This grant supports basic research on Earth's formation and changes, focusing on igneous and metamorphic processes. It seeks proposals on the petrology and high-temperature geochemistry of related rocks, mineral physics, economic geology, and volcanology. It also welcomes proposals for developing new analytical tools, theoretical and computational models, and experimental techniques for use in these scientific fields.

The Petrology and Geochemistry Program supports basic research on the formation of planet Earth, including its accretion, early differentiation,and subsequent petrologic and geochemical modification via igneous and metamorphic processes. Proposals in this program generally address the petrology … Show More