Solubilities of nitrogen and noble gases in silicate melts under various oxygen fugacities: implications for the origin and degassing history of nitrogen and noble gases in the earth     

Akiko Miyazaki  Hajime Hiyagon  Kei Hirose 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2004,68(2):387-401

Solubility experiments for nitrogen and noble gases (Ar and Ne) in silicate melts were conducted using two experimental configurations: one was conducted at 1 atmospheric pressure, T =1300°C and oxygen fugacity (fO₂) of IW + 0.9 (i.e., 0.9 log units higher than the iron-wüstite buffer) and the other at high pressures (P_total ∼ 2 × 10⁸ Pa), 1500°C and fO₂ ∼ IW + 6. For the former experiment, isotopically labeled-nitrogen (¹⁵N¹⁵N-enriched) was used to distinguish dissolved nitrogen from contaminating atmospheric or organic nitrogen and to examine dissolution mechanisms of nitrogen in silicate melts. The results obtained for the two series of experiments are consistent with each other, suggesting that Henry's law is satisfied for fN₂ of up to ∼250 atm (2.5 × 10⁷ Pa). The results are also consistent with our earlier results (Miyazaki et al., 1995) obtained at highly oxidizing conditions (fO₂ ∼ IW + 10). All these results support physical dissolution of nitrogen as N₂ molecules in silicate melts for fO₂ from ∼IW + 10 down to ∼IW. The observed solubility (Henry's constant) of nitrogen (3-5 × 10⁻⁹ mol/g/atm) is comparable to that of Ar (2-4 × 10⁻⁹ mol/g/atm), and much lower than that of Ne (11-14 × 10⁻⁹ mol/g/atm) at 1300°C. A preliminary experiment was also performed for partitioning of nitrogen and noble gases between clinopyroxene (cpx) and basaltic melt using a piston cylinder-type apparatus at 1.5 GPa and at 1270 to 1350°C. The obtained cpx/melt partition coefficient of nitrogen is 0.06, slightly lower than those of noble gases (∼0.1 for Ne to Xe), suggesting that nitrogen is as incompatible as or even slightly more incompatible than noble gases. The present results imply that a large nitrogen/Ar fractionation would not be produced by magmatic processes. Therefore, the two orders of magnitude difference between the N₂/³⁶Ar ratios in the Earth's atmosphere (∼10⁴) and that in the mantle (∼10⁶) must be explained by some other processes, such as incomplete segregation of metal blobs into the core and their later oxidation.  相似文献   

A new approach to time-dependent inversion of geodetic data using a Monte Carlo mixture Kalman filter   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Jun'ichi Fukuda  Tomoyuki Higuchi  Shin'ichi Miyazaki  Teruyuki Kato 《Geophysical Journal International》2004,159(1):17-39

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Estimating the permeability of the Nojima Fault Zone by a hydrophone vertical seismic profiling experiment     

Tsutomu Kiguchi  Hisaso Ito  Yasuto Kuwahara  Teruki Miyazaki 《Island Arc》2001,10(3-4):348-356

Abstract A multi-offset hydrophone vertical seismic profiling (VSP) experiment was done in a 747 m deep borehole at Nojima Hirabayashi, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. The borehole was drilled to penetrate the Nojima Fault, which was active in the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake. The purpose of the hydrophone VSP is to detect subsurface permeable fractures and permeable zones and, in the present case, to estimate the permeability of the Nojima Fault. The analysis was based on a model by which tube waves are generated when incident P-waves compress the permeable fractures (or permeable zones) intersecting the borehole and a fluid in the fracture is injected into the borehole. Permeable fractures (or permeable zones) are detected at the depths of tube wave generation, and fracture permeability is calculated from the amplitude ratio of tube wave to incident P-wave. Several generations of tube waves were detected from the VSP sections. Distinct tube waves were generated at depths of the fault zone that are characterized by altered and deformed granodiorite with a fault gouge, suggesting that permeable fractures and permeable zones exist in the fault zone. Tube wave analysis shows that the permeability of the fault gouge from 624 m to 625 m is estimated to be approximately 2 × 10⁻¹² m².  相似文献   

Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd Mineral Isochron Ages of the Metamorphic Rocks in the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex, South Africa     

M. Yuhara  T. Miyazaki  J. Ishioka  S. Suzuki  H. Kagami  N. Tsuchiya 《Gondwana Research》2002,5(4):771-779

Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic studies were carried out for metamorphic rocks in the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex, South Africa. The metamorphic rocks give the Rb-Sr mineral isochron ages (whole-rock - biotite - felsic fractions) of 844±85 Ma and 811.6±6.6 Ma for the lower granulite zone and of 776.5±5.4 Ma for the upper granulite zone. The rocks yield the Sm-Nd mineral isochron ages of 1071±18 Ma (whole-rock - garnet - felsic fractions) and 1067±158 Ma (whole-rock - hornblende - biotite rich fraction - felsic fractions) for the lower granulite zone and of 1052.0±3.6 Ma and 1002.5±1.4 Ma (whole-rock - garnet - felsic fractions) for the upper granulite zone. These age data suggest that the granulite facies metamorphism took place at 1060-1000 Ma, and that the rocks cooled down at 850-780 Ma. The Sr and Nd isotopic compositions of metamorphic rocks are different between the lower and upper granulite zones.  相似文献   

