The effects of the spinel—garnet phase transition on the formation of rifted sedimentary basins     

Tadashi Yamasaki  Masao Nakada 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,130(3):681-692

We have examined the effects of the spinel-garnet phase transition on subsidence of extensional sedimentary basins. For a constant positive Clapeyron slope ( dP/dT ), the phase boundary moves downwards in the syn-rift and upwards in the post-rift phase. For a non-linear Clapeyron curve ( dP/dT > 0 above 900°C and dP/dT < 0 below 900°C), theory predicts for the reaction of the spinel-garnet phase transition, the direction of phase boundary movement is dependent on the stretching factor, the position of the Clapeyron curve and the lithospheric thickness. A smaller syn-rift and larger post-rift subsidence are predicted for a deeper phase boundary and a thicker lithosphere. The model with a non-linear Clapeyron curve is applied to the subsidence histories of a young extensional basin (Gulf of Lion) and an old continental margin (eastern Canada). The observed syn-rift uplift and the larger post-rift subsidence can be reasonably explained by this model, where the optimum depth of the phase boundary for eastern Canada (˜90 km) is consistent with the estimate from seismic observations and is larger than that for the Gulf of Lion (˜ 50 km). The depth of the spinel-garnet phase boundary is sensitive to the composition of mantle rocks and increases with the extraction of basaltic components from the lithosphere, compatible with our result that the phase boundary is deeper for an older and thicker lithosphere. Thus the surface movement associated with the rifting for these areas may reflect the chemical evolution of the continental lithosphere.  相似文献   

Shear-wave anisotropy: spatial and temporal variations in time delays at Parkfield, Central California   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Yun Liu  Stuart Crampin  Ian Main 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,130(3):771-785

Shear-wave splitting is analysed on data recorded by the High Resolution Seismic Network (HRSN) at Parkfield on the San Andreas fault, Central California, during the three-year period 1988-1990. Shear-wave polarizations either side of the fault are generally aligned in directions consistent with the regional horizontal maximum compressive stress, at some 70° to the fault strike, whereas at station MM in the immediate fault zone, shear-wave polarizations are aligned approximately parallel to the fault. Normalized time delays at this station are found to be about twice as large as those in the rock mass either side. This suggests that fluid-filled cracks and fractures within the fault zone are elastically or seismically different from those in the surrounding rocks, and that the alignment of fault-parallel shear-wave polarizations are associated with some fault-specific phenomenon.
Temporal variations in time delays between the two split shear-waves before and after a M_L = 4 earthquake can be identified at two stations with sufficient data: MM within the fault zone and VC outside the immediate fault zone. Time delays between faster and slower split shear waves increase before the M_L = 4 earthquake and decrease near the time of the event. The temporal variations are statistically significant at 68 per cent confidence levels. Earthquake doublets and multiplets also show similar temporal variations, consistent with those predicted by anisotropic poroelasticity theory for stress modifications to the microcrack geometry pervading the rock mass. This study is broadly consistent with the behaviour observed before three other earthquakes, suggesting that the build-up of stress before earthquakes may be monitored and interpreted by the analysis of shear-wave splitting.  相似文献   

Candidate precursors: pulse-like geoelectric signals possibly related to recent seismic activity in Japan   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Yuji Enomoto  Akito Tsutsumi  Yukio Fujinawa  Minoru Kasahara  Hiroshi Hashimoto 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,131(3):485-494

Telemetric network observations of pulse-like geoelectric charge signals using a vertical dipole buried under the ground were undertaken at various observation sites over a wide area in Japan from April 1996. From continuous records of the signals during the six months following that, we attempted to select anomalous signals, possibly related to seismic electric activity. Special attention was paid to the elimination of noise resulting from industrial and meteorological electric activity, comparison with other electromagnetic signals in the VLF band and the relation between the precursor period and the distance from the eventual main shock that occurred in Japan. Four candidate precursor electric signals, which were not contaminated by industrial and meteorological electric activity, were then selected, of which the second appeared before the Akita-ken Nairiku-nanbu earthquake swarm, for which the maximum M = 5.9 occurred on 1996 August 11, and the third and fourth before the Chiba-ken Toho-oki earthquake, M = 6.6, on 1996 September 11. A tentative qualitative model explaining why the candidate precursory signal is related to stress building up before an earthquake is presented in terms of the electrification of gases released from fracturing rocks immediately prior to the main shock.  相似文献   

