the accessible octahedral sites is also heterogeneous due to the tendency of Fe, Mg and Al, Mg cations to segregation and formation of corresponding domains.It was found that structure of the studied glauconite has a specific stacking defect: in addition to the predominant subsequent layers of similar azimuthal orientation according to 1M type (~77%), some layer fragments are rotated at 180° (~15%) and ±120° (8%). The structural-crystal-chemical heterogeneity of the mineral is explained by the fact that its microcrystals grew in the dolomitic sediment under nonequilibrium conditions of the reduction zone of a shallow-water basin with a sufficiently high content of Mg cations, which significantly contributed to the glauconite formation. 相似文献
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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS BY LASER ABLATION ICPMS: INSTRUMENTAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND CALIBRATION VALUES OF NIST GLASSES 总被引:22,自引:1,他引:22
M.D. NORMAN N.J. PEARSON A. SHARMA W.L. GRIFFIN 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》1996,20(2):247-261
A UV laser ablation microprobe coupled to an ICPMS has been used to determine trace element concentrations in solids with a spatial resolution of 50 microns and detection limits ranging from 2 μg/g for Ni to 50 ng/g for the REE, The, and U. Experiments designed to optimize laser operating conditions show that pulse rates of 4 Hz produce a steady state signal with less inter-element fractionation per unit time than higher pulse rates (10–20 Hz). Comparisons of laser microprobe analyses of garnets and pyroxenes using the NIST 610 and 612 glasses as calibration standards, with proton microprobe, solution ICPMS, INAA and XRF data show no significant matrix effects. Laser microprobe analyses of the NIST 610 and 612 glasses have a precision and accuracy of 2–5%, and error analysis shows that counting statistics and the precision on the internal standard concentration accounts for the analytical uncertainty. The NIST glasses appear to be useful calibration materials for trace element analysis of geological materials by laser microprobe. 相似文献
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M. Vespa R. Dhn D. Grolimund M. Harfouche E. Wieland A.M. Scheidegger 《Journal of Geochemical Exploration》2006,88(1-3):77
Cement-based materials play an important role in multi-barrier concepts developed worldwide for the safe disposal of industrial and radioactive waste in underground repositories. In this study, synchrotron based-techniques (micro X-ray spectroscopy (XAS) and micro X-ray fluorescence (XRF)) were used to investigate Co and Ni uptake by Hardened Cement Paste (HCP) with the aim of improving our understanding of the immobilization process of heavy metals in cement at the molecular level. For Ni and Co, XRF mapping revealed a highly heterogeneous element distribution as far as the concentration is concerned. The XAS studies further showed that Ni(II) forms predominantly layered double hydroxide (LDH) phases. In contrast to Ni, Co was found to be present in the oxidation states II and III. Co(II) is predominately incorporated into newly formed Co(II) hydroxide-like phases (Co(OH)2), Co-LDH or Co-phyllosilicates, whereas Co(III) tends to be incorporated into a Co(III)O(OH)-like phase or a Co-phyllomanganate. 相似文献
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H. Morishima E. Ohtani T. Kato T. Kubo A. Suzuki T. Kikegawa O. Shimomura 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》1999,27(1):3-10
The high-pressure and temperature equation of state of majorite solid solution, Mj0.8Py0.2, was determined up to 23 GPa and 773 K with energy-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction at high pressure and high temperature
using the single- and double-stage configurations of the multianvil apparatuses, MAX80 and 90. The X-ray diffraction data
of the majorite sample were analyzed using the WPPD (whole-powder-pattern decomposition) method to obtain the lattice parameters. A least-squares fitting using the third-order Birch-Murnaghan equation
of state yields the isothermal bulk modulus, K
T0
= 156 GPa, its pressure derivative, K′ = 4.4(±0.3), and temperature derivative (∂K
T
/∂T)
P
= −1.9(±0.3)× 10−2 GPa/K, assuming that the thermal expansion coefficient is similar to that of pyrope-almandine solid solution.
