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Researcher: Meffre, SJM (Professor Sebastien Meffre)

Fields of Research

Geochronology
Resource geoscience
Structural geology and tectonics
Exploration geochemistry
Igneous and metamorphic petrology
Mineralogy and crystallography
Isotope geochemistry
Inorganic geochemistry
Geochemistry
Marine geoscience
Volcanology
Chemical oceanography
Sedimentology
Mineral processing/beneficiation
Magnetism and palaeomagnetism
Palaeontology (incl. palynology)
Analytical chemistry
Geology
Climate change processes
Other earth sciences
Surveying (incl. hydrographic surveying)
Geodynamics
Environmental management
Natural resource management
Special vehicles
Image processing
Geophysics
Organic geochemistry
Stochastic analysis and modelling

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences
Mining and extraction of copper ores
Precious (noble) metal ore exploration
Copper ore exploration
Other mineral resources (excl. energy resources)
Mineral exploration
Titanium minerals, zircon, and rare earth metal ore (e.g. monazite) exploration
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Zinc ore exploration
Primary mining and extraction of minerals
Iron ore exploration
Mining and extraction of precious (noble) metal ores
Aluminium ore exploration
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition
Environmentally sustainable mineral resource activities
Management of solid waste from mineral resource activities
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Marine systems and management
Other education and training
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Uranium exploration
Mining and extraction of aluminium ores
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
Energy exploration
Environmental education and awareness
Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments
Concentrating processes of base metal ores (excl. aluminium and iron ores)
Climate variability (excl. social impacts)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change

Career Best Publications

Age and pyrite Pb-isotopic composition of the giant Sukhoi Log sediment-hosted gold deposit, Russia; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Basalts erupted along the Tongan fore arc during subduction initiation: Evidence from geochronology of dredged rocks from the Tonga fore arc and trench; G3: Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
Cambrian metamorphic complexes in Tasmania: tectonic implications; Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
Collision tectonics in the New Hebrides arc (Vanuatu); The Island Arc
Mafic volcanic rocks on King Island, Tasmania: evidence for 579 Ma break-up in east Gondwana; Precambrian Research
Re-evaluation of contact relationships between the Ordovician volcanic belts and the quartz-rich turbidites of the Lachlan Orogen; Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Research Publications

Research Projects

ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposit Research; Australian Research Council (ARC)
ARC Research Hub for Transforming the Mining Value Chain; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Dating monazites in sedimentary rocks, applications to eludicdating the geological evolution of Tasmania and southeastern Australia; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Exploration targeting from next-generation volcanic facies reconstruction; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Geochronology and provenance of small zircons from IODP Expedition 351; Australian and New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium (ANZIC)
Geochronology, Metalogenesis and Deposit Styles of Loei Foldbelt in Thailand and Laos PDR; Australian Research Council (ARC)
High-resolution testing of the pyrite trace element proxy: geochemical cycles during the evolution of the Baltic Sea; Australian and New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium (ANZIC)
Ordovician volcanics in the Tumut area; New South Wales Dept. of Mineral Resources (NSWDMR)
Ore deposits and tectonic evolution of the Lachlan Orogen, SE Australia; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Pyrite: a deep-time capsule of ocean chemistry and atmosphere oxidation; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Tectonic Evolution of the Area Between New Zealand and New Caledonia; Geoscience Australia (GA)
Tectonic evolution of the Vanuatu (new Hebrides) arc: Ar-Ar dating of the western belt magmatism amd extension; Australian Academy of Science (AASc)
The establishment of ocean anoxia and ocean acidification during the PETM: Understanding the biological and chemical response on a regional and global scale.; Australian and New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium (ANZIC)
The supergiant Olympic Dam U-Cu-Au-REE ore deposit: towards a new genetic model; Australian Research Council (ARC)
U-Pb Geochronology and Tectonic-Metallogenic Significance of Granitoids from Main Range Province, Malaysia; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Upgrade the existing Cameca Electron Probe Microanalyser (EPMA) and so extend the Instrument's useful life a further 8 years; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Upgrade the existing Cameca Electron Probe Microanalyser (EPMA) and so extend the Instrument's useful life a further 8 years; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Volcano-sedimentary and Chrono-stratigraphic Architecture for the Host Rock Succession at Prominent Hill, South Australia; Oz Minerals Limited (OzMLtd)
4D geological modelling of the Cowal district, NSW
A Study of Mineralogical, Geochemical and Geochronological Characteristics and Ore Genesis in Phuoc Son Gold Deposit Area, Central Vietnam
AuScope Geochemistry Laboratory Network (AGN)
Determination of epidote and chlorite chemistry for porphyry vectoring
DETERMINING THE GEOMETALLURGICAL PROPERTIES OF MINE TAILINGS AT COPPER MINES TASMANIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR METAL RECOVERY
Development and Application of a Yilgarn Pyrite and Magnetite Fingerprint Database
Geochemical and mineralogical characterisation of tailings: Bobadil, Rosebery
Geoenvironmental & Geometallurgical Characterization of Weathered Polymetallic Wastes
Iron oxide copper-gold deposits: Geochemistry and Geometallurgy
Lihir Pyrite and Geometallurgy
Mineral chemistry research for Emmerson Resources
Mineral chemistry research proposal for Battery Minerals
Ore deposits and Tectonics of SE Australia: Freeport-McMoRan
Ore Deposits of SE Asia
Ore Deposits of South East Asia 2011 - 2014
R&D in Mineral Deportment and Exploration Vectoring
South Australia Pyrite, hematite and magnetite Fingerprint Database
Temporal Controls Project, Exploring for the Future Program
Toward at Site Whole Rock LA-ICPMS Analyses

Research Candidate Supervision

A geochemical and geochronological study of mineralised and unmineralised black shales using LA-ICPMS techniques, with a focus on trace elements (including PGE) concentration, sulphur and lead isotopes in pyrites
A Geological, Geochemical and Metallogenic Study of the Chatree Epithermal Gold Deposit, Phetchabun Province, Central Thailand
A Study of Mineralogical, Geochemical and Geochronological Characteristics and Ore Genesis in Phuoc Son Gold Deposit Area, Central Vietnam
From Rodinian break up to Tyennan Reassembly; A critical examination of the early tectonic history of Tasmania
Geological Setting and Mineralisation Characteristics of the Long Chieng Track and Ban Houayxai Deposits, Lao PDR
Geology and Genesis of Porphyry-skarn Cu-Au Deposits of the Northern Loei and Truong Son Fold Belts, Thailand and Laos
Tectonic Evolution of the Ailaoshan Fold Belt in Southwestern Yunnan, China
The Geochemistry, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Pyrite to Pyrrhotite Transformation / Greens Creek VMS
The Miocene Tectonic and Geochemical Evolution of Viti Levu, Fiji
The Trace Element Composition of Sedimentary Pyrite- Factors Effecting Uptake and Uses of the Data for Determining Paleo-Ocean Conditions