Professor Trevor Ireland
Areas of expertise
- Geochronology 040303
- Isotope Geochemistry 040203
- Stellar Astronomy And Planetary Systems 020110
- Planetary Science (Excl. Extraterrestrial Geology) 020108
- Geochemistry 0402
Research interests
SHRIMP Ion microprobe analysis of terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials
Geochronology of Gondwana, particularly New Zealand, Antarctica, Australia
Trace element geochemistry
Sulfur isotope geochemistry
Isotope systematics of refractory inclusions in primitive meteorites
Origin and evolution of the solar nebula
Hayabusa and Osiris-REx Asteroid Sample Return Missions
Biography
BSc(Hons) in Geology and Physics from Otago University (NZ) [1981]
PhD in Isotope Geochemistry from ANU [1987]
Post Docs in Washington University in St Louis; Max-Planck Institut für Geochemistry, Mainz
QEII Fellow (ANU) [1990]
Resrach Fellow (ANU) [1994]
Asst Professor, Stanford University [1997]
Assoc. Professor (ANU) [2000]
Professor, ANU [2008]
Researcher's projects
Analysis of water in nominally anhydrous minerals
Triple O isotope analysis of meteoritic materials (including refractory inclusions, chondrules, Mars meteorites).
S isotopes in Archean rocks, microbial fractionations
Available student projects
Chemistry and isotope systematics in early solar system materials including presolar grains
S isotopes in sulfide minerals as recorders of consitions throughout Earth history
Analysis of water in meteoritic and terrestrial materials
Publications
- Milicich, S, Chambefort, I, Wilson, C et al 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, vol. 289.
- Teles, G, Chemale, F, Avila, J et al 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, vol. 273, pp. 331-353.
- Tedeschi, M, Hagemann, S, Kemp, A et al 2020, 'Geochronological constrains on the timing of magmatism, deformation and mineralization at the Karouni orogenic gold deposit: Guyana, South America', Precambrian Research, vol. 337.
- Kendrick, M, Danyushevsky, L, Falloon, T et al 2020, 'SW Pacific arc and backarc lavas and the role of slab-bend serpentinites in the global halogen cycle', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 530.
- Rosenberg, M, Wilson, C, Bignall, G et al 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, vol. 390, pp. 1-21.
- Monteiro, H, Vasconcelos, P, Farley, K, Avila, J et al 2020, 'Protocols for in situ measurement of oxygen isotopes in goethite by ion microprobe', Chemical Geology, vol. 533.
- Wang, H, Liu, F, Ireland, T et al 2019, 'Enhanced constraints on the interior composition and structure of terrestrial exoplanets', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 482, no. 2, pp. 2222-2233.
- Wu, S, Mao, J, Ireland, T et al 2019, 'Comparative geochemical study of scheelite from the Shizhuyuan and Xianglushan tungsten skarn deposits, South China: Implications for scheelite mineralization', Ore Geology Reviews, vol. 109, pp. 448-464.
- Heck, P, Herd, C, Grossman, J et al 2019, 'Best practices for the use of meteorite names in publications', Meteoritics and Planetary Science, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 1397-1400.
- Schmitt, A, Magee, J, Williams, I et al 2019, 'Oxygen isotopic heterogeneity in the Temora-2 reference zircon', Geoscience Australia, vol. 04.
- Tulloch, A, Mortimer, N, Ireland, T et al 2019, 'Reconnaissance Basement Geology and Tectonics of South Zealandia', Tectonics, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 516-551.
- Lauretta, D, DellaGiustina, D, Bennett, C et al 2019, 'The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu', Nature, vol. 568, no. 7750, pp. 55-60.
- Walsh, K, Jawin, E, Ballouz, R et al 2019, 'Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) Bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface', Nature Geoscience, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 242-246.
- Hamilton, V, Simon, A, Christensen, P et al 2019, 'Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu', Nature Astronomy, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 332-340.
- Scheeres, D, McMahon, J, French, A et al 2019, 'The dynamic geophysical environment of (101955) Bennu based on OSIRIS-REx measurements', Nature Astronomy, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 352-361.
- Barnouin, O, Daly, M, Palmer, E et al 2019, 'Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness', Nature Geoscience, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 247-252.
- DellaGiustina, D, Emery, J, Golish, D et al 2019, 'Properties of rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx imaging and thermal analysis', Nature Astronomy, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 341-351.
- Hergenrother, C, Maleszewski, C, Nolan, M et al 2019, 'The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations', Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1291, pp. 1-10.
- Wang, H, Lineweaver, C & Ireland, T 2019, 'The volatility trend of protosolar and terrestrial elemental abundances', Icarus, vol. 328, pp. 287-305.
- Dasgupta, A, Bhowmik, S, Dasgupta, S et al 2019, 'Mesoarchaean clockwise metamorphic P-T path from the Western Dharwar Craton', Lithos, vol. 342, pp. 370-390.
- Liu, H, Zartman, R, Ireland, T et al 2019, 'Global atmospheric oxygen variations recorded by Th/U systematics of igneous rocks', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 116, no. 38, pp. 18854-18859.
