Geochronologic Tests of Scottish Caledonide Tectonics
- Lead PI: , Prof. Nicholas Christie-Blick
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Unit Affiliation: Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- Unknown start date - Ongoing
- Active
- Europe ; Scotland
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: As an outgrowth of an ACS-PRF project (2015-2018) to identify the source of the late Silurian–Devonian Old Red Sandstone of Scotland using 40Ar/39Ar mica geochronology, we are seeking new funds to re-evaluate competing interpretations of the tectonic assembly of the Grampian and Midland Valley terranes and superimposed successor basin using a combination of geochronological and geochemical approaches in a field-based context. The project is being spearheaded by Michael J. DeLuca as part of his Ph.D. research (2016-2020).