太平洋板块上的双火山热点的同时出现和原因
T D Jones1, D R Davies1, I H Campbell1
1Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Nature
|May 4, 2017
概括
夏威夷的双轨火山由地幔羽毛驱动, 由太平洋板块运动变化解释. 这种模型揭示了羽毛的倾斜和板块运动如何产生不同的地化学岩类型,为板块构造学提供了洞察力.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地质化学
- 板块构造
背景情况:
- 地幔羽毛导致独立于板块构造的火山活动.
- 夏威夷-皇帝链呈现出无法解释的双火山轨迹 (Loa和Kea) 与不同的地化学.
研究的目的:
- 解释夏威夷的双火山轨迹的起源.
- 为了将双火山轨迹的出现与太平洋板块运动联系起来.
主要方法:
- 开发了夏威夷双轨火山的三部分模型.
- 分析了地幔流动,羽毛倾斜和板块运动动态.
- 研究与融化源区相关的地化学差异.
主要成果:
- 太平洋板块运动的变化倾斜了夏威夷羽毛, 分离了融化源.
- 变化的板块运动暴露了不同的融化产品, 形成横跨太平洋的双轨道.
- 在低压融化区域的二次火石解释了洛亚轨道的地化学.
结论:
- 夏威夷的双轨火山是一个短暂的现象.
- 形成双轨道提供了一种方法来测定板块运动的变化.
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