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Anatomy of a fumarole field: drone remote-sensing and petrological approaches reveal the degassing and alteration structure at La Fossa cone, Vulcano, Italy 火口场剖析:无人机遥感和岩石学方法揭示意大利武尔卡诺火山 La Fossa 锥体的脱气和蚀变结构
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.5194/se-15-1155-2024
Daniel Müller, Thomas R. Walter, Valentin R. Troll, Jessica Stammeier, Andreas Karlsson, Erica de Paolo, Antonino Fabio Pisciotta, Martin Zimmer, Benjamin De Jarnatt
Abstract. Hydrothermal alteration and mineralization processes can affect the physical and chemical properties of volcanic rocks. Aggressive acidic degassing and fluid flow often also lead to changes in the appearance of a rock, such as changes in surface coloration or intense bleaching. Although hydrothermal alteration can have far-reaching consequences for rock stability and permeability, limited knowledge exists on the detailed structures, extent, and dynamic changes that take place near the surface of hydrothermal venting systems. By integrating drone-based photogrammetry with mineralogical and chemical analyses of rock samples and surface gas flux, we investigate the structure of the evolving volcanic degassing and alteration system at the La Fossa cone on the island of Vulcano, Italy. Our image analysis combines principal component analysis (PCA) with image classification and thermal analysis through which we identify an area of approximately 70 000 m2 that outlines the maximum extent of hydrothermal alteration effects at the surface, represented by a shift in rock color from reddish to gray. Within this area, we identify distinct gradients of surface coloration and temperature that indicate a local variability in the degassing and alteration intensity and define several structural units within the fumarole field. At least seven such larger units of increased activity could be constrained. Through mineralogical and geochemical analysis of samples from the different alteration units, we define a relationship between surface appearance in drone imagery and the mineralogical and chemical composition. Gradients in surface color from reddish to gray correlate with a reduction in Fe2O3 from up to 3.2 % in the unaltered regime to 0.3 % in the altered regime, and the latter coincides with the area of increased diffuse acid gas flux. As the pixel brightness increases towards higher alteration gradients, we note a loss of the initial (igneous) mineral fraction and a change in the bulk chemical composition with a concomitant increase in sulfur content from close to 0 % in the unaltered samples to up to 60 % in samples from the altered domains. Using this approach of combined remote-sensing and in situ analyses, we define and spatially constrain several alteration units and compare them to the present-day thermally active surface and degassing pattern over the main crater area. The combined results permit us to present a detailed anatomy of the La Fossa fumarole field, including high-temperature fumaroles and seven larger units of increased alteration intensity, surface temperature, and variably intense surface degassing. Importantly, we also identify apparently sealed surface domains that prevent degassing, likely as a consequence of mineral precipitation from degassing and alteration processes. By assessing the thermal energy release of the identified spatial units quantitatively, we show that thermal radiation of high-temperature fumaroles accounts
摘要。热液蚀变和矿化过程会影响火山岩的物理和化学特性。侵蚀性酸性脱气和流体流动通常也会导致岩石外观发生变化,如表面颜色变化或强烈漂白。虽然热液蚀变会对岩石的稳定性和渗透性产生深远影响,但人们对热液喷发系统近地表的详细结构、范围和动态变化了解有限。通过将无人机摄影测量与岩石样本的矿物学和化学分析以及地表气体通量相结合,我们研究了意大利武尔卡诺岛 La Fossa 锥体不断演变的火山脱气和蚀变系统的结构。我们的图像分析结合了主成分分析(PCA)、图像分类和热分析,通过这些分析,我们确定了一个面积约为 70 000 平方米的区域,该区域勾勒出地表热液蚀变效应的最大范围,表现为岩石颜色从红色向灰色的转变。在这一区域内,我们确定了地表颜色和温度的明显梯度,这表明了当地脱气和蚀变强度的变化,并确定了热液场内的几个结构单元。至少可以确定七个这样的较大的活动增加单元。通过对来自不同蚀变单元的样本进行矿物学和地球化学分析,我们确定了无人机图像中的表面外观与矿物学和化学成分之间的关系。地表颜色从红色到灰色的渐变与 Fe2O3 的减少有关,Fe2O3 从未改变区的高达 3.2% 减少到改变区的 0.3%,而后者与扩散酸性气体通量增加的区域相吻合。随着像素亮度向更高的蚀变梯度增加,我们注意到初始(火成岩)矿物成分的损失和主体化学成分的变化,同时硫含量从未变质样本的接近 0% 增加到蚀变区域样本的高达 60%。利用这种遥感和现场分析相结合的方法,我们确定并在空间上限制了几个蚀变单元,并将它们与主要陨石坑区域的现今热活跃表面和脱气模式进行了比较。综合分析结果使我们能够对拉佛萨火山口热液场进行详细解剖,包括高温热液场和七个较大的蚀变强度、表面温度和表面脱气强度不同的单元。重要的是,我们还发现了表面明显密封的区域,它们阻止了脱气,这可能是脱气和蚀变过程中矿物沉淀的结果。通过定量评估已识别空间单元的热能释放情况,我们发现高温富马瘤的热辐射仅占总热能释放量的小于 50%,而更大的部分是由弥散脱气单元释放的。事实证明,本文介绍的各种方法的综合使用,是详细描述火山脱气地点的蚀变和活动模式的有效组合,具有应用于蚀变研究和火山脱气系统监控的潜力。
