Phase Equilibrium Controls on the Evolution of Ocean-Floor  Basalts
{'Code': '06040200', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'OCE', 'LongName': 'Division Of Ocean Sciences'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Bilal U. Haq'}
Objective of this project is to understand role of                      fractional crystallization in generating magmatic diversity of                  mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) by carrying out phase equilibrium                experiments at pressures of up to 15 kilobars on selected MORB                  compositions.  Will also compare lab results with data from a                   number of spreading centers in Atlantic and Pacific.                            %%%                                                                                     Experiments on melting and fractionation of MORBs of                    different compositions, temperatures and pressures are needed to                understand the formation of the oceanic crust.  Dr. Grove is                    perhaps the only scientist who is presently doing the necessary                 experiments in the pressure range covered in this project.  The                 data that will be generated are essential.
{'FirstName': 'Timothy', 'LastName': 'Grove', 'EmailAddress': 'tlgrove@mit.edu', 'StartDate': '12/01/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
{'Code': '1620', 'Text': 'MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS'}
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