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Xenolitos de corteza profunda calientes y secos procedentes del Tíbet
1Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. Institut fur Geologie, Technische Universitat Bergakademie.
Resumen
La meseta tibetana es la meseta tibetana.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Geología Geología Geología.
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
- Petrología Petrología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las lavas shoshoníticas de la meseta tibetana central contienen xenolitos.
- Estos xenolitos proporcionan información sobre las condiciones profundas de la corteza.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar las condiciones térmicas y los procesos de fusión en la corteza de la meseta tibetana central.
- Para determinar si se está produciendo un derretimiento generalizado de la corteza terrestre.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de metasedimentarios anidrosos y xenolitos máficos.
- Cálculo de las velocidades de las ondas P y los coeficientes de Poisson.
- Comparación de las propiedades sísmicas calculadas con las observaciones sismológicas.
Principales resultados:
- Los xenólitos indican un gradiente térmico de 800-1000°C a una profundidad de 30-50 km.
- El calentamiento pre-extracción de los xenolitos alcanzó hasta 200°C.
- La ausencia de minerales hidratados y los datos sísmicos contradicen el derretimiento generalizado de la corteza.
Conclusiones:
- La corteza tibetana central es lo suficientemente caliente como para la deshidratación de la fusión de la mica.
- Los datos sísmicos y la mineralogía sugieren un derretimiento limitado o inexistente de la corteza terrestre.
- El régimen térmico de la corteza profunda y los procesos de fusión son complejos.
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