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Overview

John L. Walshe is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science. Within these domains, their subfields of study include Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geology, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their scientific work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Mineral Processing and Grinding
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

John L. Walshe has contributed research to various publication venues. Notable among these are:

  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Geosystems and Geoenvironment
  • Earth system science data

Their recent papers include:

  • "Alteration patterns linked to high-grade gold mineralization at the Wattle Dam deposit, Western Australia," published in 2020 in Ore Geology Reviews
  • "The supergiant Witwatersrand Goldfield: A result of anhydrous mantle degassing on Earth's earliest supercontinent," published in 2025 in Geosystems and Geoenvironment
  • "Integration by design: driving mineral system knowledge using multi-modal, collocated, scale-consistent characterisation," published in 2024 in Earth system science data

Throughout their career, John L. Walshe has collaborated with a range of coauthors, including:

  • Adam Bath
  • Jonathan Cloutier
  • Jackie Rotherham
  • R. Hutchison
  • Eva Hollebeck

This profile highlights a cross-disciplinary approach that links geosciences with computational methods, evident from their involvement in both Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science fields. Their work often addresses complex geological phenomena, such as mineralization processes and tectonic dynamics, using diverse analytical methods.

Best Publications

  • Giant Porphyry Deposits: Characteristics, Distribution, and Tectonic Controls

    David R. Cooke;Peter Hollings;John L. Walshe

  • The chemistry of hydrothermal magnetite: A review

    Patrick Nadoll;Thomas Angerer;Jeffrey L. Mauk;David French

  • The coupled geochemistry of Au and As in pyrite from hydrothermal ore deposits

    Artur P. Deditius;Martin Reich;Stephen E. Kesler;Satoshi Utsunomiya

  • Chlorite geothermometry; a review

    Patrice de Caritat;Ian Hutcheon;John L. Walshe

  • Trace metal nanoparticles in pyrite

    Artur P. Deditius;Satoshi Utsunomiya;Martin Reich;Stephen E. Kesler

  • A six-component chlorite solid solution model and the conditions of chlorite formation in hydrothermal and geothermal systems

    John L. Walshe

  • Geology, Mineralization, Alteration, and Structural Evolution of the El Teniente Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit

    James Cannell;David R. Cooke;John L. Walshe;Holly Stein

  • Fluid Chemistry, Structural Setting, and Emplacement History of the Rosario Cu-Mo Porphyry and Cu-Ag-Au Epithermal Veins, Collahuasi District, Northern Chile

    Glenton J. Masterman;David R. Cooke;Ron F. Berry;John L. Walshe

  • A Major Archean, Gold- and Crust-Forming Event in the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

    Jason Kirk;Joaquin Ruiz;John Chesley;John Walshe

  • Ordovician convergent-margin volcanism and tectonism in the Lachlan sector of east Gondwana

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  • Reduced and Oxidized Au-Cu-Bi Iron Oxide Deposits of the Tennant Creek Inlier, Australia: An Integrated Geologic and Chemical Model

    Roger G. Skirrow;John L. Walshe

  • Geodynamic modelling of the Century deposit, Mt Isa Province, Queensland

    A. Ord;B. E. Hobbs;Y. Zhang;G. C. Broadbent

  • Oxidized and reduced mineral assemblages in greenstone belt rocks of the St. Ives gold camp, Western Australia: vectors to high-grade ore bodies in Archaean gold deposits?

    Peter Neumayr;John Walshe;Steffen Hagemann;Klaus Petersen

  • Sulfur isotope variability in sediment-hosted massive sulfide deposits as determined using the ion microprobe SHRIMP; II, A study of the H.Y.C. Deposit at McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia

    C. S. Eldridge;N. Williams;John L. Walshe

  • Mineralogical and geochemical studies of the Emperor gold telluride deposit, Fiji

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  • Alkalic porphyry Au – Cu and associated mineral deposits of the Ordovician to Early Silurian Macquarie Arc, New South Wales

    D. R. Cooke;A. J. Wilson;M. J. House;R. C. Wolfe

  • The formation of the volcanic-hosted massive sulfide ore deposit at Rosebery, Tasmania

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  • An investigation into the environment of formation of the volcanic-hosted Mt. Lyell copper deposits using geology, mineralogy, stable isotopes, and a six-component chlorite solid solution model

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  • Endeavour 26 North; a porphyry copper-gold deposit in the Late Ordovician, shoshonitic Goonumbla volcanic complex, New South Wales, Australia

    Paul S. Heithersay;John L. Walshe

  • A detrital model for the origin of gold and sulfides in the Witwatersrand basin based on Re-Os isotopes

    Jason Kirk;Joaquin Ruiz;John Chesley;Spencer Titley

  • The genesis of sediment-hosted, exhalative zinc + lead deposits

    M. J. Russell;M. Solomon;J. L. Walshe

  • White mica as a hyperspectral tool in exploration for the sunrise dam and Kanowna belle gold deposits, Western Australia

    Rui Wang;Tom Cudahy;Carsten Laukamp;John L. Walshe

  • Metallogenic episodes of the Tasman fold belt system, eastern Australia

    Caroline Perkins;John L. Walshe;Gregg Morrison

  • Cross-structures in the Lachlan Orogen: The Lachlan Transverse Zone example

    R. A. Glen;J. L. Walshe

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Cooke
David R. Cooke University of Tasmania
Alison Ord
Alison Ord University of Western Australia
Bruce E. Hobbs
Bruce E. Hobbs Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Satoshi Utsunomiya
Satoshi Utsunomiya Kyushu University
Chongbin Zhao
Chongbin Zhao Central South University
Stephen E. Kesler
Stephen E. Kesler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher J. Eastoe
Christopher J. Eastoe University of Arizona
Steffen Hagemann
Steffen Hagemann University of Western Australia
Rodney C. Ewing
Rodney C. Ewing Stanford University
Kliti Grice
Kliti Grice Curtin University

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