The distribution of helium in oceanic basalt glasses     

M.D. Kurz  W.J. Jenkins 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1981,53(1):41-54

We have determined the concentrations and isotopic composition of helium in oceanic basaltic glass both by melting and by crushing in vacuo. A significant fraction of the helium is released by crushing, confirming that it resides within the vesicles. Comparison of volume percent vesicles to the fraction of helium contained in the vesicles gives qualitative agreement with experimental gas-melt partitioning studies. Measured concentrations are therefore, a function of original helium content, magmatic history, vesicle size and quantity, and grain size analyzed. Helium released by crushing is isotopically indistinguishable from that contained in the glass. Diffusion rates for helium in basaltic glass (in the temperature range 125–400°C) determined using the method of stepwise heating, yielded an activation energy of 19.9 ± 1 kcal/mole andlnD₀ = ?2.7 ± 0.6 (cgs units). Extrapolation of these results to ocean floor temperatures (0°C) gives a diffusivity of 1.0 ± 0.6 × 10^?17 cm²/s, indicating that diffusion is an insignificant mechanism for helium loss from fresh basaltic glasses. The³He/⁴He ratios are remarkably constant (at 1.10 ± 0.03 × 10^?5) for samples from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (FAMOUS area and 23°N), the Juan de Fuca Ridge, the Galapagos spreading center, the Mid-Cayman Rise, and the Central Indian Ocean Ridge. This result is interpreted in terms of similar geochemical histories within the source regions for these samples.  相似文献   

Isotopic fractionation of argon during stepwise release from shungite     

William Rison 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1980,47(3):383-390

In previous attempts to determine the⁴⁰Ar³⁶Ar ratio in the ancient atmosphere, the only direct measurement yielding a value below the atmospheric value of today is for argon released at low temperatures from a pre-Cambrian shungite, an amorphous carbon mineral [1]. The present work confirms a low value for⁴⁰Ar³⁶Ar in gas released from a type I shungite at low temperatures. But quantitative scrutiny of the accompanying³⁸Ar³⁶Ar ratios and the enhanced ratio of⁴⁰Ar³⁶Ar for the fractions released at high temperatures shows convincingly that the effect seen here is an artifact of the stepwise heating and the argon diffusion mobilized thereby. The low⁴⁰Ar³⁶Ar previously obtained is very likely from the same cause rather than reflecting the isotopic composition of the pre-Cambrian atmosphere. The vitreous character of and the sharp, conchoidal fractures seen in the specimens of type I shungite suggest that the substance may exhibit simple volume diffusion over macroscopic dimensions as glasses do. If so, the diffusion parameters (D_∞ = 3 × 10^?4cm²/s andE = 11kcal/mole) obtained from the data imply rapid exchange with the atmosphere for any argon initially trapped in centimeter-thick veins of the material.  相似文献   

⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar step heating of thermally overprinted biotite,hornblende and potassium feldspar from Eldora,Colorado     

Glenn W. Berger 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1975,26(3):387-408

⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar incremental heating experiments were applied to hornblendes, coarse-grained biotites and K-feldspars from 1400 m.y. old rocks near the contact with the ～60 m.y. old Eldora stock in the Front Range of Colorado. The aim was to distinguish, on the basis of argon isotopic data alone, a partially re-set K-Ar date from an undisturbed or a completely overprinted K-Ar date. In the laboratory heating of biotites the radiogenic argon (⁴⁰Ar^*) and potassium-derived³⁹Ar (³⁹Ar^*) were released in two stages — in the range ～600–900°C and above ～900°C. The two biotites furthest from the contact and the one adjacent to the contact give well-defined apparent-age plateaus at ～1230 m.y. and 63 m.y. respectively for all argon released above ～600°C. The 1230-m.y. date may represent a thermal event or the end of a long cooling while the 63-m.y. date essentially represents the time of reheating. Partially overprinted biotites at intermediate distances have significantly anomalous plunges in apparent ages for argon released above ～900°C, thus distinguishing them from undisturbed and completely outgassed biotites.The bulk of the⁴⁰Ar^* and³⁹Ar^* in the hornblendes was released in the range ～950–1100°C. The hornblende furthest from the contact gives a well-defined plateau at 1400 m.y. for the 98% of the argon that was released above ～950°C. A partially overprinted hornblende from near the contact gives an apparent plateau at ～1050 m.y. The existence of such a false plateau precludes the distinction of partially overprinted K-Ar hornblende dates from undisturbed K-Ar hornblende dates without independent evidence. Reasonable estimates of the time of reheating are not recovered in the age spectra for partially overprinted hornblende and biotites.For the feldspars the bulk of the⁴⁰Ar^* and³⁹Ar^* was released in the laboratory heating between about 900°C and 1200°C, probably reflecting phase changes near these temperatures. The argon released below about 900°C records reasonable maximum dates for the time of the thermal overprinting. For the microcline 22500 (the sample number specifies the distance, in feet, from the contact) this effect is slight — a minimum date of 147 m.y. occurs in 2.3% of the total³⁹Ar^*. For samples 2400, 1070, and 85 the respective minimum dates are similar at 72, 81, and 68 m.y. and dramatically improve on the total or integrated dates of 238, 358 and 211 m.y. The high-temperature (>900°C) apparent ages for these three feldspars do not define plateaus and are geologically meaningless. The high-temperature apparent ages for the last 50% of the³⁹Ar^* released from 22500 do define a plateau, but the 1060-m.y. date is also probably geologically meaningless.  相似文献   

Water recovery rate and isotopic signature of cryogenic vacuum extracted spiked soil water following oven-drying at different temperatures     

Mingyi Wen  Bingcheng Si  Yanwei Lu  Hongxiu Wang 《水文研究》2021,35(6):e14248

Extracting water from soils is often a critical step for obtaining soil water isotope information. Cryogenic vacuum extraction (CVE), the most widely used laboratory-based removal technique, produces biased isotope composition and the mechanisms causing the biases remain uncertain. Here, we conducted spiking tests on soil samples oven-dried at 105 and 205°C, respectively. The recovery rate and isotopic composition of the extracted water were analysed. Our results show that conventional oven-drying (105°C) was not sufficient to liberate tightly bound water from soils but oven-drying at temperatures above 205°C was. Part of the tightly bound water in soil was extracted by CVE, because the extraction capacity of CVE (heating at 95°C) was equivalent to oven-drying at temperature between 105 and 205°C. Moreover, the two pretreatments yielded markedly differences in water recovery rates. And with increasing ratios of clay contents to water contents, the recovery rates of the pretreated soil at 105°C trended upward above 100%, but that of 205°C trended downward below 100%. Further, the ²H and ¹⁸O signatures of the extracted water from the soil pretreated at 205°C were both depleted relative to reference water, but the pretreatment at 105°C showed enriched ¹⁸O and depleted ²H. This suggests that oxygen isotope exchange may have occurred between tightly bound water and soil minerals, resulting in enriched ¹⁸O in water for the 105°C pretreatments. For the 205°C pretreatment, pre-existing soil water was completely removed and relative to spiking water, isotopic signatures of the extracted water followed equilibrium fractionation law due to incomplete extraction. Therefore, our results suggested that the biased isotopic signatures of water extracted by CVE may be partially due to incomplete extraction and mixture of added water with the residual tightly bound water that pre-exists before spiking.  相似文献   

Mineralogy and petrology of sample 67075 and the origin of lunar anorthosites     

I.S. McCallum  F.P. Okamura  S. Ghose 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1975,26(1):36-53

