在30°N的中大西洋山脊附近的一个离轴的热水风口场
D S Kelley1, J A Karson, D K Blackman
1University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. kelley@ocean.washington.edu
Nature
|July 13, 2001
概括
科学家们发现了一个独特的热水电场,
科学领域:
- 海洋地质学和地球化学
- 微生物生态学 微生物生态学
背景情况:
- 水热通风传统上与中洋山脊有关.
- 有证据表明,水热活动也可能发生在远离扩散中心的旧海洋地上.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究较古老的海洋地上的热水活动.
- 描述一个新发现的通风场的独特地质和化学特征.
- 评估这种环境中微生物生命的潜力.
主要方法:
- 亚特兰蒂斯山脉的地质调查和绘制地图.
- 在现场测量通风液温度和pH值.
- 对通风液样本的微生物社区分析.
主要成果:
- 发现了"迷失之城"水热场,位于1.5亿年前的地上,距离中大西洋山脊15公里.
- 碳酸盐烟的识别,与典型的硫化物结构不同.
- 性,相对凉爽的通风液 (40-75°C,pH值9.0-9.8) 的特征.
- 检测密集的无氧热友微生物群落.
结论:
- "迷失之城"水热场是由蛇形化反应驱动的,而不仅仅是岩热量.
- 旧海洋地上的性热水系统可以支持多样化的微生物生命.
- 大洋地的很大一部分可能是水热活动和生命的所在地,扩大已知的可居住区.
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