New Evidence of Detrital Zircon Ages for the Final Closure Time of the Paleo-Asian Ocean in the Eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(NE China)

Objective The NE China is located in the eastern segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt（CAOB）,which is a large accretionary orogen between the Siberian Craton and the North China Craton（NCC）.Many researches have discussed about the evolution of the Paleo-Asian Ocean（PAO）in the eastern CAOB.However,

Initial Rifting Age of the Nearly N–S Rifts in Southern Tibetan Plateau:New Evidence from the Age limit of the Early Sediments

Objective The nearly parallel N-S-trending rifts in southern Tibet represent the E-W extension of the Tibet Plateau. Most data which constrained the age of the extensional deformation come from isotopic dating of the dikes probably related to the activity of the nearly N-S faulting and micas from hydrothermal activity and the low- temperature thermochronology of plateau uplift. Previous research shows that there are at least three different ideas about the age of the rifts： （1） older than 16-12 Ma, （2） 14- 10 Ma, and （3） 8-4 Ma （Fig. la）. For the old sedimentary strata represented the beginning of the rifting, the dating of the sediments helps to better define the initial rifting age.

Molecular Biomarker Characteristics of the Linxi Formation Source Rocks in the Middle-Western Region of Inner Mongolia:New evidence for late-stage tectonic evolution of the Paleo-Asian Ocean

Objective Two important geological issues have long been controversial in the Xing-Meng area of North China. The first concerns the final closure of Paleo-Asian Ocean in Xing-Meng area, and the other concerns the folding and lifting of the Xing-Meng Trough. The focus of thses issues is the Late Permian sedimentary environment, which is generally considered to be either an exclusively continental environment or from the closed inland sea environment in the Early to Middle stage to continental lacustrine environment in the late stage. In recent years, we have successively discovered abundant typical marine fossils （e.g., bryozoans and calcareous algae） in the Upper Permian thick limestone layer from Linxi County and Ar Horqin Banner in eastern region of Inner Mongolia and Jiutain County in Jilin Province. These significant findings have attracted the attention from fellow academics.

The Early Breakup of Rodinia Supercontinent in the Northeastern Margin of the Yangtze Plate： New Evidence from SIMS Zircon Ages of the Granitic Gneiss from the Chaolian Island, Shandong Peninsula

The amalgamation and breakup mechanisms of the Rodinia supercontinent during the Meso- and Neoproterozoic have been the focus of much research. However, few studies have examined the response of Neoproterozoic tectonics and magmatism along the northeastern margin of the Yangtze Plate to synchronous global events. The Qianliyan Uplift is located on the eastern margin of the Sulu orogenic belt in the ocean, but the tectonic affinity of the uplift and its relationship to the Sulu orogenic belt remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the formation age, geochemical characteristics, genesis type, and affinity of the granitic gneiss on Chaolian Island of the Qianliyan uplift and its tectonic significance.

New Evidences for the Adsorption of Methane over Oxide Surfaces

It is indicative of the TSR result that CH4 was strongly adsorbed on well degassed SrCO3 surface at high temperatUre.A desorption peak of CH4 was found in CH4TPD profile which appeared at ca. 310℃.The strong adsorption of CH4 over the surface of SrCO3 was attributed to the strong basicity of SrO sites resulted from decomposition of SrCO_3

New Evidence on the Common Ancestry of Tetrapods and Lungfish

As reported in a recent issue of Nature (Aug. 15, 2002),two Chinese scientists pinpoint their newly discovered fossil fish as the most direct piece of evi dence on the common ancestry shared by tetrapods (all land verte brates including human beings) and lungfish. This latest advance in studying the origin and evolution of early fishes was jointly made by Professor Zhu Min from the CAS Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology and his colleague Yu Xiaobo, now a Professor at the Biology Department of Kean University (New Jersey, USA).……

Structure effect of nucleotides in terbium(Ⅲ)-nucleotide fluorescent reaction—-New evidence for the binding sites of terbium(Ⅲ) on nucleotides

