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Paragenesis of multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and in situ Os isotopes
Chromitite from the Haroldâs Grave locality in the mantle section of the Shetland ophiolite complex is extremely enriched in Ru, Os and Ir, at ”g/g concentrations. High-resolution X-ray computed tomography on micro-cores from these chromitites was used to determine the location, size, distribution and morphology of the platinum-group minerals (PGM). There are five generations of PGM in these chromitites. Small (average 5 ”m in equivalent sphere diameter, ESD) euhedral laurites, often with Os-Ir alloys, are totally enclosed in the chromite and are likely to have formed first by direct crystallisation from the magma as the chromite crystallised. Also within the chromitite there are clusters of larger (50 ”m ESD) aligned elongate crystals of Pt-, Rh-, Ir-, Os- and Ru-bearing PGM that have different orientations in different chromite crystals. These may have formed either by exsolution, or by preferential nucleation of PGMs in boundary layers around particular growing chromite grains. Thirdly there is a generation of large (100 ”m ESD) composite Os-Ir-Ru-rich PGM that are all interstitial to the chromite grains and sometimes form in clusters. It is proposed that Os, Ir and Ru in this generation were concentrated in base metal sulfide droplets that were then re-dissolved into a later sulfide-undersaturated magma, leaving PGM interstitial to the chromite grains. Fourthly there is a group of almost spherical large (80 ”m ESD) laurites, hosting minor Os-Ir-Ru-rich PGM that form on the edge or enclosed in chromite grains occurring in a sheet crosscutting a chromitite layer. These may be hosted in an annealed late syn- or post magmatic fracture. Finally a few of the PGM have been deformed in localised shear zones through the chromitites. The vast majority of the PGM â including small PGM enclosed within chromite, larger interstitial PGM and elongate aligned PGM â have Os isotope compositions that give Re-depletion model ages approximately equal to the age of the ophiolite at âŒ492 Ma. A number of other PGM â not confined to a single textural group â fall to more or less radiogenic values, with four PGM giving anomalously unradiogenic Os corresponding to an older age of âŒ1050 Ma. The 187Os/188Os isotopic ratios for PGM from Cliff and Quoys, from the same ophiolite section, are somewhat more radiogenic than those at Haroldâs Grave. This may be due to a distinct mantle source history or possibly the assimilation of radiogenic crustal Os
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Crossover and scaling in a two-dimensional field-tuned superconductor
Using an analysis similar to that of Imry and Wortis, it is shown that the
apparent first order superconductor to metal transition, which has been claimed
to exist at low values of the magnetic field in a two-dimensional field-tuned
system at zero temperature,can be consistentlyinterpreted as a sharp crossover
from a strong superconductor to an inhomogeneous state, which is a weak
superconductor. The true zero-temperature superconductor to insulator
transition within the inhomogenous state is conjectured to be that of randomly
diluted XY model. An explaination of the observed finite temperature
approximate scaling of resistivity close to the critical point is speculated
within this model.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, corrected and modified according to referee
Report
Transport Properties near the z=2 Insulator-Superconductor Transition
We consider here the fluctuation conductivity near the point of the
insulator-superconductor transition in a system of regular Josephson junction
arrays in the presence of particle-hole asymmetry or equivalently homogeneous
charge frustration. The transition is characterised by the dynamic critical
exponent , opening the possibility of the perturbative
renormalization-group (RG) treatment. The quartic interaction in the
Ginzburg-Landau action and the coupling to the Ohmic heat bath, giving the
finite quasiparticle life-time, lead to the non-monotonic behavior of the dc
conductivity as a function of temperature in the leading logarithmic
approximation.Comment: Revised version for publication. To appear in PR
Can Short-Range Interactions Mediate a Bose Metal Phase in 2D?
