TIGeR ANNUAL REPORT 2018 EXPLORING EARTH’S DYNAMIC EVOLUTION Make tomorrow better. scieng.curtin.edu.au TIGeR: The Institute for Geoscience Research About TIGeR – exploring Earth’s Widespread collaboration dynamic evolution TIGeR is a multidisciplinary group that The Institute for Geoscience Research brings together leading scientists in geology, (TIGeR) brings together active researchers inorganic and organic geochemistry, across the spectrum of geosciences within geodesy and geophysics with the common Curtin University with the common goal goal of advancing new and innovative of understanding the mechanisms and the geoscience research. timescales of the processes that control Earth’s dynamic evolution. Our researchers are drawn from all the geoscience-related departments and centres TIGeR researchers study processes over across Curtin University, including the a wide range of length scales, from the Department of Applied Geology, the John nanoscale to the macroscale – from de Laeter Centre for Isotope Research, the reactions operating at grain boundaries in Western Australian Centre for Geodesy, the rocks to global tectonics and the origin of the Western Australian Organic and Isotope Solar system. Geochemistry Group, the Department of Exploration Geophysics and the Department Since the establishment of TIGeR , our of Mining Engineering. researchers have been at the forefront of high-quality, world-leading research in the We work together with research teams earth sciences. We produce geochronologic, across Australia and internationally and geotectonic, geodetic and geochemical have an excellent track record of obtaining records, using the latest technology and competitive national and international field and laboratory data, to enhance our grants, publishing in leading international knowledge of the Earth’s origin within the journals and producing highly-qualified solar system, its evolution and its current postgraduates. configuration. Our research forms the basis of understanding the element cycles operating on Earth and their application to the formation of natural resources such as mineral, oil, gas and coal deposits. Cover photo: Andreas Beinlich Exploring Earth’s dynamic evolution | TIGeR ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Contents About TIGeR - Exploring Earth’s Dynamic Evolution Director’s comments ii 2018 TIGeR Conference iv Research reports Mineral systems, fluids and ore deposits 1 Advanced Resource Characterisation Facility 31 Organic and isotope geochemistry 39 Tectonics and geodynamics 57 Planetary science 91 Spatial sciences 103 Computational geoscience 117 TIGeR publication list 2018 133 TIGeR membership 2018 161 Mission statement To obtain a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms behind complex processes in the Earth. To establish and maintain a reputation as an international leader in this field. To enhance our interdisciplinary research by establishing new collaborations and joint ventures. To actively seek greater involvement with industrial applications of our research. To find efficient ways of transmitting our basic research to industry, the education sector and the public. i Director’s comments Katarina Miljkovic was awarded the highly prestigious 2018 ANZ L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship. National and international collaboration is a characteristic of Geosciences research and TIGeR members continue to be active in multidisciplinary research projects as evidenced from the publications and projects reported here. TIGeR members are conspicuous at international conferences such as EGU, AGU The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR) and Goldschmidt and it is particularly pleasing promotes excellence across the wide spectrum to see young researchers and PhD students of Earth science related activities at Curtin from Curtin presenting their work at such University. The 2018 Annual Report is the conferences through the financial help available fourth of a regular series that summarizes the from the TIGeR Small Grants Scheme. peer-reviewed research publications for each year and serves as both a source of information The Annual TIGeR Conference is a highlight as well as an archive. The Reports are available of the year and has already established on the TIGeR website (tiger.curtin.edu.au). itself as an international forum for in-depth discussion of specific research issues in The articles in this Report are a selection Geosciences. In 2018 the Conference theme from over 300 peer-reviewed publications by was “Coupling between Metamorphism and TIGeR members in 2018, mostly chosen by Deformation” and attracted a very impressive the authors themselves as representative of list of international and national speakers. As their research topics. The very high level of a result of this, new