Some Implications of the Intemationalisation of Commercial Capital for New Zealand     

MARTIN PERRY 《New Zealand geographer》1991,47(1):26-31

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Till stratigraphy and ice movements in eastern Overijssel, The Netherlands     

SJOERD J. KLUIVING  MARTIN RAPPOL  DICK VAN DER WATEREN 《Boreas: An International Journal of Quaternary Research》1991,20(3):193-205

A three–till section in eastern Overijssel, eastern Netherlands, represents the most complete till sequence of the Older Saalian glaciation presently known from The Netherlands and adjacent Germany. On the basis of structural analyses, four different glacial events within one continuous glacial cover can be distinguished: (1) deposition of till 1 (lowest till) by ice probably moving in a southerly direction, (2) glaciotectonic dislocation of till 1 under a compressive strain regime acting towards the west, (3) deposition of till 2 by ice moving in a westerly direction, and (4) deposition of till 3 by southeasterly moving ice. During deposition of tills 2 and 3, the underlying older tills were subjected to a strong extensional tectonic regimc, leading among other things to the development of characteristic sheath folds. On the basis of directional and compositional characteristics, the three tills can be correlated with the till stratigraphy of the northern Netherlands.  相似文献   

Modelling the long-range transport of ²²²Rn to subantarctic and antarctic areas     

MARTIN HEIMANN†  PATRICK MONFRAY†‡  GEORGES POLIAN‡ 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》1990,42(1):83-99

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A propensity for n‐ω‐amino acids in thermally altered Antarctic meteorites     

Aaron S. BURTON  Jamie E. ELSILA  Michael P. CALLAHAN  Mildred G. MARTIN  Daniel P. GLAVIN  Natasha M. JOHNSON  Jason P. DWORKIN 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2012,47(3):374-386

Abstract– Asteroids and their fragments have impacted the Earth for the last 4.5 Gyr. Carbonaceous meteorites are known to contain a wealth of indigenous organic molecules, including amino acids, which suggests that these meteorites could have been an important source of prebiotic organic material during the origins of life on Earth and possibly elsewhere. We report the detection of extraterrestrial amino acids in thermally altered type 3 CV and CO carbonaceous chondrites and ureilites recovered from Antarctica. The amino acid concentrations of the thirteen Antarctic meteorites ranged from 300 to 3200 parts‐per‐billion (ppb), generally much less abundant than in amino acid‐rich CI, CM, and CR carbonaceous chondrites that experienced much lower temperature aqueous alteration on their parent bodies. In contrast to low‐temperature aqueously altered meteorites that show complete structural diversity in amino acids formed predominantly by Strecker–cyanohydrin synthesis, the thermally altered meteorites studied here are dominated by small, straight‐chain, amine terminal (n‐ω‐amino) amino acids that are not consistent with Strecker formation. The carbon isotopic ratios of two extraterrestrial n‐ω‐amino acids measured in one of the CV chondrites (δ¹³C approximately ?25‰) are consistent with ¹³C‐depletions observed previously in hydrocarbons produced by Fischer‐Tropsch type reactions. The predominance of n‐ω‐amino acid isomers in thermally altered meteorites hints at cosmochemical mechanisms for the preferential formation and preservation of a small subset of the possible amino acids.  相似文献   

Assigning Dates to Thin Gneissic Veins in High-Grade Metamorphic Terranes: A Cautionary Tale from Akilia, Southwest Greenland   总被引：10，自引：0，他引：10  

WHITEHOUSE  MARTIN J.; KAMBER  BALZ S. 《Journal of Petrology》2005,46(2):291-318

A granodiorite from Akilia, southwest Greenland, previouslysuggested to date putative life-bearing rocks to 3·84Ga, is re-investigated using whole-rock major and trace-elementgeochemistry, and detailed cathodoluminescence image-guidedsecondary ion mass spectrometer analyses of zircon U–Th–Pband rare earth elements. Complex zircon internal structure revealsthree episodes of zircon growth and/or recrystallization datedto c. 3·84 Ga, 3·62 Ga and 2·71 Ga. Rareearth element abundances imply a significant role for garnetin zircon generation at 3·62 Ga and 2·71 Ga. The3·62 Ga event is interpreted as partial melting of ac. 3·84 Ga grey gneiss precursor at granulite facieswith residual garnet. Migration of this 3·62 Ga magma(or melt–crystal mush) away from the melt source placesa maximum age limit on any intrusive relationship. These earlyArchaean relationships have been complicated further by isotopicreworking in the 2·71 Ga event, which could have includeda further episode of partial melting. This study highlightsa general problem associated with dating thin gneissic veinsin polyphase metamorphic terranes, where field relationshipsmay be ambiguous and zircon inheritance can be expected. KEY WORDS: Archaean; geochronology; Greenland; secondary ion mass spectrometry; zircon  相似文献   

