Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0211890]Researchers: Peter Cawood (Chief Investigator) , Dr Arjan Dijkstra (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Brief description MACQUARIE ISLAND: A UNIQUE WINDOW INTO THE OCEAN BASEMENT AND THE LINK BETWEEN OCEAN RIDGES AND OPHIOLITES. Knowledge about the composition and structure of the oceanic crust is limited due to the inaccessibility of the deep-ocean floor. Macquarie Island is the only fragment of ocean crust and mantle exposed above sea-level in the world, providing a unique opportunity to study processes of oceanic floor generation in-situ. Our project will carry out detailed mapping of the lower crust and mantle sections on the island, followed by an integrated microstructural, petrological, and geochronological analysis of samples. Such investigations may lead to fundamental advances in the understanding of formation, deformation, and emplacement of oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridge spreading centres.
Funding Amount $227,718
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0211890
- ARC : DP0211890