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News: Honours projects - Geology
The Proterozoic Planetary Pivot: Oxygen, Snowballs and Metals
Honours project: A MinEx CRC project looking at how sediments of the Adelaide Superbasin record the Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event.
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Noble gases in ancient fluid droplets in minerals
Honours projects: Extract rare noble gas isotopes from specific mineral phases such as quartz.
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ORE-SOME: OZ Minerals Carrapateena (Cu-Au) deposit projects
Honours project: Exciting new honours projects investigating the origin of copper and gold at South Australia's newest mine.
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Why are only some peraluminous granites hot?
Honours project: Undertake U-Pb zircon dating and trace element analysis of accessory minerals at Adelaide Microscopy.
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Fracture formation in heterogeneous sediments, Catherine Hill, Sydney Basin, NSW
This project involves mapping and quantifying fracture patterns to better understanding the role of fluid flow through the Earth’s subsurface.
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Dating shales in the world’s oldest petroleum basin
Honours project: An exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of a new dating technique with many industry applications in both minerals, petroleum and research.
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There and back - how well do rocks record their journey deep into the Earth?
Honours project: Examine the pressure evolution recorded by granitic rocks in the western Gneiss Complex in Norway.
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What goes down, must come up? Tracking sediment input to subduction zone magmas using radiogenic and stable Sr isotopes
Honours project: Gain insights into the ‘recycling system’ of sediments/carbonates on Earth, with implications for the melt formation and also the deep carbon cycle on our planet.
Drainage landscapes of the Australian continental shelf
Honours project: Explore the fluvial drainage networks that discharge at the coastline.
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Dating the structural evolution of Pichi Richi
Honours project: Help solve this missing part of the puzzle in the absolute timing of fault movements and landscape evolution of the southern Flinders Ranges.
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