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Faculty of Science: 2019 Report for the Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS)

Faculty of Science 31 January 2020

Faculty of Science: 2019 Report for the Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) 2

Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry

Message from the Director of the Centre The Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) is a fully integrated research, training and service facility in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) that is dedicated to the analysis of stable and radiogenic isotope ratios and major and trace element abundances in natural and synthetic materials. The CGMS has three laboratories, the Radiogenic Isotope Facility (RIF), the Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory (SIGL), and the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory (EGL), which are located in the Richards Building at the St Lucia Campus. The CGMS provides a comprehensive suite of analytical instrumentation where the main goals for establishing the Centre were to implement effective management of UQ’s geoanalytical mass spectrometry facilities, increase scientific output and facilitate access for students and researchers across School and Faculty boundaries. The CGMS provides expert training for UQ researchers and postgraduate students in cutting-edge mass spectrometric technologies, and supports and initiates the development of new techniques and applications for isotopic and elemental analysis of natural and synthetic materials. The Centre facilities were utilised by numerous research groups and individuals across four UQ faculties (EAIT, HABS, HASS and Science) and three institutes (AIBN, IBN, SMI) in 2019, in addition to an extensive national and international network of collaborators and clients. The current research priorities of the Centre are stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, inorganic geochemistry, geochronology and in situ methods for elemental and isotope analysis and imaging. CGMS activities in 2019 highlighted below reflect the outstanding efforts of Centre staff and the continuing support of SEES, the Faculty of Science and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure).

In 2019, CGMS was most fortunate that even though she had recently retired the inaugural Director of CGMS Emeritus Prof. Sue Golding, was able to continue in that leadership role for a seventh year. Prof. Golding has had a long and distinguished career in analytical geochemistry and CGMS is most grateful to her for the many years of service and stewardship she has provided. That the Centre exists is in large part due to her efforts over past decades. From 2020, Prof. Jonathan Aitchison, the Head of SEES will step into the role of Director but we hope that Prof. Golding will continue to be engaged in CGMS activities.

Priority 1: Stable isotope geochemistry highlights

Evolution of early Earth sulphur cycle

Further method development for the next-generation new PrecisION mini multicollector continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer (CF-IRMS) by Kim Baublys has enabled simultaneous measurement of five gas beams (masses 66, 64, 48, 48, 50) for measurement of multiple sulphur isotopes (

32S,

33S and

34S) for

calculation of the extent of mass independent fractionation. This is in addition to more conventional stable C, N and S isotope measurements and a likely world first for this configuration and method.

The CGMS-SIGL method for multiple sulphur isotope analysis of mineral separates using CF-IRMS compliments multiple sulphur isotope analysis at the microscale using in situ analytical techniques and has offered unique insights into the sources of sulphur in ancient ore deposits. This work titled “Atmospheric S and lithospheric Pb in sulphides from the 2.06 Ga Phalaborwa phoscorite-carbonatite Complex, South Africa” involved an international team of researchers including the CGMS Director Prof. Sue Golding and was published in Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters (doi: org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115939).

Coals as palaeoenvironmental proxies

Stable carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotope data of marine and terrestrial sediments are increasingly utilised to understand both palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental changes in Earth history. Recent work of Prof Joan Esterle’s group published in Scientific Reports has provided carbon isotope evidence recorded in Gondwanan coals for rapid methane clathrate at the terminus of the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age (Van de Wetering et al., 2019). This work and a second paper on North China coals published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology showed that smaller scale cyclic carbon isotope fluctuations reflect palaeoenvironmental factors associated with changes in base level (Xu et al., 2020).


Stable isotopes as tracers in hydrology and Quaternary paleoclimate research

Current work of Early Career Researchers Drs Harald Hofmann and Kevin Welsh investigates the pressure induced by climate variability and overuse of coastal hydrological systems. A focus is groundwater dependent wetlands where wetland hydrology is investigated with water isotopes and compared to the isotopic content of cellulose from peat cores to better understand the climatic evolution of the past 100 000 years in South East Queensland. Furthermore, groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDE) in coastal environments are at risk of contamination and water depletion from a growing population and potential sea level rises. Stable isotopes are essential to understand the groundwater resources GDEs need to survive, estimate the currently available water for GDEs and predict changes under changing climatic conditions (Hofmann et al., 2020, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions). This work is undertaken in close collaboration with Queensland Government agencies and local Indigenous communities.

Priority 2: Inorganic geochemistry highlights

Carbon storage research

A combination of trace metal geochemistry of whole rocks, sequential leachates, and waters from CO2-water-rock experiments and the field have allowed predictions of impacts of CO2 storage to low salinity aquifers in Australia. The research strength in Carbon Storage has been supported by analyses performed in the CGMS-EGL, and resulted in five peer reviewed articles in high-impact journals (Pearce et al., 2019a, b, c, d: 2020). Four of those publications involved international collaborators including Dirk Kirste (SFU, Canada) who has regularly visited our institution for collaboration since 2012 using analyses to build geochemical and reactive transport models.

The 2019 paper “A combined geochemical and micro CT study on the CO2 reactivity of Surat Basin reservoir and cap-rock cores: porosity changes, mineral dissolution and fines migration” published in the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control has received eight citations and highlights the use of data from the CGMS-EGL to assess the suitability of an Australian target injection site. This shows that the response of the reservoir and seal rocks and formation water to CO2 is dependent on the mineralogy.

This work has been supported by grant awards from the Australian Low Emissions Coal (ANLEC) R&D, including to the sum of $1.625M in 2019-2020. Complementary high resolution metal mapping in individual minerals (X-ray fluorescence mapping) at the Australian Synchrotron has been possible through beam time and travel grants to equivalent value of ~ $300,000 on the basis of the CGMS-EGL analyses (Pearce et al., ANSTO merit awarded beam time).

Geophysical data acquisition and water sampling for stable isotopes at Eighteen Miles Swamp, Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) with collaborators from the Queensland Department of

Environment and Science and San Diego State University, USA.

Sampling groundwater and dissolved gases in the Surat Basin for a hydrogeological and geochemical assessment of aquifers for CO2 storage, including trace metals, stable and radiogenic isotope analysis.


Integrated use of inorganic and isotope geochemistry tools and geomicrobiology in mining operations

In 2019, CGMS-EGL developed methods for geochemical analysis of mine tailings and iron ores that are

particularly difficult to prepare and analyse (Mostert et al., 2019, Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment,

Analysis). Tailings from mining operations are potential sources of critical and other metals but also sources

of acidity and metals in discharging waters. This work is a step towards minimising the environmental impact.

A/Prof. Mansour Edraki is an environmental scientist whose research focuses on understanding and

predicting the source, transformations and fate of contaminants in the mining environment. He uses a

combination of field monitoring, laboratory experiments and modelling to follow the geochemical pathways of

heavy metals, metalloids like arsenic and salts and determine the natural processes that may degrade the

quality of surface and groundwater (Edraki et al., 2019, Journal of Mining, Reclamation and

Environment). This has involved both inorganic geochemical analyses and stable and radiogenic isotope

analyses performed in the CGMS with a focus on environmental tracers.

