小尺度地质体三维建模研究--以遗迹化石Chondrites和岩心三维建模为例

小尺度地质体的三维建模是地质学研究的一个新课题。运用虚拟现实技术,把表面特征建模和实体结构建模相结合,从技术特点与实践应用两方面着手,介绍了小尺度地质体三维建模的思想和方法;对小尺度三维地质体模型的动态切割算法的思路与实现过程进行了详细的描述。并以遗迹化石Chondrites和岩心的三维建模为实例,利用VRML(虚拟现实建模语言)提供的造型shape节点把理论和实践相结合,建立了它们的三维模型;依靠VRML提供的Script节点、传感器节点以及事件路由器,结合Javascript编程实现了小尺度地质体三维模型的动态切割和模型空间信息与属性信息的集成。最后,利用Visual Basic+Cortona组件开发了三维地质体模型的浏览平台,实现了小尺度地质体模型的浏览和查询,为小尺度地质体三维建模研究提供了一种新的技术手段,也为虚拟现实技术在地质学中的应用开拓了新的领域。

柴达木盆地南缘石炭系Chondrites遗迹化石的发现及其地质意义

在柴达木盆地南缘野外地质调查过程中,在祁曼塔格山前石拐子剖面的下石炭统石拐子组和乌图美仁庆华铁矿剖面的上石炭统缔敖苏组中发现了大量Chondrites遗迹化石。经鉴定,研究区的Chondrites遗迹化石主要包括Chondrites fenxiangensis Yang,1984(分乡丛藻迹);Chondrites filifalx Volk,1964(细枝丛藻迹)和Chondrites maqianensis Yang,1988(玛沁丛藻迹)3个遗迹种。根据研究区的Chondrites遗迹化石特征,结合岩性特征和其他实体化石资料,认为石拐子地区早石炭世为台洼沉积环境,乌图美仁庆华铁矿地区晚石炭世为局限碳酸盐岩台地沉积环境。另外,探讨了生物扰动对研究区储集层的改造作用。该研究对恢复柴达木盆地南缘石炭系的沉积环境和古生态以及评价研究区的储集层物性具有重要的借鉴意义。

湖北宜昌王家湾五峰组顶部Chondrites的发现及其环境意义

本文报道了湖北宜昌王家湾剖面五峰组笔石页岩段观音桥层发现的遗迹化石Chondrites的分布及其生态特点。结合生物相和同期上扬子海盆相对海平面的变化,分析了盆地水体底域在缺氧-富氧转折时期的古氧相变化特征:指出五峰组笔石页岩段上部地层沉积底域为典型的缺氧环境,在其与上覆观音桥段之间的沉积转换面附近发生了从无氧到有氧的转变,观音桥段中Hirnantia动物群繁盛于富氧的海底环境。

龙门山早-中泥盆世Chondrites类型及其环境意义

四川龙门山地区下-中泥盆统有丰富的丛藻迹遗迹化石,可识别出8种类型,包括:Chondrites expansus、Chondrites cf.fenxiangensis、Chondrites filiformis、Chondrites isp.、Chondrites targonii、Chondrites type-C、Chondrites cf.type-C和Chondrites intricatus,它们的组合类型有3种:单一种类型、两种组合类型和多种组合类型。Chondrites遗迹化石分布于滨岸-陆棚的沉积环境中,分属于Chondrites-Phycodes和Chondrites-Lockeia遗迹化石组合。其中Chondrites-Phycodes组合代表食物充足、氧含量相对较低的浅水陆棚环境,而Chondrites-Lockeia组合代表氧含量充足的常氧环境浅水陆棚环境。Chondrites遗迹化石的沉积环境包括深水陆棚凝缩段环境、浅水陆棚环境和风暴沉积环境等。保存于深水凝缩段中的Chondrites遗迹化石反映贫氧相环境,其余2种则代表常氧相环境。Chondrites虫孔直径大小与古氧相之间并不存在直接的对应关系。

The vanadium isotopic composition of L ordinary chondrites

Stable isotopic data of meteorites are critical for understanding the evolution of terrestrial planets. In this study, we report high-precision vanadium （V） isotopic compositions of 11 unequilibrated and equilibrated L chondrites. Our samples show an average δ^51v of -1.25‰ ±0.38‰ （2SD, n = 11）, which is ,- 0.5‰ lighter than that of the bulk silicate Earth constrained by mantle peridotites. Isotopic fractionation in type 3 ordinary chondrites vary from - 1.76‰ to - 1.29‰, whereas the δ^51V of equilibrated chondrites vary from - 1.37‰ to -1.08‰. 551V of L chondrites do not correlate with thermal metamorphism, shock stage, or weathering degree. Future studies are required to explore the reason for V isotope variation in the solar system.