- Aitchison, J, Ao, A, Bhowmik, S et al 2019, 'Tectonic Evolution of the Western Margin of the Burma Microplate Based on New Fossil and Radiometric Age Constraints', Tectonics, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 1718-1741.
- Avila, J, Ireland, T, Holden, P et al 2019, 'High-Precision, High-Accuracy Oxygen Isotope Measurements of Zircon Reference Materials with the SHRIMP-SI', Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 85-102.
- Rajkakati, M, Bhowmik, S, Ao, A et al 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, vol. 346-347.
- Cooper, A, Reay, A, Ireland, T et al 2019, 'Cretaceous molybdenite in metasomatic epidosite associated with the Pounamu ophiolite, New Zealand', New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 227-236.
- Mukherjee, I, Mukherjee, I, Large, R et al 2019, 'Pyrite trace-element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of paleo-mesoproterozoic McArthur Basin: Proxy for oxidative weathering', American Mineralogist, vol. 104, no. 9, pp. 1256-1272.
- Mukherjee, I, Mukherjee, I, Large, R et al 2019, 'Pyrite trace-element and sulfur isotope geochemistry of paleo-mesoproterozoic McArthur Basin: Proxy for oxidative weathering', American Mineralogist, vol. 104, no. 9, pp. 1256-1272.
- MacArthur, J, Bridges, J, Hicks, L et al 2019, 'Mineralogical constraints on the thermal history of martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 8114', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 246, pp. 267-298.
- Gregory D., Mukherjee I., Olson S., Large R.R., Danyushevsky L.V., Stepanov A.S., Avila J.N., Cliff J., Ireland T.R., Raiswell R., Olin P.H., Maslennikov V.V., Lyons T.W., 2019 'The formation mechanisms of sedimentary pyrite nodules determined by trace element and sulfur isotope microanalysis', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 259, pp. 53-68.
- Timmerman S., Yeow H., Honda M., Howell D., Lynton Jaques A., Krebs M., Woodland S., Pearson D., Avila J.N., Ireland T., 2019, 'U-Th/He systematics of fluid-rich 'fibrous' diamonds - Evidence for pre- and syn-kimberlite eruption ages', Chemical Geology, vol. 515, pp. 22-36.
- Philippot, P, Avila, J, Killingsworth, B et al 2018, 'Globally asynchronous sulphur isotope signals require re-definition of the Great Oxidation Event', Nature Communications, vol. 9, no. 0, pp. 10pp.
- Kendrick, M, D'Andres, J, Holden, P et al 2018, 'Halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) in Thirteen USGS, GSJ and NIST International Rock and Glass Reference Materials', Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 499-511.
- Sun, S, Ireland, T, Zhang, L et al 2018, 'Palaeoarchaean materials in the Tibetan Plateau indicated by zircon', International Geology Review, vol. 60, no. 8, pp. 1061-1072pp.
- Ireland, T, Avila, J, Lugaro, M et al 2018, 'Rare earth element abundances in presolar SiC', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 221, pp. 200-218.
- Sun, W, Hawkesworth, C, Yao, C et al 2018, 'Carbonated mantle domains at the base of the Earth's transition zone', Chemical Geology, vol. 478, pp. 69-75.
- Sun, X, Sun, W, Hu, Y et al 2018, 'Major Miocene geological events in southern Tibet and eastern Asia induced by the subduction of the Ninetyeast Ridge', Acta Geochimica, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 395-401pp.
- Wang, H, Lineweaver, C & Ireland, T 2018, 'The elemental abundances (with uncertainties) of the most Earth-like planet', Icarus, vol. 299, no. 1, pp. 460-474pp.
- Reynes, J, Jollands, M, Hermann, J et al 2018, 'Experimental constraints on hydrogen diffusion in garnet', Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, vol. 173, no. 69, pp. 1-23pp.
- Tang, D, Wilson, C, Sewell, R et al 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', American Mineralogist, vol. 102, no. 11, pp. 2190-2219pp.
- Ireland, T, Bolhar, R & Ring, U 2017, 'Zircon in amphibolites from Naxos, Aegean Sea, Greece: Origin, significance and tectonic setting', Journal of Metamorphic Geology, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 413-434.
- Zhang, L, Hu, Y, Liang, J et al 2017, 'Adakitic rocks associated with the Shilu copper-molybdenum deposit in the Yangchun Basin, South China, and their tectonic implications', Acta Geochimica, vol. Online, no. -, pp. 1-19pp.
- Berry, A, Schofield, P, Kravtsova, A et al 2017, 'The limitations of hibonite as a single-mineral oxybarometer for early solar system processes', Chemical Geology, vol. 466, pp. 32-40.
- Chen, Y, Li, H, Sun, W et al 2016, 'Generation of Late Mesozoic Qianlishan A2-type granite in Nanling Range, South China: Implications for Shizhuyuan W–Sn mineralization and tectonic evolution', Lithos, vol. 266, pp. 435-452.
