Age and metamorphism of the lower crust of the North Island and South Island, NZ, Postgraduate research opportunities, Division of Sciences

A postgraduate research opportunity at the University of Otago.

Details

Academic background: Sciences
Host campus: Dunedin
Qualification: Postgraduate Diploma, Master's, PhD, Honours
Department: Geology
Supervisor: Associate Professor James Scott

Overview

What is the composition and age of the lower crust under the South and North Islands? Using xenoliths in volcanic rocks, the project would attempt to characterize the composition and evolution of the lower crust under Zealandia.

Goals would be to determine when granulite facies metamorphism occurred by U-Pb isotopes, assess the P and T of metamorphism, establish how metamorphism tectonically fits into the history of Zealandia, and how the crust has played a role in the surface tectonics of Zealandia.