Appendix 6: 2016 Abstract titles

 

A FULL LIST OF CCFS ABSTRACTS FOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS IS AVAILABLE AT: http://www.ccfs.mq.edu.au/   

 

Annual Meeting of The Israel Geological Society (IGS), Eilat, Israel, 19-21 January 2016

Deep-Earth methane, mantle dynamics and mineral exploration: Insights from northern Israel, southern Tibet and Kamchatka
W.L. Griffin, S.E.M. Gain, D. Adams, V. Toledo, N.J. Pearson and S.Y. O’Reilly   Plenary 

Heaven on Earth: tistarite (Ti2O3) and other “nebular” phases in corundum aggregates from Mt. Carmel volcanic rocks
W.L. Griffin, S.E.M. Gain, D. Adams, J.-X. Huang, M. Saunders, V. Toledo, N.J. Pearson and S.Y. O’Reilly

The role of the deep lithosphere in metallogeny
S.Y. O’Reilly, W.L. Griffin and N.J. Pearson   Keynote

32nd Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 13-15 January 2016

From Nuna to Rodinia: Stenian-Tonian paleogeography
S.A. Pisarevsky  Invited

5TH Australasian Universities Geoscience Educators Network Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 28-29 January 2016

The free desktop software, Virtual Petrographic Microscope
N.R. Daczko

24th Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (ACMM24) Melbourne, Australia, 1-4 February 2016

Stable isotope labelling with high-resolution imaging mass spectrometry
M. Kilburn, P. Guagliardo, H. Jiang, L. Martin and H. Jeon 

GSWA Open Day 2016, Fremantle, Australia, 26 February 2016

Secular change in Archean crust formation recorded in Western Australia
H. Yuan   Keynote

NAC+ 2016, The North Atlantic Craton and Surrounding Belts: A Craton-Specific Approach to Exploration Targeting, Edinburgh, UK, 21-23 March 2016

Cratonic structure and regional controls on mineral systems
G.C. Begg, J.M.A. Hronsky, S.Y. O’Reilly, W.L. Griffin and L. Natapov 

Metallogeny of the North Atlantic Craton, Greenland
J. Kolb, B.M. Stensgaard and L. Bagas  

47TH Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, USA, 21-25 March 2016

Impact-driven tectonism during the Hadean
C. O’Neill, S. Marchi, S. Zhang and W. Bottke

European Geosciences Union (EGU), Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April 2016

Estimating uncertainties in complex joint inverse problems
J.C. Afonso   Invited 

Erosion and assimilation of substrate by martian low-viscosity lava flows: Implications for sulfur degassing and the genesis of orthomagmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide mineralisation
R. Baumgartner, D. Baratoux, F. Gaillard and M.L. Fiorentini

Simulation of substrate erosion and sulphate assimilation by Martian low-viscosity lava flows: Implications for the genesis of precious metal-rich sulphide mineralisation on Mars
R. Baumgartner, D. Baratoux, F. Gaillard and M.L. Fiorentini 

Velocity gradients in the Earth’s upper mantle: Insights from higher mode surface waves
S. Fishwick, V. Maupin and J.C. Afonso 

Lithospheric structure of the Iberian Peninsula from coupled geophysical-petrological inversion
J. Fullea, A. Negredo, M. Charco, I. Palomeras, A. Villaseñor and J.C. Afonso 

Geophysical and geochemical nature of relaminated arc-derived lower crust underneath oceanic domain in southern Mongolia
A. Guy, K. Schulmann, V. Janoušek, P. Štípská, R. Armstrong, E. Belousova, A. Dolgopolova, R. Seltmann, O. Lexa, Y. Jiang and P. Hanžl

Multi-phase multi-component reactive flow in Geodynamics
B. Oliveira, J.C. Afonso and S. Zlotnik

Mapping reflections from the sub-crustal lithosphere of southwestern Spain
I. Palomeras, P. Ayarza, R. Carbonell, S. Ehsan, J.C. Afonso and J. Diaz

New paleomagnetic data from 1.80-1.75 Ga mafic intrusions of Fennoscandia and Sarmatia: Implications for the late Paleoproterozoic paleogeography of Baltica and Laurentia
S.A. Pisarevsky, N.V. Lubnina, S.J. Sokolov and S.V. Bogdanova

17th International Seismix Symposium, Aviemore, Scotland, 15-20 May 2016

Multi-observable probabilistic tomography for the physical state of the Earth’s interior
J.C. Afonso   Keynote

Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016, Makuhari Messe, Japan, 22-26 May 2016

Messengers from the deep: Fossil wadsleyite-chromite microstructures from the Mantle Transition Zone
T. Satsukawa, W.L. Griffin, S. Piazolo and S.Y. O’Reilly 

Anisotropy and Dynamics of The Lithosphere-Asthenosphere System Workshop, Prague, Czech Republic, 22-25 May 2016

Thermochemical tomography for the physical state of the Earth’s interior
J.C. Afonso   Keynote

SEG Munich Technical Meeting, Munich, Germany, 1 June 2016

Zircon compositions as a pathfinder for porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au deposits
Y.J. Lu, R.R. Loucks, M.L. Fiorentini, T.C. McCuaig, N.J. Evans, Z.M. Yang, Z.Q. Hou, C.L. Kirkland, L.A. Parra-Avila and A. Kobussen.