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Lithologically constrained velocity–density relationships and vertical stress gradients in the North Alpine Foreland Basin, SE Germany 德国东南部北阿尔卑斯山前陆盆地的岩性约束速度密度关系和垂直应力梯度
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2692
Peter Obermeier, Florian Duschl, Michael C. Drews
Abstract. We systematically analysed density and velocity data from 41 boreholes to establish velocity-density relationships for the main lithological units in the North Alpine Foreland Basin in SE Germany. We applied these relationships to velocity data and spliced the resulting density values with actual density data and a shallow density model to retrieve complete density profiles along 55 deep wellbores, which at least penetrated the Cenozoic section in the study area. We integrated density profiles to vertical stress to investigate the spatial distribution of vertical stress gradients. Thereby, we observed an eastward decrease of vertical stress gradients, which correlates well with the geological configuration of the North Alpine Foreland Basin in SE Germany. Thereby, vertical stress gradient profiles can be reasonably estimated as a function of true vertical depth below ground level TVD in the western, central, and eastern parts of the study area using a power law relationship: West: 21 MPa/km + (TVD/325)1/1.80, R² = 0.98 Central: 21 MPa/km + (TVD/410)1/1.93, R² = 0.99 East: 21 MPa/km + (TVD/531)1/1.95, R² = 1.00 In addition, we also investigated the distribution of vertical stress gradients at the top of Upper Jurassic carbonates, an important aquifer for deep geothermal energy production. Our study, therefore, provides a valuable resource for future geophysical, geomechanical, and geological studies in the North Alpine Foreland Basin, both in a fundamental and applied research context.
摘要我们系统分析了 41 个井眼的密度和速度数据,建立了德国东南部北阿尔卑斯山前陆盆地主要岩性单元的速度-密度关系。我们将这些关系应用于速度数据,并将所得密度值与实际密度数据和浅层密度模型进行拼接,以检索 55 口深井井筒的完整密度剖面,这些井筒至少穿透了研究区域的新生代剖面。我们将密度剖面与垂直应力相结合,研究了垂直应力梯度的空间分布。因此,我们观察到垂直应力梯度向东减小,这与德国东南部北阿尔卑斯山前陆盆地的地质构造密切相关。因此,在研究区域的西部、中部和东部,垂直应力梯度剖面可作为地面以下真实垂直深度 TVD 的函数,利用幂律关系进行合理估算:西部:21 MPa/km + (TVD/325)1/1.80,R² = 0.98 中部:21 MPa/km + (TVD/410)1/1.93,R² = 0.99 东部:21 MPa/km + (TVD/531)1/1.95,R² = 1.00 此外,我们还研究了上侏罗统碳酸盐岩顶部的垂直应力梯度分布,这是深层地热能源生产的重要含水层。因此,我们的研究为北阿尔卑斯前陆盆地未来的地球物理、地质力学和地质研究提供了宝贵的基础和应用研究资源。
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Passive seismic imaging of ore deposits using coda wave interferometry: a case study of Akanvaara V-Cr-PGE deposit in Northern Finland 利用尾波干涉测量法对矿床进行被动地震成像:芬兰北部 Akanvaara V-Cr-PGE 矿床案例研究
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2637
Nikita Afonin, Elena Kozlovskaya, Kari Moisio, Shenghong Yang, Jouni Sarala
Abstract. In this study, we present an innovative method to image the inner structure of orthomagmatic ore deposits using P-wave coda of regional seismic events. We combine data processing and interpretation schemes from conventional passive seismic interferometry and teleseismic receiver function (RF) method. We hypothesize that correlation of P-wave coda recorded by three-component sensors can be used to evaluate body wave part of empirical Green's tensor, from which arrivals of reflected and converted waves could be extracted. To test our hypothesis, we installed a high-resolution seismic array (profile) with 606 seismic instruments on the Akanvaara V-Cr-PGE deposit in Northern Finland above the inclined zones of V-Cr mineralization, placed inside ultramafic intrusion. From the regional seismic catalogue, provided by the Institute of Seismology, University of Helsinki, we selected the P-wave coda of 363 regional seismic events to evaluate body wave part of empirical Green's tensor by passive seismic interferometry. Further interpretation of the tensor allowed us to identify