Professor Trevor Ireland
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Trevor Ireland

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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

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264 works between 1983 and 2026
All (264) Journal Article (247) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (8) Book Chapter (8)

101 - 120 of 264 works

2019

Journal Article

Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface

Walsh, K. J., Jawin, E. R., Ballouz, R. L., Barnouin, O. S., Bierhaus, E. B., Connolly, H. C., Molaro, J. L., McCoy, T. J., Delbo’, M., Hartzell, C. M., Pajola, M., Schwartz, S. R., Trang, D., Asphaug, E., Becker, K. J., Beddingfield, C. B., Bennett, C. A., Bottke, W. F., Burke, K. N., Clark, B. C., Daly, M. G., Dellagiustina, D. N., Dworkin, J. P., Elder, C. M., Golish, D. R., Hildebrand, A. R., Malhotra, R., Marshall, J., Michel, P. ... Ireland, T. (2019). Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface. Nature Geoscience, 12 (4), 242-246. doi: 10.1038/s41561-019-0326-6

Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface

2019

Journal Article

Mineralogical constraints on the thermal history of Martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 8114

MacArthur, J. L., Bridges, J. C., Hicks, L. J., Burgess, R., Joy, K. H., Branney, M. J., Hansford, G. M., Baker, S. H., Schwenzer, S. P., Gurman, S. J., Stephen, N. R., Steer, E. D., Piercy, J. D. and Ireland, T. R. (2019). Mineralogical constraints on the thermal history of Martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 8114. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 246, 267-298. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.11.026

Mineralogical constraints on the thermal history of Martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 8114

2019

Journal Article

Reconnaissance basement geology and tectonics of South Zealandia

Tulloch, Andy J., Mortimer, Nick, Ireland, Trevor R., Waight, Tod E., Maas, Roland, Palin, J. M., Sahoo, Tusar, Seebeck, Hannu, Sagar, Matt W., Barrier, Andrea and Turnbull, Rose E. (2019). Reconnaissance basement geology and tectonics of South Zealandia. Tectonics, 38 (2), 516-551. doi: 10.1029/2018tc005116

Reconnaissance basement geology and tectonics of South Zealandia

2019

Journal Article

Enhanced constraints on the interior composition and structure of terrestrial exoplanets

Wang, H. S., Liu, F., Ireland, T. R., Brasser, R., Yong, D. and Lineweaver, C. H. (2019). Enhanced constraints on the interior composition and structure of terrestrial exoplanets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482 (2), 2222-2233. doi: 10.1093/mnras/sty2749

Enhanced constraints on the interior composition and structure of terrestrial exoplanets

2018

Journal Article

Globally asynchronous sulphur isotope signals require re-definition of the Great Oxidation Event

Philippot, Pascal, Ávila, Janaína N., Killingsworth, Bryan A., Tessalina, Svetlana, Baton, Franck, Caquineau, Tom, Muller, Elodie, Pecoits, Ernesto, Cartigny, Pierre, Lalonde, Stefan V., Ireland, Trevor R., Thomazo, Christophe, Van Kranendonk, Martin J. and Busigny, Vincent (2018). Globally asynchronous sulphur isotope signals require re-definition of the Great Oxidation Event. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2245, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04621-x

Globally asynchronous sulphur isotope signals require re-definition of the Great Oxidation Event

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

Halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) in thirteen USGS, GSJ and NIST international rock and glass reference materials

2018

Journal Article

Experimental constraints on hydrogen diffusion in garnet

Reynes, Julien, Jollands, Michael, Hermann, Jörg and Ireland, Trevor (2018). Experimental constraints on hydrogen diffusion in garnet. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 173 (9) 69, 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s00410-018-1492-z

