Dynamic earth models for frontier diamond exploration

该项目旨在通过结合构造重建和最近开发的动态地球模型以及全球和澳大利亚岩石记录，研究过去10亿年大陆运动和地幔上涌之间的联系。人们认为，地幔上涌导致了大型火山省和金伯利岩的喷发，金伯利岩是钻石的主要来源。该项目希望开发一种技术，在澳大利亚等未开发地区绘制金伯利岩的潜力图。该项目的重大好处是降低了钻石勘探的经济风险，培训了勘探地球动力学方面的研究人员，并了解了超大陆和地幔上涌之间的联系。

This project aims to investigate the link between continent motion and mantle upwelling over the last billion years by combining tectonic reconstructions and recently developed dynamic earth models with the global and Australian rock record. Mantle upwelling is thought to cause eruptions of large volcanic provinces and kimberlites, the primary source rock for diamonds. The project expects to develop a technique to map kimberlite potential in under-explored regions such as Australia. Significant benefits from the project will be the reduction of economic risks in diamond exploration, the training of a researcher in exploration geodynamics, and understanding the link between supercontinents and mantle upwelling.