GEMOC abstracts - 2008

 

Conferences:

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ARC-CONTINENT COLLISIONS IGCP 524. NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, TAINAN, TAIWAN, 12-21 JANUARY 2008

13thANZGG  CONFERENCE, QUEENSTOWN, TASMANIA, FEBRUARY 10 – 15, 2008

THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN SECTION, 43RD ANNUAL MEETING, NEW YORK, USA, MARCH 27 - 29, 2008

39TH LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE, LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, MARCH 10 - 14, 2008

RST (RÉUNION DES SCIENCES DE LA TERRE), NANCY, FRANCE, 21 - 24 APRIL, 2008

THE 18TH V.M. GOLDSCHMIDT CONFERENCE: FROM SEA TO SKY, VANCOUVER, CANADA, 13-18 JULY, 2008

AUSTRALIAN EARTH SCIENCE CONVENTION, PERTH, 20 - 24 JULY, 2008

33RD IGC INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, OSLO, 6-14 AUGUST 2008

9TH INTERNATIONAL KIMBERLITE CONFERENCE, FRANKFURT, GERMANY, 10-15 AUGUST 2008

THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (GSA), SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (SSSA), AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY (ASA), CROP SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (CSSA), AND THE GULF COAST ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES WITH THE GULF COAST SECTION OF SEPM (GCAGS), HOSTED BY THE HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (HGS), HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 5-9, 2008


 

 

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ARC-CONTINENT COLLISIONS IGCP 524. NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, TAINAN, TAIWAN, 12-21 JANUARY 2008

 

Recent island arc collisions from the western Pacific
R.A. Glen1,2
1. Geological Survey of NSW, Dept of Primary Industries, 2. GEMOC, Macquarie


13thANZGG  CONFERENCE, QUEENSTOWN, TASMANIA, FEBRUARY 10 – 15, 2008

 

Catchment erosion over the past 100,000yr in southeastern Australia: insights on how erosion and sediment transport respond to climate change
A. Dosseto1, S.P. Turner1, P. Hesse2, K.  Fryirs2 and K. Maher3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Department of Physical Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia,  3. Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University. Stanford, CA, USA.


THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN SECTION, 43RD ANNUAL MEETING, NEW YORK, USA, MARCH 27 - 29, 2008

 

Significance of detrital zircon ages from the Westboro Quartzite, Avalon Terrane, Eastern Massachusetts
J.C. Hepburn1, E J. Fernández-Suarez2, G.A. Jenner3 and E.A. Belousova4
1. Department of Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA,  2. Departmento de Petrologia y Geoquímica, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain,  3. Dept. of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada,  4. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract


 

39TH LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE, LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, MARCH 10 - 14, 2008

 

Effect of carbon and sulfur on iron melting at high pressure: implications for composition and evolution of the terrestrial planet cores
Y. Fei1, L. Deng1,2 and A. Corgne3
1. Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington DC, USA,  2. Institute of Physics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, P.R. China,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

  
Plate tectonics or not: Lithospheric stress on terrestrial planets and super-earths
C. J. O’Neill1, A. Lenardic2 and A. M. Jellinek3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  2. Department of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas,  3. Department of Earth and Ocean Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. abstract


RST (RÉUNION DES SCIENCES DE LA TERRE), NANCY, FRANCE, 21 - 24 APRIL, 2008

 

Nouvelles données isotopiques (Sr-Nd-Hf, O) des roches gabbroïques de l’Archipel de Kerguelen (Océan Indien)
J. Chevet1, M.-C. Gerbe2, M. Grégoire3, J.-Y. Cottin2, S.Y. O’Reilly1 and W.L.Griffin1
1. GEMOC , Macquarie,  2. Magmas et Volcans, Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France,  3. Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, Université Toulouse, Toulouse, France abstract


THE 18TH V.M. GOLDSCHMIDT CONFERENCE: FROM SEA TO SKY, VANCOUVER, CANADA, 13-18 JULY, 2008

 

