The Precambrian Homrit-Waggat granite is a post-orogenic batholithic intrusion located in the northern region of the Nubian Shield,characterized by a typical annular morphology and significant secondary alteration.Thi...The Precambrian Homrit-Waggat granite is a post-orogenic batholithic intrusion located in the northern region of the Nubian Shield,characterized by a typical annular morphology and significant secondary alteration.This study aims to elucidate the processes that have shaped the intrusion in both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives,employing a combination of field observation and petrographic analysis alongside major and trace element compositions of minerals.Within the central region of the pluton,biotite and amphibole are observed sporadically,while the predominant crystallization of anhydrous oligoclase in the outer regions has led to a progressive increase in volatile components within the residual melt,ultimately resulting in a volatile-saturated aluminosilicate melt.The exsolved fluids subsequently interacted with the previously crystallized mineral assemblage,producing metasomatic overprinting.As the cooling and crystallization continued,the water pressure within the magma chamber gradually escalated until it equaled or surpassed the confining pressure,leading to the formation of fractures and veins filled with minerals that crystallized from the residual aqueous fluids.The ongoing degassing and expulsion of aqueous fluids from the magma chamber’s interior ultimately contributed to the collapse of the chamber’s roof,resulting in the annular ring-dike morphology observed in the Homrit Waggat pluton.展开更多
The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources(Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe)–BGR is Germany’s geoscientific centre of competence within the Federal Government and part of its s...The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources(Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe)–BGR is Germany’s geoscientific centre of competence within the Federal Government and part of its scientific and technical infrastructure.BGR is accountable to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology,providing independent advice and information on all geoscientific and natural resources issues.In particular,BGR supports the Federal Government in their following objectives.展开更多
We present results from a 484 km wide-angle seismic profilie acquired in the northwest part of the South China Sea （SCS） during OBS2006 cruise. The line that runs along a previously acquired multi-channel seismic li...We present results from a 484 km wide-angle seismic profilie acquired in the northwest part of the South China Sea （SCS） during OBS2006 cruise. The line that runs along a previously acquired multi-channel seismic line （SO49-18） crosses the continental slope of the northern margin, the Northwest Subbasin （NWSB） of the South China Sea, the Zhongsha Massif and partly the oceanic basin of the South China Sea. Seismic sections recorded on 13 ocean-bottom seismometers were used to identify refracted phases from the crustal layer and also reflected phases from the crust-mantle boundary （Moho）. Inversion of the traveltimes using a simple start model reveals crustal images in the study area. The velocity model shows that crustal thickness below the continental slope is between 14 and 23 kin. The continental part of the line is characterized by gentle landward mantle uplift and an abrupt oeeanward one. The velocities in the lower crust do not exceed 6.9 km/s. With the new data we can exclude a high-velocity lower crustal body （velocities above 7.0 kin/s） at the location of the line. We conclude that this part of the South China Sea margin developed by a magma-poor rifting. Both, the NWSB and the Southwest Sub-basin （SWSB） reveal velocities typical for oceanic crust with crustal thickness between 5 and 7 kin. The Zhongsha Massif in between is extremely stretched with only 6-10 km continental crust left. Crustal velocity is below 6.5 kin/s; possibly indicating the absence of the lower crust. Multi-channel seismic profile shows that the Yitongansha Uplift in the slope area and the Zhongsha Massif are only mildly deformed. We considered them as rigid continent blocks which acted as rift shoulders of the main rift subsequently resulting in the formation of the Northwest Sub-basin. The extension was mainly accommodated by a ductile lower crustal flows, which might have been extremely attenuated and flow into the oceanic basin during the spreading stage. We compared the crustal structures along the northern margin and found an east-west thicken trend of the crust below the continent slope. This might be contributed by the east-west sea-floor spreading along the continental margin.展开更多
