Intra-interstadial environmental changes in Last Glacial loess revealed by molluscan assemblages from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Amiens-Renancourt 1 (Somme,France)     

Olivier Moine  Pierre Antoine  Sylvie Coutard  Gilles Guérin  Christine Hatté  Clément Paris  Ségolène Saulnier-Copard 《第四纪科学杂志》2021,36(8):1322-1340

The Amiens-Renancourt 1 site recently yielded one of the most important Upper Palaeolithic human occupations of northern France by the number of flint artefacts and especially by the presence of Venus figurines. All the material comes from a single archaeological layer located in a tundra gley bracketed by loess units. A multi-proxy study combining a detailed stratigraphy, luminescence and radiocarbon datings and high-resolution (5 cm per sample) grain size and molluscan analyses was therefore carried out to reconstruct and date the associated environmental changes and to determine the exact context of the human occupation. The chronological frame thus established supports the correlations of the archaeology-bearing tundra gley and of an underlying arctic brown soil with Greenland interstadials GI-4 and GI-3. Composition changes in the molluscan population enabled the identification of transitional and optimum phases and sub-phases within these two pedogenetic horizons. A conceptual correlation model linking molluscan phases with millennial-scale variations of Greenland ice-core and Sieben Hengste speleothem climate records is proposed. The Human occupation appears contemporaneous to the end of the stadial–interstadial transition of GI-3. Synchronous in Amiens-Renancourt 1 and Nussloch, subsequent micro-gleys may also result from a regional/global forcing. Such a level of detail is unprecedented in a loess sequence.  相似文献   

Wave attenuation in the marginal ice zone during LIMEX     

Antony K. Liu  Paris W. Vachon  Chin Y. Peng  A.S. Bhogal 《大气与海洋》2013,51(2):192-206

Abstract

During the Labrador Ice Margin Experiments, LIMEX ‘87 in March 1987 and LIMEX ‘89 in March and April 1989, the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) CV‐580 aircraft collected synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image data over the marginal ice zone off the east coast of Newfoundland, Canada. One aspect of these experimental programs was the observation of ocean waves penetrating into the marginal ice zone (MIZ). Based upon directional wavenumber spectra derived from SAR image data, the wave attenuation rate is estimated using SAR image spectra and compared with predictions from a model developed by Liu and Mollo‐Christensen (1988). The wave and ice conditions were considerably different in LIMEX ‘87 and LIMEX ‘89. However, the model‐data comparisons are very good for all ice conditions observed. Both the model and the SAR‐derived wave attenuation rates show a characteristic roll‐over at high wavenumbers. A model for the eddy viscosity is proposed, using dimensional analysis, as a simple function of ice roughness and wave‐induced velocity. Eddy viscosities derived from SAR and wave buoy data for the wave attenuation rate show a trend that is consistent with the proposed model.  相似文献   

LA COMPOSITION MINERALOGIQUE ET CHIMIQUE DES ROCHES ERUPTIVES ET PARTICULIEREMENT DES LAVES MESOZOIQUES ET PLUS RECENTES DE LA CHINE ORIENTALE Par A. Lacroix.     

Par A.Lacroix 《地质学报》1928,7(1):13-59

Au cours d'un voyage en Chine, effectue en decembre 1927, j'al eu I'honneur et le plaisir d'etre recu a Peking par la Societe geologique de Chine et d'etre ainsi le temoin de sa grande activite scientifique. Aussi, je tiens a lui offrir le resultat de l'etude mineralogique et chimique des roches que j'ai  相似文献   

Iron oxidation state in the Fe‐rich layer and silica matrix of Libyan Desert Glass: A high‐resolution XANES study     

Gabriele Giuli  Eleonora Paris  Giovanni Pratesi  Christian Koeberl  Curzio Cipriani 《Meteoritics & planetary science》2003,38(8):1181-1186