Atmospheric sulfur in orogenic gold deposits
V. Selvaraja, M.L. Fiorentini and C. LaFlamme

GAC-MAC 2016, Margins Through Time, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, 1-3 June 2016

Can structurally controlled hot aqueous fluids produce the steep metamorphic field gradients found in HTLP regional aureoles? Evidence from Wongwibinda, NSW, Australia
K. Jessop, N.R. Daczko and S. Piazolo

Understanding Earth’s 4D supercycles through IGCP 648
Z.X. Li 

Phanerozoic constraints on older plate motions and reconstructions
B. Eglington, D. Evans and Z.X. Li

Anomalous sulfur isotopes trace volatile transfer in arc magmas
V. Selvaraja, M.L. Fiorentini, C. LaFlamme, B.A. Wing and T.H. Bui

EMPG XV 15th International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Zurich, Switzerland, 5-8 June 2016

Reaction experiments of glimmerite + harzburgite at 1-2 GPa and genesis of orogenic ultrapotassic magmas
M.W. Förster, D. Prelević, S. Buhre, H.R. Schmück, M. Veter, R. Mertz-Kraus, S. Foley and D.E. Jacob 

Reaction experiments of glimmerite + harzburgite at 3-5 GPa and genesis of low-SiO2 ultrapotassic magmas
M.W. Förster, D. Prelević, S. Buhre, H.R. Schmück, M. Veter, S. Foley and D.E. Jacob 

The generation of orogenic ultrapotassic magmas in newly formed lithosphere
Y. Wang, D. Prelević, S. Buhre and S. Foley

International Diamond School 2016, Edmonton, Canada, 8 June 2016

Trace element traverses across kimberlite olivine: A new tool to decipher the evolution of kimberlite magmas
A. Giuliani, A. Soltys, W.L. Griffin, S. Foley, D. Phillips and A. Greig   Invited  

Polar Symposium, Lublin, Poland, 8-11 June 2016

Petrographic description of gneisses from Saglek Block (Northern Labrador, Canada) as a basis for searching for the Archaean crust - preliminary data
A. Sałacińska, M.A. Kusiak, M.J. Whitehouse, D.J. Dunkley and S.A. Wilde  

Gordon Research Conference, Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 19-24 June 2016

Petrogenesis and mineralization of the Nimbus Ag-Zn-(Au) VHMS deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: Insights from multiple sulfur isotopes and trace elements analysis
S. Caruso, S.P. Hollis, M.L. Fiorentini, C. LaFlamme, L. Martin and P. Gillespie

Paulsens, an Archaean sediment hosted gold deposit
V. Selvaraja, M.L. Fiorentini, C. LaFlamme, B.A. Wing and H. Jeon 

Comparing sulfur isotope systematics in modern and ancient hydrothermal systems: Evidence for laterally dominated fluid flow
C. LaFlamme, M.L. Fiorentini, S. Hollis and J. Bell

AESC 2016 - Australian Earth Sciences Convention - Uncover Earth’s Past to Discover Our Future, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia, 26-30 June 2016

Towards simulation-based inversions of multiple geoscientific data for the physical state of the Earth’s interior
J.C. Afonso 

Large scale reorganization within supercontinents - The Pangea Controversy
K. Aubele, U. Kirscher, V. Bachtadse, G. Muttoni, A. Ronchi and D.V. Kent

The answers are blowin’ in the wind: Ultra-distal airfall zircons, evidence of Cretaceous super-eruptions in eastern Gondwana
M. Barham, C. Kirkland, S. Reynolds, M. O’Leary, N. Evans, H. Allen, P. Haines, R. Hocking, B. McDonald, E. Belousova and J. Goodall

Reconstructing the record of Continental Flood Basalt (CFB) and Ocean Island Basalt (OIB) geochemistry: initial results from a data mining approach
G.M. Cox and Z.X. Li  Invited

Seamount volcanism at Site U1431, South China Sea, International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 349
K. Dadd and A. Koppers

Relating seismicity to dike emplacement, and the conundrum of dyke-parallel faulting
G. Dering, S. Micklethwaite, A.R. Cruden, S.J. Barnes and M.L. Fiorentini 

Paleoproterozoic subduction zones and their role in craton assembly in Western Australia
K. Gessner, H. Yuan, S.P. Johnson, M. Dentith and R.E. Murdie

Paleoproterozoic crust in the Glenburgh Terrane and its role in craton assembly in Western Australia
K. Gessner, H. Yuan,M.C. Dentith, S. Johnson and R. Murdie

The birth of a Proterozoic ocean; isotopic backtracking the WAC and the SAC
C.L. Kirkland, R.H. Smithies, C.V. Spaggiari, M.T.D. Wingate, N. Gardiner and E. Belousova 

Evolution of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in the Paleozoic - A subduction epicentre during the formation of Pangea
U. Kirscher and V. Bachtadse

Geodynamic numerical modelling for examining tectonic scenarios of the Halls Creek Orogen
F. Kohanpour, W. Gorczyk, M. Lindsay, S. Occhipinti and C. McCuaig 

Relationship of geochemistry and mineralogy to parent lithology and the degree of weathering in regolith
H. Lampinen, C. Laukamp, S. Occhipinti and S. Spinks

Supercontinent-superplume coupling in Earth history: Toward a new tectonic paradigm
Z.X. Li 

Plume and superplumes: their formation, nature and geodynamic roles
Z.X. Li   Keynote 

Palaeomagnetic investigation of mafic dykes in the southwestern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
Y. Liu, Z.X. Li, S. Pisarevsky and C. Stark

Identifying a magmatic source for the Pacific-Gondwana association: Zircon Hf evidence from the Paterson Orogen, Western Australia
E.L. Martin, W.J. Collins and C.L. Kirkland 

Passive seismic studies show configuration of Paleoproterozoic subduction zones and their role in craton assembly in Western Australia
R. Murdie, H. Yuan, M. Dentith, S.P. Johnson and K. Gessner

Translating mineral systems analyses into a sensible workflow for ground selection and targeting
S. Occhipinti, M. Lindsay, A. Aitken, V. Metelka, C. McCuaig and I. Tyler 

1800-900 Ma global paleogeography: new insights
S. Pisarevsky   Invited

Trace element geochemistry of TiO2 polymorphs in igneous rocks: an example from the igneous Moorarie Supersuite, Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia
D. Plavsa, S. Reddy and A. Agangi

Duration of tectonic processes constrained by Lu-Hf garnet geochronology - Insights from HP/LT oceanic rocks (Halilbag and Barrovian-type mica-schist (Menderes Massif) A. Pourteau   Keynote 