In multidisciplinary work on the biogeochemistry of ore and related mine waste materials at the solid-solution interface, Prof. Gordon Southam, Prof. Dave Craw (U Otago), Dr Emma Gagan and PhD student Anicia Henne combined field observations and laboratory leaching studies with electron microscopy to investigate the contribution of Fe-oxidising bacteria to biogeochemical weathering processes within the Fe-rich laterite at the Salobo copper-gold mine (Henne et al., 2020, Chemical Geology); and the effect of these biogeochemical processes on metal mobility and enrichment within the supergene zone (Henne et al., 2019, Ore Geology Reviews). The research team extended their investigation of these naturally occurring, bacterially-driven processes to explore the effect of Fe-oxidising bacteria on Fe-silicate weathering in tailings and the subsequent mobility of metals in these tailings (Henne et al., 2019, Science of the Total Environment). These studies on the catalytic effects of bacteria in natural geological processes highlight that it is essential to incorporate microbial processes in geochemical investigations to understand overall geochemical processes. Furthermore, an improved understanding of bacterial processes in mining environments bears potential for economically viable remediation and/or reprocessing options.

Priority 3: Trace element and radiogenic isotope geochemistry

Coral reef research

High-resolution analysis of ultra-low-level coral skeletal rare earth elements and vanadium in massive corals in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) provides powerful proxies for monitoring past terrestrial sediment discharge into the central GBR basin (Saha et al., 2019a, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta). It is also used for reconstructing both spatial and temporal trends for an inshore to offshore water quality gradient in the Wet Tropics region (Leonard et al. 2019, Marine Pollution Bulletin) and tracking historical catchment land clearing and burning events in the Fitzroy River region affecting reefs in the Keppel Islands (Saha et al., 2019b, Earth and Planetary Science Letters).

Archaeology

In collaboration with our research partners at Griffith University, the CGMS-RIF lab helped generated a large number of Sr isotope analyses for a system collection of plant, soil and water samples from Cape York, far-north Queensland, enabling Australia's first regional strontium isotope ratio variability map to be constructed, providing an important tool for modern and prehistoric provenance studies and may aid in answering some of Australia's most enduring archaeological questions (Adams et al., 2019, Geoarchaeology).

Tracing groundwater and hydrothermal fluid activity in hydrocarbon reservoirs

Trace element and radiogenic isotope geochemistry provides a powerful means for understanding the origins and migration of groundwaters and hydrothermal fluids in hydrocarbon reservoirs. For instance, studies of groundwater Sr isotope variations in the coal seam gas-rich Surat Basin in Australia, and rare earth element and Sr-Nd isotope signatures of calcite veins in the Jiaoshiba shale gas field, China by CGMS teams have resulted in several publications (e.g. Baublys et al., 2019, Applied Geochemistry; Gao et al., 2019a, GSA Bulletin).


Priority 4: Geochronology highlights

Coral reef research

Our national icon the Great Barrier Reef experienced two unprecedented mass bleaching events (2016-2017, 2019-2020) in the past 4-5 years. To further understand the response of the fragile coral reef ecosystems to global change and coastal development, > 1000 high precision coral U-Th dates of dead coral colonies or rubble sediments were generated for various coral reef projects on the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Red Sea, Pacific Panama, the Caribbean, and the South China Sea (including Hong Kong SAR).

Eight peer-reviewed coral reef research manuscripts utilising U-Th age data were published in high ranking journals including Geology, Journal of Geophysical Research –Biogeosciences, Geophysical Research Letters, Quaternary Science Reviews and Scientific Reports with significant outcomes.

These studies demonstrate that: (1) while reef ecosystems at low latitude tropical regions are deteriorating in response to global warming and increased coastal development, those at high-latitude sub-tropical settings showed episodic growths (repeated mortality-recovery cycles) since the mid-Holocene, pointing to the potential for sub-tropical seas to become future coral reef refugia under global warming scenarios (e.g. Clark et al., 2019, Geology; Leonard et al. 2020, Paleoceanography; Yan et al. 2019 JGRB); and (2) precisely dated and characterized sand

cays on tropical reefs are valuable paleo‐archives for improving our understanding of Holocene tropical cyclone variability (Chen et al., 2019, GRL). Such studies have made contributions to policy decisions for the protection of such regions, which have attracted notable media attention (e.g. Altmetric score of 131 for Yan et al., 2019).

Continuing research on ARC Discovery Project “U/Th dating of coral mortality and recovery rates in the Great Barrier Reef” led by Professor Jian-xin Zhao is continuing through postdoctoral fellow Dr Nicole Leonard, who has just submitted an ARC DECRA proposal to broaden and deepen this research.

Tectonics research

Geochronology, the science of determining the age of Earth materials, resides at the core of tectonic research. Tectonic processes govern the formation of continents, and resources and hazards therein. GCMS has strong capability for analysing nearly all radiogenic isotope-based geochronological systems and has contributed significantly to projects that study the uplift of the Himalaya, assembly of the eastern Australian continent, opening of the Tasman Sea, and interactions between the Australian and Pacific Plates. In 2019, CGMS-RIF refined the technique around dating calcite, a widely occurring mineral in association with seismic faulting, mineralizing fluid activities, and basin thermal events. For example, the high resolution U-Th dating of calcite veins zones in Turkey demonstrated CO2 degassing is likely associated with drier climatic periods in the Quaternary that may increase seismic activity (Uysal et al., 2019, Quaternary Science Reviews). In 2019, CGMS also initiated a new capability, thermochronology, by strategically investing in building Queensland’s first lab for this purpose. Thermochronology determines the thermal history of Earth materials, instead of their absolute ages. It will complement our existing geochronology program and equip us with a complete set of Earth-dating tools to tackle tectonic questions such as rates of crustal exhumation and preservation of mineral deposits, mountain uplift and landscape evolution. The investment proposal was jointly put

In situ dead coral samples are collected for U-Th dating on Moore Reef, located in Australia’s remote Coral Sea region to determine the timing of mortality and possible cause of mass coral mortality events.


forward by a consortium of potential users from UQ Science, Engineering, HASS, SMI, and Queensland Geological Survey, with an ECR (Dr Renjie Zhou) as the lead under the mentoring of senior CGMS staff.

Archaeology

The CGMS-RIF Lab continues to play a major role in contributing to multi-national world-class archaeological research, through collaboration and provision of high-quality U-Th dating of archaeological finds in Southeast Asia, South China and Africa, leading to significant publications, including three in Nature (e.g. Aubert et al., 2019; Grun et al., 2020; Rizal et al., 2020; Curnoe et al., 2019; Sun et al., 2019).

