U.S.-China Cooperative Research: Biochemistry of Mantle Xenoliths from China: Evolution of Subcrustal Lithosphere

伊利诺伊大学的马丁·弗劳尔， 芝加哥和中国科学院的谢光宏 地球化学研究所，是一个联合地球化学研究 捕虏体和矿物从中国南部和东部分离。 本研究的结果将用于评估 亚大陆地幔岩石圈，并将提供重要的 以前没有数据。 本研究中提出的问题对以下方面很重要： 了解岩石圈的形成及其演化 地质年代 与中国科学家合作， 提供对以前未取样的偏远地点的访问， 中国实验室 该项目还将支持 一位美国研究生的参与。

This collaboration between Martin Flower, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Xie Guanghong, Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Geochemistry, is a joint geochemical study of xenoliths and mineral separates from southern and eastern China. Results of this study will be used to evaluate aspects of the sub-continental mantle lithosphere, and will provide important data previously not available. Questions being addressed in this research are important for understanding formation of the lithosphere and its evolution over geologic time. Collaboration with Chinese scientists will provide access to remote, previously unsampled sites and use of Chinese laboratories. The project will also support the participation of an American graduate student.