The International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas （IGME 5000） is a major European geological GIS project being managed and implemented by the German Geological Survey （Federal Institute for Geosciences ...The International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas （IGME 5000） is a major European geological GIS project being managed and implemented by the German Geological Survey （Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, BGR） under the umbrella of the Commission for the Geological Map of the World （CGMW）. It is a collaborative European project that to date involves 48 Geological Surveys and is supported by a network of scientific advisors. The original aims of the project have now been achieved： to develop a Geographic Information System （GIS） containing up-to-date harmonised lithological and geochronological data of Europe, and to print a geological map （Figure 1） of the preQuaternary on-shore and, for the first time at this scale, off-shore areas of Europe （see Asch, 2003, for a full account.）展开更多
This study presents a statistical landslide susceptibility assessment(LSA) in a dynamic environment. The study area is located in the eastern part of Lanzhou, NW China. The Lanzhou area has exhibited rapid urbanizatio...This study presents a statistical landslide susceptibility assessment(LSA) in a dynamic environment. The study area is located in the eastern part of Lanzhou, NW China. The Lanzhou area has exhibited rapid urbanization rates over the past decade associated with greening, continuous land use change, and geomorphic reshaping activities. To consider the dynamics of the environment in the LSA, multitemporal data for landslide inventories and the corresponding causal factors were collected. The weights of evidence(Wof E) method was used to perform the LSA. Three time stamps, i.e., 2000, 2012, and 2016, were selected to assess the state of landslide susceptibility over time. The results show a clear evolution of the landslide susceptibility patterns that was mainly governed by anthropogenic activities directed toward generating safer building grounds for civil infrastructure. The low and very low susceptibility areas increased by approximately 10% between 2000 and 2016. At the same time, areas of medium, high and very high susceptibility zones decreased proportionally. Based on the results, an approach to design the statistical LSA under dynamic conditions is proposed, the issues and limitations of this approach are also discussed. The study shows that under dynamic conditions, the requirements for data quantity and quality increase significantly. A dynamic environment requires greater effort to estimate the causal relations between the landslides and controlling factors as well as for model validation.展开更多
In the ANSICHT project that was jointly carried out by DBE TECHNOLOGY Gmb H,BGR,and GRS g Gmb H,two generic geological site models were used to develop a first draft of a methodology to demonstrate the safety of a hig...In the ANSICHT project that was jointly carried out by DBE TECHNOLOGY Gmb H,BGR,and GRS g Gmb H,two generic geological site models were used to develop a first draft of a methodology to demonstrate the safety of a high-level waste(HLW) repository in argillaceous formations in Germany,taking into account the regulatory requirements.The main results of the project are characterised by the developed repository concepts adapted to the geological conditions.The specific quantifications of the integrity criteria and their exemplary application with calculational proofs were used to demonstrate the integrity of the host rocks.The development of site-specific FEP(features,events,and processes) cataloges provided a complete system description for evaluation of the repository evolution.The developed work flow of the demonstration concept illustrated the complete sequence of the safety proof in a transparent way.It shows that various steps have to be performed,possibly iteratively,to provide a successful safety proof.The results form a useful tool in the pending search for a HLW repository site,especially when providing a basis for comparing safety analyses of different sites in Germany.展开更多
The mechanical behavior of sandy facies of Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory(URL)in Switzerland was investigated with drained and undrained triaxial compression and extension,cyclic compressi...The mechanical behavior of sandy facies of Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory(URL)in Switzerland was investigated with drained and undrained triaxial compression and extension,cyclic compression,and creep tests.Samples were taken from boreholes drilled parallel to bedding.Most of the samples were reconditioned to minimize sampling effects of desaturation and micro-cracking.The compression was accomplished by increasing axial stress at constant radial stress.The extension was carried out by increasing radial stress at constant axial stress.Moreover,extension was also achieved by simultaneously increasing radial stress and decreasing axial stress under constant mean stress.The test results showed elastoplastic stress-strain behavior with volumetric compaction until onset of dilatancy at high deviatoric stresses above 80%-90%of the peak failure strength.The strength is dependent upon load path and mean stress.The strength under triaxial compression is higher than that under extension.The respective strength increases with increasing mean stress.Desaturation enhances the stiffness and strength of the claystone.The deformation and strength of the elaystone are time-dependent.Under constant deviatoric stress,the claystone crept continuously with time,which can be characterized by a transient phase and a following stationary phase,and even a tertiary phase at high deviatoric stresses to rupture.展开更多
