|
- 积分
- 17983
- 威望
- 17983
- 包包
- 26159
|
《自然》[Nature]12年4月19日出版pdf全文; t9 S% H- R |* D
7 N' Y$ U/ v$ ?# z" X2 Q* QThe 'Great Unconformity' is a worldwide stratigraphic feature marking a divide between continental crystalline basement rock and younger shallow marine sedimentary deposits. Occasionally – as in the Grand Canyon, pictured at Toroweap Overlook on the cover – it is exposed on Earth's surface to dramatic effect. Geologists have been debating the origins and the global impact of the Great Unconformity ever since the term was coined in 1869. Shanan Peters and Robert Gaines now present new analysis of stratigraphic and lithologic data from 830 locations in North America, together with petrologic and geochemical data. They find evidence that the formation of the Great Unconformity caused enhanced continental weathering and increased oceanic alkalinity and ionic strength in expanding shallow seas, which in turn triggered biomineralization and the Cambrian explosion of marine animals. Cover credit: Momatiuk & Eastcott/Corbis/ D: \3 P/ |& E. l! S
[hide][/hide] |
附件: 你需要登录才可以下载或查看附件。没有帐号？注册
-
总评分: 威望 + 20
包包 + 20
查看全部评分
|
发表于 2012-4-19 22:08