Shock metamorphism of ordinary chondrites from Grove Mountains,Antarctica

Shock effects of 93 Grove Mountains （GRV） ordinary chondrites were studied in this work, including fracture, various types of extinction, and recrystallization of silicates observed under optical microscopy. Shock-induced veins and pockets show various microtextures, decomposition and phase transformation of minerals. The confirmed high-pressure polymorphs of silicates are ringwoodite, majorite, pyroxene glass and maskelynite. Based on the shock effects and assemblages of high-pressure minerals, shock stages of all of 93 GRV ehondrites were classified. In comparison with literature, the Grove Mountains meteorites have a higher fraction （23 out of 93 ） of heavily shocked samples （S4--S5）. Most of the heavily shocked meteorites are L group （22 out of 23）, except for one H chondrite. The distinct shock metamorphism between H and. L groups may indicate different surface properties of their parent bodies. In addition, there is relationship between petrologic types and shock stages, with most heavily shocked samples observed in equilibrated ordinary chondrites （ especially Type 5 and 6）.

Petrography and mineral chemistry of 4 carbonaceous chondrites from the Grove Mountains,Antarctica

Petrography and mineral chemistry of four carbonaceous chondrites （ GRV 020017, GRV 020025, GRV 021579, GRV 022459 ） collected from the Grove Mountains （ GRV）, Antarctica, were reported here. All four chondrites are unequilibrated, as indicated by well shaped chondrules and the chemical variations of olivine and low-Ca pyroxene. The modal abundance ratio of matrix/chondrule are 2 （ GRV 020017）, 2. 8 （ GRV 020025 ）, l. 2 （ GRV 021579 ）, 1 （ GRV 022459 ）. GRV 022459 has the largest chondrules （0.6--2.0 ram）. A total of 30 Ca-Al-rich inclu- sions were found in the four meteorites. Most inclusions were highly altered, with a- bundant phyllosilicates in the inclusions of GRV 020017 and GRV 020025. On the base of petrography and mineral chemistry, these chondrites are classified as CM2 （GRV 020017 and 020025）, CO3 （GRV 021579） and CV3 （GRV 022459）.

Weathering,shock metamorphism and type distribution patterns of 98 ordinary chondrites from the Grove Mountains,Antarctica

Petrography and mineral chemistry of ninety-eight ordinary chondrites from Grove Mountains （GRV）, Antarctica, were presented and their. Weathering effect, shock metamorphism and type distribution patterns were discussed in this study. Among them, six are unequilibrated ordinary chondrites, including 3 H3 and 3 L3 ; and 92 meteorites are equilibrated ordinary chondrites, including 24 H-group （ 13 H4, 10 H5, 1 H6）, 64 L-group （2 L4, 44 L5, 18 L6） and 4 LL-group （3 LL4, 1 LL5）. Most GRV ehondrites （ 〉 90% ） displayed minor weathering effect （ W1 and W2）. About half of the meteorites experienced severe shock metamorphism. They commonly contain shock-induced melt veins and pockets. These heavily shocked meteorites provide us with natural samples for study of high-pressure polymorphs of minerals. In addition, the Grove Mountains collection seems to have more abundant unequilibrated and L group ordinary ehondrites compared to the US Antarctic meteorite collection which were mainly found along the Transantarctic Mountains.

Ca-, Al-rich Inclusions in Three New Carbonaceous Chondrites from the Grove Mountains, Antarctica: New Evidence for a Similar Origin of the Objects in Various Groups of Chondrites

Three new carbonaceous chondrites (GRV 020025,021579 and 022459) collected from the Grove Mountains (GRV), Antarctica, have been classified as the CM2, CO3 and CV3 chondrites, respectively. A total of 27 Ca- and Al-rich inclusions have been found in the three meteorites, which are the earliest assemblages formed in the solar nebula. Most of the inclusions are intensively altered, with abundant phyllosilicates in the inclusions from GRV 020025 and FeO enrichment of spinel in those from GRV 022459. Except for one spinel-spherule in each of GRV 020025 and 021579, all the inclusions can be classified as Type A-like or spinel-pyroxene-rich inclusions, and they probably represent the continuum of solar nebular condensation. In addition, most of the inclusions in these meteorites share much similarity in both petrography and mineral chemistry, suggesting a similar origin of Ca-Al-rich inclusions in various chondrites.

