Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208176

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208176

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Role of Crustal Processes in Archaean Cratonisation: A Case Study from the East Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrain, W.A. The formation of stable cratons is a fundamental aspect of continental evolution, and often follows a protracted, episodic history of crustal reworking. This project will examine the geology of the Early Archaean (>3200 million years) East Pilbara Granite-Greenstone Terrain, in order to evaluate the extent to which the uniquely Early Archaean, large-scale 'dome-and-keel' crustal architecture contributed to the thermal and mechanical stabilisation of the Earth's oldest craton. The results will have important implications for the influence of radiogenic heat production redistribution on the intensity, style and duration of tectonic activity predating cratonisation of continental lithosphere throughout the Earth's history.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $214,118.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geology | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Geotectonics | Radiometrics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Earth sciences |

Other Keywords

Earth sciences | Geology | Geotectonics | Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology | Radiometrics

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