概括
北美海底海洋石化层的水平沉降解释了落基山的结构和随后的盆地和范围的扩展. 有限元素建模支持这一假设,预测了关键的地质事件.
科学领域:
- 构造学和结构地质学的构造学.
- 地力学和计算建模计算模型
背景情况:
- 据假设,落基山脉结构的形成是由于海洋石化层的水平压力造成的.
- 古磁力学和火山学模式对这种潜流板的运动和范围提供了约束.
研究的目的:
- 为了测试水平潜水导致拉拉米德产地和随后的盆地和范围扩展的假设.
- 用有限元素建模预测北美板块上水平降温的热和机械效应.
主要方法:
- 使用有限元素建模,具有现实的温度依赖的形学和平面层的初始条件.
- 模拟海洋石化层75-30万年前的水平压力.
- 将模型预测与拉拉米德结构和盆地和范围延伸的地质证据进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 成功预测了与拉拉米德结构相关的水平缩短的位置,数量和方向.
- 模拟了下层地的大规模西南至东北运输,以及在变态核心复合体和里约格兰德裂中随后扩展的时间.
- 该模型考虑了盆地和范围风格扩展的地理范围.
结论:
- 该模型的预测与地质观测密切匹配,支持横向俯冲导致拉拉米德地质形成的假设.
- 水平俯冲产生了推力和反向断层的压力,并促进了地的加厚.
- 也有人提出,横向的沉降也可能是石灰岩地幔剥离的后来的盆地和范围扩展的原因.
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