Contribución al conocimiento de la geología del depósito de Au-Cu de La Pava (Península de Azuero, Panamá)

The «La Pava» Au-Cu deposit is hosted by a vulcanosedimentary sequence, named Ocú Formation,developed in an island arc environment that resulted from the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate during the Cretaceous times. The deposit consists of disseminations and stockworks of pyrite and chalcopyrite accompanied by barite, quartz and carbonates. Three hydrothermal alteration zones have been recognized: silicic, argillic and propilityc, typical of gold-related high sulfidation systems. A supergenic alteration overprints the hydrothermal alterations developing a cap rich in silica and Feoxides. The detailed study of the Ocú Fm. indicates that the sulfides and the accompanying gold was formed in a submarine environment. Therefore we suggest that «La Pava» represents an Au-Cu hybrid deposit between high sulphidation epithermal and VMS types, which are found in volcanogenic massive sulphide environments.

La Promoción de la Costa Brava: recuperación de la memoria histórica

La Costa Brava, situada en el noreste de la Península Ibérica, al sur de la frontera francesa, es uno de los territorios turísticos más destacados a nivel mundial. Actualmente está asociada a una fuerte imagen de turismo de sol y playa (desarrollada a partir de los años 1960), si bien cada vez más se la complementa con valores naturales y culturales, retornando en cierto modo al espíritu de la promoción que se realizaba a principios del s. XX. Esta dimensión histórica de la promoción turística ha sido, y sigue siendo, un aspecto ampliamente desconocido tanto por la población como por los mismos agentes turísticos, dado que la mayor parte de los materiales que se han editado en los últimos 100 años se han perdido o, en el caso que se hayan conservado, se desconoce su existencia y ubicación. Teniendo en cuenta esta situación, sumada a la importancia que diversos autores dan al estudio de la imagen turística (Miossec 1977; Urry, 1990; Kotler, Haider y Rein, 1994; Galí, 2005; o Camprubí y Prats, 2009), el proyecto “Imagen gráfica de la Costa Brava” se erige como el esfuerzo del Patronato de Turismo Costa Brava – Girona y la Facultad de Turismo de la Universidad de Girona por recuperar este fragmento de la memoria histórica, a partir de los documentos conservados en distintos archivos

Per una comprensió històrica de les activitats aquàtiques : una mirada educativa

Una atenta observació de les activitats aquàtiques de caire educatiu mostra que aquestes pràctiques es fonamenten, principalment, en constructes que no són propis de la pedagogia, ans provenen de l’antropologia i/o de les cultures establertes a l’entorn de l’aigua. Així, el present article es pregunta pels sentits que acompanyen aquests imaginaris que sorgeixen de la relació que s’estableix entre l’home i el medi aquàtic. Per a fer-ho, s’utilitza el recurs hermenèutic de comprendre quines han estat les pràctiques aquàtiques que han anat sorgint al llarg de la història, ja que la idea principal del treball sosté que l’activitat educativa en el medi aquàtic s’ha construït a partir dels imaginaris culturals, sorgits de les mateixes pràctiques aquàtiques que l’han precedit.

Aerossóis atmosféricos: perspectiva histórica, fontes, processos químicos de formação e composição orgânica

This work starts with a historical perspective of the social and scientific progress related to the understanding of the atmospheric aerosol. Its origin, physical, chemical and optical characteristics, as well as its environmental behaviour are described, retracing the evolution of the concepts related to this subject over the last centuries. The main sources that contribute to atmospheric particulate matter and the modern understanding of its formation processes and constitution, focusing on the chemical pathways leading to it and on its organic components are presented. This discussion is complemented with recent evaluations of the quantities emitted by primary, secondary, biogenic and anthropogenic sources and the effects due to accumulation or dispersion of aerosols, justifying the chemical and environmental interest they engender.