arrivals of PS and SP waves, converted at Cr and V mineralization zones. We conducted numerical simulation of plane wave interaction with the synthetic Akanvaara deposit model compiled from geological and drilling data and found that Green's tensors evaluated from synthetic seismograms and from seismic data contain similar converted PS and SP arrivals. To calculate depths to the conversion boundaries, we obtained S-wave velocity model using MASW method. According to calculated depths and geological model compiled from drilling data we suggest that the converted arrivals correspond to continuation of the Cr and V mineralized zones. Therefore, using the empirical Green's tensor, evaluated from P-wave coda of regional seismic events can be an effective tool for orthomagmatic ore deposits exploration in both greenfield and brownfield cases. In this paper we are describing details of the passive seismic experiment, numerical simulation, data processing and interpretation.
摘要在这项研究中,我们提出了一种利用区域地震事件的 P 波尾音对正岩矿床内部结构进行成像的创新方法。我们结合了传统的被动地震干涉测量法和远震接收函数(RF)法的数据处理和解释方案。我们假设,三分量传感器记录的 P 波尾音的相关性可用于评估经验格林张量的体波部分,并从中提取反射波和转换波的到达。为了验证我们的假设,我们在芬兰北部 Akanvaara V-Cr-PGE 矿床的 V-Cr 成矿倾斜带上方安装了一个高分辨率地震阵列(剖面),其中有 606 台地震仪器,位于超基性岩侵入体内部。从赫尔辛基大学地震学研究所提供的区域地震目录中,我们选择了 363 个区域地震事件的 P 波尾音,通过被动地震干涉测量法评估经验格林张量的体波部分。通过对张量的进一步解释,我们确定了 PS 波和 SP 波的到达,并在 Cr 和 V 矿化带进行了转换。我们对平面波与根据地质和钻探数据合成的阿坎瓦拉矿床模型的相互作用进行了数值模拟,发现根据合成地震图和地震数据评估的格林张量包含相似的 PS 和 SP 波转换到达。为了计算转换边界的深度,我们使用 MASW 方法获得了 S 波速度模型。根据计算出的深度和钻探数据编制的地质模型,我们认为转换后的到达点对应于铬矿化带和钒矿化带的延续。因此,在绿地和棕地情况下,使用根据区域地震事件 P 波尾音评估的经验格林张量可以成为正岩矿床勘探的有效工具。本文将详细介绍被动地震实验、数值模拟、数据处理和解释。
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Driven magmatism and crustal thinning of coastal southern China in response to subduction 华南沿海俯冲驱动的岩浆活动和地壳减薄
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.5194/se-15-1133-2024
Jinbao Su, Wenbin Zhu, Guangwei Li
Abstract. The late Mesozoic igneous rocks along the coastal South China Block (SCB) exhibit complex parental sources involving a depleted mantle, subducted sediment-derived melt, and melted crust. This period aligns with the magmatic flare-up and lull in the SCB, debating with the compression or extension in coastal region. Our study employs numerical models to investigate the dynamics of the ascent of underplating magma along the Changle–Nan'ao Belt (CNB), simulating its intrusion and cooling processes while disregarding the formational background. The rheological structure of the lithospheric mantle significantly influences magma pathways, dictating the distribution of magmatism. This work reveals that the ascent of magma in the presence of faults is considerably faster than in the absence of faults, and contemporaneous magmatic melts could produce different cooling and diagenetic processes. Additionally, the influence of pre-existing magma accelerated the emplacement of underplating magma. The magma beneath the fault ascended rapidly, reaching the lower crust within 20 million years, with a cooling rate of approximately ∼ 35 °C Myr−1. Conversely, the thickened magma took 40–50 million years to ascend to the lower crust, cooling at a rate of ∼ 10 °C Myr−1. In contrast, magma without thickening and fault would take a considerably longer time to reach the lower crust. The ascent of magma formed a mush-like head, contributing to magmatic circulation beneath the crust and decreasing crustal thickness. Multiphase magmatism increases the geothermal gradient, reducing lithospheric viscosity and promoting underplating magma ascent, leading to magmatic flare-ups and lulls. Our findings suggest that the Cretaceous magmatism at different times in the coastal SCB may be associated with the effects of lithospheric faults under similar subduction conditions. Boundary compression forces delay magma ascent, while rising magma induces a significant circulation, decreasing the crustal thickness of the coastal SCB. This study provides new insights into the complex interplay of magmatic processes during subduction, emphasizing the role of lithospheric structure in shaping the temporal and spatial evolution of coastal magmatism.
