By Associate Professor Ian Graham

Journal articles

Wang R; Dai S; Spiro BF; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Zhou M; Liu J; Di S; Tian X, 2025, 'Multi-stage hydrothermal activity affecting the early Jurassic K7 coal seam from the Gaosheng coal Mine, Sichuan Basin, southwest China: Evidence from whole-rock geochemistry and C-O-Sr isotopes in authigenic carbonates', Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2024.106410

Zheng Y; Zhao L; French D; Graham I; Wei Q; Dai S; Feng L, 2024, 'Revisiting sustainable resources in the combustion products of alumina-rich coal: Critical metal (Li, Ga, Nb, and REY) potential of ash from the Togtoh Power Plant, Inner Mongolia, China', Science of the Total Environment, 950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175056

Shen M; Dai S; Nechaev VP; Graham IT; Hower JC; Liu S; Tarasenko IA; Zin'kov AV; Chekryzhov IY; Antonchenko VV; Zhang S, 2024, 'Mineralogy and geochemistry of altered Emeishan basaltic volcaniclastics with respect to their critical element mineralization', Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107527

Wang Q; Dai S; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham I; Zhao L; Zhang S; Liang Y; Hower JC, 2024, 'Transformation of organic to inorganic nitrogen in NH4⁺-illite-bearing and Ga-Al-REE-rich bituminous coals: Evidence from nitrogen isotopes and functionalities', Chemical Geology, 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122169

Hower JC; Gebremedhin M; Zourarakis DP; Finkelman RB; French D; Graham IT; Schobert HH; Zhao L; Dai S, 2024, 'Is hyperaccumulation a viable hypothesis for oganic associations of minor elements in coals?', Earth-Science Reviews, 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104802

Zhang W; Zhao L; Wang W; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham I; Lang Y; Li Z; Dai S, 2024, 'Enrichment of critical metals (Li, Ga, and rare earth elements) in the early Permian coal seam from the Jincheng Coalfield, southeastern Qinshui Basin, northern China: With an emphasis on cookeite as the Li host', Ore Geology Reviews, 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105939

Wang N; Dai S; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Song X; Chekryzhov IY; Tarasenko IA; Budnitskiy SY, 2024, 'Detrital U–Pb zircon geochronology, zircon Lu–Hf and Sr–Nd isotopic signatures of the Lopingian volcanic-ash-derived Nb-Zr-REY-Ga mineralized horizons from eastern Yunnan, SW China', Lithos, 468-469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107494

Och DJ; Graham IT; Cole Oam K, 2024, 'Preserving geological heritage: addressing destructive sampling and ethical considerations along the unique Port Macquarie Coastal Tract, mid North Coast of NSW, Australia', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2024.2427098

Shen M; Dai S; French D; Graham IT; Spiro BF; Wang N; Tian X, 2023, 'Geochemical and mineralogical evidence for the formation of siderite in Late Permian coal-bearing strata from western Guizhou, SW China', Chemical Geology, 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121675

Wang N; French D; Dai S; Graham IT; Zhao L; Song X; Zheng J; Gao Y; Wang Y, 2023, 'Origin of chamosite and berthierine: Implications for volcanic-ash-derived Nb-Zr-REY-Ga mineralization in the Lopingian sequences from eastern Yunnan, SW China', Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2023.105703

Wang Q; Dai S; French D; Spiro B; Graham I; Liu J, 2023, 'Hydrothermally-altered coal from the Daqingshan Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, northern China: Evidence from stable isotopes of C within organic matter and C-O-Sr in associated carbonates', International Journal of Coal Geology, 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2023.104330

Ghorbani MR; Paydari M; Ahmadi P; von Quadt A; Ahadnejad V; M. Cottle J; Graham IT; Ahmadian J; Ahmadvand A, 2023, 'Eocene to Late Oligocene extension dominated mafic magmatism from South Kaleybar, Iran', International Journal of Earth Sciences, 112, pp. 1553 - 1575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00531-023-02313-6

