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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2020
Journal Article
Quadruple sulfur isotopic fractionation during pyrite desulfidation to pyrrhotite
Liu, Li, Mavrogenes, John, Holden, Peter and Ireland, Trevor (2020). Quadruple sulfur isotopic fractionation during pyrite desulfidation to pyrrhotite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 273, 354-366. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.01.024
2020
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Textural and geochemical investigation of pyrite in Jacobina Basin, São Francisco Craton, Brazil: implications for paleoenvironmental conditions and formation of pre-GOE metaconglomerate-hosted Au-(U) deposits
Teles, Guilherme S., Chemale, Farid, Ávila, Janaína N., Ireland, Trevor R., Dias, Airton N.C., Cruz, Daniele C.F. and Constantino, Carlos J.L. (2020). Textural and geochemical investigation of pyrite in Jacobina Basin, São Francisco Craton, Brazil: implications for paleoenvironmental conditions and formation of pre-GOE metaconglomerate-hosted Au-(U) deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 273, 331-353. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.01.035
2020
Journal Article
Oxygen isotopes and sampling of the solar system
Ireland, Trevor R., Avila, Janaina, Greenwood, Richard C., Hicks, Leon J. and Bridges, John C. (2020). Oxygen isotopes and sampling of the solar system. Space Science Reviews, 216 (2) 25, 1-60. doi: 10.1007/s11214-020-0645-3
2020
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High-precision, high-accuracy oxygen isotope measurements of zircon reference materials with the SHRIMP-SI
Ávila, Janaína N., Ireland, Trevor R., Holden, Peter, Lanc, Peter, Latimore, Andrew, Schram, Norm, Foster, John, Williams, Ian S., Loiselle, Liane and Fu, Bin (2020). High-precision, high-accuracy oxygen isotope measurements of zircon reference materials with the SHRIMP-SI. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 44 (1), 85-102. doi: 10.1111/ggr.12298
2020
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Protocols for in situ measurement of oxygen isotopes in goethite by ion microprobe
Monteiro, H. S., Vasconcelos, P. M., Farley, K. A., Ávila, J. N., Miller, H. B.D., Holden, P. and Ireland, T. R. (2020). Protocols for in situ measurement of oxygen isotopes in goethite by ion microprobe. Chemical Geology, 533 119436, 119436. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119436
2020
Journal Article
Geochronological constrains on the timing of magmatism, deformation and mineralization at the Karouni orogenic gold deposit: Guyana, South America
Tedeschi, M. T., Hagemann, S. G., Kemp, A. I.S., Kirkland, C. L. and Ireland, T. R. (2020). Geochronological constrains on the timing of magmatism, deformation and mineralization at the Karouni orogenic gold deposit: Guyana, South America. Precambrian Research, 337 105329, 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2019.04.015
2020
Journal Article
The sign of Δ33S is independent of pyrite morphology
Liu, Li, Ireland, Trevor, Holden, Peter and Mavrogenes, John (2020). The sign of Δ33S is independent of pyrite morphology. Chemical Geology, 532 119369, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119369
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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
2020
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Structure and evolution of the Wairakei–Tauhara geothermal system (Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand) revisited with a new zircon geochronology
Rosenberg, M. D., Wilson, C. J.N., Bignall, G., Ireland, T. R., Sepulveda, F. and Charlier, B. L.A. (2020). Structure and evolution of the Wairakei–Tauhara geothermal system (Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand) revisited with a new zircon geochronology. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 390 106705, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106705
2020
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Triple oxygen isotope variations in magnetite from iron-oxide deposits, central Iran, record magmatic fluid interaction with evaporite and carbonate host rocks
Peters, Stefan T.M., Alibabaie, Narges, Pack, Andreas, McKibbin, Seann J., Raeisi, Davood, Nayebi, Niloofar, Torab, Farhad, Ireland, Trevor and Lehmann, Bernd (2020). Triple oxygen isotope variations in magnetite from iron-oxide deposits, central Iran, record magmatic fluid interaction with evaporite and carbonate host rocks. Geology, 48 (3) 9811, 211-215. doi: 10.1130/G46981.1
2020
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A zircon U-Pb geochronology for the Rotokawa geothermal system, New Zealand, with implications for Taupō Volcanic Zone evolution
Milicich, S. D., Chambefort, I., Wilson, C. J.N., Alcaraz, S., Ireland, T. R., Bardsley, C. and Simpson, M. P. (2020). A zircon U-Pb geochronology for the Rotokawa geothermal system, New Zealand, with implications for Taupō Volcanic Zone evolution. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 389 106729, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106729
2019
