Study of weathering processes developed on old piedmont surfaces in Western Spain: new contributions to the interpretation of the “Raña” profiles     

E. Molina Ballesteros  M. Cantano Martín   《Geomorphology》2002,42(3-4)

The Hercynian basement of the Iberian Peninsula was uplifted by the Alpine orogeny during the Tertiary. It gave rise to a set of block mountains and tectonic grabens, one of which is the Ciudad Rodrigo Basin. It is located in Western Spain and forms a westward extension of the great Tertiary Duero Basin. The sediments filling this graben are of continental origin, their ages ranging from Palaeogene to Quaternary. Morphologically, the southern part of this basin forms a set of piedmont surfaces (the “Raña” surfaces) appearing above the terrace system of the present rivers. This paper examines the weathering processes developed over these old piedmont surfaces using micromorphological, XR diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and microporosity techniques.The Raña sediments are rich in quartzite pebbles and gravel within a clayey matrix. Once deposited, these materials underwent important in situ weathering processes under somewhat hydromorphic conditions, of which hydrolysis, ferrolysis and xerolysis were the most important. All these processes gave rise to: (1) transformation of most of the clasts of shists and slates into a matrix causing the destruction of the original sedimentary structures and a relative concentration of the resistant lithologies (quartzites and quartz); (2) important changes in the clay fraction, leading to a predominance of kaolinite in the upper levels of the profiles, (3) release of elements from primary minerals, Fe being one of the most important, and (4) redistribution of matter, mainly clay and Fe oxyhydroxides, within the profiles.The coexistence of seasonal periods with pF higher than 4.2 repeated over a long time, together with poor internal and external drainage conditions, are the cause of the special features displayed by Raña deposits.  相似文献   

Book Reviews     

《The Professional geographer》2002,54(3):454-478

Books Reviewed Colbert C. Held, Middle East Patterns: Places, People, and Politics Barbara A. Weightman, Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia Henry J. Bruman, Alcohol in Ancient Mexico Brian W. Blouet, Geopolitics and Globalization in the Twentieth Century M. A. B. Siddique (ed.), International Migration into the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Reginald Appleyard Michael R. Haines and Richard H. Steckel (eds.), A Population History of North America Emilio Moran, Human Adaptability: An Introduction to Ecological Anthropology Jeremy Leggett, The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era Susan B. Marriott and Jan Alexander (eds.), Floodplains: Interdisciplinary Approaches William S.Logan, Hanoi: Biography of a City Alex Krieger and David Cobb (eds.) with Amy Turner, Mapping Boston Eric Sandweiss, St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape Carl Abbott, Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest Arthur D. Murphy, Colleen Blanchard and Jennifer A. Hill (eds.), Latino Workers in the Contemporary South Yanek Mieczkowski, The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections  相似文献   

国外开发欠发达地区的经验教训对中国西部城镇化的启示     

梁德阔 《云南地理环境研究》2003,15(3):55-62

美国、英国、日本、意大利、巴西等国先后对本国欠发达地区进行了开发建设。它们以城镇化为动力、大力发展城镇工业，已经取得许多成功经验，也有着深刻的教训。中国西部大开发可从国外开发欠发达地区的经验教训中受到启迪，以城镇化为增长点带动区域经济的全面发展，重视生态环境的保护和建设，加强以交通运输为重点的城镇基础设施建设，探索出西部地区城镇工业独特的发展道路，实现经济、社会和环境的可持续发展。  相似文献   

Transition and Diversity in Rural Housing Provision: The case of Narrogin,Western Australia     

ROY JONES  MATTHEW TONTS 《The Australian geographer》2003,34(1):47-59

The purpose of this paper is to examine the changing dynamics of housing markets in an Australian rural community. With reference to the case of Narrogin, Western Australia, it argues that there is an increasing disjuncture between the social and demographic characteristics of rural residents and the modal form of housing in country towns, namely the detached family house. Factors contributing to this disjuncture include the ageing of the population, the loss of traditional blue-collar employment, sub-regional restructuring of service provision, retirement migration patterns, and growing acceptance of the particular housing needs of groups such as the aged, the disabled, young and indigenous people. While it is clear that there is currently something of a mismatch between the characteristics of the population and the housing stock in Narrogin, it is also evident that a combination of political, cultural and economic factors form a significant barrier to adjustment in the local housing market.  相似文献   

臭葱石的初步矿物学研究     

李艺  赖来仁 《矿产与地质》2003,17(2):170-172

广西德保矿区产出的结晶为双锥状的臭葱石的主要化学成分为Fe2O3 34.5%,As2O5 47.75%;而呈葡萄状的臭葱石含Fe2O3 26.67%,As2O5 44.28%, 它们的FeAs≈1,与理想分子式FeAsO4*2H2O接近.根据该矿物(德保)的粉晶X射线分析数据用最小二乘法计算的晶胞参数为a0=10.28(A),b0=10.00(A),c0=8.90(A).Z=8,为斜方晶系,空间群为Pcab.红外吸收光谱分析显示有波数为3505、3420、3000、820、720、490、470、435、415(cm-1)等吸收带.差热分析显示有256℃、945℃和980℃三个明显的吸热谷,还显示有520℃、725℃两个小的放热峰.  相似文献   

