Modern Mineral Formation in the Thermal Lake Fumarolnoe (Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka) as a Key to Paleoreconstruction

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 747-755
Author(s):  
I. S. Kirichenko ◽  
E. V. Lazareva ◽  
S. M. Zhmodik ◽  
N. L. Dobrezov ◽  
D. K. Belyanin ◽  
...  
2011 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 386-393
Author(s):  
A. D. Potemkin ◽  
E. Yu. Kuzmina ◽  
T. I. Koroteeva (Nyushko)

Species composition of liverworts of unique natural feature of Kamchatka — Uzon Volcano caldera is listed. It includes 38 species. 29 of them are found for the first time for the Uzon caldera. Marsupella funckii, Nardia assamica, N. unispiralis included in Red Data Book of Kamchatka (2007).


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
А.B. Nemov ◽  
E.V. Medvedeva ◽  
V.A. Kotlyarov ◽  
I.A. Blinov

Syenitic migmatites of the contact of the Ilmenogorsky miaskite block are characterized by high (>500 ppm) contents of REEs, which are mainly hosted in fuorapatite and titanite of the leucosome. Apatite exhibits zoned and sectorial composition with decreasing REE and Si contents and increasing Cа, P, and F contents from central parts to the margins indicating the change in physicochemical conditions of mineral formation. The La/Nd ratios of REE-bearing fuorapatite indicate that apatite-1 formed from a F-bearing fuid in contrast to apatite-2 formed from an alkaline, F–CO2–SO3-rich fuid during albitization. The REEs and F released by alkaline metasomatism accumulated in late generation of REE–F-bearing titanite. Migmatization of rocks was accompanied by involvement of an alkaline F–CO2–SO3-bearing fuid.


Author(s):  
Heinz A. Lowenstam ◽  
Stephen Weiner

Focusing on the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms, this comprehensive volume explores questions that relate to a wide variety of fields, from biology and biochemistry, to paleontology, geology, and medical research. Preserved fossils are used to date geological deposits and archaeological artifacts. Materials scientists investigate mineralized tissues to determine the design principles used by organisms to form strong materials. Many medical problems are also associated with normal and pathological mineralization. Lowenstam, the pioneer researcher in biomineralization, and Weiner discuss the basic principles of mineral formation by organisms and compare various mineralization processes. Reference tables listing all known cases in which organisms form minerals are included.


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 725
Author(s):  
Ludmila B. Damdinova ◽  
Bulat B. Damdinov

This article discusses the peculiarities of mineral composition and a fluid inclusions (FIs further in the text) study of the Kholtoson W and Inkur W deposits located within the Dzhida W-Mo ore field (Southwestern Transbaikalia, Russia). The Mo mineralization spatially coincides with the apical part of the Pervomaisky stock (Pervomaisky deposit), and the W mineralization forms numerous quartz veins in the western part of the ore field (Kholtoson vein deposit) and the stockwork in the central part (Inkur stockwork deposit). The ore mineral composition is similar at both deposits. Quartz is the main gangue mineral; there are also present muscovite, K-feldspar, and carbonates. The main ore mineral of both deposits is hubnerite. In addition to hubnerite, at both deposits, more than 20 mineral species were identified; they include sulfides (pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, bornite, etc.), sulfosalts (tetrahedrite, aikinite, stannite, etc.), oxides (scheelite, cassiterite), and tellurides (hessite). The results of mineralogical and fluid inclusions studies allowed us to conclude that the Inkur W and the Kholtoson W deposits were formed by the same hydrothermal fluids, related to the same ore-forming system. For both deposits, the fluid inclusion homogenization temperatures varied within the range ~195–344 °C. The presence of cogenetic liquid- and vapor-dominated inclusions in the quartz from the ores of the Kholtoson deposit allowed us to estimate the true temperature range of mineral formation as 413–350 °C. Ore deposition occurred under similar physical-chemical conditions, differing only in pressures of mineral formation. The main factors of hubnerite deposition from hydrothermal fluids were decreases in temperature.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Greenop ◽  
Mathis P. Hain ◽  
Sindia M. Sosdian ◽  
Kevin I. C. Oliver ◽  
Philip Goodwin ◽  
...  

Abstract. The boron isotope composition (δ11B) of foraminiferal calcite reflects the pH and the boron isotope composition of the seawater the foraminifer grew in. For pH reconstructions, the δ11B of seawater must therefore be known, but information on this parameter is limited. Here we reconstruct Neogene seawater δ11B based on the δ11B difference between paired measurements of planktic and benthic foraminifera and an estimate of the coeval water column pH gradient from their δ13C values. Carbon cycle model simulations underscore that the ΔpH–Δδ13C relationship is relatively insensitive to ocean and carbon cycle changes, validating our approach. Our reconstructions suggest that δ11Bsw was  ∼  37.5 ‰ during the early and middle Miocene (roughly 23–12 Ma) and rapidly increased during the late Miocene (between 12 and 5 Ma) towards the modern value of 39.61 ‰. Strikingly, this pattern is similar to the evolution of the seawater isotope composition of Mg, Li and Ca, suggesting a common forcing mechanism. Based on the observed direction of change, we hypothesize that an increase in secondary mineral formation during continental weathering affected the isotope composition of riverine input to the ocean since 14 Ma.


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