The Nysa family as the main source of unequilibrated LL ordinary chondrites
M. Marsset, P. Vernazza, M. Brož
et al.
Context. The origin of the petrologic diversity observed in ordinary chondrites (OCs), the most common meteorites on Earth, remains debated. Competing models invoke either depth-dependent sampling of a single thermally stratified ("onion-shell") parent body or contributions from multiple distinct parent bodies. Aims. We aim to determine which of the two models is preferred for LL chondrites. These are unique among OCs in exhibiting a bimodal petrologic distribution, with most meteorites being LL3 or LL6. Methods. We compare the spectral and mineralogical properties of LL chondrites and corresponding LL-chondrite-like near-Earth objects (NEOs) with their possible sources in the main asteroid belt. We also model the thermal histories of the proposed parent bodies, based on revised estimates of parent-body sizes. Results. The spectral and mineralogical diversity of LL chondrites is consistent with contributions from the bright, S-type component of the Nysa family (NysaS) and the Flora family, with NysaS supplying mainly low-petrologic-type material and Flora higher-grade material. Unequilibrated, LL3 chondrites appear to originate exclusively from NysaS. Similarly, LL-chondrite-like NEOs form two distinct subpopulations consistent with origins in these same families. Conclusions. Our results favour multiple parent bodies for LL chondrites. The petrologic differences between the NysaS and Flora parent bodies indicate that planetesimal accretion within the OC reservoir extended over 0.5-0.7 Myr.
Reconstructing anisotropic porous media from thin section images
Ahmed Zoeir, Najme Talebi, Yousef Kazemzadeh
et al.
Abstract Parameters like sediment’s origin, transport distances or next influencing factors such as cementation or dissolution, cause almost all natural porous media to exhibit some degree of anisotropy. Using the X-ray CT scanning approach to provide a virtual environment for the calculation of such properties has its own issues, including its low resolution, which gives an incomplete description of internal structure, along with its relatively high costs. Porous media can be reconstructed with the help of statistical techniques from existing high-resolution thin section images. In this work, in this article, a micro-CT file available on the Imperial College website is first selected, which has been obtained from a disordered anisotropic sandstone core sample. specific statistical algorithms are applied to the top and side images of the core sample, which represent the input images for the Multiple-Point Statistics (MPS) technique. After that, to construct artificial anisotropic media models, Optimization algorithms are used to polarize the phase occurrence potentials in the principal directions, which are obtained from the two thin-section images. Results show that applying optimization algorithms to polarize occurrence potential functions can effectively develop artificial porous media that exhibit tensor properties closely matching those calculated from high-resolution micro-CT images of the actual sandstone core sample, such as permeability and thermal conductivity tensors.
Petroleum refining. Petroleum products, Petrology
Unraveling the pathological biomineralization of monosodium urate crystals in gout patients
Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro, Kerstin Elert, Aurelia Ibañez-Velasco
et al.
Abstract Crystallization of monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) leads to painful gouty arthritis. Despite extensive research it is still unknown how this pathological biomineralization occurs, which hampers its prevention. Here we show how inflammatory MSU crystals form after a non-inflammatory amorphous precursor (AMSU) that nucleates heterogeneously on collagen fibrils from damaged articular cartilage of gout patients. This non-classical crystallization route imprints a nanogranular structure to biogenic acicular MSU crystals, which have smaller unit cell volume, lower microstrain, and higher crystallinity than synthetic MSU. These distinctive biosignatures are consistent with the template-promoted crystallization of biotic MSU crystals after AMSU at low supersaturation, and their slow growth over long periods of time (possibly years) in hyperuricemic gout patients. Our results help to better understand gout pathophysiology, underline the role of cartilage damage in promoting MSU crystallization, and suggest that there is a time-window to treat potential gouty patients before a critical amount of MSU has slowly formed as to trigger a gout flare.
