Application of short-wave infrared spectroscopy to define alteration zones associated with the Elura zinc–lead–silver deposit, NSW, Australia     

Yanyan Sun  Philip K. Seccombe  Kai Yang   《Journal of Geochemical Exploration》2001,73(1):63

Short-wave infrared reflectance spectra obtained from a Portable Infrared Mineral Analyser (PIMA) have been used to define alteration zones adjacent to base metal sulfide ore bodies at the Elura Mine, Cobar, Australia. The spectroscopic work identified white mica (sericite), chlorite and carbonates of hydrothermal origin in the alteration zones associated with the ore bodies. Weathering, alteration and ore zones can be discriminated by variations in the intensity and wavelength of relevant absorption features. Hydrothermal alteration is classified into four principal types, namely sericitic, silicic, chloritic and carbonate alteration. The first three types comprise overprinting hydrothermal assemblages of quartz, sericite, chlorite, ankerite, siderite, calcite and sulfides developed in strongly altered metasiltstone and slate of Early Devonian age, adjacent to the zinc–lead–silver mineralisation. An extensive zone of carbonate alteration, manifested as porphyroblasts of siderite in the host metasediments, is recognised beyond the zones of strong alteration. Spectral analysis is consistent with the mineralogical data obtained from XRD and XRF analyses and defines the limits of the alteration zones to distances of about 80 m around the ore bodies. The study demonstrates the potential for spectral analysis to assist with drill hole logging and the identification of alteration zones as part of mineral exploration and development programs.  相似文献   

Differential diatom dissolution in Late Quaternary sediments from Lake Manyara,Tanzania: an experimental approach   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Philip Barker 《Journal of Paleolimnology》1992,7(3):235-251

Diatom dissolution in saline lakes represents an important obstacle to the quantitative reconstruction of water chemistry and climate from lake sediment archives. This problem is here approached experimentally by artificially dissolving diatom-bearing core sediment from Lake Manyara, Tanzania. Manyara holds one of the longest continuous palaeolimnological records from tropical Africa although its interpretation is based on a fragmentary diatom record due to frustule dissolution. These experiments have revealed clear changes in assemblage composition as dissolution operated differentially with respect to diatom taxa. Differential dissolution has considerable impact on the water chemistry estimates derived from transfer functions. Taphonomy, rather than environmental change, may have been responsible for minor fluctuations in the diatom assemblages from Manyara, although major palaeohydrological changes during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene can be identified. Particularly well represented by MANE-87 is a period of intermediate lake level between 27 500 and 23 000 ¹⁴C yr BP which has regional palaeohydrological significance.  相似文献   

The Armenian earthquake of 1988 December 7: faulting and folding, neotectonics and palaeoseismicity   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

H. Philip  E. Rogozhin  A. Cisternas  J. C. Bousquet  B. Borisov  A. Karakhanian 《Geophysical Journal International》1992,110(1):141-158

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Efficient updating of kriging estimates and variances   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

R. J. Barnes  A. G. Watson 《Mathematical Geology》1992,24(1):129-133

This short note presents a method for efficiently updating ordinary kriging estimates and variances when one or more additional samples are incorporated into the kriging system. First, the foundation linear algebra result is presented. Then the update equations are derived. Finally, an illustrative application of updating is briefly discussed.  相似文献   

Poikilitic chromfite in komatiitic cumulates     

Dr. S. J. Barnes  Dr. R. E. T. Hill 《Mineralogy and Petrology》1995,54(1-2):85-92

Summary Chromite is a widespread accessory mineral in olivine-rich cumulates derived from komatiitic lavas. The distribution and crystal habit of chromfite is related to the degree of differentiation of the parent magma as reflected in the composition of cumulus olivine. Cumulates with olivine forsterite content greater than 93 mol percent typically contain no chromfite at all, while chromfite forms clusters of disseminated euhedral grains in cumulates with forsterite less than 91 mol percent. In the forsterite 91–93 interval, chromite may develop lobate interstitial habits. In the Six Mile Well ultramafic complex in the Yakabindie region of the Agnew-Wiluna greenstone belt, and in other olivine-rich komatiitic units within this belt, chromfite shows well developed poikilitic textures enclosing olivine.The absence of intercumulus silicate phases in these rocks and the low normative chromfite content of the parent magma make it impossible for these chromfite grains to have crystallised from intercumulus trapped liquid. These rocks must be cotectic chromite-olivine adcumulates, owing their unusual texture to differing relative rates of nucleation and growth of chromfite and olivine, crystallising togetherin situ. This observation provides further evidence for a cumulus origin for oikocrysts in layered intrusions, and casts doubt on the usefulness of cumulus terminology.

