Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100510

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE150100510

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A new approach to revealing melting processes in the hidden deep Earth. Kimberlite magmas are very rich in volatiles (for example carbon dioxide and water); they are the major host of diamonds and provide the deepest samples from Earth's mantle. The primary compositions of these melts can provide unique information on the nature of the deep mantle. However, kimberlite melts mix and react with wall rocks on the way up, obscuring their primary composition. To see through these secondary processes, the project aims to use a novel approach integrating the study of melt inclusions in magmatic minerals with analysis of radiogenic and stable isotopes, and investigating reactions between kimberlite magmas and wall-rock fragments. The project aims to provide new understanding of the constraints on melting processes and recycling of crustal material in the deep mantle.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-06-2015

End Date: 31-03-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $372,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Diamond Exploration |

Other Keywords

Diamond Exploration | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Geology | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

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