For instance, U-Th dating of coralloid speleothems associated with rock art in Sulawesi, Indonesia, identified the earliest record of figurative artwork in the world. This article has been accessed 14,000 times and has an Altmetric score of 2461 (07/04/2020).

U-Th dating of speleothems contributed to the refinement of the last appearance of Homo erectus in Java to 117,000 – 108,000 years. This article published in Nature has an Altmetric score of 1142 (24/04/2020).

U-Th dating of flowstones and carbonate cave deposits refined the understanding of hominid evolution and stone technologies in South China.

In addition, CGMS-RIF has successfully developed a unique in situ laser-ablation MC-ICP-MS U-Th dating protocol able to date tiny layers of coralloid speleothems associated with rock art paintings in South China, indicating the hand stencil is older than 13,000 years, representing the oldest image of this type in China.

Hydrocarbon exploration

Dating sedimentary reservoirs and fluid flow events is crucial for hydrocarbon exploration. In addition to developing in situ dating methods as highlighted in Priority 5, CGMS-RIF continued the use of traditional approaches, such as Sm-Nd isochron dating and seawater Sr chronostratigraphy in the study of off-shore basin evolution and the role of calcite veins in shale gas accumulation. This resulted in several important publications in high-impact journals led by our visiting research students or collaborators supervised by Prof. Zhao and Dr Feng (Gao et al., 2019a, GSA Bulletin, 2019b, Marine and Petroleum Geology; Fan et al., 2019, GSA Bulletin).

Priority 5: In-situ methods for elemental and isotope analysis and imaging highlights

Development and utility of in situ U-Pb dating

In collaboration with the Key Laboratory of Carbonate Reservoir of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the CGMS-RIF lab jointly developed a technique for in situ U-Pb dating using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), with the methods and new applications published (e.g. Shen et al., 2019; Cheng et al., 2020) and reported at the Goldschmidt 2019 conference.

The LA-MC-ICPMS U-Pb technique developed by the CGMS-RIF team for dating low-U garnets formed during mineralization processes has attracted significant media coverage (Yan, Zhou, et al., 2019, GSA Bulletin).

Unpublished U-Th age determination by LA-MC-ICPMS of coralloid speleothem growing over a hand stencil from South China on a limestone cliff. The UQ-RIF LA-MC-ICPMS dating technique achieves 1-2% age precisions for carbonates (U ~4-7ppm) as young as 10,000 years, unprecedented in the world. This method allows detailed growth history of the speleothem to be revealed, and age of the

oldest growth closest to the paint layer precisely defined.


Ultra-fast LA-ICP-MS dating of a large number of detrital zircons combined with high-precision LA-MC-ICPMS Hf isotope analysis of those dated zircons has allowed Zhou et al. (2020) to identify deposition of autochthonous molasse in the Indus Basin in NW India no earlier than latest Oligocene (23-24 Ma).

Comparison of laser ablation quadruple mass spectrometry and time-of-flight elemental mapping capabilities

In collaboration with TOFWERK AG, the universities of Münster and Rome, and the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Early Career Researcher Dr Teresa Ubide and the CGMS-RIF team used a multi-method elemental mapping approach including laser ablation quadrupole mass spectrometry and time-of-flight maps to visualise multi-element zoning patterns across cross sections of the mineral clinopyroxene from erupted lavas at Mt Stromboli (Ubide et al., 2019b; doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00239). This information was used in modelling that revealed the temperature, depth and water content of the melt from which the crystals grew and showed that eruptions were triggered on a days to weeks’ time frame by the arrival of more mafic magmas. The article has attracted significant media interest and is in the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric.

Multi-element maps of a clinopyroxene megacryst from Stromboli volcano (Italy) acquired via LA-ICP-MS (CGMS-RIF lab) and LA-ICP-TOFMS (TOFWERK AG) reveal pre-eruptive processes and eruption triggers. Modified from Ubide et al. (2019b) and Costa, Shea and Ubide (2020) in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

Prof. Sue Golding 2019 CGMS Director Prof. Jonathan Aitchison 2020 CGMS Director


Strategic Overview of the Centre’s Research Activities

Research facilities at CGMS are recognized internationally for their comprehensive capacities and effective management and have been a major contributor to UQ’s 2018 ERA scores of 5 in Geochemistry, Physical Geography & Environmental Geoscience, and Environmental Science and Management. They also play an important role in other high-ranking UQ disciplines (e.g., Archaeology, Biological Sciences including Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Plant Biology and Zoology, and Environmental Engineering). Research across these areas addresses questions that underpin much energy, water, environmental and sustainability issues where high quality trace element and isotope geochemistry expertise and technology enable more holistic and significant outcomes. Modern earth, environmental, archaeological, biological, marine, chemical, molecular and medical sciences require isotope techniques to solve some of their most fundamental problems. The cutting edge research infrastructure amassed at CGMS and its effective management structure support cross-disciplinary research at UQ at national and international levels. Access to such facilities is essential for recruiting and retaining outstanding researchers and research higher degree students and securing external funding. The global reputation built by CGMS and its impact in key areas of UQ research strength, such as energy, minerals, environment, climate change and water resources, has promoted UQ’s reputation internationally. Moreover, productive collaboration with prominent national and international education, research and public agencies and private companies provides research and funding opportunities beyond the immediate Australian research grant schemes.

Early Career Researchers (ECRs) have benefited greatly from access to cutting edge isotope technologies and the mentoring and collaboration opportunities presented at CGMS. There is a strong culture for senior staff to generously mentor ECRs where knowledge passed on from senior to junior staff is often diverse and goes beyond stimulating science. For example, it would not have been possible for Dr Renjie Zhou to organize the low-temperature thermochronology consortium (described above) without the critical input from several senior staff regarding the broad research expertise and environment at UQ and in Australia. In this context, we asked a number of our younger academic achievers to describe how the Centre is contributing to their research and the objectives of the Faculty of Science’s Strategic Plan, particularly:

Objective 2 – Deliver globally significant solutions to challenges o Research excellence o Research engagement and impact o Researcher development o Research infrastructure

Objective 3: Attract and retain outstanding staff o Staff development o Equity, diversity and inclusion

Objective 4: Expand business development and maintain financial sustainability o Diversify research income

Dr Teresa Ubide: The Centre facilities have provided an ideal research environment and analytical capacity for the development of UQ’s research strength in magmatism and volcanology, as evidenced by recent highly cited publications in high-impact journals, including Nature Communications (Ubide and Kamber, 2018; 32 G Scholar citations), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (Ubide et al., 2019a; 16 G Scholar citations), Frontiers in Earth Science (Ubide et al., 2019b; 6 G Scholar citations) and Nature Reviews in Earth & Environment (Costa, Shea and Ubide, 2020; just published).

