一个地幔羽毛启动模型,用于Wrangellia洪水玄武岩和其他海洋高原
概括
在Wrangellia terrane的土地上.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 板块构造学是一种板块构造学.
- 火山学 火山学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 阿拉斯加和不列颠哥伦比亚州的Wrangellia terrane是一个大型积累的海洋高原.
- 三叠纪的岩层揭示了一个厚厚的洪水玄武岩 (3-6公里) 序列,嵌在海洋沉积岩之间.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究Wrangellia terrane的洪水基岩的形成过程.
- 为了测试地幔羽毛头模型对海洋高原形成的适用性.
主要方法:
- 在Wrangellia terrane中对Triassic层的地质分析.
- 朗格利亚的地质历史与地幔羽毛发起模型的比较.
主要成果:
- 在500万年内,Wrangellia土壤经历了快速升起和大规模的玄武岩喷发,随后下沉.
- 这个序列与地幔羽毛发起模型对大陆洪水火山活动的预测一致.
- 类似的形成过程被认为是其他海洋高原,如通-爪和Kerguelen.
结论:
- 地幔羽毛的启动为大海洋高原的快速形成提供了一个可行的模型.
- 这些事件对海洋和大陆地的发展具有重要意义.
- 朗格利亚地形是浮潮驱动的海洋高原形成的一个关键例子.
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