Akbari M; Ghorbani MR; Cousens BL; Graham IT, 2023, 'A robust discrimination scheme for ocean island basalts based on Ce/Rb, Tb/La, and Ba/Nb ratios', Chemical Geology, 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121486

Di S; Dai S; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Zhao L; Finkelman RB; Wang H; Zhang S; Hou Y, 2023, 'Mineralogy and enrichment of critical elements (Li and Nb-Ta-Zr-Hf-Ga) in the Pennsylvanian coals from the Antaibao Surface Mine, Shanxi Province, China: derivation of pyroclastics and sediment-source regions', International Journal of Coal Geology, 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2023.104262

Shen M; Dai S; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Liu S; Yu. Chekryzhov I; Tarasenko IA; Zhang S, 2023, 'Provenance changes for mineral matter in the latest Permian coals from western Guizhou, southwestern China, relative to tectonic and volcanic activity in the Emeishan Large Igneous Province and Paleo-Tethys region', Gondwana Research, 113, pp. 71 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.10.011

Zhou M; Dai S; Wang X; Zhao L; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Zheng J; Wang Y; Dong M, 2022, 'Critical element (Nb-Ta-Zr-Hf-REE-Ga-Th-U) mineralization in Late Triassic coals from the Gaosheng Mine, Sichuan Basin, southwestern China: Coupled effects of products of sediment-source-region erosion and acidic water infiltration', International Journal of Coal Geology, 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2022.104101

Akbari M; Ghorbani MR; Cousens BL; Graham IT, 2022, 'Quaternary post-collisional high Nb-like basalts from Bijar-Qorveh, NW Iran: A metasomatized lithospheric mantle source', Lithos, 426-427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2022.106781

Dai S; Arbuzov SI; Chekryzhov IY; French D; Feole I; Folkedahl BC; Graham IT; Hower JC; Nechaev VP; Wagner NJ; Finkelman RB, 2022, 'Metalliferous Coals of Cretaceous Age: A Review', Minerals, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min12091154

Graham IT; McKinnon A; Lay A; Privat K; Schellen K; Burrows L; Liepa E; Quan H, 2022, 'Gold and aurostibite from the metaturbidite-hosted Au-Zn-Pb-Ag Hera deposit, southern Cobar Basin, central NSW, Australia: Geochemical and textural evidence for gold remobilisation', Mineralogical Magazine, 86, pp. 619 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2022.46

Di S; Dai S; Nechaev VP; Zhang S; French D; Graham IT; Spiro B; Finkelman RB; Hou Y; Wang Y; Zhang R, 2022, 'Granite-bauxite provenance of abnormally enriched boehmite and critical elements (Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf and Ga) in coals from the Eastern Surface Mine, Ningwu Coalfield, Shanxi Province, China', Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2022.107016

Wang N; Dai S; Wang X; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Zhao L; Song X, 2022, 'New insights into the origin of Middle to Late Permian volcaniclastics (Nb-Zr-REY-Ga-rich horizons) from eastern Yunnan, SW China', Lithos, 420-421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2022.106702

Wang N; Dai S; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Zhao F; Zuo J, 2022, 'Isotopes of carbon and oxygen of siderite and their genetic indications for the Late Permian critical-metal tuffaceous deposits (Nb-Zr-REY-Ga) from Yunnan, southwestern China', Chemical Geology, 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.120727

Zhou M; Dai S; Wang Z; Spiro BF; Vengosh A; French D; Graham IT; Zhao F; Zuo J; Zhao J, 2022, 'The Sr isotope signature of Wuchiapingian semi-anthracites from Chongqing, southwestern China: Indication for hydrothermal effects', Gondwana Research, 103, pp. 522 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2021.11.007

Bann GR; Jones BG; Graham IT, 2022, 'A mid-Permian mafic intrusion into wet marine sediments of the lower Shoalhaven Group and its significance in the volcanic history of the southern Sydney Basin', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 69, pp. 983 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2022.2075464

