Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00538
Resolving the true nature and longevity of the Earth's upper mantle.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor KW Burton, The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr I Parkinson, University of Bristol, Earth Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr P Van Calsteren, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
- Grant held at:
- The Open University, Environment, Earth & Ecosystems
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Planetary science
- Volcanic Processes
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Mantle & Core Processes
- Abstract:
- Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) are the most abundant terrestrial magmas, accounting for more than 80 percent of the Earth's volcanic products, and are considered to form by partial melting of ultramafic rocks in the upper mantle. Although exhaustive geochemical studies have been made on MORB samples, they cannot be used to precisely constrain mantle evolution, either because the data are of poor quality, lack precise age constraints, or have not been made on the same samples or the same material. This project aims to obtain comprehensive high-precision isotope and elemental data for the constituent phases of MORB and abyssal peridotites. These data will provide a definitive dataset to constrain the physical and chemical evolution of the Earth's upper mantle, and will allow us to distinguish whether the mantle evolves continuously or whether there are portions of the mantle that preserve distinct, and sometimes 'ancient' age and isotopic information.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00538
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £125,313
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4,755 | £62,482 | £29,334 | £28,742 |
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