International: Characterization of High Pressure/Ultra-High Pressure Alpine-Type Garnet Peridotite in Northern Dominican Republic

Abbott0139490本美洲计划提案要求Richard N.阿巴拉契亚州立大学的雅培进行研究的一个不寻常的变质岩称为阿尔卑斯型尖晶石石榴石橄榄岩，最近发现在加勒比国家多米尼加共和国。 Abbott博士将与佛罗里达迈阿密佛罗里达国际大学的德雷珀格林维尔博士、圣多明各矿业局的工程师P.V. Chavez和V. Silva以及圣多明各自治大学的Ivan塔瓦雷斯博士合作。 研究的主要目的是确定和绘制这些岩石与同一单元中其他岩石之间的关系，找到它们的来源，并在实验室中分析样品。了解这些不寻常的岩石将有助于在加勒比海盆地起源的更广泛背景下完善大安的列斯群岛起源的现有模型。 查明这些橄榄岩巨砾的地质来源将提供有关加勒比这一地区发生的构造过程的基本知识。 这项研究的地质图将有助于自然资源的开发和管理。

Abbott0139490This Americas Program proposal requests support for Dr. Richard N. Abbott, Appalachian State University to conduct research of an unusual metamorphic rock called Alpine-type spinel-garnet peridotite, recently discovered in the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. Dr. Abbott will be collaborating with Dr. Draper Greenville of Florida International University, Miami, Florida, Engineers P.V. Chavez, and V. Silva, Direccion de Mineria (bureau of mines/geological survey),Santo Domingo, and Dr. Ivan Tavares, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo. The principal objectives of the research are to determine and map the relationship between these rocks and others in the same unit, find their source, and analyze samples in the laboratoryUnderstanding these unusual rocks will help to refine the current model of the origin of the islands of the Greater Antilles in the broader context of the origin of the Caribbean basin. Identifying the geological sources of these peridotite boulders will provide fundamental knowledge on the tectonic processes that have occurred in this part of the Caribbean. The resulting geologic maps from this research will be useful for the development and management of natural resources.