桂西岩溶堆积型铝土矿床成矿作用及控矿因素   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

李彩娟 《矿产与地质》2003,17(3):225-228,241

桂西岩溶堆积型铝土矿赋存于岩溶洼地中的红土层中，具有矿床规模大、矿石质量优的特点。成矿物质来源于上二叠统底部的古风化壳型铝土矿层，成矿时代为早更新世，矿床成因与岩溶作用、红土化作用有关。成矿受矿源层、地层岩性、气候、构造、地貌等因素控制。  相似文献   

桂西北与辉绿岩类岩石有关的金矿地质特征--以百色龙川金矿为例   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

覃文明  何志美 《黄金地质》2003,9(3):49-54

龙川金矿位于桂西北地区，是一个与辉绿岩类岩石有一定时空联系的典型蚀变岩型金矿。该矿产于辉绿岩体与地层的接触带，严格受接触带和挤压破碎带的共同控制。辉绿岩起着沟通深部与浅部构造，并使深部的含矿流体沿挤压破碎带上升、沉淀而成矿的作用。在桂西北有多处与龙川金矿地质环境类似的地区，在此类地区寻找该类型金矿床有较好的前景。  相似文献   

Analysis of Karst Tufa from Guangxi, China     

Stanislav FRANCISKOVIC-BILINSKI  Halka BILINSKI  Delko BARISIC  Nada HORVATINCIC Institute Ruder BoSkovi  POB  HR- Zagre  Croati  E-mail: francis@rudjer.irb.hrand YUAN Daoxian Institute of Karst Geology  Guilin  Guangxi  China 《《地质学报》英文版》2003,77(2):267-275

The paper presents an analysis of characteristic karst tufa from Guangxi, China, which has not been studied before. A comparison with tufa from Dinaric Karst of Croatia is discussed in view of the C-type climate. The major mineral is calcite. Minor minerals are quartz and dolomite, depending on location. The content of calcium carbonate varies from 65% to 92%, and that of magnesium carbonate from 0.03% to 1.77%. Among other elements, the most abundant are Fe, from 0.02% to 1.50%, and Ti, from 0.15% to 0.27%. Many other trace elements (V, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Hg and Pb) are also present. Specific activity of radionuclides 40K, 232Th, 137Cs, 226Ra and 238U varies from sample to sample. Concentration of U in tufa is close to that reported for sedimentary carbonate. Low concentration of 137Cs indicates that this part of the world was not exposed to nuclear explosions. The concentration of 226Ra is the highest in Mashan County. The ratio 238U/226Ra (0.21-0.71) in tufa from Mashan Co  相似文献   

西天山伊耳曼得型金矿流体特征及成矿环境   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

贾斌  毋瑞身  田昌烈  沙德铭 《地质与资源》2003,12(3):146-153

西天山一种以伊耳曼得和恰布坎卓它等金矿为代表的金矿类型,其成矿流体液相成分以K⁺离子为主,其次是Na⁺、Cl^-、SO₄^2-及少量的Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺.流体气相成分以H₂O为主,其次是CO₂、H₂,少量的O₂、N₂、CH₄和CO.流体的矿化度平均为8.28g/L,盐度比较低,其范围为1.5%~0.39%(NaCl),流体的pH值在2.8~5.5之间.流体离子强度为0.146~0.18.氧逸度为lgf o₂=-35.2~-38.9,流体的pH-lgf o₂稳定范围与冰长石-绢云母型和酸性硫酸盐型金矿床的稳定范围不一致.流体温度范围为93~151.4℃.流体压力范围为5.6~17 MPa.表明成矿流体具有低温、低压和低盐度的特点.流体属于H₂O-NaCl-CO₂体系,来自大气降水.大气降水渗滤到地下,受到火山和地温梯度的影响,形成了沿一定深度运动的热循环流体.成矿流体的物理化学环境是一种过渡类型.成矿流体沿火山碎屑岩孔隙和微裂隙多次渗透交代而成矿.  相似文献   

辽西朝阳盆地早白垩世一新的无齿翼龙化石   总被引：12，自引：1，他引：12  

董枝明  孙跃武  伍少远 《世界地质》2003,22(1):1-8

采自辽西朝阳盆地早白垩世九佛堂组的一翼龙化石被记述。化石材料是一接近完整骨架的无齿的翼龙，带有一不完全的头骨。作者将其归于翼手龙类(Pteroclactyloidea)，并建一新属、新种一无齿吉大翼龙(Jidapterus edentus gen．et sp．nov．)。  相似文献