在大西洋中部山脊13°N附近,广泛的活跃分离断层和核心复杂形成
Deborah K Smith1, Johnson R Cann, Javier Escartín
1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA. dsmith@whoi.edu
Nature
|July 28, 2006
概括
海洋核心复合体由中洋山脊上的分离断层形成. 这项研究揭示了中大西洋山脊上这些地质特征的活跃断层和演变.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 海洋地质物理学 海洋地质物理学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 海洋核心复合体暴露了海底的下层地和上层地岩石.
- 它们起源于中海山脊下方的分离断层.
- 之前的研究集中在不活跃的,远离扩散轴的旧复合体上.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查沿着中大西洋山脊的活跃海洋核心复杂形成.
- 记录活跃复合物的地形特征和进化阶段.
- 为了将脱离断层形态与地震性相关联.
主要方法:
- 在北13度附近的中大西洋山脊的地质物理调查.
- 相关的脱离故障和相关的核心复合体的映射.
- 分析海底形态和水声学记录的地震性.
主要成果:
- 确定了75公里的活跃,链接的分离断层.
- 已灭绝的核心综合体从山脊轴延伸至少100公里.
- 脱离断层形态与高地震地震率之间存在相关性.
结论:
- 活跃的分离断层对于在缓慢扩散的山脊上产生海洋地至关重要.
- 该研究提供了对核心复合体的启动,发展和不活动的见解.
- 对于这种山脊类型,分离断层似乎比以前所认为的要重要得多.
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