Classification of 24 New Ordinary Chondrites from the Grove Mountains, Antarctica

Petrography and mineral chemistry of 24 ordinary chondrites from the Grove Mountains, Antarctica, have been studied in order to identify their chemical-petrographic types. These samples were selected from a total of 4448 Grove Mountains (GRV) meteorites collected during the 19th Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition so as to make an estimation of the large GRV meteorite collection. The chemical-petrographic types of these meteorites are presented below: 1 H3,2 H4, 4 H5, 2 H6, 1 L4, 7 L5, 5 L6, 1 LL4 and 1 LL6. The new data weaken the previous report that unequilibrated ordinary chondrites are unusually abundant in the Grove Mountains region. However, this work confirms significant differences in distribution patterns of chemical-petrographic types between the Grove Mountains and other regions in Antarctica. Many of these meteorites show significant terrestrial weathering, probably due to a high abundance ratio of meteorites found in moraines to those on blue ice. Nine meteorites experienced severe shock metamorphism, as evidenced by undulose extinction and intense fracturing of silicates and presence of shock-induced melt veins and pockets. These heavily shocked meteorites provided us with natural samples for the study of high-pressure polymorphs of minerals.

Response of silicate chemical composition variation on thermal metamorphism of ordinary chondrites and classification of petrologic types:the case of L chondrites from Grove Mountains,Antarctica

Analysis of the thermal metamorphism of the ordinary chondrites is a key premise for gaining insights into the accretion and heating of rocky bodies in the early solar system.Such an analysis also represents an essential condition for constraining the early thermal and evolutionary histories of asteroids and terrestrial planets.Classifying ordinary chondrites into petrologic type(type 3–6)is the criterion for studying the thermal metamorphism of their parent bodies.However,the boundary between the unequilibrated(type 3)and equilibrated(type 4–6)chondrites is ambiguous at present,thus,limiting the understanding of their thermal metamorphism.In this study,the petrology,mineralogy and chemical composition of a set of seven ordinary chondrites with different degrees of thermal metamorphism collected from Grove Mountains(Antarctica)have been studied.The results demonstrated that these chondrite samples were L3.7,L3.8,L3.9,L3.9/4,L4,L5 and L6 type meteorites,with optimal correlations of Si,Mg,Fe,Mn and Ca with equilibrium degree of the olivine and low-calcium pyroxene and petrologic type.In this respect,the multi-parameter classification standard PMD(SiO2)-PMD(MgO)-PMD(MnO)-PMD(CaO)based on the percent mean deviation(PMD)of the chemical compositions of the olivine and low-calcium pyroxene was proposed to distinguish between the unequilibrated and equilibrated meteorites.The proposed standard exhibited high“resolution”in terms of classification,thus,also deepening the understanding of the effect of the silicate mineral composition in the thermal metamorphism of chondrites.Highlights The chemical groups and petrologic types of the selected seven Antarctic chondrites were L3.7,L3.8,L3.9,L3.9/4,L4,L5 and L6.A new method for petrologic type classification is proposed to distinguish the unequilibrated and equilibrated chondrites.The above developed multi-parameter system exhibited high“resolution”in terms of classification.

Hydrogen Isotopes of Glassy and Phyllosilicate Spherules in Al Rais (CR) and Orgueil (CI) Chondrites

The hydroxyl in phyllosilicate minerals is the most common occurrence of water in primitive meteorites. Direct hydrogen isotopic analysis of this water component using an ion microprobe has been made in some glassy or phyllosilicate spherules from the Al Rais (CR) and Orgueil (CI) chondrites. The spherules from Al Rais show large deuterium excesses (δD = +200 -+800‰) relative to terrestrial standards, whereas deuterium-enrichments in the spherules from Orgueil are much smaller (δD = +40 - +130‰). The phyllosilicate spherules are products of aqueous alteration of glassy precursors. In Al Rais the phyllosilicate spherules have relatively higher δD values than the glassy ones, indicating that water introduced during aqueous alteration was deuterium-enriched. The deuterium-enrichments in the phyllosilicate spherules from Orgueil could result from isotopic exchange under thermodynamic conditions within the solar nebula. The much larger δD excesses of the Al Rais spherules, however, cannot be attributed to the similar process; instead, an interstellar origin needs to be invoked.

