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Estabilidad de la ferropericlasa en el manto inferior
Dubrovinsky1, Dubrovinskaia, Saxena
1Institute of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, S-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), BP 220, F-38043 Grenoble Cedex, France.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 21, 2000
Resumen
La ferropericlasa, un mineral clave del manto inferior, puede descomponerse en distintas fases ricas en magnesio y ricas en hierro bajo presión y temperatura extremas. Esta disociación podría generar efectos dinámicos, contribuyendo a la heterogeneidad del manto.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
- Física mineral Física de los minerales
- Ciencias de la Tierra Ciencias de la Tierra Ciencias de la Tierra
Sus antecedentes:
- La ferropericlase es un componente importante del manto inferior de la Tierra.
- Comprender su estabilidad y comportamiento en condiciones del manto es crucial para interpretar los datos sísmicos y modelar la dinámica del manto.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la estabilidad y la posible disociación de soluciones sólidas de ferropericlase a altas presiones y temperaturas.
- Para simular condiciones relevantes para el manto inferior de la Tierra.
Principales métodos:
- Calentar las muestras de ferropericlase ((Mg(0.60) Fe ((0.40)) O y (Mg(0.50) Fe ((0.50)) O) a 1000 Kelvin a 86 Gigapascals.
- Utilizando la difracción de rayos X in situ en una célula de yunque de diamante tipo Mao-Bell.
Principales resultados:
- Las muestras de ferropericlase mostraron una posible disociación en componentes de óxido ricos en magnesio y ricos en hierro.
- La descomposición observada proporciona información sobre el comportamiento de los minerales en condiciones del manto inferior.
Conclusiones:
- La descomposición de la ferropericlasa en fases distintas puede dar lugar a variaciones de densidad.
- Estas diferencias de densidad pueden impulsar procesos dinámicos, contribuyendo a la heterogeneidad química y física dentro del manto de la Tierra.
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