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Conference Papers
2015, 'Geochemical exploration for vertebrate fossils using field portable XRF', Association of Applied Geochemists, Tucson, Arizona, presented at 27th Internat Applied Geochemical Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, 19 April 2015 - 23 April 2015
,2012, 'Comparative mineralogy, alteration styles, and modelling of deposits within the Ojolali Epithernal gold-silver prospect, Sumatra, Indonesia', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 2271 - 2271, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Gem corundum deposits of Greece: a spectrum of compositions and origins', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 3241 - 3241, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Gemstones of Greece: mineralogy and origins', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 3240 - 3240, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Geographic typing of gem corundum: possibilities and pitfalls', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 3032 - 3032, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Hydrogeochemical processes in a monsoon dominated karst environment, NW Queensland', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 1442 - 1442, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Mineralogy and geochemistry of contrasting sulphur-rich coals from the Songzao Coalfield, SW China and the Greta Coal Measures, Hunter Valley, Australia', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 3381 - 3381, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Radiocarbon analysis of bulk and fractionated dissolved organic carbon from ground and surface waters in remote NW Queensland', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 922 - 922, presented at 34th International geological Congress 2012, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'The Archean bentley Zn-Cu volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit: alteration and chemostratigraphy', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 1284 - 1284, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea: an emerging gold province', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 1599 - 1599, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Basalt formations of the Gunendah-Bowen basin, NSW: opportunities and challenges', Pokolbin, Hunter Valley NSW, presented at 38th Symposium on the advances in the study of the Sydney Basin, Pokolbin, Hunter Valley NSW, 10 May 2012 - 11 May 2012
,2012, 'The geological development of fossil site AL90, Riversleigh world heritage area, far NW', in Proceedings of the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, Australian Geosciences Council, pp. 3596
,2011, 'Zircon U-Pb dating perspectives, agre-progressive Cenozoic central volcano chains, North-Central Queensland to central-Western Victoria', in Murrmarang 2011: Program and Abstracts, Geological Society of Australia, ANU, Canberra, pp. 53 - 53, presented at Murramarang 2011, Murramarang, NSW, 20 November 2011 - 25 November 2011
,2011, 'Differentiating recharge mechanisms and groundwater inputs in a carbonate aquifer (Nw-Queensland, Australia)', in INQUA-2011 Proceedings, INQUA, Bern, Switzerland, pp. ID-1035 - ID-1035, presented at INQUA 2011, Bern, Switzerland, 21 July 2011 - 27 July 2011
,2010, 'Complementing groundwater 14C ages with 87Sr/86Sr, 35S, 3H and REE. Carbonate aquifers (NW-Queensland, Australia).', Tozeur, Tunisia, presented at Combined INQUA-UNESCO-IAH Training Course and Workshop: Methods for the study of long-term groundwater dynamics., Tozeur, Tunisia, 01 November 2010 - 05 November 2010
,2010, ''Silver chloro-antimoniate': over 80 years of characterisation', in Geological Society of Australia Abstracts 98, Geological Society of Australia, Sydney, pp. 153 - 153, presented at Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2010, Canberra, ACT, 04 July 2010 - 08 July 2010
,2010, 'Basalt assault: dissecting long-term intraplate volcanism along Australia's Indo-Pacific mantle interface.', in Geological Society of Australia Abstracts 98, Geological Society of Australia, Sydney, pp. 106 - 107, presented at Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2010, Canberra, ACT, 04 July 2010 - 08 July 2010
,2010, 'Significance of the Era Beach dyke and fault zone, Royal National Park, NSW', in Proceedings of the 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW, pp. 1 - 8, presented at 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW, 06 May 2010 - 07 May 2010
,2010, 'The age, geochemical affinity and significance of the Maroota Basalt, Hawkesbury region, NSW', in Proceedings of the 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW, pp. 1 - 8, presented at 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW, 06 May 2010 - 07 May 2010
,2010, 'Characteristics, age and origin of sapphires from NE Tasmania, Australia', in Cook NJ (ed.), Symposium Proceedings, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Adelaide, pp. 419 - 419, presented at 13th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium - Giant Ore Deposits down-under, Adelaide, 06 April 2010 - 09 April 2010
,2010, 'Dating zircon inclusions in gem corundum deposits and genetic implications', in Cook NJ (ed.), Symposium Proceedings, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Adelaide, pp. 417 - 418, presented at 13th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium - Giant Ore Deposits down-under, Adelaide, 06 April 2010 - 09 April 2010
,2010, 'Gem corundum deposits of Greece: diversity, chemistry and origins', in Cook NJ (ed.), Symposium Proceedings, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Adelaide, pp. 429 - 430, presented at 13th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium - Giant Ore Deposits down-under, Adelaide, 06 April 2010 - 09 April 2010
,2010, 'Gem corundum deposits of Primorye, far-eastern Russia: origin as xenocrysts from Miocene intraplate basalts', in Cook NJ (ed.), Symposium Proceedings, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Adelaide, pp. 414 - 414, presented at 13th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium - Giant Ore Deposits down-under, Adelaide, 06 April 2010 - 09 April 2010
