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My research focusses on two mains areas of activity. The first uses the mineralogical and geochronological record of metamorphic rocks to unravel tectonic histories and tectonic behaviour of crustal systems in space and time. The bulk of the continental and oceanic crust has been processed by metamorphism. These metamorphic mineral assemblages record the thermal and mechanical processes that form and/or modify the Earth’s crust. Metamorphic rocks effectively encompass the entire duration of the Earth’s rock record, so they encode the rise and fall of continents and mountain belts, the birth and death of oceans and the evolution of the thermal state of the crust through Earth’s history.
The second main area of research is on mineral exploration, particularly copper, in Australia. Copper is unambiguously the most critical metal in the transition to a lower carbon economy. The bulk of the world’s copper endowment is contained in porphyry systems that developed in thick magmatic arcs, and exploration strategies in such systems are well understood. However, Australia is notably lacking in thick arc systems. Instead, Australia’s copper endowment is principally contained in tectonically ambiguous iron-oxide-copper-gold and diverse epi-genetic replacement systems in the Gawler Craton and Mount Isa regions. Consequently, copper exploration in Australia is more complex than in young arc-dominant systems. Our research is focussed on improving the age constraints on copper mineralisation to better understand the tectonic environment of ore formation in order to identify new areas of copper prospectivity.
In addition to these foci, I also work on the geochronological and mineralogical record of the early Solar System using materials derived from pallasite and mesosideritic meteorites.
The second main area of research is on mineral exploration, particularly copper, in Australia. Copper is unambiguously the most critical metal in the transition to a lower carbon economy. The bulk of the world’s copper endowment is contained in porphyry systems that developed in thick magmatic arcs, and exploration strategies in such systems are well understood. However, Australia is notably lacking in thick arc systems. Instead, Australia’s copper endowment is principally contained in tectonically ambiguous iron-oxide-copper-gold and diverse epi-genetic replacement systems in the Gawler Craton and Mount Isa regions. Consequently, copper exploration in Australia is more complex than in young arc-dominant systems. Our research is focussed on improving the age constraints on copper mineralisation to better understand the tectonic environment of ore formation in order to identify new areas of copper prospectivity.
In addition to these foci, I also work on the geochronological and mineralogical record of the early Solar System using materials derived from pallasite and mesosideritic meteorites.
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JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGYno. 4 (2024): 497-527
Geoscience Frontiersno. 5 (2023): 101596-101596
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Gondwana Research (2023): 215-234
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Precambrian Research (2023): 107077-107077
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Geological Society, London, Special Publicationsno. 1 (2023)
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