Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0345971

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0345971

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Role of Water in Precambrian Ultramafic Magmatism: Insights from an In-Situ Microbeam and Nanobeam Assessment of Hydromagmatic Amphibole. Hydromagmatic amphibole in some Precambrian (>600 million years old) komatiites and other ultramafic rocks in Australia, Canada and Russia indicates >3% water in the parental magmas. This magmatic water could be crustal or mantle in origin. Constraints on the water source would profoundly impact concepts of Precambrian crustal evolution and water recycling. The ultimate goal of this project is to provide constraints on the role of water in early Earth magmatism, through in situ microbeam and nanobeam analysis of the amphibole to produce an integrated trace element and isotopic dataset for geologically and chemically diverse types of Precambrian ultramafic rocks.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-04-2003

End Date: 31-05-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $170,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Geochemistry | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Geochemistry | Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Other Non-Ferrous Ores (E.G. Copper, Zinc) | Precious (Noble) Metal Ores

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