由磁体揭示的哈达时代到古老时代的停滞盖构造学
John A Tarduno1,2,3,4, Rory D Cottrell5, Richard K Bono6,7
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. john.tarduno@rochester.edu.
Nature
|June 14, 2023
概括
早期地球可能有一个停滞盖构造系统,而不是板块构造系统. 这表明生命可以在没有板块构造驱动的地球化学循环的情况下存在.
科学领域:
- 地质科学
- 古磁论
- 早期的地球研究
背景情况:
- 板块构造的开始对于地球的持续可居住性至关重要,但仍然不确定.
- 由于古代岩石的变化,区分板块构造和停滞盖构造具有挑战性.
研究的目的:
- 通过古密度数据研究早期地球的构造机制.
- 确定板块构造开始的时间.
主要方法:
- 分析具有初级磁石含量的矿石的古强度数据.
- 将巴伯顿绿石带的数据与杰克希尔斯的现有数据进行比较.
主要成果:
- 从伊奥古到中古的石的古强度模式与杰克希尔斯的类似,证实了石的记录准确性.
- 在39亿至34亿年前几乎不变的古野值表明不变的度.
- 这种模式与停滞层对流的预测相一致, 而不是现代板块构造.
结论:
- 早期的地球 (3.93.4亿年) 可能在一个停滞不前的状态下运行.
- 在没有板块构造驱动的循环环境中, 生命可能起源并持续存在.
- 这一发现挑战了板块构造的必要性,
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