摘要华南地块沿岸中生代晚期火成岩表现出复杂的成因,包括贫化的地幔、俯冲沉积物衍生的熔体和熔融的地壳。这一时期与华南地块的岩浆爆发和沉寂相一致,与沿岸地区的压缩或延伸存在争论。我们的研究采用数值模式研究了长乐-南澳带的下伏岩浆上升动力学,模拟了岩浆的侵入和冷却过程,同时忽略了形成背景。岩石圈地幔的流变结构对岩浆路径有重大影响,决定了岩浆活动的分布。这项工作揭示了存在断层时岩浆的上升速度比不存在断层时要快得多,同时代的岩浆熔体可能产生不同的冷却和成岩过程。此外,先期存在的岩浆的影响也加速了板下岩浆的喷发。断层下的岩浆迅速上升,在2000万年内到达下地壳,冷却速度约为∼ 35 °C Myr-1。相反,增厚的岩浆需要 4000 万至 5000 万年才能上升到下地壳,冷却速度为 ∼ 10 °C Myr-1。相比之下,没有增厚和断层的岩浆需要更长的时间才能到达下地壳。岩浆上升过程中形成了泥状岩浆头,促进了地壳下的岩浆循环,减小了地壳厚度。多相岩浆活动增加了地热梯度,降低了岩石圈粘度,促进了板下岩浆上升,导致岩浆爆发和岩浆沉积。我们的研究结果表明,南中北沿海不同时期的白垩纪岩浆活动可能与类似俯冲条件下岩石圈断层的影响有关。边界压缩力延迟了岩浆的上升,而上升的岩浆引起了显著的环流,减小了沿岸华南板块的地壳厚度。这项研究为了解俯冲过程中岩浆过程的复杂相互作用提供了新的视角,强调了岩石圈结构在塑造沿岸岩浆活动的时空演变过程中的作用。
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Magnesium isotope fractionation processes during seafloor serpentinization and implications for serpentinite subduction 海底蛇纹石化过程中的镁同位素分馏过程及其对蛇纹石俯冲的影响
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.5194/se-15-1143-2024
Sune G. Nielsen, Frieder Klein, Horst R. Marschall, Philip A. E. Pogge von Strandmann, Maureen Auro
Abstract. Studies of magnesium (Mg) isotope ratios in subduction zone lavas have revealed small but significant offsets from the mantle value with enrichments in the heavy isotopes. However, the very high concentration of Mg in the mantle contrasts with much lower concentrations in the subducted igneous crust and oceanic sediments, making these subduction components unlikely vehicles of the Mg isotope anomalies in arc lavas. Only serpentinites, which in various proportions form part of oceanic plates, have high Mg contents comparable to fresh mantle rocks, and they have thus been regarded as a potential source of exotic Mg in the source of arc magmas. In this study we analyzed serpentinite samples from different oceanic settings for their Mg isotopic compositions. The majority of samples are indistinguishable from the depleted mantle (δ26Mg=-0.24 ‰ ± 0.04 ‰) irrespective of their origin. Only a small number of seafloor-weathered serpentinites are slightly enriched in the heavy isotopes (up to δ26Mg=-0.14 ‰ ± 0.03 ‰), implying that bulk serpentinites are unlikely sources of isotopically anomalous Mg in subduction zones. We also developed a partial dissolution method in which 5 % acetic acid for 180 min was shown to fully dissolve the minerals brucite and iowaite while leaving the serpentine mineral chrysotile essentially undissolved. Partial dissolution of 11 bulk serpentinite samples revealed Mg isotopic composition of brucite (± iowaite) that is systematically ∼0.25 ‰ heavier than that of coexisting serpentine. Thus, preferential breakdown of brucite and/or iowaite in a subducted slab prior to serpentine could preferentially release isotopically heavy Mg, which could subsequently be transported into the source region of arc magmas. Such a scenario would require brucite/iowaite breakdown to occur at pressures in excess of 3 GPa and produce fluids with very high concentrations of Mg that could be transported to arc magma source regions. Whether these conditions are met in nature has yet to be experimentally investigated.
