
Overview
Background
Associate Professor Paulo Vasconcelos' research is in the fields of: Low-T Geochemistry, Economic Geology and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology. He received his PhD from The University of California (Berkeley).
Paolo Vasconcelos research interests cover
- Supergene enrichment in ore deposits
- Isotopic dating of weathering processes
- Exploration geochemistry
- Palaeoclimatology and landscape evolution
- Application of K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar and noble gas systematics to ore deposit genesis
- Origin and geochemistry of gem deposits
His chief research projects are in the areas of:
- Weathering Geochronology, Weathering Geochronology and Landscape Evolution
- Mechanisms and timing of silicification in Australia and the genesis of opal deposits
- Cenozoic Magmatism in North East Brazil and in South East Queensland
- U-He, 40Ar/39Ar, and Re-Os as fingerprints of metal sources in orogenic gold deposits
- U-Th/He dating of iron and manganese oxides
- Cosmogenic 3He generation and retention in goethite and hematite
- Hydrothermal vs. supergene origin of orebodies in banded iron formations in the Hamersley iron province, the Quadrilátero Ferrífero iron province, and the Carajás iron province
- Supergene Enrichment in the Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa
- Timing of topaz, emerald and gold mineralization
- 40Ar/39Ar geocronological constraints on postulated hominid fossil sites in Cueva Victoria, Spain
Availability
- Professor Paulo Vasconcelos is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Kansas
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Texas
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley
Works
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2014
Conference Publication
Provenance and structural constraints of the early Permian Nambucca Block (eastern Australia), and implications for the origin of the New England orocline
Shaana, U., Rosenbaum, G., Li, P., Vasconcelos, P. and Wormald, R. (2014). Provenance and structural constraints of the early Permian Nambucca Block (eastern Australia), and implications for the origin of the New England orocline. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Structural evolution of the early Permian Nambucca Block (New England Orogen, eastern Australia) and implications for oroclinal bending
Shaanan, Uri, Rosenbaum, Gideon, Li, Pengfei and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2014). Structural evolution of the early Permian Nambucca Block (New England Orogen, eastern Australia) and implications for oroclinal bending. Tectonics, 33 (7), 1425-1443. doi: 10.1002/2013TC003426
2014
Conference Publication
Structural evolution of the early Permian Nambucca Block (New England Orogen, eastern Australia) and implications for oroclinal bending
Shaanan, U., Rosenbaum, G., Li, P., Vasconcelos, P. and Wormald, R. (2014). Structural evolution of the early Permian Nambucca Block (New England Orogen, eastern Australia) and implications for oroclinal bending. GSA Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology Conference, Thredbo, Australia, February 2014.
2014
Journal Article
U-Pb SHRIMP and 40Ar/39Ar constraints on the timing of mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic Caxias orogenic gold deposit, São Luís cratonic fragment, Brazil
Klein, Evandro Luiz, Tassinari, Colombo Celso Gaeta and Vasconcelos, Paulo Marcos (2014). U-Pb SHRIMP and 40Ar/39Ar constraints on the timing of mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic Caxias orogenic gold deposit, São Luís cratonic fragment, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 44 (2), 277-288. doi: 10.5327/Z2317-4889201400020008
2013
Journal Article
Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars
Ming, D. W., Archer Jr., P. D., Glavin, D. P., Eigenbrode, J. L., Franz, H. B., Sutter, B., Brunner, A. E., Stern, J. C., Freissinet, C., McAdam, A. C., Mahaffy, P. R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Campbell, J. L., Atreya, S. K., Niles, P. B., Bell III, J. F., Bish, D. L., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Buch, A., Conrad, P. G., Des Marais, D. J., Ehlmann, B. L., Fairén, A. G., Farley, K., Flesch, G. J., Francois, P., Gellert, R., Grant, J. A. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, ScienceXpress (6169) 1245267, 1245267.1-1245267.15. doi: 10.1126/science.1245267
2013
Journal Article
Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars
McLennan, S. M., Anderson, R. B., Bell III, J. F., Bridges, J. C., Calef III, F., Campbell, J. L., Clark, B. C., Clegg, S., Conrad, P., Cousin, A., Des Marais, D. J., Dromart, G., Dyar, M. D., Edgar, L. A., Ehlmann, B. L., Fabre, C., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Gellert, R., Gordon, S., Grant, J. A., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Herkenhoff, K. E., Hurowitz, J. A., King, P. L., Le Mouélic, S., Leshin, L. A., Léveillé, R. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, ScienceXpress (6169) 1244734, 1244734.1-1244734.15. doi: 10.1126/science.1244734
2013
Journal Article
A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars
Grotzinger, J. P., Sumner, D. Y., Kah, L. C., Stack, K., Gupta, S., Edgar, L., Rubin, D., Lewis, K., Schieber, J., Mangold, N., Milliken, R., Conrad, P. G., DesMarais, D., Farmer, J., Siebach, K., Calef III, F., Hurowitz, J., McLennan, S. M., Ming, D., Vaniman, D., Crisp, J., Vasavada, A., Edgett, K. S., Malin, M., Blake, D., Gellert, R., Mahaffy, P., Wiens, R. C., Maurice, S. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, ScienceXpress (6169) 1242777, 1242777.1-1242777.18. doi: 10.1126/science.1242777
2013
Journal Article
Mars' surface radiation environment measured with the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover
Hassler, Donald M., Zeitlin, Cary, Wimmer-Schweingruber, Robert F., Ehresmann, Bent, Rafkin, Scot, Eigenbrode, Jennifer L., Brinza, David E., Weigle, Gerald, Böttcher, Stephan, Martin, Cesar, Reitz, Guenther, Cucinotta, Francis A., Kim, Myung-Hee, Grinspoon, David, Bullock, Mark A., Posner, Arik, Gómez-Elvira, Javier, Vasavada, Ashwin, Grotzinger, John P., MSL Science Team and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Mars' surface radiation environment measured with the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover. Science, ScienceXpress (6169) 1244797, 1244797.1-1244797.11. doi: 10.1126/science.1244797
2013
Journal Article
Mineralogy of a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars
Vaniman, D. T., Bish, D. L., Ming, D. W., Bristow, T. F., Morris, R. V., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Rampe, E. B., Rice, M., Achilles, C. N., Grotzinger, J., McLennan, S. M., Williams, J., Bell III, J., Newsom, H., Downs, R. T., Maurice, S., Sarrazin, P., Yen, A. S., Morookian, J. M., Farmer, J. D., Stack, K., Milliken, R. E., Ehlmann, B., Sumner, D. Y., Berger, G., Crisp, J. A. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Mineralogy of a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science, ScienceXpress (6169) 1243480, 1243480.1-1243480.14. doi: 10.1126/science.1243480
2013
Journal Article
Low upper limit to methane abundance on Mars
Webster, Christopher R., Mahaffy, Paul R., Atreya, Sushil K., Flesch, Gregory J., Farley, Kenneth A., MSL Science Team and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Low upper limit to methane abundance on Mars. Science, 342 (6156), 355-357. doi: 10.1126/science.1242902
2013
Journal Article
X-ray diffraction results from Mars Science Laboratory: mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater
Bish, D. L., Blake, D. F., Vaniman, D. T., Chipera, S. J., Morris, R. V., Ming, D. W., Treiman, A. H., Sarrazin, P., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T., Achilles, C. N., Yen, A. S., Bristow, T. F., Crisp, J. A., Morookian, J. M., Farmer, J. D., Rampe, E. B., Stolper, E. M., Spanovich, N., MSL Science Team and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). X-ray diffraction results from Mars Science Laboratory: mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater. Science, 341 (6153) 1238932, 1238932.1-1238932.5. doi: 10.1126/science.1238932
2013
Journal Article
Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: characterization and analysis of the Rocknest sand shadow
Blake, D. F., Morris, R. V., Kocurek, G., Morrison, S. M., Downs, R. T., Bish, D., Ming, D. W., Edgett, K. S., Rubin, D., Goetz, W., Madsen, M. B., Sullivan, R., Gellert, R., Campbell, I., Treiman, A. H., McLennan, S. M., Yen, A. S., Grotzinger, J., Vaniman, D. T., Chipera, S. J., Achilles, C. N., Rampe, E. B., Sumner, D., Meslin, P.-Y., Maurice, S., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Fisk, M., Schmidt, M. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: characterization and analysis of the Rocknest sand shadow. Science, 341 (6153) 1239505, 1239505.1-1239505.7. doi: 10.1126/science.1239505
2013
Journal Article
Volatile, isotope, and organic analysis of Martian fines with the Mars curiosity rover
