Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01008
Timescales and mechanisms of generating silicic magmas: the clues are in the crystals.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor J Davidson, Durham University, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Durham University, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Volcanic Processes
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Geohazards
- Abstract:
- Understanding the mechanisms by which large silicic magma bodies are produced is critical to hazard prediction in regions of rhyolite volcanism, and is an important constraint on crustal growth and differentiation models. The crystals contained in silicic rocks contain a record of the evolution of the magma in which they grew or were dispersed. Therefore, a detailed analysis of the crystals - in particular core-rim isotopic profiles - will enable us to obtain a far clearer picture of the source of silicic magmas and how they differentiate. The Taupo, Fish Canyon and Bishop magma systems, considered representative of the spectrum of large silicic volcanic systems, will form the focus of this study. The fundamental analytical techniques have been developed by the PI. PDRA Bruce Charlier will bring his experience in detailed isotopic microanalysis on silicic rocks.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01008
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £161,144
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £5,509 | £75,020 | £6,809 | £34,509 | £39,298 |
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