Appendix 4: Abstract titles

TITLES OF ABSTRACTS FOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS IN 2010

 

29TH NORDIC GEOLOGICAL WINTER MEETING, OSLO, 11-13 JANUARY 2010
Provenance characteristics of the Brumunddal sandstone in the Oslo Rift derived from U-Pb, Lu-Hf and trace element analyses of detrital zircons by laser ablation ICPMS
T. Andersen1, A. Saeed2, R.H. Gabrielsen1 and S. Olaussen3
1. Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway,  2. GEMOC Macquarie,  3. Eni Norge AS. Stavanger, Norway


SGTSG 2010 SPECIALIST GROUP IN TECTONICS AND STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY CONFERENCE 2010, PORT MACQUARIE, NSW, 1-5 FEBRUARY 2010

Structural evolution of the Dayman Dome Metamorphic Core Complex, eastern Papua New Guinea
N.R. Daczko1, P. Caffi1, J.A. Halpin1,2 and P. Mann3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania,  3. Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, USA

The Mesoproterozoic transition in Australia: Arcs, plumes, and continental break-up?
P.G. Betts1, D. Giles2, J.R Stewart1, B.F. Schaefer3 and N. Chalmers4,1
1. School of Geosciences, Monash University, VIC, Australia,  2. Tectonics, Resources and Exploration (TRaX), School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. Marmot Resources, SA, Australia

The Wongwibinda Complex: A HTLP metamorphic terrain
S.J. Craven and N.R. Daczko
GEMOC, Macquarie

Unraveling a protracted history in the hot seat: Charnockitic magmatism in the Proterozoic Rayner Orogen, East Antarctica
J.A. Halpin1,2, L.A. Milan1, N.R. Daczko1 and G.L. Clarke3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania, Australia,  3. School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, Australia

Provenance of metasedimentary rocks in the western Gawler Craton: Geochemical, zircon U-Pb, Lu-Hf and whole-rock Sm-Nd isotopic constraints
K.E. Howard1, M. Hand1, K. Barovich1 and E. Belousova2
1. Centre for Tectonics, Resources and Mineral Exploration, University of Adelaide, Australia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Provenance of Late Palaeoproterozoic cover sequences in the central eastern Gawler Craton: Exploring stratigraphic correlations with Curnamona and Mt Isa using detrital zircon, zircon Hf and Nd isotopic data
K.E. Howard1, M. Hand1, K. Barovich1, A. Lambeck2 and E. Belousova3
1. Centre for Tectonics, Resources and Mineral Exploration, University of Adelaide, Australia,  2. Geoscience Australia, ACT,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie

U-Pb zircon, zircon Hf and whole-rock Sm-Nd isotopic constraints on the evolution of Palaeoproterozoic rocks in the northern Gawler Craton
K.E. Howard1, M. Hand1, K. Barovich1, J. Payne1,2 and E. Belousova3
1. Centre for Tectonics, Resources and Mineral Exploration, University of Adelaide, Australia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

The old and the new - A cryptic record of contrasting lithospheric evolutions in central Australia
A.J. Woodhouse1,2, M. Hand1, K. Barovich1, E. Belousova3, E. Jagodzinski2 and M. Wingate4
1. Centre for Tectonics, Resources and Exploration (TRaX), University of Adelaide, Australia,  2. Department of Primary Industries and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA), Geological Survey Branch, Adelaide, Australia,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. Department of Mines and Petroleum, Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, Australia




THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA JOINT SECTION MEETING GSA NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTIONS BOTH CELEBRATING THEIR 44TH ANNUAL MEETING. GSA NORTH-CENTRAL/SOUTH-CENTRAL, BRANSON, MISSOURI, 11-13 APRIL 2010

Early Mesoproterozoic (1.5-1.3 ga) magmatic and tectonic evolution of the SE Laurentian Cratonic Margin: implications of U-Pb, Sm-Nd, and Lu-Hf data
M.E. Bickford1, K.E. Karlstrom2, W.R. Van Schmus3, P.A. Mueller4, W.L. Griffin5, G.D. Kamenov4, G.C. Begg5 and E. Belousova5
1. Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, NY, USA,  2. Earth and Planetary Science, University of New Mexico, USA, 
3. Department of Geology, Univ of Kansas, USA,  4. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA,  5. GEMOC, Macquarie




