The University of Western Australia

Dr Belinda Godel

Adjunct Research Fellow
Adjunct and Honorary Staff (CET)

Contact details

Address

Adjunct and Honorary Staff (CET)
The University of Western Australia (M082)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Email

belinda.godel@uwa.edu.au

Personal homepage

http://www.segs.uwa.edu.au/godel_cv

Publications

Submitted:

Larroque, C., Delouis, B., Godel, B. and Nocquet, J.-M. Active deformation at the southwestern Alps-Ligurian basin junction (France-Italy boundary): Evidence for recent change from compression to extension in the Argentera massif. Tectonophysics.




Accepted:

Godel, B. and Barnes, S.-J. Image analysis and composition of platinum-group minerals in the J-M Reef of the Stillwater Complex. Economic Geology.



Godel, B., Maier, W. D and Barnes, S.-J. Platinum-group element in the Merensky and J-M reefs: a review of recent studies. Geological Society of India Special publication, Orthomagmatic ore deposits related to mafic-ultramafic rocks with special emphasis on chromite, Ni-Cu-sulfides, Ti-V-bearing magnetite, and PGE depositions.



Published:

Godel, B. and Barnes, S.-J. (2008) Platinum-group elements in sulphide minerals and the whole rock of the J-M Reef (Stillwater Complex): Implication on ore formation of the reef. Chemical Geology, 248, 3-4, 272-294.



Barnes, S.-J.; Pritchard, H. M.; Cox, R. A.; Fisher, P. C.; Godel, B. (2008) The location of the chalcophile and siderophile elements in platinum-group element ore deposits (a textural, microbeam and whole rock geochemical study): Implications for the formation of the deposits. Chemical Geology, 248, 3-4, 295-317.



Godel, B.; Barnes, S.-J. and Maier, W. D. (2007) Platinum-group elements in sulphide minerals, platinum-group minerals, and the whole rock of the Merensky Reef (Bushveld Complex, South Africa): Implication for the formation of the reef. Journal of Petrology, 48, 1569-1604.



Godel, B.; Barnes, S.-J. & Maier, W. D. (2006) 3-D distribution of sulphide minerals in the Merensky Reef (Bushveld Complex, South Africa) and the J-M Reef (Stillwater Complex, U.S.A) and their relationship to microstructures using X-ray computed tomography. Journal of Petrology, 47, 1853-1972.



Conference proceedings:

Godel, B.; Barnes, S.-J. & Maier, W. D. (2007) Microtomographical, microstructural and geochemical analysis of the Merensky Reef (Bushveld Complex, South Africa): Implication on the formation of the reef. Digging Deeper, Proceedings of the Ninth Biennal SGA Meeting, Dublin 2002, Colin J. Andrew et al (eds), Volume 2, 1547-1550.



Godel, B. and Barnes, S.-J. (2007) Platinum-group elements in sulphide minerals, platinum-group minerals and the whole rock of the J-M Reef (Stillwater complex): Implication on the formation of the reef. Digging Deeper, Proceedings of the Ninth Biennal SGA Meeting, Dublin 2002, Colin J. Andrew et al (eds), Volume 2, 1555-1558.



Godel, B.; Barnes, S.-J. & Maier, W. D. (2005) 3-D distribution of sulphide minerals in the Merensky Reef (Bushveld Complex, South Africa) and the J-M Reef (Stillwater Complex, U.S.A) samples using X-ray computed tomography: relation to microstructures. 10th International Platinum Symposium "Platinum-Group Elements - from Genesis to Beneficiation and Environmental Impact",Törmänen, T.O. Alapieti, T.T., Oulu, Finland, Geological Survey of Finland, Extended Abstract, 349-352.



Other conference presentations:

Godel, B., Maier, W. D. and Barnes, S.-J. (2008) The Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex: a X-ray computed tomography, microstructural, geochemical and mineralogical study. Australian Earth Sciences Convention, Perth.



Barnes, S.-J.; Prichard, H. M.; Cox, R. A.; Ficher, P.C. and Godel, B. (2007) Highly siderophile elements in platinum-group element ore deposits. 17th Goldschmidt Conference - "Atoms to Planets", 19-24th August, 2007, Cologne, Germany, A62.

Godel, B.; Barnes, S.-J. & Maier, W. D. (2006) Platinum-group element, rhenium, silver, gold, cobalt and zinc variations in the sulphides of the Merensky Reef (Bushveld Complex): implication on ore formation. 3rd International Workshop on Highly Siderophile Element Geochemistry, 4-7th July 2006, Durham (UK), Oral presentation, Session: Magmatism and ore deposits.

Godel, B.; Barnes, S.-J. & Maier, W. D. (2006) Stratigraphic variation of platinum-group element, rhenium, silver, gold, cobalt and zinc in sulphides of the Merensky Reef ( Bushveld Complex, South Africa). GAC-MAC Annual Meeting, 14-17th May 2006, Oral presentation, Special session: The storage and transport of trace elements in the Earth system: from the core to the environment, GAC-MAC abstract volume 31, p.56.



Godel, B.; Barnes, S.-J. & Maier, W. D. (2006) Analysis of 3-D distribution of sulphide minerals and microstructures in the Merensky Reef: Implication for ore formation. GAC-MAC Annual Meeting, 14-17th May 2006, Oral Presentation, General session: Economic geology, GAC-MAC abstract volume 31, p.56.



Others thesis:

Godel, B. (2007, French & English) Role of sulphide liquid on the formation of layers enriched in platinum-group elements: applications to the Bushveld and the Stillwater Complexes. Ph.D. thesis, Université du Québec, 368 p.



Godel, B. (2003, in French) Current deformation in the Argentera-Mercantour massif (France, Italy): characterization of the active structures by geomorphologic, tectonic and sismo-tectonic approaches. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 138 p.



Godel, B. (2002, in French) Lead contamination in sandstones of Moselle: mapping and geochemical survey. Henri Poincaré University, Nancy I, 56 p.

Research profile

Research profile and publications