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Volumen de activación para el deslizamiento en el manto superior
Resumen
Se midió el volumen de activación para el creep (V*) en rocas ricas en olivino. Los resultados sugieren que V* está relacionado con la difusión de iones de oxígeno, lo que afecta a las estimaciones de la viscosidad del manto.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geofísica es la geofísica.
- Física de los minerales Física de los minerales
- Petrología Petrología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Comprender el comportamiento mecánico del manto de la Tierra es crucial para los procesos geodinámicos.
- La olivina es un mineral primario en el manto superior, controlando su reología.
- La deformación de arrastre en las rocas del manto está influenciada por la temperatura, la presión y la composición mineral.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar el volumen de activación para el creep (V*) en rocas ricas en olivino (dunita).
- Para investigar la relación entre V* y la auto-difusión de iones de oxígeno.
- Para estimar las variaciones en la tensión del manto, la tasa de deformación y la viscosidad con la profundidad.
Principales métodos:
- Los experimentos de deslizamiento por diferencial de presión se llevaron a cabo en muestras de dunita.
- Los experimentos se llevaron a cabo a altas temperaturas (1100 1350 ° C) y presiones de confinamiento (5 15 kbar).
- El volumen de activación para el creep (V*) se calculó a partir de datos experimentales.
Principales resultados:
- Los valores medidos de V* oscilaron entre 10,6 y 15,4 cm3/mol.
- Se determinó que la V* media fue de 13,4 cm3/mol.
- Este valor medio es cercano al predicho para la auto-difusión de iones de oxígeno en olivine.
Conclusiones:
- El volumen de activación para el creep en la dunita es consistente con los mecanismos de difusión de iones de oxígeno.
- La incorporación de V* en las ecuaciones de flujo, combinada con datos de xenolitos, permite estimaciones de la reología del manto con profundidad.
- Esta investigación proporciona información sobre los factores que controlan la viscosidad y la deformación del manto.
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