
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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2010
Journal Article
Cambrian mafic to felsic magmatism and its connections with transcurrent shear zones of the Borborema Province (NE Brazil): Implications for the late assembly of the West Gondwana
Hollanda, Maria Helena B.M., Archanjo, Carlos J., Souza, Laécio C., Armstrong, Richard and Vasconcelos, Paulo M. (2010). Cambrian mafic to felsic magmatism and its connections with transcurrent shear zones of the Borborema Province (NE Brazil): Implications for the late assembly of the West Gondwana. Precambrian Research, 178 (1-4), 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.12.004
2010
Conference Publication
Argon Diffusivity in 2x2 (hollandite), 2x3 (romanéchite), and 3x3 (todorokite) Tunnel Manganese Oxides:, abstract #V51A-2168.
Waltenberg, K., Vasconcelos, P. M. and Thiede, D. (2010). Argon Diffusivity in 2x2 (hollandite), 2x3 (romanéchite), and 3x3 (todorokite) Tunnel Manganese Oxides:, abstract #V51A-2168.. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco CA, United States, Fall Meeting 2010. American Geophysical Union.
2009
Journal Article
Dating constituent formation in soils to determine rates of soil processes: A review
Cornu, Sophie, Montagne, David and Vasconcelos, Paulo M. (2009). Dating constituent formation in soils to determine rates of soil processes: A review. Geoderma, 153 (3-4), 293-303. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.08.006
2009
Journal Article
PACRIM Congress puts the light on geology
Vasconcelos, Paulo (2009). PACRIM Congress puts the light on geology. AusIMM Bulletin (3), 72-73.
2009
Journal Article
Late Mesozoic magmatism from the Daye region, eastern China: U-Pb ages, petrogenesis, and geodynamic implications
Li, Jian-Wei, Zhao, Xin-Fu, Zhou, Mei-Fu, Ma, Chang-Qian, de Souza, Zorano Sérgio and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2009). Late Mesozoic magmatism from the Daye region, eastern China: U-Pb ages, petrogenesis, and geodynamic implications. Contributions To Mineralogy And Petrology, 157 (3), 383-409. doi: 10.1007/s00410-008-0341-x
2009
Book Chapter
Ignimbrito do Engenho Saco, Ipojuca, PE Registro de vulcanismo explosivo cretacico na Provincia Magmatica do Cabo
do Nascimento, Marcos Antonio Leite, de Souza, Zorano Sergio, Arnosio, Jose Marcelo and Vasconcelos, Paulo M.d. (2009). Ignimbrito do Engenho Saco, Ipojuca, PE Registro de vulcanismo explosivo cretacico na Provincia Magmatica do Cabo. Sítios geológicos e paleontológicos do Brasil. (pp. 1-13) edited by M. Winge and et al.. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Comissão Brasileira de Sítios Geológicos e Paleobiológicos (SIGEP).
2009
Journal Article
In situ cosmogenic 53Mn production rate from ancient low-denudation surface in tropic Brazil
Fujioka, T, Fifield. L.K., Stone, J.O., Vasconcelos, Paulo M.d., Tims, S.G. and Chapell, J. (2009). In situ cosmogenic 53Mn production rate from ancient low-denudation surface in tropic Brazil. Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials And Atoms, 268 (7-8), 1209-1213. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.135
2009
Journal Article
Geochronology of the Arkanas Alkaline Province, Southeastern United States
Eby, G. Nelson and Vasconcelos, Paulo (2009). Geochronology of the Arkanas Alkaline Province, Southeastern United States. The Journal of Geology, 117 (6), 615-626. doi: 10.1086/605779
2008
Journal Article
Structural and geochronological constraints on the tectono-thermal evolution of the Danba domal terrane, eastern margin of the Tibetan plateau
Zhou, Mei-Fu, Yan, Dan-Ping, Vasconcelos, Paulo M., Li, Jian-Wei and Hu, Rui-Zhong (2008). Structural and geochronological constraints on the tectono-thermal evolution of the Danba domal terrane, eastern margin of the Tibetan plateau. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 33 (5-6), 414-427. doi: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.03.003
2008
Journal Article
Rapid change in drift of the Australian plate records collision with Ontong Java plateau
Knesel, Kurt M., Cohen, Benjamin, Vasconcelos, Paulo M. and Thiede, David S. (2008). Rapid change in drift of the Australian plate records collision with Ontong Java plateau. Nature, 454 (7205), 754-757. doi: 10.1038/nature07138
2008
Journal Article
Eocene melting of subducting continental crust and early uplifting of central Tibet: Evidence from central-western Qiangtang high-K calc-alkaline andesites, dacites and rhyolites
Wang, Q., Wyman, D.A., Xu, J., Dong, Y., Vasconcelos, Paulo M.d., Pearson, N., Wan, Y., Dong, H., Li, C., Yu, Y., Zhu, T., Feng, X. and Zhang, Q. (2008). Eocene melting of subducting continental crust and early uplifting of central Tibet: Evidence from central-western Qiangtang high-K calc-alkaline andesites, dacites and rhyolites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 272 (1-2), 158-171. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.04.034
2008
Journal Article
Geochronological and mineralogical constraints on depth of emplacement and ascencion rates of epidote-bearing magmas from northeastern Brazil.
