| External Collaborators / Partners | University of Melbourne, CSIRO and 26 other national and international institutions, organisations and industry companies |
|---|---|
| UTAS Collaborators | School of Earth Sciences and the Central Science Laboratory |
| Funding Source | ARC and Industry |
| Project Status | Current |
Objective: Research activities within this Program are aimed at developing new analytical techniques, ensuring that research is driven by innovative technology, and the Centre is at the cutting edge of analytical developments of relevance to ore deposit research.
The program also aims to provide CODES’ research staff and students with access to state-of-the-art micro-analytical equipment within Australia and overseas, and maintain their awareness of new analytical developments.
The Technology Program explores and develops novel analytical and data interpretation techniques based on the latest technological developments, such as a number of high spatial resolution microprobes. This helps in the understanding, exploration and exploitation of deep earth resources.
Current research projects focus mainly on expanding the capabilities of in-situ multi-element analysis by laser ablation (LA), inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry (ICP-MS), in-situ isotope analysis by LA multi-collector (MC) ICP-MS, non-destructive multi-element analysis using nuclear (PIXE) and synchrotron-based X-ray microprobes (XFM), and development of new stable-isotope solution-based analytical techniques. Research activities also develop data interpretation tools, such as new algorithms and new user-friendly scientific software packages. These are used primarily for modelling the deep earth processes that lead to ore formation, and processing of analytical data. Many of the projects include close collaborations with Node partners, such as the University of Melbourne, CSIRO and the Australian National University.
Core Projects:
SUMMARY OF TWO SPECIFIC PROJECTS WITHIN PROGRAM 5:
P5A1 - LA-Q-ICP-MS ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT
Leaders: Leonid Danyushevsky, Sebastien Meffre
This project designs and develops new instrumentation to ensure continuing advances in geological LA-Q-ICP-MS applications. Example developments include ablation cells, the interface between the laser and the mass-spectrometer, and testing new types of laser microprobes and mass-spectrometers.
Currently the focus is on improving the sensitivity, reliability and versatility of the LA-ICP-MS instrumental set-ups at the CODES analytical facility.
INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATIONAL RESEARCH BASED ON LA-ICPMS TECHNOLOGY
Leaders: Ross Large, Leonid Danyushevsky, Sebastien Meffre
This project is a collaboration with several major gold and base-metal mining companies to undertake an R & D program on the application of LA-ICPMS technology, developed at CODES, toward transforming geochemical targeting methods and mineral characterisation related to exploration and geometallurgy.
LA-ICPMS pyrite maps, Bendigo gold-mine, Australia
2010 Research Output – Program 5
Large, R.R., 2010, evidence for a two-stage process in the genesis of sediment-hosted gold-arsenic deposits, Deb, M., and Goldfarb, R., eds., Gold Metallogeny india and Beyond, Alpha science international ltd., oxford, u. K., p. 30-47.
Pecl, G.T., Doubleday, Z.A., Danyushevsky, L., Gilbert, S., and Moltschaniwskyj, N.A., 2010, Transgenerational marking of cephalopods with an enriched barium isotope: a promising tool for empirically estimating post-hatching movement and population connectivity: Ices Journal of Marine Science, v. 67, p. 1372-1380.
2011 Research Output – Program 5
Bonyadi, Z., Davidson, G.J., Mehrabi, B., Meffre, S., and Ghazban, F., 2011, Significance of apatite REE depletion and monazite inclusions in the brecciated Se-Chahun iron oxide-apatite deposit, Bafq district, Iran: Insights from paragenesis and geochemistry: Chemical Geology, v. 281(3-4), p. 253-269.
Borisov, A., and Danyushevsky, L., 2011, The effect of silica contents on Pd, Pt and Rh solubilities in silicate melts: An experimental study: European Journal of Mineralogy, v. 23, p. 355-367, DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2107.
Cluzel, D., Adams, C.J., Maurizot, P., and Meffre, S., 2011, Detrital zircon records of Late Cretaceous syn-rift sedimentary sequences of New Caledonia: An Australian provenance questioned: Tectonophysics, v. 501(1-4), p.17-27.
Cook, N.J., Ciobanu, C., Danyushevsky, L., and Gilbert, S., 2011, Minor and trace elements in bornite and associated Cu-(Fe)-sulfides: a LA-ICP-MS study: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 75, p. 6473-6496.
Cook, N.J., Sundblad, K., Valkama, M., Nygard, R., Ciobanu, C.L., and Danyushevsky, L., 2011, Indium mineralisation in A-type granites in southeastern Finland: Insights into mineralogy and partitioning between coexisting minerals: Chemical Geology, v. 284(1-2), p. 62-73.
Danyushevsky, L., Robinson, P., Gilbert, S., Norman, M., Large, R., McGoldrick, P., and Shelley, M., 2011, Routine quantitative multi-element analysis of sulphide minerals by laser ablation ICP-MS: Standard development and consideration of matrix effects: Geochemistry-Exploration Environment Analysis, v. 11(1), p. 51-60.
Danyushevsky, L., and Plechov, P., 2011, Petrolog3: Integrated software for modeling crystallization processes: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 12, Q07021, DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003516.
Guillong, M., Danyushevsky, L., Waelle, M., Raveggi, M., 2011, The effect of quadrupole ICPMS interface and ion lens design on argide formation: Implications for LA-ICPMS analysis of PGE’s in geological samples: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, v. 26, p. 1401-1407.
Mousivand, F., Rastad, E., Meffre, S., Peter, J.M., Solomon, M., and Zaw, K., 2011, U-Pb geochronology and Pb isotope characteristics of the Chahgaz volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, southern Iran: International Geology Review, v. 53(10), p. 1239-1262.
Pecl, G.T., Tracey, S.R., Danyushevsky, L., Wotherspoon, S., and Moltschaniwskyj, N.A., 2011, Elemental fingerprints of southern calamari (Sepioteuthis australis) reveal local recruitment sources and allow assessment of the importance of closed areas: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, v. 68, p. 1351-1360, DOI:10.1139/F2011-059.
Sack, P.J., Berry, R.F., Meffre, S., Falloon, T.J., Gemmell, J.B., and Friedman, R.M., 2011, In situ location and U-Pb dating of small zircon grains in igneous rocks using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-quadrupole mass spectrometry: Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems G3, v. 12, Q0AA14, DOI:10.1029/2010GC003405.
Ye, Y., Cook, N.J., Ciobanu, C.L., Liu, Y.P., Zhang, Q., Liu, T.G., Gao, W., Yang, Y.L., and Danyushevsky, L., 2011, Trace and minor elements in sphalerite from base metal deposits in South China: A LA-ICPMS study: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 39, p. 188-217.
Members (External)
Professor Leonid Danyushevsky (Program Leader) L.Dan@utas.edu.au
Dr Sebastien Meffre Sebastian.Meffre@utas.edu.au