Overview
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
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.
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Halogen and trace element analysis of carbonate-veins and Fe-oxyhydroxide by LA-ICPMS: Implications for seafloor alteration, Atlantis Bank, SW Indian Ridge
Kendrick, Mark A., Caulfield, John T., Nguyen, Ai D., Zhao, Jian-xin and Blakey, Idriss (2020). Halogen and trace element analysis of carbonate-veins and Fe-oxyhydroxide by LA-ICPMS: Implications for seafloor alteration, Atlantis Bank, SW Indian Ridge. Chemical Geology, 547 119668, 119668. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119668
2019
Journal Article
Dynamic accretion beneath a slow‐spreading ridge segment: IODP Hole 1473A and the Atlantis Bank Oceanic Core Complex
Dick, H.J.B., MacLeod, C.J., Blum, P., Abe, N., Blackman, D.K., Bowles, J.A., Cheadle, M.J., Cho, K., Ciążela, J., Deans, J.R., Edgcomb, V.P., Ferrando, C., France, L., Ghosh, B., Ildefonse, B., John, B., Kendrick, M.A., Koepke, J., Leong, J.A.M., Liu, C., Ma, Q., Morishita, T., Morris, A., Natland, J.H., Nozaka, T., Pluemper, O., Sanfilippo, A., Sylvan, J.B., Tivey, M.A. ... Viegas, G. (2019). Dynamic accretion beneath a slow‐spreading ridge segment: IODP Hole 1473A and the Atlantis Bank Oceanic Core Complex. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124 (12) 2018JB016858, 12631-12659. doi: 10.1029/2018jb016858
2019
Journal Article
Crystallographic and fluid compositional effects on the halogen (Cl, F, Br, I) incorporation in pyromorphite-group minerals
Epp, Tatjana, Marks, Michael A. W., Ludwig, Thomas, Kendrick, Mark A., Eby, Nelson, Neidhardt, Harald, Oelmann, Yvonne and Markl, Gregor (2019). Crystallographic and fluid compositional effects on the halogen (Cl, F, Br, I) incorporation in pyromorphite-group minerals. American Mineralogist, 104 (11), 1673-1688. doi: 10.2138/am-2019-7068
2019
Journal Article
Halogens in serpentinites from the Isua supracrustal belt, Greenland: an Eoarchean seawater signature and biomass proxy?
D'Andres, Joëlle, Kendrick, Mark A., Bennett, Vickie C. and Nutman, Allen P. (2019). Halogens in serpentinites from the Isua supracrustal belt, Greenland: an Eoarchean seawater signature and biomass proxy?. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 262, 31-59. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.07.017
2019
Journal Article
Halogens in altered ocean crust from the East Pacific Rise (ODP/IODP Hole 1256D)
Kendrick, Mark A. (2019). Halogens in altered ocean crust from the East Pacific Rise (ODP/IODP Hole 1256D). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 261, 93-112. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.06.044
2019
Journal Article
Determination of the oxidation state of iron in Mid-Ocean Ridge basalt glasses by Raman spectroscopy
Losq, Charles Le, Berry, Andrew J., Kendrick, Mark A., Neuville, Daniel R. and O'Neill, Hugh St. C. (2019). Determination of the oxidation state of iron in Mid-Ocean Ridge basalt glasses by Raman spectroscopy. American Mineralogist, 104 (7), 1032-1042. doi: 10.2138/am-2019-6887
2019
Journal Article
Halogens in Atlantis Bank gabbros, SW Indian Ridge: implications for styles of seafloor alteration
Kendrick, Mark A. (2019). Halogens in Atlantis Bank gabbros, SW Indian Ridge: implications for styles of seafloor alteration. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 514, 96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.02.034
2019
Journal Article
Pyrite Re-Os age constraints on the Irankuh Zn-Pb deposit, Iran, and regional implications
Liu, YingChao, Song, YuCai, Fard, Mahmoud, Zhou, LiMin, Hou, ZengQian and Kendrick, Mark A. (2019). Pyrite Re-Os age constraints on the Irankuh Zn-Pb deposit, Iran, and regional implications. Ore Geology Reviews, 104, 148-159. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.11.002
2018
Journal Article
Halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) in thirteen USGS, GSJ and NIST international rock and glass reference materials
Kendrick, Mark A., D'Andres, Joelle, Holden, Peter and Ireland, Trevor (2018). Halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) in thirteen USGS, GSJ and NIST international rock and glass reference materials. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 42 (4), 499-511. doi: 10.1111/ggr.12229
2018
Book Chapter
Chlorine
Kendrick, Mark A. (2018). Chlorine. Encyclopedia of Geochemistry. (pp. 241-244) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39312-4_89
2018
Book Chapter
Argon
Kendrick, Mark A. (2018). Argon. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. (pp. 53-55) edited by William M. White. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39193-9_208-3
2018
Book Chapter
Halogens
Kendrick, Mark A. (2018). Halogens. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. (pp. 645-649) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39312-4_95