In situ geochemistry on volcanic crystals makes it possible to track the triggers of past eruptions, as a key to better forecasting future volcanism. The impact of our research has attracted international media coverage (e.g. ABC News, Le Monde, Newsweek) as well as related publications in popular outputs such as The Conversation, and public talks (e.g. BrisScience; Qld Flying Scientist). Ubide (UQ-FREA 2020 awardee) has been invited as a seminar speaker in high-impact research institutions worldwide (e.g. University of St Andrews, Earth Observatory Singapore, University of Iceland, Sapienza University Rome), and she is a keynote speaker at the next IAVCEI international conference (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior; February 2021 New Zealand). She is a co-CI in recently awarded ARC projects (two ARC-DP and one ARC-Linkage).

The UQ magma team is helping develop the analytical capacity in the Centre, particularly regarding 2-dimensional geochemical imaging of volcanic crystals and geological samples (see figure on previous page).

https://science.uq.edu.au/files/4021/faculty-strategic-plan.pdf


Our laboratory capacity provides a unique training environment for HDR students (e.g. Magee et al., 2020 Journal of Petrology) and has attracted international lab visitors since 2018 (e.g. Di Stefano et al., 2020 Lithos; including media coverage). Our team promotes excellent research in an inclusive environment. Our team members come from four continents, and our diversity helps promote complementary research vision and novel research approaches.

Dr Renjie Zhou: CGMS have provided an ideal environment for an Early Career Researcher to engage with internal and external collaborators in tackling world-class questions in geoscience. Zhou has continued working in the field of tectonics, focusing on the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau, the world’s third pole. This branch of his research collaborates with geoscientists in Germany, India, as well as Australia. He has recently revised the growth history of a major mountain range in NW Himalaya largely based on the new analytical capacities developed at CGMS in the recent two years (Zhou et al., 2020, Journal of the Geological Society). With the expertise at CGMS, his tectonic research also includes studying the evolution of continents and resources therein. Data from an additional three of his Q1-journal papers in 2019 are from CGMS (Yan, Zhou, et al., 2019, Geological Society of America Bulletin; Zheng, Zhou et al., 2019, International Geology Review; Walsh et al., 2019, Tectonics). CGMS also allows much potential in obtaining new funding – he is one of the PIs in a recent ARC project (2019-2022) that tests hypotheses in plate tectonics with work carried out in eastern Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

Well-managed research facilities have allowed Zhou to attract and maintain strategic international collaboration from Argentina, Canada, China, Czechia, the US, India, Germany, New Caledonia (France), and Poland. CGMS also has a supporting environment that encourages the breaking of sub-disciplinary boundaries and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. For example, Dr William Defliese (a stable isotope geochemist at CGMS) and Zhou are exploring collaborative projects that could allow them to combine stable and radiogenic isotopes to understand sedimentary basins and resource accumulation. Their converging research interest has already led them to propose a themed-session in a leading international conference. Since the beginning of 2019, Zhou has supervised the work of two PhD students, two Honours students, and two summer research students under CGMS expertise areas. He also received a UQ ECR grant for 2019-2020 for a proposal that aimed to use CGMS as the core facility.

Dr Julie Pearce: Dr Julie Pearce has been working with CGMS-EGL using major and trace metal geochemistry to predict mineral trapping and potential environmental impacts of carbon (CO2) storage in Australian low salinity reservoirs. This has included analyses and geochemical modelling of waters and rocks from the core and experimental to field scale. CGMS-EGL data have also been combined with high resolution metal mapping at the Australian Synchrotron, and used in reactive transport predictions for a target Australian injection site with international collaborator A/Prof Dirk Kirste. Recent publications include geochemical modelling of released metals during impure CO2 reactions of reservoir, cap-rock and overlying aquifer core resulting in mineral trapping of CO2 as siderite (Pearce et al., 2019, 2 citations), and a combined micro CT and experimental water chemistry study showed that quartz rich reservoir sandstones had higher acidification of formation water during CO2 reaction (Pearce et al., 2019, 8 citations). Pearce has published 28 Scopus recorded journal publications where 48% are in the research area of CO2 storage using CGMS-EGL data, and with 444 citations in Scopus (Scopus 02/20) with an increasing trend to 83 in 2019 over 28 journal publications. Pearce’s career field weighted citation impact (FWCI) with publications using EGL data in 3 subject areas (Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geology, Geochemistry and Petrography) is 1.7, 2.5 and 3.22 outperforming her research contemporaries in Australia with more papers in the top 5 and 10 % cited (SciVal 28/01/20). Of those 16, 7 and 6 articles in those 3 relevant subject areas, 62.5, 71.4 and 100 % respectively are in top quartile journals (SciVal 28/01/20). Pearce and UQ colleagues have secured some $3.8 million in nationally and internationally competitive funding, with 93% of this in the field of CO2 storage.


Centre Membership in 2019 – Staff paid by Centre

Title First name Last name School FTE For academic staff, nominate level A/B/C/D/E. For

professional/technical staff, nominate HEW

level.

Professor Jian-xin Zhao SEES 1 E

Dr Yuexing Feng SEES 1 B

Ms Kim Baublys SEES 1 B

Ms Marietjie Mostert SEES 1 A

Dr Ai Nguyen SEES 1 6

Dr Wei Zhou SEES 1 6

Dr John Caulfield SEES 1 6

Dr Faye Liu SEES 0.7 6

Virtual Members of the Centre

This does not include UQ PhD students

Faculty of Science Elsewhere in UQ Outside of UQ

38 18 85


Key Staff Profiles

Staff Member Brief Profile

Prof Sue Golding Sue Golding (B.Sc Hons (Geology); PhD (Geochemistry)) has been Director of

the CGMS for the past 7 years and was previously the Manager of the Stable

Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory (SIGL). She is an Emeritus Professor in

SEES and has more than 35 years of isotope geochemistry facilities

management experience at UQ. Golding’s research interests include the

geology and geochemistry of mineral and hydrocarbon systems and

technologies for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Sue uses a variety of

methodologies to understand such systems, including mineral chemistry, trace

element and isotope geochemistry, experimental geochemistry and

geochemical modelling. She is also interested in the development of novel

isotope geochemistry methods for characterisation and dating of carbonate

and sulphide minerals.

Prof Jian-Xin Zhao Jian-xin Zhao (BSc; MSc; PhD (Geochemistry)) has more than 30 years

research experience in trace element geochemistry, radiogenic isotope

geochemistry, geochronology and related instrumentation. He has diverse

research interests ranging from traditional earth sciences to Quaternary

environmental and archaeological research. He first established the mass

spectrometry U-series dating method at UQ in 1998 and applied it to dating

reef corals and numerous hominid and fauna records in the Asia Pacific

region, as well as in other parts of world, leading to important discoveries.

Outcomes from his research have received widespread media attention. Since

then, the Radiogenic Isotope Facility (RIF) has been a world leader especially

in U-Th dating of the youngest corals and speleothems with exceptional

precisions and through put.