13TH QUADRENNIAL IAGOD SYMPOSIUM 2010 ‘GIANT ORE DEPOSITS DOWN-UNDER’, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, 6-9 APRIL 2010

TerraneChron® as exploration tool for regional terrane-scale evaluation
E.A. Belousova, W.L. Griffin, G.C. Begg and S.Y. O’Reilly  Invited
GEMOC, Macquarie

Heavy mineral sands in the Eucla Basin, southern Australia: Deposition and province-scale prospectivity
B. Hou1, J. Keeling1, A. Reid1, I. Warland2, E. Belousova3 and L. Frakes4
1. Minerals and Energy Division, Primary Industries and Resources SA, Australia,  2. Iluka Resources Limited, Kent Town, SA, Australia,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. Geology and Geophysics, The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia




INTERNATIONAL FIELD CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON TEPHROCHRONOLOGY, VOLCANISM AND HUMAN ACTIVITY, ACTIVE TEPHRA IN KYUSHU, JAPAN, 9-17 MAY 2010

Merging eruption datasets: Building integrated eruptive records and realistic eruption forecasts
M. Turner1,2, S. Cronin2 and M. Bebbington2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Volcanic Risk Solutions, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand




CORDILLERAN SECTION – 106TH ANNUAL MEETING AND PACIFIC SECTION, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS, ANAHEIM, CA, USA, 27-29 MAY 2010 

A reconnaissance study of granite suites across San Diego County using 176Hf/177Hf from single zircon grains: evidence of magma mixing between mantle-derived and crustal-derived melts
S.E. Shaw1 and V.R. Todd2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Williamsport, PA




EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2010, VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 2-7 MAY 2010

The fate of subducted continental material: Results from coupled thermodynamic-thermomechanical numerical modelling
J.C. Afonso1 and S. Zlotnik2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. School of Geosciences/School of mathematics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Mantle xenolith-bearing volcanics from the Cainozoic Adrar N’ajjer Massif (North Central-oriental Hoggar, South Algeria): Petrological evidences
F. Aït-Hamou1, M. Grégoire2, S. O’Reilly3, W.L. Griffin3 and M. Coltorti4
1. Faculté des Sciences de la Terre, dela Géographie et Aménagement du Territoire, Université des Sciences et Technologies Houari Boumedienne, USTHB, Algiers, Algeria,  2. DDTP-UMR5562, Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

The deep lithospheric structure of the Namibian volcanic margin
M. Fernandez1, J.C. Afonso2 and G. Ranalli3
1. Institute of Earth Sciences “Jaume Almera”, CSIC, Group of Dynamics of the Lithosphere GDL, Barcelona, Spain,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Department. of Earth Sciences and Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

The structure and evolution of the lithosphere - asthenosphere boundary beneath the Atlantic-Mediterranean Transition Region
J. Fullea1, M. Fernàndez2, J.C. Afonso3, J. Vergés2 and H. Zeyen4
1. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Geophysics Section, Dublin, Ireland,  2. Group Dynamics of the Lithosphere (GDL), Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, Barcelona, Spain,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. Université de Paris-Sud, Département des Sciences de la Terre, Orsay Cedex, France

Petrogenesis and differentiation of potassic rear-arc magmas at Tambora Volcano, Eastern Sunda Arc, Indonesia
R. Gertisser1, S. Self2, L. Thomas2, H. Handley3 and P. van Calsteren2
1. Keele University, Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele, UK,  2. The Open University Department of Earth Sciences, Milton Keys, UK,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie

U-series constraints on sediment residence timescales in semi-arid Australia
H. Handley1, A. Dosseto2, P.O. Suresh3, T. Cohen3 and S. Turner1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. GeoQuEST Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia,  3. Department of Environment and Geography, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia

An automated technique for detailed µ-FTIR mapping of diamond and spectral deconvolution
D. Howell, W.L. Griffin, C. O’Neill, S.Y. O’Reilly, N. Pearson and H. Handley
GEMOC, Macquarie

Mantle unrooting beneath the Alpine-Himalayan belt: evidences from Atlas, Zagros and Tibet
I. Jiménez-Munt1, M. Fernàndez1, A. Villaseñor1, J. Vergés1, D. Garcia-Castellanos1, E. Saura1 and J.C. Afonso2
1. Institute of Earth Sciences ‘Jaume Almera’, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Major and trace element chemistry of pyrope garnets from the El Kseibat area (Algeria): Implications for lithosphere features in the north-eastern part of the West African Craton
M. Kahoui1, W.L. Griffin2, Y. Mahdjoub1, E.A. Belousova2, M. Chabane3 and F.V. Kaminsky4
1. FSTGAT-USTHB, Algiers, Algeria,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. ORGM, Direction régionale Sud, Tamanrasset, Algeria,  4. KM Diamond Exploration Ltd, West Vancouver, Canada

Proterozoic Os model ages of sulfides in mantle peridotites from the Ronda massif (southern Spain): insights into the evolution of the W European subcontinental lithospheric mantle
C. Marchesi1,2, W.L. Griffin2, C.J. Garrido3, J.-L. Bodinier1, S.Y. O’Reilly2 and N.J. Pearson2
1. Géosciences Montpellier, UMR5243, CNRS-Université Montpellier II, France,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, CSIC-Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain

Upper mantle discontinuity beneath the SW-Iberia peninsula: A multidisciplinary view
I. Palomeras1, F. Mancilla2, P. Ayarza3,
J. C. Afonso4, J. Diaz1, J. Morales2, R. Carbonell1 and TopoIberia Working Group1
1. Instute of Earth Sciences, Structure and dynamics of the Earth, Barcelona, Spain,  2. Instituto Andaluz de Geofisica, Granada, Spain,  3. Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain,  4. GEMOC, Macquarie

Detrital zircon U-Pb and Hf-isotope constrains on basement ages, granitic magmatism, and sediment provenance in the Malay Peninsula
I. Sevastjanova1, B. Clements1, R. Hall1, E. Belousova2, N. Pearson2 and W. Griffin2
1. SE Asia Research Group, Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Hill, UK,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

New large-scale lithospheric model of the Western Carpathian-Pannonian Basin region based on the 3-D gravity modelling
Z.A. Tasarova1, M. Bielik2,3, H.-J. Götze1, J.C. Afonso4 and J. Fullea5
1. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Geophysics, Kiel, Germany,  2. Department of Applied and Environmental Geophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia,  3. Geophysical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia,  4. GEMOC, Macquarie,  5. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Geophysics Section, Dublin, Ireland




GOLDSCHMIDT 2010, EARTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA, 13-18 JUNE 2010

Archean detrital zircon’s age at the active East-Volcanic Zone of Kamchatka
Y. Kostitsyn1 and E. Belousova2
1. GEOKHI RAS, Moscow, Russia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

The development of a nickel sulphide standard for the in situ analysis of platinum group elements and gold by Laser Ablation ICP-MS
S.E. Gilbert1, L. Danyushevsky1, P. Robinson1, C. Wohlgemuth-Ueberwasser2, M. Norman3, J. Hanley4 and N. Pearson5 
1. CODES, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia,  2. University of Bonn, Germany,  3. ANU, Canberra, ACT, Australia,  4. St. Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, Canada,  5. GEMOC, Macquarie

EPMA, FTIR and LA-ICP-MS determination of the composition of fluid microinclusions in diamonds
I. Kiflawi1, Y. Weiss1, W.L. Griffin2 and O. Navon1
1. The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 
2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Thickness of diamond-bearing metasomatic aureoles in the cratonic SCLM
V.G. Malkovets1, W.L. Griffin2, N.P. Pokhilenko1, S.Y. O’Reilly2 and S.G. Mishenin1
1. V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Sources of diamond-forming fluids
O. Navon1, Y. Weiss1 and W.L. Griffin2
1. The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel ,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Melt/mantle mixing processes form podiform chromite deposits: Implications from Re-Os systematics of the Dongqiao Neo-Tethyan ophiolite, northern Tibet
R.D. Shi1,2, W.L. Griffin2, S.Y. O’Reilly2, X.C. Zhi3, Q.X. Xia3, Q.S. Huang1, X.R. Zhang1 and D.L. Liu1
1. LCPU, Institute of Tibet Plateau Research, CAS, Beijing, China,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Early crustal evolution in the western Yangtze Block: Evidence from U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes on detrital zircons
L.J. Wang1,2, S.Y. O’Reilly2, W.L. Griffin2 and J.H. Yu1,2
1. State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R. China,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Looking for the keys under the lamppost: Trace elements in fibrous diamonds

Y. Weiss1, W.L. Griffin2 and O. Navon1
1. The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Metamorphic conditions controlling the trace element characteristics of metamorphic zircons
J.-H. Yu1,2, L.-J. Wang1,2 and S.Y. O’Reilly2
1. State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R. China,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

11TH INTERNATIONAL PLATINUM SYMPOSIUM. SUDBURY, ONTARIO, CANADA, 18-29 JUNE 2010

Contemporaneous segregation of PGE- and BM-rich sulfide melts and chromite crystallization: the Caridad chromite deposit, Mayarí-Baracoa Ophiolitic Belt (eastern Cuba)
J.M. González-Jiménez1, F. Gervilla2, J.A. Proenza3, T. Augé4, W.L. Griffin1, S.Y. O’Reilly1 and N.J. Pearson1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, University of Granada, Spain,  3. Departament of Mineralogia, Cristal·lografia i Diposits Minerals, University of Barcelona,  4. BRGM (Bureau de Rerecherches Geológiques et Miniéres), France



2010 WESTERN PACIFIC GEOPHYSICS MEETING TAIPEI, TAIWAN 2010 TAIPEI, TAIWAN, 22–25 JUNE 2010

Exploring Tibet by decoding the source components of Transhimalayan magmatism: An integrated Hf-O isotopic approach
M.F. Chu1, S.-L. Chung2, X-H. Li3, H.-Y. Lee2 and S. O’Reilly1
1. GEMOC Macquarie,  2. Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,  3. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Composition, age and extent of Archean continental lithosphere: an integrated seismic and geochemical approach
W.L. Griffin, S.Y. O’Reilly, G. Begg and J.C. Afonso  Invited
1. GEMOC Macquarie,  2. Minerals Targeting International PL

Diverse lithosphere evolution regimes in Eastern China reveal multiple geodynamic processes
S.Y. O’Reilly1, W.L. Griffin1, N.J. Pearson1, J. Zheng2, J. Yu3, X. Xu3, K. Wang4, L. Wang1 and J. Yang5  Keynote

1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Earth Sciences, China University Geosciences, Wuhan, China,  3. Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China,  4. Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan,  5. Inst. Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Precision and contribution of uncertainties in isotope ratio measurements by LAM-ICPMS
N.J. Pearson, J.L. Payne, W.J. Powell,
W.L. Griffin, E. Belousova and S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie

In situ ulfide studies in mantle peridotites from Penghu Islands, Taiwan: Insight to melt percolation, HSE fractionation and lithospheric evolution
K.L. Wang1, S. O’Reilly2, W.L. Griffin2 and N. Pearson2
1. Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan,  2. GEMOC Macquarie

Triassic decratonization of the North China Block: Zircon in-situ Hf isotopic evidence
J. Yang1, J. Sun1, F. Wu1, S.Y. O’Reilly2, S. Wilde3, W.L. Griffin2 and E. Belousova2
1. State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China,  2. GEMOC Macquarie,  3. The Institute for Geoscience Research, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia




AUSTRALIAN EARTH SCIENCES CONVENTION 2010, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, 4-8 JULY 2010

Origin of nickel-rich sulphide assemblages in the Betheno deposit, Yakabindie, WA: evidence from synchrotron X-ray fluorescence mapping
S.J. Barnes1, M.L. Fiorentini2, B.M. Godel1, C.G. Ryan1 and M. Locmelis3
1. CSIRO Earth Sciences and Resource Engineering,  2. Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of WA,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie

Minerals and energy resources: outcomes of lithosphere–mantle geodynamic coupling
G.C. Begg1,2, W.L. Griffin1 and S.Y. O’Reilly1  Keynote
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Minerals Targeting International PL

The Wongwibinda Complex: a HTLP metamorphic terrain
S.J. Craven
GEMOC, Macquarie

The benefits to student learning of participation in marine research cruises
K. Dadd
EPS and GEMOC, Macquarie

Cenozoic volcanism in the Capel-Faust Basins, northern Lord Howe Rise
K.A. Dadd1, M. Locmelis1, K. Higgins2, R. Hashimoto2, J. Daniell2
1. EPS and GEMOC Macquarie, 2. Geoscience Australia

IODP Expedition 323 in the Bering Sea: environmental change over 5 million years recorded in deep-sea sediment
K.A. Dadd1, I. Aiello2, H. Asahi3, G. Bartoli4, B. Caissie5, M. Cook6, A. Ijiri7, C. März8 and Expedition 323 Shipboard Scientists
1. EPS and GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, USA,  3. Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan,  4. Department of Geology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland,  5. Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, USA,  6. Geosciences Department, Williams College, USA,  7. JAMSTEC, Japan,  8. ICBM, Germany

The petrogenesis of A-type granite: an end-member of granite formation mechanisms
J. Foden1 and S. Turner2
1. TRAX, School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Adelaide,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

U-series isotopic characterisation of an arid region sedimentary-hosted uranium mineralised system
M.J. Murphy1, A. Dosseto2, B.F. Schaefer1, S.P. Turner1, H.K. Handley1 and G. McConachy3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. GeoQueST Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong,  3. Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd

The tectonics of tiny worlds: Enceladus and the spectrum of planetary dynamics
C. O’Neill1 and F. Nimmo2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Department of Earth and Planetary Science, UCSC, USA

Towards understanding Orogenic collapse: investigating the role of sub-continental lithospheric mantle using geochemical approaches
M.J. Pankhurst, B.F. Schaefer and S.P. Turner
GEMOC, Macquarie

A reconnaissance study of 176Hf/177Hf ratios in zircons from the New England Batholith
S. Shaw and R. Flood
GEMOC, Macquarie

Advances in geochemistry, past, present and future
S. Turner
GEMOC, Macquarie



THE 20TH GENERAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION - IMA2010 BONDS AND BRIDGES: MINERAL SCIENCES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 21-27 AUGUST 2010

Mass loss in chromite and ferritchromite formation during metamorphism of chromite ores in the Golyamo Kamenyane serpentinite massif (Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria)
F. Gervilla1, T. Kerestedjian2, J.M. González-Jiménez3, I. Sergeeva2 and A. Hadjiev2
1. Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, University of Granada, Spain,  2. Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academian of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie

Composition and evolution of the SCLM, and the origin of its diamonds
W.L. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly   Plenary
GEMOC, Macquarie

“Maltese-Cross” diamonds: a spectroscopic approach to understanding formation conditions and element partitioning
D. Howell, W.L. Griffin, S.Y. O’Reilly, C. O’Neill, N. Pearson and K. Grant
GEMOC, Macquarie

Imaging diamond: using birefringence and infrared to map strain and impurities
D. Howell1,2, W.L. Griffin1, S.Y. O’Reilly1, C. O’Neill1, I. Wood2, D. Dobson2 and A. Jones2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, University College London, UK

Metasomatic hide and seek: Origins of the Roberts Victor eclogites, South Africa
J.-X. Huang1,2, Y. Gréau1, W.L. Griffin1 and S.Y. O’Reilly1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

Archean lithospheric mantle: Its formation, composition and today’s remnants
S.Y. O’Reilly and W.L. Griffin Keynote
GEMOC, Macquarie

Natural silicon carbide from kimberlites: polytypes, trace elements, inclusions and speculations on its origin
A.A. Shiryaev1, W.L. Griffin2, M.D. Tomshin3 and A. Okrugin3
1. Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, RAS, Moscow, Russia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Institute of Geology, Yakutsk, Russia

Major and trace element composition of diamond-forming fluids: what do they tell us?
Y. Weiss1, W.L. Griffin2 and O. Navon1 Keynote
1. The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS (ASEG) AND PETROLEUM EXPLORATION SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA (PESA), 21ST INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, SYDNEY, NSW, 22-26 AUGUST 2010

3D thermal modelling versus down-hole temperature extrapolation in the Sydney Gunnedah-Bowen Basin and the implications for targeting potential geothermal anomalies
C. Danis and C. O’Neill
GEMOC, Macquarie

The application of geologically-constrained 3D heat conduction models to geothermal exploration
C. O’Neill1, C. Danis1, R. Hassan2, S. Quennette2 and L. Moresi3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing, Monash University, Vic, Australia,  3. Department of Geosciences, Monash University, Vic, Australia




14TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DEEP SEISMIC PROFILING OF THE CONTINENTS AND THEIR MARGINS (SEISMIX2010), CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, 29 AUGUST - 3 SEPTEMBER 2010

Understanding continental structure: integrating crust and mantle information
G.C. Begg1,2, W.L. Griffin1, S.Y. O’Reilly1, E. Belousova1 and L. Natapov1
1. Minerals Targeting International, West Perth, WA, Australia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie




EVOLVING EARLY EARTH, 5TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHEAN SYMPOSIUM (5IAS), PERTH, WA, 5-9 SEPTEMBER 2010

The lithosphere, geodynamics and metallogeny of the early Earth     
G.C. Begg1,2, W.L. Griffin2, S.Y. O’Reilly2 and L. Natapov2   Keynote
1. Minerals Targeting International, West Perth, WA, Australia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie 

The TerraneChron® approach to crustal evolution studies and implications for continental growth
E.A. Belousova1, W.L. Griffin1, G. Begg1,2 and S.Y. O’Reilly1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Minerals Targeting International, West Perth, WA, Australia

Paleoarchean to Neoarchean granitoids and migmatites making up the crustal structure of Volgo-Urali
S.V. Bogdanova1, B. De Waele2, E.V. Bibikova3, E.A. Belousova4, A.V. Postnikov5 and L.P. Popova5
1. Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Lund University, Sweden,  2. SRK Consulting, West Perth WA,  3. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia, 4. GEMOC, Macquarie,  5. Gubkin State University of Oil and Gas, Moscow, Russia

The evolution and extent of Archean continental lithosphere: implications for tectonic models
W.L. Griffin1, S.Y. O’Reilly1, J.C. Afonso1 and G.C. Begg1,2  Keynote
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Minerals Targeting International, West Perth, WA, Australia

Isotopic geochemistry of the Northern Goldfields, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: setting the scene for komatiite emplacement
C. Isaac1, M. Fiorentini1, K.F. Cassidy2,
T.C. McCuaig1, N. Thebaud1, E. Belousova3, C. Perring4, S. Wyche5 and C. Kirkland5
1.  Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia,  2. Bare Rock Geological Services Pty Ltd, Fremantle, WA,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. BHP Billiton, Perth, WA, Australia,  5. Geological Survey of Western Australia; Department of Mines and Petroleum, East Perth, WA, Australia

What do current geophysical models of Archean lithosphere really tell us? An example from southern Africa
A.F. Kobussen, J.C. Afonso, W.L. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie

Lithospheric controls on the localization of komatiite-hosted nickel-sulfide deposits
D.R. Mole1, M. Fiorentini1, N. Thebaud1, C. McCuaig1, K.F. Cassidy1, S.J. Barnes2, E.A. Belousova3, I. Mudrovska1 and M. Doublier4
1. Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia,  2. CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, WA, Australia,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. Geological Survey of Western Australia, East Perth, WA, Australia

Persistence of Archean lithospheric mantle beneath continents and oceans
S.Y. O’Reilly1, W.L. Griffin1, M. Zhang1, G.C. Begg1,2 and J. Hronsky1,3  Invited
1.  GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Minerals Targeting International, West Perth, WA, Australia,  3. Western Mining Services (Australia), West Perth, WA, Australia

Mantle geochronology and the age of the sub-cratonic lithosphere
N.J. Pearson1, W.L. Griffin1, S.Y. O’Reilly1 and O. Alard2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France




INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ‘GEOCHEMISTRY OF MAGMATIC ROCKS’ AS A PART OF THE SCHOOL ‘GEOCHEMISTRY OF ALKALINE ROCKS’, CRIMEAN PENINSULA, UKRAINE, 12-16 SEPTEMBER 2010

Origin of diamondites
E.V. Rubanova, W.L. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly
GEMOC, Macquarie




XXX REUNIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE MINERALOGÍA SEM, MADRID, SPAIN, 13-16 SEPTEMBER 2010

El papel del Titanio como indicador petrogenético en las cromititas ofiolíticas ricas en Al
S. Henares1, F. Gervilla1, J.A. Proenza2 and J.M. González-Jiménez3
1. Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, University of Granada, Spain,  2. Departament of Mineralogia, Cristal·lografia i Diposits Minerals, University of Barcelona,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie

The use of in-situ Os-Isotopes in understanding the segregation of immiscible sulphide melts in the Caridad chromite deposit, Cuba
J.M. González-Jiménez1, F. Gervilla2,     J.A. Proenza3, W.L. Griffin1, S.Y. O’Reilly1,  C. Marchesi4 and N.J. Pearson1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, University of Granada, Spain,  3. Departament of Mineralogia, Cristal·lografia i Diposits Minerals, University of Barcelona,  4. Géosciences Montpellier, UMR5243, CNRS-Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France

Sulphide mineralogy in peridotite xenoliths from the Calatrava volcanic field (central Spain)
J.M. González-Jiménez1, C. Villaseca2,   W.L. Griffin1, E. Ancochea2,  S.Y. O’Reilly1 and F. Gervilla3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Departamento de Petrología y Geoquímica, UCM-CSIC, Facultad de Geología, Spain,  3. Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, University of Granada, Spain




STATE OF THE ARC CONFERENCE (SOTA 2010): SUBDUCTION TO ERUPTION, SYROS AND SANTORINI, GREECE, 19-26 SEPTEMBER 2010

Comparing U-Th-Ra disequilibria between arc front and back-arc basin: Insights from the Tonga Arc and Fonualei Spreading Centre
J.T. Caulfield1, S.P. Turner1 and R.J. Arculus2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU, ACT, Australia

Variations of H2O contents during the ascent of arc magmas – Implications for eruption variability and associated hazards
M.B Turner1, S. Turner1, H.S.C. O’Neill2,  J. Hermann2 and K.J. Grant1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, ACT, Australia




AUSTRALIAN SPACE SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2010, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, 27-30 SEPTEMBER 2010 

Constraints on crustal rheology from the evolution of Venus’ geological landforms
E. Schinella and C. O’Neill
GEMOC, Macquarie




SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, SEG 2010 CONFERENCE KEYSTONE RESORT, COLORADO, 30 SEPTEMBER - 9 OCTOBER 2010

Plumes, cratons and  Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
G.C. Begg1,2, J.A.M. Hronsky3,4, W.L. Griffin2, S.Y. O’Reilly2 and N. Hayward4
1. Minerals Targeting International PL, West Perth, WA, Australia,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. Western Mining Services (Australia), West Perth, WA, Australia,  4. Centre for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia,  5. Teck Resources Limited, Perth, WA, Australia

Gold, seismic tomography and an emerging regional targeting paradigm
G.C. Begg1,2, S.Y. O’Reilly1, W.L. Griffin1, L. Natapov1, J.C. Afonso1, S. Grand3, C.J. O’Neill1 and E. Belousova1

1. Minerals Targeting International PL, West Perth, WA, Australia, 2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. University of Texas at Austin, USA


5TH SHRIMP WORKSHOP AND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCES IN HIGH RESOLUTION SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY (HR-SIMS) AND LA-ICPMS GEOCHRONOLOGY: APPLICATION TO GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES, BEIJING, CHINA, 12-13 OCTOBER 2010

Using geochronology to track the evolution of the deep crust and lithospheric mantle beneath eastern China
S.Y. O’Reilly1, W.L. Griffin1, N.J. Pearson1, M. Zhang1, J.P. Zheng1,2, J.H. Yu1,3, X.S. Xu1,3, K.L. Wang1,4, J.H. Yang1,5 and L.J. Wang 1,3  Invited
1. GEMOC, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia,  2. Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China,  3. Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, China,  4. Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, R.O.C.,  5. Inst. Geology and Geophysics,  CAS, Beijing, China




INTERNATIONAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY TRAINING COURSE, BEIJING, CHINA, 15-16 OCTOBER 2010

Zircon and crustal evolution or: Beyond U-Pb dating - how Hf isotopes can help you understand the Earth
W.L. Griffin, E. Belousova, S.Y. O’Reilly and N.J. Pearson  Invited
GEMOC, Macquarie 


2010 CHINESE NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF PETROLOGY AND GEODYNAMICS, PEKING UNIVERSITY, BEIJING,  30 OCTOBER - 2 NOVEMBER 2010

Metasomatic hide and seek: new results for the Roberts Victor eclogites, South Africa and implications for their origin
J.-X. Huang1.2, W.L. Griffin1 Y. Greau1 and S.Y. O’Reilly1
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China 
(Jinxiang Huang was awarded the prize for "Excellent Student Presentation")


