Earth Dynamics Research Group
Research Highlights
Turning trash into diamonds: recycling Mother Nature's way
Recently published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, EDRG researchers discovered that diamonds found in oceanic rocks and the so-called super-deep continental diamonds share a common origin of recycled organic carbon deep within the Earth’s mantle.
The Earth’s deepest diamonds are commonly made up of former living organisms that have effectively been recycled more than 400 kilometres below the surface.
The world’s largest plagiogranite formed by reworking of juvenile crust, not in a mid-ocean ridge environment as commonly assumed
Published in Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment, the EDRG team and collaborators report the world’s largest known plagiogranite complex in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Data indicates that the complex was produced by extensive partial melting of the accreted oceanic lower crust (as a proto-continental crust) instead of the previously known mechanisms in mid-ocean ridge environments.
A field photo of the plagiogranite complex with mafic enclaves.
News
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EDRG's 1st field trip since COVID-19 to the Jack Hills a great success
EDRG members recently returned from the first post- COVID-19 field trip. The trip to the Jack Hills, including visiting a site that contains some of the Earth's oldest zircons, was a great success with fantastic outcrops and exceptional wildflowers.
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EDRG connects with remote community school
Two members from the Earth Dynamics Research Group recently spent a few days visiting the Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School in Murchison, WA.
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2021 EDRG Annual Science Retreat
The Earth Dynamics Research Group held their 2021 Annual Science Retreat in the idyllic Porongurup Range in south-west Western Australia.
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EDRG named 2020 SAE Research Team of the year
The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Curtin University recently held their 2020 Excellence Awards, at which the Earth Dynamics Research Group was named the Research Team of the year.
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Prof. Dalziel awarded prestigious GSA Penrose Medal
The Geological Society of America has recently awarded its highest award for 2021, the Penrose Medal, to Prof. Ian Dalziel of the University of Texas at Austin and a distinguished member of IGCP 648.
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Important upcoming events
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IGCP 648 Virtual Seminar Series
The final seminar of series 3 was held on 22nd July 2021.
The IGCP648 Virtual Seminar Series will return for a fourth season in September 2021.
View more information about the seminar series and watch some of the recorded previous seminars.
Please use the online form to sign up and participate in our future seminar series. -
GAC-MAC 2021 hybrid meeting
London Ontario | Canada | 1 - 5 November, 2021
IGCP 648 are sponsoring session "SS-20 Secular evolution of the Earth's paleogeography, geodynamic processes and geodynamo" at the upcoming GAC-MAC 2021 hybrid meeting.
The call for abstracts is currently open and the submission deadline is 22 July, 2021.
Please see the session flyer for more information about the session.
Community Feature Article
Prof. Li was recently featured in an article discussing the work that we do in the Earth Dynamics Research Group. The article was produced by Futurum, a magazine and online platform aimed at inspiring young people to follow a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The article also includes a link to an activity sheet for students and teachers. For more information, teaching resources, and course and career guides, see www.futurumcareers.com.