摘要。对俯冲带熔岩中镁(Mg)同位素比值的研究表明,重同位素富集的镁同位素比值与地幔中的比值偏差虽小,但却很明显。然而,地幔中的镁浓度非常高,而俯冲火成岩壳和海洋沉积物中的镁浓度则低得多,因此这些俯冲成分不太可能是弧熔岩中镁同位素异常的载体。只有以不同比例构成大洋板块一部分的蛇纹岩具有与新鲜地幔岩相当的高镁含量,因此被认为是弧岩浆源中外来镁的潜在来源。在这项研究中,我们分析了来自不同大洋环境的蛇绿岩样本的镁同位素组成。大部分样品与贫化地幔(δ26Mg=-0.24 ‰ ± 0.04 ‰)没有区别,而与它们的来源无关。只有少量海底风化蛇绿岩的重同位素略有富集(最高达δ26Mg=-0.14 ‰ ± 0.03 ‰),这意味着大块蛇绿岩不太可能是俯冲带同位素异常镁的来源。我们还开发了一种部分溶解法,在这种方法中,5%的醋酸作用 180 分钟可完全溶解矿物青金石和碘瓦石,而蛇纹石矿物温石棉基本上不溶解。对 11 块蛇纹石样品进行部分溶解后发现,青金石(± iowaite)的镁同位素组成比共存的蛇纹石重 0.25 ‰。因此,在蛇纹岩之前,俯冲板块中的青金石和/或iowaite会优先分解,从而优先释放出同位素重的镁,这些镁随后会被输送到弧岩浆的源区。这种情况需要在超过3 GPa的压力下发生青金石/刁瓦石分解,并产生镁浓度非常高的流体,从而被输送到弧形岩浆源区。自然界是否满足这些条件还有待实验研究。
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How a volcanic arc influences back-arc extension: insight from 2D numerical models 火山弧如何影响弧后延伸:二维数值模型的启示
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.5194/se-15-1113-2024
Duo Zhang, J. Huw Davies
Abstract. Investigating plate tectonics through the lens of back-arc extension in subduction systems, this study introduces a “hot region” onto an overriding plate (OP) in 2D thermo-mechanical models, simulating the role of an arc. The models identified two extension locations on the OP: Extension in the Hot region (mode EH) and Extension at a Far-field location (mode EF), which is about 750 km from the trench. The study also found that extension can occur at the same far-field location without a hot region when the OP is young and thin or when the subducting plate (SP) is old with a high sinking velocity. Our models suggest that the EH mode is common, occurring in many cases like the Mariana Trough and Lau Basin, while the EF mode is rare, potentially occurring in locations like the Japan Sea. The primary driving mechanism in our models is poloidal flow beneath the OP, and the extension process involves competition between basal drag, which thins the OP, and thermal healing, which thickens it, as well as competition between thermal weakening in the hot region and that at the far-field location. Increased trench retreat rates, facilitated by increased hot-region temperature and width, have encouraged this flow and have consequently promoted back-arc extension.
