A fantastic opportunity exists for an excellent PhD student to
determine whether widespread alteration around the Orivesi
sericite-andalusiteħtopaz-tourmaline mine in southern Finland is
related to preserved remnants of a regional, now metamorphosed
hydrothermal system, or whether "orogenic gold" is a viable
alternative for some or all of the regional alteration and prospects.
The project will be comprehensively logistically supported (travel,
vehicle, fuel, daily allowance) by the Geological Survey of Finland
with additional monies from JCU research grants for extra analytical
costs relating to the project. Suitable for students with interests
in structure, geochemistry and fluids or some combination of these,
who would also like to experience the pleasure of a cold-climate
field area (including saunas, lakes, forests, fish etc) from a
tropical climate research base (including reef, blue skies, little
pollution, relaxed lifestyle). For details contact
[log in to unmask] and entitle your email "URGENT, FINLAND PHD"
as I'm on study leave at the moment (ignore the form letter saying
I'm away).
To be eligible for a postgraduate scholarship to join our 50+
strong PhD School, you must be either a) Australian or New Zealander
with a 1st class Honours, or b) an overseas student with a very
strong academic record (1st class Hons or equivalent and exceptional
undergraduate record) and two highly supportive referees.
Applications close around Sept 30 for a 2004 start (Feb or March).
--
Nick Oliver
Professor of Economic Geology,
Program Coordinator (Fluids) Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC
Economic Geology Research Unit
School of Earth Sciences
James Cook University
Townsville 4811 Australia
ph +61-(0)7 47815049
mob 0417764880
Fax +61-(0)7 47251501
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