The North China Craton(NCC) hosts numerous gold deposits and is known as the most gold-productive region of China. The gold deposits were mostly formed within a few million years in the Early Cretaceous(130–120 Ma), ...The North China Craton(NCC) hosts numerous gold deposits and is known as the most gold-productive region of China. The gold deposits were mostly formed within a few million years in the Early Cretaceous(130–120 Ma), coeval with widespread occurrences of bimodal magmatism, rift basins and metamorphic core complexes that marked the peak of lithospheric thinning and destruction of the NCC. Stable isotope data and geological evidence indicate that ore-forming fluids and other components were largely exsolved from cooling magma and/or derived from mantle degassing during the period of lithospheric extension. Gold mineralization in the NCC contrasts strikingly with that of other cratons where gold ore-forming fluids were sourced mostly from metamorphic devolatization in compressional or transpressional regimes. In this paper, we present a summary and discussion on time-space distribution and ore genesis of gold deposits in the NCC in the context of the timing, spatial variation, and decratonic processes. Compared with orogenic gold deposits in other cratonic blocks, the Early Cretaceous gold deposits in the NCC are quite distinct in that they were deposited from magma-derived fluids under extensional settings and associated closely with destruction of cratonic lithosphere. We argue that Early Cretaceous gold deposits in the NCC cannot be classified as orogenic gold deposits as previously suggested, rather, they are a new type of gold deposits, termed as "decratonic gold deposits" in this study. The westward subduction of the paleo-West Pacific plate(the Izanagi plate) beneath the eastern China continent gave rise to an optimal tectonic setting for large-scale gold mineralization in the Early Cretaceous. Dehydration of the subducted and stagnant slab in the mantle transition zone led to continuous hydration and considerable metasomatism of the mantle wedge beneath the NCC. As a consequence, the refractory mantle became oxidized and highly enriched in large ion lithophile elements and chalcophile elements(e.g., Cu, Au,展开更多
cryptospore-like microfossils have been collected from a sample of the ＂Middle＂ Cambrian Log Cabin Member of the Pioche Shale in eastern Nevada, USA. Compared with organic-walled microfossils obtained from the Cambr...cryptospore-like microfossils have been collected from a sample of the ＂Middle＂ Cambrian Log Cabin Member of the Pioche Shale in eastern Nevada, USA. Compared with organic-walled microfossils obtained from the Cambrian Kaili Formation in eastern Guizhou Province, China, some specimens of leiosphers may be inferred to be similar cryptospore-like microfossils. The new fossil record would be the oldest known specimens of cryptospore-like microfossils during the Cambrian Period.展开更多
2023年3月21日,全球知名可持续酒店品牌碧旅阁林(Beyond Green)荣幸宣布5家新成员酒店名单,它们分别是美国内华达州的Edgewood Tahoe Resort、缅因州的Inn by the Sea、佛罗里达州的The Palms Hotel&Spa、意大利平佐洛的Lefay Resor...2023年3月21日,全球知名可持续酒店品牌碧旅阁林(Beyond Green)荣幸宣布5家新成员酒店名单,它们分别是美国内华达州的Edgewood Tahoe Resort、缅因州的Inn by the Sea、佛罗里达州的The Palms Hotel&Spa、意大利平佐洛的Lefay Resort&SPA Dolomiti、意大利加尼亚诺的Lefay Resort&SPALago di Garda。展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to establish confidence in anticipated minimum bond strength for inflatable rock bolts by comparing the bond strength to variable geotechnical conditions using the rock mass rating （RMR）...The purpose of this paper is to establish confidence in anticipated minimum bond strength for inflatable rock bolts by comparing the bond strength to variable geotechnical conditions using the rock mass rating （RMR） system. To investigate a correlation between these parameters, the minimum bond strength of pull-out tested inflatable rock bolts was compared to the RMR of the rock in which these bolts were placed. Bond strength vs. RMR plots indicate that expected minimum bond strength is positively corre- lated with RMR; however, the correlation is not strong. Cumulative percent graphs indicate that 97~; of pull-out tests result in a minimum bond strength of 3.3 and 1.7 ton/m in RMR/〉 45 and 〈45, respectively. Although lower bond strengths are more commonly encountered in low RMR ground, high bond strengths are possible as well, yielding higher variability in bond strengths in low RMR ground. Bond strength of friction bolts relies on contact between the rock bolt and drill hole. Experience in Nevada indicates that RMR is known to affect both the quality and consistency of drill holes which likely affects bond strength. Drilling and bolting in low RMR ground is more sensitive to drilling and bolting practices, and strategies for maximizing bond strength in these conditions are discussed.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.91414301)project of the State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution(Grant No.1303)