Received: 5 October 1998 / Revised, accepted: 24 June 1999 相似文献
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Abdelali Dadda Christian Geindreau Fabrice Emeriault Sabine Rolland du Roscoat Aurélie Garandet Leslie Sapin Annette Esnault Filet 《Acta Geotechnica》2017,12(5):955-970
An experimental study has been performed to investigate the effect of the biocalcification process on the microstructural and the physical properties of biocemented Fontainebleau sand samples. The microstructural properties (porosity, volume fraction of calcite, total specific surface area, specific surface area of calcite, etc.) and the physical properties (permeability, effective diffusion) of the biocemented samples were computed for the first time from 3D images with a high-resolution images obtained by X-ray synchrotron microtomography. The evolution of all these properties with respect to the volume fraction of calcite is analysed and compared with success to experimental data, when it is possible. In general, our results point out that all the properties are strongly affected by the biocalcification process. Finally, all these numerical results from 3D images and experimental data were compared to numerical values or analytical estimates computed on idealized microstructures constituted of periodic overlapping and random non-overlapping arrangements of coated spheres. These comparisons show that these simple microstructures are sufficient to capture and to predict the main evolution of both microstructural and physical properties of biocemented sands for the whole range of volume fraction of calcite investigated. 相似文献
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通过野外采样、化学分析、电子探针(EPMA)和X射线衍射(XRD)分析等手段,研究了贵州织金地区黑色页岩矿物成分、化学组分、微量元素、稀土元素特征。研究区矿样化学成分以SiO_2和Al_2O_3为主,且具有高K低Na的特征。电子探针和X射线衍射分析表明,研究区黑色页岩主要矿物组成有石英、粘土矿物、白云石及黄铁矿等。织金黑色页岩中Pb、Ni、U、V、Cr等金属元素存在不同程度的富集,稀土元素总量为153.2×10~(-6)~224.89×10~(-6),属轻稀土元素富集型。同时从多金属层、页岩气、页岩提钾及近底部含磷铀矿资源等方面讨论了织金黑色页岩资源化利用。织金黑色页岩多金属层含有Mo、V、Ni、Ag及U等多金属元素,具综合利用价值;其中有机碳含量达到页岩气开发大于2%的条件,可进一步开展研究;页岩中伊利石含量较多,可提取黑色页岩中的钾制备含钾复合肥;黑色页岩底部与磷矿层接触带产出磷铀矿,主要为胶状磷铀矿,接触带可作为铀矿找矿的标志层。 相似文献
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Emily A. McMillan Ian J. Fairchild Silvia Frisia Andrea Borsato Frank McDermott 《第四纪科学杂志》2005,20(5):423-433
Each of two calcitic stalagmites from Grotte de Clamouse, Herault, southern France, displays a discrete aragonite layer dated at around 1100 yr BP. The layer of fanning aragonite ray crystals is immediately preceded by calcite with Mg and Sr compositions that are uniquely high for the past 3 kyr. Trace element compositions close to the boundary between original aragonite and calcite are consistent with quasi‐equilibrium partitioning of trace elements between the phases. Study of modern dripwaters demonstrates that pronounced covariation of Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in dripwater occurs owing to large amounts of calcite precipitation upflow of the drips that fed the stalagmites. Trace element to Ca ratios are enhanced during seasonally dry periods. Ion microprobe data demonstrate a pronounced covariation of trace elements, including Mg and Sr in calcite, and Sr, U and Ba in aragonite. The mean peak spacing is close to the long‐term mean of annual growth rates determined by differences in U‐series ages and so the trace element peaks are interpreted as annual. The trace element chemistry of the stalagmites on annual to inter‐annual scales thus directly reflects the amounts of prior calcite precipitation, interpreted as an index of aridity. The longer‐term context is a multi‐decadal period of aridity (1200–1100 yr BP) possibly correlated with an analogous episode in Central America. The arid period culminated in the nucleation of aragonite, but within a decade was followed by a return to precursor conditions. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Carlos M. Duarte Núria Marbà Dorte Krause-Jensen María Sánchez-Camacho 《Estuaries and Coasts》2007,30(4):652-656
The power of equations predicting seagrass depth limit (Zc) from light extinction (K
z) was tested on data on seagrass depth limits collected from the literature. The test data set comprised 424 reports of seagrass
colonization depth and water transparency, including data for 10 seagrass species. This data set confirmed the strong negative
relationship betweenZ
c andK
z. The regression equation in Duarte (1991) overestimated the realized seagrass colonization depths at colonization depths
< 5 m, while there was no prediction bias above this threshold. These results indicated that seagrass colonizing turbid waters
(K
z 0.27 m-1) have higher apparent light requirements than those growing in clearer waters. The relationship between seagrass colonization
depth and light attenuation shifts at a threshold of light attenuation of 0.27 m-1, requiring separate equations to predictZ
c for seagrass growing in more turbid waters and clearer waters, and to set targets for seagrass restoration and conservation
efforts. 相似文献
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Christophe Grenier Gilles Bernard-Michel Hakim Benabderrahmane 《Hydrogeology Journal》2009,17(5):1051-1066
