Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP160103449
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Just add water: a recipe for the deformation of continental interiors. By integrating geochemical, geochronological and microstructural datasets, this project aims to provide a novel framework for fluid–rock systems in the lithosphere. Plate tectonics argues that continental interiors are usually stable, rigid and undeformable, yet mountain belts have formed in these locations. Their existence suggests that strong crust can be weakened to allow the accommodation of deforming forces, but the underlying causes for this change in behaviour are not clear. This project aims to investigate the largely unexplored impact of fluid flow on the characteristics of intraplate deformation. This would improve our understanding of what modulates the strength of continental crust, including its susceptibility to seismic activity, and the ways in which fluids interact with the deep crust, including their mineralisation potential.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2016
End Date: 12-2019
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $319,500.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Geology | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | Isotope Geochemistry | Tectonics
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Mineral Exploration not elsewhere classified |
