Overview
Background
Professor Trevor Ireland has research interests that span geochronology, isotope geochemistry through to cosmochemistry. The common link between these areas is the use of in situ microanalysis of geological and extraterrestrial samples by focused ion beam methodologies. He has current research topics aligned with the asteroid sample return missions to Ryugu and Bennu by the JAXA Hayabusa2 and NASA Osiris REx missions respectively; Samples of Ryugu are currently being prepared for distribution and analysis. Professor Ireland obtained his PhD at The Australian National University and following appointments at Washington University in St Louis, Max-Planck-Institut in Mainz, UCLA and Stanford, before he returned to lead the SHRIMP (Sensitive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe) Group at ANU. Professor Ireland has taken up an appointment to establish a SHRIMP analytical facility at UQ.
Availability
- Professor Trevor Ireland is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Works
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2022
Journal Article
A model earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of α Centauri A/B
Wang, Haiyang S., Lineweaver, Charles H., Quanz, Sascha P., Mojzsis, Stephen J., Ireland, Trevor R., Sossi, Paolo A., Seidler, Fabian and Morel, Thierry (2022). A model earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of α Centauri A/B. The Astrophysical Journal, 927 (2) 134, 134. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac4e8c
2022
Journal Article
Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth
Tachibana, S., Sawada, H., Okazaki, R., Takano, Y., Sakamoto, K., Miura, Y. N., Okamoto, C., Yano, H., Yamanouchi, S., Michel, P., Zhang, Y., Schwartz, S., Thuillet, F., Yurimoto, H., Nakamura, T., Noguchi, T., Yabuta, H., Naraoka, H., Tsuchiyama, A., Imae, N., Kurosawa, K., Nakamura, A. M., Ogawa, K., Sugita, S., Morota, T., Honda, R., Kameda, S., Tatsumi, E., Cho, Y. ... Tsuda, Y. (2022). Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth. Science, 375 (6584), 1011-1016. doi: 10.1126/science.abj8624
2022
Conference Publication
Ophiolitic biodiamonds – some of subduction’s little gems
Aitchison, Jonathan C., Cluzel, Dominique, Ireland, Trevor R., Patias, Daniel and Zhou, Renjie (2022). Ophiolitic biodiamonds – some of subduction’s little gems. AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL, United States, 12-16 December 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Hydrocarbon signatures in ophiolitic diamonds, New Caledonia
Patias, Daniel, Aitchison, Jonathan C., Zhou, Renjie, Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Ireland, Trevor R. and Cluzel, Dominique (2022). Hydrocarbon signatures in ophiolitic diamonds, New Caledonia. AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, ILL, United States, 12-16 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
The Solar System calcium isotopic composition inferred from Ryugu samples
Moynier, F., Dai, W., Yokoyama, T., Hu, Y., Paquet, M., Abe, Y., Aléon, J., Alexander, C. M.O.D., Amari, S., Amelin, Y., Bajo, K. I., Bizzarro, M., Bouvier, A., Carlson, R. W., Chaussidon, M., Choi, B. G., Dauphas, N., Davis, A. M., Di Rocco, T., Fujiya, W., Fukai, R., Gautam, I., Haba, M. K., Hibiya, Y., Hidaka, H., Homma, H., Hoppe, P., Huss, G. R., Ichida, K. ... Yurimoto, H. (2022). The Solar System calcium isotopic composition inferred from Ryugu samples. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 24, 1-6. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2238
2022
Journal Article
Solid-phase transfer into the forearc mantle wedge: rutile and zircon xenocrysts fingerprint subducting sources
Aitchison, Jonathan C., Cluzel, Dominique, Ireland, Trevor R., Zhou, Renjie, Lian, Dongyang, Patias, Daniel, Yan, Zhen and Yang, Jingsui (2022). Solid-phase transfer into the forearc mantle wedge: rutile and zircon xenocrysts fingerprint subducting sources. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 577 117251, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117251
