大陆深层石化地幔的羽毛驱动重构
Jingao Liu1,2, D Graham Pearson3, Lawrence Hongliang Wang4
1State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China. jingao@cugb.edu.cn.
Nature
|April 29, 2021
概括
古代大陆的陆地质量被称为克拉顿, 这项研究表明地幔羽毛如何帮助石层恢复其厚度,揭示了地球历史上广泛的过程.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地质学
- 构造学
背景情况:
- 克拉顿是古老的,稳定的大陆群体,
- 虽然石层可以变薄,但它通常会恢复到原来的厚度.
- 石层破坏的机制已知,但恢复 (重构) 的理解很少.
研究的目的:
- 调查岩层破坏和重构的过程.
- 了解克拉如何保持它们的厚度,
- 澄清地幔羽毛在岩进化中的作用.
主要方法:
- 来自加拿大北极地区的金伯利特带来的地幔石的分析.
- 通过奴隶的一个截面进行地震研究.
- 羽毛-石灰岩相互作用的数值建模.
主要成果:
- 羽毛升起在破坏和重建奴隶底下的岩层层中发挥了关键作用.
- 数字模型显示,来自麦肯齐风云事件的浮动溶残留物被捕获在稀薄的石化层中.
- 在破坏后确定了形愈合和厚度恢复的过程.
结论:
- 羽毛诱导的上升可以摧毁并随后重构岩层地幔.
- 捕获漂浮的融化残留物有助于稀薄的石化层的愈合.
- 这种愈合过程可能是一个广泛的机制,有助于长期的稳定性和复杂的结构.
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