Many a times the problem that we face during our Phd is repetitive research. It would be very helpful to know what are the very recent fields which are being worked upon by Geologists around the world in the above mentioned fields. Information about these new less explored factions will help me to remain updated about the cutting edge research that is going on in my field and help me frame myself to learn the best way possible.
Dear Srinjoy Datta,
dating and source identification with U-Pb and Rb-Sr are ratehr well established (yet necessary) approaches. From an analytical point of view, If you are looking for recent advances, I would suggest looking into non-traditional isotopes, e.g., Mg, Fe, Si, Mo, Cr, Cu + Zn... . There are several possibilities to constrain magma pathways, assimilation, metasomatism, temperature, fractionation... you name it. You could look into Young et al. 2015 (10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.12.013) for ideas.
If you are looking for more ideas, geochemical perspective letters are always a good adress to look for recent advances (https://www.geochemicalperspectivesletters.org/current-issue).
Hope this helps.
Dear Srinjoy Datta
My suggestion:
In petrology, geochronolgy of igneous rocks especially granitoid rocks (U-Pb on zircon) , Identifying the source of Magma with Rb-Sr method and study on relation between intrusive bodies with mineralization , modelling for mineralization and. . ..
Trace and Rare Earth Geochemistry.
Isototopic systematics.
Reliable dating, preferably U-Pb zircon.
Application of recently proposed petrologic models.
But the traditional studies comprising field geology and good microscopy are still very important.
Dear Srinjoy Datta,
dating and source identification with U-Pb and Rb-Sr are ratehr well established (yet necessary) approaches. From an analytical point of view, If you are looking for recent advances, I would suggest looking into non-traditional isotopes, e.g., Mg, Fe, Si, Mo, Cr, Cu + Zn... . There are several possibilities to constrain magma pathways, assimilation, metasomatism, temperature, fractionation... you name it. You could look into Young et al. 2015 (10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.12.013) for ideas.
If you are looking for more ideas, geochemical perspective letters are always a good adress to look for recent advances (https://www.geochemicalperspectivesletters.org/current-issue).
Hope this helps.
Thanks a lot Jessica!! Your valuable insights will be really helpful in my work!
Do research on Geo-biology, Stable-Radiogenic isotopes and fluids related field. Those applications are very effective and you can connect your research with tectonics and mineralization related parameters. Best wishes
Dear Srinjoy Datta and the others:
All the geochemical research based in stable and radiogenic isotopes, including geochronology, are of great help in revealing tectonic plate interactions, metallogeny, and many other geological phenomena. But I would add the modern and important techniques of seismic tomography, which have actually shown to us geologists and geophysicists the inner workings of the mantle, where ascending blobs of material relate with mantle plumes and hot spots, and descending material reflects old sunken oceanic lithosphere slabs, portrayed as deep as the very interface mantle/core, greatly modifying our previous conceptions of "simple" mantle convection into a more complex scheme. Regards, Sebastián.
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