Still oceans apart - probing the Eucla basement shows what separates the Albany-Fraser Orogen and the Gawler Craton
C.V. Spaggiari, H. Smithies, C.L. Kirkland, M.T.D. Wingate and R.N. England

The structural evolution and kinematics of the southern Tamworth Belt of the New England Orogen at Gundy, Rouchel Block, New South Wales
A. Takonis and M. Van Kranendonk 

Magnetostratigraphy of late Devonian carbonates of Western Australia: Integrating reversal history with biostratigraphic and 13C records
E. Tohver, T. Playton, K. Hillbun, M. Yan, S. Pisarevsky, J. Hansma, B. Roelofs, K. Trinajstic, J.L. Kirschvink and P. Haines

A palaeoenvironmental proxy with more bite: assessing the applicability of O-isotopes in micromammal teeth
M. Wallwork, M. Barham, A. Blyth, L. Martin, M. Joachimski, N. Evans and B. McDonald

The Ediacaran-Silurian Nanhua foreland basin in South China: Response to the Gondwana assembly
W. Yao and Z.X. Li 

Hainan Island (south China) in the Nuna breakup and Rodina assembly
W. Yao Z.X. Li and W.-X. Li

The Hainan flood basalts: a deep plume origin prompted by the encircled subductions at Southeast Asia
N. Zhang and Z.X. Li

26th Goldschmidt Conference, Yokohama, Japan, 26 June - 1 July 2016

Sulfur isotopic composition of the sub-continental lithosphere mantle
O. Alard, E. Thomassot, L. Martin, P. Cartigny and S.Y. O’Reilly 

Low-Ni olivines in silicaundersaturated ultrapotassic igneous rocks as evidence for carbonate metasomatism in the mantle
E. Ammannati, D.E. Jacob, R. Avanzinelli, S.F. Foley and S. Conticelli

Pb isotope evolution in the Martian mantle
J. Belluccci, A. Nemchin, M. Whitehouse and J. Snape    Invited

Insights into mantle geochemistry of Sc from the main carrier minerals
M. Chassé, S.Y. O’Reilly, W.L. Griffin and G. Calas

Mineralogical and geochemical mechanisms concentrating scandium in lateritic deposits
M. Chassé, H. Aral, S. van Huet, S.Y. O’Reilly, W.L. Griffin, M. Gérard and G. Calas

In situ isotopic analysis of sulfides in high-pressure serpentinites
R. Crossley, K. Evans, H. Jeon, M. Kilburn, M. Roberts and S. Reddy

Visualizing He distribution in zircon by laser ablation noble gas mass-spectrometry: Implications for (U-Th)/He geochronology and thermochronology
M. DanišÍk, B.I.A. McInnes, B.J. McDonald, C.L. Kikland, N.J. Evans and T. Becker

A bigger tent for CAMP? Geochronology and geochemistry of mineralized lower-crustal intrusions in NW Italy
S. Denyszyn, M.L. Fiorentini and A. Davis 

Monazite as a tectonic and shock deformation chronometer - Linking EBSD and U-Pb analyses
T. Erickson, N. Timms, S. Reddy, A. Cavosie, M. Pearce, C. Kirkland and E. Tohver

Invisible gold in arsenopyrite revealed by correlated atom probe microscopy, NanoSIMS and Maia Mapping
D. Fougerouse, S. Reddy, D. Saxey, W. Rickard, A. van Riessen and S. Micklethwaite

U-Pb dating of zircons from Paleozoic lamprophyric dykes of Western Sangilen (CAOB)
A. Gibsher, V. Malkovets, I. Tretiakova, E. Belousova, S. Rudnev, A. Gibsher, T. Tsujimori and R. Shelepaev

Decarbonation of subducting slabs: a petrological-thermomechanical modeling approach
C. Gonzalez, W. Gorczyk and T. Gerya

A secondary (PGE-Au) ± Ni-S-As-Sb-Pb mineralization in serpentinite shear zones from Central Chile
J.M. González-Jiménez, L.N.F. Garrido, R. Romero, E. Salazar, F. Barra, M. Reich, T. Satsukawa and V. Colás

Plume-lithosphere interaction through time
W. Gorczyk, D. Mole and S. Barnes

Integrated 2D and 3D geochemical modelling of the Sari Gunay epithermal gold deposit applied in complementary drilling
H.A. Haroni and O. Mahmoodi

Deep carbon: SiC in mantle- and mantle-generated rocks
J.-X. Huang, W.L. Griffin, L. Martin, V. Toledo and S.Y. O’Reilly 

Detrital zircons record rigid continents after 2.5 Ga
L.M. Iaccheri and A.I.S. Kemp

Rapid crustal recycling in the New England Orogen, eastern Australia: Magma to mud to magma in < 20 Ma
H. Jeon, M. Kilburn and I. Williams

Impacts in the Lunar Highlands: Shocked zircon from Apollo 16
K. Joy, J. Snape, A. Nemchin, M. Whitehouse and V. Vishnyakov

Chemical variation and deformation of the upper mantle across an OCT
M.-A. Kaczmarek, S. Reddy  and P. Vonlanthen

Stable isotope labelling as a tool to investigate mineral-fluid interaction
M. Kilburn, M.L. Fiorentini, S. Piazolo, T. Rushmer, S. Reddy, L. Martin and H. Jeon 

NanoSIMS 207Pb/206Pb analysis of metallic Pb nanospheres in zircons
M. Kusiak, I. Lyon, R. Wirth, S. Wilde, M. Whitehouse, D. Dunkley, K. Moore and G. McMahon

Small-scale geochemical heterogeneity in the upper mantle of the Nógrád-Gömör Volcanic Field (N-Hungary - S-Slovakia)
N. Liptai, S.Y. O’Reilly, W.L. Griffin, N.J. Pearson and C. Szabo

Upwelling of the SE Australian lithosphere: Thermo-tectonic evolution of garnet pyroxenite xenoliths from western Victoria
J.-G. Lu, Q. Xiong, W.L. Griffin, J.-X. Huang, S.Y. O’Reilly, T. Satsukawa, J.-P. Zheng and N. Pearson 