Exoplanet Mineralogy
Keith D. Putirka
This chapter begins with some basic concepts regarding the structure and mineralogy of rocky planets, how to read and construct ternary diagrams, and why partial melting occurs when plate tectonics is operative. Partial melting is a key concept in that it governs crust and core formation, which in turn control mineralogy. These sections are for astronomers, or geologists new to the study of igneous petrology. From there, computational approaches for estimating planetary mineral assemblages will be introduced. These quantitative methods are simple, consonant with the level of information currently available on exoplanet compositions, and while largely intended for mineralogists, should be accessible to non-specialists as well. Such methods are followed by a study of error when plotting mineral abundances in ternary diagrams, for mineralogists and petrologists who construct such diagrams. The chapter concludes with caveats, and the ways in which exoplanets might surprise us.
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astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR
The nucleosynthetic fingerprint of the outermost protoplanetary disk and early Solar System dynamics
Elishevah van Kooten, Xuchao Zhao, Ian Franchi
et al.
Knowledge of the nucleosynthetic isotope composition of the outermost protoplanetary disk is critical to understand the formation and early dynamical evolution of the Solar System. We report the discovery of outer disk material preserved in a pristine meteorite based on its chemical composition, organic-rich petrology, and 15N-rich, deuterium-rich, and 16O-poor isotope signatures. We infer that this outer disk material originated in the comet-forming region. The nucleosynthetic Fe, Mg, Si and Cr compositions of this material reveal that, contrary to current belief, the isotope signature of the comet-forming region is ubiquitous amongst outer Solar System bodies, possibly reflecting an important planetary building block in the outer Solar System. This nucleosynthetic component represents fresh material added to the outer disk by late accretion streamers connected to the ambient molecular cloud. Our results show that most Solar System carbonaceous asteroids accreted material from the comet-forming region, a signature lacking in the terrestrial planet region.
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astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR
Sources of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Groundwater of Barcelona Urban Area
D. Schmidlin, L. Scheiber, M. Teixidó
et al.
<p>Groundwater is a vital resource for the development of
urban areas, where the problem focuses on the quantity and on the quality of
this freshwater resource. Barcelona is a good example as because currently
groundwater is used for irrigation of parks and gardens and street cleaning
due to its poor quality as drinking water source. Among the pollutants found
in groundwater, of special interest are contaminants of emerging concern
(CEC), as they pose a high risk to the aquatic environment and human health.
The behaviour, spatial distribution and processes that control them in the
aquatic environment are still uncertain and most of them are unregulated. In
this paper we study the inputs and processes controlling the hydrochemistry
of Barcelona urban groundwater with special emphasis on the CEC. We selected
29 CEC that were detected at high concentrations of up to 1 <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>g L<span class="inline-formula"><sup>−1</sup></span> (e.g.
gemfibrozil, benzotriazole, among others). Towards the higher zones we
identify groundwater with relative low mineralization more proximate to the
natural recharge composition, while towards the urban area the anthropic
inputs are evident (e.g. nitrate concentrations range from 50 to 200 mg L<span class="inline-formula"><sup>−1</sup></span>).
Near the Besòs river there is a clear contribution from this superficial
water highly polluted, mostly from wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
discharges, and reducing conditions. The main contributor of CEC pollution
in groundwater was the river-aquifer interaction (Besòs river), while
towards the urban area it might come from sewage seepage and probably a
minor input from urban runoff. The redox state of these waters seems to
control the fate and occurrence of several of these CEC. The limitations of
this study are restricted to a single sampling campaign, therefore these
results should be corroborated with other sampling campaigns, including the
seasonal variations, which would allow establishing more robust conclusions.</p>
Длинные волны на шельфе юго-западного побережья о. Сахалин
Ковалев Дмитрий Петрович, Ковалев Петр Дмитриевич, Зарочинцев Виталий Сергеевич
et al.