Experimental constraints on hydrogen diffusion in garnet

2018

Journal Article

Palaeoarchaean materials in the Tibetan Plateau indicated by zircon

Sun, Saijun, Ireland, Trevor R, Zhang, Lipeng, Zhang, Rongqing, Zhang, Chanchan and Sun, Weidong (2018). Palaeoarchaean materials in the Tibetan Plateau indicated by zircon. International Geology Review, 60 (8), 1061-1072. doi: 10.1080/00206814.2017.1367967

Palaeoarchaean materials in the Tibetan Plateau indicated by zircon

2018

Journal Article

Major Miocene geological events in southern Tibet and eastern Asia induced by the subduction of the Ninetyeast Ridge

Sun, Xinlei, Sun, Wei-dong, Hu, Yong-bin, Ding, Wei, Ireland, Trevor, Zhan, Mei-zhen, Liu, Ji-qiang, Ling, Ming-xing, Ding, Xing, Zhang, Zhao-feng and Fan, Wei-ming (2018). Major Miocene geological events in southern Tibet and eastern Asia induced by the subduction of the Ninetyeast Ridge. Acta Geochimica, 37 (3), 395-401. doi: 10.1007/s11631-018-0262-y

Major Miocene geological events in southern Tibet and eastern Asia induced by the subduction of the Ninetyeast Ridge

2018

Journal Article

Carbonated mantle domains at the base of the Earth's transition zone

Sun, Wei-dong, Hawkesworth, Chris J., Yao, Chao, Zhang, Chan-chan, Huang, Rui-fang, Liu, Xi, Sun, Xin-lei, Ireland, Trevor, Song, Mao-shuang, Ling, Ming-xing, Ding, Xing, Zhang, Zhao-feng, Fan, Wei-ming and Wu, Zhong-qing (2018). Carbonated mantle domains at the base of the Earth's transition zone. Chemical Geology, 478, 69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.08.001

Carbonated mantle domains at the base of the Earth's transition zone

2018

Journal Article

Rare earth element abundances in presolar SiC

Ireland, T. R., Ávila, J. N., Lugaro, M., Cristallo, S., Holden, P., Lanc, P., Nittler, L., Alexander, C.M.O'D., Gyngard, F. and Amari, S. (2018). Rare earth element abundances in presolar SiC. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 221, 200-218. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.05.027

Rare earth element abundances in presolar SiC

2018

Journal Article

The elemental abundances (with uncertainties) of the most Earth-like planet

Wang, Haiyang S., Lineweaver, Charles H. and Ireland, Trevor R. (2018). The elemental abundances (with uncertainties) of the most Earth-like planet. Icarus, 299, 460-474. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.08.024

The elemental abundances (with uncertainties) of the most Earth-like planet

2017

Journal Article

The limitations of hibonite as a single-mineral oxybarometer for early solar system processes

Berry, Andrew J., Schofield, Paul F., Kravtsova, Antonina N., Miller, Laura A., Stephen, Natasha R., Walker, Andrew M., Soldatov, Alexander V., Ireland, Trevor R., Geraki, K. and Mosselmans, J. Fred W. (2017). The limitations of hibonite as a single-mineral oxybarometer for early solar system processes. Chemical Geology, 466, 32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.03.031

The limitations of hibonite as a single-mineral oxybarometer for early solar system processes

2017

Journal Article

Adakitic rocks associated with the Shilu copper–molybdenum deposit in the Yangchun Basin, South China, and their tectonic implications

Zhang, Lipeng, Hu, Yongbin, Liang, Jinlong, Ireland, Trevor, Chen, Youliang, Zhang, Rongqing, Sun, Saijun and Sun, Weidong (2017). Adakitic rocks associated with the Shilu copper–molybdenum deposit in the Yangchun Basin, South China, and their tectonic implications. Acta Geochimica, 36 (2), 132-150. doi: 10.1007/s11631-017-0146-6

Adakitic rocks associated with the Shilu copper–molybdenum deposit in the Yangchun Basin, South China, and their tectonic implications

