Novel isotope techniques to explore the Centralian Superbasin, Australia

该项目将利用分析仪器和同位素技术方面的新进展，为覆盖澳大利亚中部大部分地区的巨大古代沉积系统--中部超级盆地--产生改进的地质年代学和地层格架。该项目旨在应用新的基于激光的沉积岩测年，并结合金属同位素代理重建盆地的古地理、水文连通性和过去的氧化还原条件，这些都是指导和降低这一前沿盆地未来沉积物托管资源勘探风险的关键参数。预期的结果将有利于澳大利亚的资源经济，同时为深入了解地球表面环境的演变提供洞察力。

This project will leverage new advances in analytical instrumentation and isotope techniques to generate improved geochronological and stratigraphic framework for the Centralian Superbasin, a vast ancient depositional system covering much of central Australia. The project aims to apply novel laser-based dating of sedimentary rocks, coupled with metal isotope proxy reconstructions of the basin’s palaeogeography, hydrological connectivity and past redox conditions, which are all critical parameters to guide and de-risk future exploration of sediment-hosted resources in this frontier basin. Anticipated outcomes will benefit Australia's resources economy, while providing insights into the evolution of Earth’s surface environment in deep time.