Archaean-Proterozoic boundary interpreted as a catastrophic collapse of the stable density stratification in the core

M. Kumazawa; S. Yoshida; T. Ito; H. Yoshioka

doi:10.5575/geosoc.100.50

Archaean-Proterozoic boundary interpreted as a catastrophic collapse of the stable density stratification in the core

M. Kumazawa, S. Yoshida, T. Ito, H. Yoshioka

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Stable density stratification in the Early Earth's core is an inevitable consequence of the core formation in the growing Earth. The evolution of the stratified layer is discussed and a possible mechanism leading to the present core, in which no significant stratification exists is proposed. The stratification collapsed within a very short period of time by tidal resonance of inertial gravity wave and the resulting wave-breaking and mixing. A possibility is discussed regarding the identification of this hypothetical catastrophic event with the Archaean-Proterozoic boundary located at 2.7 to 2.8 Ga ago, when palaeomagnetic evidences mark intensification of geodynamo and also the radiometric ages of igneous rocks show a conspicuous clustering. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-59
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal - Geological Society of Japan
Volume	100
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5575/geosoc.100.50
Publication status	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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