Dr Yuexing Feng Yuexing Feng (BSc, MSc, MIT, PhD (Geochemistry)) was the manager of the

Radiogenic Isotope Facility (RIF) during 2006-2012 in the CMM and the RIF

technical manager since 2013 in the CGMS. He has 34 years of experience in

isotope geochemistry, geochronology and mass spectrometry. Feng's major

interests include development of novel analytical protocols that intend to push

the technique to its maximum, and the application of these techniques to solve

many frontier questions in a number of research areas including paleoclimate,

palaeontology, archaeology, environmental and earth sciences. Recent

implementation of U-Pb dating of low U minerals on the LA-MC-ICP-MS and

LA-U-Th dating of U rich carbonate and bones (teeth) opens a new window for

multidisciplinary research.

Ms Kim Baublys Kim Baublys (BSc (Chemistry), MSc (Chemistry), MBA) is the Operations

Manager for the Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory (SIGL). Her

research interests are in the application of stable and radiogenic isotopes in

sedimentary systems to determine fluid-rock and microbial interactions. As

laboratory manager, Kim Baublys is focussed on keeping abreast of modern

developments in the stable isotope field and providing the best analytical

capabilities and training to UQ researchers, students and the wider

community. She advises and collaborates with clients, enabling researchers to

produce analyses to current international standards.


Ms Marietjie Mostert Marietjie Mostert (BSc Hons (Geology); BEd (Science); MAppSc (Chemistry))

has been with UQ since November 2008. She has been Operations Manager

for the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory (EGL) for the past 7 years and

was employed previously as a Research Officer at the University, working on

a joint project between UQ and the Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ).

Marietjie has a wide experience in analytical methods, including, but not

limited, to wet chemistry, GC-FID and GC-MS, UV, IR and ICP methods.

Marietjie’s expertise is in measuring metals in complex and high-matrix

solutions as well as in a wide variety of materials, from rocks and mine tailings

to spider venom, synthetic materials and bacteria. She advises and

collaborates with clients in developing suitable methods for the determination

of metals in the development of their projects. She also refines existing

methods and develops new methodologies to solve analytical problems as

other circumstances may require. The laboratory clientele consists mainly of

UQ researchers and postgraduate students, although external clients also

make use of the facility. The analytical requirements are therefore many and

varied, and extremely interesting.

Key Instrumentation and Capabilities

• Nu Plasma HR multi collector-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) for radiogenic isotope analysis and U-Th dating of young carbonates

• Nu Plasma II MC-ICP-MS for radiogenic isotope analysis, Rb-Sr and Nd-Sm dating of geological samples and in situ U-Pb dating of carbonates and other minerals

• Thermo X-series II quadrupole inductively coupled (Q-ICP-MS) for low level trace element analysis

• Two Thermo iCAP-RQ Q-ICP-MS for high-precision rapid multi-element analysis

• Two ASI RESOlution SE laser systems for in situ high-spatial resolution isotope and elemental analysis when coupled with the Nu Plasma and Thermo ICP-MS machines

• Isoprime-Agilient gas chromatography combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GC-c-IRMS) optimised for C and H isotope analysis of mixed gases

• Elementar PrecisION continuous flow stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer (EA-IRMS) with a Vario Isotope cube elemental analyser for C, N and S isotope analysis of geological and biological samples

• Thermo Delta V Advantage with zero blank autosampler and thermal combustion elemental analyser (TCEA-IRMS) for O and H isotopes on solids and liquids, Gas Bench for DIC-C isotopes

• Isoprime dual inlet isotope ratio (DI-IRMS) with Multi-prep for high-precision H and O isotope analysis of waters and C and O isotope analysis of carbonates

• Perkin Elmer 8000 8300 ICP-OES for major, minor and trace element analysis

• Agilent 7900 Q-ICP-MS for low level trace element analysis of environmental (rocks, sediments, waters) and biological samples


Research Grants in 2019

Total Research Income for the Centre in 2019 was $2,782,225

The research grants listed are held by Centre staff and virtual members where all or part of the grant funds

are for analyses to be conducted in the Centre’s labs.

Grants Awarded in 2019

Lead CI Funding Body Dates of Grant Total Amount

Awarded Amount in 2019

Sue Golding ANLEC 2019-2021 $420,358 $105,090 Sue Golding NERA-Bridgeport 2019-2021 $110,000 $30,000 Harald Hofmann ANLEC 2019-2021 $829,000 $276,000 Harald Hofmann DES 2019 $18,000 $12,000 John Moreau ARC Discovery 2020-2023 $605,000 $0

Gordon Southam De Beers 2019 $156,000 $156,000

Teresa Ubide UQ-FREA 2020 $99,755 $0

Teresa Ubide ANZIC-Legacy 2020 $19,850 $0

Jianxin Zhao

PetroChina

Hangzhou

Research Institute

of Geology

1/2019-12/2019 $112,000 $112,000

Jianxin Zhao

CNPC Hangzhou

Research Institute

of Geology

Company Limited

3/2019-12/2019 $80,000 $80,000

Jianxin Zhao China Univ

Geoscience Wuhan 10/2019-10/2020 $62,400 $31,200



Jianxin Zhao

Shandong

Academy of

Geological Sci

7/2019-12/2020 $16,851 $10,110

Jianxin Zhao

South China Sea

Inst of Oceanology,

CAS

9/2019-9/2022 $127,700 $42,000

Jianxin Zhao China University of

Petroleum - Beijing 9/2019-9/2020 $30,000 $30,000

Jianxin Zhao Yunnan Univ 9/2019-12/2020 $20,000 $10,000

Jianxin Zhao Yunnan Univ 9/2019-12/2020 $60,000 $40,000

Longbin Huang Rio Tinto 2019 $55,457 $55,457

Sandie M Degnan ARC Discovery

DP190102521 2019-2022 $564,000 $200,000

John Dwyer ARC Discovery 2019-2021 $423,000 $141,000


Grants Active in 2019

Lead CI Funding Body Dates of Grant Total Amount Awarded

Amount in 2019

Jonathan Aitchison ARC Discovery 2019-2021 $301,167 $110,000

Sue Golding ANLEC 2017-2019 $237,956 $101,776

Sue Golding ANLEC 2015-2019 $1,003,047 $273,558

Sue Golding UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure

2018-2019 $195,000 $195,000

Gordon Southam ARC Linkage 2015-2020 $330,000 $50,000 Gordon Southam ARC Linkage 2015-2020 $515,000 $50,000 James Schulmeister ARC Discovery 2015-2019 $364,900 $50,000