摘要。本研究通过俯冲系统中弧后延伸的视角研究板块构造,在二维热力-力学模型中将 "热区 "引入凌日板块(OP),模拟弧的作用。模型确定了 OP 上的两个延伸位置:热区延伸(EH 模式)和远场延伸(EF 模式),远场位置距离海沟约 750 公里。研究还发现,当 OP 较年轻、较薄,或俯冲板块(SP)较老、下沉速度较快时,在同一远场位置也可能发生延伸,而不存在热区。我们的模型表明,EH模式很常见,在马里亚纳海槽和劳海盆等许多地方都有发生,而EF模式则很少见,有可能在日本海等地方发生。在我们的模型中,主要的驱动机制是 OP 下方的极性流,延伸过程涉及基底阻力(使 OP 变薄)与热愈合(使 OP 变厚)之间的竞争,以及热区与远场位置的热减弱之间的竞争。热区温度和宽度的增加促进了海沟后退速度的加快,从而推动了这种流动,进而促进了弧后延伸。
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Luminescence and a New Approach for Detecting Heat Treatment of Sapphire 发光和检测蓝宝石热处理的新方法
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-09-04 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-1529
Teerarat Pluthametwisute, Lutz Nasdala, Chutimun Chanmuang N., Manfred Wildner, Eugen Libowitzky, Gerald Giester, Gamini Zoysa, Chanenkant Jakkawanvibul, Waratchanok Suwanmanee, Tasnara Sripoonjan, Thanyaporn Tengchaisri, Bhuwadol Wanthanachaisaeng, Chakkaphan Sutthirat
Abstract. For decades, unravelling heat treatment of sapphire has been a challenging issue. The present study offers new aspects that support the detection of heat treatment of sapphire. Natural unheated sapphire is distinguishable from heated sapphire by its orange to red luminescence under long-wave ultraviolet (LWUV, 365 nm) light, whereas blue luminescence under short-wave ultraviolet (SWUV, 254 nm) light indicates their heated counterparts. UV-excited photoluminescence shows a linkage between a broad emission spectrum within the orange to red region and orange to red luminescence of natural unheated sapphire under LWUV illumination, as well as an emission spectrum around the green region and blue luminescence of heated sapphire under SWUV illumination. Furthermore, the presence of melt inclusions within dissolved silks may be used as an indicator of heat treatment of sapphire. It seems that Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy alone is inadequate for distinguishing unheated and heated sapphire. The application of orange to red, and blue luminescence together with melt inclusions offer a novel and practicable procedure for more precise differentiation of unheated versus heated sapphire.
摘要几十年来,揭示蓝宝石的热处理一直是一个具有挑战性的问题。本研究为检测蓝宝石的热处理提供了新的支持。天然未加热蓝宝石在长波紫外线(LWUV,365 纳米)下发出橙色到红色的荧光,而在短波紫外线(SWUV,254 纳米)下发出蓝色荧光,这表明它们是加热过的蓝宝石。紫外激发光致发光显示,在 LWUV 光照射下,天然未加热蓝宝石的橙色至红色区域内的宽发射光谱与橙色至红色发光之间存在联系,而在 SWUV 光照射下,加热蓝宝石的绿色区域附近的发射光谱与蓝色发光之间也存在联系。此外,溶解丝中存在的熔融夹杂物也可作为蓝宝石热处理的指标。仅靠傅立叶变换红外光谱似乎不足以区分未加热和加热蓝宝石。橙色、红色和蓝色发光以及熔融夹杂物的应用为更精确地区分未加热和加热蓝宝石提供了一种新颖实用的方法。
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Selection and characterization of the target fault for fluid-induced activation and earthquake rupture experiments 为流体诱发活化和地震破裂实验选择目标断层并确定其特征
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.5194/se-15-1087-2024
Peter Achtziger-Zupančič, Alberto Ceccato, Alba Simona Zappone, Giacomo Pozzi, Alexis Shakas, Florian Amann, Whitney Maria Behr, Daniel Escallon Botero, Domenico Giardini, Marian Hertrich, Mohammadreza Jalali, Xiaodong Ma, Men-Andrin Meier, Julian Osten, Stefan Wiemer, Massimo Cocco
Abstract. Performing stimulation experiments at approximately 1 km depth in the Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies necessitates identifying and characterizing the target fault zone for on-fault monitoring of induced fault slip and seismicity, which presents a challenge when attempting to understand seismogenic processes. We discuss the multidisciplinary approach for selecting the target fault zone for experiments planned within the Fault Activation and Earthquake Ruptures (FEAR) project, for which the aim is to induce the fault slip and seismicity for an earthquake magnitude of up to 1.0 while enhancing the monitoring and control of fluid-injection experiments. Structural geological mapping, remote sensing, exploration drilling and borehole logging, ground-penetration radar, and laboratory investigations were employed to identify and characterize the target fault – a ductile–brittle shear zone several meters wide with an intensely fractured volume spanning over 100 m. Its orientation in the in situ stress field favors reactivation in normal to strike-slip regimes. Laboratory tests showed slight velocity strengthening of the fault gouge. The fault's architecture, typical for crystalline environments, poses challenges for fluid flow, necessitating detailed hydraulic and stress characterization before each of the FEAR experiments. This multidisciplinary approach was crucial for managing rock volume heterogeneity and understanding implications for the dense monitoring network. Successfully identifying the fault sets the stage for seismic activation experiments commencing in spring 2024.
