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Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Exsolved Mineral Phases
Published on: October 25, 2019
まとめ
南オーストラリアでオパール-CTに変化したエオセンの後の火山灰は,地球上の堆積物を反映しています. これは,その期間にオーストラリア南部の広範な火山活動があったことを示している.
科学分野:
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
- パレオントロジー・パレオントロジー
- 火山学 火山学とは
背景:
- 南オーストラリアのブランシュ・ポイント・フォーメーションには,交互に硬い層と柔らかい層がある.
- これらの層は,火山灰,スポンジスピキュール,化石の残骸で構成されています.
- 選択的化により,後に硬層が形成された.
研究 の 目的:
- ブランシュポイント形成の構成と起源を分析する.
- これらの南オーストラリアの堆積物を,世界的に似た地質学的形成物と比較するために.
- エオセンの後半期の火山活動の範囲と原因を推測する.
主な方法:
- グール・ロックとトゥイット・メンバルの堆積物分析.
- 鉱物の変異過程の地球化学的調査.
- クレータ紀とエオセンの堆積物との比較層図.
主要な成果:
- 火山灰の変異により,スメクチートとクリノプチロライトが生成され,シリカが放出されました.
- シリカはオパール-CTとして結晶化し,硬い層を形成します.
- 同様の堆積物は,ニュージーランドから西オーストラリアまで発見されました.
結論:
- 改変プロセスは,地理的に多様な場所において一貫しています.
- オーストラリアの南では,広範囲にわたるエオセンの火山活動が起こった.
- この火山活動は,南極からの裂け目と分離に関連しています.
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