Deformation of subducted oceanic lithosphere   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Gregory A. Houseman  David Gubbins 《Geophysical Journal International》1997,131(3):535-551

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怒江迪庆州陡坡耕地的改良和持续利用研究     

刘彦和  何大明 《云南地理环境研究》1996,8(2):34-43

滇西北的怒江、迪庆两州地处云南省高寒高山峡谷区，地形破碎而陡峻，耕地稀缺，陡坡种植业占有很高的比重。由于人口的增长，陡坡耕地仍将作为该地区的主要耕地长期存在。这种传统的耕种方式已对环境产生了深刻的负效应。本文根据其生存条件和利用现状就通过改良以取得持续利用的方向和途径作了初步探讨。  相似文献   

四川盆地西部富钾卤水水文地球化学特征及其成因意义探讨   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

林耀庭  颜仰基 《盐湖研究》1996,4(1):1-12

四川盆地西部宫钾卤水以深层卤水形式赋存于地下４０００余ｍ的中三叠统雷口坡组四段（Ｔ２ｌ４）盐系的碳酸盐岩储层中。富钾卤水与海水不同浓缩阶段相比，其中含Ｋ＋含量异常高，构成液态钾矿资源；Ｂｒ－、Ｉ－、Ｂ（３＋）、Ｌｉ＋等稀有组分也远超过综合利用工业品位，为优质化工原料水。富钾卤水为沉积变质和钾盐溶滤的复合成因，具有固夜态找钾的指示意义。本文为四川盆地固液态找钾提供了有价值的线索。  相似文献   

Li2O—B2O3功能材料体系研究概述     

谢贤宁  高海春 《盐湖研究》1996,4(1):73-80

本文介绍了碱金属硼酸盐的一些基本知识，主要回顾了其中Ｌｉ２Ｏ—Ｂ２Ｏ３体系的研究历史，讨论了该体系结构与性质的关系并总结了Ｌｉ２Ｏ－Ｂ２Ｏ３晶态及非晶态物质作为新型功能材料的研究进展。  相似文献   

柴达木盆地水资源环境及生态效应地球卫星遥感监测研究定位站     

胡东生 《盐湖研究》1996,4(2):5-11

柴达木盆地水资源环境及生态效应地球卫星遥感监测研究定位站胡东生（中国科学院青海盐湖研究所，西宁，８１０００８）关键词水资源环境生态效应，地球卫星遥感监测，定位研究站，柴达木盆地，青藏高原１．立现依据和研究意义柴达木盆地处于青藏高原的东北部，四周群山环...  相似文献   

察尔汗盐湖钾盐矿床与晶间卤水分异的关系     

徐少康 《盐湖研究》1996,4(2):64-69

通过钾盐矿床与晶间卤水分异特征及成因的分析对比，认为晶间卤水分异的过程也就是钾盐矿床形成的过程。胶结浸染状固体矿形成于晶间卤水分异初期的浓缩阶段，改造于分异后期的淡化阶段；晶间卤水矿和层状固体矿形成于淡化阶段。  相似文献   

以单位为基础的中国城市内部生活空间结构─兰州市的实证研究   总被引：47，自引：8，他引：47  

柴彦威 《地理研究》1996,15(1):30-38

本文着眼于中国城市居民生活的最基本组织─单位,通过考察其形成与作用、日常生活类型及空间分布特征等,得出中国城市的内部生活空间结构由三层次构成:(1)由在世界各种城市地域组织中独具一格的单位构成的基础生活圈;(2)同质单位为主形成的低级生活圈;(3)以区为基础的高级生活圈。这种独特的生活空间结构是在社会主义计划城市下行政管理和生活居住规划的双重影响下形成的。  相似文献