在226Ra-230Th系统的岛弧上,融的超快速源到表面运动
S Turner1, P Evans, C Hawkesworth
1Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK. simon.turner@bristol.ac.uk
概括
岛弧岩显示出比其他火山岩更高的-226过剩,表明通过引板流体的引入. 这种快速的运输表明地幔融分离和通道形成迅速发生.
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
- 地幔石化学地幔石化学
背景情况:
- 岛弧岩表现出独特的地化学特征,包括高-226 (226Ra) 水平.
- 这些过量明显高于中海脊基岩 (MORB) 或海洋岛基岩 (OIB) 中发现的过量.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查岛屿弧岩中-226过剩的来源.
- 为了限制融运输和地幔过程在俯冲区的时间尺度.
主要方法:
- 在原始和差异化的岛屿弧岩中分析-226和-230的比率.
- 226Ra/230Th比率与主要元素和微量元素组成 (例如,Ba/Th) 的相关性.
主要成果:
- 岛屿弧岩显示出显著的226Ra过量,超过MORB和OIB.
- 在最原始的岩中观察到最高的初始226Ra/230Th比率,与高的Ba/Th比率相关.
- -226的过剩量随着岩分化的增加而减少.
结论:
- 潜板流体是地幔化柱底部226Ra丰富的可能来源.
- 保存226Ra信号意味着将其快速地运送到表面 (需要数百年).
- 平均融化速度限制在每年大约1000米,这表明地幔融化的快速分离和道形成.
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