地球深层上层地幔的融化是由二氧化碳引起的
Rajdeep Dasgupta1, Marc M Hirschmann
1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. dasg0007@umn.edu
Nature
|March 31, 2006
概括
由碳酸矿驱动的中海山脊下的部分融化比以前认为的更深. 这个过程影响了元素循环和地幔特性,影响了地球.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 石化学 石化学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 在中洋山脊下部份融化对于地幔-地元素循环和地幔形学至关重要.
- 地质物理数据表明,融化开始在300公里深处,但原因仍然不确定.
研究的目的:
- 在高压 (3-10 GPa) 下研究碳酸矿的固体.
- 为了确定中洋山脊下面融化的深度和程度.
- 为了解释与深层地幔融化相关的地球物理观测.
主要方法:
- 碳酸二氧化固体的实验性确定.
- 化过程的热力学建模.
- 实验数据与地球物理观测的整合.
主要成果:
- 在中海山脊下面的融化可以发生在330公里的深度.
- 这种深度化产生少量 (0.03-0.3%) 的碳酸盐液体.
- 这些融化可能会导致矿物质再结晶,解释地质物理异常.
结论:
- 碳酸矿的深层地幔化是中洋山脊下的一个重要过程.
- 这个过程有效地从深层地幔回收碳,,和产生热量的元素.
- 它产生了被耗尽的地幔残留物,并影响了上层地幔的组成和质.
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