在Deccan陷的深层地幔起源
Petar Glišović1, Alessandro M Forte2,3
1GEOTOP, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada. glisovic.petar@uqam.ca.
概括
德坎陷喷发与里昂岛和科摩尔群岛热点下的深层地幔羽毛有关. 这项研究重建了早期纪地幔结构,以了解洪水玄武岩事件.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地动力学
- 地球科学
背景情况:
- 德坎陷是地球上最大的大陆洪岩地区之一.
- 它们的喷发涉及到白纪-古纪灭绝事件.
- 印度洋下面的早期纪地幔结构仍然不太清楚,阻碍了深层地幔起源的联系.
研究的目的:
- 为了重建中纪初期的地幔结构.
- 为了调查Deccan陷喷发的深层起源.
主要方法:
- 使用前后代方法进行时间逆向对流模型.
- 包括基于断层扫描的当今地幔异质性数据.
主要成果:
- 在里昂热点下发现了一个深层的,低密度的上升点,
- 在科莫尔热点下发现了第二个活跃的上升点,
结论:
- 德坎陷喷发是由来自里昂尼奥岛和科莫尔群岛热点的深层地幔喷发引发的.
- 这为大规模的洪水岩事件及其在大规模灭绝中的潜在作用提供了深层地幔连接.
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