Plagioclase in cataclastic anorthosite 67075 occurs as angular matrix grains and as recrystallized clasts of micro-anorthosite. Olivines are Fe-rich and fall into two compositional groupings. Large grains of pyroxene show exceptionally well-developed exsolution lamellae analogous to those observed in pyroxenes from layered complexes. The low-Ca component in both pigeonites and augites shows varying degrees of inversion to orthopyroxene. The lattices of host and lamellae may deviate slightly (up to 2°) from the ideal orientation. Very slow cooling from magmatic temperatures is required to produce the coarse exsolution textures and inversion features. Augite macrocrystals are distinctly subcalcic indicating crystallization at temperatures around1100 ± 50°C while host-lamellae pairs and small grains in lithic clasts and matrix indicate reequilibration on a micron scale to temperatures less than 800°C. Pyroxene compositions tend to cluster into two groups both of which are among the most Fe-rich reported for highland pyroxenes. Ti and Al contents of pyroxenes are very low and Ti, Cr, and Mn follow well-established magmatic differentiation trends. The high Cr content may reflect low?O₂ conditions and/or early crystallization of olivine and plagioclase.The⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios in lunar anorthosites are the lowest reported for any lunar rock. It is likely that anorthosites formed as cumulates during the major differentiation episode which occurred prior to～4.3AE. Recrystallization features are common and³⁹Ar/⁴⁰Ar ages cluster around 4.0 AE. This may be the result of the intense bombardment prior to 4.0 AE which caused repeated cycles of in-situ fracturing and granulation followed by recrystallization. The low siderophile element content and the inferred slow cooling indicate a plutonic source region (10km) not frequently plumbed by impact events. The Fe-rich silicates indicate crystallization from a melt at an advanced stage of fractionation. However, the low REE abundances are not consistent with late-stage crystallization. Plagioclase apparently crystallized relatively early and was concentrated by flotation and/or convection currents while the mafic minerals crystallized from a fractionated trapped liquid. The chemical, isotopic, and mineralogical data place stringent constraints on the nature of genetically related rocks and the relationship of anorthosites to other members of the ANT suite does not appear to be one ofsimple fractionation. The data presented in this paper are consistent with the Taylor-Jake?model of lunar evolution.  相似文献   

The Blithfield meteorite and the origin of sulfide-rich,metal-poor clasts and inclusions in brecciated enstatite chondrites     

Alan E. Rubin 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1984,67(3):273-283

Blithfield (EL6) is one of five known enstatite chondrite breccias. It consists of troilite-rich clasts (35 ± 5vol.%) embedded in an extremely metallic Fe,Ni-rich matrix (65 ± 5 vol.%) that contains metal nodules up to 17 mm in size. Clasts and matrix agglomerated independently in the solar nebula under conditions of high and lowpS₂/pO₂ ratios, respectively. The matrix accreted to an EL chondrite planetesimal and was metamorphosed to～ 1000°C, above the FeNiS eutectic; chondrule textures were obliterated. The S-rich eutectic melt was lost from the matrix. The matrix material was buried to a depth of at least 3 km; accreting troilite-rich material was incorporated into the matrix as clasts. The breccia cooled through～ 500°C at 1000–10,000°C/Myr. After cooling below～ 500°C, Blithfield was quenched, possibly by impact excavation from depth and deposition onto the surface.Clasts or inclusions that are enriched in sulfide and depleted in metallic Fe,Ni are common in brecciated enstatite chondrites. Variations in thepS₂/pO₂ ratio in the nebular regions where these materials formed may explain many of their petrologic properties. The silica-rich clasts in Adhi Kot (EH4) formed at very highpS₂/pO₂ratios(> 10²⁷); niningerite, free silica and troilite were produced from the sulfurization of enstatite and metallic Fe. The troilite-rich clasts in Blithfield and Atlanta (EL6) as well as the troilite-rich regions of the Hvittis (EL6) matrix formed at somewhat lowerpS₂/pO₂ ratios where sulfurization of metalic Fe produced troilite. The Ni content of the residual metal increased, forming some metal of martensitic composition. The dark inclusions in Abee (EH 4), which contain up to 9 wt.% oldhamite, formed at highpS₂/pO₂ ratios in the presence of an additional Ca-rich component.  相似文献   

Oxygen and carbon isotope evidence for seawater-hydrothermal alteration of the Macquarie Island ophiolite     

J.D. Cocker  B.J. Griffin  K. Muehlenbachs 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1982,61(1):112-122

