コア・マントルの境界条件における平衡期鉄同位素分離
1Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia. polyakov@iem.ac.ru
まとめ
高圧実験により,フェロペリクラゼやポストペロブスキートなどの下層マントルの鉱物は,金属鉄と比較して重鉄同位体で濃縮されていることが明らかになった. この鉄同位素分割は,地球のユニークな玄武岩の組成を説明しています.
科学分野:
- 地質化学 地質化学
- ミネラル物理学 ミネラル物理学
- 惑星科学 惑星科学
背景:
- 鉄の同位体の分割は,惑星の分化を理解するために重要である.
- 以前の研究では,低圧で異なる分割傾向が示唆されていた.
研究 の 目的:
- コア-マントルの境界条件で下層マントルの鉱物と金属鉄の間の鉄同位体の分断を決定する.
- 地球と月の玄武岩で観測された重鉄同位体濃縮を説明するために.
主な方法:
- ダイヤモンドのを使って,高圧実験を行いました.
- シンクロトロン不弾性核共振X線散射スペクトロスコーピーは,57Fe状態の部分振動密度を測定します.
主要な成果:
- フェロペリクラゼと (Fe,Mg) SiO3-ポストペロブスキットは,超高圧で金属鉄に比べて重鉄同位体で濃縮されています.
- これは,低圧分断の傾向に反している.
結論:
- 核分離中の平衡の鉄同位素分断は,地球と月の玄武岩の重鉄同位素濃縮を説明することができます.
- 地球は月を形成する巨大衝突の前に分化したと仮定します.
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