Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0343406

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0343406

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The ins and outs of a Proterozoic supercontinent - what is the significance of 990-900 Ma orogenesis for the assembly of Rodinia? The hypothesis that all of Earth's continents came together one billion years ago to form a supercontinent known as Rodinia has invigorated debate about ancient continental distributions. Current models depict a flawed configuration for Rodinia, since they assume that continental fragments preserving evidence for quite different episodes of tectonic activity between 1350 and 900 million years ago developed at the same time. This project will make new correlations based upon careful observation and precise isotopic dating of rocks in Antarctica and Mexico, and will use these data to develop a more realistic picture of the ancient Earth.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $278,035.00

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 Keywords

Earth sciences | Geochronology | Geology | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Structural Geology

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