Rocks of the Miocene Macquarie Island ophiolite, south of New Zealand, have oxygen and carbon isotopic compositions comparable to those of seafloor rocks. Basalt glass and weathered basalts have δ¹⁸O values at 5.8–6.0‰ and 7.9–9.5‰, respectively, similar to drilled seafloor rocks including samples from the Leg 29 DSDP holes near Macquarie Island. Compared to the basalt glass, the greenschist to amphibolite facies metaintrusives are depleted in¹⁸O (δ¹⁸O=3.2–5.9‰) similar to dredged seafloor samples, whereas the metabasalts are enriched (δ¹⁸O=7.1–9.7‰). Although the gabbros are only slightly altered in thin-section they have exchanged oxygen with a hydrothermal fluid to a depth of at least 4.5 km. There is an approximate balance between¹⁸O depletion and enrichment in the exposed ophiolite section. The carbon isotopic composition of calcite in the weathered basalts (δ¹³C=1.0–2.0‰) is similar to those of drilled basalts, but the metamorphosed rocks have low δ¹³C values (?14.6 to 0.9‰).These data are compatible with two seawater circulation regimes. In the upper regime, basalts were weathered by cold seawater in a circulation system with high water/rock ratios (?1.0). Based on calcite compositions weathering temperatures were less than 20°C and the carbon was derived from a predominantly inorganic marine source. As previously suggested for the Samail ophiolite, it is postulated that the lower hydrothermal regime consisted of two coupled parts. At the deeper levels, seawater circulating at low water/rock ratios (0.2–0.3) and high temperatures (300–600°C) gave rise to¹⁸O-depleted gabbro and sheeted dikes via open system exchange reactions. During reaction the seawater underwent a shift in oxygen isotopic composition (δ¹⁸O=1.0–5.0‰) and subsequently caused¹⁸O enrichment of the overlying metabasalts. In the shallower part of the hydrothermal regime the metabasalts were altered at relatively high water/rock ratios (1.0–10.0) and temperatures in the range 200–300°C. The relatively low water/rock ratios in the hydrothermal regime are supported by the low δ¹³C values of calcite, interpreted as evidence of juvenile carbon in contrast to the inorganic marine carbon found in the weathered basalts.  相似文献   

Primordial noble gases in separated meteoritic minerals,II     

Gregory F. Herzog  Edward Anders 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1974,24(2):173-181

Eight silicate samples from the Orgueil carbonaceous chrondrite were analyzed for He, Ne, Ar, and Xe by a stepwise heating technique. Six of the samples, including two etched with NaOH, were density fractions covering the following ranges: < 2.35, 2.35–2.45, 2.45–2.48, and > 2.48 g/cm³. Two others were grain-size fractions, separated according to their ability to form a colloid at pH 11.5.All fractions are grossly deficient in cosmogenic neon, having retained only 8–33% of their normal complement. Retentivity increases with density.All fractions give low²⁰Ne/²²Ne ratios above 950°C, suggestive of D.C. Black's exotic “Neon-E” component of²⁰Ne/²²Ne ≤ 3.4. The lowest ratios were found in the low-density and especially the non-colloidal fractions. This suggests that the host phase of Ne-E is a clay mineral of lower iron content and coarser grain size than the main silicates of Orgueil.The main fraction,ρ = 2.35–2.45g/cm³, is inhospitable to Xe; it contains less Xe and releases it more readily at low temperatures (30–35% in 1 hour at 550°C) than do any of the other fractions.  相似文献   

Extraction of soluble collagen and its feasibility in the palaeodietary research     

WANG Ning  HU YaoWu  HOU LiangLiang  YANG RuiPing  SONG GuoDing  WANG ChangSui 《中国科学:地球科学(英文版)》2014,57(5):1039-1047

In current palaeodietary research, gelatinization is the main method to extract insoluble collagen(ISC) from ancient bones. However, the degradation products of ISC, i.e., soluble collagen(SC), is often neglected and abandoned. In this work, we try to separate the extracts of ancient bones using gel chromatography and compare the contents of carbon and nitrogen, atomic C/N ratio, and stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic values of the extracts from three peaks to determine which peak can be attributed to SC. At last, the potential application of SC in palaeodietary research is discussed based on the comparison of stable isotopic values between ISC and SC. Among the three peaks, the second with the retention time between 17.5 min and 27.5 min had the most broad peak shape, indicating that the molecular weights of proteins collected were most variable. Besides, the contents of carbon and nitrogen and atomic C/N ratio of extracts in this peak were closest to the corresponding ISC. Based on the above, we conclude that the extract in second peak is SC. More important, the δ 13C and δ 15N values of ISC and SC are very similar. For ISC and SC with atomic C/N ratios within the normal range(2.9–3.6), the mean difference of δ 13C value was only(0.3±0.2)‰(n=2) while δ 15N value was(0.6±0.1)‰(n=2). Although the atomic C/N ratios of some SC are slightly beyond the normal range, the mean differences of δ 13C and δ 15N values were still only(0.4±0.1)‰ and(0.3±0)‰(n=2) respectively. These isotopic differences are quite below the isotope fractionation in one trophic level(δ 13C values of 1‰–1.5‰ and δ 15N values of 3‰–5‰), suggesting that SC had great application potentials in palaeodietary research.  相似文献   