The Muruntau gold deposit in the Central Kyzylkum,Uzbekistan is one of the largest single gold deposits worldwide.Data available from the literature are reviewed with the aim to（1） integrate the present knowledge on...The Muruntau gold deposit in the Central Kyzylkum,Uzbekistan is one of the largest single gold deposits worldwide.Data available from the literature are reviewed with the aim to（1） integrate the present knowledge on this unique deposit from Russian and English literature;（2） show the considerable progress made in the understanding of the genesis of the Muruntau deposit during the last decades;and（3） point to problems still open for future research.Deposit formation occurred through a multi-stage process involving sedimentation,regional metamorphism including thrusting,magmatism with formation of hornfels aureoles and several stages of hydrothermal activity.According to recent knowledge,synsedimentary or pure metamorphic formation of gold mineralization seems unlikely.The role of granite magmatism occurring roughly within the same time interval as the main hydrothermal gold precipitation remains uncertain.There are no signs of interaction of matter between the magma（s） and the hydrothermal system（s）.On the other hand,there was an intense,high-temperature（above 400 ℃）fluid- wall rock interaction resulting in the formation of gold-bearing,cone-like stockworks with veins,veinlets and gold-bearing metasomatites.Several chemical and isotope indicators hint at an involvement of lower-crustal or mantle-related sources as well as of surface waters in ore formation.Deposit formation through brecciation involving explosion,hydrothermal or tectonic breccias might explain these data.Further investigations on breccia formation as well as on the exact timing of relevant sedimentary,metamorphic,magmatic and hydrothermal events are recommended.展开更多
The availability of, and access to, fresh water is an important issue on the agenda of planners, politicians and executives all over the world. Although there seems to be an abundance of water in global calculations, ...The availability of, and access to, fresh water is an important issue on the agenda of planners, politicians and executives all over the world. Although there seems to be an abundance of water in global calculations, surface and groundwater resources are increasingly under stress at regional and local scale. A vast majority of all freshwater is found in aquifers, many of them transboundary in extent. In the semi-arid and arid regions of the world, groundwater resources constitute the only reliable water resource for drinking water supply and irrigated food production. However, in spite of the sharply increasing use of aquifers in the past decades, the knowledge about the groundwater in aquifers and its management is still weak in many places. Investments in groundwater schemes are frequently founded on inadequate aquifer information in terms of quantitative data, reliable models and poor monitoring.展开更多
The study presents a comprehensive coupled thermo-bio-chemo-hydraulic(T-BCH)modeling framework for stabilizing soils using microbially induced calcite precipitation(MICP).The numerical model considers relevant multiph...The study presents a comprehensive coupled thermo-bio-chemo-hydraulic(T-BCH)modeling framework for stabilizing soils using microbially induced calcite precipitation(MICP).The numerical model considers relevant multiphysics involved in MICP,such as bacterial ureolytic activities,biochemical reactions,multiphase and multicomponent transport,and alteration of the porosity and permeability.The model incorporates multiphysical coupling effects through well-established constitutive relations that connect parameters and variables from different physical fields.It was implemented in the open-source finite element code OpenGeoSys(OGS),and a semi-staggered solution strategy was designed to solve the couplings,allowing for flexible model settings.Therefore,the developed model can be easily adapted to simulate MICP applications in different scenarios.The numerical model was employed to analyze the effect of various factors,including temperature,injection strategies,and application scales.Besides,a TBCH modeling study was conducted on the laboratory-scale domain to analyze the effects of temperature on urease activity and precipitated calcium carbonate.To understand the scale dependency of MICP treatment,a large-scale heterogeneous domain was subjected to variable biochemical injection strategies.The simulations conducted at the field-scale guided the selection of an injection strategy to achieve the desired type and amount of precipitation.Additionally,the study emphasized the potential of numerical models as reliable tools for optimizing future developments in field-scale MICP treatment.The present study demonstrates the potential of this numerical framework for designing and optimizing the MICP applications in laboratory-,prototype-,and field-scale scenarios.展开更多