How primitive is the “primitive” mantle?
O. Alard1,2*, V. Le Roux1,2. J.L Bodinier1, J.P Lorand3, W.L. Griffin2 and S.Y. O’Reilly2
1. Géosciences Montpellier, U. Montpellier II, UMR 5243 CNRS, Montpellier, France,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia,  3. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, France abstract

 
Sulfides, diamonds and eclogites: Their link to peridotites and Slave Craton tectonothermal evolution
S. Aulbach1, R. A. Creaser1, L. M. Heaman1,  S. S. Simonetti1, W. L. Griffin2 and T. Stachel1
1. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Core formation and the Pb and Tl isotope evolution of the silicate Earth
R.G.A. Baker1,2, B.J. Wood3, M. Rehkämper1, M. Schönbächler1,4 and S.G. Nielsen5
1. IARC, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK,  2. The Natural History Museum, London, UK,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  4. SEAES, The University of Manchester, UK,   5. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK abstract

 
U-Th-Ra disequilibria along the EPR: Evidence for off-axis melting?
C. Beier1 S. P. Turner1 and Y. Niu2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  2. Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom abstract

 
U-Pb age, Hf-isotope and trace-element composition of zircon megacrysts from the Juina kimberlites, Brazil
E.A. Belousova1, F.V. Kaminsky2  and W.L. Griffin1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  2. KM Diamond Exploration Ltd., West Vancouver, Canada abstract

 
210Pb-226Ra disequilibria: Mantle melting or gas fractionation?
K. Berlo1 and S. Turner2
1. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Canada,  2.GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
An outline of juvenile crust formation and recycling history in the Archaean Western Dharwar craton, from zircon in situ U-Pb dating and  Hf-isotopic compositions
Y.J. Bhaskar Rao1, W.L. Griffin2, J. Ketchum2, N.J. Pearson2, E. Beyer2 and S.Y. O’Reilly2
1. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Rate of spheroidal weathering determined by U-Series nuclides (Rio Icacos basin, Puerto Rico)
F. Chabau1, E. Blaes1, E. Pelt1, A. Dosseto2, H. Buss3, A. White3 and S. Brantley4
1. CGS-EOST, CNRS-University of Strasbourg, France,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  3. USGS, Menlo-Park CA, USA,  4. Penn State University, PA, USA abstract

 
Element partitioning during core formation
A. Corgne and B.J. Wood
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
How much heat and REE in calcium silicate perovskite?
A. Corgne and B.J. Wood
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Water storage and amphibole control in arc magma differentiation
J.P. Davidson1, S.P. Turner2  and C.G. Macpherson1
1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, UK,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Vegetation over hydrologic control of sediment transport over the past 100,000 yr
A. Dosseto1, S.P. Turner1, P. Hesse2, K. Maher3 and K. Fryirs2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  2. Department of Physical Geography, Macquarie University, Australia,  3. Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, USA abstract

 
Alkali activities in silicate melts
K.J. Grant and B.J. Wood
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Timescales of crustal assimilation at intra-oceanic arcs: U-series and geochemical constraints from Lopevi Volcano, Vanuatu, SW Pacific
H.K. Handley1, S.P. Turner1, I.E.M. Smith2 and R.B. Stewart3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  2. Department of Geology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand,  3. Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand abstract

 
Cu isotopic anomalies around porphyry Cu deposits
W. Li, S.E. Jackson and N.J. Pearson
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Contrasting magma sources in ultramafic-mafic intrusions of the Noril’sk area (Russia):  Hf-isotope evidence from zircon
K.N. Malitch1, E.A. Belousova2, W.L. Griffin2, I.Y. Badanina1, O.V. Petrov1 and N.J. Pearson2
1. All-Russia Geological Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia,  2. GEMOC ARC National Key Centre, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Insights on Hadean Geodynamics from diamond stability constraints
C. O’Neill
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Precision of in situ isotope ratio measurements by LAM-MC-ICPMS
N.J. Pearson, W.L. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Distribution of Pt, Os, Ir during liquid metal segregation under extremely reducing conditions
T. Rushmer
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract

 
Thermal and Uranium-series isotope constraints on the rate and depth of silicic magma genesis
M. Sandiford1, A. Dosseto2, S.P. Turner2 and J. Davidson3
1. School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia,  3. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, UK abstract

 
Genesis of high-Mg andesites at White Island, New Zealand
S. Turner and B. Wood
GEMOC, Macquarie University, Australia abstract


 

AUSTRALIAN EARTH SCIENCE CONVENTION, PERTH, 20 - 24 JULY, 2008

 

Tectonics, plumes and supercontinents: the energy link
Dr. Graham Begg,
Minerals Targeting International PL, GEMOC, Macquarie

 
TerraneChron® approach to the crustal evolution studies and implications for continental growth
E.A. Belousova, W.L. Griffin and S.Y O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie

 
The University of the Sea and the benefits to learning of active participation in a research cruise
K. Dadd
GEMOC, Macquarie


The psychology of decision-making in mineral exploration – a key to improving return on investment in our business
Prof. Mike Etheridge
GEMOC, Macquarie


The Uralla Magmatic Centre: preservation of plutonic and volcanic rocks representing an upper crustal section of some 8 km
R. Flood
GEMOC, Macquarie


U-Pb, Nd and Hf isotopic constraints on basin development and deformation in the Western Gawler CratonK. Howard, M. Hand, K. Barovich, B.  Wade, E. Belousova  and B. Wade


The proterozoic: Hiding Archean in the basement
W.L Griffin Keynote
GEMOC, Macquarie


The emergence of steady-state plate tectonics in dynamic mantle models
C. O'Neill  Convener
GEMOC, Macquarie


A spectrum of Hadean geodynamics from diamond stability constraints
C. O'Neill  Invited
GEMOC, Macquarie


Archean Lithospheric mantle: formation, composition and today’s refertilised remains
S.Y. O'Reilly Keynote
GEMOC, Macquarie


The crustal evolution of the Musgrave Province
A. Schwarz, M. Hand, K. Barovich, B. Wade, E. Belousova and E. Jagodzinski


33rd IGC INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, OSLO, 6-14 AUGUST 2008.

 

Juvenile and old components in Proterozoic crust; examples from Lu-Hf isotopes in zircon from magmatic Svecofennian and rapakivi rocks in Sweden
U.B. Andersson1, W.L. Griffin2, G. Begg3 and K. Hogdahl4
1. , Swedish Museum of Natural History (Sweden),  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Minerals Targeting International PL,Australia, 4. Lund University, Sweden abstract


Gondwana Assembly: Geochronological and Hf isotope constraints from the east African orogen in NE Mozambique
B. Bingen1, G. Viola1, W.L. Griffin2, J. Jacobs3, A.K. Engvik1, I.H.C. Henderson1, R. Boyde1, R.J. Thomas, 4 E. Daudi5, O. Skar1, R. M. Key4, A. Solli1, J.S. Sandstad1, M. Smethurst1 and T. Bjerkgerd1
1. Geological Survey of Norway, Norway,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. University of Bergen, Norway, 4. British Geological Survey, UK,  5. National Directorate for Geology, Mozambique abstract

 
Geochemical evidence for subcontinental lithospheric mantle in oceanic domain (Sal, Cape Verde Archipelago)
C. Bonadiman1, M. Coltorti1, L. Beccaluva1, W.L. Griffin2, S.Y. O’Reilly2 and N. Pearson2
1.  University of Ferrara, Italy,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie abstract

 
Heterogeneity in the oceanic lithosphere as evidenced by mantle xenoliths from Sal island (Cape Verde Archipelago)
M. Coltorti1, C. Bonadiman1, S. O’Reilly2, W. Griffin2 and N. Pearson2
1.  University of Ferrara, Italy,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie abstract

