The University of Western Australia
W/Prof Mark Barley
Winthrop Professor
Contact details
| Address | Centre for Exploration Targeting (CET) The University of Western Australia (M006) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 7322 |
| Fax | 6488 1178 |
| mark.barley@uwa.edu.au | |
| Personal homepage | http://www.segs.uwa.edu.au/staff/mark.barley |
Key research
- The evolution of the early Earth (3,500 to 1,500 million years ago). In particular links between tectonics, volcanic and sedimentary environments and the evolution of the atmosphere, oceans and ore deposits.
Major research interests
- Precambrian geology
Qualifications
BSc PhD W.Aust.
Publications
Barley M.E., Pickard A.L., Khin Zaw, Rak P. & Doyle M.G., 2003. Jurassic to Miocene magmatism and metamorphism in the Mogok Metamorphic Belt: effects of the India-Eurasia collision in Myanmar. Tectonics. 22(3), doi: 10.1029/2002TC001398.
Krapez B., Barley M.E. & Pickard A.L., 2003. Hydrothermal resedimented origin for precursor sediments to banded iron formation, Early Precambrian Hamersley Province, Western Australia. Sedimentology, 50, 1-33.
Barley, M.E., Rak, P., Wyman, D., 2002. Tectonic controls on magmatic-hydrothermal gold mineralisation in the magmatic arcs of southeast Asia. Special Publication of the Geological Society of London. 204, 39-47.
Kump L., Kasting J. & Barley M.E., 2001. The rise of atmospheric oxygen and the “upside-down” Archean mantle. Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geosystems. 2, paper no 2000GC00114, 10pp.
Barley M.E., Kerrich R., Ruedavey I. & Xie Q. 2000. Late Archaean Ti-rich, Al-poor komatiites and komatiitic volcaniclastic rocks from the Murchison Terrane in Western Australia. Aust. J. Earth Sci., 47, 873-883.
Barley M.E., Pickard A.L., Hagemann S.G. & Folkert S.L., 1999. Hydrothermal origin for the two billion year old Mount Tom Price giant iron ore deposit, Hamersley Province, Western Australia. Mineralium Deposita. 34, 784-789.
Barley M.E., Kerrich R., Krapez B. & Groves D.I., 1998. The 2.72-2.60 Ga bonanza: metallogenic and environmental consequences of the interaction between mantle plumes, lithospheric tectonics and global cyclicity. Precambrian Research., 91, 65-90.
Barley M.E., Pickard A.L. & Sylvester P.J., 1997. Emplacement of a large igneous province as a possible cause of banded iron formation 2.45 billion years ago. Nature, 385, 55-58.
Barley M.E. & Groves D.I., 1992. Supercontinent cycles and the distribution of metal deposits through time. Geology, 20. 291-294.
Barley M.E., Eisenlohr B.N., Groves D.I., Perring C.S. & Vearncombe J.R., 1989. Late Archean convergent margin tectonics and gold mineralization: a new look at the Norseman-Wiluna Belt, Western Australia. Geology, 17, 826-829.
Krapez B., Barley M.E. & Pickard A.L., 2003. Hydrothermal resedimented origin for precursor sediments to banded iron formation, Early Precambrian Hamersley Province, Western Australia. Sedimentology, 50, 1-33.
Barley, M.E., Rak, P., Wyman, D., 2002. Tectonic controls on magmatic-hydrothermal gold mineralisation in the magmatic arcs of southeast Asia. Special Publication of the Geological Society of London. 204, 39-47.
Kump L., Kasting J. & Barley M.E., 2001. The rise of atmospheric oxygen and the “upside-down” Archean mantle. Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geosystems. 2, paper no 2000GC00114, 10pp.
Barley M.E., Kerrich R., Ruedavey I. & Xie Q. 2000. Late Archaean Ti-rich, Al-poor komatiites and komatiitic volcaniclastic rocks from the Murchison Terrane in Western Australia. Aust. J. Earth Sci., 47, 873-883.
Barley M.E., Pickard A.L., Hagemann S.G. & Folkert S.L., 1999. Hydrothermal origin for the two billion year old Mount Tom Price giant iron ore deposit, Hamersley Province, Western Australia. Mineralium Deposita. 34, 784-789.
Barley M.E., Kerrich R., Krapez B. & Groves D.I., 1998. The 2.72-2.60 Ga bonanza: metallogenic and environmental consequences of the interaction between mantle plumes, lithospheric tectonics and global cyclicity. Precambrian Research., 91, 65-90.
Barley M.E., Pickard A.L. & Sylvester P.J., 1997. Emplacement of a large igneous province as a possible cause of banded iron formation 2.45 billion years ago. Nature, 385, 55-58.
Barley M.E. & Groves D.I., 1992. Supercontinent cycles and the distribution of metal deposits through time. Geology, 20. 291-294.
Barley M.E., Eisenlohr B.N., Groves D.I., Perring C.S. & Vearncombe J.R., 1989. Late Archean convergent margin tectonics and gold mineralization: a new look at the Norseman-Wiluna Belt, Western Australia. Geology, 17, 826-829.
Roles, responsibilities and expertise
Igneous petrology and geochemistry.
Tectonic controls on Au and Cu deposits, the origin if iron ores, komatiite hosted Ni deposits, volcanogenic massive Cu-Zn sulphide deposits.
Tectonic controls on Au and Cu deposits, the origin if iron ores, komatiite hosted Ni deposits, volcanogenic massive Cu-Zn sulphide deposits.
Funding received
ARC Discovery Grant: Precise time scale for the rise of atmospheric oxygen
AMIRA/pmd*CRC project: Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the eastern Yilgarn
AMIRA/pmd*CRC project: Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the eastern Yilgarn
Teaching
Coordinator Geology Honours 2005
Coordinator and teaches in Geological Mapping 520.340,
Teaches in Earth Materials 520.231,
Structural Geology and Tectonics 520.343
Our Solar System
Coordinator and teaches in Geological Mapping 520.340,
Teaches in Earth Materials 520.231,
Structural Geology and Tectonics 520.343
Our Solar System
Current external positions
Editorial Board Precambrian Research
Member, Executive Research Committee, Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC
Nominating Panel TEE Geology
Member, Steering Committee NASA Astrobiology Drilling Program
Member, Executive Research Committee, Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC
Nominating Panel TEE Geology
Member, Steering Committee NASA Astrobiology Drilling Program
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