在加拉帕戈斯三重连接处反旋转的微板
Emily M Klein1, Deborah K Smith, Clare M Williams
1Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0227, USA. ek4@duke.edu
Nature
|February 25, 2005
概括
东太平洋起的东部新裂揭示了在加拉帕戈斯三重交汇处的两个反旋转的微板. 这一发现重新定义了我们对该地区构造板块运动的理解.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 板块构造学是一种板块构造学.
- 海洋地质 海洋地质学
背景情况:
- 加拉帕戈斯微板是东方赤道太平洋的一个关键特征.
- 一个"初始的"传播中心以前被确定为它的北边界.
- 这种扩散中心被认为是一个缓慢分离的,向西传播的裂.
研究的目的:
- 调查"初始"传播中心的全部范围和运动.
- 了解加拉帕戈斯三重交叉点上的复杂的构造相互作用.
- 为了识别和描述该地区的额外的微板.
主要方法:
- 分析浴度数据以确定海底扩散特征.
- 动力建模以确定微板块相对于主要构造板块的运动.
- 地质物理解释裂的传播和旋转.
主要成果:
- 证据表明,'初始'传播中心向东裂变.
- 确定了加拉帕戈斯微板以北方的第二个反时针旋转的微板.
- 加拉帕戈斯三重连接的特点是两个反旋转的微板被赫斯深裂所分开.
结论:
- "初始裂"以逆时针方向打开,将第二个微板划界.
- 加拉帕戈斯三重连接涉及两个反旋转的微板.
- 微板运动可以被模拟为由边缘拖动驱动的刚性块.
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