地球的内核组成.ppt

The Origin, Composition, and Propertiesof the Earths Core The State of the Earths Core The Dynamics of the Earths Core Study the Core Unresolved Issues Core Formation Siderophile Elements in the Mantle Elements Partitioning Excess Siderophile Elements in the Mantle Early Terrestrial Magma Ocean Elements Partitioning at High P T Core Formation in a Deep Magma Ocean Core Formation in a Deep Magma Ocean Density Deficit in the Core Sulfur in the Core? Density Deficit in the Core Sulfur in the Core? Sulfur in Solid Fe: Quench Experiments Sulfur in Solid Fe: in situ Experiments Conclusions Future Perspective Acknowledgement * Jie Li Carnegie Institution of Washington Living Planet Symposium September 2002 Size: radius 3480 km (1/2 Earth) volume 1/8 Earth mass 1/3 Earth Properties: density 10-13 g/cm3 pressure 136-330 GPa temperature 5500±1500 K state liquid-solid Composition: iron-nickel Core-Mantle Boundary Core formation ~ 4.5 Ga Outer Core Convection Geodynamo Inner-Outer Core Boundary Secular cooling Radioactive decay? Inner Core Differential rotation Anisotropy Observations Experiments Computation Widmanst?tten Pattern Diamond-Anvil Cell Cray SV1 Density deficit Accurate temperature Inner core anisotropy Core formation Core-mantle interaction Geodynamo … HETEROGENEOUS ACCRETION HOMOGENEOUS ACCRETION Gravitational energy Core-mantle equilibrium Core composition 0.001 2 Mantle Abundance Mantle Mantle Core Apparent partition coefficient D i* = c i core / c imantle D i = c iFe-alloy / c isilicate Equilibrium partition coefficient Alloy Silicate 100 mm BSE Image Ringwood 66 Mantle Heterogeneous Accretion? Proto core Solid mantle Gravitational energy Giant impact Allende CV3 Homestead L5 Proto core Solid mantle Alloy-Silicate Equilibrium Homogeneous accretion Gravitational energy Core-mantle equilibrium Core composition 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Density, kg/m -3 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Pressure, GPa 600