Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140101976

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140101976

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Diamonds – Time Capsules of Ancient Mantle Volatiles and the Key to Dynamic Earth Evolution. This project aims to reconcile the radically different views on the structure of the Earth’s mantle, based on geochemical (mostly noble gas) and geophysical data. This objective will be addressed through innovative noble gas analyses of well-characterised diamond samples, including gem-stones used for previous dating studies. In combination with carbon isotopic results, this information will be used to constrain the structure and temporal/spatial evolution of the Earth’s mantle. A related outcome will be an improved understanding of the mantle source regions of diamonds and diamond formation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $370,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochemistry | Geochronology | Isotope Geochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Mineral Resources (excl. Energy Resources) not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Geochemistry | Geochronology | Isotope Geochemistry | Mineral Resources (excl. Energy Resources) not elsewhere classified

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