Goethite(a-FeOOH)is one of the most abundant minerals on the Earth surface,occurring in temperate,tropical and equatorial climates.Fe in goethite can be substituted by many cations such as Al,Ni for instance.A large a...Goethite(a-FeOOH)is one of the most abundant minerals on the Earth surface,occurring in temperate,tropical and equatorial climates.Fe in goethite can be substituted by many cations such as Al,Ni for instance.A large amount of research has been conducted on the effect of varying elemental compositions(mainly Al-content)on the spectral features of goethites with most of the studies based on materials synthesized with different elemental ratios.The different elemental ratios,however,may not only affect the composition of the products but also their crystallinity and/or particle size and shape.Both parameters are known to affect results of both X-ray diffraction(XRD)and infrared spectroscopy(IR).These methods are predominantely used to characterize goethites.In the present study,therefore,a significant set of natural goethites was considered in order to investigate the effect of elemental composition on XRD and IR results.The focus was on crystallised samples which had a limited chemical variability but artefacts caused by the presence of admixtures could be excluded in most cases.First of all Rietveld refinement was optimized based on varying different parameters.A fairly good correlation of Rietveld derived crystallite sizes and specific surface area determined by N-adsorption(SSA)was found which proves the importance of considering the crystallite size parameters for Rietveld refinement and at the same times proves the quality of it.Using IR spectroscopy yet published relations of band position and Al-content could be confirmed despite the fact that the range of Al-contents was small.However,the band position of the Fe–O stretching,previously used as proxy for crystallinity assessment,was found to be least variable hence contradicting yet published results.Controversial results were also published for the effect of the Al-content on the position of the asymmetric FeOH stretching band at 450 cm.The goethites investigated in the present study indicate that the crystallite size determines the band position rather than the Al-content which is at least valid for the limited range of Al-contents.The results of the present study indicate that using synthetic sample sets bears the problem that more than one parameter might show systematic differences(e.g.crystallite size in a set of chemically varied goethites).The paper,therefore,provides IR reference data based on a set of natural well crystallised goethites.展开更多
The Shibantan Member（Dengying Formation, South China） represents one of only two carbonate settings with Ediacara-type organisms and offers a rare opportunity to study the biogeochemistry of these ecosystems. To eva...The Shibantan Member（Dengying Formation, South China） represents one of only two carbonate settings with Ediacara-type organisms and offers a rare opportunity to study the biogeochemistry of these ecosystems. To evaluate possibilities and limitations for future biomarker studies on fossil-bearing outcrop samples of the Shibantan Member, we analysed the spatial distribution of hydrocarbons in extractable organic matter（i.e. bitumen） on a millimetre scale. Our study demonstrates that the sample and most likely also other rocks from the same setting are contaminated with petroleum-derived compounds that bear the potential for erroneous interpretations in palaeo-reconstructions. The contamination was revealed by distribution patterns and amounts of extractable n-alkanes and acyclic isoprenoids. The contamination is linked to the external weathering surfaces but also to cracks within the rock, and the extent most likely depends on concentration gradients between these contamination sources. Here we show that contamination can successfully be distinguished from syngenetic signals obtained from non-extractable organic matter（i.e. kerogen） using catalytic hydropyrolysis（Hy Py）. However, we observed that decalcification is necessary to achieve sufficient yields of kerogen-bound hydrocarbons and to avoid artificial alteration of the biomarker signals due to matrix effects.展开更多
For deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste(HLW)in granite,the temperature on the HLW canisters is commonly designed to be lower than100fiC.This criterion dictates the dimension of the repository.Base...For deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste(HLW)in granite,the temperature on the HLW canisters is commonly designed to be lower than100fiC.This criterion dictates the dimension of the repository.Based on the concept of HLW disposal in vertical boreholes,thermal process in the nearfield(host rock and buffer)surrounding HLW canisters has been simulated by using different methods.The results are drawn as follows:(a)the initial heat power of HLW canisters is the most important and sensitive parameter for evolution of temperaturefield;(b)the thermal properties and variations of the host rock,the engineered buffer,and possible gaps between canister and buffer and host rock are the additional key factors governing the heat transformation;(c)the gaps width and thefilling by water or air determine the temperature offsets between them.展开更多
基金supported by Science and Technology Development Fund(STDF)of the Arab Republic of Egypt(No.23080)entitled―Rare Metal Ore Deposits in Egypt:A comparative survey in altered granites from selected areas in the Central Eastern Desert‖(to M.A.ABU EL-RUS)National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2023YFF0804200).
