Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102773]Researchers: Chris Clark (Chief Investigator) , Chris Clark (Chief Investigator) , Ian Fitzsimons (Chief Investigator) , Prof Marian Holness (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Migmatites, charnockites and crustal fluid flux during orogenesis. Migration of volatile fluid and molten rock controls many Earth processes including rock deformation and the formation of mineral and energy deposits. Deep crustal fluids are hard to study directly, and their characteristics are usually inferred from lower crustal rock brought to the surface by erosion. For over 30 years one such rock called charnockite has been used to argue that lower crust is dehydrated by influx of carbon dioxide-rich fluid, while other evidence supports dehydration by water extraction in silicate melt. This project aims to use the shape, distribution and chemistry of mineral grains to trace the passage of volatiles and melt through charnockite, constrain the nature of lower crustal fluids and resolve a long-standing controversy.
Funding Amount $182,700
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102773
- ARC : DP150102773