Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0559055

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0559055

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

An experimental study of trace element equilibria during metamorphism. The analytical methods and experimental data to be developed will enable an Australian team to become world leaders in determining pressures and temperatures of mineral growth that correspond to a range of depths and temperature gradients in the Earth tha t is wider than accessible previously. Obtaining this information from small zones within single grains will allow determination of rates of change, and give us a detailed picture of how the host rock has evolved, even from very small samples. One application would be checking the origin of relatively common minerals for whether they could be associated with diamonds.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Mineralogy And Crystallography | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Inorganic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Earth sciences | Physical sciences |

Other Keywords

Earth sciences | Geology | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Inorganic Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Mineralogy And Crystallography | Physical sciences | Titanium Minerals, Zircon, and Rare Earth Metal Ores (E.G. Monazite)

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