文摘The Precambrian Homrit-Waggat granite is a post-orogenic batholithic intrusion located in the northern region of the Nubian Shield,characterized by a typical annular morphology and significant secondary alteration.This study aims to elucidate the processes that have shaped the intrusion in both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives,employing a combination of field observation and petrographic analysis alongside major and trace element compositions of minerals.Within the central region of the pluton,biotite and amphibole are observed sporadically,while the predominant crystallization of anhydrous oligoclase in the outer regions has led to a progressive increase in volatile components within the residual melt,ultimately resulting in a volatile-saturated aluminosilicate melt.The exsolved fluids subsequently interacted with the previously crystallized mineral assemblage,producing metasomatic overprinting.As the cooling and crystallization continued,the water pressure within the magma chamber gradually escalated until it equaled or surpassed the confining pressure,leading to the formation of fractures and veins filled with minerals that crystallized from the residual aqueous fluids.The ongoing degassing and expulsion of aqueous fluids from the magma chamber’s interior ultimately contributed to the collapse of the chamber’s roof,resulting in the annular ring-dike morphology observed in the Homrit Waggat pluton.
文摘The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources(Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe)–BGR is Germany’s geoscientific centre of competence within the Federal Government and part of its scientific and technical infrastructure.BGR is accountable to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology,providing independent advice and information on all geoscientific and natural resources issues.In particular,BGR supports the Federal Government in their following objectives.
基金financially supported by the National Basic Research Program(973) of China(No. 2007CB41170403)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91028006 and 41074066)
文摘We present results from a 484 km wide-angle seismic profilie acquired in the northwest part of the South China Sea （SCS） during OBS2006 cruise. The line that runs along a previously acquired multi-channel seismic line （SO49-18） crosses the continental slope of the northern margin, the Northwest Subbasin （NWSB） of the South China Sea, the Zhongsha Massif and partly the oceanic basin of the South China Sea. Seismic sections recorded on 13 ocean-bottom seismometers were used to identify refracted phases from the crustal layer and also reflected phases from the crust-mantle boundary （Moho）. Inversion of the traveltimes using a simple start model reveals crustal images in the study area. The velocity model shows that crustal thickness below the continental slope is between 14 and 23 kin. The continental part of the line is characterized by gentle landward mantle uplift and an abrupt oeeanward one. The velocities in the lower crust do not exceed 6.9 km/s. With the new data we can exclude a high-velocity lower crustal body （velocities above 7.0 kin/s） at the location of the line. We conclude that this part of the South China Sea margin developed by a magma-poor rifting. Both, the NWSB and the Southwest Sub-basin （SWSB） reveal velocities typical for oceanic crust with crustal thickness between 5 and 7 kin. The Zhongsha Massif in between is extremely stretched with only 6-10 km continental crust left. Crustal velocity is below 6.5 kin/s; possibly indicating the absence of the lower crust. Multi-channel seismic profile shows that the Yitongansha Uplift in the slope area and the Zhongsha Massif are only mildly deformed. We considered them as rigid continent blocks which acted as rift shoulders of the main rift subsequently resulting in the formation of the Northwest Sub-basin. The extension was mainly accommodated by a ductile lower crustal flows, which might have been extremely attenuated and flow into the oceanic basin during the spreading stage. We compared the crustal structures along the northern margin and found an east-west thicken trend of the crust below the continent slope. This might be contributed by the east-west sea-floor spreading along the continental margin.
文摘The International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas （IGME 5000） is a major European geological GIS project being managed and implemented by the German Geological Survey （Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, BGR） under the umbrella of the Commission for the Geological Map of the World （CGMW）. It is a collaborative European project that to date involves 48 Geological Surveys and is supported by a network of scientific advisors. The original aims of the project have now been achieved： to develop a Geographic Information System （GIS） containing up-to-date harmonised lithological and geochronological data of Europe, and to print a geological map （Figure 1） of the preQuaternary on-shore and, for the first time at this scale, off-shore areas of Europe （see Asch, 2003, for a full account.）
基金the framework of a scientific-technical cooperation project between the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources(BGR)and the China Geological Survey(CGS)co-funded by the German Ministry of the Economic Affairs and Energy(BMWi)and Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republik of China
文摘This study presents a statistical landslide susceptibility assessment(LSA) in a dynamic environment. The study area is located in the eastern part of Lanzhou, NW China. The Lanzhou area has exhibited rapid urbanization rates over the past decade associated with greening, continuous land use change, and geomorphic reshaping activities. To consider the dynamics of the environment in the LSA, multitemporal data for landslide inventories and the corresponding causal factors were collected. The weights of evidence(Wof E) method was used to perform the LSA. Three time stamps, i.e., 2000, 2012, and 2016, were selected to assess the state of landslide susceptibility over time. The results show a clear evolution of the landslide susceptibility patterns that was mainly governed by anthropogenic activities directed toward generating safer building grounds for civil infrastructure. The low and very low susceptibility areas increased by approximately 10% between 2000 and 2016. At the same time, areas of medium, high and very high susceptibility zones decreased proportionally. Based on the results, an approach to design the statistical LSA under dynamic conditions is proposed, the issues and limitations of this approach are also discussed. The study shows that under dynamic conditions, the requirements for data quantity and quality increase significantly. A dynamic environment requires greater effort to estimate the causal relations between the landslides and controlling factors as well as for model validation.