Jianxin Zhao ARC Discovery 1/2018-12/2020 $416,584 $145,497

Jianxin Zhao

PetroChina

Hangzhou Research

Institute of Geology

5/2017-1/2020 $300,000 $157,857

Jianxin Zhao

Guangzhou Institute

of Geochemistry,

CAS

11/2015-12/2019 $120,000 $49,600



Jianxin Zhao

South China Sea

Inst of Oceanology,

CAS

2/2017-6/2020 $98,000 $34,000

Jianxin Zhao

Institute of Mineral

Resources, Chinese

Academy of

Geological Sciences

11/2018-6/2019 $20,400 $20,400

Jianxin Zhao

South China Sea

Inst of Oceanology,

CAS

5/2018-12/2019 $61,940 $50,309

Jianxin Zhao

Beijing SHRIMP

Centre, Chinese

Academy of

Geological Sciences

11/2015-12/2019 $256,000 $115,080

Jianxin Zhao

Sun Yat-Sen

University (SYSU),

China

5/2018-12/2019 $75,000 $50,000

Joan Esterle Vale-UQ Coal

Geoscience Program 2015-2020 $2,625,000 $550,000

Joan Esterle ACARP 2017-2020 $155,155 $15,510

Joan Esterle BHP 4/2019-08/2020 $74,150 $25,000 Carlos Spier BHP 4/2019-8/2020 $74,150 $50,000

Andrew Fairbairn ARC Future

Fellowship 2014-2019 $750,000 $50,000

Sandie M Degnan ARC Discovery

DP170102353 2017-2020 $485,00 $157,000

Matthew Sweet NHMRC 2018-2020 $784,428 $261,476

Karen Steel ARC Linkage 2017-2020 $512,714 $170,905

John M Pandolfi

King Abdul

University of Science

& Technology

(KAUST)

Collaborative Award

10/2018-7/2020 $210,000 USD $69,000

Longbin Huang Rio Tinto 2016-2019 $655,495 $290,000


Longbin Huang Qld Alumina Ltd 2017-2020 $1,103,116 $355,075

Phillip J Hayes

Australian Energy

Resource Growth

Centre and CNG

03/2018-9/2020 $569,396 $316,754


Appendix One: List of Centre members by name and affiliation

Major Internal Partners in 2019

Person Faculty/Institute/Department

Prof Jonathan Aitchison Science SEES

Prof Sue Golding Science SEES

Prof Joan Esterle Science SEES

Prof Patrick Moss Science SEES

Prof Gordon Southam Science SEES

Prof Jamie Schulmeister Science SEES

Prof Paulo Vasconcelos Science SEES

Prof Gregory Webb Science SEES

A/Prof Ron Johnstone Science SEES

A/Prof Mark Kendrick Science SEES

A/Prof Gideon Rosenbaum Science SEES

A/Prof Carlos Spier Science SEES

Dr Teresa Ubide Science SEES

Dr Gilbert Price Science SEES

Dr Kevin Welsh Science SEES

Dr Harald Hofmann Science SEES

Dr Renjie Zhou Science SEES

Dr Will Defliese Science SEES

Dr Julie Pearce Science SEES & CNG

Dr Grant Dawson Science SEES

Dr Emma Gagan Science SEES

Dr Nicole Leonard Science SEES

Prof Sandie Degnan Science Biological Sciences

Prof Craig Franklin Science Biological Sciences

Prof Margie Mayfield Science Biological Sciences

Prof John Pandolfi Science Biological Sciences

A/Prof Lynn Cook Science Biological Sciences

A/Prof Greg Skilleter Science Biological Sciences

Dr Janet Lanyon Science Biological Sciences

Dr David Booth Science Biological Sciences

Dr John Dwyer Science Biological Sciences

Prof Bostjan Kobe

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Prof Alistair McEwan School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Prof Mark Walker School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

A/Prof Nicholas West

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Dr Juanelle Furness School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Dr David De Oliveira School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Dr Cheryl-Lynn Ong School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences


Person Faculty/Institute/Department

Prof Chris Clarkson School of Social Science

A/Prof Andrew Fairbairn School of Social Science

Dr Michael Westaway School of Social Science

Dr Kelsey Lowe School of Social Science

Dr Duncan Keenan-Jones School of Historical and Philosophy Inquiry

Prof Victor Rudolph School of Chemical Engineering

A/Prof Greg Birkett School of Chemical Engineering

A/Prof Karen Steel School of Chemical Engineering

Prof Gordon Xu AIBN

Prof Michael Yu AIBN

A/Prof Jianhua Guo AWMC

Prof Matt Sweet IMB

Dr Angelo Frei IMB

Prof Longbin Huang CMLR

A/Prof Mansour Edraki CMLR

Dr Mehdi Azadi CMLR

A/Prof Phil Hayes CNG

Prof Peter Davies Child Health Research Centre


Major External Partners and Linkages in 2019

Person Company/Institute/Department Linkage or Activity

Dr Aaron O'Dea Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Adam Brumm Griffith University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Rainer Grun Griffith University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

A/Prof Maxime Aubert Griffith University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Julien Louys Griffith University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Kira Westaway Macquarie University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Quan Hua ANSTO Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Mike Gagan ANU, RIF Honorary Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Stuart Bedford ANU Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Lloyd Weeks UNE Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Marco Fiorentini UWA Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Xuan-ce Wang Curtin University/ Yunnan University, RIF Honorary

Funding, collaborative partners, coauthors

Dr Sander Scheffers Southern Cross University Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Darren Curnoe University of New South Wales Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Emma Ryan James Cook University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Steve Lewis James Cook University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Scott Smithers James Cook University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Belinda Dechnik Univ Sydney Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

A/Prof Jody Webster Univ Sydney Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

A/Prof Silvia Frisia Univ Newcastle Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Andrea Borsato Univ Newcastle Funding, collaborative partners, coauthors

Dr Krista Plett University of Western Sydney Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Jonathan Plett University of Western Sydney Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Tara Clark University of Wollongong, RIF Honorary Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Matthias Raiber CSIRO Brisbane Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Mr Tony Allen CSIRO Sydney Funding, collaborative partners

Mr Andrew Taylor CSIRO Adelaide Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Sebastian Lamontagne CSIRO Adelaide Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Walid Salma CSIRO Perth Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Valentina Taranovic CSIRO Perth Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Tonguc Uysal CSIRO Perth, RIF Honorary Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Drs Yongjun Lu and Michael Wingate

Geological Survey of Western Australia Funding, collaborative partners, coauthors

A/Prof Dirk Kirste Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Funding, collaborative partners, coauthors



Dr Anne-marie Bacon Dynamique de l'évolution humaine, France Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Kamal Ali U Arab Emirates University Funding, collaborative partners

Dr James Terry U Arab Emirates Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

A/Prof Robert Bolhar University of the Witwatersrand Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Jianwei Li China Univ Geoscience Wuhan Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Shen He China Univ Geoscience Wuhan Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

A/Prof Entao Liu China Univ Geoscience Wuhan Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Xiaoye Jin China Univ Geoscience Wuhan Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Honghan Chen China Univ Geoscience Wuhan Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Wei Wang Guangxi Museum of Nationalities & Shandong University

Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Qiong Chen Shandong University Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Kefu Yu Guangxi University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Gangjian Wei Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

A/Prof Wenfeng Deng Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), RIF Honorary


Prof Jia-xi Zhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS, then moved to Yunnan University


Dr Kai Luo Yunnan University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Xiaohu He Yunnan University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Hongbo Zheng Yunnan University and RIF Honorary Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Dunyi Liu Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS)


Prof Yuruo Shi Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS)


