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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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

Halogens

2016

Journal Article

International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 360 preliminary report: Southwest Indian Ridge Lower Crust and Moho the nature of the lower crust and Moho at slower spreading ridges (SloMo Leg 1)

Dick, Henry J. B., MacLeod, Christopher J., Blum, Peter, Abe, Natsue, Blackman, Donna K., Bowles, Julie A., Cheadle, Michael J., Cho, Kyungo, Ciązela, Jakub, Deans, Jeremy R., Edgcomb, Virginia P., Ferrando, Carlotta, France, Lydéric, Ghosh, Biswajit, Ildefonse, Benoît M., Kendrick, Mark A., Koepke, Juergen H., Leong, James A. M., Liu, Chuanzhou, Ma, Qiang, Morishita, Tomoaki, Morris, Antony, Natland, James H., Nozaka, Toshio, Pluemper, Oliver, Sanfilippo, Alessio, Sylvan, Jason B., Tivey, Maurice A., Tribuzio, Riccardo ... McLelland, James Samuel (2016). International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 360 preliminary report: Southwest Indian Ridge Lower Crust and Moho the nature of the lower crust and Moho at slower spreading ridges (SloMo Leg 1). Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Preliminary Reports (360), 1-50. doi: 10.14379/iodp.pr.360.2016

International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 360 preliminary report: Southwest Indian Ridge Lower Crust and Moho the nature of the lower crust and Moho at slower spreading ridges (SloMo Leg 1)

2016

Book Chapter

Chlorine

Kendrick, Mark A. (2016). Chlorine. Encyclopedia of geochemistry. (pp. 1-3) edited by William M. White. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39193-9_89-1

Chlorine

2015

Journal Article

Halogens and noble gases in Mathematician Ridge meta-gabbros, NE Pacific: implications for oceanic hydrothermal root zones and global volatile cycles

Kendrick, Mark A., Honda, Masahiko and Vanko, David A. (2015). Halogens and noble gases in Mathematician Ridge meta-gabbros, NE Pacific: implications for oceanic hydrothermal root zones and global volatile cycles. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170 (5-6) 43, 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s00410-015-1192-x

Halogens and noble gases in Mathematician Ridge meta-gabbros, NE Pacific: implications for oceanic hydrothermal root zones and global volatile cycles

2015

Journal Article

Deeply dredged submarine HIMU glasses from the Tuvalu Islands, Polynesia: implications for volatile budgets of recycled oceanic crust

Jackson, M. G., Koga, K. T., Price, A., Konter, J. G., Koppers, A. A.P., Finlayson, V. A., Konrad, K., Hauri, E. H., Kylander-Clark, A., Kelley, K. A. and Kendrick, M. A. (2015). Deeply dredged submarine HIMU glasses from the Tuvalu Islands, Polynesia: implications for volatile budgets of recycled oceanic crust. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 16 (9), 3210-3234. doi: 10.1002/2015GC005966

Deeply dredged submarine HIMU glasses from the Tuvalu Islands, Polynesia: implications for volatile budgets of recycled oceanic crust

2015

Journal Article

Noble gas and halogen constraints on fluid sources in iron oxide-copper-gold mineralization: Mantoverde and La Candelaria, Northern Chile

Marschik, Robert and Kendrick, Mark A. (2015). Noble gas and halogen constraints on fluid sources in iron oxide-copper-gold mineralization: Mantoverde and La Candelaria, Northern Chile. Mineralium Deposita, 50 (3), 357-371. doi: 10.1007/s00126-014-0548-x

Noble gas and halogen constraints on fluid sources in iron oxide-copper-gold mineralization: Mantoverde and La Candelaria, Northern Chile

2015

Journal Article

The halogen (F, Cl, Br, I) and H2O systematics of Samoan lavas: assimilated-seawater, EM2 and high-3He/4He components

Kendrick, Mark A., Jackson, Matthew G., Hauri, Erik H. and Phillips, David (2015). The halogen (F, Cl, Br, I) and H2O systematics of Samoan lavas: assimilated-seawater, EM2 and high-3He/4He components. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 410, 197-209. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.11.026

