The 2019 Brumadinho tailings dam collapse: Possible cause and impacts of the worst human and environmental disaster in Brazil     

《International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation》2020

On 25th January 2019, the tailings dam of the Brumadinho iron mine operated by Vale S/A failed catastrophically. The death toll stood at 259 and 11 people remained missing as of January 2020. This tragedy occurred three years after Mariana’s tailings dam rupture – the most significant tailing dam disaster in Brazilian history. Thus far, a systematic investigation on the cause and effect of the failure has yet to be conducted. Here, we use satellite-driven soil moisture index, multispectral high-resolution imagery and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) products to assess pre-disaster scenarios and the direct causes of the tailings dam collapse. A decreasing trend in the moisture content at the surface and the full evanescence of pond water through time (2011–2019) suggest that the water was gradually penetrating the fill downwards and caused the seepage erosion, saturating the tailings dam. Large-scale slumping of the dam (extensional failure) upon the rupture indicates that the materials of the fill were already saturated. InSAR measurements reveal a dramatic, up to 30 cm subsidence in the dam (at the rear part) within the past 12 months before the dam collapse, signifying that the sediments had been removed from the fill. Although the information on the resistance level of the tailings dam to infiltrations is not available, these pieces of evidence collectively indicate that the seepage erosion (piping) is the primary cause for the chronic weakening of the structure and, hence, the internal “liquefaction” condition. Upon the collapse, the fully saturated mud tailings flowed down the gentle slope area (3.13 × 10⁶ m²), where 73 % were originally covered by tree, grass or agricultural tracts. The toxic mud eventually reached the Paraopeba River after travelling 10 km, abruptly increasing the suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentration and the toxic chemical elements in the river, immediately affecting the local livelihoods that depend on its water. The Paraopeba River is a major tributary of the San Francisco River, the second-longest river in Brazil reaching the Atlantic Ocean. We anticipate that the environmental repercussions of this toxic seepage will be felt throughout the entire basin, especially riverine communities located downstream.  相似文献   

渤海湾表层沉积物元素地球化学分布特征与影响因素     

张连杰  朱龙海  张盼  赵博  王鹏 《海洋科学》2019,43(6):78-87

对取自渤海湾的307个表层沉积物进行了元素测试和粒度分析。渤海湾表层沉积物的常微量元素呈现4种组合:富集于粗粒沉积区的SiO_2、Na_2O亲碎屑元素组合;富集于细粒沉积区的以Al_2O_3和重金属元素为代表的亲黏土元素组合;与缺氧环境有关的MnO、V、TOC元素组合和与河流输入有关的陆源CaO、TiO_2元素组合。粒度粗细主导了渤海湾元素含量分布的整体格局;海域河流物源供应不同较大影响了渤海湾南部(富Na_2O、CaO和SiO_2)和北部(富Ba和P_2O_5)在元素含量上的差异;高流速潮流对海底的冲刷再分配导致曹妃甸南侧Sr、Ca元素的条带状富集异常;有机质在细粒沉积区的富集导致缺氧环境的形成和K_2O、Mn、V、自生黄铁矿的海洋自生化学沉积;人类活动导致以Pb为代表的重金属污染在河流入海口、港口及沿岸海域的元素分布异常;曹妃甸沙坝内侧的泻湖(海洋钙质生物沉积)与沙坝外侧水下岸坡(陆源碎屑沉积)的截然不同的物源,导致了独特地貌沉积环境下元素分布的局部差异。  相似文献   

冈底斯中段厅宫地区比马组碎屑锆石U-Pb年龄     

周鹏  荣峰  多吉卫色  李强  唐华  范源 《沉积与特提斯地质》2020,40(2):141-150

桑日群广泛分布于冈底斯火山岩浆弧的中东段，是新特提斯洋俯冲作用的代表性记录。本文对冈底斯中段厅宫地区桑日群比马组开展了碎屑锆石U-Pb同位素测年和地球化学特征研究，结果表明：比马组所含的碎屑锆石具有85.7~143.5Ma、160.2~191.2Ma、334.4~364.1Ma和904Ma四个年龄段，其中最年轻的碎屑锆石年龄为85.7±1.9Ma，结合古生物资料，认为比马组形成于早—晚白垩世，其物源主要来自于拉萨地块，尤其是冈底斯岩基剥蚀源区；岩石地球化学特征显示，比马组沉积主要来源于长英质岩石，是上地壳源区物质经风化剥蚀后搬运沉积形成。  相似文献   

