U.S.-Ireland Cooperative Research: Dolomitization and Fluid Flow in Lower Carboniferous Carbonate Rocks, Irish Midlands

这个为期三年的奖项支持美国-爱尔兰合作研究爱尔兰中部地区硫化物矿化的起源和分布，表观成因开放空间充填白云岩和方解石胶结物，以及白云岩作为石灰石的替代品。这项合作包括杰伊·格雷格和凯文·谢尔顿及其在密苏里大学的研究生和伊恩·萨默维尔在都柏林大学学院的研究小组。该项目的重点是流体来源和流动路径，以及沉积岩的区域物理和化学变化，这对于了解盆地中基本金属和石油的分布非常重要。该项目汇集了美国和爱尔兰科学家的互补专业知识，并利用了爱尔兰和美国现有设施和设备的共享。

9729653GreggThis three-year award supports US-Ireland cooperative research on the origin and distribution of sulfide mineralization in the Irish Midlands, epigenetic open-space-filling dolomite and calcite cements, and dolomites as replacements for limestone. The collaboration involves Jay Gregg and Kevin Shelton and their graduate students at the University of Missouri and Ian Somerville's research group at University College Dublin. The project's focus on fluid sources and flow paths, and regional physical and chemical changes in sedimentary rocks is important to understanding the distribution of base metals and petroleum in basins.The project brings together the complementary expertise of American and Irish scientists and takes advantage of sharing of available facilities and equipment in Ireland and the US.