Ar-Ar dating of K-richterite from the Bab’e Leto (An-134) kimberlite pipe, East Ukukit field, Siberian craton
V.G. Malkovets, D.S. Yudin, D.I. Rezvukhin, A.A. Gibsher, I.G. Tretiakova and T. Tsujimori

Evolution of the early continents and localisation of Ni-Cu-PGE systems
D. Mole, M.L. Fiorentini, C. Kirkland, S. Barnes, C. McCuaig, K. Cassidy, E. Belousova, S. Romano and M. Doublier  Invited 

Targeting the timing of zircon deformation with atom probe and correlative microscopy
S.M. Reddy, D.W. Saxey, W.D.A. Rickard, D. Fougerouse, R.J.M. Taylor and T.E. Johnson

Messengers from the deep: Fossil wadsleyite-chromite microstructures from the Mantle Transition Zone
T. Satsukawa, W.L. Griffin, S. Piazolo and S.Y. O’Reilly 

Nanoscale analysis of zircon standards by atom probe microscopy
D. Saxey, S. Reddy, W. Rickard, D. Fougerouse and A. Van Riessen

High-Mg carbonatitic to water-silicic growth environments of cloudy diamonds from the Malobotuobia Kimberlite Field (Siberian Craton)
S. Skuzovatov, D. Zedgenizov, D. Howell and W.L. Griffin

The magmatic evolution of the Moon as recorded by Pb isotopes
J. Snape, A. Nemchin, J. Bellucci, M. Whitehouse, R. Tartèse, J. Barnes, M. Anand, I. Crawford and K. Joy

EIMF Sediment melt and the highest recorded δ18O in sub-Moho granitoids of the Oman-UAE Ophiolite
C.J. Spencer, T.D. Raub, A.J. Cavosie, J.D. Miller, H. Rollinson and H. Jeon

In situ SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of mafic dykes in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia and Bunger Hills, East Antarctica
J.C. Stark, X.-C. Wang, Z.-X. Li, B. Rasmussen, J.-W. Zi, C. Clark and M. Hand

Coastal hydrothermal field was hot spot for biotic diversity on the Paleoarchean Earth
K. Sugitani, K. Mimura, M. Takeuchi, T. Yamaguchi, K. Suzuki, R. Senda, Y. Asahara, S. Wallis and M.J. Van Kranendonk 

Zircon breaking bad: Fingerprinting impact histories from ZrSiO4 and zirconia microstructures
N. Timms, A. Cavosie, T. Erickson, M. Pearce, S. Reddy, M. Schmieder, E. Tohver, M. Zanetti and A. Wittmann

Mosaic zircons indicators of a long-lived mantle pathway
I. Tretiakova, E. Belousova, V. Malkovets, W. Griffin and N. Pearson 

Tourmaline-bearing crusts in the 3.48 Ga Dresser Formation: derivation and implications for the origin of life
M.J. Van Kranendonk, T. Ota, E. Nakamura and T. Djokic

Depleted SSZ type mantle peridotites in Proterozoic Eastern Sayan Ophiolites in Siberia
K.-L. Wang, Z. Chu, M.A. Gornova, V.A. Belyaev, K.Y Lin and S.Y. O’Reilly 

Early-formed chemical heterogeneity recorded by 142Nd-143Nd in 3.8-3.0 Ga samples from the Archean Anshan Complex, North China Craton
X.-C. Wang, C.-F. Li, S. Wilde, X.-H. Li and Y.-F. Wang   Invited

Melting of mixed continental crust and depleted peridotite: Potassium rich magmatism from a phlogopite-free source
Y. Wang, S.F. Foley and D. Prelević

Two types of chromitites in a Tibetan ophiolite produced by two-stage accretion of Tethyan Arc lithosphere
Q. Xiong, W.L. Griffin, J.-P. Zheng, S.Y. O’Reilly and N.J. Pearson 

Australian Astrobiology Meeting, Perth, Australia, 10-12 July 2016

A ~2.4 billion year old microfossil community from the rise of atmospheric oxygen in the Turee Creek Group, Western Australia
E. Barlow and M.J. Van Kranendonk 

Enhanced volcanogenic sulfur exhalation on Mars by the erosion and assimilation of sulfate-rich substrate during flow of lava
R. Baumgartner, D. Baratoux, F. Gaillard and M.L. Fiorentini

Organic contamination of 2.6Ga stromatolitic dolomites leading to false-positive biomarker results
R.P. Blake, M. Van Kranendonk, C. Peters and S.C. George

A terrestrial origin of life
B. Damer, M.J. Van Kranendonk, T. Djokic and D. Deamer   Invited

Bringing astrobiology down to Earth: A 4D virtual field trip back in time 3.5 billion years to the oldest convincing evidence of life on Earth in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
T. Djokic, M.J. Van Kranendonk, C. Oliver and S. Guan

Oil-bearing fluid inclusions and solid bitumens: Biogeochemical repositories of information about the Archean biosphere
S.C. George, C.A. Peters, S. Piazolo, T. Leefmann and A. Dutkiewicz

Transforming a face-to-face astrobiology course to fully online
C.A. Oliver, M. Van Kranendonk and T. Djokic 

Origin of life in terrestrial hotsprings: New evidence from the oldest life on Earth, and implications for the search for life on Mars
M.J. Van Kranendonk, T. Djokic and K. Campbell  

Workshop on the origin and evolution of plate tectonics, Monte Verità, Locarno, Switzerland, 17-22 July 2016

Impact-driven tectonism during the Hadean

C. O’Neill, S. Marchi, S. Zhang and W. Bottke
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 13th Annual Meeting, Beijing, China, 31 July - 5 August 2016

Towards joint tomography of broadband ambient noise data and teleseismic body waves
Y. Yang, K. Wang and S.-H. Hung