Abstract— Libyan Desert Glass (LDG) is an enigmatic type of glass that occurs in western Egypt in the Libyan Desert. Fairly convincing evidence exists to show that it formed by impact, although the source crater is currently unknown. Some rare samples present dark‐colored streaks with variable amounts of Fe, and they are supposed to contain a meteoritic component. We have studied the iron local environment in an LDG sample by means of Fe K‐edge highresolution X‐ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy to obtain quantitative data on the Fe oxidation state and coordination number in both the Fe‐poor matrix and Fe‐rich layers. The pre‐edge peak of the high‐resolution XANES spectra of the sample studied displays small but reproducible variations between Fe‐poor matrix and Fe‐rich layers, which is indicative of significant changes in the Fe oxidation state and coordination number. Comparison with previously obtained data for a very low‐Fe sample shows that, while iron is virtually all trivalent and in tetrahedral coordination (^[4]Fe³⁺) in the low‐Fe sample, the sample containing the Fe‐rich layers display a mixture of tetra‐coordinated trivalent iron (^[4]Fe³⁺) and penta‐coordinated divalent iron (^[5]Fe²⁺), with the Fe in the Fe‐rich layer being more reduced than the matrix. From these data, we conclude the following: a) the significant differences in the Fe oxidation state between LDG and tektites, together with the wide intra‐sample variations in the Fe‐oxidation state, confirm that LDG is an impact glass and not a tektite‐like glass; b) the higher Fe content, coupled with the more reduced state of the Fe, in the Fe‐rich layers suggests that some or most of the Fe in these layers may be directly derived from the meteoritic projectile and that it is not of terrestrial origin.  相似文献   

Study of a triple emission nebula in Orion     

Paris Pişmiş  Ilse Hasse 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1976,45(1):79-85

The Hii regions S254, 255 and 257 in the constellation of Orion are close together on the sky and appear like a triple object. Fabry-Pérot radial velocities of the Hii regions as well asUBV photo-electric magnitudes of their exciting stars are obtained. The data show that (1) all three nebulae are at a distance of 2.5 kpc; (2) an excess extinction is observed in S255 and S257 while S254 shows no excess extinction; (3) S255, identified as an IR and a molecular source, is the youngest object of the group. It is concluded that the three Hii regions are at different evolutionary stages.  相似文献   

Iron site geometry in orthopyroxene: Multiple scattering calculations and XANES study     

Eleonora Paris  Trevor A. Tyson 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》1994,21(5):299-308

The iron site geometry in orthopyroxenes (OPX) and synthetic FeO, has been investigated by X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) spectroscopy. Multiple scattering calculations have been used to determine how the iron polyhedral geometry affects the absorption spectra. The results reported here demonstrate that this approach is effective in determining the site geometry around the absorbing atom, allowing the assignment of features in the XANES spectrum to specific structural aspects of the coordination environment. In the case of the orthopyroxenes this method allows discrimination between the multiple scattering contributions to the absorption spectrum due to the two octahedral sites M1 and M2 of the OPX structure. The results obtained with the MS calculation were used to evaluate the effects of polyhedral distortion, symmetry changes and iron site occupancies on the experimental spectra. The results indicate a more quantitative way to interpret XANES experimental spectra and give insights into the interpretation of site geometries of more complex or unknown structures and amorphous materials.  相似文献   

Thaumasite from the Tschwinning mine,South Africa     

O. Grubessi  A. Mottana  E. Paris 《Mineralogy and Petrology》1986,35(3):149-156

Summary Thaumasite from the manganese mine of Tschwinning, South Africa, has the formula Ca_3.097 Si_1.062OH_6.372(CO₃)_0.994(SO₄)_1.000·11.596 H₂O. Unit cell parameters (a=11.013(2) Å,c=10.379(5) Å,V=1090.1(6) ų) and refraction indices (n_e=1.458(2),n _o=1.498(2)) compare well with the best ones available in the literature. The IR spectrum and DT-TG profiles are given. Contradictions between the IR spectrum, a recent structural refinement and the DT-TG are discussed, but cannot be explained satisfactorily.

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Thaumasit aus der Mangan-Mine von Tschwinning, Süd-Afrika

Zusammenfassung Thaumasit aus der Mangan-Mine von Tschwinning, Süd-Afrika, besitzt die Formel Ca_3.097 Si_1.062OH_6.372(CO₃)_0.994(SO₄)_1.000·11.596 H₂O. Die Parameter der Elementarzelle (a=11.013(2) Å,c=10.379(5) Å,V=1090.1(6) ų) und die Brechungsindizes (n _e=1.458(2),n _o=1.498(2)) zeigen gute Übereinstimmung mit verfügbaren Literaturdaten. Es werden ein IR-Spektrum und DT-TG-Profile präsentiert. Gegensätze zwischen dem IR-Spektrum, einer neueren Strukturverfeinerung und dem DT-TG werden diskutiert, können jedoch nicht zufriedenstellend erklärt werden.

