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Las plumas del manto y el arrastre: evidencia isotópica
Resumen
Los basaltos de las islas oceánicas revelan un componente isotópico distinto, probablemente del manto inferior. Este hallazgo desafía la idea de que las plumas del manto atraen principalmente el manto superior durante su ascenso.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geoquímica es la geoquímica.
- La geoquímica de los isótopos es la geoquímica de los isótopos.
- Petrología del manto Petrología del manto
Sus antecedentes:
- Los basaltos de las islas oceánicas (OIB) a menudo muestran matrices isotópicas lineales en estudios geoquímicos.
- El manto superior agotado suele considerarse una fuente primaria o un miembro final de mezcla para las plumas del manto.
- Los modelos anteriores sugerían que las plumas del manto arrastran material significativo del manto superior durante el ascenso desde una capa límite de 670 km.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la composición isotópica de los OIB e identificar sus componentes de origen.
- Para probar la hipótesis de que las columnas del manto se originan en una capa límite de 670 km y atraen el manto superior.
- Para caracterizar un nuevo componente isotópico potencial en las OIB.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las proporciones isotópicas de estroncio (Sr), neodimio (Nd) y plomo (Pb) en basaltos de islas oceánicas.
- Modelado geoquímico de matrices de mezcla de isótopos.
- Comparación de las composiciones isotópicas observadas con las predicciones de los modelos de pluma del manto.
Principales resultados:
- Las matrices isotópicas OIB observadas tienen forma de abanico, no son matrices lineales simples.
- El manto superior agotado rara vez es un miembro final en estas matrices OIB.
- Los conjuntos convergen en un componente isotópico con baja 87Sr/86Sr y alta 143Nd/144Nd, 206Pb/204Pb, y 3He/4He relaciones.
Conclusiones:
- Las matrices en forma de abanico sugieren que un componente isotópico distinto y no radiogénico está involucrado en la petrogénesis de OIB.
- Este componente es consistente con una fuente del manto inferior, posiblemente originada en la capa límite núcleo-manto.
- Las plumas del manto pueden arrastrar material del manto inferior, en lugar de solo el manto superior, durante el ascenso.
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