Рассматриваются результаты изучения длинноволновых движений с периодами более 20 ч на шельфе юго-западного побережья о. Сахалин с использованием полученных в натурных экспериментах временных серий колебаний уровня моря с дискретностью 1 с и продолжительностью от 4 до 6 мес. Спектральный анализ временных серий колебаний уровня моря для диапазона периодов от 8 до 200 ч выявил наличие длинноволновых процессов с периодами от 26.1 до 46.7 ч, которые значительно превышают инерционный период 16.48 ч. Численное моделирование шельфовых волн для экспоненциально выпуклых профилей морского дна, проведенное с использованием дисперсионного соотношения В.Т. Бухвальда и Дж.К. Адамса для волн континентального шельфа, показало, что обнаруженные волновые процессы с периодами от 31.2 ч до 46.7 ч являются шельфовыми волнами. Их амплитуды увеличиваются во время штормов; показана возможность передачи энергии от атмосферных возмущений шельфовым волнам, которые вносят вклад в формирование уровня моря, что подтверждает ранее сделанное предположение. Путем расчета разности фаз шельфовых волн на расстоянии 12.4 км между Невельском и Горнозаводском, наблюдаемых и определенных по теоретической модели, установлено, что вторая мода шельфовой волны с частотой 0.152 цикл/ч близка к теоретической. Регистрируемая в Ильинском и Горнозаводске волна с периодом 26.1 ч при расстоянии между пунктами 173.6 км не может быть шельфовой, а является волной Кельвина. Это подтверждено рассчитанной дисперсионной диаграммой, согласно которой длина волны около 689 км хорошо соответствует разности фаз для расстояния Ильинский–Горнозаводск. Установлено, что шельфовые волны, одним из механизмов генерации которых является напряжение ветра вдоль берега, имеют разные амплитуды в летнее и зимнее время, что обусловлено сезонным направлением вдольберегового ветра. В летний период направления распространения шельфовых волн и ветра противоположны, что ослабляет шельфовые волны.
Dynamic and structural geology, Stratigraphy
Alteration effects of karstification and hydrothermalism on middle Permian Qixia formation at the Wulong section, South China
Junxin Shang, Mingyou Feng, Xingzhi Wang
et al.
Abstract Middle Permian Qixia Formation in the southwestern region of Sichuan (SW China) has experienced multiphase fluidisation, resulting in an unclear understanding of the reservoir reconstruction effect. In this study, a systematic analysis of the Qi2 member in Wulong Town was carried out by combining field outcrop petrology and geochemistry. The results demonstrated that multiple sets of crystalline dolomite-bioclastic limestone cycles were stacked vertically in the Qi2 member, accompanied by the development of fractures and karst channels. The dolomite was mainly composed of silty-fine dolomite (D1) and recrystallised dolomite (D2). Furthermore, obvious multiphase dolomitic cements (Cd1-Cd2) were present in the fractures and pores. Early karst is known to have lithologic mutation surface development and karst channel development at the top of several secondary cycles. The vadose silt dolomites (Cd1) having karst channels developed dull luminescence under cathode luminescence (CL). Both the geochemical indicators of elements and rare earth element (REE) content indicated dysoxic-oxic environmental conditions. The hydrothermal solution displayed tectonic carniole characteristics in the strata burial stage. Fractures and pores were filled with hydrothermal minerals such as coarse dolomites-saddle dolomites (Cd2, with some caused by recrystallisation of the Cd1 hydrothermal solution) and fluorites. Coarse dolomites-saddle dolomites developed dull-red luminescence with a bright-red rim under CL and their δ18OVPDB values were more negative than those of middle Permian limestone samples. Both the geochemical indicators of elements and REE content indicated the suboxic-anoxic environmental conditions. Karstification had minor constructive impact on the reservoir of the Qi2 member in Baoxing in southwestern Sichuan. Most products of karstification were distributed as fillings in channels. Aside from creating certain networked fractures, the hydrothermal solution was mainly filled with hydrothermal minerals along the fractures, pores and early karst channels. Karst and the hydrothermal solution mainly damaged the middle and upper parts of the middle Permian Qixia Formation in Southwest Sichuan. The impact of episodic fluid on the restoration of the carbonate reservoir was mainly restricted by channels for fluid migration and thickness differences among the reservoir. However, certain thick-layered and massive crystalline dolomite may hold promise for exploration.
Screening of bacteria in Yarık Sinkhole, Antalya, Turkey for carbonate dissolution, biomineralization and biotechnological potentials
Elif Özlem Arslan- Aydoğdu, Yağmur Avci, Nahdhoit Ahamada Rachid
et al.
