由羽毛引发的薄板控制的火山活动和长期的地震性
Raffaele Bonadio1, Sergei Lebedev2,3, David Chew4
1Department of Earth Sciences, Bullard Laboratories, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. rb2075@cam.ac.uk.
Nature communications
|August 22, 2025
概括
地幔羽毛通过侵蚀地球的岩层造成了表面升起和大火性地带 (LIP). 这项研究揭示了英国和爱尔兰下面的薄岩层, 将其与冰岛羽毛和当前的地震性联系起来.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 构造学
- 地动力学
背景情况:
- 理论上,地幔羽毛会导致表面升高和大火山区 (LIP).
- LIP岩中心的分散分布表明横向流,但直接证据是有限的.
- 北大西洋火山区是与地幔羽毛相关的LIP的一个关键例子.
研究的目的:
- 研究地幔羽毛,岩层结构和LIP形成之间的关系.
- 绘制与冰岛羽毛相关的英国-爱尔兰地区的岩层厚度变化.
- 将当前的地震性模式与岩层结构和风云冲击相关联.
主要方法:
- 使用丰富的地震数据进行详细的成像.
- 应用先进的地震热像技术来绘制板块厚度.
- 与地质和地震观测相关的地质物理数据.
主要成果:
- 在英国和爱尔兰地区发现了以前未知的板厚变化.
- 证明了大约60万年前的升起/岩层和目前薄薄的石化层之间的系统相关性.
- 显示目前在英国和爱尔兰的地震是局部在薄石区域和沿厚度的对比.
结论:
- 冰岛喷雾侵蚀了英国和爱尔兰地区的石化层,导致解压融化和随后的升起和 magma.
- 覆盖层层在岩层中创造了持久的机械异质性.
- 这种异质性影响了该地区的变形,地震和地震危险的长期分布.
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