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The local structure of Ca-Na pyroxenes. I. XANES study at the Na K-edge     

Annibale Mottana  Takatoshi Murata  Ziyu Wu  Augusto Marcelli  Eleonora Paris 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》1997,24(7):500-509

 X-ray absorption Na K-edge spectra have been recorded on synthetic endmember jadeite and on a series of natural Ca-Na pyroxenes compositionally straddling the Jd-Di join. The C2/c members of the series are systematically different from the P2/n members. Differences can be interpreted and explained by comparing the experimental spectra with theoretical spectra. These have been calculated by the multiple-scattering formalism from the atomic positional parameters determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction structure refinement on the same samples. In the full multiple scattering region of the spectra (1075 to 1090 eV) C-pyroxenes exhibit three features which reflect the 6-2 configuration of the O back-scattering atoms around the Na absorber located at the center of the cluster (site M2 of the jadeite structure). P-pyroxenes show more complicated spectra in which at least four (possibly five) features can be recognized; they reflect the two types of configuration (6-2 and 4-2-2) of O around Na in the two independent M2 and M21 eight-fold coordinated sites of the omphacite structure. A weak, sometimes poorly resolved peak at 1079 eV is diagnostic and discriminates C- from P-pyroxenes. The Garnet Ridge C2/c impure jadeite exhibits a spectrum which is intermediate between those of jadeite and omphacite. The Hedin-Lundqvist potential proves best for these insulating materials and allows multiple-scattering calculations agreeing well with experiments. Received: July 11, 1996/Revised, accepted: October 21, 1996  相似文献   

Geotechnical and mineralogical properties of weak rocks from Central Greece     

Ilia Ioanna  Rozos Dimitrios  Perraki Theodora  Tsangaratos Paris 《Central European Journal of Geosciences》2009,1(4):431-442

Thirty bulk samples of hard soils-soft rocks such as marls, originating from Euboea Island and Peloponnesus area, were investigated to evaluate their geotechnical behavior. Specifically, by conducting a series of physical and geotechnical tests, such as liquid limit and plastic limit tests, along with the estimation of the grain size fraction, Slake Durability and Point Load Test. Certain parameters were determined and used for empirical correlations with their mineralogical characteristics. The mineralogical composition was determined by X-ray diffraction, thermo-gravimetric and thermal analysis, succeeded by textural analysis performed by Optical Microscope. With the help of the above mentioned tests, we interpreted the observed geotechnical behavior of the examined weak rocks by means of mineralogical composition and texture. Durability and the unconfined compressive strength was found to be influenced by high percentages in carbonate minerals. In addition, it was found that a decrease in clay content resulted in higher strength and durability values. The concluded empirical correlations verified the influence of these parameters and gave a general overview of the engineering behavior of the examined weak rocks.  相似文献   

Warming the early earth—CO₂ reconsidered     

Philip von Paris  Heike Rauer  J. Lee Grenfell  Beate Patzer  Barbara Stracke  Franz Schreier 《Planetary and Space Science》2008,56(9):1244-1259

Despite a fainter Sun, the surface of the early Earth was mostly ice-free. Proposed solutions to this so-called “faint young Sun problem” have usually involved higher amounts of greenhouse gases than present in the modern-day atmosphere. However, geological evidence seemed to indicate that the atmospheric CO₂ concentrations during the Archaean and Proterozoic were far too low to keep the surface from freezing. With a radiative-convective model including new, updated thermal absorption coefficients, we found that the amount of CO₂ necessary to obtain 273 K at the surface is reduced up to an order of magnitude compared to previous studies. For the late Archaean and early Proterozoic period of the Earth, we calculate that CO₂ partial pressures of only about 2.9 mb are required to keep its surface from freezing which is compatible with the amount inferred from sediment studies. This conclusion was not significantly changed when we varied model parameters such as relative humidity or surface albedo, obtaining CO₂ partial pressures for the late Archaean between 1.5 and 5.5 mb. Thus, the contradiction between sediment data and model results disappears for the late Archaean and early proterozoic.  相似文献