Pattern of annual snow accumulation along a west Greenland flow line: no significant change observed during recent decades     

MARTIN ANKLIN  BERNHARD STAUFFER  KLAUS GEIS  DIETMAR WAGENBACH 《Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology》1994,46(4):294-303

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Petrogenesis of the Largest Intraplate Volcanic Field on the Arabian Plate (Jordan): a Mixed Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Source Activated by Lithospheric Extension   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

SHAW  JULIA E.; BAKER  JOEL A.; MENZIES  MARTIN A.; THIRLWALL  MATTHEW F.; IBRAHIM  KHALIL M. 《Journal of Petrology》2003,44(9):1657-1679

Miocene to Recent volcanism in northwestern Arabia producedthe largest intraplate volcanic field on the Arabian plate (HarratAsh Shaam, Jordan). The chemically and isotopically diversevolcanic field comprises mafic alkali basalts and basanites.The magmas underwent limited fractional crystallization of ol± cpx ± plag and rare samples have assimilatedup to 20% of Late Proterozoic crust en route to the surface.However, there are subtle Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic variations(⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr = 0·70305–0·70377, ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd= 0·51297–0·51285, ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb = 18·8–19·2),which exhibit marked correlations with major elements, incompatibletrace element ratios and abundances in relatively primitivebasalts (MgO >8·5 wt %), and cannot be explained byfractional crystallization and crustal contamination alone.Instead, the data require polybaric melting of heterogeneoussources. Semi-quantitative melt modelling suggests that thisheterogeneity is the result of small degree melts (2–5%)from spinel- and garnet-facies mantle, inferred to be shallowArabian lithosphere, that mixed with smaller degree melts (<1%)from a predominantly deep garnet-bearing asthenospheric(?) sourcewith ocean island basalt characteristics. The latter may bea ubiquitous part of the asthenosphere but is preferentiallytapped at small degrees of partial melting. Volcanism in Jordanappears to be the result of melting lithospheric mantle in responseto lithospheric extension. With time, thinning of the lithosphereallowed progressively deeper mantle (asthenosphere?) to be activatedand melts from this to mix with the shallower lithospheric mantlemelts. Although Jordanian intraplate volcanism is isotopicallysimilar to examples of Late Cenozoic volcanism throughout theArabian peninsula (Israel, Saudi Arabia), subtle chemical andisotopic differences between Yemen and Jordan intraplate volcanismsuggest that the Afar plume has not been channelled northwestwardsbeneath the Arabian plate and played no role in producing thenorthern Saudi Arabian and Jordan intraplate volcanic fields. KEY WORDS: asthenosphere; intraplate volcanism; Jordan; lithospheric mantle; Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes  相似文献   

Adakite-like Lavas from Antisana Volcano (Ecuador): Evidence for Slab Melt Metasomatism Beneath Andean Northern Volcanic Zone   总被引：6，自引：1，他引：6  

BOURDON  ERWAN; EISSEN  JEAN-PHILIPPE; MONZIER  MICHEL; ROBIN  CLAUDE; MARTIN  HERVE; COTTEN  JOSEPH; HALL  MINARD L. 《Journal of Petrology》2002,43(2):199-217

Extensive sampling of the Antisana volcano in Ecuador (NorthernVolcanic Zone of the Andes) has revealed the presence of adakite-likerocks throughout the edifice, i.e. rocks with geochemical characteristicsclose, but not identical, to those of slab melts. Two main volcanicgroups have been distinguished, characterized by two distinctevolutionary trends. The AND group, mostly composed of andesites,shows the clearest adakitic characteristics such as high La/Yband Sr/Y ratios and low heavy rare earth element (HREE) contents.The CAK group, composed of high-K andesites and dacites, displaysless pronounced adakitic-like characteristics. Although themore basic rocks of each group are difficult to distinguishon many geochemical diagrams, a geochemical study shows thatthe evolution of the AND and CAK groups is dominated by differentpetrogenetic processes. The isotopic characteristics of theCAK rocks suggest that evolution of this group is dominatedby a limited assimilation–fractional crystallization processwithin the granitic continental basement of the cordillera.In the AND group, the abundances of incompatible elements, suchas Nb or HREE, suggest that the series was produced by a partialmelting process in a mantle rich in garnet, amphibole and/orclinopyroxene. Such a mantle source has been demonstrated (experimentallyand by exhumed mantle xenoliths) to be produced in subductionzones where slab melts react with and metasomatize the mantlewedge. In Ecuador, magmas erupted in the Western Cordillera(trenchward relative to Antisana volcano) are true adakites,suggesting that slab melts can be responsible for the metasomatismof the mantle wedge beneath the NVZ in Ecuador. If mantle convectioncan drag down this modified mantle beneath Antisana volcano,destabilization of metasomatic amphibole at appropriate pressuresin this modified garnetiferous mantle can adequately explainthe formation and the geochemical features of Antisana lavas. KEY WORDS: subduction; adakite; metasomatism; Ecuador; AFC; Sr and Nd isotopes  相似文献   

