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

Abbott0139490此美洲计划提案请求支持阿巴拉契亚州立大学 Richard N. Abbott 博士对一种名为阿尔卑斯型尖晶石榴石橄榄岩的不寻常变质岩进行研究，这种岩石最近在加勒比海国家多米尼加共和国发现。 Abbott 博士将与位于佛罗里达州迈阿密的佛罗里达国际大学 Engineers P.V. 的 Draper Greenville 博士合作。 Chavez 和 V. Silva，Direccion de Mineria（矿业/地质调查局），圣多明各，以及 Ivan Tavares 博士，圣多明各自治大学。 该研究的主要目标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本。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目前大安的列斯群岛起源的模型。 确定这些橄榄岩巨石的地质来源将为加勒比地区发生的构造过程提供基础知识。 这项研究得出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.