2017

Journal Article

Zircon in amphibolites from Naxos, Aegean Sea, Greece: origin, significance and tectonic setting

Bolhar, R., Ring, U. and Ireland, T. R. (2017). Zircon in amphibolites from Naxos, Aegean Sea, Greece: origin, significance and tectonic setting. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 35 (4), 413-434. doi: 10.1111/jmg.12238

Zircon in amphibolites from Naxos, Aegean Sea, Greece: origin, significance and tectonic setting

2017

Journal Article

Tracking the evolution of Late Mesozoic arc-related magmatic systems in Hong Kong using in-situ U-Pb dating and trace element analyses in zircon

Tang, Denise L.K., Wilson, Colin J.N., Sewell, Roderick J., Seward, Diane, Chan, Lung S., Ireland, Trevor R. and Wooden, Joseph L. (2017). Tracking the evolution of Late Mesozoic arc-related magmatic systems in Hong Kong using in-situ U-Pb dating and trace element analyses in zircon. The American Mineralogist, 102 (11), 2190-2219. doi: 10.2138/am-2017-6071

Tracking the evolution of Late Mesozoic arc-related magmatic systems in Hong Kong using in-situ U-Pb dating and trace element analyses in zircon

2016

Journal Article

Generation of Late Mesozoic Qianlishan A2-type granite in Nanling Range, South China: implications for Shizhuyuan W–Sn mineralization and tectonic evolution

Chen, Yuxiao, Li, He, Sun, Weidong, Ireland, Trevor, Tian, Xufeng, Hu, Yongbin, Yang, Wubin, Chen, Chen and Xu, Deru (2016). Generation of Late Mesozoic Qianlishan A2-type granite in Nanling Range, South China: implications for Shizhuyuan W–Sn mineralization and tectonic evolution. Lithos, 266-267, 435-452. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2016.10.010

Generation of Late Mesozoic Qianlishan A2-type granite in Nanling Range, South China: implications for Shizhuyuan W–Sn mineralization and tectonic evolution

2016

Journal Article

Fluorine partitioning between eclogitic garnet, clinopyroxene, and melt at upper mantle conditions

Beyer, C., Klemme, S., Grützner, T., Ireland, T. R., Magee, C. W. and Frost, D. J. (2016). Fluorine partitioning between eclogitic garnet, clinopyroxene, and melt at upper mantle conditions. Chemical Geology, 437, 88-97. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.05.032

Fluorine partitioning between eclogitic garnet, clinopyroxene, and melt at upper mantle conditions

2016

Journal Article

Inverted Oligo-Miocene metamorphism in the Lesser Himalaya Sequence, Arunachal Pradesh, India; age and grade relationships

Clarke, G. L., Bhowmik, S. K., Ireland, T. R., Aitchison, J. C., Chapman, S. L. and Kent, L. (2016). Inverted Oligo-Miocene metamorphism in the Lesser Himalaya Sequence, Arunachal Pradesh, India; age and grade relationships. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 34 (8), 805-820. doi: 10.1111/jmg.12202

Inverted Oligo-Miocene metamorphism in the Lesser Himalaya Sequence, Arunachal Pradesh, India; age and grade relationships

2016

Journal Article

Trace element content of pyrite from the Kapai slate, St. Ives gold district, Western Australia

Gregory, Daniel D., Large, Ross R., Bath, Adam B., Steadman, Jeffrey A., Wu, Selina, Danyushevsky, Leonid, Bull, Stuart W., Holden, Peter and Ireland, Trevor R. (2016). Trace element content of pyrite from the Kapai slate, St. Ives gold district, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 111 (6), 1297-1320. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.111.6.1297

Trace element content of pyrite from the Kapai slate, St. Ives gold district, Western Australia

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    Analysis of asteroid samples returned by Hayabusa 2 and Osiris-REx
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    AuScope Geochemistry Laboratory Network (AuScope project administered by Curtin University)
    Curtin University
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Completed supervision

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