Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities - Grant ID: LE0560786

Funded Activity Summary

A ThermoFinnigan Triton high-sensitivity thermal ionisation mass spectrometer for constraining geoscience rates and environmental processes via Ra and Os analysis. The short-lived isotope 226Ra provides a powerful new tool for constraining the nature of melting and magma/fluid transport processes within the Earth. Conversely, Os isotopes can track ancient recycled components, core-mantle boundary interaction and date organic-rich sediments. The installation of a high-sensitivity thermal ionisation mass spectrometer at Macquarie University will enable research in these exciting endeavours and enhance a world-class analytical facility with widespread and lasting utility. Planned research will constrain deep earth processes, magma/water transport processes, magma-mantle/chromatography, volcanic hazards, ore deposit formation, controversial climatic models, soil erosion and early planet differentiation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

Funding Amount: $495,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Geochemistry | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Earth sciences |

Other Keywords

Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Earth sciences | Geochemistry | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Iron Ores (I.E. Ferrous Ores) | Land and water management

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