- Zhang, G, Ireland, T, Zhang, L et al 2016, 'Zircon geochemistry of two contrasting types of eclogite: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the North Qaidam UHPM belt, northern Tibet', Gondwana Research, vol. 35, pp. 27-39.
- Beyer, C, Klemme, S, Ireland, T et al 2016, 'Fluorine partitioning between eclogitic garnet, clinopyroxene, and melt at upper mantle conditions', Chemical Geology, vol. 437, pp. 88-97.
- Gregory, D, Large, R, Bath, A et al 2016, 'Trace element content of pyrite from the Kapai slate, St. Ives gold district, Western Australia', Economic Geology; Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, vol. 111, no. 6, pp. 1297-1320.
- Ireland, T, Clarke, G, Bhowmik, S et al 2016, 'Inverted Oligo-Miocene metamorphism in the Lesser Himalaya Sequence, Arunachal Pradesh, India; age and grade relationships', Journal of Metamorphic Geology, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 805-820.
- McKibbin S.J, Ireland T.R., Holden P., O'Neill H.St.C., Mallmann G. (2016) Rapid cooling of planetesimal core-mantle reaction zones from Mn-Cr isotopes in pallasites, Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 2(1), 68-77.
- Sangely, L, Boyer, B, De Chambost, E et al 2015, 'Secondary ion mass spectrometry', in Thomas Prohaska, Johanna Irrgeher, Andreas Zitek, and Norbert Jakubowski (ed.), Sector Field Mass Spectrometry for Elemental and Isotopic Analysis, Royal Society of Chemistry, Online, pp. 439-499.
- Gregory, D, Large, R, Halpin, J et al 2015, 'The chemical conditions of the late Archean Hamersley basin inferred from whole rock and pyrite geochemistry with Delta S-33 and delta S-34 isotope analyses', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 149, no. January, pp. 223-250.
- Fu, B, Brocker, M, Ireland, T et al 2015, 'Zircon U-Pb, O, and Hf isotopic constraints on Mesozoic magmatism in the Cyclades, Aegean Sea, Greece', International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geologische Rundschau), vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 75-87.
- Cooper, A & Ireland, T 2015, 'The Pounamu terrane, a new Cretaceous exotic terrane within the Alpine Schist, New Zealand; tectonically emplaced, deformed and metamorphosed during collision of the LIP Hikurangi Plateau with Zealandia', Gondwana Research, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 1255-1269.
- Hiess, J, Yi, K, Woodhead, J et al 2015, 'Gondwana margin evolution from zircon REE, O and Hf signatures of Western Province Gneisses, Zealandia', Geological Society of London Special Publication, vol. 389, pp. 323-353.
- Iizuka, T, Yamaguchi, A, Haba, M et al 2015, 'Timing of global crustal metamorphism on Vesta as revealed by high-precision U-Pb dating and trace element chemistry of eucrite zircon', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 409, pp. 182-192.
- McKibbin, S, Ireland, T, Amelin, Y et al 2015, 'Mn-Cr dating of Fe- and Ca-rich olivine from 'quenched' and 'plutonic' angrite meteorites using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 157, pp. 13-27.
- Avigad, D, Weissbrod, T, Gerdes, A et al 2015, 'The detrital zircon U-Pb-Hf fingerprint of the northern Arabian-Nubian Shield as reflected by a Late Ediacaran arkosic wedge (Zenifim Formation; subsurface Israel)', Precambrian Research, vol. 266, pp. 1-11.
- Steadman, J, Large, R, Meffre, S et al 2015, 'Synsedimentary to early diagenetic gold in Black shale-hosted pyrite nodules at the Golden Mile deposit, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia', Economic Geology; Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, vol. 110, no. 5, pp. 1157-1191.
- Turner, M, Ireland, T, Hermann, J et al 2015, 'Sensitive high resolution ion microprobe - stable isotope (SHRIMP-SI) analysis of water in silicate glasses and nominally anhydrous reference minerals', Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 1706-1722.
- Chen, M, Campbell, I, Xue, Y et al 2015, 'Multiple Sulfur Isotope Analyses Support a Magmatic Model for the Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Teutonic Bore Volcanic Complex, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australian', Economic Geology; Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, vol. 110, no. 6, pp. 1411-1423.
- Okada, T, Zolensky, M, Ireland, T et al 2015, 'The Earth, Planets and Space Special Issue: "science of solar system materials examined from Hayabusa and future missions" Science of solar system materials examined from Hayabusa and future missions', Earth, Planets and Space, vol. 67, no. 116, pp. 1-4.
- Gibson, G, Champion, D & Ireland, T 2015, 'Preservation of a fragmented late Neoproterozoic-earliest Cambrian hyper-extended continental-margin sequence in the Australian Delamerian Orogen', Geological Society of London Special Publication, vol. 413, pp. 269-299.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Role of Water in Earth and Planetary Evolution (Secondary Investigator)
- Biogeochemistry of ferruginous duricrusts (Secondary Investigator)
- Sulfur isotope fractionations in Earth evolution (Primary Investigator)
- Water in the deep Earth (Primary Investigator)