Geología y composición de materias primas magmáticas neógenas de Catalunya

El volcanismo neógeno catalán se divide en 3 áreas: Cordillera Transversal o área de La Garrotxa, El Emporda y La Selva. Se han realizado análisis químicos de los materiales de los afloramientos principales, así como un estudio mineralógico mediante difractometria de rayos X y estudio de láminas delgadas al microscopio óptico. Se ha visto que son lavas relativamente homogéneas pertenecientes al grupo de los basaltos y basanitas. El empleo de la microscopía de calefacción permitió conocer la variación de la viscosidad de estos materiales con el aumento de la temperatura, viendo que funden a temperaturas relativamente bajas.

Geología ecológica, geodiversidad, geoconservación y Patrimonio Geológico de la Declaración de Girona

This work presents a new way of understanding the geological science: the Ecological Geology. It is based on the clasical vision of the Geology as well as on some new concepts, as Geodiversity and Geoconservation. An aplication of these perspective to the Geological Heritage is also included, in a list of ten points, called Declaración de Girona, because it is concibed in this city

70º aniversário do biodiesel em 2007: evolução histórica e situação atual no brasil

Periodically, during petroleum shortages, vegetable oils and their derivatives have been proposed as alternatives to petroleum diesel fuel. Different approaches have been proposed, including the use of pure vegetable oils (or blends) or their derivatives. Indeed, the use of fatty-acid methyl or ethyl esters (usually known as "biodiesel") produced by alcoholysis of triacylglycerides or esterification of fatty acids was initially proposed in Belgium 70 years ago, when the first world patent was deposited. Recently, foreign dependence on diesel fuel and the petroleum crisis have increased the discussion in Brazil on starting to use alternatives to diesel fuel, being biodiesel the alternative of choice for a large petroleum diesel substitution program.

Manifiesto a favor de la enseñanza de la Geología

Manifest en defensa d'incloure la Geologia com a assignatura pròpia de la modalitat en el Batxillerat de Ciències

Evolución histórica de la universidad española

Se desglosa el marco histórico, institucional y legal de la universidad española hasta la aprobación de la Ley Orgánica de Universidades (LOU) y la Llei d’Universitats de Catalunya (LUC). Se analizan las primeras leyes de universidades, la LRU, la aparición de los Departamentos como elementos organizativos del saber, la transferencia de competencias desde la Administración del Estado a las Comunidades Autónomas, entre otros elementos que configuran la actual universidad española.

Aromaticidade: evolução histórica do conceito e critérios quantitativos

In this paper the evolution of the concept of aromaticity is discussed. It considers not only historical aspects of the aromaticity concept but also the different criteria (theoretical and experimental) that have appeared to explain the properties of the aromatic compounds. The topics range from the isolation of benzene by Faraday (1825) until the modern criteria based on geometries, magnetic properties, resonance energy (RE), aromatic stabilization energy (ASE), topological analyses, and others. A chronological separation of issues concerning aromaticity was made, splitting the definitions before and after the appearance of the quantum chemistry. This work reviews the concept of aromaticity.

O Instituto de Química da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, da pós-graduação à incorporação dos cursos de graduação: uma perspectiva histórica

This work intends to present the history of top-level Chemistry education in Rio de Janeiro. It's important to rescue the history of Chemistry Institute of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro since 1959. It's also important to understand the incorporation of two undergraduate courses: Chemistry and Chemistry bachelor's degree. It covers historical background of Chemistry education in old National Faculty of Philosophy, considering power disputes between Industrial Chemistry Course and Chemical Engineering; when and in which circumstances the Institute was created; political context and its relation with postgraduate. Finally, discuss the incorporation of undergraduate courses and curriculum modifications since 1968.

Calorímetro de gelo: uma abordagem histórica e experimental para o ensino de química na graduação

In addition to the usual advantage of an ice calorimeter of being able to measure slow heat changes, the instrument described here is extremely simple to construct and operate. Specific heat of aluminum, copper, lead and tin metals were determined using the ice calorimeter made with easily accessible materials. The values obtained from specific heat are near to those found in the literature and were 0.204; 0.030; 0.086; 0.046 cal/g °C with an error of theoretical values of 6.84; 1,64; 5.49 and 8.00% for aluminum, copper, lead and tin, respectively.