Tertiary metallogenesis in the Eastern Alps: the Waldenstein hematite deposit (Austria)

The specularite deposit at Waldenstein is an epigenetic replacement/vein-type hematite mineralization with distinct alteration zones. It is situated in highly metamorphosed schists and, gneisses of the Koralm Crystalline Complex. Sericitization and chloritization are strictly bound to this alteration and occur within a few meters of the hematite veins. Radiometric dating of the sericitization and the implicity of the mineralization yield a Middle Eocene age. Petrographic evidence proves an early, relatively reduced paragenesis (magnetite, ilmenite) being partly replaced by hematite and chlorite during the main phase of ore formation. Fluid inclusion and stable isotope investigations indicate that formation temperatures were approximately 300°C during the main stage and decreased to 200°C in the latest stage of the hydrothermal event. The H-isotope compositions of chlorites and of fluid inclusions in quartz indicate the influence of seawater. This also explains the high salinities determined by fluid inclusion studies (20–30% NaCl equiv.). According to the genetic model presented in this paper the hydrothermal activity started when the deformation accompanying the uplift of the Koralm Crystalline Complex passed from a ductile to brittle regime (Middle Eocene). The brittle faults acted as channelways for rising, deep fluids, probably of metamorphic origin. Temperature differences between the different uplifting crustal segments supported fluid circulation. Precipitation of the ore occurred at shallow crustal levels where the hydraulic regime was dominated by seawater, and oxidation of the original reducing fluids took place.     

萤石Sr、Nd同位素地球化学研究评述

本文通过大量实例综述了近年萤石Sr、Nd同位素在定年和示踪方面取得的进展 ,结果表明 :萤石Sm-Nd同位素可以用于测定成矿作用的时代 ,但由于萤石Nd同位素初始值存在不均一性和受次生干扰的影响 ,所获数据最好用其它测年方法获得的数据加以验证 ;萤石Sr、Nd同位素组成是示踪成矿流体来源的有效方法 ,利用Sr、Nd同位素组成还可定量估算出形成成矿流体不同端元所占的比例。     

泸沽湖沉积物α纤维素的提取及其稳定碳同位素研究初探

湖泊沉积是环境气候变化的敏感指示器 ,在沉积过程中有机大分子α纤维素不易发生降解 ,其碳链上的C、H、O原子也不会与外界发生交换 ,故沉积物α纤维素的碳同位素能真实地反映原始环境信息。湖泊沉积物中的α纤维素含量少 ,笔者经过反复条件试验 ,得出了从湖泊沉积物提取α纤维素的简便可行的方法。泸沽湖是云贵高原上一半封闭湖泊 ,湖区人为活动干扰较微弱 ,该湖对环境变化敏感。笔者提取了泸沽湖沉积物柱的α纤维素 ,并研究了其碳同位素 ,结果表明 ,α纤维素碳同位素灵敏、精确地反映了该湖一百年来的环境信息 :泸沽湖沉积物有机质以内生为主 ;气候变化趋势为冷—暖—冷—暖。     

贵州晚二叠世煤中硫同位素的组成特征

报道了贵州主要开采矿山晚二叠世煤中不同形态硫的同位素组成特征。形成于海水影响较小环境中的煤以低的硫含量 ,偏正的δ34S值为特点 ;形成于海相或受海水影响较大的环境中的煤 ,则具有高的硫含量和偏负的δ34S值 ;在高硫含量的煤中 ,有机硫和无机硫具有弱的相关性 ,可能它们具有一致的来源 ;煤中有机硫的同位素组成对成煤环境是灵敏的 ,可作为成煤环境划分指标 ,根据有机硫含量和同位素组成 ,可分出海水对煤层的影响程度。     

东天山康古尔金矿床的同位素地球化学特征及成因讨论

主要研究了康古尔金矿的流体包裹体的氢、氧同位素组成以及硫、铅和碳同位素组成，结果表明该金矿床主矿化阶段成矿流体以变质水为主，晚期以大气降水为主，总的表现为下部上升流体与残部大气降水混合成矿特征。该矿床的成矿物质具深源性，主要来自上地幔或下部地壳，是一种火山岩区剪切带蚀变岩型金矿床。     

Assessing microbial degradation of o-xylene at field-scale from the reduction in mass flow rate combined with compound-specific isotope analyses

