Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award

独居石是一种稀土元素磷酸盐， 各种火成岩和变质岩中的副矿物。 地质年代学家对它很感兴趣， 将铀结合到其晶体结构中， 用于年龄测定 这个项目将研究温度- 独居石中Pb的相关扩散参数，允许 地球科学家利用这种潜力来确定地质事件的年代。

Monazite is a rare-earth element phosphate that occurs as an accessory mineral in a variety of igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is of interest to geochronologists because the mineral incorporates uranium into its crystal structure and can thus be used in age-dating. This project will study the temperature- dependent diffusion parameters for Pb in monazite, allowing geoscientists to utilize this potential for dating geologic events.