Paleoproterozoic subductions and their roles in craton assembly in Western Australia
H. Yuan, S. Johnson, M. Dentith, R. Murdie and K. Gessner  Invited 

7th International Dyke Conference (IDC7), Beijing, China, 18-20 August 2016

An elevated perspective: Dyke-related fracture networks analysed with UAV photogrammetry
G. Dering, S. Micklethwaite, S. Barnes, M.L. Fiorentini, S. Cruden and E. Tohver

Age and geochemical characteristics of major mafic dyke swarms in the southern part of the Siberian Craton
T.V. Donskaya, D.P. Gladkochub, R. Ernst, S.A. Pisarevsky, A.M. Mazukabzov, U. Söderlund, M.T.D. Wingate, M.A. Hamilton and E.I. Demonterova

Proterozoic dyke swarms of the Siberian Craton and their geodynamic implications
D.P. Gladkochub, T.V. Donskaya, R. Ernst, S.A. Pisarevsky, M.T.D. Wingate and U. Söderlund   Invited  

Late Paleoproterozoic paleogeography of Baltica and Laurentia: New paleomagnetic data from 1.80-1.75 Ga mafic intrusions of Fennoscandia and Sarmatia
N.V. Lubnina, S.A. Pisarevsky, S.V. Bogdanova and S.J. Sokolov

Paleomagnetic data and dyke swarms geometries - Important tools for Precambrian paleogeographic reconstructions
S.A. Pisarevsky   Keynote 

Updated digital map of mafic dyke swarms and large igneous provinces in Western Australia
M.T.D. Wingate and D. McB. Martin   Invited  

ASEG-PESA-AIG 2016 25thInternational Geophysical Conference and Exhibition in Adelaide, South Australia, August 21-24, 2016

Multi-observable thermochemical tomography: a new approach to an old problem
J.C. Afonso   Keynote 

Magnetic susceptibility of Edmund Basin, Capricorn Orogen, WA
H. Lampinen
, S. Occhipinti, M. Lindsay and C. Laukamp

Numerical modelling of the Sydney Basin using temperature dependent thermal conductivity measurements
A. Lemenager
, C. O’Neill and S. Zhang

Potential field studies along the 13GA-EG1 Eucla-Gawler deep crustal seismic reflection line
R.E. Murdie, H. Yuan, M. Dentith, S.P. Johnson and K. Gessner

Passive seismic studies show configuration of Paleoproterozoic subduction zones and their role in craton assembly in Western Australia
R.E. Murdie, L. Brisbout, J. Brett, C.V. Spaggiari, K. Gessner, R.A. Dutch, S. Thiel, T. Wise and M.J. Pawley

3D imaging of the Earth’s lithosphere using noise from ocean waves
Y. Yang, J. Xie and K. Zhao  Keynote 

European Microscopy Conference, Lyon, France, 28 August - 2 September 2016

New insights into the Precambrian fossil record using correlative electron and ion beam microscopy
D. Wacey, K. Eiloart, M. Saunders, P. Guagliardo and M. Kilburn

35th IGC - International Geological Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 27 August - 4 September 2016

The answers are blowin’ in the wind: ultra-distal airfall zircons, evidence of Cretaceous super-eruptions in eastern Gondwana
M. Barham, C. Kirkland, S. Reynolds., M. O’Leary, N. Evans, H. Allen, P. Haines, R. Hocking, B. McDonald, E. Belousova and J. Goodall

Diversification of early life: microfossils of the c. 2.4 Ga Turee Creek Group, Western Australia
E. Barlow and M.J. Van Kranendonk 

Kimberlites from the Kundelungu Plateau (southeast D.R. Congo): Age determination, implications for regional tectonism and mineralization
J.M. Batumike, R.T. Lubala, M. Chabu, L. Ferriere, K. Kaseti, W.L. Griffin and E. Belousova 

Stagnant-lid tectonics during the Archaean and delayed onset of plate tectonics
V. Debaille, C. O’Neill and A.D. Brandon

Visualising early life on Earth: Building a 4-Dimensional virtual field trip (VFT) of the 3.5 Ga Dresser Formation, North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
T. Djokic, M.J. Van Kranendonk, C. Oliver and S. Guan

SIMS dating of the Neoarchean to Eoarchean Saglek block, Labrador
D.J. Dunkley, M.A. Kusiak, M.J. Whitehouse, A. Sańaci S.A. Wilde and R. Kielman

Dating orogenic gold mineralization at the Paulsens deposit, Western Australia
I. Fielding, S. Johnson, B. Rasmussen, J. Muhling, D. Dunkley, J. Zi, M.T.D. Wingate and S. Sheppard

Archean magmatism and crustal evolution in the northern Tarim Craton: Insights from zircon U-Pb-Hf-O isotopes and geochemistry of ~2.7 Ga orthogneiss and amphibolite in the Korla Complex
R.F. Ge, W.B. Zhu and S.A. Wilde 

Trace element variations across olivine record the evolution of kimberlite melts: Case studies from the Kimberley kimberlites (South Africa).
A. Giuliani, A. Soltys, W.L. Griffin, S. Foley, V.S. Kamenetsky, D. Phillips, A. Greig and K. Goemann   Keynote 

Ordovician dioritic magmatism of the Donken area, far SE Laos: Implications for Gondwana evolution in SE Asia
C.J. Gardner, I.T. Graham, E. Belousova, W. Powell, G. Booth and R. Gardiner

Textures of sulphides, and association with gold mineralisation in the Beatons
C.J. Guldbrandsen, M.J. Van Kranendonk and I.T. Graham

Origin and genesis of alluvial sapphires from the Orosmayo region, Sierra de Rinconada, Jujuy Province, northwest Argentina
S.H. Harris, I.T. Graham, A. Lay, W. Powell, E. Belousova and E. Zappettini

An unusual ruby-sapphire transition in megacrystic corundum, New England gem field, New South Wales, eastern Australia
S.H. Harris, I.T. Graham, F.L. Sutherland, T. Coldham, W. Powell and E. Belousova 