Sial, A.N., Vasconcelos, Paulo M.d., Ferreira, V.P., Pessoa, R.R., Brasilino, R.G. and Morais-Neto, Joao M. (2008). Geochronological and mineralogical constraints on depth of emplacement and ascencion rates of epidote-bearing magmas from northeastern Brazil.. Lithos, 105 (3-4), 225-238. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.04.002
2008
Journal Article
40Ar/39Ar constraints on the timing and origin of Miocene leucitite volcanism in southeastern Australia
Cohen, B. E., Knesel, K. M., Vasconcelos, P. M., Thiede, D. S. and Hergt, J. M. (2008). 40Ar/39Ar constraints on the timing and origin of Miocene leucitite volcanism in southeastern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (3), 407-418. doi: 10.1080/08120090701769514
2008
Journal Article
Origin of the Tongshankou porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo deposit, eastern Yangtze craton, Eastern China: geochronological, geochemical, and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic constraints.
Li, J-W., Zhao, X-F., Zhou, M-F., Vasconcelos, Paulo M.d., Ma, C-Q., Deng, X-D, de Souza, Z.S., Zhao, Y-X. and Wu, G. (2008). Origin of the Tongshankou porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo deposit, eastern Yangtze craton, Eastern China: geochronological, geochemical, and Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic constraints.. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (3), 315-336. doi: 10.1007/s00126-007-0161-3
2008
Conference Publication
Magmatismo Meso-Cenozóico na Região da Bacia de Resende
Ramos, R., Avila, C. and Vasconcelos, P. M. (2008). Magmatismo Meso-Cenozóico na Região da Bacia de Resende. 44th Brazilian Geological Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, 26-30 January 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Calibrating denudation chronology through 40Ar/39Ar weathering geochronology
Carmo, I. and Vasconcelos, P. M. (2008). Calibrating denudation chronology through 40Ar/39Ar weathering geochronology. 33rd International Geological Congress 2008, Oslo, Norway, 6-14 August 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
O magmatismo alcalino Oligoceno-Mioceno Cabugi, NE do Brasil
Souza, S. and Vasconcelos, P. M. (2008). O magmatismo alcalino Oligoceno-Mioceno Cabugi, NE do Brasil. 44th Brazilian Geological Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, 26-31 October 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Datacao do Intemperismo do Nordeste Oriental do Brasil
Lima, M. G., Vasconcelos, P. M., Farley, K. and Jardim de Sa, E. F. (2008). Datacao do Intemperismo do Nordeste Oriental do Brasil. 44th Brazilian Geological Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, 26-31 October 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Datação de Intemperismo Delimita a Idade da Formação Barreiras, Nordeste do Brasil
Lima, M. G., Vasconcelos, P. M., Farley, K. and Jardim de Sa, E. F. (2008). Datação de Intemperismo Delimita a Idade da Formação Barreiras, Nordeste do Brasil. 44th Brazilian Geological Congress, Curitiba., Curitiba, Brazil, 26-31 October 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Pervasive supergene manganese enrichment throughout the Late Cenozoic, South China
Li, J. W., Vasconcelos, P. and Deng, X. D. (2008). Pervasive supergene manganese enrichment throughout the Late Cenozoic, South China. PACRIM Congress 2008, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 24-26 November, 2008. Carlton, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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Master Philosophy
ORE DEPOSITION OVER GEOLOGICAL TIME
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carlos Spier
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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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