文摘The North China Craton(NCC) hosts numerous gold deposits and is known as the most gold-productive region of China. The gold deposits were mostly formed within a few million years in the Early Cretaceous(130–120 Ma), coeval with widespread occurrences of bimodal magmatism, rift basins and metamorphic core complexes that marked the peak of lithospheric thinning and destruction of the NCC. Stable isotope data and geological evidence indicate that ore-forming fluids and other components were largely exsolved from cooling magma and/or derived from mantle degassing during the period of lithospheric extension. Gold mineralization in the NCC contrasts strikingly with that of other cratons where gold ore-forming fluids were sourced mostly from metamorphic devolatization in compressional or transpressional regimes. In this paper, we present a summary and discussion on time-space distribution and ore genesis of gold deposits in the NCC in the context of the timing, spatial variation, and decratonic processes. Compared with orogenic gold deposits in other cratonic blocks, the Early Cretaceous gold deposits in the NCC are quite distinct in that they were deposited from magma-derived fluids under extensional settings and associated closely with destruction of cratonic lithosphere. We argue that Early Cretaceous gold deposits in the NCC cannot be classified as orogenic gold deposits as previously suggested, rather, they are a new type of gold deposits, termed as "decratonic gold deposits" in this study. The westward subduction of the paleo-West Pacific plate(the Izanagi plate) beneath the eastern China continent gave rise to an optimal tectonic setting for large-scale gold mineralization in the Early Cretaceous. Dehydration of the subducted and stagnant slab in the mantle transition zone led to continuous hydration and considerable metasomatism of the mantle wedge beneath the NCC. As a consequence, the refractory mantle became oxidized and highly enriched in large ion lithophile elements and chalcophile elements(e.g., Cu, Au,
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40839910,40672018,41172005)State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy(Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,CAS(Grant No.113101)Foundation of Chinese Commission on Stratigraphy,Science and Technology of Guizhou Province(Grant No.GSCF(2010)7001)
文摘cryptospore-like microfossils have been collected from a sample of the ＂Middle＂ Cambrian Log Cabin Member of the Pioche Shale in eastern Nevada, USA. Compared with organic-walled microfossils obtained from the Cambrian Kaili Formation in eastern Guizhou Province, China, some specimens of leiosphers may be inferred to be similar cryptospore-like microfossils. The new fossil record would be the oldest known specimens of cryptospore-like microfossils during the Cambrian Period.
文摘2023年3月21日,全球知名可持续酒店品牌碧旅阁林(Beyond Green)荣幸宣布5家新成员酒店名单,它们分别是美国内华达州的Edgewood Tahoe Resort、缅因州的Inn by the Sea、佛罗里达州的The Palms Hotel&Spa、意大利平佐洛的Lefay Resort&SPA Dolomiti、意大利加尼亚诺的Lefay Resort&SPALago di Garda。
文摘The purpose of this paper is to establish confidence in anticipated minimum bond strength for inflatable rock bolts by comparing the bond strength to variable geotechnical conditions using the rock mass rating （RMR） system. To investigate a correlation between these parameters, the minimum bond strength of pull-out tested inflatable rock bolts was compared to the RMR of the rock in which these bolts were placed. Bond strength vs. RMR plots indicate that expected minimum bond strength is positively corre- lated with RMR; however, the correlation is not strong. Cumulative percent graphs indicate that 97~; of pull-out tests result in a minimum bond strength of 3.3 and 1.7 ton/m in RMR/〉 45 and 〈45, respectively. Although lower bond strengths are more commonly encountered in low RMR ground, high bond strengths are possible as well, yielding higher variability in bond strengths in low RMR ground. Bond strength of friction bolts relies on contact between the rock bolt and drill hole. Experience in Nevada indicates that RMR is known to affect both the quality and consistency of drill holes which likely affects bond strength. Drilling and bolting in low RMR ground is more sensitive to drilling and bolting practices, and strategies for maximizing bond strength in these conditions are discussed.