GROUNDWATER 2010: THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CANBERRA, 31 OCTOBER -
4 NOVEMBER 2010

A static method for collecting temperatures in deep groundwater bores for geothermal exploration and other applications
C. Danis and C. O’Neill
GEMOC, Macquarie

AUSTRALIAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CONFERENCE, ADELAIDE, 16-19 NOVEMBER 2010



3D thermal modelling vs down-hole temperature extrapolation and the implications for targeting potential geothermal anomalies: a Sydney Basin case study
C. Danis and C. O’Neill
GEMOC, Macquarie

NEW ENGLAND GEOLOGY SYMPOSIUM, UNE, ARMIDALE, NOVEMBER, 2010



The New England Batholith: Interpretations from zircon Hf isotopic ratios
S.E. Shaw, R.H. Flood and N.J. Pearson
GEMOC, Macquarie

Contrasting metamorphism and deformation of mingled mafic and felsic rocks, Stewart Island, New Zealand
R.H. Vernon1, W.J. Collins2 and N.D.J. Cook3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. JCUNQ,          
3. private address, Ipswich

AGU’S 2010 FALL MEETING, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA, 13-17 DECEMBER 2010



Hf-Nd isotope and trace element constraints on subduction inputs at island arcs: limitations of Hf anomalies as sediment input indicators
H.K. Handley1, S. Turner1, C. Macpherson2, J.P. Davidson2 and R. Gertisser3
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom,  3. School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele University, United Kingdom

High-resolution linear Radon transform and its applications in surface waves from ambient seismic noise data
Y. Luo1, Y. Xu1 and Y. Yang2
1. Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Stopping the Palaeoproterozoic plate tectonic machine: effects on melt production from 3D mantle convection simulations
C. O’Neill1 and A. Lenardic2  Invited
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

New geochemical and isotope data for recent Galapagos volcanic rocks
K. Berlo1, H.K. Handley2, C. Beier3 and   S. Turner2
1. Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie,  3. GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

Element diffusion ability in metasomatic agents and its effect on chemical characteristics of metasomatized peridotites
J. Yu1 and S.Y. O’Reilly2
1. Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Ultra-deep subduction of continental material: Results from coupled thermodynamic-thermomechanical numerical modelling
S. Zlotnik1 and J.C. Afonso2
1.  Matematica Aplicada III, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain,  2. GEMOC, Macquarie

How widespread is 2.4-2.2 Ga continental crust?
K.C. Condie1 and E. Belousova2
1. Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, USA, 2. GEMOC, Macquarie

Validation of 3D Southern California velocity model CVM-H6.2 based on ambient seismic noise
Q. Liu1, C. Tape2, Y. Luo3, J. Tromp3 and Y. Yang4
1. Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada,  2. Geophysics Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA,  3. Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA,  4. GEMOC, Macquarie

Petrofabrics and water contents of peridotites from the Western Gneiss Region (Norway): Implications for fabric transition of olivine in continental subduction Zones
Q. Wang1, Q. Xia2, S.Y. O’Reilly3, W.L. Griffin3 and E. Beyer3
1. Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China,  2. School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie

Continents, super-continents, mantle thermal mixing, and mantle thermal isolation
A. Lenardic1, M. Jellinek2, C. O’Neill3, C.M. Cooper4, L. Moresi5 and C. Lee6
1. Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, 2. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA,  5. Monash University, Victoria, VIC, Australia,  6. Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

Geothermal structure of Australia’s east coast basins
C.R. Danis and C. O’Neill
GEMOC, Macquarie

3D structures of crust and uppermost mantle and azimuthal anisotropy in Tibet and surrounding regions from ambient noise tomography
Y. Yang1, Y. Zheng2 and M.H. Ritzwoller2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Department of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA

Processes and timescales of magma evolution prior to the 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano, Sumbawa, Indonesia
R. Gertisser1, S. Self2, L.E. Thomas2, H.K. Handley3, P.W. Van Calsteren2 and J.A. Wolff4
1. Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom, 2. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom,  3. GEMOC, Macquarie,  4. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

The compositional signature of seismic velocities in the upper mantle: a hopeless problem?
J.C. Afonso1 and D. Schutt2
1. GEMOC, Macquarie,  2. Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

 

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