Abu-Shamma S; Graham IT; Lennox P; Bann G; Greig A, 2022, 'Basaltic dykes and their xenoliths from the Gerroa–Kiama region, southern Sydney Basin, New South Wales: evidence for multiple intrusive episodes', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 69, pp. 539 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2022.2000024

Belousova EA; Graham IT; Glen RA; Griffin WL; Martin L, 2022, 'Zircons from the Wambidgee Serpentinite Belt, southern Lachlan Orogen: evidence for oceanic crust at the Cambrian–Ordovician boundary', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 69, pp. 406 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2021.1981441

Zhou M; Zhao L; Wang X; Nechaev VP; French D; Spiro BF; Graham IT; Hower JC; Dai S, 2021, 'Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Late Triassic coal from the Caotang mine, northeastern Sichuan Basin, China, with emphasis on the enrichment of the critical element lithium', Ore Geology Reviews, 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104582

Liu J; Dai S; Song H; Nechaev VP; French D; Spiro BF; Graham IT; Hower JC; Shao L; Zhao J, 2021, 'Geological factors controlling variations in the mineralogical and elemental compositions of Late Permian coals from the Zhijin-Nayong Coalfield, western Guizhou, China', International Journal of Coal Geology, 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2021.103855

Dai S; Finkelman RB; French D; Hower JC; Graham IT; Zhao F, 2021, 'Modes of occurrence of elements in coal: A critical evaluation', Earth-Science Reviews, 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103815

Shen M; Dai S; Graham IT; Nechaev VP; French D; Zhao F; Shao L; Liu S; Zuo J; Zhao J; Chen K; Xie X, 2021, 'Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of altered volcanic ashes (tonsteins and K-bentonites) from the latest Permian coal-bearing strata of western Guizhou Province, southwestern China', International Journal of Coal Geology, 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2021.103707

Quan H; Graham I; Worland R; French D; Adler L; Dietz C; Greig A, 2021, 'Mineralization, Alteration Assemblages, Geochemistry and Stable Isotopes of the Intermediate-Sulfidation Epithermal Kylo Deposit, Drake Goldfield, North-Eastern NSW, Australia: Evidence for a Significant Magmatic Fluid Component', The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Mineral Science, pp. 20 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/iecms2021-09347

Xie P; Dai S; Hower JC; Nechaev VP; French D; Graham IT; Wang X; Zhao L; Zuo J, 2021, 'Nitrogen isotopic compositions in NH4⁺-mineral-bearing coal: Origin and isotope fractionation', Chemical Geology, 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119946

Li X; Dai S; Nechaev VP; Graham IT; French D; Wang X; Zhao L; Zhao J, 2021, 'Mineral matter in the late permian C1 coal from Yunnan Province, China, with emphasis on its origins and modes of occurrence', Minerals, 11, pp. 1 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min11010019

Liu J; Spiro BF; Dai S; French D; Graham IT; Wang X; Zhao L; Zhao J; Zeng R, 2021, 'Strontium isotopes in high- and low-Ge coals from the Shengli Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, northern China: New indicators for Ge source', International Journal of Coal Geology, 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2020.103642

Barry L; Graham IT; Mooney SD; Toms PS; Wood JC; Williams AN, 2021, 'Tracking an exotic raw material: Aboriginal movement through the Blue Mountains, Sydney, NSW during the Terminal Pleistocene', Australian Archaeology, 87, pp. 63 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03122417.2020.1823086

Liu J; Dai S; Hower JC; Moore TA; Moroeng OM; Nechaev VP; Petrenko TI; French D; Graham IT; Song X, 2020, 'Stable isotopes of organic carbon, palynology, and petrography of a thick low-rank Miocene coal within the Mile Basin, Yunnan Province, China: implications for palaeoclimate and sedimentary conditions', Organic Geochemistry, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104103

Poon P; Graham IT; Liepa EAC; Cohen DR; Pringle IJ; Burkett DA; Privat K, 2020, 'Mineral distribution and provenance of heavy mineral sands (zircon, ilmenite, rutile) deposits from the NW Murray Basin, far western NSW, Australia', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 67, pp. 575 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2020.1703813

