纳斯卡海峡沿安第斯山脉向南扩散
Yi-Wei Chen1, Jonny Wu2, John Suppe2
1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. yiweichen.tw@gmail.com.
Nature
|January 25, 2019
概括
长期以来一直被认为是连续的安第斯流,实际上涉及到偶尔的分离阶段. 这项研究重建了纳斯卡板块构造学,揭示了纳斯卡板块和下层地幔之间的相互作用影响了安第斯压缩和沉积.
科学领域:
- 地球科学
- 地质学
- 板块构造
背景情况:
- 安第斯山脉边缘是长期潜水的一个关键例子.
- 自中生代晚期以来,其地质历史的特点是偶发的变形和岩石化.
- 之前的解释涉及板块动力学,但板块构造学的作用,特别是广泛的纳斯卡-法拉隆板块沉降,仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 重建自中纪晚期以来的纳斯卡板块的板块构造几何.
- 挑战纳斯卡持续沉降的模式.
- 调查纳斯卡岩板与安第斯山脉地质事件之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 使用断层图像来建模纳斯卡岩石.
- 从中生代晚期开始重建安第斯板块构造.
主要成果:
- 目前的纳斯卡潜水阶段始于白纪晚期 (大约. 在北方安第斯山脉蔓延至南方.
- 纳斯卡沉积在早期的代 (大约) 达到南安第斯山脉. 在5500万年前).
- 与连续的沉降模式相反,纳斯卡沉降包括了偶发的分离阶段.
结论:
- 自从中纪晚期以来,安第斯板块构造学并没有处于稳定状态.
- 自从中生代以来, 纳斯卡的沉降一直是偶发性的,
- 前深沉积和安第斯压缩启动与纳斯卡板块-下层地幔相互作用有关.
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