上层地幔中的神秘条纹由印度东南部山脊玄武岩中的 hafnium 同位素揭示出来
D W Graham1, J Blichert-Toft, C J Russo
1College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA. dgraham@coas.oregonstate.edu
Nature
|March 10, 2006
概括
在地球上层地幔中存在着古老的组成条纹,这些条纹是由印度东南部山脊玄武岩中双模态 hafnium 同位素分布揭示的. 这些地幔条纹厚度约为40公里.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地幔动态地幔动态
背景情况:
- 地球的地幔在各种尺度上表现出同位素异质性.
- 地幔对流和板块构造学影响了这种异质性.
- 了解地幔的组成是解读地球演变的关键.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究印度洋上层地幔的同位素组成.
- 为了确定地幔异质性的起源和分布.
- 分析观察到的异质性对地幔动力学的影响.
主要方法:
- 来自印度东南部山脊 (SEIR) 的中洋山脊玄武岩 (MORB) 的分析.
- 在玄武岩样本中测量 (Hf) 同位素分布.
- 对同位素数据进行统计分析,以确定线条特征.
主要成果:
- 在SEIR基岩中观察到双模态哈夫同位素分布.
- 这种双模式表明上层地幔中存在古老的组成条纹.
- 条纹的数量密度遵循波桑分布,平均厚度为~40公里.
结论:
- 观察到的条纹分布支持了高度的上层地幔模型.
- 板块构造回收和粘性流是维持地幔异质性的关键过程.
- 尽管地幔对流,但古老的组成结构仍然存在.
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