摘要在贝德雷托地球科学与地球能源地下实验室约 1 千米深处进行激发实验,必须确定目标断层带并描述其特征,以便对诱发断层滑动和地震进行断层监测,这对试图了解地震发生过程提出了挑战。我们讨论了为断层活化和地震破裂(FEAR)项目内计划的实验选择目标断层带的多学科方法,该项目的目标是诱发震级高达 1.0 的断层滑动和地震,同时加强对注入流体实验的监测和控制。通过结构地质测绘、遥感、勘探钻井和井眼测井、地面穿透雷达以及实验室调查,确定了目标断层的位置和特征--这是一条宽数米的韧性-脆性剪切带,断裂密集,长度超过 100 米。它在原地应力场中的走向有利于在法向和走向滑动状态下重新激活。实验室测试表明,断层破碎带的速度略有增强。该断层的结构是典型的结晶环境,给流体流动带来了挑战,因此有必要在每次 FEAR 试验之前进行详细的水力和应力分析。这种多学科方法对于管理岩体异质性和了解密集监测网络的影响至关重要。成功确定断层为 2024 年春季开始的地震激活实验奠定了基础。
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Paleoseismological evidence of multiple, large magnitude earthquake surface ruptures on the active Mt. Morrone normal fault, central Apennines, Italy 意大利亚平宁半岛中部活跃的莫罗内山正断层上多次大震级地震地表断裂的古地震学证据
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2399
Irene Puliti, Alberto Pizzi, Stefano Gori, Emanuela Falcucci, Fabrizio Galadini, Marco Moro, Michele Saroli
Abstract. The Mt. Morrone active normal Fault (MMF) and the related Sulmona intermountain basin constitute one of the most characteristic examples of the extensional tectonic landscape carving the central Apennines (Italy). Above the ⁓22 km MMF, thousands of inhabitants concentrate on a thriving reality and a historical and cultural heritage of great significance. According to the current knowledge, the last activation event of the whole MMF occurred ⁓2000 years ago and the maximum expected magnitude is M 6.6–7. Thus, the MMF today constitutes one of the most problematic structures in the central Apennines seismotectonic setting in terms of large-magnitude earthquake probability. Despite this, information on the activity of the MMF is presently relatively few, both for associated historical seismicity and paleoseismological data. To strengthen these knowledge weaknesses, we performed new extensive paleoseismological analyses (employing four trenches) in the central sector of the fault. Our goal was to supplement the limited existing dataset, constituted by a single paleoseismological study close to the northwestern tip of the fault. Additionally, we aimed to incorporate findings from a pair of studies focused on archaeoseismological and speleoseismological secondary evidence. Through these analyses, we unveiled four significant surface rupture events of the MMF, three of which occurred over the past 6000 years BP. Specifically, the youngest identified event occurred after 3.6–3.5 kyr BP, being thus chronologically consistent with the event in 2nd century CE; a penultimate event after 4.4 kyrs BP; a previous event occurred after 5.4–5.3 kyr BP; and the oldest event took place after 9–8.9 kyr and (presumably) before 5.8–5.7 kyr BP. Considering that the cumulative minimum vertical displacement estimated encompassing the last three events is ⁓140 cm, and based on the length of the fault at the surface, we can confirm that earthquakes with M 6.6–7.0 may be expected from the activation of the MMF with an inferred average recurrence interval not longer than 1800 years over the last ⁓5.4 kyr.
