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Suzanne Y. O'Reilly

Suzanne Y. O'Reilly

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2002 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Suzanne Y. O'Reilly is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several specialized subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, and Geology.

The scientist's work frequently addresses themes in geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geology and paleoclimatology research, mineralogy and gemology studies, and geochemistry and elemental analysis.

O'Reilly has numerous recent publications, including the following notable papers:

  • "Recycled volatiles determine fertility of porphyry deposits in collisional settings", 2020, American Mineralogist
  • "Cenozoic lithospheric architecture and metallogenesis in Southeastern Tibet", 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Apatite halogens and Sr-O and zircon Hf-O isotopes: Recycled volatiles in Jurassic porphyry ore systems in southern Tibet", 2022, Chemical Geology
  • "Rift-induced disruption of cratonic keels drives kimberlite volcanism", 2023, Nature
  • "Thermochemical structure and evolution of cratonic lithosphere in central and southern Africa", 2022, Nature Geoscience

Their research has appeared frequently in several publication venues, among which are:

  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Lithos
  • American Mineralogist
  • Gondwana Research
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts

Frequent co-authors collaborating with O'Reilly include:

  • William L. Griffin
  • Olivier Alard
  • Hadi Shafaii Moghadam
  • Qing Xiong
  • Qiuli Li

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Suzanne Y. O'Reilly was named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2002.

Best Publications

  • The Hf isotope composition of cratonic mantle: LAM-MC-ICPMS analysis of zircon megacrysts in kimberlites

    W.L. Griffin;W.L. Griffin;N.J. Pearson;E. Belousova;S.E. Jackson

  • Igneous zircon: trace element composition as an indicator of source rock type

    E. A Belousova;W. L Griffin;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;N. I Fisher

  • Zircon chemistry and magma mixing, SE China: In-situ analysis of Hf isotopes, Tonglu and Pingtan igneous complexes

    W.L Griffin;W.L Griffin;Xiang Wang;Xiang Wang;S.E Jackson;N.J Pearson

  • Archean crustal evolution in the northern Yilgarn Craton: U–Pb and Hf-isotope evidence from detrital zircons

    W.L. Griffin;W.L. Griffin;E.A. Belousova;S.R. Shee;N.J. Pearson

  • Phanerozoic Evolution of the Lithosphere Beneath the Sino‐Korean Craton

    W. L. Griffin;Zhang Andi;S. Y. O'Reilly;C. G. Ryan

  • Trace element and isotopic composition of GJ-red zircon standard by laser ablation

    S. Elhlou;E. Belousova;W.L. Griffin;N.J. Pearson

  • The growth of the continental crust: Constraints from zircon Hf-isotope data

    E. A Belousova;Y. A Kostitsyn;William L Griffin;Graham C Begg

  • Apatite as an indicator mineral for mineral exploration: trace-element compositions and their relationship to host rock type

    E.A. Belousova;W.L. Griffin;W.L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;N.I. Fisher

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of Precambrian basement sequences in the Jiangnan orogen : dating the assembly of the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Jin-Cheng Zhou;W.L. Griffin;Ru-Cheng Wang

  • Zircon U-Pb and Hf isotope constraints on the Mesozoic tectonics and crustal evolution of southern Tibet

    Mei Fei Chu;Sun Lin Chung;Biao Song;Dunyi Liu

  • The Composition and Evolution of Lithospheric Mantle: a Re-evaluation and its Tectonic Implications

    W. L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;J. C. Afonso;G. C. Begg

  • Zircon Crystal Morphology, Trace Element Signatures and Hf Isotope Composition as a Tool for Petrogenetic Modelling: Examples From Eastern Australian Granitoids

    E. A. Belousova;W. L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'reilly

  • The lithospheric architecture of Africa: Seismic tomography, mantle petrology, and tectonic evolution

    G. C. Begg;W. L. Griffin;L. M. Natapov;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly

  • Widespread Archean basement beneath the Yangtze craton

    Jianping Zheng;W.L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Ming Zhang

  • The crust of Cathaysia: Age, assembly and reworking of two terranes

    Xisheng Xu;Xisheng Xu;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;William L Griffin;Xiaolei Wang;Xiaolei Wang

  • The origin and evolution of Archean lithospheric mantle

    W.L Griffin;W.L Griffin;S.Y O’Reilly;N Abe;S Aulbach

  • Non-chondritic distribution of the highly siderophile elements in mantle sulphides.

    Olivier Alard;William L. Griffin;William L. Griffin;Jean Pierre Lorand;Simon E. Jackson

  • Mechanism and timing of lithospheric modification and replacement beneath the eastern North China Craton: Peridotitic xenoliths from the 100 Ma Fuxin basalts and a regional synthesis

    J.P. Zheng;J.P. Zheng;W.L. Griffin;S.Y. O’Reilly;C.M. Yu

  • The Nature and timing of crustal thickening in Southern Tibet : geochemical and zircon Hf isotopic constraints from postcollisional adakites

    Sun-Lin Chung;Mei-Fei Chu;Mei-Fei Chu;Jianqing Ji;Suzanne Y O'Reilly

  • Components and episodic growth of Precambrian crust in the Cathaysia Block, South China: Evidence from U–Pb ages and Hf isotopes of zircons in Neoproterozoic sediments

    JinHai Yu;JinHai Yu;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;Lijuan Wang;Lijuan Wang;William L Griffin

  • Relict refractory mantle beneath the eastern North China block: significance for lithosphere evolution

    Jianping Zheng;Jianping Zheng;Suzanne O'Reilly;William Griffin;William Griffin;Fengxiang Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Norman J. Pearson
Norman J. Pearson Macquarie University
Elena Belousova
Elena Belousova Macquarie University
José María González-Jiménez
José María González-Jiménez University of Granada
Olivier Alard
Olivier Alard Macquarie University
Ming Zhang
Ming Zhang Macquarie University
Jinhai Yu
Jinhai Yu Nanjing University
Michel Grégoire
Michel Grégoire Paul Sabatier University
Kuo-Lung Wang
Kuo-Lung Wang Academia Sinica
Fernando Gervilla
Fernando Gervilla University of Granada

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