Modelling of radionuclide transport in fractured media is a primary task for safety evaluation of a deep nuclear waste repository. A performance assessment (PA) model has been derived from site characterization data with the aim of improving confidence for quantifying transport of sorbing radionuclides at a safety time scale of 106 y. The study was conducted on a 200?×?200?×?200 m semi-synthetic fractured block, providing a realistic system derived from the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (Sweden) dataset. The block includes 5,632 fractures ranging from 0.5 to 100 m in length and a heterogeneous matrix structure (fracture coating, gouge, mylonite, altered and non-altered diorite). The PA model integrates steady-state flow conditions and transport of released radionuclides during the safety time scale. An original simulation method was developed involving Eulerian flow and transport within fracture planes with a mixed hybrid finite element scheme and a semi-analytical source term to account for heterogeneous matrix diffusion. Total mass flux of radionuclides (conservative to strongly sorbing) was computed. A method to simplify the system was demonstrated, leading to a major path of 12 fractures. This is mainly due to the low connectivity of the fracture network. Matrix diffusion and sorption proved to have major impact on block retention properties for PA conditions. 相似文献
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Lattice diffusion coefficients have been determined for 19 elements (Li, Be, Na, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Y,
Zr, Eu, Gd, Lu and Hf) in a single crystal of San Carlos olivine as a function of crystallographic orientation, at 1,300°C,
1 bar and fO2 = 10−8.3 bars, by equilibration with a synthetic silicate melt. Results for Li, Na, V, Cr, Fe and Zn are from diffusion of these elements
out of the olivine, starting from their indigenous concentrations; those for all other elements are from diffusion into the
olivine, from the silicate melt reservoir. Our 25-day experiment produced diffusion profiles 50 to > 700 μm in length, which
are sufficiently long that precise analyses could be achieved by scanning laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry,
even at concentration levels well below 1 μg g−1. For the divalent cations Ca, Mn, Fe and Ni, profiles were also obtained by electron microprobe analysis. The results of
the two methods agree well with each other, and are consistent with divalent cation diffusion coefficients previously determined
using different experimental methodologies. Olivine/melt partition coefficients retrieved from the data are also consistent
with other published partitioning data, indicating that element incorporation and transport in olivine in our experiment occurred
via mechanisms appropriate to natural conditions. Most of the examined trace elements diffuse through olivine at similar rates
to the major octahedral cations Fe and Mg, showing that cation charge and radius have little direct influence on diffusion
rates. Aluminium and P remain low and constant in the olivine, implying negligible transport at our analytical scale, hence
Al and P diffusion rates that are at least two orders of magnitude slower than the other cations studied here. All determined
element diffusivities are anisotropic, with diffusion fastest along the [001] axis, except Y and the REEs, which diffuse isotropically.
The results suggest that element diffusivity in olivine is largely controlled by cation site preference, charge balance mechanisms
and point-defect concentrations. Elements that are present on multiple cation sites in olivine (e.g. Be and Ti) and trivalent
elements that are charge-balanced by octahedral site vacancies tend to diffuse at relatively fast rates. 相似文献
20.
Quantitative X-ray texture analysis was used to identify the fiber elongation direction of microfibrous quartz varieties
in materials that contain narrow bands of closely spaced, radially divergent spherulitic fiber bundles. The statistical approach
of X-ray texture analysis makes it possible to determine the fiber axis direction even when the maximum divergence angle of
fibers within spherulitic fiber bundles diverge ±20° from a common growth direction. Representative samples of chalcedony
<11&2macr;0>, quartzine [0001], and pseudochalcedony were selected for additional study with transmis-sion electron microscopy. All
varieties of microfibrous quartz were found to contain high concentrations of polysynthetic Brazil twins and domains characterized
by a modulated microstructure. Trace element profiles of aluminum and iron concentration were measured by electron microprobe
analysis for an agate sample that contains alternating bands of chalcedony <11&2macr;0> and quartzine fibers. The elemental concentration profiles were measured in a direction parallel to the growth direction
of microfibrous quartz. Although fibers within the chalcedony bands initially displayed cooperative helical twisting, the
fibers became untwisted during the later stages of growth within any one band. The trace element profiles revealed that higher
concentrations of aluminum are associated with quartzine and non-twisted <11&2macr;0> fibers, rather than twisted chalcedony <11&2macr;0> fibers. Except for the presence of iron-rich inclusions between quartzine and chalcedony bands, trace concentrations of
iron were below the detection limit for the different varieties of microfibrous quartz analyzed.
Received: 6 January 1997 / Accepted: 4 September 1997 相似文献