Abiotic and biotic factors, especially microorganisms, play a role in the development of cave formations and the existence of unique characteristics of each cave. Due to the ecological conditions that characterize the cave environments, highly specialized microorganisms that are the main source of diverse bioactive compounds, inhabit these environments. The aim of this study is to determine the role and biotechnological potential of the bacteria isolated from Yarık Sinkhole located in Antalya (Turkey) by screening their ability to induce the CaCO3 precipitation, to hydrolyze urea, to induce calcite dissolution, and screening their possession of NRPS/PKS gene clusters. The most prevalent phylum is the Bacillota (synonym Firmicutes) (75.7 %), while the dominant species is Bacillus pumilus (33 %). All the isolates showed crystal formation on B4 agar medium, and the Energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDS) analyses showed that the crystals are predominately composed of calcium, carbon and oxygen. Ninety-six (96 %) of our isolates have negative ureolytic activity. According to this result and having the ability to induce the CaCO3 precipitation, bacteria in this environment use other biosynthesis pathways than urea hydrolysis. MgCO3 and CaCO3 were dissolved by 61 % and 59 % of the isolates, respectively. In addition, 5.9 % and 53.7 % of the isolates showed the possession of PKS and NRPS genes, respectively. This result reveals that our isolates have high industrial and biotechnological potential. They may constitute good candidates for further biotechnological applications such as construction of bio-concretes, bioremediation, soil fertility, and production of biologically active secondary metabolites.
Prediction of barium sulfate precipitation in dynamic tube blocking tests and its inhibition for waterflooding application using response surface methodology
Azizollah Khormali, Soroush Ahmadi
Abstract Scale precipitation is one of the major problems in the petroleum industry during waterflooding. The possibility of salt formation and precipitation should be monitored and analyzed under dynamic conditions to improve production performance. Scale precipitation and its dependence on production parameters should be investigated before using scale inhibitors. In this study, the precipitation of barium sulfate salt was investigated through dynamic tube blocking tests at different injection rates and times. For this purpose, the pressure drop caused by salt deposition was evaluated at injection rates of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mL/min. The software determined the worst conditions (temperature, pressure, and water mixing ratio) for barium sulfate precipitation. Moreover, during the experiments, the pressure drop caused by barium sulfate precipitation was measured without using scale inhibitors. The pressure drop data were evaluated by the response surface method and analysis of variance to develop a new model for predicting the pressure drop depending on the injection rate and time. The novelty of this study lies in the development of a new high-precision correlation to predict barium sulfate precipitation under dynamic conditions using the response surface methodology that evaluates the effect of injection rate and time on the possibility of salt precipitation. The accuracy and adequacy of the obtained model were confirmed by using R2 statistics (including R2-coefficient of determination, adjusted R2, and predicted R2), adequate precision, and diagnostic charts. The results showed that the proposed model could fully and accurately predict the pressure drop. Increasing the time and decreasing the injection rate caused an increase in pressure drop and precipitation of barium sulfate salt, which was related to the formation of more salt due to the contact of ions. In addition, in a short period of the injection process, the pressure drop due to salt deposition increased sharply, which confirms the need to use a suitable scale inhibitor to control salt deposition. Finally, the dynamic tube blocking tests were repeated in the presence of two well-known scale inhibitors, which prevented salt deposition in the tubes. At the same time, no pressure drop was observed in the presence of scale inhibitors at all injection rates during a long period of injection. The obtained results can be used for the evaluation of salt precipitation during oil production in the reservoirs, in which barium sulfate is precipitated during waterflooding. For this purpose, knowing the flow rate and injection time, it is possible to determine the amount of pressure drop caused by salt deposition.
Petroleum refining. Petroleum products, Petrology
Mineralogical and petrographic characterization of the Cerrillo Blanco Iberian sculptures
Julio Romero-Noguera, María Belén Ruiz-Ruiz, Giuseppe Cultrone
et al.
