在海洋上层地幔中神秘的碳同位素变化
Yves Moussallam1, Estelle F Rose-Koga2, Cyril Aubaud3
1Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, New York, NY 10964.
概括
地球地幔的碳同位素揭示了显著的上层地幔异质性,挑战了关于其起源的先前假设,并建议修订大宗酸盐地球的碳价值.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 同位素地球化学 同位素地球化学
- 行星科学 行星科学
背景情况:
- 地球碳的起源和深层碳储库的同位素组成的了解很少.
- 在行星形成期间发生的多个同位素分离事件使得追踪碳的历史变得复杂.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究当今地球上层地幔的碳同位素特征 (δ13C).
- 评估地幔异质性及其对碳循环和地球形成的影响.
主要方法:
- 碳同位素测量 (δ13C) 在稀有,未含气的中洋脊基岩上进行.
- 从太平洋,大西洋和北冰洋收集了样本,以代表不同的地幔来源.
主要成果:
- 卷积的上层地幔表现出可变的 δ 13 C 值,范围从 -10 ‰ 到 -4 ‰.
- 这些价值与石钻石有很大差异,最高的价值集中在大西洋.
- 观察到的地幔异质性与已知地化学标记的潜水或下层地幔贡献无关.
结论:
- 地球上层地幔的碳同位素组成比以前所认为的更加异质.
- 这种异质性的起源令人费解,可能涉及原始地幔组成.
- 大量酸盐地球的δ13C值可能需要根据这些发现进行修订.
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