Iris Buisman
Geophysics, Geodynamics and Tectonics
 La Chandra Bioscience Private Limited
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Biography
We currently have very little direct evidence of the composition of our mantle. Kimberlites are the deepest magmas known to erupt on the Earth's surface, and thus provide us with discrete, direct sampling of the upper mantle. Kimberlites are mostly found as carrot shaped pipes which are thought to reach the surface of the Earth directly from the source region (150 - 200 km). In spite of this, they do not correctly represent the source region due to the alteration experienced upon ascent and after emplacement (eg. serpentinisation). I am investigating several questions which currently dominate kimberlite research
Research Interest
Petrology: Igneous, Metamorphic and Volcanic Studies
