Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0211706

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0211706

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Distribution and origin of 4 billion-year-old zircons from Western Australia: Implications for the early history of the earth and moom. We aim to determine the distribution and origin of >4 billion year old (Ga) zircons in rocks from north-western Western Australia, using geological mapping, mineralogical and chemical techniques and SHRIMP zircon geochronology. The >4Ga zircons are the oldest known crustal material, and the only material which can give direct information on the earliest evolution of the Earth. In this research, we will collaborate with international research groups also intending to investigate the early history of the Earth using the >4Ga zircons. Outcomes will be new ideas on the origin of the zircons, the differentiation of the Earth, the formation of the Moon and the Earth's oceans, and the development of ancient life forms.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2002

End Date: 12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $360,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochronology | Geology | Mineralogy And Crystallography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Socio-cultural issues |

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