Prof Chenglin Liu Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS)


Dr Lijian Shen Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS)


A/Prof Xinghua Ma Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS)


A/Prof Hegen Ouyang Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS)


A/Prof Ziyong Ni China University of Petrolieum Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Anjiang Shen PetroChina Hangzhou Institute of Geology Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Anping Hu PetroChina Hangzhou Institute of Geology Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Wenqing Pan PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Sheng Liu South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS


Prof Hui Huang South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS


Prof Tian-ran Chen South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS


Dr Shu Li South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS




A/Prof Hongqiang Yang South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS


Dr Yunfeng Zhang Southwest University of Petroleum Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Bin Xia Sun Yat-sen University Funding, collaborative partners

A/Prof Lifeng Zhong Sun Yat-sen University Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

A/Prof Weiliang Liu Sun Yat-sen University Funding, collaborative partners

A/Prof Qiangtai Huang Sun Yat-sen University Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Guoliang Zhang Institute of Oceanology (Qingdao), CAS Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Dr Qiuling Lin Institute of Oceanology (Qingdao), CAS Funding, collaborative partners, coauthor

Prof Wen Yan South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS


Dr Fei Li Southwest University of Petroleum Funding, collaborative partners

Prof Wenbo Rao Hohai University Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Nengping Shen Tongwei Pty Ltd & Guiyang Inst of Geochemistr - CAS


Dr Kunyu Wu Qinghai Oilfield Branch Company, China National Petroleum Company(CNPC)


Prof Houyun Zhou South China Normal University Funding, collaborative partners

Dr Zengsheng Li Shandong Academy of Geological Sciences


Dr Zhanjie Xu Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University

Collaborative partners, coauthor


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2. Aubert, M., Lebe, R., Oktaviana, A.A., Tang, M., Burhan, B., Hamrullah, Jusdi, A., Hakim, A.B., Hakim, B., Zhao, J.X., Geria, I.M., Sulistyarto, P.H., Sardi, R., Brumm, A. (2019) Earliest hunting scene in prehistoric art. Nature 576(7787): 442-445.

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5. Baublys, K., Hamilton, S.K., Hofmann, H., Golding, S.D. (2019) A strontium (87

Sr/86

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6. Bolhar, R., Whitehouse, M.J., Milani, L., Magalhães,N., Golding, S.D., Bybee, G., LeBras, L., Bekker, AQ. (2020) Atmospheric S and lithospheric Pb in sulphides from the 2.06 Ga Phalaborwa phoscorite-carbonatite Complex, South Africa. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 530: 115939.

7. Bostelmann, H., Southam, G. 2019. The biogeochemical reactivity of phosphate during bioleaching of bornite-chalcocite. Applied Geochemistry 104: 193-201.

8. Burke, B., Slee, A., McIntosh, P., Hofmann, H., Shulmeister, J. (2020) A reactivated cave system induces rapidly developing cover-collapse sinkholes in Tasmania, Australia. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies,Volume 82 (1): 31-50.

9. Carro, S.C.S., Gilbert, F., Bulbeck, D., O'Connor, S., Louys, J., Spooner, N., Questiaux, D., Arnold, L., Price, G.J., Wood, R., Mahirta (2019) Somewhere beyond the sea: Human cranial remains from the Lesser Sunda Islands (Alor Island, Indonesia) provide insights on Late Pleistocene peopling of Island Southeast Asia. Journal Human Evolution 134: 102638.

10. Chen, Q., Liu, S.H., He, H.B., Tang, J., Zhao, J.X., Feng, Y.X., Yang, X.Q., Zhou, H.Y. (2020) Seasonal Variations of Uranium in Karst Waters from Northeastern Sichuan, Central China and Controlling Mechanisms. Geochemistry International 58: 103-112.

11. Chen, Q., Zhang, T.W., Wang, Y.T., Zhao, J.X., Feng, Y.X., Liao, W., Wang, W., Yang, X.Q. (2019) Magnetism Signals in a Stalagmite From Southern China and Reconstruction of Paleorainfall During the Interglacial-Glacial Transition. Geophysical Research Letters 46(12): 6918-6925.

12. Chen, T.R., Roff, G., Feng, Y.X., Zhao, J.X. (2019) Tropical Sand Cays as Natural paleocyclone Archives. Geophysical Research Letters 46(16): 9796-9803.

13. Clark, T.R., Chen, X.F., Leonard, N.D., Liu, F.Y., Guo, Y.R., Zeng, T., Wei, G.J., Zhao, J.X. (2019) Episodic coral growth in China's subtropical coral communities linked to broad-scale climatic change. Geology 47(1): 79-82.

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15. Columbu, A., Drysdale, R., Hellstrom, J., Woodhead, J., Cheng, H., Hua, Q., Zhao, J.X., Montagna, P., Pons-Branchu, E., Edwards, R.L. (2019) U-Th and radiocarbon dating of calcite speleothems from gypsum caves (Emilia Romagna, North Italy). Quaternary Geochronology 52: 51-62.

16. Costa, F., Shea, T., Ubide T. (2020) Diffusion chronometry and the time scales of magmatic systems. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, doi: 10.1038/s43017-020-0038-x.

17. Curnoe, D., Zhao, J.X., Aubert, M., Fan, M., Wu, Y., Baker, A., Mei, G.H., Sun, X.F., Mendoza, R., Adler, L., Ma, S.W., Kinsey, L., Ji, X.P. (2019) Implications of multi-modal age distributions in Pleistocene cave deposits: A case study of Maludong palaeoathropological locality, southern China. Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports 25: 388-399.

18. Davies, P.S.W. (2020) Stable isotopes: their use and safety in human nutrition studies. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, doi:10.1038/s41430-020-0580-0.


19. Dawson, G.K.W., Pearce, J.K., Golding, S.D. (2019) ANLEC Project 7-1116-0295: Interaction of CO2 14. saturated groundwater with Moolayember Formation lithologies. Milestone Report 4 (10/05/2019). ANLEC R&D, Manuka, ACT, Australia, 115 p. (Peer-reviewed Research Report).

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21. Deng, W.F., Wei, G.J., Zhao, J.X., Zeng, T. (2019) Anthropogenic effects on tropical oceanic climate change and variability: An insight from the South China Sea over the past 2000 years. Quaternary Science Reviews 206: 56-64.

22. Di Stefano, F., Mollo, S., Ubide, T., Petrone, C.M., Caulfield, J., Scarlato, P., Nazzari, M., Andronico, D., Del Bello, E. (2020) Mush cannibalism and disruption recorded by clinopyroxene phenocrysts at Stromboli volcano: new insights from recent 2003-2017 activity. Lithos 360-361: 105440.

23. Duce, S., Dechnik, B., Webster, J.M., Hua, Q., Sadler, J., Webb, G.E., Nothdurft, L., Salas-Saavedra, M., Vila-Concejo, A. (2020) Mechanisms of spur and groove development and implications for reef platform evolution. Quaternary Science Reviews 231: 106155.