The halogen (F, Cl, Br, I) and H2O systematics of Samoan lavas: assimilated-seawater, EM2 and high-3He/4He components

2014

Journal Article

LIMA U-Pb ages link lithospheric mantle metasomatism to Karoo magmatism beneath the Kimberley region, South Africa

Giuliani, Andrea, Phillips, David, Maas, Roland, Woodhead, Jon D., Kendrick, Mark A., Greig, Alan, Armstrong, Richard A., Chew, David, Kamenetsky, Vadim S. and Fiorentini, Marco L. (2014). LIMA U-Pb ages link lithospheric mantle metasomatism to Karoo magmatism beneath the Kimberley region, South Africa. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 401, 132-147. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.05.044

LIMA U-Pb ages link lithospheric mantle metasomatism to Karoo magmatism beneath the Kimberley region, South Africa

2014

Journal Article

Subduction-related halogens (Cl, Br and I) and H2O in magmatic glasses from Southwest Pacific backarc basins

Kendrick, Mark A., Arculus, Richard J., Danyushevsky, Leonid V., Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Woodhead, Jon D. and Honda, Masahiko (2014). Subduction-related halogens (Cl, Br and I) and H2O in magmatic glasses from Southwest Pacific backarc basins. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 400, 165-176. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.05.021

Subduction-related halogens (Cl, Br and I) and H2O in magmatic glasses from Southwest Pacific backarc basins

2014

Journal Article

Noble gases (Ar, Kr, Xe) and halogens (Cl, Br, I) in fluid inclusions from the Athabasca Basin (Canada): implications for unconformity-related U deposits

Richard, Antonin, Kendrick, Mark A. and Cathelineau, Michel (2014). Noble gases (Ar, Kr, Xe) and halogens (Cl, Br, I) in fluid inclusions from the Athabasca Basin (Canada): implications for unconformity-related U deposits. Precambrian Research, 247, 110-125. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2014.03.020

Noble gases (Ar, Kr, Xe) and halogens (Cl, Br, I) in fluid inclusions from the Athabasca Basin (Canada): implications for unconformity-related U deposits

2014

Journal Article

Stable isotope (C, O, S) compositions of volatile-rich minerals in kimberlites: a review

Giuliani, Andrea, Phillips, David, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Fiorentini, Marco L., Farquhar, James and Kendrick, Mark A. (2014). Stable isotope (C, O, S) compositions of volatile-rich minerals in kimberlites: a review. Chemical Geology, 374-375, 61-83. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.03.003

Stable isotope (C, O, S) compositions of volatile-rich minerals in kimberlites: a review

2014

Journal Article

Petrogenesis of mantle polymict breccias: insights into mantle processes coeval with kimberlite magmatism

Giuliani, Andrea, Phillips, David, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Kendrick, Mark A., Wyatt, Bruce A., Goemann, Karsten and Hutchinson, Graham (2014). Petrogenesis of mantle polymict breccias: insights into mantle processes coeval with kimberlite magmatism. Journal of Petrology, 55 (4), 831-858. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egu008

Petrogenesis of mantle polymict breccias: insights into mantle processes coeval with kimberlite magmatism

2014

Journal Article

CH4-N2 in the Maldon gold deposit, central Victoria, Australia

Fu, Bin, Mernagh, Terrence P., Fairmaid, Alison M., Phillips, David and Kendrick, Mark A. (2014). CH4-N2 in the Maldon gold deposit, central Victoria, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 58 (C), 225-237. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.11.006

CH4-N2 in the Maldon gold deposit, central Victoria, Australia

2014

Journal Article

Contrasting behaviours of CO2, S, H2O and halogens (F, Cl, Br, and I) in enriched-mantle melts from Pitcairn and Society seamounts