多元素衬值累加地球化学方法在找矿中的应用——以青海省夏日哈-什多龙远景区为例     

赵志飞 《地质与勘探》2020,56(2):328-336

青海省夏日哈-什多龙成矿远景区位于青藏高原东昆仑东段,西起都兰县夏日哈镇,东至兴海县什多龙一带,跨祁漫塔格北坡-夏日哈岩浆弧和北昆仑岩浆弧,是青海省重要的成矿区。为了在该区寻找新的成矿有利地段,本文在对该区区域地质背景、矿产特征及区内典型矿床地质特征系统研究的基础上,利用多元素衬值累加地球化学找矿方法,在区域上优选出一批找矿靶区。多元素衬值累加地球化学找矿方法首先收集远景区1∶5万水系沉积物测量成果,经过数据处理,绘制远景区衬值累计地球化学图,进而建立典型矿床找矿模式,最终通过对比分析,选出新的找矿靶区。对圈定的找矿靶区进行野外踏勘检查,均发现不同程度的矿化线索,为今后在该区进一步找矿起到了很好的指导作用。通过本次工作,发现了该方法在靶区圈定方面的优势:(1)可快速圈定异常,提高工作效率;(2)编制的地球化学图浓集中心更显著;(3)圈定的找矿靶区找矿成果显著,尤其针对陆相火山岩型多金属矿、斑岩型铜钼矿、矽卡岩型多金属矿找矿成果突出;(4)能直观反映背景变化趋势,有助于评价异常。  相似文献   

History of scoria-cone eruptions on the eastern shoulder of the Kenya–Tanzania Rift revealed in the 250-ka sediment record of Lake Chala near Mount Kilimanjaro     

Catherine Martin-Jones  Christine Lane  Maarten Van Daele  Thijs Van Der Meeren  Christian Wolff  Heather Moorhouse  Emma Tomlinson  Dirk Verschuren 《第四纪科学杂志》2020,35(1-2):245-255

Reconstructions of the timing and frequency of past eruptions are important to assess the propensity for future volcanic activity, yet in volcanic areas such as the East African Rift only piecemeal eruption histories exist. Understanding the volcanic history of scoria-cone fields, where eruptions are often infrequent and deposits strongly weathered, is particularly challenging. Here we reconstruct a history of volcanism from scoria cones situated along the eastern shoulders of the Kenya–Tanzania Rift, using a sequence of tephra (volcanic ash) layers preserved in the ~250-ka sediment record of Lake Chala near Mount Kilimanjaro. Seven visible and two non-visible (crypto-) tephra layers in the Lake Chala sequence are attributed to activity from the Mt Kilimanjaro (northern Tanzania) and the Chyulu Hills (southern Kenya) volcanic fields, on the basis of their glass chemistry, textural characteristics and known eruption chronology. The Lake Chala record of eruptions from scoria cones in the Chyulu Hills volcanic field confirms geological and historical evidence of its recent activity, and provides first-order age estimates for seven previously unknown eruptions. Long and well-resolved sedimentary records such as that of Lake Chala have significant potential for resolving regional eruption chronologies spanning hundreds of thousands of years.  相似文献   

张宣地区大白阳金矿床包裹体特征及矿床剥蚀保存     

徐渴鑫  申俊峰  李胜荣  黄绍峰  张士全  王业晗 《矿床地质》2020,39(6):1030-1048

华北克拉通破坏及其成矿事件已引起地学界的广泛关注，其中张宣地区是华北克拉通的重要金矿集中区之一，通过对张宣地区大白阳金矿成矿类型、成矿深度及剥蚀保存的探讨，为区内深部找矿提供了重要的参考依据。文章通过流体包裹体研究对大白阳金矿成矿温度及成矿深度进行计算，利用矿物压力计对矿区周边岩体侵位深度进行估算。流体包裹体研究结果显示大白阳金矿成矿温度160~220℃、盐度w（NaCl_eq）=9%~15%，密度0.78~0.97 g/cm³、压力46.3~104.6 MPa，成矿流体主要属于NaCl-H₂O体系，成矿过程中流体温度和盐度都呈现明显的降低趋势。采用黑云母压力计，针对大白阳金矿周边谷嘴子、杨家营以及前坝口花岗质岩体的侵位深度进行估算，并对大白阳金矿自形成以来的剥蚀保存情况进行了探讨，估算结果显示，谷嘴子岩体（236.0 Ma）成岩深度7.02 km、杨家营岩体（138.6 Ma）成岩深度2.66 km、前坝口岩体（140.2 Ma）成岩深度3.13 km。结合前人的裂变径迹结果，认为张宣地区自中生代以来剥蚀速率为0.022~0.029 km/Ma，剥蚀量为3 km。按照前述成矿压力46.3~104.6 MPa换算，大白阳金矿成矿深度6.93 km，剥蚀量小于矿床成矿深度，说明该矿深部仍具有良好的找矿前景。  相似文献   