Mineral physics and surface observational constraints on the topographic uplift of the Southern African Plateau due to the African Superswell
A.G. Jones, J.C. Afonso and J. Fullea

Imaging the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary beneath continents using mineral physics and surface observational constraints
A.G. Jones and J.C. Afonso 

Self-consistent thermo-chemical modelling of the lithosphere beneath the West African Craton
A.G. Jones, F. Le Pape and J.C. Afonso 

The sources of magmatic rocks matter of the Arctic Ocean and the Central Atlantic Ocean from isotopic geochemical data
A.A. Kremenetsky, Yu.A. Kostitsyn, N.A. Gromalova, S.G. Skolotnev, O.G. Shulyatin and E.A. Belousova 

Igneous protoliths of the Uivak gneiss, Saglek block, northern Labrador
M.A. Kusiak, D.J. Dunkley, A. Sańaci, M.J. Whitehouse, S.A Wilde and A. Gawe

Geochronological implications of metallic Pb nanospheres in zircon exposed to high-grade metamorphism.
M.A. Kusiak, R. Wirth, S.A. Wilde, M.J. Whitehouse, D.J. Dunkley and I. Lyon

The life cycles of mantle plumes and superplumes: observations, modelling, and geodynamic implications
Z.X. Li and N. Zhang

Timing of the Siberian craton kimberlite magmatism: evidences from the U-Pb dating of kimberlitic zircon
V.G. Malkovets, E.A. Belousova, I.G. Tretiakova, W.L. Griffin and S.Y. O’Reilly

Geodynamic reconstruction and metallogeny of the Tien Shan, Uzbekistan
R. Seltmann, A. Dolgopolova, R. Armstrong, E. Belousova, D. Konopelko, V. Shatov, R. Khalmatov and R. Koneev

An early multicellular holozoan from the 1 Ga Torridon Group, Scotland
P. Strother, D. Wacey, M. Brasier and C. Wellman

Conditioned duality of the Earth system via the supercontinent cycle
M.J. Van Kranendonk and C.L. Kirkland 

Remarkable preservation: metamorphic processes in the 3.5 Ga North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Australia
M.J. Van Kranendonk 

A volcanic plateau origin of the Barberton granitoid-greenstone terrain
M.J. Van Kranendonk 

Ancient continents among the accretionary complexes of the Central Asia Orogenic Belt: In situ Os isotope evidence
K.-L. Wang, S.Y. O’Reilly, M.I. Kuzmin, V. Kovach, S. D’Ril, A. Vorontrov, V. Yarmolyuk, W.L. Griffin and N.J. Pearson

Global Seismic LAB measurements from full waveform tomography
H. Yuan and B. Romanowicz  Invited

13th International Nickel-Copper-PGE Symposium, Fremantle, Australia, 5-9 September 2016

The first in situ minor and trace element analysis of sulfides in martian magmatic rocks - unravelling the hosts of (highly) siderophile and chalcophile elements in some shergottite meteorites
R. Baumgartner, M.L. Fiorentini, J-P. Lorand, D. Baratoux, F. Zaccarini, L. Ferriere, M. Prasek and K. Sener

The Fisher East nickel sulphide prospects
L.L. Burley, S.J. Barnes, M.L. Fiorentini, D.R. Mole and W. Belbin

Magmatic degassing of sulfide melt in komatiite: stratigraphy-controlled mineral assemblages, mineral chemistry and isotopic signatures in the Ni-PGE ores at Wannaway deposit, Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia
S. Caruso, M. Moroni, M.L. Fiorentini, S. Barnes, B. Wing and L. Martin 

Channelling magma flow in the crust to form magmatic ore deposits
A.R. Cruden, S.J. Barnes, J. van Otterloo, S. Micklethwaite, M.L. Fiorentini and A. Slim

Dyke tips and melt pathways: Insights from UAV Photogrammetry
G. Dering, S. Barnes, S. Micklethwaite, S. Cruden, M.L. Fiorentini and E. Tohver

Carbonatitic melt in deep seated mafic pipes physically entrains dense sulfide blebs during vertical magma flow
M.L. Fiorentini, M. Moroni, S. Caruso, G. Sessa, B. Godel, M. Anenburg and J. Mavrogenes

Ni-Cu-PGE ore deposition driven by metasomatic fluids and melt-rock reactions into the deep crust
G. Sessa, M. Moroni, S. Tumiati, S. Caruso and M.L. Fiorentini 

SHRIMP Conference, Granada, Spain, 6-10 September 2016

SHRIMP dating of zircon and monazite from the Archean Saglek block, Labrador
D.J. Dunkley, M.A. Kusiak, A. Sałacińska, M.J. Whitehouse, S.A. Wilde and R. Kielman 

Age complexity in the composite Uivak Gneiss of the Saglek Block, Labrador
A. Sałacińska, M.A. Kusiak, M.J. Whitehouse, D.J. Dunkley, S.A. Wilde and R. Kielman

2nd European Mineralogical Conference, EMC2016 “Minerals, Fluids and Rocks: Alphabet and Words Of Planet Earth”, Rimini, Italy, 11-15 September 2016

Geochemical evolution of PGM-bearing sulfides in low-mineralized rocks from the Yoko-Dovyren layered intrusion, Russia
A. Ariskin, L. Danyushevsky, G. Nikolaev, S. Gilbert, M.L. Fiorentini, E. Kislov and G. Barmina 

The effect of composition on minor and trace elements in spinels: Insights from exsolved chromite
V. Colás, C.S. Tassara, J.A. Padrón Navarta, J.M. González Jiménez, W.L. Griffin, I. Isabel Fanlo, S.Y. O’Reilly, F. Gervilla, J.A. Proenza, N.J. Pearson, A. Camprubí and M.P. Escayola

The curious case of the impostor amphibole cumulates - identifying zones of significant mass transfer through the lower crust
N. Daczko, S. Piazolo, U. Meek, C.A. Stuart and V. Heath

