在玄武岩岩中的对流转移过程中形成流链
1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA. philpotts@geol.uconn.edu
Nature
|July 14, 2000
概括
霍利奥克岩流是霍利奥克的岩流.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 火山学 火山学是一门学科.
- 石化学 石化学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 玄武岩石表现出独特的纹理,如地晶体网络.
- 康涅狄格州和马萨诸塞州的霍利奥克岩流显示出一个显著的晶体网络.
- 以前的解释表明,早期的结晶和紧缩是这种纹理的起源.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查霍利奥克岩流中的地晶体网络的起源.
- 要了解这种纹理在岩固化和分化中的作用.
主要方法:
- 分析来自霍利奥克岩流下部的玄武岩质地.
- 加热实验以确定水晶网络在高温下的持久性.
- 地质现场证据的解释.
主要成果:
- 在下流中发现的田晶体网络实际上是在上层固化前线形成的.
- 这个网络在密集的水晶的羽毛中向下传输.
- 这为岩流中的对流提供了现场证据.
结论:
- 在较低的霍利奥克岩流中观察到的纹理起源于上层固化前线.
- 交流在岩流的固化和分化中起着重要作用.
- 这项研究为岩对流过程提供了关键的现场证据.
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