Laboratory measurements of ‘porosity‐free’ intrinsic Vp and Vs in an olivine gabbro of the Oman ophiolite: Implication for interpretation of the seismic structure of lower oceanic crust
Laboratory measurements of ‘porosity‐free’ intrinsic Vp and Vs in an olivine gabbro of the Oman ophiolite: Implication for interpretation of the seismic structure of lower oceanic crust
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阿曼蛇绿岩橄榄石辉长岩中“无孔隙”固有 Vp 和 Vs 的实验室测量:对下洋壳地震结构解释的启示
DOI:
10.1111/iar.12092
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发表时间:
2015
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影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Y. Tatsumi
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作者:
S. Saito;M. Ishikawa;M. Arima;Y. Tatsumi
In order to determine ‘porosity‐free’ intrinsic ultrasonic compressional (Vp) and shear wave (Vs) velocities and Vp/Vs of an olivine gabbro from the Oman ophiolite, we developed a new experimental system using a piston‐cylinder type high‐pressure apparatus. The new system allowed us to measure velocities at pressures ranging from 0.20 to 1.00 GPa and at temperatures up to 300°C for Vp and 400°C for Vs. At room temperature, the Vp and Vp/Vs increase rapidly with pressure up to 0.40 GPa, while between 0.45 and 1.00 GPa the increase is more gradual. The change in increasing rate is attributed to closure of porosity at pressures above 0.45 GPa. Based on the linear regression of data obtained at higher pressures (0.45–1.00 GPa) and extrapolation to the lower pressures, combined with temperature derivatives of velocities of the sample measured at 1.00 GPa, we determined the intrinsic Vp and Vs of the sample as a function of pressure (P, in GPa) and temperature (T, in °C). The intrinsic velocities can be expressed as Vp (km/s) = 7.004 + 0.096 × P − 0.00015 × T, and Vs (km/s) = 3.827 + 0.007 × P − 0.00008 × T. We evaluated the intrinsic Vp and Vs of the olivine gabbro at oceanic crustal conditions and compared them with a velocity depth‐profile of the borehole seismic observatory WP‐2 area in the northwestern Pacific Basin. Although the intrinsic Vp (∼7.0 km/s) and Vs (∼3.8 km/s) for the olivine gabbro studied are comparable to those of seismic layer 3 in the WP‐2 area, the estimated vertical gradients of intrinsic velocities are significantly smaller than those reported from layer 3. These results suggest that velocity profiles of layer 3 in the WP‐2 area may reflect the presence of a minor porosity in lower oceanic crust, which closes with increasing depth and/or continuous changes in mineralogy of layer 3 rocks.
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影响因子:
3.9
作者:
S. Saito;M. Arima;T. Nakajima;K. Misawa;J. Kimura
通讯作者:
S. Saito;M. Arima;T. Nakajima;K. Misawa;J. Kimura
影响因子:
2.3
作者:
Y. Kono;M. Ishikawa;M. Arima
通讯作者:
Y. Kono;M. Ishikawa;M. Arima
DOI:
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发表时间:
2009
期刊:
影响因子:
--
作者:
Y. Kono;M. Ishikawa;Y. Harigane;K. Michibayashi;M. Arima
通讯作者:
M. Arima
DOI:
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发表时间:
2005
期刊:
American Mineralogist 90
影响因子:
--
作者:
Kozai;Y.;Arima;M.
通讯作者:
M.
DOI:
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发表时间:
2008
期刊:
Phys.Earth Planet.Inter (In press)
影响因子:
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作者:
Shinohara;M.
通讯作者:
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