来自地球地幔的原始贵重气体:确定一个原始的挥发性成分
1Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Post Office Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550, USA. Department of Geology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapol.
概括
地球深处的高贵气体,特别是二氧化碳井气体中的同位素,表明来自下层地幔的类似太阳的成分. 这一发现表明下层地幔不是地球当前大气层的来源.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 同位素地球化学 同位素地球化学
- 行星科学 行星科学
背景情况:
- 地球地和地幔中的高贵气体为行星的形成和演变提供了洞察力.
- 同位素,特别是某些同位素的过量,可以作为地球深层过程的标记物.
- 之前的研究已经分析了各种陆地水库中的贵重气体组成.
研究的目的:
- 研究地球内的贵重气体的起源和运输.
- 为了确定地球深层的水库是否含有类似太阳的贵重气体成分.
- 评估地球深层贵重气体对地球大气层的贡献.
主要方法:
- 在来自科罗拉多州,新墨西哥州和南澳大利亚的二氧化碳井气体中分析 (Xe) 和 (Ne) 的同位素组成.
- 过量 (124-128) Xe 与 (129) I 衍生的 (129) Xe 和 (20) Ne/(22) Ne 比率的相关性.
- 陆地贵气特征与大气和太阳风组成的比较.
主要成果:
- 二氧化碳井气体表现出过多的 (124-128) Xe 与特定的同位素比率相关.
- 同位素数据表明,地球内部存在类似太阳的贵重气体成分.
- (20) 井井气体中的Ne比率高于大气比率,表明有不同的来源.
- 这些贵重气体的地幔来源不太可能是地球当前大气层的起源.
结论:
- 一种类似太阳的贵重气体成分存在于地球深层的水库中,可能起源于下层地幔.
- 贵重气体从下层地幔的稳定状态运输可以解释它们在地和上层地幔储存库中的存在.
- 深层地幔,保留年轻的挥发物质,不是地球当前大气的来源,这表明有替代的大气形成或进化途径.
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