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Poikilitischer Chromit in komatiitischen Kumulaten

Zusammenfassung Chromit ist in Olivin-reichen Kumulaten, die von komatiitischen Laven abstammen, ein häufiges akzessorisches Mineral. Die Verteilung und der Kristallhabitus von Chromit hängt vom Grad der Differentiation des Stammagmas, der in der Zusammensetzung der Kumulus-Olivine zum Ausdruck kommt, ab. Für Kumulate mit Olivinen mit einem Forsterit-Gehalt von über 93 mol.% ist es charakteristisch, daß sie überhaupt keinen Chromit enthalten, während Chromit in Kumulaten mit Olivinen mit weniger als 90 mol.% Forsterit Cluster aus fein verteilten, idiomorphem Körnern bildet. Im Intervall Forsterit 90–93 kann Chromit lobate, interstitielle Formen ausbilden. Im ultramafischen Komplex Six Mile Well in der Yakabindie-Region des Agnew-Wiluna-Grünsteingürtels und in anderen Olivin-reichen komatiitischen Einheiten in diesem Gürtel zeigen die Chromite gut entwickelte poikilitische Texturen mit eingeschlossenen Olivinen.Da silikatische Interkumulus-Phasen in diesen Gesteinen fehlen und der normative Chromitgehalt des Stammagmas niedrig ist, können diese Chromitkörner nicht aus einer Interkumulus-Schmelze auskristallisiert sein. Diese Gesteine müssen daher kotektische Chromit-Olivin-Adkumulate sein, die ihre ungewöhnliche Textur den variierenden relativen Keimbildungs- und Wachstumsraten von Chromit und Olivin, die gemeinsam in situ kristallisierten, verdanken. Diese Beobachtung stellt einen weiteren Beweis für die Entstehung von Oikokristallen als Kumulusphase in geschichteten Intrusionen dar und läßt die Zweckmäßigkeit der Kumulus-Terminologie als zweifelhaft erscheinen.

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Book reviews     

Mark S. T. Bukowinski  Philip E. Wannamaker  Manfred Koch  Yukio Fujinawa  Dr. Pradeep Talwani  D. Möhlmann  Andrew H. Knoll  Lucia Lovison-Golob  Krzysztof Haman  Hanna Pawłowska  Henryk Piwkowski  Dr. Anthony Dore  Nguyen Xuan Huy  Edward R. Cook  Jan Błecki  Jacek Leliwa-Kopystynski  Magdalena Sroczynska-Kozuchowska 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1993,140(1):139-177

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Gravity anomalies and crustal shortening in the eastern Mediterranean   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Philip D. Rabinowitz  William B. F. Ryan 《Tectonophysics》1970,10(5-6):585-608

Crustal shortening of the ocean floor in the eastern Mediterranean is recognized by a marked thickening of the sedimentary layer seaward of the Hellenic and Calabrian island arcs. Steep gradients and large negative free-air anomalies in the gravity field along with a highly uniform, low regional heat flow are manifestations of the thickened crust. Bodies of recently deformed sediment in and seaward of the Hellenic Trough reveal the style, polarity, and dynamics of the thickening mechanism.

A linear buried anticlinal structure, inferred from analysis of surface ship gravity profiles, may mark the site of contemporary intrabasinal underthrusting. The distribution of earthquakes beneath the Mediterranean Ridge supports the interpretation that the Anaximander, Ptolomy, and Strabo Mountains are features comparable to large basement nappes. Cyprus is one such structure, offset to the south, where the oceanic crust and part of the upper mantle have been involved in the décollement.  相似文献   

Rare earths and other trace elements in Luna 16 soil     

Philip A. HelmkeLarry A. Haskin 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1972

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The production rate of Al from target elements in the Bruderheim chondrite     

Philip J Cressy Jr. 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1971

An 840-g specimen of the Bruderheim chondrite was subjected to magnetic and heavy-liquid mineral separation procedures, resulting in a number of chemically distinct samples. These samples were analyzed for cosmogenic Al²⁶ by non-destructive gamma-gamma coincidence counting. The observed Al²⁶ specific activities were correlated with the chemical composition of potential target elements by a weighted least-squares fitting technique. The calculated Al²⁶ production rates, in dpm per kilogram of target element, are: Al, 1130 ± 190; Si, 245 ± 31; S, 133 ± 11; Mg, 28 ± 30. Production rates from Ca and Ni + Fe were estimated to be 24 and 2.2 dpm/kg, respectively, from spallation systematics.  相似文献   

Mascali,Mount Etna Region Sicily: An Example of Fascist Planning During the 1928 Eruption and Its Continuing Legacy     

Chester  David K.  Duncan  Angus M.  Dibben  Christopher  Guest  John E.  Lister  Philip H. 《Natural Hazards》1999,19(1):29-46

The 1928 eruption of Etna, Sicily, although the largest such event this century, has not been studied in detail. In this paper the nature of the eruption, the destruction it caused – including the complete devastation of the town of Mascali (pre-eruption population 2,000) – and emergency responses of the authorities to it are reviewed in the context of fascist politics and planning priorities. It is contended that, although at one level the response to the 1928 eruption was successful, at another fascism merely continued and enhanced a reactive, propitiatory approach to hazard mitigation. We argue that this legacy was not successfully overcome until the middle of the nineteen eighties. Finally contemporary Italian moves towards a more proactive approach to disaster planning, both generally and in the context of Etna, are discussed.  相似文献