Opaque Minerals in LL3.0-6 Chondrites I: Mineralogy of Ti-oxides and ^(53)Mn-^(53)Cr Systematics of Ilmenite

We conducted a systematic study of oxide minerals in LL3.0-6 chondrites, and found ilmenite, rutile, perovskite and an unknown Al-Ti-Zr-oxide. Ilmenite is low in abundance, but is present in the chondrules and matrix of all the samples that we studied. The MnO content of ilmenite in LL3.0-3.3 is lower than that in LL3.5-6. The low concentration of MnO in the former is due to crystallization from chondrules melts at high temperatures. On the other hand, ilmenite composition in LL3.5-6 reflects thermal metamorphism. Therefore, ilmenite is indicative of petrologic type. We also made the first measurements of the 53Mn-53Cr systematics of ilmenite in ordinary chondrites. The age for ilmenite in Y790256 (LL6) is determined to be about 2 Ma older than angrites. This may represent the metamorphic age of the LL chondrites.

Shock effects and the classification of H-chondrites from the Grove Mountains,East Antarctica:Implications for the shock history of H-chondrite parent bodies

The shock metamorphism of 47 H group chondrites （H-chondrites） from the Grove Mountains including undulatory extinction, planar fractures, mosaic extinction, shock veins and pockets, and dendritic eutectic metal-sulfide, is observed through optical microscope. The textures and assemblages of shock veins in these H-chondrites are examined by the scanning electron microscope. Based on observations of the above shock effects, the shock stages of the 47 H-chondrites are classified into S1（5）, S2（19）,S$3（14）, S4（8） and S5（1）. Of these H-chondrites, GRV 022469 has the highest（S5） shock stage. The comparison of shock stages in these H-chondrites with L group chondrites（L-chondrites） indicates that the shock metamorphism of H-chondrites is relatively low （except for GRV 022469, they are all lower than $5）. A scenario for the history of the H-chondrite parent body is proposed that suggests the duration of the shock events in the H-chondrite parent bodies was much shorter than those in L-chondrite parent bodies. Also, the pressure may have been released more quickly, and consequently, the high-pressure phases should be easily preserved. However, the parent bodies of the H-chondrites may have been exposed to high temperatures for a longer time after the shock event, so the high-pressure phases formed by solid transformation might have retro-metamorphosed to low-pressure ones; its peak pressure is estimated to be less than 15 GPa. Wadsleyite was found in a shock vein in GRV022469, as confirmed by the Raman spectrometer. Petrological and mineralogical characteristics support the idea that the wadsleyite was formed by solid-state transformation.

华南泥盆纪Chondrites的特征及其对古氧相的示踪

系统描述了发育于广西六景、贵州独山、贵阳乌当泥盆纪3个浅海沉积区Cruziana遗迹相Chondrites的产出特征,结合华南泥盆纪其他5个浅海沉积区Cruziana遗迹相的Chondrites资料,对Chondtites的寄主岩系颜色分级、遗迹组构、潜穴直径、遗迹属种的综合研究表明,只有寄主岩系为深灰色—黑色,岩性为灰岩、泥灰岩,潜穴直径小于1 mm,无其他遗迹化石共生时,Chondrites才是贫氧环境标志性遗迹化石的新认识,而个体粗大的Chondrites常发育在常氧环境中。

The occurrence of metallic copper and redistribution of copper in the shocked Suizhou L6 chondrite

Copper possesses very strong chacophile properties,but under the conditions found in meteorites,its behavior is like that of siderophile elements.The Suizhou meteorite is a highly shocked L6 chondrite.Troilite and taenite are considered the main primary carrier of copper in this meteorite,and the post-shock thermal episode is considered the main reason that elemental Cu migrates from its original host phase and forms metallic grains.The Suizhou meteorite contains a few very thin shock melt veins.The occurrence and behavior of metallic copper in this meteorite were studied by optical microscopic examination,electron microprobe analyses,and high-resolution X-ray elemental intensity mapping.Our results show that metallic copper is abundant in the Suizhou chondritic rock.Metallic copper grains adjacent to small troilite grains inside FeNi metal are the most common occurrence,and those at the FeNi metal–troilite interface are the second most common case.The metallic copper grains occurring at the interface of FeNi metal/troililte and silicate are rather rare.Metallic copper grains are not observed within the Suizhou shock veins,Instead,Cu in elemental form is transferred through shock metamorphism into FeNi metal+troilite intergrowths.Four diff erent occurrence types of Cu in the FeNi metal+troilite intergrowths have been identifi ed:the concentrations of Cu in the FeNi+FeS intergrowths for four occurrence types are rather close,we estimate it might be lower than 1 wt%.

