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Dinámica del manto inferida de la orientación cristalográfica preferida de la bridgmanita
Noriyoshi Tsujino1, Yu Nishihara2, Daisuke Yamazaki1
1Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University, 827 Yamada, Misasa, Tottori 682-0193, Japan.
Nature
|November 4, 2016
Resumen
La bridgmanita
Área de la Ciencia:
- Física de los minerales
- Sismología
- La geodinámica
Sus antecedentes:
- La anisotropía de la onda de cizallamiento sísmico en el manto inferior superior está relacionada con losas subducidas.
- La orientación cristalográfica preferida de la bridgmanita (CPO) es la causa probable, pero sus mecanismos de deformación no están claros.
- Estudios anteriores determinaron las texturas de deformación pero no el sistema de deslizamiento dominante.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Determinar el sistema de deslizamiento dominante de la bridgmanita en las condiciones más altas del manto inferior.
- Explique las observaciones de anisotropía sísmica cerca de las losas subducidas.
Principales métodos:
- Anteriormente se habían realizado experimentos de deformación uniaxial.
- Se realizaron experimentos sencillos de deformación por cizallamiento utilizando un aparato de deformación DIA de tipo Kawai.
- El CPO de Bridgmanite fue analizado bajo 25 GPa y 1.873 K.
Principales resultados:
- El sistema de deslizamiento dominante de la bridgmanita fue identificado como [001]
- El patrón CPO mostró [100] perpendicular al plano de corte y [001] paralelo a la dirección de corte.
- Este CPO explica la anisotropía sísmica cerca de losas subducidas como Tonga-Kermadec, Kurile, Perú y Java.
Conclusiones:
- El sistema de deslizamiento [001]{100} rige la deformación de la bridgmanita en el manto inferior superior.
- El CPO de Bridgmanite inducido por el flujo del manto explica la anisotropía sísmica observada.
- Este hallazgo avanza nuestra comprensión de la geodinámica del manto y la propagación de las ondas sísmicas.
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