2017
Journal Article
Reply to ‘Comment on The F, Cl, Br and I Contents of Reference Glasses BHVO-2G, BIR-1G, BCR-2G, GSD-1G, GSE-1G, NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612’
Marks, Michael A.W., Kendrick, Mark A., Wenzel, Thomas, Eby, G. Nelson and Zack, Thomas (2017). Reply to ‘Comment on The F, Cl, Br and I Contents of Reference Glasses BHVO-2G, BIR-1G, BCR-2G, GSD-1G, GSE-1G, NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612’. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 41 (3), 475-478. doi: 10.1111/ggr.12177
2017
Journal Article
Hydrothermal fluid origins of carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn deposits of the Sanjiang thrust belt, Tibet: indications from noble gases and halogens
Liu, Ying-Chao, Kendrick, Mark A., Hou, Zeng-Qian, Yang, Zhu-Sen, Tian, Shi-Hong, Song, Yu-Cai and Honda, Masahiko (2017). Hydrothermal fluid origins of carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn deposits of the Sanjiang thrust belt, Tibet: indications from noble gases and halogens. Economic Geology, 112 (5), 1247-1268. doi: 10.5382/econgeo.2017.4509
2017
Journal Article
The F, Cl, Br and I contents of reference glasses BHVO-2G, BIR-1G, BCR-2G, GSD-1G, GSE-1G, NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612
Marks, Michael A. W., Kendrick, Mark A., Eby, G. Nelson, Zack, Thomas and Wenzel, Thomas (2017). The F, Cl, Br and I contents of reference glasses BHVO-2G, BIR-1G, BCR-2G, GSD-1G, GSE-1G, NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 41 (1), 107-122. doi: 10.1111/ggr.12128
2017
Journal Article
Chlorine and fluorine partition coefficients and abundances in sub-arc mantle xenoliths (Kamchatka, Russia): implications for melt generation and volatile recycling processes in subduction zones
Bénard, A., Koga, K. T., Shimizu, N., Kendrick, M. A., Ionov, D. A., Nebel, O. and Arculus, R. J. (2017). Chlorine and fluorine partition coefficients and abundances in sub-arc mantle xenoliths (Kamchatka, Russia): implications for melt generation and volatile recycling processes in subduction zones. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 199, 324-350. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2016.10.035
2017
Book Chapter
Site U1473
MacLeod, C.J., Dick, H.J.B., Blum, P., Abe, N., Blackman, D.K., Bowles, J.A., Cheadle, M.J., Cho, K., Ciazela, J., Deans, J.R., Edgcomb, V.P., Ferrando, C., France, L., Ghosh, B., Ildefonse, B.M., Kendrick, M.A., Koepke, J.H., Leong, J.A.M., Liu, C., Ma, Q., Morishita, T., Morris, A., Natland, J.H., Nozaka, T., Pluemper, O., Sanfilippo, A., Sylvan, J.B., Tivey, M.A., Tribuzio, R. and Viegas, L.G.F. (2017). Site U1473. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program. (pp. 1-136) La Jolla, CA, United States: International Ocean Discovery Program. doi: 10.14379/iodp.proc.360.103.2017
2017
Journal Article
Expedition 360 summary
Dick, H. J. B., MacLeod, C. J., Blum, P., Abe, N., Blackman, D. K., Bowles, J. A., Cheadle, M. J., Cho, K., Ciazela, J., Deans, J. R., Edgcomb, V. P., Ferrando, C., France, L., Ghosh, B., Ildefonse, B. M., Kendrick, M. A., Koepke, J. H., Leong, J. A. M., Liu, C., Ma, Q., Morishita, T., Morris, A., Natland, J. H., Nozaka, T., Pluemper, O., Sanfilippo, A., Sylvan, J. B., Tivey, M. A., Tribuzio, R. and Viegas, L. G. F. (2017). Expedition 360 summary. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 1-27. doi: 10.14379/iodp.proc.360.101.2017
2017
Journal Article
Expedition 360 methods
MacLeod, C.J., Dick, H. J. B., Blum, P., Abe, N., Blackman, D. K., Bowles, J. A., Cheadle, M. J., Cho, K., Ciazela, J., Deans, J. R., Edgcomb, V. P., Ferrando, C., France, L., Ghosh, B., Ildefonse, B. M., Kendrick, M. A., Koepke, J. H., Leong, J. A. M., Liu, C., Ma, Q., Morishita, T., Morris, A., Natland, J. H., Nozaka, T., Pluemper, O., Sanfilippo, A., Sylvan, J. B., Tivey, M. A., Tribuzio, R. and Viegas, L. G. F. (2017). Expedition 360 methods. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 360, 1-51. doi: 10.14379/iodp.proc.360.102.2017
2016
Book Chapter
Halogens
Kendrick, Mark A. (2016). Halogens. Encyclopedia of geochemistry. (pp. 1-5) edited by William M. White. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39193-9_95-1
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Mark Kendrick is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Doctor Philosophy
Recycling halogens and noble gases in sediments and meta-sediments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Defliese
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens and noble gases in serpentinite-blueschist associated jadeitites
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Trevor Ireland
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens in mantle xenoliths as proxies for global volatile cycling
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos, Professor Trevor Ireland
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