Solid-liquid interfacial reaction of Zn ions on the surface of amorphous aluminosilicates with various Al/Si ratios     

Akane Miyazaki  Ioan Balint 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2003,67(20):3833-3844

The adsorption behavior of Zn²⁺ ions onto the surface of amorphous aluminosilicates was studied using both potentiometric and spectroscopic methods (XANES: X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure). The aluminosilicates were prepared with different Al/Si ratios in order to compare the reactivities of surface aluminol and silanol groups toward Zn²⁺ ions. Potentiometric experiments were performed by maintaining the reacting suspensions at constant pH, ionic strength, and solid concentration, while Zn concentration was increased by stepwise addition. Our results showed that the surface aluminol and silanol groups possess significantly different reactivities toward Zn²⁺ ions. The reaction of Zn²⁺ ions with aluminol groups occurs through three processes: (i) surface complexation, (ii) dissolution, and (iii) re-sorption. A stoichiometric relationship was confirmed for the surface complexation between the aluminol groups and Zn²⁺ ions: two moles of H⁺ ions were released for one mole of Zn²⁺ ion adsorption. Following the surface complexation process, measurable amounts of zinc and aluminum ions were found to be mobilized from the surface of the solid to the liquid phase; subsequently, these ions precipitated on the solid surface, and possibly formed a co-precipitate with the hydrotalcite-type structure. On the other hand, a stoichiometric relationship was not obtained for the sorption of Zn²⁺ ions on silanol groups, and therefore, it was concluded that Zn²⁺ ions are retained on the surface of amorphous aluminosilicates by two different reactions. One reaction involves the surface complexation between Zn²⁺ ions and surface aluminol groups, which proceeds rapidly. The other reaction is the slow retention of Zn²⁺ ions onto silanol and/or aluminol groups, which could be the surface precipitation of Zn(OH)₂ or the co-precipitation of Zn²⁺-Al³⁺ hydroxides. It can be suggested that the total sorption behavior of Zn²⁺ ions on amorphous aluminosilicates with different Al/Si ratios can be represented as the sum of the individual reactions of Zn²⁺ ions toward the aluminol and silanol groups. The potentiometric results were confirmed by XANES data. It was clearly evident that only the aluminol groups were responsible for surface complexation of Zn²⁺ ions. An equilibrium constant was calculated for this reaction.  相似文献   

cDNA cloning of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor from Baikal seals (Phoca sibirica)     

Kim EY  Hahn ME  Iwata H  Tanabe S  Miyazaki N 《Marine environmental research》2002,54(3-5):285-289

Species differences in sensitivity to related planar halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAH) add significant uncertainty in assessing the ecological risk to aquatic mammals. To investigate mechanisms of PHAH sensitivity in aquatic mammals, we cloned and sequenced the cDNA of Baikal seal aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), an intracellular protein that initiates PHAH-mediated effects. The Baikal seal AHR cDNA has an open reading frame of 843 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 94.6 kDa. Comparison of AHR amino acid sequences indicated a high degree of sequence conservation (98%) between Baikal and harbor seals. The high conservation of AHRs between Baikal and harbor seals indicates that these seals express AHR proteins closely related structurally. In our previous report (Kim & Hahn, 2002), the dioxin-binding affinity of the harbor seal AHR was at least as high as that of the AHR from a dioxin-sensitive strain of mice, suggesting that this seal species may be sensitive to PHAH effects. This implies that Baikal seal may also be sensitive to dioxin effects.  相似文献   

Three-year investigations into sperm whale-fall ecosystems in Japan   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Yoshihiro Fujiwara  Masaru Kawato  Tomoko Yamamoto  Toshiro Yamanaka  Waka Sato-Okoshi  Chikayo Noda  Shinji Tsuchida  Tomoyuki Komai  Sherine Sonia Cubelio  Takenori Sasaki  Karen Jacobsen  Kaoru Kubokawa  Katsunori Fujikura  Tadashi Maruyama  Yasuo Furushima  Kenji Okoshi  Hiroshi Miyake  Masayuki Miyazaki  Yuichi Nogi  Akiko Yatabe  & Takashi Okutani 《Marine Ecology》2007,28(1):219-232