Kendrick, Mark A., Jackson, Matthew G., Kent, Adam J.R., Hauri, Erik H., Wallace, Paul J. and Woodhead, Jon (2014). Contrasting behaviours of CO2, S, H2O and halogens (F, Cl, Br, and I) in enriched-mantle melts from Pitcairn and Society seamounts. Chemical Geology, 370, 69-81. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.01.019

Contrasting behaviours of CO2, S, H2O and halogens (F, Cl, Br, and I) in enriched-mantle melts from Pitcairn and Society seamounts

2013

Journal Article

Oxide, sulphide and carbonate minerals in a mantle polymict breccia: metasomatism by proto-kimberlite magmas, and relationship to the kimberlite megacrystic suite

Giuliani, A., Kamenetsky, V. S., Kendrick, M. A., Phillips, D., Wyatt, B. A. and Maas, R. (2013). Oxide, sulphide and carbonate minerals in a mantle polymict breccia: metasomatism by proto-kimberlite magmas, and relationship to the kimberlite megacrystic suite. Chemical Geology, 353, 4-18. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.025

Oxide, sulphide and carbonate minerals in a mantle polymict breccia: metasomatism by proto-kimberlite magmas, and relationship to the kimberlite megacrystic suite

2013

Journal Article

Mantle oddities: A sulphate fluid preserved in a MARID xenolith from the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South Africa)

Giuliani, A., Phillips, D., Fiorentini, M. L., Kendrick, M. A., Maas, R., Wing, B. A., Woodhead, J. D., Bui, T. H. and Kamenetsky, V. S. (2013). Mantle oddities: A sulphate fluid preserved in a MARID xenolith from the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South Africa). Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 376, 74-86. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.028

Mantle oddities: A sulphate fluid preserved in a MARID xenolith from the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, South Africa)

2013

Journal Article

Identification of ATP Synthase As a Lipid Peroxide Protein Adduct in Pancreatic Islets From Humans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

MacDonald, M. J., Langberg, E. -C., Tibell, A., Sabat, G., Kendrick, M. A., Szweda, L. I. and Ostenson, C. G. (2013). Identification of ATP Synthase As a Lipid Peroxide Protein Adduct in Pancreatic Islets From Humans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 98 (4), E727-E731. doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-4203

Identification of ATP Synthase As a Lipid Peroxide Protein Adduct in Pancreatic Islets From Humans With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2013

Journal Article

Nickel-rich metasomatism of the lithospheric mantle by pre-kimberlitic alkali-S-Cl-rich C-O-H fluids

Giuliani, Andrea, Kamenetsky, Vadim S., Kendrick, Mark A., Phillips, David and Goemann, Karsten (2013). Nickel-rich metasomatism of the lithospheric mantle by pre-kimberlitic alkali-S-Cl-rich C-O-H fluids. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 165 (1), 155-171. doi: 10.1007/s00410-012-0801-1

Nickel-rich metasomatism of the lithospheric mantle by pre-kimberlitic alkali-S-Cl-rich C-O-H fluids

2012

Journal Article

Noble gas and carbon isotope ratios in Argyle diamonds, Western Australia: evidence for a deeply subducted volatile component

Honda, M., Phillips, D., Kendrick, M. A., Gagan, M. K. and Taylor, W. R. (2012). Noble gas and carbon isotope ratios in Argyle diamonds, Western Australia: evidence for a deeply subducted volatile component. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 59 (8), 1135-1142. doi: 10.1080/08120099.2012.741076

Noble gas and carbon isotope ratios in Argyle diamonds, Western Australia: evidence for a deeply subducted volatile component

2012

Journal Article

Tracking halogens through the subduction cycle

Kendrick, Mark A., Woodhead, Jon D. and Kamenetsky, Vadim S. (2012). Tracking halogens through the subduction cycle. Geology, 40 (12), 1075-1078. doi: 10.1130/G33265.1

Tracking halogens through the subduction cycle

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Characterising the F and Cl content of terrigenous oceanic sediments
    The Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Does the Hawaiian Arch have an anomalous alteration history?
    The Australian National University
    Open grant

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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