Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP260104272]
Researchers:
Christopher L. Kirkland
(Chief Investigator)
,
Janne Liebmann
(Chief Investigator)
,
Laura Morrissey
(Chief Investigator)
,
Sarah Gilbert
(Chief Investigator)
,
Stijn Glorie
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Unlocking the detrital feldspar archive. This project aims to address preservation and fertility bias in the detrital geochronological record by developing in-situ detrital feldspar Rb-Sr geochronology in tandem with Pb isotopic tracing. The integration of these novel in-situ isotopic systems, applied to the most common minerals on Earth, can revolutionize provenance studies and\ninform mineral exploration. The Rb-Sr-Pb method will be applied to feldspars stored in offshore sediments to probe into subglacial Antarctica and the Himalayas, and tested in the Australian regolith as a vector to mineral deposits. The project will thus use isotopic analysis to unlock geological history from areas that are difficult to\naccess and provide direct benefits to mineral exploration under cover.
Funding Amount $637,401
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP260104272
- ARC : DP260104272