The Kuiqi Peralkaline Granitic Complex (SE China): Petrology and Geochemistry   总被引：44，自引：1，他引：43  

MARTIN  H.; BONIN  B.; CAPDEVILA  R.; JAHN  B. M.; LAMEYRE  J.; WANG  Y. 《Journal of Petrology》1994,35(4):983-1015

The Mesozoic volcano-plutonic belt of SE China is characterized,in the Kuiqi area, by acid volcanics followed by the Yanshangranites. The Kuiqi granitic complex, which belongs to the latterunit, is made up of a calc-alkaline and a peralkaline group.The calc-alkaline group consists of two intrusions, the Danyangmonzogranite and the Fuzhou syenogranite, emplaced 10310 Maand 104 5 Ma ago, respectively (Rb-Sr whole-rock isochrons).Formation of the Danyang monzogranite can be explained by athree-stage model: (1) partial melting of a metasomatized mantlegenerated a dioritic magma known in the area as the Nanyu diorite;(2) the magma was contaminated (25%) by lower continental crust;(3) large amounts (70–80%) of fractional crystallizationof hornblende and plagioclase at depth gave rise to the magmaticsuite. The Fuzhou syenogranite is more fractionated and itsformation involved crystallization of plagioclase + biotite+ K-feldspar + apatite. Intrusion of the peralkaline group isdated at 93 1 Ma (Kuiqi peralkaline granite) and at 91.80.9(Bijiashan peralkaline granite). These units are homogeneousand their petrogenesis is less constrained than for the calc-alkalinesuite. Nevertheless, a multistage process can be proposed: (1)partial melting of a metasomatized mantle produced a dioriticmagma; (2) fractional crystallization began with segregationof hornblende + plagioclase ilmenite and/or magnetite; subsequently,hornblende no longer crystallized; (3) the last stage of fractionationcorresponded to the crystallization of K-feldspar + plagioclase+ REE-rich accessory phases. Mineralogical study indicates thatduring the last stage, fluids played a prominent role and controlledthe nature of the crystallizing minerals. The magma evolvedfrom F- and S-rich, and water-undersaturated to water-oversaturated,leading to the exsolution and dissociation of an H₂O vapourphase and to the loss of H₂. The change from calc-alkaline toperalkaline magmatism is related to inferred changes in thetectonic environment. The calc-alkaline granites were generatedin a subduction setting in which water was supplied by dehydrationof the downgoing slab. The peralkaline granites were producedin a crustal thinning environment where little water was available,thus necessitating high temperatures to initiate partial melting.On the other hand, petrogenetic modelling shows that both calc-alkalineand peralkaline granites could have been derived from the samesource which is metasomatized mantle. This possibly indicatesthat the volcanic are source, active during subduction, persistedbeneath the continent and was reactivated during the post-orogenicmagmatism. The reactivation was caused by a deep crustal fault.  相似文献   

Active ice-sheet deglaciation and ice-dammed lakes in the northern Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

VANESSA BRAZIER  MARTIN P. KIRKBRIDE  JOHN E. GORDON 《Boreas: An International Journal of Quaternary Research》1998,27(4):297-310

Mapping of ice-marginal and glaciolacustrine deposits in the northern Cairngorm Mountains allows the nature of deglaciation following the Last Glacial Maximum (c.18 000 BP) to be reinterpreted. Two ice-dammed lakes were ponded between the Glenmore lobe of the Scottish ice sheet and local glaciers draining northwards from the Cairngorm Mountains. Delta progradation from the southern end of each lake reflects dominant meltwater sources and glacio-hydrological gradients. Sediment facies representing subaqueous mass-flow deposits, lakebottom rhythmites, lower and upper foresets and topsets are associated with prograding delta fronts. Moraines show that the lakes were ice dammed at both ends, evidence that active glaciers existed in the Cairngorm Mountains while ice was retreating from Strath Spey, and that deglaciation was punctuated by readvances of the ice margin. These results indicate that an ice-stagnation model of deglaciation is invalid for most of the duration of ice wastage, but instead support an active-retreat hypothesis with multiple, climatically forced readvances.  相似文献