Redistribution of trace elements in reactive abyssal mantle: A LA-ICPMS study of ODP Site 1274 peridotites (15° 20 FZ, Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
M. Godard, O. Alard and Y. Gréau 

Hot aqueous fluids: Are they the key to HTLP regional aureoles?
K. Jessop, N. Daczko and S. Piazolo 

Geochemical evolution of the upper mantle beneath the Nógrád-Gömör Volcanic Field (N-Hungary - S-Slovakia) as reconstructed from spinel peridotite xenoliths
N. Liptai, L. Patkó, I.J. Kovács, K. Hidas, S.Y. O’Reilly, W.L. Griffin, N.J. Pearson and C. Szabó

Atoms on the move: Deformation-induced trace element redistribution in zircon revealed using atom probe tomography
S. Piazolo, A. La Fontaine, P. Trimby, S. Harley, L. Yang, R. Armstrong and J.M. Cairney

NH-bearing nanoinclusions in milky diamonds from Juina area Mato Grosso, Brazil
J. Rudloff-Grund, F.E. Brenker, K. Marquardt, D. Howell, S.Y. O’Reilly and F.V. Kaminsky

Amphibole as a proxy of the secular variations in primitive magmas
G. Sessa, M. Tiepolo, M. Moroni, M.L. Fiorentini, A. Langone, G. Giazzi, L. Krotz, E. Ferrari and R.R. Loucks 

Intracontinental orogeny, central Australia: shear zone patterns and the role of fluids in lithospheric weakening
D. Silva, N. Daczko, S. Piazolo, R. Raimondo and A. Putnis

Symplectite formation in the presence of a reactive fluid: Insights from hydrothermal experiments
L. Spruzeniece, S. Piazolo, A. Putnis, N. Daczko and M.R. Kilburn

GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, 25-28 September 2016

Assessing trace element (dis)equilibrium and the application of single element thermometers in metamorphic rocks
A.M. Cruz-Uribe, M. Feinman, T. Zack and D.E. Jacob  Invited 

ID-TIMS U-Pb geochronology of lower crustal cumulate complexes in the Kohistan Terrane, NE Pakistan: Implications for island arc formation
J. Stirling, S. Denyszyn, M.L. Fiorentini and R. Loucks 

SEG 2016 Tethyan Tectonics and Metallogeny, Çe Me, Turkey, 25-28 September 2016

Zircon compositions as a pathfinder for porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au systems
Y. Lu, R.R. Loucks, M.L. Fiorentini, T.C. McCuaig, N.J. Evans, Z. Yang, Z. Hou, C.L. Kirkland, L.A. Parra-Avila and A. Kobussen   Keynote 

TIGeR Conference, Rock Alteration in The Upper Crust: Element Mobility and Concentration, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 26-28 September 2016

Metal and sulfur cycles in the deep continental crust: Insights from the Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposits of the Ivrea Zone (Italy)
M.L. Fiorentini, M. Locmelis, T. Rushmer, R. Arevalo Jr., J. Adam, S.W. Denyszyn and C. LaFlamme   Invited 

Anomalous sulfur isotope signatures preserved in the Proterozoic Capricorn Orogen: Linking fluid-driving tectonic processes and ore genesis at craton margins
C. LaFlamme, M.L. Fiorentini, M. Lindsay, B. Wing, V. Selvaraja, T.H. Bui, S. Occhipinti and S. Johnson

Chemical and thermal evolution of subduction zones: Insights from trace-element distribution and Lu-Hf geochronology in HP oceanic rocks, Halilbaği Complex (Central Anatolia)
A. Pourteau, L. Ebert, A. Schmidt, E.E. Scherer and R. Bast

16th Australian Space Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 26-28 September 2016

How does prolonged magma-ocean solidification affect lunar evolution
S. Zhang and C. O’Neill 

ACTER 2016 Annual Field Symposium, Xi’an, China, 20-29 October 2016

Proterozoic tectonics of Hainan Island in supercontinent cycles
W. Yao, Z.X. Li, W.-X. Li and X.-H. Li

2016 International Conference on The Earth’s Deep Interior, Wuhan, China, 4-6 November 2016

Iron spin transitions in the Earth
S. Clark   Invited

Corundum crystallization and ultra-low fO2 in a volcanic plumbing system: Mt Carmel area, Israel
W.L. Griffin, S.E.M. Gain, J-X. Huang, V. Toledo, N.J. Pearson and S.Y. O’Reilly   Keynote 

Extremely un-equilibrated intergrowth of SiC and oxidized phases in a Tibetan ophiolite preserved by rapid cooling
Q. Xiong, W.L. Griffin, J.-P. Zheng, J.-X. Huang, S.E.M. Gain, S.Y. O’Reilly and N.J. Pearson

SSERVI Australia Workshop 2016, Perth, Australia, 9-11 November 2016

Global-scale evolving simulations of the post-magma ocean Earth through the Hadean
C. O’Neill 

Activating the lower mantle: Viscosity by numerical analysis
J. Wasiliev, C. O’Neill and S. Zhang

Lunar post-magma-ocean overturn and crustal evolution
S. Zhang and C. O’Neill

Resources for the 21st Century Symposium, Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES), Canberra, Australia, 22-24 November 2016

Tracing metal and fluid sources in magmatic and hydrothermal systems
M.L. Fiorentini   Keynote

Targeting new deposits: Margins, metasomatism and metallogeny
S.Y. O’Reilly   Invited 

TANG3O, Thermochronology and Noble Gas Geochronology and Geochemistry Organisation, Perth, Australia, 29-30 November 2016

The Hf isotope paradox applied to crustal evolution of the Early Earth
N.J. Gardiner, T. Johnson, C. Kirkland, A. Hickman, H. Smithies and E. Belousova 

Cutting-edge SIMS capabilities at UWA’s Ion Probe Facility
M. Kilburn, L. Martin, H. Jeon and M. Roberts