Abstract The archaeological heritage at Cerrillo Blanco (Porcuna, Spain) is made up of 27 sculptural ensembles and hundreds of fragments dated between the seventh and second centuries BC. They represent a fundamental milestone in Iberian art and culture. Despite their relevance, no scientific studies have been carried out to date in order to fully understand the materials, intentions and techniques that led to their creation. This is a study carried out on original pieces from the Archaeological Museum of Jaén using stereoscopic optical microscopy (SOM), polarised optical microscopy (POM), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray analysis (FESEM-EDX) and spectrophotometry (SF). The results obtained provide new information on the material composition of this important legacy of the Iberian civilization as well as its main alteration factors.
Fine Arts, Analytical chemistry
Исследование по динамике рамных конструкций
Великанов Петр Геннадьевич, Артюхин Юрий Павлович
Определение собственных и вынужденных колебаний рамных конструкций, моделируемых стержнями с распределенными массами (бесконечное число степеней свободы), довольно затруднительно. Поэтому в статье модель рамы наделяют конечным числом степеней свободы: массу помещают в некоторое число узлов, которые упруго взаимодействуют со стержнями, не имеющими массы. Стержни работают только на изгиб. Продольные перемещения не учитываются, так как частота продольных колебаний на два порядка выше частоты изгибных колебаний. Такая модель позволяет составить выражения кинетической и потенциальной энергии и затем с помощью уравнений Лагранжа 2-го рода получить систему дифференциальных уравнений колебаний многоэтажных зданий. В статье с использованием функций Грина, матриц жесткости, масс, податливости и др. была решена задача о свободных колебаниях Г-образной рамы. Полученные приближенные результаты при сравнении с малоизвестными точными результатами показали хорошую сходимость, особенно при увеличении числа степеней свободы (количества сосредоточенных масс, моделирующих распределенную массу стержней Г-образной рамы).
Dynamic and structural geology, Stratigraphy
A Data Science Approach to Study the Water Storage Capacity in Rocky Planet Mantles: Earth, Mars, and Exoplanets
Junjie Dong
Nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) are the primary carriers of water in rocky planet mantles. Therefore, studying water solubilities of major NAMs in the mantle can help us estimate the water storage capacities of rocky planet mantles and indirectly constrain the actual water contents of their interiors. By using data science methods such as statistics and statistical learning algorithms, in this paper, current modeling studies on the mantle water storage capacities of Earth, Mars, and exoplanets have been introduced and summarized. Firstly, the thermodynamic model for mantle water storage capacity has been reviewed. Then, based on the two case studies on Earth and Mars, how to translate atomic-scale experimental data of water solubility and their measurement errors into planetary-scale models of mantle water storage capacity has been explored by using robust regression, Monte Carlo methods, and bootstrap aggregation algorithms. Thirdly, how the large sample data from the exoplanet observational campaigns can help us understand the statistical properties of the mantle water storage capacities of rocky exoplanets has been introduced. Finally, the application limitations of data science methods in mineral physics research have been discussed, and how to better combine statistics and statistical algorithms with mineral physics data research has been prospected.
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physics.geo-ph, astro-ph.EP
Fe and Mg Isotope compositions Indicate a Hybrid Mantle Source for Young Chang'E 5 Mare Basalts
Jiang Y., Kang J. T., Liao S. Y.
et al.
The Chang'E 5 (CE-5) samples represent the youngest mare basalt ever known and provide an access into the late lunar evolution. Recent studies have revealed that CE-5 basalts are the most evolved lunar basalt, yet controversy remains over the nature of their mantle sources. Here we combine Fe and Mg isotope analyses with a comprehensive study of petrology and mineralogy on two CE-5 basalt clasts. These two clasts have a very low Mg# (~29) and show similar Mg isotope compositions with Apollo low-Ti mare basalts as well as intermediate TiO2 and Fe isotope compositions between low-Ti and high-Ti mare basalts. Fractional crystallization or evaporation during impact cannot produce such geochemical signatures which otherwise indicate a hybrid mantle source that incorporates both early- and late-stage lunar magma ocean (LMO) cumulates. Such a hybrid mantle source would be also compatible with the KREEP-like REE pattern of CE-5 basalts. Overall, our new Fe-Mg isotope data highlight the role of late LMO cumulate for the generation of young lunar volcanism.