 
The continental LAB: Can we sample it?
W. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie abstract


U-Pb dating and Hf isotope analysis of zircon from very young magmatic rocks at the axial valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Y. Kostitsyn1, E. Belousova2, N. Bortnikov3, T. Zinger4 and E. Sharkov3
1. V.I.Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (GEOKHI) RAS, Russian Federation,  2. GEMOC,  3. Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry (IGEM) RAS, Russian Federation,  4. Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology (IGGD) RAS, Russian Federation abstract


Hf-isotope constrains on contrasting magma sources in economic and non-economic ultramafic-mafic intrusions of the Noril’sk area (Russia): Evidence from zircon
K. Malich1, E. Belousova2, W. Griffin2, N. Pearson2 and V. Khalenev1
1. A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI) Russian Federation,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie abstract

 

Compositional variation in the lithospheric mantle and correlation with depth to the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary
S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie abstract


Advances in mantle geochronology
N. Pearson1, S.O’Reilly1, W. Griffin1 and O.Alard2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France abstract


The Proterozoic Kibaran Belt in central Africa: intracratonic 1375 Ma emplacement of a LIP
L. Tack1, M.T.D.  Wingate2, B. De Waele2, J. Meert3, E. Belousova4, W. Griffin4, A. Tahon1, M. Fernandez-Alonso1, D. Baudet1, H.N.C. Cutten2 and S. Dewaele1
1. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium,  2. TSRC, The University of Western Australia, Australia,  3. University of Florida, United States,  4. GEMOC, Macquarie abstract


 

9TH INTERNATIONAL KIMBERLITE CONFERENCE, FRANKFURT, GERMANY, 10-15 AUGUST 2008.

 

Kimberlitic sources of super-deep diamonds in the Juina area, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
P. Andreazza1, F.V. Kaminsky2, S.M. Sablukov2, E.A. Belousova3, M. Tremblay1 and W.L. Griffin3
1. Diagem Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada,  2. KM Diamond Exploration Ltd., West Vancouver, Canada,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00004 abstract


Carbonatitic to silicic melt inclusions in lherzolite xenoliths from Lac de Gras, Slave Craton – Melt differentiation and mantle metasomatism
D.P. Araújo, W.L. Griffin and  S.Y. O'Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00139  abstract   poster


Micro-inclusions in monocrystalline octahedral diamonds from Diavik, Slave Craton: Clues to diamond genesis

D.P. Araújo, W.L. Griffin and  S.Y. O'Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00138 abstract    poster


Combined U-Pb and Lu-Hf analysis of megacrystic zircons from the Kalyandurg-4 kimberlite pipe, S. India: Implications for the emplacement age and Hf isotopic composition of the cratonic mantle
E.V.S.S.K. Babu1,2, W.L. Griffin1, A. Mukherjee3, S.Y. O’Reilly1 and  E.A. Belousova1
1. GEMOC Macquarie,  2. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, Indi,  3. NMDC Ltd., Khanij Bhavan, Masab Tank, Hyderabad, India
9IKC-A-00142 abstract


Eclogite xenoliths from the kimberlites of the Eastern Dharwar Craton, South India: Material representing ancient crust of the Western Dharwar Craton? 
E.V.S.S.K. Babu1,2, W.L. Griffin1, S. Panda2, S.Y. O’Reilly1 and Y.J. Bhaskar Rao2
1. GEMOC Macquarie,  2. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India
9IKC-A-00161 abstract


Peridotitic garnet geochemistry: key to the understanding of lithospheric structures and kimberlites diamond potential in Southern Congo
J.M. Batumike, S.Y. O’Reilly and W.L. Griffin
GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00122 abstract


Isotopic Studies of minerals and their host kimberlites from Australia and Southern Africa
S.A. Cooper12, Y.A. Kostitsyn3, E.A. Belousova1 and W.L. Griffin1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,   2. Orogenic Exploration Pty Ltd, Burwood, Vic, Australia,  3. Laboratory of Isotopic Geochemistry and Geochronology, GEOKHI RAS, Russia
9IKC-A-00214 abstract


