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Overview

Carl Spandler is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, and Paleontology. The focus of their work includes a variety of topics related to geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, elemental analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research.

The scientist has contributed to numerous papers in well-known publication venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Chemical Geology
  • Lithos
  • Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Economic Geology

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Spandler has co-authored works with Sarah Gilbert, Eric M. Roberts, Martin Hand, Stijn Glorie, and Xin-Fu Zhao.

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Spandler include:

  • "In-situ Lu Hf geochronology of garnet, apatite and xenotime by LA ICP MS/MS" (2021) published in Chemical Geology
  • "The effect of fluid-aided modification on the Sm-Nd and Th-Pb geochronology of monazite and bastnäsite: Implication for resolving complex isotopic age data in REE ore systems" (2021) published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Tectonic significance of Australian rare earth element deposits" (2020) published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "REE enrichment of phosphorites: An example of the Cambrian Georgina Basin of Australia" (2021) published in Chemical Geology
  • "In situ Lu-Hf geochronology of calcite" (2022) published in Geochronology

Research topics covered in these papers often involve geochronological methods, particularly using isotopic systems such as Lu-Hf, Sm-Nd, and Th-Pb, to understand geological processes and deposits. Their work also addresses the geological significance of rare earth element deposits and the geochemical characterization of phosphorites.

The scientist's body of work has attracted citations across the field, indicating engagement with geochemical and tectonic research communities. Their scholarly contributions encompass both fundamental geophysics and applied geochemistry, often integrating analytical techniques to investigate earth materials and mineral systems.

Best Publications

  • Aqueous fluids and hydrous melts in high-pressure and ultra-high pressure rocks: Implications for element transfer in subduction zones

    Jörg Hermann;Carl Spandler;Alistair Hack;Andrey V. Korsakov

  • Element recycling from subducting slabs to arc crust: A review

    Carl Spandler;Cassian Pirard

  • Sediment Melts at Sub-arc Depths: an Experimental Study

    Joerg Hermann;Carl J. Spandler

  • Redistribution of trace elements during prograde metamorphism from lawsonite blueschist to eclogite facies; implications for deep subduction-zone processes

    Carl Spandler;Joerg Hermann;Richard J Arculus;John M Mavrogenes

  • The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa

    P.H.G.M. Dirks;P.H.G.M. Dirks;Eric M. Roberts;Eric M. Roberts;Hannah Louise Hilbert-Wolf;Jan Dirk Kramers

  • Prograde metamorphic sequence of REE minerals in pelitic rocks of the Central Alps: implications for allanite-monazite-xenotime phase relations from 250 to 610 C

    E. Janots;M. Engi;A. Berger;J. Allaz

  • Geochemistry of Ocean Floor and Fore-arc Serpentinites: Constraints on the Ultramafic Input to Subduction Zones

    János Kodolányi;Thomas Pettke;Carl Spandler;Balz S. Kamber

  • Internal and External Fluid Sources for Eclogite-facies Veins in the Monviso Meta-ophiolite, Western Alps: Implications for Fluid Flow in Subduction Zones

    Carl Spandler;Thomas Pettke;Daniela Rubatto

  • Diffusion and partition coefficients of minor and trace elements in San Carlos olivine at 1,300°C with some geochemical implications

    Carl Spandler;Hugh St.C. O’Neill

  • MKED1: A new titanite standard for in situ analysis of Sm–Nd isotopes and U–Pb geochronology

    Carl Spandler;Johannes Hammerli;Johannes Hammerli;Peng Sha;Hannah Hilbert-Wolf

  • Experimental constraints on element mobility from subducted sediments using high-P synthetic fluid/melt inclusions

    Carl Spandler;John Mavrogenes;Joerg Hermann

  • Phase Relations and Melting of Anhydrous K-bearing Eclogite from 1200 to 1600°C and 3 to 5 GPa

    Carl Spandler;Gregory Yaxley;David Green;Anja Rosenthal

  • The importance of talc and chlorite “hybrid” rocks for volatile recycling through subduction zones; evidence from the high-pressure subduction mélange of New Caledonia

    Carl Spandler;Joerg Hermann;Kevin Faure;John A. Mavrogenes

  • Geochemical heterogeneity and element mobility in deeply subducted oceanic crust; insights from high-pressure mafic rocks from New Caledonia

    Carl Spandler;Joerg Hermann;Richard Arculus;John Mavrogenes

  • Origin of chromitites in layered intrusions: Evidence from chromite-hosted melt inclusions from the Stillwater Complex

    Carl Spandler;John Mavrogenes;Richard Arculus

  • Survival times of anomalous melt inclusions from element diffusion in olivine and chromite

    Carl Spandler;Carl Spandler;Hugh St.C. O'Neill;V. S. Kamenetsky

  • Fast intraslab fluid-flow events linked to pulses of high pore fluid pressure at the subducted plate interface

    Stephan Taetz;Timm John;Michael Bröcker;Carl Spandler

  • In situ Lu-Hf geochronology of garnet, apatite and xenotime by LA ICP MS/MS

    Alexander Simpson;Sarah Gilbert;Renee Tamblyn;Martin Hand

  • Controls on cassiterite (SnO2) crystallization: Evidence from cathodoluminescence, trace-element chemistry, and geochronology at the Gejiu Tin District

    Yanbo Cheng;Carl Spandler;Anthony Kemp;Anthony Kemp;Jingwen Mao

  • High-pressure veins in eclogite from New Caledonia and their significance for fluid migration in subduction zones

    Carl Spandler;Joerg Hermann

  • Late Cretaceous‐Tertiary tectonics of the southwest Pacific: Insights from U‐Pb sensitive, high‐resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP) dating of eclogite facies rocks from New Caledonia

    Carl Spandler;Daniela Rubatto;Joerg Hermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Joerg Hermann
Joerg Hermann University of Bern
Nicholas H.S. Oliver
Nicholas H.S. Oliver James Cook University
Eric M. Roberts
Eric M. Roberts James Cook University
Richard J. Arculus
Richard J. Arculus Australian National University
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern
Zhaoshan Chang
Zhaoshan Chang Colorado School of Mines
John Mavrogenes
John Mavrogenes Australian National University
Paul H.G.M. Dirks
Paul H.G.M. Dirks James Cook University
Timm John
Timm John Freie Universität Berlin
Gregory M. Yaxley
Gregory M. Yaxley Australian National University

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