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Agua de mar del Cámbrico conservada como inclusiones en cemento de calcita marina con bajo contenido de magnesio
Nature
|April 11, 2018
Resumen
La química de los océanos antiguos difería significativamente de la actual. El análisis de los cementos marinos del Cámbrico y Ordovícico revela composiciones fluidas distintas, lo que sugiere un sistema de atmósfera oceánica temprana diferente. Este hallazgo impacta nuestra comprensión de la variabilidad del sistema terrestre.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Geoquímica
- Paleoceanografía
- Ciencias del Sistema Terrestre
Sus antecedentes:
- Los cambios temporales en la química del océano son cruciales para comprender la variabilidad del sistema océano-atmósfera.
- Las evaluaciones anteriores de los océanos antiguos se basaron en los precipitados marinos, lo que indicaba una salinidad estable pero posibles cambios en el magnesio, el calcio, el sulfato y el CO2 atmosférico.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la composición química de los primeros océanos del Paleozoico.
- Para limitar la variabilidad del sistema océano-atmósfera a través del tiempo.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las inclusiones primarias de fluidos de una fase en los cementos marinos del Cámbrico y el Ordovícico.
- Examen de las composiciones de oligoelementos, isótopos estables y isótopos de estroncio de los cementos y fluidos.
Principales resultados:
- Las inclusiones de fluidos de los cementos marinos del Cámbrico y Ordovícico representan los primeros océanos del Paleozoico.
- Los cementos exhiben elementos traza, isótopos estables y firmas de isótopos de estroncio consistentes con su entorno de deposición.
- Los fluidos dentro de las inclusiones indican salinidades marinas.
- La composición baja en calcita de estos cementos antiguos contrasta con los precipitados modernos de calcita y aragonita con alto contenido de magnesio.
Conclusiones:
- La composición química del sistema océano-atmósfera del Cámbrico-Ordoviciano era distinta de la de hoy en día.
- Este estudio proporciona evidencia directa de la química del océano pasado, desafiando las suposiciones de estabilidad a largo plazo.
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