曼森冲击结构:40Ar/39Ar年龄及其远程冲击在南达科他州东南部的皮埃尔页岩中被抛出
概括
爱荷华州的曼森撞击结构 (MIS) 形成于7380万年前,与白纪-第三纪的边界不同. 这种阿尔贡-阿尔贡约会揭示了MIS比以前认为的更古老,影响了地质时间线.
科学领域:
- 地质时间学 (Geochronology)
- 冲击石坑的形成
- 行星科学 行星科学
背景情况:
- 爱荷华州曼森撞击结构 (MIS) 的年龄一直受到争议,之前的估计将其置于白纪-第三纪边界附近.
- 放射测年方法的差异导致了MIS事件的精确时间的不确定性.
研究的目的:
- 为了准确地确定爱荷华州曼森的形成年龄,使用高精度 (40) Ar / (39) Ar地质年代学来确定撞击结构.
- 解决先前年龄估计之间的冲突,并确定MIS与白纪-地纪边界的时间关系.
主要方法:
- 使用 (40) Ar/(39) 在MIS内融矩阵石的桑尼丁石块上测年Ar.
- 分析了冲击变形微克林和融矩阵石的年龄光谱,以进行比较约会.
- 与Crow Creek成员中的冲击变形矿物质的生物层状图数据以及Pierre Shale的放射年龄相关的发现.
主要成果:
- 桑尼丁鱼类的年龄为73.8 +/- 0.3百万年前 (Ma) 给出了MIS的精确 (40) Ar / (39) Ar年龄.
- 这个年龄比以前解释的MIS年龄 (64-65万年) 显著更老 (900万年).
- 证实MIS形成与白纪-第三纪边界 (64.43+/- 0.05亿年前) 不一致.
- 在Crow Creek成员中发现的冲击变形矿物与MIS的新73.8亿年龄一致.
结论:
- 爱荷华州的曼森撞击结构大约在73.8万年前形成,是在晚白纪的坎帕尼亚阶段.
- 这一修订的年龄要求重新评估MIS的地质和古生物学意义,特别是其在白纪后期生态系统中的作用.
- 这项研究强调了精确地质年代数据在解决长期地质争议方面的重要性.
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