基金the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy(BMWi=Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie)represented by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology,KIT)for funding the research work performed in this project
文摘In the ANSICHT project that was jointly carried out by DBE TECHNOLOGY Gmb H,BGR,and GRS g Gmb H,two generic geological site models were used to develop a first draft of a methodology to demonstrate the safety of a high-level waste(HLW) repository in argillaceous formations in Germany,taking into account the regulatory requirements.The main results of the project are characterised by the developed repository concepts adapted to the geological conditions.The specific quantifications of the integrity criteria and their exemplary application with calculational proofs were used to demonstrate the integrity of the host rocks.The development of site-specific FEP(features,events,and processes) cataloges provided a complete system description for evaluation of the repository evolution.The developed work flow of the demonstration concept illustrated the complete sequence of the safety proof in a transparent way.It shows that various steps have to be performed,possibly iteratively,to provide a successful safety proof.The results form a useful tool in the pending search for a HLW repository site,especially when providing a basis for comparing safety analyses of different sites in Germany.
基金This work was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) under contract number 02E11304.
文摘The mechanical behavior of sandy facies of Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory(URL)in Switzerland was investigated with drained and undrained triaxial compression and extension,cyclic compression,and creep tests.Samples were taken from boreholes drilled parallel to bedding.Most of the samples were reconditioned to minimize sampling effects of desaturation and micro-cracking.The compression was accomplished by increasing axial stress at constant radial stress.The extension was carried out by increasing radial stress at constant axial stress.Moreover,extension was also achieved by simultaneously increasing radial stress and decreasing axial stress under constant mean stress.The test results showed elastoplastic stress-strain behavior with volumetric compaction until onset of dilatancy at high deviatoric stresses above 80%-90%of the peak failure strength.The strength is dependent upon load path and mean stress.The strength under triaxial compression is higher than that under extension.The respective strength increases with increasing mean stress.Desaturation enhances the stiffness and strength of the claystone.The deformation and strength of the elaystone are time-dependent.Under constant deviatoric stress,the claystone crept continuously with time,which can be characterized by a transient phase and a following stationary phase,and even a tertiary phase at high deviatoric stresses to rupture.
基金supported by several grantsfrom DAAD,DFG(Wo 489/15-1,15-2KL 692/11-1,11-2)+1 种基金NSERC,NHM CERCAMS,IGCP(IGCP-473)the IGCP project 592 sponsored by IUGS and UNESCO
文摘The Muruntau gold deposit in the Central Kyzylkum,Uzbekistan is one of the largest single gold deposits worldwide.Data available from the literature are reviewed with the aim to（1） integrate the present knowledge on this unique deposit from Russian and English literature;（2） show the considerable progress made in the understanding of the genesis of the Muruntau deposit during the last decades;and（3） point to problems still open for future research.Deposit formation occurred through a multi-stage process involving sedimentation,regional metamorphism including thrusting,magmatism with formation of hornfels aureoles and several stages of hydrothermal activity.According to recent knowledge,synsedimentary or pure metamorphic formation of gold mineralization seems unlikely.The role of granite magmatism occurring roughly within the same time interval as the main hydrothermal gold precipitation remains uncertain.There are no signs of interaction of matter between the magma（s） and the hydrothermal system（s）.On the other hand,there was an intense,high-temperature（above 400 ℃）fluid- wall rock interaction resulting in the formation of gold-bearing,cone-like stockworks with veins,veinlets and gold-bearing metasomatites.Several chemical and isotope indicators hint at an involvement of lower-crustal or mantle-related sources as well as of surface waters in ore formation.Deposit formation through brecciation involving explosion,hydrothermal or tectonic breccias might explain these data.Further investigations on breccia formation as well as on the exact timing of relevant sedimentary,metamorphic,magmatic and hydrothermal events are recommended.