Liu J; Nechaev VP; Dai S; Song H; Nechaeva EV; Jiang Y; Graham IT; French D; Yang P; Hower JC, 2020, 'Evidence for multiple sources for inorganic components in the Tucheng coal deposit, western Guizhou, China and the lack of critical-elements', International Journal of Coal Geology, 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2020.103468

Zhao L; Dai S; Nechaev VP; Nechaeva EV; Graham IT; French D, 2020, 'Erratum to “Enrichment origin of critical elements (Li and rare earth elements) and a Mo-U-Se-Re assemblage in Pennsylvanian anthracite from the Jincheng Coalfield, southeastern Qinshui Basin, northern China” [Ore Geol. Rev. 2019 (115) 103184] (Ore Geology Reviews (2019) 115, (S0169136819305992), (10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103184))', Ore Geology Reviews, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103409

Zhao L; Dai S; Finkelman RB; French D; Graham IT; Yang Y; Li J; Yang P, 2020, 'Leaching behavior of trace elements from fly ashes of five Chinese coal power plants', International Journal of Coal Geology, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.103381

Dai S; Bechtel A; Eble CF; Flores RM; French D; Graham IT; Hood MM; Hower JC; Korasidis VA; Moore TA; Püttmann W; Wei Q; Zhao L; O'Keefe JMK, 2020, 'Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review', International Journal of Coal Geology, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.103383

Dai S; Hower JC; Finkelman RB; Graham IT; French D; Ward CR; Eskenazy G; Wei Q; Zhao L, 2020, 'Organic associations of non-mineral elements in coal: A review', International Journal of Coal Geology, 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.103347

Sutherland FL; Graham IT; Zwingmann H; Och DJ; Gardner CJ; Pogson RE; Griffiths RJ; Lay A, 2020, 'Triassic to Neogene tectono-magmatic events within Lorne Basin evolution, coastal New South Wales, eastern Australia', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 67, pp. 1 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2019.1625811

Voudouris P; Karampelas S; Melfos V; Graham I, 2019, 'Editorial for special issue “mineralogy and geochemistry of gems”', Minerals, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min9120778

Zhao L; Dai S; Nechaev VP; Nechaeva EV; Graham IT; French D, 2019, 'Enrichment origin of critical elements (Li and rare earth elements) and a Mo-U-Se-Re assemblage in Pennsylvanian anthracite from the Jincheng Coalfield, southeastern Qinshui Basin, northern China', Ore Geology Reviews, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103184

Liu J; Song H; Dai S; Nechaev VP; Graham IT; French D; Nechaeva EV, 2019, 'Mineralization of REE-Y-Nb-Ta-Zr-Hf in Wuchiapingian coals from the Liupanshui Coalfield, Guizhou, southwestern China: Geochemical evidence for terrigenous input', Ore Geology Reviews, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103190

Offler R; Zwingmann H; Foden J; Sutherland FL; Graham IT, 2019, 'Age and composition of dykes emplaced before and during the opening of the Tasman Sea—source implications', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 66, pp. 1129 - 1144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2019.1614997

Zhang S; Dai S; Finkelman RB; Graham IT; French D; Hower JC; Li X, 2019, 'Leaching characteristics of alkaline coal combustion by-products: A case study from a coal-fired power plant, Hebei Province, China', Fuel, 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115710

Yan X; Dai S; Graham IT; French D; Hower JC, 2019, 'Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Palaeogene low-rank coal from the Baise Coalfield, Guangxi Province, China', International Journal of Coal Geology, 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.103282

Zhao L; Dai S; Nechaev VP; Nechaeva EV; Graham IT; French D; Sun J, 2019, 'Enrichment of critical elements (Nb-Ta-Zr-Hf-REE) within coal and host rocks from the Datanhao mine, Daqingshan Coalfield, northern China', Ore Geology Reviews, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.102951

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