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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93 works between 1981 and 2025
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2006

Journal Article

Noble gas and halogen constraints on mineralizing fluids of metamorphic versus surficial origin: Mt Isa, Australia

Kendrick, M. A., Duncan, R. and Phillips, D. (2006). Noble gas and halogen constraints on mineralizing fluids of metamorphic versus surficial origin: Mt Isa, Australia. Chemical Geology, 235 (3-4), 325-351. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.08.002

Noble gas and halogen constraints on mineralizing fluids of metamorphic versus surficial origin: Mt Isa, Australia

2006

Journal Article

Part I. Decrepitation and degassing behaviour of quartz up to 1560 °C: Analysis of noble gases and halogens in complex fluid inclusion assemblages

Kendrick, M. A., Phillips, D. and Miller, J. Mc L. (2006). Part I. Decrepitation and degassing behaviour of quartz up to 1560 °C: Analysis of noble gases and halogens in complex fluid inclusion assemblages. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70 (10), 2540-2561. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.12.023

Part I. Decrepitation and degassing behaviour of quartz up to 1560 °C: Analysis of noble gases and halogens in complex fluid inclusion assemblages

2006

Journal Article

Part II. Evaluation of 40Ar-39Ar quartz ages: Implications for fluid inclusion retentivity and determination of initial 40Ar/36Ar values in Proterozoic samples

Kendrick, M. A., Miller, J. Mc L. and Phillips, D. (2006). Part II. Evaluation of 40Ar-39Ar quartz ages: Implications for fluid inclusion retentivity and determination of initial 40Ar/36Ar values in Proterozoic samples. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70 (10), 2562-2576. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.12.024

Part II. Evaluation of 40Ar-39Ar quartz ages: Implications for fluid inclusion retentivity and determination of initial 40Ar/36Ar values in Proterozoic samples

2006

Journal Article

Kinematics of the Høybakken detachment zone and the Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex, central Norway

Osmundsen, Per T., Eide, E. A., Haabesland, N. E., Roberts, D., Andersen, T. B., Kendrick, M., Bingen, B., Braathen, A. and Redfield, T. F. (2006). Kinematics of the Høybakken detachment zone and the Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex, central Norway. Journal of the Geological Society, 163 (2), 303-318. doi: 10.1144/0016-764904-129

Kinematics of the Høybakken detachment zone and the Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex, central Norway

2005

Journal Article

Modern techniques and Old Red problems - Determining the age of continental sedimentary deposits with40Ar/39Ar provenance analysis in west-central Norway

Eide, Elizabeth A., Haabesland, Nils Erik, Osmundsen, Per Terje, Andersen, Torgeir B., Roberts, David and Kendrick, Mark A. (2005). Modern techniques and Old Red problems - Determining the age of continental sedimentary deposits with40Ar/39Ar provenance analysis in west-central Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, 85 (1-2), 133-145.

Modern techniques and Old Red problems - Determining the age of continental sedimentary deposits with40Ar/39Ar provenance analysis in west-central Norway

2005

Journal Article

Noble gas and halogen evidence for the origin of Scandinavian sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits

Kendrick, Mark A., Burgess, R., Harrison, D. and Bjørlykke, A. (2005). Noble gas and halogen evidence for the origin of Scandinavian sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69 (1), 109-129. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.05.045

Noble gas and halogen evidence for the origin of Scandinavian sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits

2004

Journal Article

The middle to late Devonian Høoybakken detachment, central Norway: 40Ar-39Ar evidence for prolonged late/post-scandian extension and uplift

Kendrick, M. A., Eide, E. A., Roberts, D. and Osmundsen, P. T. (2004). The middle to late Devonian Høoybakken detachment, central Norway: 40Ar-39Ar evidence for prolonged late/post-scandian extension and uplift. Geological Magazine, 141 (3), 329-344. doi: 10.1017/S0016756803008811

The middle to late Devonian Høoybakken detachment, central Norway: 40Ar-39Ar evidence for prolonged late/post-scandian extension and uplift

2002

Journal Article

The Nesna Shear Zone, north-central Norway: An 40Ar/ 39Ar record of Early Devonian -Early Carboniferous ductile extension and unroofing

Eide, Elizabeth A., Osmundsen, Per Terje, Meyer, Gurli B., Kendrick, Mark A. and Corfu, Fernando (2002). The Nesna Shear Zone, north-central Norway: An 40Ar/ 39Ar record of Early Devonian -Early Carboniferous ductile extension and unroofing. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, 82 (4), 317-339.

