Interplay between metamorphism and deformation in the Earth’s lithosphere

Projektinformationen

MADE-IN-EARTH

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 335577

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

Startdatum 1 Oktober 2013

Enddatum 30 September 2018

Finanziert unter

• Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Gesamtkosten € 1 499 820,00

EU-Beitrag € 1 499 820,00

Koordiniert durch

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH
Switzerland

Ziel

A key to understanding the processes operating in the outer part of the Earth is to look at the metamorphic rocks produced in orogenic belts. These rocks now exhumed to the Earth’s surface provide a record of what they experienced, if only they can be correctly interpreted.
The recent use of high resolution devices has revealed the three-dimensional size, shape, composition and distribution of microstructural features in metamorphic rocks down to the nanometre-scale. The new observations show that mechanically maintained pressure variations can be significant (~1 GPa) even on a micro-scale. However, there is currently no satisfactory thermodynamic methodology for a quantitative interpretation of systems with such pressure variations in metamorphic rocks. Ignoring such pressure variations in petrological analysis can lead to errors in depth estimates that are comparable to the typical thickness of the whole continental crust. Such an error may then significantly influence the quality of geodynamic reconstructions.
Here, I propose to develop a revolutionary theoretical and computational method to understand microstructures that reflect pressure variations, based on the chemical and mechanical properties of their constituent minerals. Using the novel theoretical approach, I and my team will perform 3D numerical simulations and give the criteria to correctly understand the key microstructures.
This emerging multi-disciplinary research will provide a quantitative and physically-based framework for interpreting common microstructures in metamorphic rocks. Furthermore, the new approach will not only make a critical contribution to understanding the interplay between metamorphic processes and deformation on the grain scale, but it will also form the basis for a new generation of models for application to large-scale geological scenarios. The results of the project will thus significantly increase our understanding of key processes in the Earth’s lithosphere.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › geology › petrology › metamorphic petrology

Programm/Programme

• FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thema/Themen

• ERC-SG-PE10 - ERC Starting Grant - Earth system science

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

ERC-2013-StG
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Finanzierungsplan

ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant

Gastgebende Einrichtung

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Hauptforscher

Lucie Tajcmanova (Dr.)

Kontakt Verwaltung

Lucie Tajcmanova (Dr.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 1 499 820,00
• Adresse: Raemistrasse 101 ; 8092 Zuerich ; Schweiz
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten

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EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Schweiz

Hauptforscher

Lucie Tajcmanova (Dr.)

Kontakt Verwaltung

Lucie Tajcmanova (Dr.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 1 499 820,00
• Adresse: Raemistrasse 101 ; 8092 Zuerich
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten