Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
Associate Professor

Mark Kendrick

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Background

I use geochemistry to investigate the roles of fluids and volatiles in geological processes stretching from the Earth's surface to the deep mantle. I am particularly interested in hydrothermal alteration, metasomatism/metamorphism and magmatism. The common link between these areas, and the aim of my recent research, has been to investigate the longterm exchange of volatiles between the Earth's surface and mantle reservoirs, stretching from the seafloor, through subduction zones and into the mantle. I participated in Expedition 360 of the International Ocean Discovery Program in 2016, to the slow-spreading Atlantis Bank core complex on the SW Indian Ridge, where I acted as shipboard geochemist and crossed the equator by boat for the first time. I have long standing interests in fluid inclusions as tiny recorders of past fluid activity and special interests in the halogen and noble gas groups of elements.

I moved to UQ in 2019 from the Australian National University where I was a continuing Fellow and had held an ARC Future Fellowship. Prior to that I had an ARC QEII Fellowship at the University of Melbourne (2008-2013) and postdoctoral appointments at the University of Melbourne (2004-2008) and the Geological Survey of Norway (2001-2003). I did my PhD at the University of Manchester (2001) and undergraduate studies in Geology at the University of Edinburgh (1996).

Availability

Associate Professor Mark Kendrick is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Earth Sciences Geochemistry Geochemistry not elsewhere classified Geochronology Geology Igneous and metamorphic petrology Isotope geochemistry Marine geoscience Resource geoscience

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Manchester

Research impacts

Fluids enable the exchange of volatiles between the Earth's surface and mantle reservoirs, which has significant implications for the evolution of our planet, it's habitibility and climate. Hydrothermal fluids also form economically important ore deposits.

Investigating the origin of ore forming fluids can impact exploration strategies. For example, fingerprinting if ore forming fluids are related to magmatic activity or the former presence of evaporitic salt, helps delimit which areas are prospective for different metals. I wrote a chapter summarising halogen and noble gas constraints on fluid sources and acquisition of salinity in the Noble Gases as Geochemical Tracers.

My most important (and shortest) contributions to the fundamental process of global volatile (re)cycling are Kendrick et al., 2011 and Kendrick et al., 2017. I wrote a review of the behaviour of halogens in altered oceanic lithosphere in The Role of Halogens in Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Processes.

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92 works between 1981 and 2024
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Featured

2020

Journal Article

SW Pacific arc and backarc lavas and the role of slab-bend serpentinites in the global halogen cycle

Kendrick, Mark A., Danyushevsky, Leonid V., Falloon, Trevor J., Woodhead, Jon D., Arculus, Richard J. and Ireland, Trevor (2020). SW Pacific arc and backarc lavas and the role of slab-bend serpentinites in the global halogen cycle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 530 115921, 115921. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115921

SW Pacific arc and backarc lavas and the role of slab-bend serpentinites in the global halogen cycle

Featured

2018

Journal Article

Halogens and noble gases in serpentinites and secondary peridotites: implications for seawater subduction and the origin of mantle neon

Kendrick, Mark A., Scambelluri, Marco, Hermann, Jӧrg and Padrón-Navarta, José Alberto (2018). Halogens and noble gases in serpentinites and secondary peridotites: implications for seawater subduction and the origin of mantle neon. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 235, 285-304. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.03.024

Halogens and noble gases in serpentinites and secondary peridotites: implications for seawater subduction and the origin of mantle neon

Featured

2018

Book Chapter

Halogens in seawater, marine sediments and the altered oceanic lithosphere

Kendrick, Mark A. (2018). Halogens in seawater, marine sediments and the altered oceanic lithosphere. The role of halogens in terrestrial and extraterrestrial geochemical processes: surface, crust, and mantle. (pp. 591-648) edited by Daniel E. Harlov and Leonid Aranovich. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61667-4_9

Halogens in seawater, marine sediments and the altered oceanic lithosphere

Featured

2017

Journal Article

Seawater cycled throughout Earth's mantle in partially serpentinized lithosphere

Kendrick, M. A., Hémond, C., Kamenetsky, V. S., Danyushevsky, L., Devey, C. W., Rodemann, T., Jackson, M. G. and Perfit, M. R. (2017). Seawater cycled throughout Earth's mantle in partially serpentinized lithosphere. Nature Geoscience, 10 (3), 222-228. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2902

Seawater cycled throughout Earth's mantle in partially serpentinized lithosphere

Featured

2013

Journal Article

Quantifying brine assimilation by submarine magmas: examples from the Galápagos Spreading Centre and Lau Basin

Kendrick, Mark A., Arculus, Richard, Burnard, Pete and Honda, Masahiko (2013). Quantifying brine assimilation by submarine magmas: examples from the Galápagos Spreading Centre and Lau Basin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 123, 150-165. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.09.012

Quantifying brine assimilation by submarine magmas: examples from the Galápagos Spreading Centre and Lau Basin

Featured

2013

Journal Article

Subduction zone fluxes of halogens and noble gases in seafloor and forearc serpentinites

Kendrick, Mark A., Honda, Masahiko, Pettke, Thomas, Scambelluri, Marco, Phillips, David and Giuliani, Andrea (2013). Subduction zone fluxes of halogens and noble gases in seafloor and forearc serpentinites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 365, 86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.01.006

Subduction zone fluxes of halogens and noble gases in seafloor and forearc serpentinites

Featured

2013

Book Chapter

Noble gases and halogens in fluid inclusions: A journey through the earth’s crust

Kendrick, Mark A. and Burnard, Pete (2013). Noble gases and halogens in fluid inclusions: A journey through the earth’s crust. The Noble Gases as Geochemical Tracers. (pp. 319-369) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-28836-4_10

Noble gases and halogens in fluid inclusions: A journey through the earth’s crust

Featured

2011

Journal Article

High abundances of noble gas and chlorine delivered to the mantle by serpentinite subduction

Kendrick, Mark A., Scambelluri, Marco, Honda, Masahiko and Phillips, David (2011). High abundances of noble gas and chlorine delivered to the mantle by serpentinite subduction. Nature Geoscience, 4 (11), 807-812. doi: 10.1038/NGEO1270

High abundances of noble gas and chlorine delivered to the mantle by serpentinite subduction

Featured

2011

Journal Article

The noble gas systematics of late-orogenic H2O-CO2 fluids, Mt Isa, Australia

Kendrick, M. A., Honda, M., Oliver, N. H.S. and Phillips, D. (2011). The noble gas systematics of late-orogenic H2O-CO2 fluids, Mt Isa, Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75 (6), 1428-1450. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.12.005

The noble gas systematics of late-orogenic H2O-CO2 fluids, Mt Isa, Australia

2024

Journal Article

Halogen Cycling in the Solid Earth

Kendrick, Mark A. (2024). Halogen Cycling in the Solid Earth. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 52 (1), 195-220. doi: 10.1146/annurev-earth-031621-111700

Halogen Cycling in the Solid Earth

2024

Journal Article

A negligible role for forearc serpentinites and mélange diapirism in contributing halogens to Mariana arc magmas

Maunder, Bryden L., Kendrick, Mark A., Ribeiro, Julia M. and Nebel, Oliver (2024). A negligible role for forearc serpentinites and mélange diapirism in contributing halogens to Mariana arc magmas. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 625 118498, 118498. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118498

A negligible role for forearc serpentinites and mélange diapirism in contributing halogens to Mariana arc magmas

2023

Journal Article

Ancient atmospheric noble gases preserved in post-impact hydrothermal minerals of the 200 Ma-old Rochechouart impact structure, France

Avice, G., Kendrick, M.A., Richard, A. and Ferrière, L. (2023). Ancient atmospheric noble gases preserved in post-impact hydrothermal minerals of the 200 Ma-old Rochechouart impact structure, France. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 620 118351. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118351

Ancient atmospheric noble gases preserved in post-impact hydrothermal minerals of the 200 Ma-old Rochechouart impact structure, France

2023

Journal Article

The isotopic origin of Lord Howe Island reveals secondary mantle plume twinning in the Tasman Sea

Rogers, Angus, Flanigan, Michaela, Nebel, Oliver, Nebel-Jacobsen, Yona, Wang, Xueying, Arculus, Richard J., Miller, Laura, Smith, Ian, Mather, Ben R., Kendrick, Mark and O'Neill, Hugh St.C. (2023). The isotopic origin of Lord Howe Island reveals secondary mantle plume twinning in the Tasman Sea. Chemical Geology, 622 121374, 121374. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121374

The isotopic origin of Lord Howe Island reveals secondary mantle plume twinning in the Tasman Sea

2022

Journal Article

Halogens in serpentinised-troctolites from the Atlantis Massif: implications for alteration and global volatile cycling

Kendrick, Mark A., Marks, Michael A. W. and Godard, Marguerite (2022). Halogens in serpentinised-troctolites from the Atlantis Massif: implications for alteration and global volatile cycling. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 177 (12) 110, 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s00410-022-01974-x

Halogens in serpentinised-troctolites from the Atlantis Massif: implications for alteration and global volatile cycling

2022

Journal Article

Early accretion and prolonged carbonation of the Pacific Ocean’s oldest crust

Kendrick, Mark A., Zhao, Jianxin and Feng, Yuexing (2022). Early accretion and prolonged carbonation of the Pacific Ocean’s oldest crust. Geology, 50 (11), 1270-1275. doi: 10.1130/G49985.1

Early accretion and prolonged carbonation of the Pacific Ocean’s oldest crust

2022

Journal Article

Metasomatized mantle lithosphere and altered ocean crust as a fluid source for orogenic gold deposits

Zhao, Hesen, Wang, Qingfei, Kendrick, Mark A., Groves, David I., Fan, Tao and Deng, Jun (2022). Metasomatized mantle lithosphere and altered ocean crust as a fluid source for orogenic gold deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 334, 316-337. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.06.012

Metasomatized mantle lithosphere and altered ocean crust as a fluid source for orogenic gold deposits

2022

Journal Article

Iron isotope systematics during igneous differentiation in lavas from Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, Hawai'i

Ruttor, Saskia, Nebel, Oliver, Nebel-Jacobsen, Yona, Norman, Marc D., Kendrick, Mark A., Rogers, Angus and Mather, Ben R. (2022). Iron isotope systematics during igneous differentiation in lavas from Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, Hawai'i. Chemical Geology, 606 120973, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.120973

Iron isotope systematics during igneous differentiation in lavas from Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, Hawai'i

2022

Journal Article

Exhumation and carbonation of the Atlantis Bank core complex constrained by in situ U-Pb dating and Δ47 thermometry of calcite veins, SW Indian Ridge

Kendrick, Mark A., Plümper, Oliver, Zhao, Jian-Xin, Feng, Yuexing, Defliese, William F., Müller, Inigo A. and Ziegler, Martin (2022). Exhumation and carbonation of the Atlantis Bank core complex constrained by in situ U-Pb dating and Δ47 thermometry of calcite veins, SW Indian Ridge. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 584 117474, 117474. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117474

Exhumation and carbonation of the Atlantis Bank core complex constrained by in situ U-Pb dating and Δ47 thermometry of calcite veins, SW Indian Ridge

2022

Journal Article

Sediments, serpentinites, and subduction: halogen recycling from the surface to the deep earth

Kendrick, Mark A. and Barnes, Jaime D. (2022). Sediments, serpentinites, and subduction: halogen recycling from the surface to the deep earth. Elements, 18 (1), 21-26. doi: 10.2138/gselements.18.1.21

Sediments, serpentinites, and subduction: halogen recycling from the surface to the deep earth

2021

Journal Article

Hydrogen and hydrocarbons associated with the Neoarchean Frog's Leg Gold Camp, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Boreham, Christopher J., Sohn, Jacob H., Cox, Nicholas, Williams, Jodi, Hong, Ziqing and Kendrick, Mark A. (2021). Hydrogen and hydrocarbons associated with the Neoarchean Frog's Leg Gold Camp, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. Chemical Geology, 575 120098, 120098. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120098