Paleomagnetic determination of emplacement temperatures of pyroclastic deposits: an under-utilized tool     

Greig A. Paterson  Andrew P. Roberts  Conall Mac Niocaill  Adrian R. Muxworthy  Lucia Gurioli  José G. Viramonté  Carlos Navarro  Shoshana Weider 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2010,72(3):309-330

Paleomagnetic data from lithic clasts collected from Mt. St. Helens, USA, Volcán Láscar, Chile, Volcán de Colima, Mexico and Vesuvius, Italy have been used to determine the emplacement temperature of pyroclastic deposits at these localities and to highlight the usefulness of the paleomagnetic method for determining emplacement temperatures. At Mt. St. Helens, the temperature of the deposits (T _dep ) at three sites from the June 12, 1980 eruption was found to be ≥532°C, ≥509°C, and 510–570°C, respectively. One site emplaced on July 22, 1980 was emplaced at ≥577°C. These new paleomagnetic temperatures are in good agreement with previously published direct temperature measurements and paleomagnetic estimates. Lithic clasts from pyroclastic deposits from the 1993 eruption of Láscar were fully remagnetized above the respective Curie temperatures, which yielded a minimum T _dep of 397°C. Samples were also collected from deposits thought to be pyroclastics from the 1913, 2004 and 2005 eruptions of Colima. At Colima, the sampled clasts were emplaced cold. This is consistent with the sampled clasts being from lahar deposits, which are common in the area, and illustrates the usefulness of the paleomagnetic method for distinguishing different types of deposit. T _dep of the lower section of the lithic rich pyroclastic flow (LRPF) from the 472 A.D. deposits of Vesuvius was ~280–340°C. This is in agreement with other, recently published paleomagnetic measurements. In contrast, the upper section of the LRPF was emplaced at higher temperatures, with T _dep ~520°C. This temperature difference is inferred to be the result of different sources of lithic clasts between the upper and lower sections, with the upper section containing a greater proportion of vent-derived material that was initially hot. Our studies of four historical pyroclastic deposits demonstrates the usefulness of paleomagnetism for emplacement temperature estimation.  相似文献   

The oxygen isotope record in Murchison and other carbonaceous chondrites     

Robert N. Clayton  Toshiko K. Mayeda 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1984,67(2):151-161

The ranges of δ¹⁸O and δ¹⁷O in components of the Murchison (C2) chondrite exceed those in all other meteorites analyzed. Previous authors have proposed that C2 chondrites are the products of aqueous alteration of anhydrous silicates. A model is presented to determine whether the isotopic variations can be understood in terms of such alteration processes. The minimum number (two) of initial isotopic reservoirs is assumed. Two major stages of reservoir interaction are required: one at high temperature to produce the¹⁶O-mixing line observed for the anhydrous minerals, and another at low temperature to produce the matrix minerals. The isotopic compositions severely constrain the conditions of the low-temperature process, requiring temperatures < 20°C and volume fractions of water > 44%. Extension of the model to the data on C1 chondrites requires aqueous alteration in a warmer, wetter environment.  相似文献   

Palaeotemperature estimation of the pyroclastic deposit covering the pre-Minoan palaeosol at Megalochori Quarry, Santorini (Greece): Evidence from magnetic measurements     

Evdokia Tema  Despina Kondopoulou  Spyros Pavlides 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》2013,57(4):627-646

