地幔熱柱
概念
1971年威廉·杰森·摩根發(fā)表了地幔熱柱理論。理論中,地幔中的對(duì)流緩慢地將熱從地核攜帶至地表?,F(xiàn)在我們知道,有兩種對(duì)流過(guò)程負(fù)責(zé)地球內(nèi)部的熱交換:板塊構(gòu)造與地幔熱柱。前者由冷卻的巖石圈地殼沉入軟流圈來(lái)驅(qū)動(dòng),當(dāng)海洋地殼隱沒(méi),軟流圈會(huì)被動(dòng)地于中洋脊涌升而達(dá)平衡。后者由地核、地幔熱交換來(lái)驅(qū)動(dòng),熱物質(zhì)沿細(xì)柱上升,并將熱帶離地核。地幔熱柱通常獨(dú)立于,板塊運(yùn)動(dòng)。
1970年代早期模擬地幔熱柱的流體力學(xué)模型顯示,熱柱由兩個(gè)部分組成:呈長(zhǎng)細(xì)柱狀,底端連至地幔底部,頂端則膨大成球狀并隨上升而膨脹,整體就像有著細(xì)長(zhǎng)柄的蘑菇。頂端呈蕈狀是因?yàn)榧?xì)柱的熱物質(zhì)上升速度較熱柱本體快,使物質(zhì)累積于頂端所致。1980年代晚期至1990年代早期的模型顯示,球狀頂上升膨脹時(shí)可能會(huì)挾帶入周?chē)能浟魅ξ镔|(zhì)。
當(dāng)熱柱頂?shù)诌_(dá)巖石圈底,會(huì)開(kāi)始攤平并因減壓而大規(guī)模熔融形成玄武巖巖漿。這些巖漿可能會(huì)于短時(shí)間內(nèi)大量噴發(fā)至地表(短于一百萬(wàn)年),于大陸地殼形成洪流玄武巖,于海洋地殼則形成海底高原。洪流玄武巖的例子如印度的德干玄武巖與拉治馬哈玄武巖,亞洲的西伯利亞玄武巖、峨嵋山玄武巖,加拿大卑詩(shī)省的卡爾馬森層,南非的卡露玄武巖,南極洲的費(fèi)勒粗玄巖(原與卡露連接),南美洲的巴拉那玄武巖與非洲的艾坦德卡玄武巖(此兩者在南大西洋形成前為一個(gè)玄武巖區(qū)),北美洲的哥倫比亞河玄武巖。和熱柱有關(guān)聯(lián)的海底高原包括西南太平洋的昂東爪哇高原,印度洋的曼尼海根高原。
熱柱尾端的細(xì)柱仍會(huì)繼續(xù)上升,并于固定位置不斷地提供巖漿,也就是熱點(diǎn)。當(dāng)上方巖石圈移動(dòng),熱點(diǎn)噴發(fā)會(huì)形成火山鏈,方向平行于板塊移動(dòng)。經(jīng)典例子為太平洋的夏威夷-帝王島鏈。
大陸的洪流玄武巖噴發(fā)常與大陸張裂、分離有關(guān)(如埃塞俄比亞玄武巖與東非大裂谷),因而產(chǎn)生了地幔熱柱在大陸張裂與海盆形成中扮演著重要角色的假說(shuō)。因此亦可見(jiàn)一些自洋脊兩側(cè)延伸的火山鏈(如在南大西洋、冰島)或?qū)ΨQ(chēng)的玄武巖區(qū)(如東南格陵蘭玄武巖)。
熱柱形成
微熱柱
地核的作用
證據(jù)
成鏈狀的火山軌跡
稀有氣體和同位素
地球物理上的異常
地球化學(xué)
可能的熱柱地點(diǎn)
礦脈的關(guān)連
其他解釋熱點(diǎn)的模型
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