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25. Fan, T.L., Yu, K.F., Zhao, J.X., Jiang, W., Xu, S.D., Zhang, Y., Wang, R., Wang, Y.H., Feng, Y.X., Bian, L.Z., Qian, H.D. and Liao, W.H. (2020) Strontium isotope stratigraphy and paleomagnetic age constraints on the evolution history of coral reef islands, northern South China Sea. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 132, 803-816.

26. Ferk, M., Lipar, M., Smuc, A., Drysdale, R.N., Zhao, J. (2019) Chronology of heterogenous deposits in the side entrance of Postojna Cave, Slovenia. Acta Geographica Slovenica-Geografski Zbornik 59(1): 103-116.

27. Gao, J., Zhang, J.K., He, S., Zhao, J.X., He, Z.L., Wo, Y.J., Feng, Y.X., Li, W., 2019. Overpressure generation and evolution in Lower Paleozoic gas shales of the Jiaoshiba region, China: Implications for shale gas accumulation. Marine and Petroleum Geology 102: 844-859.

28. Gao, J., He, S., Zhao, J.-X., He, Z.L., Feng, Y.-X., Wu, C.W., Zhou, J.X., Yi, Z.X., Nguyen, A.D. (2019) Sm-Nd isochron dating and geochemical (REE,

87Sr/

86Sr, δ

18O, δ

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29. Golding, S.D., Pearce, J.K., Dawson, G.K.W., Kirste, D.M. (2019) ANLEC Project 7-1115-0236: Mobilisation and fate of heavy metals released by the GHG stream. Milestone Report 7 (06/03/2019). ANLEC R&D, Manuka, ACT, Australia, 160 p. (Peer-reviewed Research Report).

30. Grun, R., Pike, A., McDermott, F., Eggins, S., Mortimer, G., Aubert, M., Kinsley, L., Joannes-Boyau, R., Rumsey, M., Denys, C., Brink, J., Clark, T., Stringer, C. (2020) Dating the skull from Broken Hill, Zambia, and its position in human evolution. Nature 580: 372–375.

31. Hamilton, S.K., Golding, S.D., Esterle, J.S., Baublys, K.A., Ruyobya, B.B. (2020) Controls on gas domains and production behaviour in a high-rank CSG reservoir: Insights from molecular and isotopic chemistry of co-produced waters and gases from the Bowen Basin, Australia. Geosciences 10 (2): 74.

32. He, X.H., Liu, Z., Wang, G.C., Leonard, N., Tao, W., Tan, S.C. (2020) Petrogenesis and tectonic setting of the Early Cretaceous granitoids in the eastern Tengchong terrane, SW China: Constraint on the evolution of Meso-Tethys. Lithosphere 12: 150-165.

33. He, X.H., Tan, S.C., Zhou, J.X., Liu, Z., Caulfield, J., Yang, S.Q., Tian, H.Q. (2019) Petrogenesis and tectonic implications of late Oligocene highly fractionated leucogranites in the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone, SW China. Journal Asian Earth Sciences 182: 103925.

34. He, X.H., Zhou, R.J., Tan, S.C., Liu, Z., Wang, G.C., Jiang, Z.Q., Cao, Y. (2019) Late Cretaceous-Eocene magmatism induced by slab rollback and breakoff in the Tengchong terrane, SW China. International Geology Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.00202019.01709567.

35. Hu, A.-p., Shen, A.-j., Liang, F., Zhao, J.-x., Luo, X.-y., Feng, Y.-x., Cheng, T. (2020) Application of laser in-situ U-Pb dating to reconstruct the reservoir porosity evolution in the Cambrian Xiaoerbulake Formation, Tarim Basin. Oil and Gas Geology 41: 37-49.

36. Henne, A., Craw, D., Gagen, E.J., Southam, G. (2020) Contribution of bacterially-induced oxidation of Fe-silicates in iron-rich ore to laterite formation, Salobo IOCG mine, Brazil. Chemical Geology 539: 119499.


37. Henne, A., Craw, D., Gagen, E., Southam, G. (2019) Bacterially-mediated supergene alteration and redistribution of copper in mineralised rocks at the Salobo IOCG deposit, Brazil. Ore Geology Reviews 115: 103210.

38. Henne, A., Craw, D., Southam, G. (2019). Bacterial influence on storage and mobilisation of metals in iron-rich mine tailings from the Salobo mine, Brazil. Science of the Total Environment 680: 91-104.

39. Hofmann, H., Newborn, D., Cartwright, I., Cendón, D.I., Raiber M. (2020) Groundwater mean residence time of a sub-tropical barrier sand island. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 24: 1293–1318.

40. Jiang, W., Yu, K.F., Fan, T.L., Xu, S.D., Wang, R., Zhang, Y., Yue, Y.F., Zhao, J.X., Feng, Y.X., Wei, C.S., Wang, S.P., Wang, Y.H. (2019) Coral reef carbonate record of the Pliocene-Pleistocene climate transition from an atoll in the South China. Marine Geology 411: 88-97.

41. Jones, I., Ubide, T., Crossingham, T., Wilding, B., Verdel, C. (2020) Evidence of a common source component for east Australian Cenozoic mafic magmatism. Lithos 354: 105254.

42. Karabacak, V., Uysal, I.T., Mutlu, H., Unal-Imer, E., Dirik, R.K., Feng, Y.X., Akiska, S., Aydogdu, I., Zhao, J.X. (2019) Are U-Th Dates Correlated With Historical Records of Earthquakes? Constraints From Coseismic Carbonate Veins Within the North Anatolian Fault Zone. Tectonics 38(7): 2431-2448.

43. Kirste, D., Pearce, J.K., Golding, S.D. and Dawson, G.K. W. (2019) Trace element mobility during CO2 storage: application of reactive transport modelling. In: 16th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction and 13th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry (1st IAGC International Conference), Tomsk, Russia. 21-26 July 2019, doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20199804007.

44. Leonard, N.D., Lepore, M.L., Zhao, J.X., Rodriguez-Ramirez, A., Butler, I., Clark, T.R., Roff, G., McCook, L., Nguyen, A.D., Feng, Y.X., Pandolfi, J.M. (2020) A U-Th Dating Approach to Understanding Past Coral Reef Dynamics and Geomorphological Constraints on Future Reef Growth Potential; Mazie Bay, Southern Great Barrier Reef. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 35(2).

45. Leonard, N.D., Welsh, K.J., Nguyen, A.D., Sadler, J., Pandolfi, J.M., Clark, T.R., Zhao, J.x., Feng, Y.X., Webb, G.E. (2019) High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input. Marine Pollution Bulletin 149: 110634.

46. Liu, E., Zhao, J.-X., Pan, S., Yan, D., Lu, J., Hao, S., Gong, Y., Zou, K. (2019) A New Technology of Basin Fluid Geochronology: In-Situ U-Pb Dating of Calcite. Journal of China University of Geosciences 44: 698-712.

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