2021
Journal Article
Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu
Yada, Toru, Abe, Masanao, Okada, Tatsuaki, Nakato, Aiko, Yogata, Kasumi, Miyazaki, Akiko, Hatakeda, Kentaro, Kumagai, Kazuya, Nishimura, Masahiro, Hitomi, Yuya, Soejima, Hiromichi, Yoshitake, Miwa, Iwamae, Ayako, Furuya, Shizuho, Uesugi, Masayuki, Karouji, Yuzuru, Usui, Tomohiro, Hayashi, Tasuku, Yamamoto, Daiki, Fukai, Ryota, Sugita, Seiji, Cho, Yuichiro, Yumoto, Koki, Yabe, Yuna, Bibring, Jean-Pierre, Pilorget, Cedric, Hamm, Vincent, Brunetto, Rosario, Riu, Lucie ... Tsuda, Yuichi (2021). Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu. Nature Astronomy, 6 (2), 214-220. doi: 10.1038/s41550-021-01550-6
2021
Journal Article
Crystallographic and crystallochemical controls on oxygen isotope analysis of hematite by SIMS
White, L., Vasconcelos, P. M., Ávila, J. N., Ubide, T. and Ireland, T. R. (2021). Crystallographic and crystallochemical controls on oxygen isotope analysis of hematite by SIMS. Chemical Geology, 583 120461, 120461. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120461
2021
Journal Article
Foulwind Suite magmatism in the Buller Terrane, New Zealand: geochemistry of the Carboniferous Foulwind and Windy Point Granites
Waight, Tod, Malloch, Kirstine, Weaver, Steve, Ireland, Trevor and Muir, Roddy (2021). Foulwind Suite magmatism in the Buller Terrane, New Zealand: geochemistry of the Carboniferous Foulwind and Windy Point Granites. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 65 (3), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2021.1960569
2021
Journal Article
The Paleoarchean Northern Mundo Novo Greenstone Belt, São Francisco Craton: Geochemistry, U–Pb–Hf–O in zircon and pyrite δ34S-Δ33S-Δ36S signatures
Teles, Guilherme S., Chemale, Farid, Ávila, Janaína N. and Ireland, Trevor R. (2021). The Paleoarchean Northern Mundo Novo Greenstone Belt, São Francisco Craton: Geochemistry, U–Pb–Hf–O in zircon and pyrite δ34S-Δ33S-Δ36S signatures. Geoscience Frontiers, 13 (5) 101252, 101252. doi: 10.1016/j.gsf.2021.101252
2021
Journal Article
A petrochronology window into near-surface fluid/rock interaction within Archaean ultramafic-mafic crust: Insights from the 3.25 Ga Stolzburg Complex, Barberton Greenstone Belt
Bolhar, Robert, Tappe, Sebastian, Wilson, Allan H., Ireland, Trevor, Avila, Janaina and Anhaeusser, Carl (2021). A petrochronology window into near-surface fluid/rock interaction within Archaean ultramafic-mafic crust: Insights from the 3.25 Ga Stolzburg Complex, Barberton Greenstone Belt. Chemical Geology, 569 120130, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120130
2021
Journal Article
Sources of auriferous fluids associated with a Neoarchean BIF-hosted orogenic gold deposit revealed by the multiple sulfur isotopic compositions of zoned pyrites
Liu, Li, Ireland, Trevor R., Holden, Peter, Ávila, Janaina, Vasconcelos, Paulo and Mavrogenes, John (2021). Sources of auriferous fluids associated with a Neoarchean BIF-hosted orogenic gold deposit revealed by the multiple sulfur isotopic compositions of zoned pyrites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 176 (4) 29, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s00410-021-01788-3
2021
Journal Article
Strontium isotope analysis of apatite via SIMS
Gillespie, Jack, Nemchin, Alexander A., Kinny, Peter D., Martin, Laure, Aleshin, Matvei, Roberts, Malcolm P., Ireland, Trevor R., Whitehouse, Martin J., Jeon, Heejin, Cavosie, Aaron J. and Kirkland, Christopher L. (2021). Strontium isotope analysis of apatite via SIMS. Chemical Geology, 559 119979, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119979
2021
Journal Article
The Mesozoic terrane boundary beneath the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, and potential controls on geothermal system characteristics