Hydrogen and hydrocarbons associated with the Neoarchean Frog's Leg Gold Camp, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Past funding

  • 2022
    Evaluation of seafloor-carbonation feedback on atmospheric CO2
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2022
    The halogen composition of subducting oceanic sediments
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Tracking the growth and evolution of the ocean crust using cryptic crystal archives (ANZIC IODP Legacy Analytical Funding, AILAF grant)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    The timing of ocean floor carbonation and global CO2 cycling
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Mantle evolution and the origin of Earth's atmosphere
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Mark Kendrick is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Geochemistry of SW Pacific Backarc Basins

    Tungsten or boron isotopes in backarc basin basalts, will provide information about the nature of mantle components underlying SW Pacific backarc basins. Previous work suggests these include depleted mantle wedge, subducted components (fluids and melts) and primitive mantle components with high 3He/4He ratios that probably formed early in Earth's history and are expected to have tungsten isotope anomalies. This project is in partnership with Monash University.

  • The volatile content of eclogites and the nature of eclogitic fluid inclusions

    A historical assumption was that volatiles, including noble gases, are almost entirely lost from subducting slabs during metamorphism. However, few studies have quantified the volatile content of eclogite facies lithologies, which is an essential step towards constraining the actual subduction budget. The current project will involve collection of samples from an eclogite terrane such as New Caledonia and characterisation of samples representing dehydrated oceanic crust and metasediments. The aims are to assess the extent to which noble gases and halogens are retained in eclogitic rocks during metamorphism and the degree to which they exchange between adjacent lithologies, which is of additional interest because crustally-derived 'excess 40Ar' is an obstacle to geochronological studies. The project will use a variety of techniques including petrography, fluid inclusion microthermometry, LA-ICPMS and novel 40Ar-39Ar methodologies to measure halogens and noble gases with great precision.

  • Alteration of the oceanic lithosphere: insights from halogens

    The nature of fluids responsible for alteration of the oceanic crust (seawater versus magmatic) and the volatile content of the oceanic crust that is subducted into the mantle exert critical controls on the recycling of elements from the Earth's surface to the mantle. This study will use cutting edge techniques to investigate all four halogens (F, Cl, Br and I) in altered ocean crust recovered by seafloor drilling. This is important because halogens are the dominant ligands that enable metal transport in hydrothermal solution and bromine and iodine are essential elements for life, but there abundances in oceanic crust are poorly known. A combination of in situ and bulk analyses will be used to link the behaviour of halogens to other trace elements and fluid chemistry, and to provide new information about hydrothermal mineralisation and geochemical cycling of elements in the oceanic crust.

  • The timing and duration of seafloor alteration

    Alteration of the oceanic crust controls the composition of seawater and the slab that is subducted into the mantle. It was traditionally assumed that most alteration occurs close to the spreading axis; however, low temperature alteration could influence oceanic crust intermitently throughout its life cycle. This project will characterise alteration in drill cores recovered from the W Pacific and W Atlantic using a range of techniques including SEM and electron microprobe and then investigate the timing of the alteration processes via newly developed U-Pb carbonate dating as well as U-Pb titanite and 40Ar-39Ar geochronology.

  • How salty was the Solar Nebular?

    The relative abundances of different elements in the Bulk Earth provide important clues about how the Earth condensed and accreted in the early solar system (e.g. birth of planets). Most previous studies have suggested halogens are depleted on Earth compared to other elements of similar volatility, implying early loss of halogens by erosion of halogen-rich crustal materials (e.g. collisional erosion) from the young Earth of partitioning into the core. However, this view was challenged by a recent suggestion that halogens have a much lower abundance in the solar system than previously estimated. This study will further explore the findings of Clay et al. by detailed petrographic examination and analysis of halogens in world class examples of major chondritic meteorite types. Electron microprobe and SHRIMP will be used for in situ F and Cl measurements and bulk analyses of Cl, Br and I will be obtained by the noble gas method, which provides uniquely high precision for Br and I measurement and is only possible in a couple of laboratories globally.

Supervision history

Current supervision

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