早期地球的一种类似水星的成分在核心和高地幔中产生 (142) Nd Nd
Anke Wohlers1, Bernard J Wood1
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3AN, UK.
Nature
|April 17, 2015
概括
地球的核心可能是其不寻常的元素组成的关键. 核心形成可以解释地幔的高萨马与新比率 (Sm/Nd),并为地球气体提供一个缺失的热源.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 同位素地球化学 同位素地球化学
背景情况:
- 最近的 (142) Nd同位素数据显示,在地球的酸盐部分,超级粒度的与元素比率 (Sm/Nd) 是超级粒度的.
- 这种异常归因于隐藏的水库或通过冲击剥离的早期地损失.
- 由于去除产生热量的元素,地的损失挑战了陆地热量生产平衡.
研究的目的:
- 调查核形成是否可以从萨马 (Sm) 中分解新 (Nd).
- 为了确定核心是否起到产生热量的元素的消化作用.
- 为了协调观察到的Sm/Nd比率和地球的热量预算.
主要方法:
- 模拟核心形成对元素分离的影响.
- 评估石质素元素 (例如,U,Th) 在核心中的分离.
- 分析了 (142) Nd/(144) Nd. 的同位素特征.
主要成果:
- 在早期地球上添加富含硫的,减少的物体 (类似或像恩斯塔的石) 会在地幔中产生超级石Sm/Nd.
- 这一过程的结果是,相对于石,正的 (142) Nd / 144) Nd 异常值为 ~ 14 ppm.
- 一个富含硫的核心有效地分离了,在较小程度上分离了,从而为地热纳摩的热源做出了贡献.
结论:
- 核心形成为酸盐地球中观测到的超级粒度Sm/Nd比率提供了可行的机制.
- 核心可以作为热生成元素 (如和) 的重要沉积点.
- 这个模型调和了同位素异常和地球的内部热量预算,表明核形成在行星进化中的关键作用.
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