Tectonics - Igneous Petrology - Geochronology
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My main research interests revolve around tectonics, igneous petrology, economic geology and geochronology. To date my research focus has been towards the investigation of the tectonic and magmatic processes that occur at convergent margins and associated subduction dynamics, and the driving forces that cause major metallogenic events and tectonic reorganisation. Most of this research addresses large-scale geological processes; however, at a smaller-scale I am also interested in the feedbacks between tectonic and structural processes, natural hazards, and landscape evolution/geomorphology. I employ multidisciplinary research methodologies that include igneous petrology, geochemistry and geochronology, field studies and structural relationships, economic geology, stratigraphy and principles of sedimentology, geomorphology, and using geophysical methods to unravel geology at both regional terrane-scale and on local-scales. As part of this research, I am particularly interested in the generation of plate tectonic reconstructions and the use and development of novel-multidisciplinary methods to unravel the tectonic history of complex geological terranes, and further, what insights these reconstructions can provide us into the role of tectonics in ore deposit formation.
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