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Evidencia geoquímica de un exceso de hierro en el manto debajo de Hawai
Munir Humayun1, Liping Qin, Marc D Norman
1Department of the Geophysical Sciences, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. humayun@magnet.fsu.edu
Resumen
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Área de la Ciencia:
- Geoquímica, Geofísica, Petrología
Sus antecedentes:
- Las interacciones químicas entre el núcleo de la Tierra y el manto influyen en la composición del manto.
- Las proporciones de isótopos de osmio en las lavas hawaianas sugieren el flujo de material del núcleo al manto.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el contenido de hierro del manto debajo de Hawai.
- Para correlacionar el enriquecimiento de hierro con anomalías de densidad y firmas de isótopos de osmio.
Principales métodos:
- Medición precisa de las relaciones hierro-manganeso (Fe/Mn) en las lavas hawaianas.
- Análisis de las proporciones de isótopos de osmio.
- Comparación con los datos de tomografía sísmica.
Principales resultados:
- Las lavas hawaianas muestran un aumento del 1-2% en la fracción molecular de hierro del manto.
- Este enriquecimiento de hierro corresponde a una anomalía de densidad de ~0.5%.
- Se excluyen los sedimentos ricos en manganeso como fuente de la señal del isótopo Os.
Conclusiones:
- La evidencia apoya la interacción química entre el núcleo externo líquido y el manto.
- El manto debajo de Hawai está enriquecido en hierro, consistente con la adición de material del núcleo.
- Este estudio refina nuestra comprensión de la heterogeneidad de la composición de la Tierra profunda.
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