Thermal remanent magnetization analyses were carried out on ceramic fragments and lithic clasts embedded in the first pumice fall deposits of the Minoan eruption. The aim of this study is to estimate the equilibrium temperature after deposition of these pyroclastic fall deposits and their thermal effect on the pre-Minoan surface. A total of 30 samples from 22 independent ceramic fragments and 20 samples from 14 lithic clasts have been studied. Samples were collected from the Megalochori Quarry, located at the southern part of Santorini island. Stepwise thermal demagnetization reveals that the ceramics were mostly re-heated at temperatures around 140–180°C; in few ceramics a higher temperature component is also present, probably related to the original heating or the use of the ceramics before the eruption. Thermal demagnetization of the lithic clasts shows similar results with slightly higher re-heating temperatures, around 180–240°C. The estimated temperatures represent the equilibrium temperatures obtained after the deposition of the pumice fall and show that the pyroclastic fall deposits at a distance of around 6 km from the eruption vent maintained a temperature high enough to re-heat the buried ceramics at temperatures around 140–180°C.  相似文献   

High-temperature emplacement of the Cerro Galán and Toconquis Group ignimbrites (Puna plateau,NW Argentina) determined by TRM analyses     

Chiara Lesti  Massimiliano Porreca  Guido Giordano  Massimo Mattei  Raymond A. F. Cas  Heather M. N. Wright  Chris B. Folkes  Josè Viramonte 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2011,73(10):1535-1565

Estimates of pyroclastic flow emplacement temperatures in the Cerro Galán ignimbrite and Toconquis Group ignimbrites were determined using thermal remanent magnetization of lithic clasts embedded within the deposits. These ignimbrites belong to the Cerro Galán volcanic system, one of the largest calderas in the world, in the Puna plateau, NW Argentina. Temperature estimates for the 2.08-Ma Cerro Galán ignimbrite are retrieved from 40 sites in 14 localities (176 measured clasts), distributed at different distances from the caldera and different stratigraphic heights. Additionally, temperature estimates were obtained from 27 sample sites (125 measured clasts) from seven ignimbrite units forming the older Toconquis Group (5.60–4.51 Ma), mainly outcropping along a type section at Rio Las Pitas, Vega Real Grande. The paleomagnetic data obtained by progressive thermal demagnetization show that the clasts of the Cerro Galán ignimbrite have one single magnetic component, oriented close to the expected geomagnetic field at the time of emplacement. Results show therefore that most of the clasts acquired a new magnetization oriented parallel to the magnetic field at the moment of the ignimbrite deposition, suggesting that the clasts were heated up to or above the highest blocking temperature (T _b) of the magnetic minerals (T _b = 580°C for magnetite; T _b = 600–630°C for hematite). We obtained similar emplacement temperature estimations for six out of the seven volcanic units belonging to the Toconquis Group, with the exception of one unit (Lower Merihuaca), where we found two distinct magnetic components. The estimation of emplacement temperatures in this latter case is constrained at 580–610°C, which are lower than the other ignimbrites. These estimations are also in agreement with the lowest pre-eruptive magma temperatures calculated for the same unit (i.e., 790°C; hornblende–plagioclase thermometer; Folkes et al. 2011b). We conclude that the Cerro Galán ignimbrite and Toconquis Group ignimbrites were emplaced at temperatures equal to or higher than 620°C, except for Lower Merihuaca unit emplaced at lower temperatures. The homogeneity of high temperatures from proximal to distal facies in the Cerro Galán ignimbrite provides constraints for the emplacement model, marked by a relatively low eruption column, low levels of turbulence, air entrainment, surface–water interaction, and a high level of topographic confinement, all ensuring minimal heat loss.  相似文献   

Donnees experimentales sur la diffusion des elements majeurs entre verres ou liquides de compositions basaltique,rhyolitique et phonolitique,entre 900°C et 1300°C,a pression ordinaire     

Chantal Alibert  Jean-Paul Carron 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1980,47(2):294-306

