Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0211890
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
MACQUARIE ISLAND: A UNIQUE WINDOW INTO THE OCEAN BASEMENT AND THE LINK BETWEEN OCEAN RIDGES AND OPHIOLITES. Knowledge about the composition and structure of the oceanic crust is limited due to the inaccessibility of the deep-ocean floor. Macquarie Island is the only fragment of ocean crust and mantle exposed above sea-level in the world, providing a unique opportunity to study processes of oceanic floor generation in-situ. Our project will carry out detailed mapping of the lower crust and mantle sections on the island, followed by an integrated microstructural, petrological, and geochronological analysis of samples. Such investigations may lead to fundamental advances in the understanding of formation, deformation, and emplacement of oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridge spreading centres.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2002
End Date: 06-2005
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $227,718.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Geochronology | Geology | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Structural Geology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Earth sciences | Other |