摘要莫罗内山活动正断层(MMF)和相关的苏尔莫纳山间盆地是雕刻亚平宁半岛中部(意大利)伸展构造景观的最具特色的例子之一。在⁓22 千米正断层之上,数以千计的居民集中在一个繁荣的现实和具有重要意义的历史文化遗产中。根据目前的知识,整个多米褶皱带的最后一次启动事件发生在⁓2000 年前,预计最大震级为 M6.6-7。因此,就发生大震级地震的概率而言,MMF 是亚平宁半岛中部地震构造环境中最有问题的结构之一。尽管如此,目前有关 MMF 活动的信息相对较少,包括相关的历史地震活动和古地震学数据。为了弥补这些知识上的不足,我们在该断层的中心区域进行了新的广泛的古地震学分析(采用了四条海沟)。我们的目标是补充有限的现有数据集,这些数据集由断层西北端附近的一项古地震学研究构成。此外,我们的目标还包括对考古地震学和岩浆地震学辅助证据的研究结果。通过这些分析,我们揭示了多米诺骨牌断层的四次重大地表断裂事件,其中三次发生在公元前 6000 年。具体来说,最年轻的事件发生在公元前 3.6-3.5 千年之后,因此在时间上与公元前 2 世纪的事件相吻合;倒数第二个事件发生在公元前 4.4 千年之后;前一个事件发生在公元前 5.4-5.3 千年之后;最古老的事件发生在公元前 9-8.9 千年之后,(推测)在公元前 5.8-5.7 千年之前。考虑到最近三次地震的累计最小垂直位移估计为 140 厘米,并根据断层在地表的长度,我们可以确认,在过去 5.4 千年内,MMF 的激活可能会引发 M6.6-7.0 级地震,推断平均重现间隔不超过 1800 年。
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Evolution of fluid redox in a fault zone of the Pic de Port Vieux thrust in the Pyrenees Axial Zone (Spain) 比利牛斯轴心区(西班牙)维耶港推力断层带流体氧化还原作用的演变
IF 3.4 2区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.5194/se-15-1065-2024
Delphine Charpentier, Gaétan Milesi, Pierre Labaume, Ahmed Abd Elmola, Martine Buatier, Pierre Lanari, Manuel Muñoz
Abstract. In mountain ranges, crustal-scale faults localize multiple episodes of deformation. It is therefore common to observe current or past geothermal systems along these structures. Understanding the fluid circulation channelized in fault zones is essential to characterize the thermochemical evolution of associated hydrothermal systems. We present a study of a palaeo-system of the Pic de Port Vieux thrust fault. This fault is a second-order thrust associated with the Gavarnie thrust in the Axial Zone of the Pyrenees. The study focused on phyllosilicates which permit the constraint of the evolution of temperature and redox of fluids at the scale of the fault system. Combined X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) on synkinematic chlorite, closely linked to microstructural observations, were performed in both the core and damage zones of the fault zone. Regardless of the microstructural position, chlorite from the damage zone contains iron and magnesium (Fetotal / (Fetotal + Mg) about 0.4), with Fe3+ accounting for about 30 % of the total iron. Chlorite in the core zone is enriched in total iron, but individual Fe3+/Fetotal ratios range from 15 % to 40 %, depending on the microstructural position of the grain. Homogeneous temperature conditions about 280–290 °C have been obtained by chlorite thermometry. A scenario is proposed for the evolution of fluid–rock interaction conditions at the scale of the fault zone. It involves the circulation of a single hydrothermal fluid with homogeneous temperature but several redox properties. A highly reducing fluid evolves due to redox reactions involving progressive dissolution of hematite, accompanied by crystallization of Fe2+-rich and Fe3+-rich chlorite in the core zone. This study shows the importance of determining the redox state of iron in chlorite to calculate their temperature of formations and to consider the fluid evolution at the scale of a fault.
摘要在山脉中,地壳尺度的断层会产生多次局部变形。因此,沿这些构造观察当前或过去的地热系统很常见。了解断层带中的流体循环通道对于确定相关热液系统的热化学演化特征至关重要。我们介绍了对维耶港断层(Pic de Port Vieux thrust fault)古系统的研究。该断层是与比利牛斯山脉轴心地带加瓦涅推力相关的二阶推力断层。研究的重点是植硅体,它可以在断层系统的尺度上对流体的温度和氧化还原作用的演化过程进行制约。研究人员在断层带的核心区和破坏区对合晶绿泥石进行了 X 射线吸收近缘结构(XANES)光谱和电子探针显微分析(EPMA)的综合研究,这些研究与微观结构观测密切相关。无论微观结构位置如何,破坏区的绿泥石都含有铁和镁(Fetotal / (Fetotal + Mg) 约 0.4),其中 Fe3+ 约占总铁量的 30%。核心区的绿泥石富含总铁,但根据晶粒的微观结构位置,单个 Fe3+/Fetotal 的比例从 15 % 到 40 % 不等。通过绿泥石测温法获得了约 280-290 °C 的均匀温度条件。针对断层带规模的流体-岩石相互作用条件的演变提出了一种方案。它涉及温度均匀但具有多种氧化还原特性的单一热液循环。由于氧化还原反应涉及赤铁矿的逐步溶解,并伴随着核心区富含 Fe2+ 和 Fe3+ 的绿泥石的结晶,高还原性流体不断演化。这项研究表明,确定绿泥石中铁的氧化还原状态对于计算地层温度和考虑断层尺度上的流体演化非常重要。
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