地幔上游在阿法三连接处的上游,其形状取决于主导板块动力学
Emma J Watts1,2, Rhiannon Rees1, Philip Jonathan3
1School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
概括
在东非阿法尔地区下面的地幔上升是不对称的和异质的,影响着火山活动和大陆分裂. 板块构造学,特别是更快的扩散速度,引导地幔流向红海裂.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 构造学 构造学 构造学 构造学
背景情况:
- 地幔上升是火山活动和大陆分裂的关键驱动因素.
- 地幔上游的空间和组成特征,以及它们与板块构造学的相互作用,尚未得到充分理解.
- 东非的阿法尔三重交叉点提供了一个独特的环境来研究地幔上游动态.
研究的目的:
- 调查地幔在阿法尔下方上升的空间特征和内部组成.
- 了解板块构造学如何影响地幔上升和融化分布.
- 检查大陆三重交叉点上地幔上游的控制.
主要方法:
- 对来自远方的130多个火山样本进行了地质化学分析.
- 统计建模整合地质化学和地质物理数据.
- 在裂地区对地幔组成特征的分析.
主要成果:
- 阿法尔下面的地幔由一个单一的,不对称的上游组成.
- 这种上升是空间和化学异质的,控制裂臂的融化成分和丰度.
- 更快的裂变速度与更快的,道化地幔流相相关,特别是在红海裂方面.
结论:
- 地幔上升的动态受到主导板块的构造活动的显著影响.
- 板薄化和更快的延伸有助于集中地幔流动.
- 阿法尔地区的例子说明了地幔上游如何与板块构造学相互作用,形成大陆裂.
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