在地球地幔中隐藏着压力稳定的储备
Siyu Liu1, Meng Guo2,3, Shidong Yu2
1Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. siyu_liu@ntu.edu.sg.
Nature communications
|February 18, 2026
概括
在地球地幔深处可能存在一种非放射性的隐藏储备. 高压硫化合物可以储存这种古老的,解释同位素失衡及其偶尔释放.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 矿物物理 矿物物理
- 行星科学 行星科学
背景情况:
- 地球的酸盐地幔和体石之间存在同位素不平衡,这表明缺乏非放射性的储备.
- 之前的模型提出了核心封存,但在酸盐地球内隔离的机制尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查高压-硫 (Pb-S) 阶段在地球地幔深处的非放射性的潜力.
- 探索同位素的长期储存和偶发释放机制.
主要方法:
- 第一原则结构预测.
- 在高压条件下的点计算.
主要成果:
- 硫化 (PbS) 早期结晶,在核心-地幔边界条件下保持固态,形成与 (U) 和 (Th) 隔离的稳定储备.
- 在富含硫的条件下,PbS可以形成具有对比化行为的多硫化物相 (PbS2,PbS3),使其能够存储和有限的上升运输.
- 这些发现为保存古老的提供了合理的物理机制,并解释了上层地幔中的非放射性特征.
结论:
- 高压Pb-S相提供了一个可行的机制,用于在深层地幔中封存非放射性.
- 地幔氧化还原和硫循环与酸盐地球的同位素演变有关.
- 这项研究协调了同位素差异,并表明在地幔地化学中的动态作用.
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