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2025

Journal Article

Isotopic and petrographic implications for fire type, temperature and formation of degradosemifusinite in fusain layers from an Early Cretaceous coal bed, Hailar Basin, Inner Mongolia, China

Moroeng, Ofentse M., Moore, Tim A., Shen, Jian, Esterle, Joan S. and Liu, Jingjing (2025). Isotopic and petrographic implications for fire type, temperature and formation of degradosemifusinite in fusain layers from an Early Cretaceous coal bed, Hailar Basin, Inner Mongolia, China. Fuel, 384 133895, 133895. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133895

Isotopic and petrographic implications for fire type, temperature and formation of degradosemifusinite in fusain layers from an Early Cretaceous coal bed, Hailar Basin, Inner Mongolia, China

2025

Journal Article

Palynostratigraphic reassessment of the Permian Wolfang Basin (Queensland, Australia) − implications for climate and timing of coal formation

Wheeler, Alexander, Heimhofer, Ulrich and Esterle, Joan S. (2025). Palynostratigraphic reassessment of the Permian Wolfang Basin (Queensland, Australia) − implications for climate and timing of coal formation. Gondwana Research, 139, 104-117. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2024.12.001

Palynostratigraphic reassessment of the Permian Wolfang Basin (Queensland, Australia) − implications for climate and timing of coal formation

2025

Journal Article

Tracing regional unconformities in intracratonic basins with high-precision zircon CA-TIMS geochronology

Andrade, Claudio, Vasconcelos, Paulo M., Esterle, Joan, Crossingham, Tracey, Sobczak, Kasia, Holl, Heinz-Gerd, Hurter, Suzanne, Wall, Corey and Crowley, James L. (2025). Tracing regional unconformities in intracratonic basins with high-precision zircon CA-TIMS geochronology. Gondwana Research, 139, 73-80. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2024.11.009

Tracing regional unconformities in intracratonic basins with high-precision zircon CA-TIMS geochronology

2025

Journal Article

In-situ sulfur isotope characteristic and genesis of sedimentary pyrite with varying crystal morphologies in coal-bearing strata in North China

Liu, Lihui, Wang, Sen, Xu, Zhanjie, Yu, Tianjiao, Esterle, Joan S., Golding, Suzanne D., Xi, Yunfei and Liu, Qinfu (2025). In-situ sulfur isotope characteristic and genesis of sedimentary pyrite with varying crystal morphologies in coal-bearing strata in North China. Sedimentary Geology, 476 106805, 106805-476. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2024.106805

In-situ sulfur isotope characteristic and genesis of sedimentary pyrite with varying crystal morphologies in coal-bearing strata in North China

2024

Journal Article

Gas-water flow in fractured coal revealed by multimodal imaging

Xi, Wen, Kumaran, Aaron Uthaia, Gholami, Yaser Hadi, Armstrong, Ryan T., Jing, Yu, Esterle, Joan, Lieband, Klaus Regenauer and Mostaghimi, Peyman (2024). Gas-water flow in fractured coal revealed by multimodal imaging. International Journal of Coal Geology, 293 104586, 104586. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2024.104586

Gas-water flow in fractured coal revealed by multimodal imaging

2024

Journal Article

High-precision CA-IDTIMS U-Pb chronostratigraphy in the Bowen Basin, eastern Australia, calibration of deep-time climate change, super-volcanism and mass extinction

Metcalfe, Ian, Denyszyn, Steven, Mundil, Roland, Esterle, Joan and Shi, Guang R. (2024). High-precision CA-IDTIMS U-Pb chronostratigraphy in the Bowen Basin, eastern Australia, calibration of deep-time climate change, super-volcanism and mass extinction. Gondwana Research, 133, 335-347. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2024.07.001

High-precision CA-IDTIMS U-Pb chronostratigraphy in the Bowen Basin, eastern Australia, calibration of deep-time climate change, super-volcanism and mass extinction

2024

Journal Article

Insights on the regional thermal evolution from semianthracite petrology of the Fengfeng coalfield, China

Wang, Na, Esterle, Joan S., Rodrigues, Sandra, Hower, James C. and Dai, Shifeng (2024). Insights on the regional thermal evolution from semianthracite petrology of the Fengfeng coalfield, China. International Journal of Coal Geology, 290 104548, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2024.104548

Insights on the regional thermal evolution from semianthracite petrology of the Fengfeng coalfield, China

2024

Journal Article

Palynostratigraphy and Bayesian age stratigraphic model of new CA-ID-TIMS zircon ages from the Walloon Coal Measures, Surat Basin, Australia

Sobczak, K., Cooling, J., Crossingham, T., Holl, H. G., Reilly, M., Esterle, J., Crowley, J. L., Hannaford, C., Mohr, M.T., Hamerli, Z. and Hurter, S. (2024). Palynostratigraphy and Bayesian age stratigraphic model of new CA-ID-TIMS zircon ages from the Walloon Coal Measures, Surat Basin, Australia. Gondwana Research, 132, 150-167. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2024.04.012

Palynostratigraphy and Bayesian age stratigraphic model of new CA-ID-TIMS zircon ages from the Walloon Coal Measures, Surat Basin, Australia

2024

Journal Article

Spatial modelling and classification of altered coal using random forest-based methods at Moatize Basin, Mozambique

Maxwell, Kane, Rajabi, Mojtaba, Esterle, Joan, Tivane, Manuel and Travassos, Daniel (2024). Spatial modelling and classification of altered coal using random forest-based methods at Moatize Basin, Mozambique. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 215 105279, 105279. doi: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2024.105279

Spatial modelling and classification of altered coal using random forest-based methods at Moatize Basin, Mozambique

