GEMOC ARC National Key CentreResearch
The focus of GEMOC's research programs is the driving role of the mantle in Earth processes and its control of element and commodity distribution in the accessible crust. This bottom-up approach involves
Understanding the location of different types of metallogenic provinces by understanding the links between:
- mantle processes
- crustal generation
- large-scale tectonics
- heat and fluid transport
An interdisciplinary and integrated approach, linking:
- petrology and geochemistry (including fluid/vapour studies)
- geophysics (mantle and global scales)
- tectonics (mantle-crust links)
- time
to interpret the lithosphere as a 4-dimensional system.
The research program comprises four strands:
- Lithosphere Mapping
- Geotectonics
- Crustal Generation Processes
- Metallogenic Provinces
Research Links
School Science Research Resource: Xenoliths and Diamonds - Small Keys to the Lithosphere's Big Picture
Summary of Lithosphere Mapping: Lithosphere Evolution: Sino Korean Craton
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