河北省怀安县朱家洼矿区地球化学特征与找矿方向     

王占彬 《地质与勘探》2020,56(1):102-112

河北怀安朱家洼矿区位于华北板块北缘中段太古宙、元古宙、中生代金银铅锌铁硫铁矿成矿带,为火山热液型金多金属矿。为查明该区成矿规律,明确找矿方向,在区内开展了水系沉积物测量、土壤地球化学测量等工作。通过对元素分布、元素相关性、元素异常等特征研究表明,Au、Mo为本区主成矿元素;各元素异常平面分布具有分带性,高温元素W、Sn、Bi异常位于骆驼山火山机构中心,中低温元素Pb、Zn、As、Ag等异常分布于火山机构边部及周边围岩中,成矿元素Au、Mo异常主要位于火山机构西侧围岩中。异常查证发现金钼矿化体2条,金钼矿化受火山机构和北西向构造带控制。依据成矿地质条件、地球化学异常及查证成果认为,朱家洼矿区Au、Mo成矿潜力大,火山机构西侧围岩区是该区重点找矿地段。  相似文献   

Integration of hyperspectral and LiDAR data for mapping small water bodies     

《International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation》2020

Inland water bodies are globally threatened by environmental degradation and climate change. On the other hand, new water bodies can be designed during landscape restoration (e.g. after coal mining). Effective management of new water resources requires continuous monitoring; in situ surveys are, however, extremely time-demanding. Remote sensing has been widely used for identifying water bodies. However, the use of optical imagery is constrained by accuracy problems related to the difficulty in distinguishing water features from other surfaces with low albedo, such as tree shadows. This is especially true when mapping water bodies of different sizes. To address these problems, we evaluated the potential of integrating hyperspectral data with LiDAR (hereinafter “integrative approach”). The study area consisted of several spoil heaps containing heterogeneous water bodies with a high variability of shape and size. We utilized object-based classification (Support Vector Machine) based on: (i) hyperspectral data; (ii) LiDAR variables; (iii) integration of both datasets. Besides, we classified hyperspectral data using pixel-based approaches (K-mean, spectral angle mapper). Individual approaches (hyperspectral data, LiDAR data and integrative approach) resulted in 2–22.4 % underestimation of the water surface area (i.e, omission error) and 0.4–1.5 % overestimation (i.e., commission error).The integrative approach yielded an improved discrimination of open water surface compared to other approaches (omission error of 2 % and commission error of 0.4 %). We also evaluated the success of detecting individual ponds; the integrative approach was the only one capable of detecting the water bodies with both omission and commission errors below 10 %. Finally, the assessment of misclassification reasons showed a successful elimination of shadows in the integrative approach. Our findings demonstrate that the integration of hyperspectral and LiDAR data can greatly improve the identification of small water bodies and can be applied in practice to support mapping of restoration process.  相似文献   

西藏类乌齐地区含镍碳酸岩的发现与地质意义     

周新  冯德新  樊炳良  余佳树  嘎桑顿珠  易金龙 《矿物学报》2020,(2):109-115

野外调查发现西藏类乌齐地区分布着众多的含镍碳酸岩体,呈十几米至几百米不等的岩株出露。岩体与超基性岩之间具明显的港湾状、枝状侵入接触、岩石不具层理、岩石表现出细粒结晶等粒结构、岩体内见超基性岩捕掳体等特征均表明其为火成碳酸岩岩体。在成分上以菱镁矿为主,岩石中MgO的含量为27.16%~31.75%,为镁质碳酸岩。岩石稀土元素配分曲线呈平缓右倾的轻稀土富集型,轻重稀土元素分馏现象明显,具有明显的Eu正异常和弱的Ce负异常;微量元素显示Rb、Th、Nb、Hf元素相对富集,K、U、Ti元素相对亏损。含镍碳酸岩可能是富CO2的深部流体在中下地壳对超基性岩交代的结果,具备寻找硫化镍矿床的有利条件。  相似文献   

熊耳山上宫金矿稀土元素特征及对金矿物质来源的指示意义     

张苏坤  刘耀文  汪江河  冯绍平  常嘉毅  张争辉  毛宁 《地球学报》2020,41(6):938-948

上宫金矿矿化样品与熊耳群安山岩、燕山期花岗岩有着相似的稀土元素特征, 其物源关系更为密切。不同类型矿石的稀土总质量分数存在较大差别, 总体呈现出矿化程度越强稀土总量越低的特征。大部分金矿石与铅锌(银金)矿石均表现出弱的Eu、Ce异常, 其中δEu金矿石(均值0.84)＞δEu铅锌矿石(均值0.75), δCe金矿石(均值0.88)＞δCe铅锌矿石(均值0.96), 造成这种现象的原因可能是热液交代或成矿热液为富Cl–的还原性流体。 (Sm/Eu)样品/(Sm/Eu)球粒陨石-(Sm/Eu)样品图解显示, 上宫金矿各类样品能近似拟合成一条直线, 说明了岩浆热液为成矿提供了最初的热源和物源, 而安山岩和片麻岩的接触交代可能对成矿提供了部分物源。矿石样品和蚀变岩样品中均出现不同程度的Tb、Tm元素正异常, 说明成矿物质来源可能受到了地壳岩石的影响。上宫金矿田δEu-Au相关图解显示, 成矿过程中, 随着Au元素的富集, Eu元素也出现相对富集。  相似文献