Age of FS66 kimberlite beneath Murray Basin, South Australia:  Laser ablation ICP-MS dating of kimberlitic zircon, perovskite, and rutile
S.A. Cooper1,2, E.A. Belousova1, W.L. Griffin1, and B.J. Morris3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Orogenic Exploration Pty Ltd, Burwood, Vic, Australia,  3. South Australia Geological Survey, PIRSA, Adelaide, SA, Australia
9IKC-A-00106 abstract


Geology and exploration history of kimberlites and related rocks in South Australia
S.A. Cooper1,2, and B.J. Morris3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Orogenic Exploration Pty Ltd, Burwood, Vic, Australia,  3. South Australia Geological Survey, PIRSA, Adelaide, SA, Australia
9IKC-A-00241 abstract


The kimberlites and related rocks of the Kuruman Kimberlite Province, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa
C.L. Donnelly, S.Y. O'Reilly and W.L Griffin
GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00125 abstract    poster


An evidence for the composition of the Ordovician upper mantle beneath West Sangilen (Southeast Tuva, Russia)
A. Gibsher1, V. Malkovets1, Y. Litasov1, W. Griffin2 and S. O’Reilly2
1. Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia,  2. GEMOC Macquarie
9IKC-A-00153 abstract


Petrology and geochemistry of eclogitic sulfides:  a new insight on the origin of mantle eclogites?
Y. Greau1,2, W.L. Griffin2, O. Alard1,2 and S.Y. O’Reilly2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Geosciences Montpellier, CNRS UMR-5243, Equipe Manteau-Noyau, Universite Montpellier II, France
9IKC-A-00126 abstract

 
Diamonds and carbonatites in the deep lithosphere: Evidence of genetic links
W.L. Griffin1, D. Araujo1, S.Y. O’Reilly1, S. Rege1 and E. van Achterbergh2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Rio Tinto Technology and Innovation, Bundoora, Vic, Australia
9IKC-A-00102 abstract

 
Contrasting lithospheric mantle across the suture between the Eastern and Western Dharwar Cratons, central India
W.L. Griffin1, A. F. Kobussen1, E.V.S.S.K. Babu2, S.Y. O’Reilly1, R. Norris3, P. Sengupta3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2.  National Geophysical Research Inst., Hyderabad, India,  3. Rio Tinto Exploration India, Whitefield, Bangalore, India
9IKC-A-00103 abstract  poster

 
Super-deep diamonds from kimberlites in the Juina area,  Mato Grosso State, Brazil
F.V. Kaminsky1,3, G.K. Khachatryan1, P. Andreazza2, D. Araujo3 and W.L. Griffin3
1. KM Diamond Exploration Ltd., West Vancouver, Canada,  2. Diagem do Brasil Mineração Ltda., Brazil,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00005 abstract

 
The scale and scope of Cretaceous refertilisation of the Kaapvaal lithospheric mantle, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa
A.F. Kobussen, W.L. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00038 abstract  poster

 
Diamondiferous microxenoliths and xenocrysths from the Nyurbinskaya kimberlite pipe, Yakutia  
V.Malkovets1,2, D. Zedgenizov1, W. Griffin2, A. Dak3, S. O’Reilly2, N. Pokhilenko1, and S. Mityukhin4
1. Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Savannah Diamonds Limited, Tanzania,  4. ALROSA Co. Ltd, Mirny, Russia
9IKC-A-00224 abstract

 
Evolved carbonatitic kimberlites from the Batain Nappes, eastern Oman continental margin
S. Nasir1, S. Al-Khirbash1, H. Rollinson1, A. Al-Harthy1, A. Al-Sayigh1, A. Al-Lazki1, E. Belousova2,  F. Kaminsky3, T.,They4, H.J Massonne4 and S. Al-Busaidi5
1. Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. KM Diamond Exploration Ltd, Vancouver, Canada,  4. Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallchemie, Universität Stuttgart, Germany,  5. Directorate General of Minerals, Oman
9IKC-A-00002 abstract