We report the first study of sperm whale‐fall ecosystems, based on mass sinking of whale carcasses at shelf depths in the northwest Pacific. We conducted three observations over a 2‐year period on replicate sperm‐whale carcasses implanted at depths of 219–254 m off the southern part of Japan from July 2003 to August 2005. The study was made possible by a mass stranding of sperm whales in January 2002, and the subsequent sinking of 12 carcasses in the waters off Cape Nomamisaki. Dense aggregations of unique chemosynthesis‐based fauna had formed around the whale carcasses after 18 months (July 2003). The mytilid mussel Adipicola pacifica was the most abundant macrofaunal species and covered most of the exposed bone surfaces. The general composition of the fauna was similar to that of deep‐water reducing habitats, but none of the species appearing in this study has been found at hydrothermal vents, cold seeps or deep‐water whale falls. A new species of lancelet, which was the first record of the subphylum Cephalochordata from reducing environments, a new species of Osedax; a rarely encountered benthic ctenophore, and a rare gastropod species were discovered at this sperm whale‐fall site. Benthic communities were similar across all the carcasses studied, although the body sizes of the whales were very different. The succession of epifaunal communities was relatively rapid and the sulphophilic stage was considerably shorter than that of other known whale falls.  相似文献   

Butyltin concentrations along the Japanese coast from 1997 to 1999 monitored by Caprella spp. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)     

Takeuchi I  Takahashi S  Tanabe S  Miyazaki N 《Marine environmental research》2004,57(5):397-414

The concentrations of butyltins along the Japanese coastline were investigated from 1997 to 1999, 7 to 9 years after implementation of legislation limiting the use of tributyltin (TBT) in Japan. Seawater was sampled at 0.5 m depth, and Caprella spp. were collected from Sargassum spp. and aquaculture facilities from 18 areas within four broad areas along the coastline of Japan, i.e., the Pacific coast of northern Japan, the coast along the Sea of Japan, Tokyo Bay and adjacent areas, and western Japan. Butyltins (MBT, DBT and TBT) were detected in 32 of the 63 seawater samples with average concentrations of 4.6 ng MBT/l, 4.5 ng DBT/l and 6.8 ng TBT/l, respectively. Butyltin concentrations in seawater from western Japan indicate "hot spots" even in unpopulated areas. Butyltins (MBT, DBT and TBT) were detected in all samples of Caprella spp., varying from 2.3 ng BTs /g wet wt in C. penantis R-type from Tobishima Island in the Sea of Japan to 464 ng BTs /g wet wt in C. decipiens Mayer from Amakusa, western Kyushu. The BT concentrations in Caprella spp. form western Japan were significantly higher than those from other areas, including Tokyo Bay and adjacent areas, where large scale industry and international ports are located. These results indicate that butyltin contamination still remains even in unpopulated areas after the regulation on TBT usage, and that the regulation governing TBT usage since 1990 has not been effective enough to concede recovery of shallow water ecosystems around Japan.  相似文献   

Determination of reaction kinetics using grain size: An application for metamorphic zircon growth          下载免费PDF全文

Kazuhiro Miyazaki  Yasushi Mori  Tadao Nishiyama  Kenshi Suga  Miki Shigeno 《地学学报》2018,30(2):162-168

The reaction kinetics of metamorphic minerals can be subdivided into interface‐ and diffusion‐controlled kinetics. The discrimination of reaction kinetics is crucial for estimating reaction rates. Here, we propose a new and simple method for discriminating reaction kinetics. This method requires measuring only the initial and final grain sizes during growth. The reaction kinetics is inferred from different plotted arrays of initial vs. final grain sizes after the mineral growth. Using metamorphic zircon, we take detrital core sizes as the initial sizes and post‐metamorphic grain sizes as the final sizes. The application of the method to the subduction‐related high‐pressure Nagasaki metamorphic complex in Japan shows that this metamorphic zircon grew under interface‐controlled kinetics even at the relatively low temperature of 440°C. This method is potentially applicable to other minerals that have time‐markers, such as chemical zoning or internal structures that are captured at a given point in time during growth.  相似文献   

Geodetic inversion for space–time distribution of fault slip with time-varying smoothing regularization     

Jun'ichi Fukuda  Shin'ichi Miyazaki  Tomoyuki Higuchi  Teruyuki Kato 《Geophysical Journal International》2008,173(1):25-48

We have developed a new geodetic inversion method for space–time distribution of fault slip velocity with time-varying smoothing regularization in order to reconstruct accurate time histories of aseismic fault slip transients. We introduce a temporal smoothing regularization on slip and slip velocity through a Bayesian state space approach in which the strength of regularization (temporal smoothness of slip velocity) is controlled by a hyperparameter. The time-varying smoothing regularization is realized by treating the hyperparameter as a time-dependent stochastic variable and adopting a hierarchical Bayesian state space model, in which a prior distribution on the hyperparameter is introduced in addition to a conventional Bayesian state space model. We have tested this inversion method on two synthetic data sets generated by simulated aseismic slip transients. Results show that our method reproduces well both rapid changes of slip velocity and steady-state velocity without significant oversmoothing and undersmoothing, which has been hard to overcome by the conventional Bayesian approach with time-independent smoothing regularization. Application of this method to transient deformation in 2002 caused by a silent earthquake off the Boso peninsula, Japan, also shows similar advantages of this method over the conventional approach.  相似文献