Upon addition of Tb^(3+) to 16 nucleotides and homopolynucleotides, all of them showed a characteristic green emission from Tb^(3+), but with much different intensity, upon excitation in the aromatic region of bases. The result suggested that nucleotides with at least one carbonyl group in nucleotide bases are better enhancers to the fluorescence of Tb3+. The complexes of ATP, GDP and GTP with T5^(3+) are synthesized as two types of models. Guanine tpye nucleotides with one carbonyl group in the bases are the best enhancers, while adenine type nucleotides with no carbonyl group in the bases are poorest enhancers to the fluorescence of Tb^(3+). Comparing the IR spectra of ATP, GTP, GDP and their Tb^(3+) complexes suggested that C-6 carbonyl group in GTP and GDP may be involved in complex formation, which may be responsible for the effective energy transfer. This is further supported by comparing the UV spectra of ATP, Poly(A), GTP, and Poly(G) with their Tb^(3+) complexes in water solution.

New Evidence Suggests Ocean on Icy Jupiter Moon

人类是孤独的,遥望夜空,星汉灿烂!然而,茫茫宇宙,只有地球,是一个生机勃勃、各种生命繁衍不息的星球。Jupiter(木星)有一颗卫星,叫Europa(木卫二),其体积与地球相仿。从Galileo spacecraft传回的信息发现:the presence of water in liquid form on Europa。虽然。科学家们尚不明白whether the water was frozen or in liquid form,但是,他们已经展开了想象的双翅: Even though it is buried beneath a thick layer of ice, life forms could draw energy from heat sources below, just asdeep-sea creatures do in the Earth's oceans. 除了驰骋想象之外,美国国家航空和航天局在“囊中羞涩”之时,仍然决定:to send another spacecraft there!】

Australian Scientists Find New Evidence of Early Life

地球上最早的生命究竟是什么?这是一个长期困扰生物学家的问题。现在,一项新的发现刷“旧”了我们先前所知的生命出现的年代。通过对海底化石的研究,科学家们把生命在地球上出现的时间前移了27亿年。更吸引人的是,生命竟然诞生在沸水里！

New Evidence Vitamin E Fights Heart Disease-Study

本刊在今年第9期刊登的 Why You Need Vitamin E 一文曾专门有一节谈论 E Cut Cardiac Risk,但内容比较粗略。我们决定刊用此槁,原因就在于它用浅显的语言更为详细地说明了 E 的这种作用的“来龙去脉”。

New Geochronologic Evidence of Diabases and Their Metallogenic Relationship with the Makeng-Type Iron Deposits in Southwest Fujian, SE China

Objective The Makeng-type iron deposits are located in Late Paleozoic depression of southwest Fujian Province in the southeast edge of Cathaysia, which are famous for their huge scale and specific ore genesis. Previous studies mainly focus on the ore characteristics, metallogenic setting and the granites in the mining area, and there is still controversy on the ore genesis. Recent research has revealed that the iron ore bodies are spatially closely related to diabase rocks, especially those in the Makeng Fe deposit. Diabase dykes are widely distributed in the Makeng, Luoyang, Zhangkeng and other iron deposits,

New Sr Isotope Evidence to Support the Material Source of the Mengyejing Potash Deposit in the Simao Basin from Ancient Marine Halite or Residual Sea

Objective The Mengyejing potash deposit in the Simao Basin is the only producing area of solid potash at present in China. There is still controversy about the material source and distribution of the potash in this deposit （Shen Lijian et al., 2017）, which has influenced not only the prospecting direction and efficiency but also the understanding of the control of Tethys tectonic evolution on the formation and distribution of the mineral resources. This work analyzed the Sr isotope geochemical characteristics of evaporites from core samples in the well MZK-3 in order to further clarify the material source and to explore the potash distribution in the Simao Basin.

New Petrological and Sedimentary Evidences on the Late Cretaceous Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau

The India-Asia collision and uplift of the Tibetan plateau are the most important geological events in Earth＇s history; it profoundly affects our understanding of global climate change during the Cenozoic. Despite a research history over half a century, the uplifting history remains hotly controversial. The early uplifting model suggested that the Lhasa terrane attained an elevation of 3-4 km at -99 Ma due to the Lhasa-Qiangtang collision. However, the evidences are mainly from deformation of the Lhasa terrane and inconsistency with the palaeontological data.