Magnetic Mineralogy and Magnetic Properties of Lower CrustalRocks from the Kohistan Complex, Pakistan

在巴基斯坦北部，一个地壳剖面被保存下来并暴露在喜马拉雅山脉西北部的科希斯坦。岛弧剖面的独特之处在于，在那里可以取样到几乎完整的地壳剖面。PI将通过实地和实验室研究来研究这一段的岩石磁性。这个项目的现场和国际旅行费用已经由史密森学会（超额外汇）资助，国家科学基金会资助第一年的实验室研究。本研究将1)增加地壳中下部物理性质的基础数据；2)提供深度磁化的限制性数据，以改进区域磁异常的地质解释；3)为计划中的未来岩石物理和实验研究提供一套特征良好的样品。4)营造国际合作氛围。

In Northern Pakistan, a crustal section is preserved and exposed in Kohistan, NW Himilaya. The island arc section is unique in that a nearly complete cross-section of the earth's crust may be sampled there. The PI will study, by means of field and laboratory study, the rock magnetism of this section. The field and international travel expenses for this project have already been funded by the Smithsonian Institution (Excess Foreign Currency), and NSF funds are for the first year of laboratory study. This research will 1) add basic data on the physical properties of the middle and lower portions of the earth's crust, 2) provide constraining data on magnetization at depth, for improved geological interpretation of regional magnetic anomalies, 3) provide a suite of well-characterized samples for planned future petrophysical and experimental studies, and 4) foster an atmosphere of international cooperation.