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What do ancient granitic rocks tell about the formation of Earth's crust
The Earth is a dynamic evolving planet that has continually changed throughout its history. This change is recorded in the different rock types preserved in the continental crust and is paralleled by the evolution of life. Study of Archean granitic terranes (4.0-2.5 billion years ago) provides invaluable information on the early Earth when 50% of the present day volume of continental crust was generated. You will help work out how Earth's earliest crust formed through:potential field workpetrographygeochemical analysis.
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours, Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Geochronology of Pleistocene volcanic derived mica with Rb-Sr isotopes
Dating Pliocene to Pleistocene volcanic rocks can be technically challenging because of the paucity of suitable geochronometers. Insufficient time of sufficient ingrowth of radiogenic Pb makes the U-Pb isotope system unreliable. While the Ar-Ar system, though very accurate, is expensive and can take up to a year to get results. Micas can have extreme enrichment in Rb relative to Sr, which means that over the time scale of 1-2 million years sufficient radiogenic Sr can ingrow to allow for the …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- School
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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