Leshin, L. A., Mahaffy, P. R., Webster, C. R., Cabane, M., Coll, P., Conrad, P. G., Archer Jr., P. D., Atreya, S. K., Brunner, A. E., Buch, A., Eigenbrode, J. L., Flesch, G. J., Franz, H. B., Freissinet, C., Glavin, D. P., McAdam, A. C., Miller, K. E., Ming, D. W., Morris, R. V., Navarro-Gonzalez, R., Niles, P. B., Owen, T., Pepin, R. O., Squyres, S., Steele, A., Stern, J. C., Summons, R. E., Sumner, D. Y., Sutter, B. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Volatile, isotope, and organic analysis of Martian fines with the Mars curiosity rover. Science, 341 (6153) 1238937, 1238937.1-1238937.9. doi: 10.1126/science.1238937
2013
Journal Article
Soil diversity and hydration as observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars
Meslin, P.-Y., Gasnault, O., Forni, O., Schröder, S., Cousin, A., Berger, G., Clegg, S. M., Lasue, J., Maurice, S., Sautter, V., Le Mouélic, S., Wiens, R. C., Fabre, C., Goetz, W., Bish, D., Mangold, N., Ehlmann, B., Lanza, N., Harri, A.-M., Anderson, R., Rampe, E., McConnochie, T. H., Pinet, P., Blaney, D., Léveillé, R., Archer, D., Barraclough, B., Bender, S., Blake, D. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Soil diversity and hydration as observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars. Science, 341 (6153) 1238670, 1238670.1-1238670.10. doi: 10.1126/science.1238670
2013
Journal Article
The petrochemistry of Jake-M: a Martian mugearite
Stolper, E. M., Baker, M. B., Newcombe, M. E., Schmidt, M. E., Treiman, A. H., Cousin, A., Dyar, M. D., Fisk, M. R., Gellert, R., King, P. L., Leshin, L., Maurice, S., McLennan, S. M., Minitti, M. E., Perrett, G., Rowland, S., Sautter, V., Wiens, R. C., MSL Science Team and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). The petrochemistry of Jake-M: a Martian mugearite. Science, 341 (6153) 1239463, 1239463-1-1239463-7. doi: 10.1126/science.1239463
2013
Journal Article
Ar-40/Ar-39 and (U-Th)/He - He-4/He-3 geochronology of landscape evolution and channel iron deposit genesis at Lynn Peak, Western Australia
Vasconcelos, Paulo M., Heim, Jonathan A., Farley, Kenneth A., Monteiro, Hevelyn and Waltenberg, Kathryn (2013). Ar-40/Ar-39 and (U-Th)/He - He-4/He-3 geochronology of landscape evolution and channel iron deposit genesis at Lynn Peak, Western Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 117, 283-312. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.03.037
2013
Journal Article
Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the Martian atmosphere
Webster, Chris R., Mahaffy, Paul R., Flesch, Gregory J., Niles, Paul B., Jones, John H., Leshin, Laurie A., Atreya, Sushil K., Stern, Jennifer C., Christensen, Lance E., Owen, Tobias, Franz, Heather, Pepin, Robert O., Steele, Andrew, MSL Science Team and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the Martian atmosphere. Science, 341 (6143), 260-263. doi: 10.1126/science.1237961
2013
Journal Article
Abundance and isotopic composition of gases in the Martian atmosphere from the Curiosity rover
Mahaffy, Paul R., Webster, Christopher R., Atreya, Sushil K., Franz, Heather, Wong, Michael, Conrad, Pamela G., Harpold, Dan, Jones, John J., Leshin, Laurie A., Manning, Heidi, Owen, Tobias, Pepin, Robert O., Squyres, Steven, Trainer, Melissa, MSL Science Team and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Abundance and isotopic composition of gases in the Martian atmosphere from the Curiosity rover. Science, 341 (6143), 263-266. doi: 10.1126/science.1237966
2013
Journal Article
Martian fluvial conglomerates at gale crater
Williams, R. M. E., Grotzinger, J. P., Dietrich, W. E., Gupta, S., Sumner, D. Y., Wiens, R. C., Mangold, N., Malin, M. C., Edgett, K. S., Maurice, S., Forni, O., Gasnault, O., Ollila, A., Newsom, H. E., Dromart, G., Palucis, M. C., Yingst, R. A., Anderson, R. B., Herkenhoff, K. E., Le Mouélic, S., Goetz, W., Madsen, M. B., Koefoed, A., Jensen, J. K., Bridges, J. C., Schwenzer, S. P., Lewis, K. W., Stack, K. M., Rubin, D. ... Vasconcelos, Paulo (2013). Martian fluvial conglomerates at gale crater. Science, 340 (6136), 1068-1072. doi: 10.1126/science.1237317
2013
Journal Article
Ar-40/Ar-39 constraints on the age and thermal history of the Urucum Neoproterozoic banded iron-formation, Brazil
Piacentini, Thiago, Vasconcelos, Paulo M. and Farley, Kenneth A. (2013). Ar-40/Ar-39 constraints on the age and thermal history of the Urucum Neoproterozoic banded iron-formation, Brazil. Precambrian Research, 228, 48-62. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.01.002
Funding
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Supervision
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- Professor Paulo Vasconcelos is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
ORE DEPOSITION OVER GEOLOGICAL TIME
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carlos Spier