Cosmic-ray exposure histories of two Antarctic meteorites from Chinese collections and the Guangmingshan and Zhuanghe chondrites

Concentrations of noble gases of two Antarctic meteorites (GRV 98002, 98004) from Chinese collections, and the Guangmingshan and Zhuanghe chondrites were measured. Based on the petrography and mineralogy of these meteorites, and production rates of the cosmogenic nuclides, we calculated cosmic-ray exposure and gas retention ages of the four chondrites. Exposure ages of the four chondrites are 0.052 Ma 0.008 Ma (GRV 98004, H5), 17.0 Ma 2.5 Ma (GRV98002, L5), 3.8 Ma 0.6 Ma (Zhuanghe, H5), and 68.9 Ma 10 Ma (Guangmingshan, H5), respectively. The exposure age of GRV 98004 is the lowest value of Antarctic meteorites reported up to date; while that of Guangmingshan is higher than other Chinese meteorites of H-group. Both GRV 98002 and Zhuanghe have low 4He concentrations, probably due to shock effects or solar heating at orbits with small perihelion distances during cosmic-ray exposure. On the other hand, losses of cosmogenic 3He and 4He are correlated with both GRV 98002 and Guangmingshan.

In situ SIMS oxygen isotope analyses: Evidence for the formation of aluminum-rich chondrules from ordinary chondrites

Aluminum-rich chondrules （ARCs）, which share mineralogic and chemical properties with both Ca, Al-rich inclusions （CAIs） and ferromagnesian chondrules, play an important role in revealing their temporal and petrogenetic relationships. In this work, seven ARCs were found in three ordinary chondrites GRV 022410 （H4）, GRV 052722 （H3.7） and Julesburg （L3.6）. They contain bulk Al2O3 - 17%-33% and exhibit igneous textures composed of olivine, high- and low-Ca pyroxene, plagioclase, spinel and glass. In situ SIMS analyses show that ARCs have oxygen isotopic compositions （δ18O=-6.1‰-7.1‰; δ17O= -4.5‰-5.1‰） close to ferromagnesian chondrules but far more depleted in 160 than CAIs （δ18O=-40‰; δ17O=-40‰）. Most ARCs plot close to the terrestrial mass fractionation （TF） line, and a few between the TF and carbonaceous chondrite anhydrous mixing （CCAM） lines. Plagioclase, nepheline and glass suffered O-isotopic exchanges during the metamorphism processes in the parent body. Spinel, olivine and pyroxene represent the primary O-isotopic compositions of ARCs, and define a fitted line with a slope of- 0.7±0.1. Compared with the results of previous studies, shallower slope as well as more depleted 160 compositions further demonstrates that ARCs in ordinary chondrites are not a simple mixing product of ferromagnesian chondrules and CAIs. Instead, they probably experienced higher-degree oxygen isotope exchange with a δ6O-poor nebular gas reservoir during multiple melting episodes.

Characteristics in naturally and experimentally shocked chondrites: A clue to P-T conditions of impacted asteroids

The aim of this study is to compare the experimentally shock-induced features with those in naturally shocked chondrites and to test the feasibility of experimentally calibrating naturally induced features in shocked H- and L-chondrites. Samples of the Jilin chondrite (H5) were experimentally shock-loaded at the following peak pressures: 12, 27, 39, 53, 78, 83, 93 and 133 GPa respectively. Chondritic melts were first obtained at P>78 GPa and more than 60% melting was achieved at P^133 GPa. No high-pressure phases were observed in any of the shocked samples, neither in the deformed nor in the molten regions. Textural relations and mineral assemblages of the shocked samples are comparable to those encountered in the heavily shocked H-chondrite Yanzhuang but differ considerably from those found in heavily shocked L6 chondrites. Shock melt veins in L6 chondrites contain high-pressure polymorphs of olivine and pyroxene and high pressure liquidus phases. Scaling from shock experiments on millimeter-sized samples to natural shock features on kilometer-sized asteroids poses considerable problems in quantifying the P-T conditions during natural shock events on asteroids.

Cooling rates in the shock veins of chondrites: constraints on the (Mg,Fe)_2SiO_4 polymorph transformations

The occurrence of γ phase, a high\|pressure polymorph of olivine （α phase）, in the shock veins of Si\| xiangkou chondrite was due to a greater cooling rate （>10 000℃·s -1 ） in the veins. Because γ phase partially reverted to β phase and no back\|transformation from β phase to α phase took place, the shock veins of Peace River chondrite with a cooling rate of 1 000\2 000℃·s -1 contain a great amount of β phase. In the shock veins of Mbale chondrite with a cooling rate of <500℃·s -1 , the majority of γ phase reverted to α phase. The heat dissipation in shock veins took place after a stage of shock compression of chondrite parent body, and the parent body was broken into fragmental pieces. Cooling rate in the shock veins constrained the back\|transformations of （Mg,Fe）\-2SiO\-4 high\|pressure polymorphs.