Diffusion coefficients for Si, Ti, Al, Na, K, Ca, Mg and Fe between pairs of glasses of basaltic, rhyolitic or phonolitic compositions have been determinated experimentally. This method involves the heating of coaxial cylinders of paired glasses under atmospheric conditions, over a range of temperatures from 900 to 1300°C, followed by microprobe analysis determination of the concentration gradients across the interface.The measured diffusivities are similar for all cations and range from 10^?13 cm²/s at 900°C to 5 × 10^?9 cm²/s at 1300°C. Depending mainly on the composition contrast, the diffusion is characterized by asymmetrical concentration profiles. This peculiar feature increases with temperature and chemical gradients across the contact surface of the glasses and leads to higher diffusion coefficients (D) in the more “basic” glass of a given pair. In the case of the rhyolite-basalt couple, this variation increases by a factor of about 10 at 1300°C. Diffusion dependence on temperature follows an Arrhenius equation which gives activation energies ranging from 65 to 85 kcal/mole. Assuming a constant and overall D for the two glasses we have attempted to apply our results to some geological examples such as exchanges between molten enclaves and liquids of contrasting composition.  相似文献   

Mineralogy and petrology of the Abee enstatite chondrite breccia and its dark inclusions     

Alan E. Rubin  Klaus Keil 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1983,62(1):118-131

The Abee E4 enstatite chondrite breccia consists of clasts (many rimmed by metallic Fe, Ni), dark inclusions and matrix. The clasts and matrix were well equilibrated by thermal metamorphism, as evidenced by uniform mineral compositions, recrystallized chondrules, low MnO content of enstatite and high abundance of orthoenstatite. The clasts acquired their metal-rich rims prior to this metamorphic episode. The occurrence in Abee of relatively unmetamorphosed dark inclusions, clasts with nearly random magnetic orientations and a matrix with a uniform magnetic orientation [18,19] indicates that clast and matrix metamorphism occurred prior to the agglomeration of the breccia.The dark inclusions are an unusual kind of enstatite chondritic material, distinguished from the clasts and matrix by their relative enrichments in REE [21–23], low relative abundances of kamacite, total metallic Fe, Ni and silica, lower niningerite/(total sulfide) ratios, high relative abundances of oldhamite and martensite, smaller euhedral enstatite, more heterogeneous enstatite and metallic Fe, Ni, more calcic enstatite and more nickeliferous schreibersite.We propose the following model for the petrogenesis of the Abee breccia: The maximum metamorphic temperature of breccia parent material was?- 840°C (the minimum temperature of formation of Abee niningerite) and perhaps near 950–1000°C (the Fe-Ni-S eutectic temperature). Euhedral enstatite crystals in metallic Fe, Ni- and sulfide-rich areas grew at these metamorphic temperatures into pliable metal and sulfide. Breccia parent material was impact-excavated from depth, admixed with dark inclusions and rapidly cooled (700 to 200°C in about 2 hours) [15]. During this cooling, clast and matrix material acquired thermal remanent magnetization. Random conglomeration of clasts and unconsolidated matrix materials caused the clasts to have random magnetic orientations and the matrix areas to have net magnetic intensities of zero (due to the cancellation of numerous randomly oriented magnetic vectors of equal intensity in the matrix). A subsequent ambient magnetic field imparted a uniform net magnetic orientation to the matrix and caused the magnetic orientations of the clasts to be somewhat less random. The Abee breccia was later consolidated, possibly by shock or by shallow burial and very long-period/low-temperature (< 215°C) metamorphism.  相似文献   

Understanding flow dynamics and density currents in a river-reservoir system under upstream reservoir releases     

Gang Chen  Janesh Devkota 《水文科学杂志》2013,58(13):2411-2426

ABSTRACT

A three-dimensional flow and temperature model was applied for a 124 km river-reservoir system from Lewis Smith Dam tailrace to Bankhead Lock & Dam, Alabama. The model was calibrated against measured water levels, temperatures, velocities and flow rates from 4 May to 3 September 2011 under small constant release (2.83 m³/s) and large intermittent releases (~140 m³/s) from an upstream reservoir. Distributions of simulated flow and temperatures and particle tracking at various locations were analyzed which revealed the complex interactions of density currents, dynamic surface waves and solar heating. Flows in the surface and bottom layers moved in both upstream and downstream directions. If there was small constant release only from Smith Dam, simulated bottom temperatures at Cordova were on average 4.8°C higher than temperatures under actual releases. The momentum generated from large releases pushed bottom density currents downstream, but the released water took several days to reach Cordova.