Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP220103037
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Garnet speed dating: Innovation for fast tectonic problem solving. This project aims to develop and apply a novel way to rapidly date the mineral garnet within rocks using the analytical technique of laser ablation mass spectrometry to calculate Lutetium-Hafnium ages. Garnet is the most important mineral we have to determine the depths of burial and the temperatures rocks experienced during the tectonic processes that shaped the continents. Our novel in situ laser ablation method will allow garnet to be rapidly and easily dated, permitting routine collection of large age datasets for tectonic problem solving. It will also offer a rapid means to determine ages of garnet-bearing rocks across prospective mineral exploration regions, providing explorers with key exploration data.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2022
End Date: 07-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $284,494.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Geology | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | Geochronology | Tectonics
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Mineral Exploration not elsewhere classified |
