Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208127

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208127

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Seismic wavespeeds and attenuation in upper-mantle rocks: a laboratory study of the effect of partial melting. The influence of partial melting on the seismic properties of the Earth's upper mantle will be explored through a laboratory study. Synthetic rock specimens consisting of the upper-mantle mineral olivine and a small proportion of basaltic magma will be prepared and their grain-scale melt distribution will be characterised. The seismic properties of these materials will be measured at high temperatures and seismic frequencies with novel locally developed equipment. Comparison with melt-free equivalents will allow the influence of the added magma to be quantified, allowing robust interpretation of seismological models of Earth structure with implications for its chemical and dynamical evolution.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2004

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $184,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geophysics | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Earthquake Seismology | Petrophysics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Earth sciences | Scientific instrumentation | "Stone, ceramics and clay materials"

Other Keywords

"Stone, ceramics and clay materials" | Earth sciences | Earthquake Seismology | Geophysics | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Petrophysics | Scientific instrumentation

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