collaborations have been productivity is also typical of previous years initiated that give Curtin University, through and is why Curtin University continues to TIGeR, an international visibility and an ever- be a leader in the “solid earth” disciplines of increasing world-wide reputation of excellence geology and geochemistry. The 2019 Excellence in geosciences research. The Conference in Research for Australia (ERA) results have programme and abstracts are available for acknowledged our international reputation download from the TIGeR website. with scores of 5 (“well above world standard”) in both the categories of ‘geology’ and So 2018 was another excellent year! ‘geochemistry’. Andrew Putnis Notable successes for TIGeR members during Director, The Institute for 2018 include an ARC Laureate Fellowship Geoscience Research (TIGeR) to Julian Gale, an ARC Future Fellowship to Raffaella Demichelis, and ARC DECRA Fellowships to Denis Fougerouse and Amy Parker. Ian Fitzsimons was a recipient of the Stillwell Award of the Geological Society of Australia and Andrew Putnis received the 2018 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal of the European Geoscience Union. ii Exploring Earth’s dynamic evolution | TIGeR ANNUAL REPORT 2018 2018 TIGeR Conference The fourth TIGeR Conference was held in September with > 120 international and national participants from Universities and industry. The details of the 2018 TIGeR Conference programme as well as downloadable abstracts can be found at: tiger.curtin.edu.au/conferences/ 20172018 TIGTIGeeRR CONFERENCE:CONFERENCE “Time-scalesCoupling between of Geological Metamorphism Processes” and Deformation The aim of this 3-day conference is to promote progress at the leading edge of this topic through presentations and open-forum discussion. We will focus on key aspects of the We will focus on key aspects of the SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Nick Timms (Curtin, Australia) time-scalestime-scales of:of: SPEAKERS INCLUDE: time-scales of: Andréa Tommasi (Montpellier, France) JayVictorJay AgueAgue Calo (Yale,(Yale, (Curtin, USA)USA) Australia) SandraSandra PiazoloPiazolo (Leeds,(Leeds, UK)UK) •• terrestrialterrestrialterrestrial planetplanet planet formationformation formation andand evolutionevolution Katy Evans (Curtin, Australia) Claudia Trepmann (Munich, Germany) and evolution Robert Anczkiewicz (Krakow, Poland) Christine Putnis (Münster, Germany) Richard Henley (ANU, Australia) John Wheeler (Liverpool, UK) •• orogenesisorogenesisorogenesis andand and metamorphismmetamorphism metamorphism Håkon Austrheim (Oslo, Norway) FrançoisFrançois RenardRenard (Oslo,(Oslo, Norway)Norway) Bruce Hobbs (CSIRO, Australia) Robert Wintsch (Indiana, USA) •• metasomatismmetasomatism and and fluid fluid flowflow EthanEthan BaxterBaxter (Boston,(Boston, USA)USA) Anne-Magali Seydoux-Guillaume (St Bjørn Jamtveit (Oslo, Norway) Jian-Jun Yang (Beijing, China) •• crystalcrystalcrystal growthgrowth growth inin in naturenature nature Andrew Berry (ANU, Australia) Etienne,Etienne, France)France) Mark Jessell (UWA & CET, Australia) Wen-lu Zhu (Maryland, USA) •• elementelementelement transporttransport transport onon on shortshort short andand PhilPhil BlandBland (Curtin,(Curtin, Australia)Australia) Matthijs Smit (UBC, Canada) wwwwlongand long spatial spatial scales scales Luca Menegon (Plymouth, UK) Mark Caddick (Virginia Tech. USA) Claudia Trepmann (Munich, Germany) • ore formation •• oreore formationformation José Alberto Padrón-Navarta Daniel Viete (Johns Hopkins, USA) 2018 TIGeR • weathering and related topics. Chris Clark (Curtin, Australia) •• weathering and related topics. (Montpellier, France) THE AGENDA Greg Dipple (UBC, Canada) Clare Warren (Open Univ. UK) Mark Pearce (CSIRO, Australia) The aim is to have short TheThe totaltotal numbernumber ofof participantsparticipants PhilippePhilippe GoncalvesGoncalves (Besançon,(Besançon, France)France) presentations (20 minutes for will be limited to about 80-100, to Yury Podladchikov will be limited to about 80-100, Martin Hand (Adelaide, Australia) keynote speakers, 10 minutes facilitatefacilitate activeactive participationparticipation andand (Lausanne, Switzerland) to facilitate active participation and THEfor other AGENDA talks) focusing openopen discussion.discussion. SoSo registerregister earlyearly toto ChrisDavid Hawkesworth Prior (Otago, (Bristol,New Zealand) UK) open discussion. So register early TheTheon specificaimaim isis toto issues havehave short shortfor later avoidavoid disappointment.disappointment. Bjørn Jamtveit (Oslo, Norway) CONFERENCE Klaus Regenauer-Lieb (UNSW, presentationspresentations (20(20 minutesminutes forfor to avoid disappointment. discussion. Afternoon poster TimmAustralia)Timm JohnJohn (Berlin,(Berlin, Germany)Germany) Coupling between Metamorphism keynotekeynotesessions