The Initiation and 3D Evolution of Instabilities in the Deep Continental Lithosphere

该项目是澳大利亚板块地球动力学方面一项新的国际倡议的一部分，该倡议汇集了对我们板块边界地区活动构造的研究以及对这些过程的古代类似物的研究，这些过程被锁定在澳大利亚大陆稳定的内部。所提出的研究是一个很好的适合深地球资源的识别和提取的优先目标。岩石圈拆离作用与肥沃地幔侵位于地壳之下浅部有关，是重要的成矿地质事件。该项目以AuScope（NCRIS 5.13）为基础，基于建模和仿真为新的智能资源勘探和开采行业创建基础设施。

This project is part of a new international initiative in the Geodynamics of the Australian Plate bringing together studies of the active tectonics of the boundary regions of our plate and the ancient analogues of these processes which are locked into the stable interior of the Australian continent. The proposed research is a good fit to the Identification and Extraction of Deep Earth Resources priority goal. Detachment of the lithosphere is associated with fertile mantle being emplaced at shallow depth below the crust; an important precursory event for mineralization. The project builds upon AuScope (NCRIS 5.13) to create infrastructure for a new, smart resource exploration and extraction industry based on modelling and simulation.