Milicich, Sarah D., Mortimer, Nick, Villamor, Pilar, Wilson, Colin J. N., Chambefort, Isabelle, Sagar, Matt W. and Ireland, Trevor R. (2021). The Mesozoic terrane boundary beneath the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, and potential controls on geothermal system characteristics. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 64 (4), 518-529. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2020.1823434
2021
Journal Article
SHRIMP 4-S isotope systematics of two pyrite generations in the 3.49 Ga Dresser Formation
Liu, L., Ireland, T. R. and Holden, P. (2021). SHRIMP 4-S isotope systematics of two pyrite generations in the 3.49 Ga Dresser Formation. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 17, 45-49. doi: 10.7185/GEOCHEMLET.2113
2021
Book Chapter
Trends in Ocean S-Isotopes May Be Influenced by Major LIP Events
Large, Ross R., Steadman, Jeffrey A., Mukherjee, Indrani, Corkrey, Ross, Sack, Patrick and Ireland, Trevor R. (2021). Trends in Ocean S-Isotopes May Be Influenced by Major LIP Events. Large Igneous Provinces: A Driver of Global Environmental and Biotic Changes. (pp. 341-376) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119507444.ch15
2020
Journal Article
In-situ quadruple sulfur isotopic compositions of pyrites in the ca. 3.2–2.72 Ga metasedimentary rocks from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
Liu, Li, Ireland, Trevor and Holden, Peter (2020). In-situ quadruple sulfur isotopic compositions of pyrites in the ca. 3.2–2.72 Ga metasedimentary rocks from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Chemical Geology, 557 119837, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119837
2020
Journal Article
Hydrothermal fluid characteristics and implications of the Makou IOA deposit in Luzong Basin, eastern China
Liu, Yinan, Fan, Yu, Zhou, Taofa, Fu, Bin, Ireland, Trevor R., Wang, Jingfeng and Zhang, Lejun (2020). Hydrothermal fluid characteristics and implications of the Makou IOA deposit in Luzong Basin, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 127 103867. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103867
2020
Journal Article
Magnesium in subaqueous speleothems as a potential palaeotemperature proxy
Drysdale, Russell, Couchoud, Isabelle, Zanchetta, Giovanni, Isola, Ilaria, Regattieri, Eleonora, Hellstrom, John, Govin, Aline, Tzedakis, Polychronis C., Ireland, Trevor, Corrick, Ellen, Greig, Alan, Wong, Henri, Piccini, Leonardo, Holden, Peter and Woodhead, Jon (2020). Magnesium in subaqueous speleothems as a potential palaeotemperature proxy. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 5027, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18083-7
2020
Journal Article
Author Correction: Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness (Nature Geoscience, (2019), 12, 4, (247-252), 10.1038/s41561-019-0330-x)
Barnouin, O. S., Daly, M. G., Palmer, E. E., Gaskell, R. W., Weirich, J. R., Johnson, C. L., Al Asad, M. M., Roberts, J. H., Perry, M. E., Susorney, H. C.M., Daly, R. T., Bierhaus, E. B., Seabrook, J. A., Espiritu, R. C., Nair, A. H., Nguyen, L., Neumann, G. A., Ernst, C. M., Boynton, W. V., Nolan, M. C., Adam, C. D., Moreau, M. C., Rizk, B., Drouet D’Aubigny, C. Y., Jawin, E. R., Walsh, K. J., Michel, P., Schwartz, S. R., Ballouz, R. L. ... Marty, B. (2020). Author Correction: Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness (Nature Geoscience, (2019), 12, 4, (247-252), 10.1038/s41561-019-0330-x). Nature Geoscience, 13 (11), 764-764. doi: 10.1038/s41561-020-0643-9
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens and noble gases in serpentinite-blueschist associated jadeitites
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens in mantle xenoliths as proxies for global volatile cycling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating halogens in the mantle through mantle and mantle-derived rocks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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Doctor Philosophy
Halogens in mantle xenoliths as proxies for global volatile cycling
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
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