Ignimbrites of the 13-ka Upper Laacher See Tephra were deposited from small, highly concentrated, moderately fluidized pyroclastic
flows. Their unconsolidated nature, and the prominence of accidental Devonian slate fragments, make these ignimbrites ideal
for clast fabric studies. The upper flow unit of ignimbrite M14 has characteristics typical of a type-2 ignimbrite. Layer
2a and the lower part of layer 2b of the flow unit have strong, upstream-inclined a[p] fabrics (a[p] means long particle axes
parallel to flow direction). Only clasts with a/b axial ratios of 2.5 or greater preserve good a[p] fabrics, whereas the a–b
planes of flat fragments dip upstream irrespective of axial ratio. The a-axis fabric becomes weaker, flatter, and more girdle-like
in the upper half of layer 2b. At one locality the a-axis fabric appears to rotate 40° up through the flow unit, suggesting
either shear decoupling of different levels in the moving flow or unsteadiness effects in a flow depositing progressively
at its base. The existence of similarly strong a[p] fabrics in layer 2a and the lower half of layer 2b appears inconsistent
with the common interpretation that ignimbrite flow units are emplaced as a plug of essentially non-shearing material (layer
2b) on a thin shear layer (layer 2a), and that the entire flow freezes en masse to form the deposit. The data suggest that,
if the flow froze en masse, it was shearing pervasively through at least half its thickness. Another possibility is that the
flow unit aggraded progressively from the base up, and that the fabrics record the integrated history of shear directions
and intensities immediately above the bed throughout the duration of deposition.
Received: 13 February 1997 / Accepted: 4 April 1998 相似文献
In low grade metabasites the amphibole components tremolite, glaucophane, edenite and tschermakite have their activities controlled
by interactions with the excess components albite, clinozoisite, chlorite, quartz and H2O vapor. Three types of reaction are involved, (i) Those in which only components of condensed phases take part: isopleths
of equilibrium constant are straight lines in the P-T plane. (ii) Dehydration reactions in which entropy change due to change in Al coordination is of the same sign as that due
to dehydration: isopleths of constant K are positive at low pressure and negative at high pressure. (iii) Dehydration reactions
in which entropy change due to Al coordination change is opposite in sign to that of dehydration: isopleths of constant K
loop in the P-T plane with positive slopes at low and at high pressure.
Zonation in naturally occurring amphiboles records the evolution of metamorphic conditions in particular rocks. In an example
from the eastern Alps (Austria) early conditions calculated as 15 kb, 200 ° C evolve upgrade to 6 kb, 525 ° C implying concurrent
heating and erosion. The record of evolving conditions may span some 30 Ma of geological history. 相似文献
Sediment samples from a variety of different environments were analyzed for organo-sulfur compounds (OSC) to provide the first characterization of the amounts and types of these compounds in sediments of the greater Puget Sound basin. A gas Chromatograph equipped with a sulfur specific flame photometric detector was used to quantify individual OSC. Compositions of OSC mixtures were essentially constant throughout the study area. Dibenzothiophene (DBT), its alkylated homologs, and an unknown compound were the predominant OSC in most samples. Concentrations of total OSC and DBT ranged from 4 to 60 and 0.4 to 2 μg/g organic carbon, respectively. The flux of OSC to the sediments at a station in central Puget Sound west of Seattle was approximately 140 ng/cm2/yr. The profile of total OSC concentration with depth showed three organic sulfur compounds that are apparently created in situ in the vicinity of where hydrogen sulfide production begins. The concentrations of the aromatic OSC were relatively constant with depth. Although several anthropogenic sources of OSC were identified, there was no evidence that OSC from these sources were accumulating in the sediments. The major source of the aromatic OSC in the sediments is apparently atmospheric input from natural sources such as forest fires. 相似文献
Vein arrays and pressure-solution cleavages are common in the sandstone units of the deformed flysch. Both structures were established prior to the folding of the sediments, and they continued to evolve during this folding. Tensile fractures and conjugate sets of shear fractures (of wrench fault type) were formed. En-echelon arrays of veins are closely associated with the formation of these principal veins. The geometry and relations of the veins are described in detail and their relation to the principal stresses at the time of formation is discussed.
Forking at vein terminations, branch fractures and offset structures in veins are described. The analogies between these and structures produced in rock deformation experiments and found in magmatic dykes are discussed. The branch fracture provides a record of the orientation of the maximum principal stress at the time of its formation.
The veins are infilled with quartz and siderite displaying drusy growth fabrics, indicating that crystal growth occurred into a fluid-filled cavity. It is suggested that the veins originated as hydraulic fractures in a flysch sequence that had developed high pore-fluid pressures during sedimentation. The material in the veins was derived by pressure-solution activity in the sandstone units, which produced a spaced pressure-solution cleavage throughout the region. The relations between veins and pressure-solution cleavages are described. Both small- and large-scale solution transfer of material was involved. 相似文献
Recent studies have identified poverty reduction near parks and protected areas, findings that challenge an extensive literature on the social burdens associated with protected areas. These studies move the discussion on the social dynamics of conservation forward, however, they do not offer insight into the underlying mechanisms that shape household-level outcomes such as income and wealth. By focusing on protected areas as centers of uncertainty, upheaval, and disturbance, this study examines the character and incidence of livelihood diversification within communities near Tarangire National Park in northern Tanzania compared to communities far from the park. Livelihood diversification is well understood as a coping and/or risk mitigation strategy pursued in response to various types of shocks, and uncertainty more generally. This study draws on mixed methodologies to construct multivariate statistical models to estimate the effect of proximity to the park on measures of livelihood diversification. The results indicate that proximity to park is strongly correlated with livelihood diversification, suggesting that households near the park are adapting to opportunities and constraints and may be seeking to reduce variance in income and wealth in response to disturbances and uncertainty associated with the park. 相似文献
Limonitic oncoliths from the Bajocian of Europe, widely known as ‘snuff-boxes’, grew by accretion of bundles of laminae on one side, followed by overturning and accretion of laminae on the other side. A diverse hard-substrate encrusting fauna grew interleaved with the ferruginous laminations. The palaeoecological preferences of this fauna indicate that its growth, and hence the accumulation of the laminations, took place on the gloomy undersides of the oncoliths. This upsidedown growth is supported by characteristics of the lamination bundles themselves, and by the predominant present-day orientations of the snuff-boxes. The abundance of the associated fauna and the lack of carbonate-dissolving macroborers cutting the laminae suggest an original ferric composition. Precipitation was probably under the control of non-photosynthetic microorganisms that inhabited the microenvironments represented by the oncoliths' lower surfaces. 相似文献