The Nesna Shear Zone, north-central Norway: An 40Ar/ 39Ar record of Early Devonian -Early Carboniferous ductile extension and unroofing

2002

Journal Article

Hydrothermal fluid origins in a fluorite-rich Mississippi Valley-type district: Combined noble gas (He, Ar, Kr) and halogen (Cl, Br, I) analysis of fluid inclusions from the South Pennine ore field, United Kingdom

Kendrick, M. A., Burgess, R., Pattrick, R. A.D. and Turner, G. (2002). Hydrothermal fluid origins in a fluorite-rich Mississippi Valley-type district: Combined noble gas (He, Ar, Kr) and halogen (Cl, Br, I) analysis of fluid inclusions from the South Pennine ore field, United Kingdom. Economic Geology, 97 (3), 435-451. doi: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.3.435

Hydrothermal fluid origins in a fluorite-rich Mississippi Valley-type district: Combined noble gas (He, Ar, Kr) and halogen (Cl, Br, I) analysis of fluid inclusions from the South Pennine ore field, United Kingdom

2002

Journal Article

Hydrothermal fluid origins in Mississippi Valley-type ore districts: Combined noble gas (He, Ar, Kr) and halogen (Cl, Br, I) analysis of fluid inclusions from the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district, Viburnum Trend, and Tri-State districts, midcontinent United States

Kendrick, M. A., Burgess, R., Leach, D. and Pattrick, R. A.D. (2002). Hydrothermal fluid origins in Mississippi Valley-type ore districts: Combined noble gas (He, Ar, Kr) and halogen (Cl, Br, I) analysis of fluid inclusions from the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district, Viburnum Trend, and Tri-State districts, midcontinent United States. Economic Geology, 97 (3), 453-469. doi: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.3.453

Hydrothermal fluid origins in Mississippi Valley-type ore districts: Combined noble gas (He, Ar, Kr) and halogen (Cl, Br, I) analysis of fluid inclusions from the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district, Viburnum Trend, and Tri-State districts, midcontinent United States

2001

Journal Article

Halogen and Ar-Ar age determinations of inclusions within quartz veins from porpohyry copper deposits using complementary noble gas extraction techniques

Kendrick, M. A., Burgess, R., Pattrick, R. A.D. and Turner, G. (2001). Halogen and Ar-Ar age determinations of inclusions within quartz veins from porpohyry copper deposits using complementary noble gas extraction techniques. Chemical Geology, 177 (3-4), 351-370. doi: 10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00419-8

Halogen and Ar-Ar age determinations of inclusions within quartz veins from porpohyry copper deposits using complementary noble gas extraction techniques

2001

Journal Article

Fluid inclusion noble gas and halogen evidence on the origin of Cu-Porphyry mineralising fluids

Kendrick, M. A., Burgess, R., Pattrick, R. A.D. and Turner, G. (2001). Fluid inclusion noble gas and halogen evidence on the origin of Cu-Porphyry mineralising fluids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65 (16), 2651-2668. doi: 10.1016/S0016-7037(01)00618-4

Fluid inclusion noble gas and halogen evidence on the origin of Cu-Porphyry mineralising fluids

1981

Journal Article

BCG VACCINATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER IN HUMANS

KENDRICK, MA and COMSTOCK, GW (1981). BCG VACCINATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER IN HUMANS. Jnci-Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 66 (3), 431-437.

BCG VACCINATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER IN HUMANS

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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