Climate change and tectonic uplift triggered the formation of the Atacama Desert's giant nitrate deposits
Climate change and tectonic uplift triggered the formation of the Atacama Desert's giant nitrate deposits
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DOI：
10.1130/g34969.1
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
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5.8
通讯作者：
Fehn, Udo
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作者：
Perez-Fodich, Alida;Reich, Martin;Fehn, Udo
超干旱的阿塔卡马沙漠（智利）的巨大硝酸盐矿床是地球上最不寻常但神秘的矿产之一。这些沉积物是高度可溶的硝酸盐、氯化物、硫酸盐、高氯酸盐、碘酸盐和铬酸盐的复杂组合，它们的保存是自中新世晚期以来阿塔卡马沙漠普遍的极端干旱气候条件的结果，平均降雨率为
The giant nitrate deposits of the hyperarid Atacama Desert (Chile) are one of the most extraordinary, yet enigmatic, mineral occurrences on Earth. These deposits are complex assemblages of highly soluble nitrates, chlorides, sulfates, perchlorates, iodates, and chromates, and their preservation is the result of prevalent hyperarid climate conditions in the Atacama Desert since the late Miocene, with average rainfall rates of