,2010, 'Hydra-headed, diffuse, 'giant' gem deposits from basalt fields, Australasian and Asian-Russian margins', in Cook NJ (ed.), Symposium Proceedings, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Adelaide, pp. 427 - 428, presented at 13th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium - Giant Ore Deposits down-under, Adelaide, 06 April 2010 - 09 April 2010
,2010, 'Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea: An Expanding Epithermal Gold Province', in Cook NJ (ed.), Symposium Proceedings, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Adelaide, pp. 125 - 126, presented at 13th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium - Giant Ore Deposits down-under, Adelaide, 06 April 2010 - 09 April 2010
,2010, 'Structural analysis of the Busai Gold Prospect, Woodlark Island, PNG', in Betts P; Wilson C; Rawling T; Venn C (eds.), Geological Society of Australia Abstracts 102, Geological Society of Australia, Sydney, NSW, pp. 41 - 41, presented at Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology 2010, Port Macquarie, 01 February 2010 - 05 February 2010
,2010, 'Preservation of Rocky Beach, Port Macquarie, NSW as a Geoheritage Reserve.', in Percival IG (ed.), Symposium on Geodiversity, Geological Heritage and Geotourism - Sea Acres, Port Macquarie, September 2010: Program, Abstracts and Field Guide., Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, pp. 16 - 16, presented at Symposium on Geodiversity, Geological Heritage and Geotourism- Sea Acres, Port Macquarie, September 2010, Port Macquarie
,2010, 'Significance of the Era Beach dyke and fault zone, Royal National Park, NSW', in Hutton A; Ward C; Bowman H (eds.), Abstracts of the 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW 2010, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, pp. 29 - 29, presented at 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW
,2010, 'The age, geochemical affinity and significance of the Maroota Basalt, Hawkesbury region, NSW', in Hutton A; Ward C; Bowman H (eds.), Abstracts of the 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW 2010, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, pp. 30 - 30, presented at 37th Symposium on the geology of the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, NSW
,2008, 'Applied Mineralogy in Characterising Origins of Natural Sapphire and Ruby', in Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM 2008, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, presented at 9th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy ICAM 2008, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 08 September 2008 - 10 September 2008
,Conference Posters
2014, 'Geology, Mineralisation and Alteration of the Kulumadau Epithermal Deposit, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea', presented at Sustainable Australia, Australian Earth Science Convention 2014, 07 July 2014 - 10 July 2014, http://www.aesc2014.gsa.org.au/assets/Various-reg-partner-opp-workshop-summ-/AESC-Abstract-Proceedings.pdf
,2014, 'Imputation of Left Censored Grade Data of the Kulumadau Epithermal Gold Deposit and Implications for Subsequent Multivariate Analysis', Newcastle, Australia, presented at Sustainable Australia, Australian Earth Science Convention 2014, Newcastle, Australia, 07 July 2014 - 10 July 2014, http://www.aesc2014.gsa.org.au/assets/Various-reg-partner-opp-workshop-summ-/AESC-Abstract-Proceedings.pdf
,2012, 'Gold distribution within the Kiriwina Formation, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea', Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 3330 - 3330, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2012, 'Stratigraphy and age-dating of the Kiriwina Formation, Woodlark Island, Papua New Guinea', Brisbane, Queensland, pp. 3507 - 3507, presented at 34th International Geological Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, 05 August 2012 - 10 August 2012
,2011, 'Gold dispersion through young carbonate cover overlying the Woodlark epithermal gold system, Papua New Guinea', Finland, pp. 154 - 155, presented at 25th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium, Finland, 22 August 2011 - 26 August 2011
,Conference Presentations
2008, 'Dating zircon inclusions in gem corundums from placer deposits, as a guide to their origin', presented at 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, 06 August 2008 - 14 August 2008
,2008, 'Gem corundum sources, West Pacific margins, links to former spreading rifts', presented at Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC) 2008. New Generation Advances in Geoscience, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth WA, Australia, 20 July 2008 - 24 July 2008
,2008, 'Petrographic and geochemical characterization of charnokitic and cumulate gabbro xenoliths from Coliban Dam, central Victoria, with implications for the evolution of the Lachlan Orogen', presented at Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC) 2008. New Generation Advances in Geoscience, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth WA, Australia, 20 July 2008 - 24 July 2008
,2008, 'Discrimination of obsidian sources within the Pacific region using Raman spectroscopy', presented at GeoRaman 08, 8th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy Applied to the Earth Sciences, Ghent, Belgium, 02 June 2008 - 06 June 2008
,2007, 'Application of Raman characterization of volcanic glass in the study of obsidian trade in Melanesia', presented at 7th Australian Conference on Vibrational Spectroscopy, Wollongong, NSW
,2007, 'Freshwater limestone deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, NW Queensland', presented at 4th International Limnogeology Congress (ILIC2007), Cosmocaixa, Barcelona, Spain
,Preprints
2024, What do the arc magmatism trace element patterns and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data reflect: Insight from the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc of Iran, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-3097
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