概括
今天,在秘鲁的大陆边缘,酸盐块正在积极形成. 系列测年证实这些沉积物是最近的,强调了这个生物丰富的地区正在进行的地质过程.
科学领域:
- 海洋地质学 海洋地质学
- 地质时间学 (Geochronology)
- 生物地质化学生物地质化学
背景情况:
- 大陆边缘是沉积物积累和生成的关键地点.
- 生物生产区可以影响外基矿物质的形成.
- 酸盐的形成是一个缓慢的过程,通常发生在很长的地质时间范围内.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定来自秘鲁大陆边缘的酸盐块的形成年龄.
- 在现代,富有生产力的海洋环境中调查酸盐形成的当前速度.
主要方法:
- 采用了系列 (U系列) 的约会技术.
- 放射测年法被用来确定酸盐结节的年龄.
主要成果:
- 酸盐块的放射年龄从普莱斯托时代晚期到近期的时期.
- 测年结果表明,目前在研究区域中发生酸盐的形成.
结论:
- 酸盐块正在秘鲁的生物生产性大陆边缘积极形成.
- 现代海洋环境,比如秘鲁的海洋环境,可以容纳活跃的酸盐生成.
- 这些发现挑战了关于酸盐形成仅仅是古环境指标的假设.
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