Quantitative Study of the Maceral Groups of Laminae Based on Support Vector Machine
Yuanzhe Wu, Yunpeng Fan, Yan Liu
et al.
Identifying organic matter in laminae is fundamental to petroleum geology; however, many factors restrict manual quantification. Therefore, computer recognition is an appropriate method for accurately identifying microscopic components. In this study, we used support vector machine (SVM) to classify the preprocessed photomicrographs into seven categories: pyrite, amorphous organic matter, mineral matter, alginite, sporinite, vitrinite, and inertinite. Then, we performed a statistical analysis of the classification results and highlighted spatial aggregation of some categories using the kernel density estimation method. The results showed that the SVM can satisfactorily identify the macerals and minerals of the laminae, and its overall accuracy, kappa, precision, recall, and F1 are 82.86%, 0.80, 85.15%, 82.86%, and 82.75%, respectively. Statistical analyses revealed that pyrite was abundantly distributed in bright laminae; vitrinite and sporinite were abundantly distributed in dark laminae; and alginite and inertinite were equally distributed. Finally, the kernel density maps showed that all classification results, except inertinite, were characterized by aggregated distributions: pyrite with the distribution of multi-core centers, alginite, and sporinite with dotted distribution, and vitrinite with stripe distribution, respectively. This study may provide a new method to quantify the organic matter in laminae.
Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Meteorite petrology versus genetics: Toward a unified binominal classification
Emmanuel Jacquet
The current meteorite taxonomy, a result of two centuries of meteorite research and tradition, entangles textural and genetic terms in a less than consistent fashion, with some taxa (like shergottites) representing varied lithologies from a single putative parent body while others (like pallasites) subsume texturally similar objects of multifarious solar system origins. The familiar concept of group as representative of one primary parent body is also difficult to define empirically. It is proposed that the classification becomes explicitly binominal throughout the meteorite spectrum, with classes referring to petrographically defined primary rock types, whereas groups retain a genetic meaning, but no longer tied to any assumption on the number of represented parent bodies. The classification of a meteorite would thus involve both a class and a group, in a two-dimensional fashion analogous to the way Van Schmus and Wood decoupled primary and secondary properties in chondrites. Since groups would not substantially differ, at first, from those in current use de facto, the taxonomic treatment of normal meteorites, whose class would bring no new information, would hardly change. Yet classes combined with high- or low-level groups would provide a standardized grid to characterize petrographically and/or isotopically unusual or anomalous meteorites (which make up the majority of represented meteorite parent bodies) for example, in relation to the carbonaceous/noncarbonaceous dichotomy. In the longer term, the mergers of genetically related groups, a more systematic treatment of lithology mixtures, and the chondrite/achondrite transition can further simplify the nomenclature.
A review on current trends and prospects in the pyrolysis of heavy oils
Odunayo T. Ore, Festus M. Adebiyi
Abstract Increasing global demand for energy is an aftermath of an upsurge in world population and industrialization. The exploration of heavy oils such as oil sands, tight oils, and heavy oils, is thus becoming a necessity in a bid to alleviating the energy crisis. The processing of fossil fuels using conventional methods is known to have devastating effects on global warming and ocean acidification. This has brought about innovation and development of environmental-friendly processing technologies. Of these processing technologies available to date, pyrolysis is the most widely employed due to low operating complexity and economic cost. As revealed by the reviewed studies, the distribution of products formed during pyrolytic processes is a function of residence time, heating rate, the temperature of reaction, and reactor design. The latter significantly influenced the qualitative and quantitative yield of products formed during pyrolysis. Operating conditions of temperature, pressure, and catalyst are also influential factors in determining the product yields. Most research efforts in the last 30 years have identified that optimum production of pyrolytic oils occurred between thermal cracking temperature of 350 °C and 500 °C. The plausible mechanisms of pyrolysis are the free radical chain mechanism involving the homolytic cleavage of the C–C bond, and the electron transfer mechanism. This review pointed out the current status of the adoption of pyrolysis by petroleum and petrochemical industries as a processing technology for low-value heavy oils into high-value light fractions. The findings of the studies reviewed can help for better understanding of the optimum pyrolysis conditions required for maximum production of oils and gases. It will also help in carefully choosing the most sustainable approach in a bid to averting economic and environmental risks.
