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Metal-silicate Partitioning at High Pressure and Temperature: Experimental Methods and a Protocol to Suppress Highly Siderophile Element Inclusions
Published on: June 13, 2015
Efectos de sobrecalentamiento en la partición metal-silicato de los elementos siderófilos
Resumen
Las altas temperaturas hacen que los coeficientes de partición de silicato líquido-metal líquido se acerquen a la unidad, ofreciendo información sobre la composición del manto terrestre y desafiando las hipótesis de los elementos centrales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geoquímica es la geoquímica.
- Petrología experimental de alta presión en petrología experimental.
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
Sus antecedentes:
- El problema del "exceso" de elementos siderófilos (SE) en el manto de la Tierra sugiere una segregación incompleta de la formación del núcleo.
- Comprender la partición de elementos entre el núcleo y el manto es crucial para los modelos de evolución planetaria.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar experimentalmente los coeficientes de partición de metal líquido y silicato líquido a altas presiones y temperaturas.
- Para investigar el papel del azufre y el carbono en la formación del núcleo de la Tierra.
Principales métodos:
- Experimentos de alta presión y alta temperatura utilizando cápsulas de carbono.
- Análisis de la separación de elementos entre líquidos metálicos y silicatos inmiscibles.
Principales resultados:
- Los coeficientes de partición de varios elementos convergen a la unidad con el aumento de la temperatura (hasta 3000 K) a 100 kbar.
- El azufre y el carbono compiten con el oxígeno por sitios de líquidos metálicos, desafiando la hipótesis del núcleo de oxígeno.
Conclusiones:
- Los resultados experimentales explican parcialmente el problema del "exceso" de elementos siderófilos, pero no lo resuelven por completo.
- La competencia del azufre y el carbono con el oxígeno sugiere elementos ligeros alternativos en el núcleo de la Tierra.
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