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 Doc Washington University in St Louis [1987-1989]
- Post Doc (Max-Planck Institüt für Geochemistry, Mainz) [1989]
- ARC QEII Fellow (ANU) [1990-1993]
- Research Associate (UCLA) [1993]
- Research Fellow (ANU) [1994-1997]
- Asst Professor (Stanford University) [1997-2000]
- Assoc. Professor (ANU) [2000-2007]
- Professor (ANU) [2008-2021]
Currently Professorial Research Fellow (University of Queensland)
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 conditions throughout Earth history
Analysis of water in meteoritic and terrestrial materials
Publications
- Bolhar, R, Tappe, S, Wilson, A et al. 2021, 'A petrochronology window into near-surface fluid/rock interaction within Archaean ultramafic-mafic crust: Insights from the 3.25 Ga Stolzburg Complex, Barberton Greenstone Belt', Chemical Geology, vol. 569.
- Liu, L, Ireland, T & Holden, P 2020, 'In-situ quadruple sulfur isotopic compositions of pyrites in the ca. 3.2-2.72 Ga metasedimentary rocks from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia', Chemical Geology, vol. 557, pp. 1-17.
- 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, Nunes Avila, J et al. 2020, 'Textural and geochemical investigation of pyrite in Jacobina Basin, S�o 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.
- Liu, L, Mavrogenes, J, Holden, P et al 2020, 'Quadruple sulfur isotopic fractionation during pyrite desulfidation to pyrrhotite', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 273, pp. 354-366.
- Liu, L, Ireland, T, Holden, P et al. 2020, 'The sign of Δ33S is independent of pyrite morphology', Chemical Geology, vol. 532, pp. 1-8.
- Peters, S, Peters, S, Alibabaie, N et al. 2020, 'Triple oxygen isotope variations in magnetite from iron-oxide deposits, central Iran, record magmatic fluid interaction with evaporite and carbonate host rocks', Geology, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 211-215.
- Peters, S, Peters, S, Alibabaie, N et al. 2020, 'Triple oxygen isotope variations in magnetite from iron-oxide deposits, central Iran, record magmatic fluid interaction with evaporite and carbonate host rocks Reply', Geology, vol. 48, no. 7, pp. E504-E504.
- Merle, R, Amelin, Y, Yin, Q et al. 2020, 'Exploring the efficiency of stepwise dissolution in removal of stubborn non-radiogenic Pb in chondrule U-Pb dating', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 277, pp. 1/01/2020.
- Keeman, J, Turner, S, Haines, P et al. 2020, 'New U[sbnd]Pb, Hf and O isotope constraints on the provenance of sediments from the Adelaide Rift Complex Documenting the key Neoproterozoic to early Cambrian succession', Gondwana Research, vol. 83, pp. 248-278.
- Liu, Y, Fan, Y, Zhou, T et al. 2020, 'Geochemical characteristics of pyrite in the Dabaozhuang deposit in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, Eastern China', Ore Geology Reviews, vol. 124, pp. 1-16.
- Liu, L, Ireland, T & Holden, P 2020, 'In-situ quadruple sulfur isotopic compositions of pyrites in the ca. 3.2-2.72 Ga metasedimentary rocks from the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia', Chemical Geology, vol. 557, pp. 1-17.
- Milicich, S, Mortimer, N, Villamor, P et al. 2020, 'The Mesozoic terrane boundary beneath the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, and potential controls on geothermal system characteristics', New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, vol. -, no. -, pp. 1-13.
- Ireland, T, Nunes Avila, J, Greenwood, R et al. 2020, 'Oxygen Isotopes and Sampling of the Solar System', Space Science Reviews, vol. 216, no. 2, pp. -.
- Drysdale, R, Couchoud, I, Zanchetta, G et al. 2020, 'Magnesium in subaqueous speleothems as a potential palaeotemperature proxy', Nature Communications, vol. 11, no. 5027, pp. 1-11.
- Devillepoix, H, Cupak, M, Bland, P et al. 2020, 'A Global Fireball Observatory', Planetary and Space Science, vol. 191, no. -, pp. -.
- 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.
- Nunes 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., Jaques A.L., 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, Nunes 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, DAndres, 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, Nunes 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.
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)