Petroleum refining. Petroleum products, Petrology
Integrated Subsurface Analysis of Thickness and Density for Liquefaction Hazard: Case Study of South Cilacap Region, Indonesia.
Maulana Rizki Aditama, Huzaely Latief Sunan, FX Anjar Tri Laksono
et al.
The thickness of the liquefable layer can be the factor inducing liquefaction hazard, apart from seismicity. Several studies have been conducted to predict the possibility of the liquefable layer based on the filed sampling. However, a detailed investigation of the subsurface interpretation has not been defined, in particular the thickness estimation of the liquefable layer. This study is carried out in south Cilacap area where potential liquefaction is exists due to the earthquake history data and near surface condition. The aim of this study is to investigate the physical properties and thickness distribution using GGMplus gravity data and resistivity data. This research is conducted by spectrum analysis of gravity model and 2D resistivity model . This study’s main results is by performing the residual gravity anomaly with the associated SRTM/DEM data to define the subsurface physical distribution and structural orientation of the area. Residual gravity anomaly is also separated through the low pass filter in order to have robust interpretation. The residual anomaly indicates that the area has identical structural pattern with geological and SRTM map. The results show a pattern of high gravity index in the northeast area of the study having range of 70 – 115 MGal gravity index, associated with the volcanic breccia, and a low gravity profile with less than 65 in the southwest, associated with the alluvial and water table dominated distribution. The thickness of Alluvial is determined by resistivity model with H1 at a range of 3 meters and H2 at a range of 4 m. This research is included in the potential liquefaction category with the potential for a large earthquake.
Technology (General), Geology
Hidden water in magma ocean exoplanets
Caroline Dorn, Tim Lichtenberg
We demonstrate that the deep volatile storage capacity of magma oceans has significant implications for the bulk composition, interior and climate state inferred from exoplanet mass and radius data. Experimental petrology provides the fundamental properties on the ability of water and melt to mix. So far, these data have been largely neglected for exoplanet mass-radius modeling. Here, we present an advanced interior model for water-rich rocky exoplanets. The new model allows us to test the effects of rock melting and the redistribution of water between magma ocean and atmosphere on calculated planet radii. Models with and without rock melting and water partitioning lead to deviations in planet radius of up to 16% for a fixed bulk composition and planet mass. This is within current accuracy limits for individual systems and statistically testable on a population level. Unrecognized mantle melting and volatile redistribution in retrievals may thus underestimate the inferred planetary bulk water content by up to one order of magnitude.
Unique achondrite Northwest Africa 11042: Exploring the melting and breakup of the L Chondrite parent body
Zoltan Vaci, Carl B. Agee, Munir Humayun
et al.
Northwest Africa (NWA) 11042 is a heavily shocked achondrite with medium-grained cumulate textures. Its olivine and pyroxene compositions, oxygen isotopic composition, and chromium isotopic composition are consistent with L chondrites. Sm-Nd dating of its primary phases shows a crystallization age of 4100 +/- 160 Ma. Ar-Ar dating of its shocked mineral maskelynite reveals an age of 484.0 +/- 1.5 Ma. This age coincides roughly with the breakup event of the L chondrite parent body evident in the shock ages of many L chondrites and the terrestrial record of fossil L chondritic chromite. NWA 11042 shows large depletions in siderophile elements (<0.01 times CI) suggestive of a complex igneous history involving extraction of a Fe-Ni-S liquid on the L chondrite parent body. Due to its relatively young crystallization age, the heat source for such an igneous process is most likely impact. Because its mineralogy, petrology, and O isotopes are similar to the ungrouped achondrite NWA 4284 (this work), the two meteorites are likely paired and derived from the same parent body.
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astro-ph.EP, physics.geo-ph