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Thermocapillary Convection Space Experiment on the SJ-10 Recoverable Satellite
Published on: March 11, 2020
ジルコンの温度計は,最も初期の地球における最小の融解条件を明らかにします
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA. watsoe@rpi.edu
まとめ
古代のジルコンは,初期の地球が温度と海洋を調節していたことを示しています. これらの発見は,地殻の形成と再利用が,これまで考えられていたよりもずっと早く始まった,驚くほど安定したハデアン・エオンを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景:
- ハーデアエオン (4~45億年前) は,伝統的に地力学的に暴力的な時代と見なされている.
- 最近の解釈は,地球のような海洋を持つ可能性のある,より良質なハデアン時代を示唆しています.
- ハーデアンジルコンの結晶化温度を理解することは,この議論にとって極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 西オーストラリアのジャックヒルズの古代ジルコンの結晶化温度を決定するために.
- これらの温度を使って,ハデアン・エオン期における初期の地球の条件を推論する.
主な方法:
- 特殊な温度計を使用して古代ジルコンのチタン含有量の分析.
- ハーデアンのジルコンの温度と現代のグラニトイドジルコンの成長温度を比較する.
主要な成果:
- ハーデアンジルコンは,結晶化温度が700°Cの近くで強くクラスタリングしている.
- これらの温度は,現代のグラニトイドジルコンの成長と区別がつかない.
- この発見は,初期の地球に湿った,最小の融解条件が存在することを支持しています.
結論:
- ジルコンを含む岩石を生産するための規制されたメカニズムは,ハデアン・エオン中に存在していました.
- 湿った,最小の融解条件は,太陽系形成の2億年以内に存在しました.
- 地球はおそらく,地殻形成,侵食,堆積物のリサイクルプロセスを435億年前から確立していた.
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