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The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations
Hergenrother, C. W., Maleszewski, C. K., Nolan, M. C., Li, J. Y., Drouet d’Aubigny, C. Y., Shelly, F. C., Howell, E. S., Kareta, T. R., Izawa, M. R.M., Barucci, M. A., Bierhaus, E. B., Campins, H., Chesley, S. R., Clark, B. E., Christensen, E. J., DellaGiustina, D. N., Fornasier, S., Golish, D. R., Hartzell, C. M., Rizk, B., Scheeres, D. J., Smith, P. H., Zou, X. D., Lauretta, D. S., Highsmith, D. E., Small, J., Vokrouhlický, D., Bowles, N. E., Brown, E. ... Marty, B. (2019). The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 1291, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09213-x
2019
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Thermal history of Early Jurassic eclogite facies metamorphism in the Nagaland Ophiolite Complex, NE India: New insights into pre-Cretaceous subduction channel tectonics within the Neo-Tethys
Rajkakati, M., Bhowmik, S.K., Ao, A., Ireland, T.R., Avila, J., Clarke, G.L., Bhandari, A. and Aitchison, J.C. (2019). Thermal history of Early Jurassic eclogite facies metamorphism in the Nagaland Ophiolite Complex, NE India: New insights into pre-Cretaceous subduction channel tectonics within the Neo-Tethys. Lithos, 346-347 105166, 105166. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2019.105166
2019
Journal Article
Mesoarchaean clockwise metamorphic P-T path from the Western Dharwar Craton
Dasgupta, A., Bhowmik, S. K., Dasgupta, S., Avila, J. and Ireland, T. R. (2019). Mesoarchaean clockwise metamorphic P-T path from the Western Dharwar Craton. Lithos, 342-343, 370-390. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2019.06.006
2019
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Pyrite trace-element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of paleo-mesoproterozoic McArthur Basin: Proxy for oxidative weathering
Mukherjee, Indrani, Large, Ross R., Bull, Stuart, Gregory, Daniel G., Stepanov, Aleksandr S., Ávila, Janaína, Ireland, Trevor R. and Corkrey, Ross (2019). Pyrite trace-element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of paleo-mesoproterozoic McArthur Basin: Proxy for oxidative weathering. American Mineralogist, 104 (9), 1256-1272. doi: 10.2138/am-2019-6873
2019
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Global atmospheric oxygen variations recorded by Th/U systematics of igneous rocks
Liu, He, Zartman, Robert E., Ireland, Trevor R. and Sun, Wei-dong (2019). Global atmospheric oxygen variations recorded by Th/U systematics of igneous rocks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (38), 18854-18859. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1902833116
2019
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The formation mechanisms of sedimentary pyrite nodules determined by trace element and sulfur isotope microanalysis
Gregory, Daniel, Mukherjee, Indrani, Olson, Stephanie L., Large, Ross R., Danyushevsky, Leonid V., Stepanov, Aleksandr S., Avila, Janaina N., Cliff, John, Ireland, Trevor R., Raiswell, Robert, Olin, Paul H., Maslennikov, Valeriy V. and Lyons, Timothy W. (2019). The formation mechanisms of sedimentary pyrite nodules determined by trace element and sulfur isotope microanalysis. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 259, 53-68. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.05.035
2019
Journal Article
The volatility trend of protosolar and terrestrial elemental abundances
Wang, Haiyang S., Lineweaver, Charles H. and Ireland, Trevor R. (2019). The volatility trend of protosolar and terrestrial elemental abundances. Icarus, 328, 287-305. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.03.018
2019
Journal Article
Best practices for the use of meteorite names in publications
Heck, Philipp R., Herd, Christopher, Grossman, Jeffrey N., Badjukov, Dmitry, Bouvier, Audrey, Bullock, Emma, Chennaoui-Aoudjehane, Hasnaa, Debaille, Vinciane, Dunn, Tasha L., Ebel, Denton S., Ferrière, Ludovic, Garvie, Laurence, Gattacceca, Jérôme, Gounelle, Matthieu, Herd, Richard, Ireland, Trevor, Jacquet, Emmanuel, Macke, Robert J., McCoy, Tim, McCubbin, Francis M., Mikouchi, Takashi, Metzler, Knut, Roskosz, Mathieu, Smith, Caroline, Wadhwa, Meenakshi, Welzenbach-Fries, Linda, Yada, Toru, Yamaguchi, Akira, Zeigler, Ryan A. and Zolensky, Michael (2019). Best practices for the use of meteorite names in publications. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 54 (7), 1397-1400. doi: 10.1111/maps.13291
2019
Journal Article
U-Th/He systematics of fluid-rich ‘fibrous’ diamonds – Evidence for pre- and syn-kimberlite eruption ages
Timmerman, Suzette, Yeow, Hanling, Honda, Masahiko, Howell, Daniel, Jaques, A. Lynton, Krebs, Mandy Y., Woodland, Sarah, Pearson, D. Graham, Ávila, Janaína N. and Ireland, Trevor R. (2019). U-Th/He systematics of fluid-rich ‘fibrous’ diamonds – Evidence for pre- and syn-kimberlite eruption ages. Chemical Geology, 515, 22-36. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.04.001
Supervision
Availability
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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 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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