文摘The availability of, and access to, fresh water is an important issue on the agenda of planners, politicians and executives all over the world. Although there seems to be an abundance of water in global calculations, surface and groundwater resources are increasingly under stress at regional and local scale. A vast majority of all freshwater is found in aquifers, many of them transboundary in extent. In the semi-arid and arid regions of the world, groundwater resources constitute the only reliable water resource for drinking water supply and irrigated food production. However, in spite of the sharply increasing use of aquifers in the past decades, the knowledge about the groundwater in aquifers and its management is still weak in many places. Investments in groundwater schemes are frequently founded on inadequate aquifer information in terms of quantitative data, reliable models and poor monitoring.
基金support from the OpenGeoSys communitypartially funded by the Prime Minister Research Fellowship,Ministry of Education,Government of India with the project number SB21221901CEPMRF008347.
文摘The study presents a comprehensive coupled thermo-bio-chemo-hydraulic(T-BCH)modeling framework for stabilizing soils using microbially induced calcite precipitation(MICP).The numerical model considers relevant multiphysics involved in MICP,such as bacterial ureolytic activities,biochemical reactions,multiphase and multicomponent transport,and alteration of the porosity and permeability.The model incorporates multiphysical coupling effects through well-established constitutive relations that connect parameters and variables from different physical fields.It was implemented in the open-source finite element code OpenGeoSys(OGS),and a semi-staggered solution strategy was designed to solve the couplings,allowing for flexible model settings.Therefore,the developed model can be easily adapted to simulate MICP applications in different scenarios.The numerical model was employed to analyze the effect of various factors,including temperature,injection strategies,and application scales.Besides,a TBCH modeling study was conducted on the laboratory-scale domain to analyze the effects of temperature on urease activity and precipitated calcium carbonate.To understand the scale dependency of MICP treatment,a large-scale heterogeneous domain was subjected to variable biochemical injection strategies.The simulations conducted at the field-scale guided the selection of an injection strategy to achieve the desired type and amount of precipitation.Additionally,the study emphasized the potential of numerical models as reliable tools for optimizing future developments in field-scale MICP treatment.The present study demonstrates the potential of this numerical framework for designing and optimizing the MICP applications in laboratory-,prototype-,and field-scale scenarios.
基金Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL。
文摘Goethite(a-FeOOH)is one of the most abundant minerals on the Earth surface,occurring in temperate,tropical and equatorial climates.Fe in goethite can be substituted by many cations such as Al,Ni for instance.A large amount of research has been conducted on the effect of varying elemental compositions(mainly Al-content)on the spectral features of goethites with most of the studies based on materials synthesized with different elemental ratios.The different elemental ratios,however,may not only affect the composition of the products but also their crystallinity and/or particle size and shape.Both parameters are known to affect results of both X-ray diffraction(XRD)and infrared spectroscopy(IR).These methods are predominantely used to characterize goethites.In the present study,therefore,a significant set of natural goethites was considered in order to investigate the effect of elemental composition on XRD and IR results.The focus was on crystallised samples which had a limited chemical variability but artefacts caused by the presence of admixtures could be excluded in most cases.First of all Rietveld refinement was optimized based on varying different parameters.A fairly good correlation of Rietveld derived crystallite sizes and specific surface area determined by N-adsorption(SSA)was found which proves the importance of considering the crystallite size parameters for Rietveld refinement and at the same times proves the quality of it.Using IR spectroscopy yet published relations of band position and Al-content could be confirmed despite the fact that the range of Al-contents was small.However,the band position of the Fe–O stretching,previously used as proxy for crystallinity assessment,was found to be least variable hence contradicting yet published results.Controversial results were also published for the effect of the Al-content on the position of the asymmetric FeOH stretching band at 450 cm.The goethites investigated in the present study indicate that the crystallite size determines the band position rather than the Al-content which is at least valid for the limited range of Al-contents.The results of the present study indicate that using synthetic sample sets bears the problem that more than one parameter might show systematic differences(e.g.crystallite size in a set of chemically varied goethites).The paper,therefore,provides IR reference data based on a set of natural well crystallised goethites.
基金supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (grant BL971/1-3)the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB835006)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Courant Research Centre of the University Gttingenthe German Academic Exchange Service
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