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亚酸4He/3He和 (U-Th) /He是古代大峡谷的证据
1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. rebecca.flowers@colorado.edu
概括
这里是大峡谷的大峡谷.
科学领域:
- 地质学和地质年代学.
- 构造学和地球形态学的构造学.
背景情况:
- 大峡谷的年龄和形成仍然是科学辩论的主题.
- 经过150多年的研究,已经产生了关于其雕刻的各种假设.
研究的目的:
- 为了准确地测定大峡谷的切口日期,使用阿帕蒂特 (4) / (3) 热度计.
- 为了解决围绕峡谷形成时间的争议.
主要方法:
- 从大峡谷地下岩石中获取的阿帕提特 (4) He/(3) He热度计数据的分析.
- 使用扩散运动模型来解释冷却历史.
主要成果:
- 对于来自大峡谷东部的阿帕蒂特,获得了一致的冷却历史.
- 数据表明,大峡谷的西部被挖掘到近现代的深度大约7000万年前.
结论:
- 这项研究挑战了大峡谷形成的传统模型,表明显著的雕刻发生在更早的时间.
- 热度计量数据为峡谷的长期冷却和切口历史提供了强有力的约束.
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