海水的沉积控制了地幔的重贵气体组成
Greg Holland1, Chris J Ballentine
1School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. g.holland@manchester.ac.uk
Nature
|May 12, 2006
概括
地球地幔的高贵气体揭示了行星挥发性获取的秘密. 海水和沉积物的沉降,不是一个.
科学领域:
- *地质化学和行星科学
背景情况:
- *地球地幔的挥发性组成为行星的形成和进化提供了线索.
- *地幔中的高贵气体 (He,Ne,Ar,Kr,Xe) 具有与太阳,大气和放射性源相关的同位素组成.
- *之前的研究纠正了大气和地污染的地幔贵重气体.
研究的目的:
- * 调查地球地幔中的重贵气体 (Ar,Kr,Xe) 的起源.
- * 为了测试贵重气体"降温屏障"的假设.
- * 解释地幔贵重气体和水的元素和同位素组成.
主要方法:
- * 对地幔衍生的岩石CO2气体中贵气元素和同位素组成的分析.
- *对大气,地下水和地的贵重气体贡献进行了校正.
- * 通过俯冲回收贵重气体和水的建模.
主要成果:
- *地幔中的非放射性重贵气体与海水具有基本相似性.
- *海水影响沉积物的降温解释了地幔中大多数非放射性Ar,Kr和Xe.
- *潜水占地幔含水量的约50%.
- * 沉积物质的强化回收解释了羽毛衍生的玄武岩的变化.
结论:
- * 贵重气体"降温屏障"的概念受到挑战.
- *沉积物和海水的沉降是控制地幔贵气组成的主要机制.
- *这个过程对地幔的含水量有很大的贡献,并影响地幔羽毛的组成.
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