CET-UWA 2016 Corporate Members Day, Perth, Australia, 7 December 2016

Understanding the Precambrian crust in the Capricorn region - some results from recent passive source deployments
H. Yuan, S.P. Johnson, M. Dentith, R. Murdie, K. Gessner, F. Korhonen and T. Bodin   Invited 

Greenland Day Conference, Perth, Australia, 9 December 2016

Timing and genesis of magmatism and Ni mineralisation in the Ammassalik Intrusive Complex (SE Greenland)
E. Lebrun, J. Kolb, M. Fiorentini, T. Arting, T. Kokfelt, A. Johannesen, N. Thébaud, C. LaFlamme, R. Doutre, L. Martin and R. Murphy

Gold mineralization in the Nuuk goldfields - first impressions
N. Thébaud

AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 12-16 December 2016

Thermo-chemical structure of the North China Craton from multi-observable probabilistic inversion: extent and causes of cratonic lithosphere modification
J.C. Afonso, Z. Guo, M. Qashqai, Y. Yang and J. Chen

A high resolution magnetostratigraphic profile across the Permian-Triassic boundary in the Southern Sydney Basin, eastern Australia

M.E. Belica, E. Tohver, R. Nicoll, S.W Denyszyn, S. Pisarevsky and A.D. George

Sanukitoids record the onset of widespread Neoarchean supracrustal recycling
K. Bjorkman, T. Kemp, Y. Lu, T.C. McCuaig and P. Hollings

Melting mud in Earth’s mantle, evidence from sub-Moho S-type granites with extreme oxygen isotope signatures
A.J. Cavosie, C.J. Spencer, T.D. Raub, J.D. Miller, H. Rollinson and H. Jeon 

Isotopic analysis of individual refractory metal nuggets using atom probe tomography
L. Daly, P. Bland, B.F. Schaefer, D.W Saxey, S. Reddy, D. Fougerouse, R.D.A. William, L.V. Forman, P. Trimby, A. La Fontaine, L. Yang, J. Cairney and S. Ringer

Relating seismicity to dike emplacement, and the conundrum of dyke-parallel faulting
G. Dering, S. Micklethwaite, S. Barnes, M. Fiorentini and S. Cruden

Microstrain and short-range ordering of Ca and Mg cations in pyrope-grossular garnet system
W. Du, S.M. Clark and D. Walker

A 2D petrological-thermomechanical study of a carbonate metasomatized subcontinental lithospheric mantle with variable tectothermal ages
C.M. Gonzalez, W. Gorczyk and T. Gerya

Chemical disequilibria in the source of oceanic basalts: Insights from grain-scale models
C.J. Grose, P.D. Asimow, M. Gurnis and J.C. Afonso 

Crustal radial anisotropy in Northeast China and its implication for the regional tectonic extension
Z. Guo, Y. Yang and Y.J. Chen

Layered crustal anisotropy in the NE Tibetan Plateau inferred from ambient noise tomography
C. Jiang, Y. Yang and Y. Zheng

Measurement of Rayleigh wave ellipticity and its application to the joint inversion of high-resolution S wave velocity structure beneath northeast China
G. Li, H. Chen, F. Niu, Z. Guo, Y. Yang and J. Xie   

High resolution crustal and upper mantle velocity model of northern Ordos block from surface wave tomography: evidence for the on-going craton reactivation
S. Li, Z. Guo, Y.J. Chen and Y. Yang 

Revisit the lunar mantle overturn with the Ilmenite rheology
H. Li and N. Zhang 

Pb-Pb systematics of lunar rocks: differentiation, magmatic and impact history of the Moon
A. Nemchin, M. Whitehouse, M.D Norman, J. Snape, J.J. Bellucci and M. Grange  Invited

Studying the sub-crustal reflectors in SW-Spain
I. Palomeras, P. Ayarza, R. Carbonell, S. Akhtar Ehsan, J.C. Afonso and J. Diaz

Continental growth along the Proto-Pacific margin of East Gondwana in Australia: Insights from seismic tomography
N. Rawlinson, S. Pilia, M. Salmon, Y. Yang and M.K. Young

Magma interaction in the root of an arc batholith
V. Robbins, T. Chapman, G.L. Clarke, N.R. Daczko and S. Piazolo 

The formation of micro-diamonds in micro-cracks controlled by the C:O:H ratio of NAMS
H. Sommer, D.E. Jacob, K. Regenauer-Lieb and B. Gasharova

Geochronology of lower crustal cumulate ccomplexes in the Kohistan Terrane, North-East Pakistan: Implications for island arc formation?
J.E. Stirling, S.W. Denyszyn, R.R. Loucks and M.L. Fiorentini

Correction of phase velocity bias caused by strong directional noise sources in high-frequency ambient noise tomography: a case study in Karamay, China
K. Wang, Y. Luo and Y. Yang

Plate motion changes drive Eastern Indian Ocean microcontinent formation
J.M. Whittaker, S. Williams, J. Halpin, T. Wild, J. Stilwell, F. Jourdan and N.R. Daczko

On the accuracy of long-period Rayleigh waves extracted from ambient noise
Y. Yang, J. Xie and S. Ni

Crustal structure of the late-Archean to Proterozoic Glenburgh Terrane in the Western Australian Craton: roles of a micro-continent in craton formation and reworking
H. Yuan, S. Johnson, M.C. Dentith, R. Murdie, K. Gessner, F.J. Korhonen and T. Bodin   Invited 

Lithospheric layering in major continents: results using full waveform tomography
H. Yuan, P. Clouzet, B.A. Romanowicz and L. Zhao   Invited 

The Hainan Lone Plume prompted by encircling subduction zones around the South China Sea
N. Zhang and Z.X. Li   Invited

Formation of mantle ‘Lone’ Plume in a global downwelling zone
N. Zhang and Z.X. Li

Palaeontology Association Annual Meeting, Lyon, France, 14-17 December 2016

A closer look at a possible stem group holozoan from the 1 Ga Torridon Group of northwest Scotland
D. Wacey, P. Strother, M. Brasier and C. Wellman