We show here based on a 1-loop scaling analysis that short-range interactions
are strongly irrelevant perturbations near the insulator-superconductor (IST)
quantum critical point. The lack of any proof that short-range interactions
mediate physics which is present only in strong coupling leads us to conclude
that short-range interactions are strictly irrelevant near the IST quantum
critical point. Hence, we argue that no new physics, such as the formation of a
uniform Bose metal phase can arise from an interplay between on-site and
nearest-neighbour interactions.Comment: 3 pages, 1 .eps file. SUbmitted to Phys. Rev.
Interstitials, Vacancies and Dislocations in Flux-Line Lattices: A Theory of Vortex Crystals, Supersolids and Liquids
We study a three dimensional Abrikosov vortex lattice in the presence of an
equilibrium concentration of vacancy, interstitial and dislocation loops.
Vacancies and interstitials renormalize the long-wavelength bulk and tilt
elastic moduli. Dislocation loops lead to the vanishing of the long-wavelength
shear modulus. The coupling to vacancies and interstitials - which are always
present in the liquid state - allows dislocations to relax stresses by climbing
out of their glide plane. Surprisingly, this mechanism does not yield any
further independent renormalization of the tilt and compressional moduli at
long wavelengths. The long wavelength properties of the resulting state are
formally identical to that of the ``flux-line hexatic'' that is a candidate
``normal'' hexatically ordered vortex liquid state.Comment: 21 RevTeX pgs, 7 eps figures uuencoded; corrected typos, published
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Risk Factors for Development of Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats
BACKGROUND: Identification of risk factors for development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats may aid in its earlier detection. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of clinical and questionnaire data will identify risk factors for development of azotemic CKD in cats. ANIMALS: One hundred and fortyâeight clientâowned geriatric (>9 years) cats. METHODS: Cats were recruited into the study and followed longitudinally for a variable time. Owners were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their pet at enrollment. Additional data regarding dental disease were obtained when available by development of a dental categorization system. Variables were explored in univariable and multivariable Cox regression models. RESULTS: In the final multivariable Cox regression model, annual/frequent vaccination (P value, .003; hazard ratio, 5.68; 95% confidence interval, 1.83â17.64), moderate dental disease (P value, .008; hazard ratio, 13.83; 95% confidence interval, 2.01â94.99), and severe dental disease (P value, .001; hazard ratio, 35.35; 95% confidence interval, 4.31â289.73) predicted development of azotemic CKD. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests independent associations between both vaccination frequency and severity of dental disease and development of CKD. Further studies to explore the pathophysiological mechanism of renal injury for these risk factors are warranted
Compositional variation of laurite at Union Section in the Western Bushveld Complex
One hundred and forty five grains of laurite in polished sections of samples from one borehole through the
major chromitite layers and some chromite-bearing silicate rocks of the Lower and Critical Zones of the western Bushveld
Complex at Union Section have been located and analysed by scanning electron microscope. Ninety per cent by number of
laurite grains are included within chromite, with the remainder being located on chromite-silicate grain boundaries, and in
interstitial silicates and sulphides. The composition of laurite shows considerable variation within individual samples. Furthermore,
there is no apparent correlation between whole-rock Ru and Cr contents in our samples, arguing against a model
whereby laurite exsolved from the chromite lattice. Based on a well-defined correlation between whole-rock S, PPGE
(Rh+Pt+Pd), and IPGE (Os+Ir+Ru) contents, we favour a mechanism whereby laurite crystallized from segregating sulphide
melt and was subsequently entrapped by growing chromite grains.Grants from the University of Pretoria
(to W.D.M.) and the University of Cardiff (to H.M.P.).http://sajg.geoscienceworld.orgam2019Geolog
Invasive Allele Spread under Preemptive Competition
We study a discrete spatial model for invasive allele spread in which two
alleles compete preemptively, initially only the "residents" (weaker
competitors) being present. We find that the spread of the advantageous
mutation is well described by homogeneous nucleation; in particular, in large
systems the time-dependent global density of the resident allele is well
approximated by Avrami's law.Comment: Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XVIII, edited
by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.-B. Schuttler, (Springer, Heidelberg,
Berlin, in press
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