Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/G/S/2002/00016
Testing Gondwana break-up and plume models: constraints from magma flow directions
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Smith, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr W Owens, University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr P Leat, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
- Grant held at:
- University of Birmingham, Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Volcanic Processes
- Tectonic Processes
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Mantle & Core Processes
- Abstract:
- Models concerning the location of mantle plumes and triple junctions associated with the Mesozoic break-up of Gondwana in the Antarctic-southern Africa sector may be capable of independent testing, other than by geochemical and age dating methods. We propose to directly determine the regional flow directions of the magmas in dyke and sill complexes in the areas of postulated plume heads and related triple points on the opposing conjugate margins. We will utilise the Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility to determine magmatic flow directions and constrain these with macroscopic observations of flow indicators.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/G/S/2002/00016
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- AFI Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- AFI
This grant award has a total value of £145,776
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £82,247 | £18,253 | £6,032 | £1,410 | £37,835 |
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