In recent years, natural attenuation (NA) has evolved into a possible remediation alternative, especially in the case of BTEX spills. In order to be approved by the regulators, biodegradation needs to be demonstrated which requires efficient site investigation and monitoring tools. Three methods--the Integral Groundwater Investigation method, the compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) and a newly developed combination of both--were used in this work to quantify at field scale the biodegradation of o-xylene at a former gasworks site which is heavily contaminated with BTEX and PAHs. First, the Integral Groundwater Investigation method [Schwarz, R., Ptak, T., Holder, T., Teutsch, G., 1998. Groundwater risk assessment at contaminated sites: a new investigation approach. In: Herbert, M. and Kovar, K. (Editors), GQ'98 Groundwater Quality: Remediation and Protection. IAHS Publication 250, pp. 68-71; COH 4 (2000) 170] was applied, which allows the determination of mass flow rates of o-xylene by integral pumping tests. Concentration time series obtained during pumping at two wells were used to calculate inversely contaminant mass flow rates at the two control planes that are defined by the diameter of the maximum isochrone. A reactive transport model was used within a Monte Carlo approach to identify biodegradation as the dominant process for reduction in the contaminant mass flow rate between the two consecutive control planes. Secondly, compound-specific carbon isotope analyses of o-xylene were performed on the basis of point-scale samples from the same two wells. The Rayleigh equation was used to quantify the degree of biodegradation that occurred between the wells. Thirdly, a combination of the Integral Groundwater Investigation method and the compound-specific isotope analysis was developed and applied. It comprises isotope measurements during the integral pumping tests and the evaluation of delta13C time series by an inversion algorithm to obtain spatially integrated mean isotope values at the control planes. It was shown that the Rayleigh equation is applicable to spatially integrated mean isotope values in order to obtain the mean biodegradation between the consecutive control planes. All three approaches yielded consistently a 98-99% degradation of o-xylene.     

Strontium isotope constraints on the seasonal variation of the provenance of base cations in rain water at Kawakami, Central Japan

The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios in monthly precipitation in the forested basin at Kawakami, central Japan, varied seasonally from 0.709 to 0.711 in spring to as low as 0.7062 ± 0.0004 in autumn over nine years from 1987 to 1995. The seasonal variation can be explained in terms of the mixing of three sources of Sr: sea salt (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr 0.70917), soluble eolian minerals originating from deserts in continental Asia ( 0.711), and biogenic materials growing on soils derived from the volcanic rock substrates in the vicinity ( 0.706). It is estimated that the contribution of sea-salt Sr into the Kawakami rain Sr is relatively constant (10 ± 5%) and that more than half of the Sr is of biogenic origin throughout the year except during spring rains when 50% of the Sr is due to the dissolution of Ca-minerals from Asian dusts. The dominant contribution of eolian components to spring rains is consistent with the high concentration of ³H, which is typical of air masses from Asia.     

同位素示踪法研究有机污染物在模拟水生生态系统中的行为

应用同位素示踪技术，研究了模拟水生生态系统中三氯苯、邻苯二甲酸正丁酯，２，４，６－三氯酚－＾１４Ｃ的分布、迁移、转化行为。实验周期后，水中污染物浓度分别降低了８９％，８０％，９５％以上，三氯苯在底泥和浮游生物中有积累。测定了标记物在水、悬浮物、＾１４ＣＯ２吸收溶液，ＸＡＤ－２树脂上的放射性强度。假设水中标记物的降解遵循一级速率过程，２４ｄ后，水中２，４，６－三氯酚－＾１４Ｃ浓度已降为原来浓度的５％     

达拉布特型碱性花岗岩源岩特征初步探讨──来自稳定同位素和微量元素的证据

根据稳定同位素组成特点和微量元素组成及岩石形成演化的分析，对达拉布特型碱性花岗岩的源岩进行了初步探讨。指出其源岩具有混源特点：同时存在地幔物质和上地壳物质。结合岩石化学组成特点，源岩的化学组成可能与含基性、中基性火山岩的麻粒岩相岩石相似。     

黑柱石和水之间氢同位素平衡分馏的实验研究

在750-250℃温度范围内,对黑柱石-水之间的氢同位素平衡分馏进行了实验研究。研究中改进了氢同位素交换实验方法,从而保证了精度。研究结果表明,750-550℃温度范围内,黑柱石一水的分馏系数10~3lnα°_(黑柱石-水)=-30.51 10~6/T~2-59.86,550-350℃温度范围内,10~3lnα°_(黑柱石-水)与温度1/T~2间无依赖关系,其值为-105.0±0.7,.250℃时,交换率太低。文中讨论了黑柱石-水之间氢同位素分馏系数与温度、矿物晶体结构、矿物化学组成的关系及其地质意义。