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Doctor Philosophy
Sulphide weathering in Antartica as a Mars analogue
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating halogens in the mantle through mantle and mantle-derived rocks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Trevor Ireland, Associate Professor Mark Kendrick
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evolution of the Surat Basin: Calibrating the chronostratigraphic framework of the Jurassic formations for coal seam gas appraisal
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Combined Crystallographic, Crystallochemical, Stable Isotope, and Geochronological Techniques in the Analysis of Hematite
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
High-resolution 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of volcanic rocks from the Paraná Igneous Province, Brazil: implications for extrusion rates and magmatic emplacement processes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying 39Ar recoil and the diffusivity of argon in hypogene and supergene alunites and jarosites
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lutz Gross
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Temporal and petrogenetic constraints on age-progressive volcanism in eastern Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Paleoenvironmental Evolution of Continental Landscapes Through Combined High-Resolution Geochronology and d18O Ion Microprobe Analysis of Goethite
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gordon Southam
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Noble Gas Geochronology and Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic Banded Iron-Formations
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Variations in Goethite Crystallography with Reference to the Ravensthorpe Ni-laterite
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Mineral physics and crystal chemistry of minerals suitable for weathering geochronology: implications to 40Ar/39Ar and (U-Th)/He geochronology
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Geochronology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of alkalic magmas at Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
40Ar/39Ar and (U-Th)/He Dating of Weathered Landsurfaces on the Rifted Continental Margin of Southern Brazil
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Thermochronology, landscape evolution and denudational history of the eastern Borborema Province, northeastern Brazil
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
40Ar/39Ar DATING OF YOUNG SUPERGENE MN-OXIDES: IMPLICATION ON LATE CAINOZOIC WEATHERING HISTORY AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION, MARY VALLEY, SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
WEATHERING GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE AUSTRALIAN SEDIMENTARY-HOSTED OPAL DEPOSITS
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
GEOCHRONOLOGY OF WEATHERING AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION, HAMERSLEY IRON PROVINCE, AUSTRALIA
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
HIGH-RESOLUTION 40AR/39AR GEOCHRONOLOGY OF INTRAPLATE VOLCANISM IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA
Joint Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Magmatic and Geodynamic Constraints on Cenozoic Age-Progressive Volcanism in Eastern Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Teresa Ubide Garralda
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Development of ferruginous duricrusts (canga) in tropical iron ore systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gordon Southam
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Selective colonisation of metal sulphides and the effect of bioleaching
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gordon Southam
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evolution and migration of Cenozoic Australia: Precision 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, geochemistry and paleomagnetic data from east Australian Cenozoic magmas.
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Origin and Evolution of the New England Oroclines, Eastern Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gideon Rosenbaum
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Characterising the multi-component sources of subduction zone magmas: A geochemical study of submarine volcanoes and active spreading centres, Vanuatu
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CRUSTAL-PROCESSING OF MAGMAS AT THE TATARA-SAN PEDRO VOLCANIC COMPLEX, CHILEAN ANDES
Associate Advisor
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