在东非的阿法尔地区,深层地壁网络的同时裂规模膨胀
1Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy. alessandro.larosa@dst.unipi.it.
Nature communications
|May 20, 2024
概括
岩流入地的下层是通过一个深层的网络偶尔发生的. 在阿法尔裂中使用卫星地质测量观察到的这一过程,构建了全球裂系统下面的火性地.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
- 火山学 火山学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 在地-地幔边界的岩边缘网络是从不同的板块边缘所知.
- 缺乏对深层岩运动的直接观测,这阻碍了对岩流入和边缘形成的理解.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究深层岩运动及其在分离板边缘的边缘形成中的作用.
- 了解岩从地幔流入地的机制.
主要方法:
- 利用卫星地质测量来检测裂尺度变形.
- 分析了与阿法尔裂深层地中的岩涌入相关的变形模式.
主要成果:
- 在阿法尔裂9-28公里深处观察到四个边缘的同时膨胀.
- 变形表明岩流入~100公里宽的区域,表明一个共同的地幔源.
- 低地的岩供应是暂时偶发的,通过边框网络发生.
结论:
- 通过相互连接的边缘进行偶发性岩供应是构建厚厚的火性地的一个基本过程.
- 这个过程是由融化迁移通过多孔地幔流动的固有不稳定性驱动的.
- 这些发现适用于全球的岩裂和裂边缘.
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