2024

Journal Article

Detrital or reset? <sup>40</sup> Ar/ <sup>39</sup> Ar dating of mica from the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin

Crossingham, T., Sobczak, K., La Croix, A. D., Esterle, J., Dalton, H. and Hayes, P. (2024). Detrital or reset? 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating of mica from the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 71 (4), 585-599. doi: 10.1080/08120099.2024.2319105

Detrital or reset? <sup>40</sup> Ar/ <sup>39</sup> Ar dating of mica from the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin

2024

Journal Article

Geochemical and mineralogical responses to thermal alteration by an igneous intrusion in the Dashucun Coal Mine of the Fengfeng coalfield, Hebei, North China

Wang, Na, Dai, Shifeng, Esterle, Joan, Moore, Tim and Zhao, Lei (2024). Geochemical and mineralogical responses to thermal alteration by an igneous intrusion in the Dashucun Coal Mine of the Fengfeng coalfield, Hebei, North China. Applied Geochemistry, 160 105877. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105877

Geochemical and mineralogical responses to thermal alteration by an igneous intrusion in the Dashucun Coal Mine of the Fengfeng coalfield, Hebei, North China

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2024

Journal Article

Contribution of mine borehole data toward high-resolution stress mapping: An example from northern Bowen Basin, Australia

Rajabi, Mojtaba, Ziegler, Moritz, Heidbach, Oliver, Mukherjee, Saswata and Esterle, Joan (2024). Contribution of mine borehole data toward high-resolution stress mapping: An example from northern Bowen Basin, Australia. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 173 105630. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2023.105630

Contribution of mine borehole data toward high-resolution stress mapping: An example from northern Bowen Basin, Australia

2023

Journal Article

Before and after: A visual glimpse into the coking behaviour of coal macerals

Congo, Tara, Rodrigues, Sandra, Esterle, Joan, Steel, Karen and Maranha, Silvio (2023). Before and after: A visual glimpse into the coking behaviour of coal macerals. Fuel, 343 127979, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127979

Before and after: A visual glimpse into the coking behaviour of coal macerals

2023

Journal Article

Automatic coal mine roof rating calculation using machine learning

Li, Jimmy Xuekai, Tsang, Matt, Zhong, Ruizhi, Esterle, Joan, Pirona, Claire, Rajabi, Mojtaba and Chen, Zhongwei (2023). Automatic coal mine roof rating calculation using machine learning. International Journal of Coal Geology, 274 104292, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2023.104292

Automatic coal mine roof rating calculation using machine learning

2023

Journal Article

Characterisation of coal using hyperspectral core scanning systems

Rodrigues, Sandra, Fonteneau, Lionel and Esterle, Joan (2023). Characterisation of coal using hyperspectral core scanning systems. International Journal of Coal Geology, 269 104220, 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2023.104220

Characterisation of coal using hyperspectral core scanning systems

2023

Journal Article

Reservoir lithofacies study of the Toolebuc Formation, Eromanga Basin, Australia as a potential unconventional target

Mao, Xiaoxiao, Rodrigues, Sandra, Esterle, Joan S. and Golding, Suzanne D. (2023). Reservoir lithofacies study of the Toolebuc Formation, Eromanga Basin, Australia as a potential unconventional target. International Journal of Coal Geology, 265 104163, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2022.104163

Reservoir lithofacies study of the Toolebuc Formation, Eromanga Basin, Australia as a potential unconventional target

2022

Journal Article

Geochronology and sediment provenance of the Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin, Australia: implications for the palaeogeography of eastern Gondwana

Sobczak, Kasia, La Croix, Andrew D., Esterle, Joan, Hayes, Phil, Holl, Heinz-Gerd, Ciesiolka, Rachael, Crowley, James L. and Allen, Charlotte M. (2022). Geochronology and sediment provenance of the Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin, Australia: implications for the palaeogeography of eastern Gondwana. Gondwana Research, 111, 189-208. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2022.08.003

Geochronology and sediment provenance of the Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin, Australia: implications for the palaeogeography of eastern Gondwana

2022

Journal Article

A deep learning system for collotelinite segmentation and coal reflectance determination

Santos, Richard Bryan Magalhães, Augusto, Karen Soares, Iglesias, Julio César Álvarez, Rodrigues, Sandra, Paciornik, Sidnei, Esterle, Joan S. and Domingues, Alei Leite Alcantara (2022). A deep learning system for collotelinite segmentation and coal reflectance determination. International Journal of Coal Geology, 263 104111, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2022.104111

A deep learning system for collotelinite segmentation and coal reflectance determination

2022

Journal Article

Origins of clay-rich strata in Cenozoic paleochannel deposits: an example from Suttor Formation, Queensland

Yu, T., Cooling, J., Esterle, J., Chadwick, T. and Babaahmadi, A. (2022). Origins of clay-rich strata in Cenozoic paleochannel deposits: an example from Suttor Formation, Queensland. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 70 (1), 40-59. doi: 10.1080/08120099.2023.2127122

Origins of clay-rich strata in Cenozoic paleochannel deposits: an example from Suttor Formation, Queensland

2022

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Integrating palynostratigraphy with zircon geochronology in the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation to improve stratigraphic correlation within the Great Artesian Basin, Australia

La Croix, Andrew D., Sobczak, Kasia, Esterle, Joan S., Bianchi, Valeria, Wang, Jiahao, He, Jianhua, Hayes, Phil, Underschultz, Jim R. and Garnett, Andrew (2022). Integrating palynostratigraphy with zircon geochronology in the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation to improve stratigraphic correlation within the Great Artesian Basin, Australia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 144 105845, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105845

Integrating palynostratigraphy with zircon geochronology in the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation to improve stratigraphic correlation within the Great Artesian Basin, Australia