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Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Exsolved Mineral Phases
Published on: October 25, 2019
まとめ
海洋島の玄武岩は,下層マントルの異なる同位体成分を明らかにし,おそらく下層マントルのものである. この発見は,マントルの羽根が主に上昇中に上層マントルを巻き込むという考えに異議を唱える.
科学分野:
- 地質化学 地質化学
- イソトープ地球化学 イソトープ地球化学
- マントル・ペトロロジー マントル・ペトロロジー
背景:
- 海洋島の玄武岩 (OIBs) は,地球化学の研究で,しばしば線形同位素配列を示します.
- 枯渇した上層マントルは,通常,マントルの羽根の主要な源または混合端として考えられます.
- 以前のモデルでは,マントルの羽根が670キロメートルの境界層から上昇する際に上部マントルの重要な物質を引っ張ると示唆されていた.
研究 の 目的:
- OIBのイソトープ組成を調べ,その源成分を特定する.
- マントルの羽根が670キロメートルの境界層から発生し,上部マントルを巻き込むという仮説を検証するために.
- OIBs.の潜在的な新しい同位体成分を特徴付けるために.
主な方法:
- ストロンチウム (Sr),ネオジミウム (Nd),鉛 (Pb) の同位体比を海洋の島塩基岩で分析した.
- 同位体混合配列の地球化学モデリング.
- 観測された同位体組成とマントルの羽根モデルからの予測の比較.
主要な成果:
- 観測されたOIB同位体配列は,単純な線形配列ではなく,扇形状である.
- 枯渇した上層マントルは,これらのOIB配列の末端メンバーであることはめったにありません.
- 配列は,低87Sr/86Sr,高143Nd/144Nd,206Pb/204Pb,3He/4Heの比率を持つ同位体成分に収束する.
結論:
- 扇形状の配列は,異なる非放射性同位体成分がOIBの石油生成に関与していることを示唆しています.
- このコンポーネントは下部マントルの源と一致し,おそらくコアマントルの境界層から発生している.
- マントルの羽根は,上昇中に上層マントルだけでなく下層マントルからの物質を吸収する可能性があります.
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