 
Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous kimberlite, carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyric sill and dyke swarms from the Bomethra area, northeastern Oman     
S. Nasir1, S. Al-Khirbash1, H. Rollinson1, A. Al-Harthy1, A. Al-Sayigh1, A. Al-Lazki1, E. Belousova2,  F. Kaminsky3, T.,They4, H.J Massonne4 and S. Al-Busaidi5
1. Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. KM Diamond Exploration Ltd, Vancouver, Canada,  4. Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallchemie, Universität Stuttgart, Germany,  5. Directorate General of Minerals, Oman
9IKC-A-00003 abstract

 
Archean lithospheric mantle: its formation, its composition and today’s refertilised remains
S.Y. O’Reilly1, W.L. Griffin1, M. Zhang1 and G. Begg1,2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Minerals Targeting International PL, West Perth, WA, Australia.
9IKC-A-00085 abstract

 
In-situ isotope ratio measurement: a decade of development of applications for mantle peridotites and kimberlites
N.J. Pearson, W.L. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie
9IKC-A-00203 abstract


Trace-element geochemistry of diamond
S. Rege1, W.L. Griffin1, S.E. Jackson1, N.J. Pearson1, S.Y. O’Reilly1, D. Zedgenizov2 and G. Kurat3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, Novosibirsk, Russia,  3. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
9IKC-A-00044  poster abstract

 
Natural silicon carbide from different geological settings: polytypes, trace elements, inclusions
A.A. Shiryaev1, W.L. Griffin2,  E. Stoyanov3,4 and H. Kagi5
1. Institute of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Bayerisches Geoinstitute, Bayreuth, Germany,  4. Arizona State University, Tempe, USA,  5. Tokyo University, Japan
9IKC-A-00075 abstract

 
Trace elements and oxygen isotopes in garnets from diamondiferous xenoliths, Nurbinskaya pipe, Yakutia: Implications for diamond genesis
Z. V. Spetsius1, W.L. Griffin2, L. A. Taylor3, S.Y. O’Reilly2, S.I. Mityukhin4, J.W.Valley5 and M. Spicuzza5
1. YaNIGP CNIGRI, ALROSA Co. Ltd., Mirny, Yakutia, Russia,  2.GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Planetary Geosciences Institute, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Tennessee, USA,  4. ALROSA Co. Ltd., Mirny, Yakutia, Russia,  5. Dept.of Geosciences and Geophysics, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
9IKC-A-00140 abstract


Diamond-forming fluids and kimberlites: The trace element perspective
Y. Weiss1, W. L. Griffin2, J. W. Harris3 and O. Navon1
1. Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
9IKC-A-00113 abstract

 
Diamond forming fluids from Kankan, Guinea: major and trace element study
Y. Weiss1, R. Kessel1, W.L. Griffin2, I. Kiflawi1, D.R. Bell3, J.W. Harris4 and O. Navon1
1. Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA,  4. Division of Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
9IKC-A-00115 abstract


Carbonatitic to hydrous-silicic growth medium of diamonds from Internatsionalnaya kimberlite pipe (Yakutia)
D.A. Zedgenizov1, D. Araujo2, A.L. Ragozin1, V.S. Shatsky1, H.Kagi3 and W.L. Griffin2
1. Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Geochemical Laboratory, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
9IKC-A-00108 abstract


THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (GSA), SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (SSSA), AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY (ASA), CROP SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (CSSA), AND THE GULF COAST ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES WITH THE GULF COAST SECTION OF SEPM (GCAGS), HOSTED BY THE HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (HGS), HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 5-9, 2008

 

The 4-D Evolution of the Lithosphere Recorded by Xenoliths, Isostasy, Volcanism and Other Thermally Related Data
P. Morgan1, S.Y. O'Reilly2, and Griffin, W.L.2
1. Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Denver, CO,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie University abstract

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