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Overview

Terrence P. Mernagh is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research predominantly spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanics of Materials. The breadth of their work includes Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Mernagh has contributed to several scientific papers, notable among which are:

  • Fluid inclusion systematics in porphyry copper deposits: The super-giant Grasberg deposit, Indonesia, as a case study (2020, Ore Geology Reviews)
  • Tracing metal sources for the giant McArthur River Zn-Pb deposit (Australia) using lead isotopes (2020, Geology)
  • Quantifying the nature of ore-forming fluids in the Dalucao carbonatite-related REE deposit, Southwest China: implication for the transport and deposition of REEs (2021, Mineralium Deposita)
  • Raman Study of Barite and Celestine at Various Temperatures (2020, Minerals)
  • The role of iron-rich hydrosaline liquids in the formation of Kiruna-type iron oxide-apatite deposits (2024, Science Advances)

Their frequent coauthors include Clyde Leys, Richard W. Henley, Li Zhou, Duttanjali Rout, and Jayanta Kumar Pati. This collaboration reflects a network of research partnerships contributing to their scientific output.

Mernagh's publications have appeared repeatedly in several key scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their research findings include Ore Geology Reviews, Mineralium Deposita, and Minerals. Other publication venues include Geology and Science Advances.

Best Publications

  • Segregation of ore metals between magmatic brine and vapor; a fluid inclusion study using PIXE microanalysis

    Christoph A. Heinrich;Christopher G. Ryan;Terrence P. Mernagh;Peter J. Eadington

  • A laser Raman microprobe study of some geologically important sulphide minerals

    Terrence P. Mernagh;Alfonso G. Trudu

  • Distinguishing magmatic zircon from hydrothermal zircon: A case study from the Gidginbung high-sulphidation Au–Ag–(Cu) deposit, SE Australia

    Bin Fu;Terrence P. Mernagh;Noriko T. Kita;Anthony I.S. Kemp

  • The use of the laser Raman microprobe for the determination of salinity in fluid inclusions

    T.P. Mernagh;A.R. Wilde

  • How unique is the Udachnaya-East kimberlite? Comparison with kimberlites from the Slave Craton (Canada) and SW Greenland

    Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Maya B. Kamenetsky;Yakov Weiss;Oded Navon

  • Tectono-metallogenic systems — The place of mineral systems within tectonic evolution, with an emphasis on Australian examples

    David L. Huston;Terrence P. Mernagh;Steffen G. Hagemann;Michael P. Doublier

  • Gold and metal enrichment in natural granitic melts during fractional crystallization

    Roger Mustard;Thomas Ulrich;Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Terrence Mernagh

  • The Giant Muruntau Gold Deposit: Geologic, Geochronologic, and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on Ore Genesis

    Andrew R Wilde;P Layer;T P Mernagh;J Foster

  • Parental basaltic melts and fluids in eastern Manus backarc Basin: Implications for hydrothermal mineralisation

    VS Kamenetsky;RA Binns;JB Gemmell;AJ Crawford

  • Use of the laser Raman microprobe for discrimination amongst feldspar minerals

    T. P. Mernagh

  • Chemistry of low-temperature hydrothermal gold, platinum, and palladium (+ or - uranium) mineralization at Coronation Hill, Northern Territory, Australia

    T. P. Mernagh;C. A. Heinrich;J. F. Leckie;D. P. Carville

  • Fluid inclusion studies of zoning in the Dachang tin-polymetallic ore field, People's Republic of China

    M. Fu;T. A. P. Kwak;T. P. Mernagh

  • The partitioning of Fe, Ni, Cu, Pt, and Au between sulfide, metal, and fluid phases : A pilot study

    C Ballhaus;C.G Ryan;T.P Mernagh;D.H Green

  • Fluid and mass transfer during metabasalt alteration and copper mineralization at Mount Isa, Australia

    C. A. Heinrich;J. H. C. Bain;T. P. Mernagh;L. A. I. Wyborn

  • Phase transitions and Raman spectra of calcite at high pressures and room temperature

    Lin-Gun Liu;T. P. Mernagh

  • Extreme chemical heterogeneity of granite-derived hydrothermal fluids: An example from inclusions in a single crystal of miarolitic quartz

    Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Esme van Achterbergh;Chris G. Ryan;Vladimir B. Naumov

  • QUANTITATIVE PIXE MICROANALYSIS OF FLUID INCLUSIONS BASED ON A LAYERED YIELD MODEL

    C.G. Ryan;D.R. Cousens;C.A. Heinrich;W.L. Griffin

  • Volatile exsolution at the Dinkidi Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Philippines: a melt inclusion record of the initial ore-forming process

    Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Rohan C. Wolfe;Stephen M. Eggins;Terrence P. Mernagh

  • Fluid inclusion evidence on the origin of some Australian unconformity-related uranium deposits

    A. R. Wilde;T. P. Mernagh;M. S. Bloom;Christopher F. Hoffmann

  • Fluid inclusions at different depths in the Sanshandao gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, China

    F. F. Hu;H. R. Fan;X. H. Jiang;X. C. Li

  • Melt inclusion record of immiscibility between silicate, hydrosaline, and carbonate melts: Applications to skarn genesis at Mount Vesuvius

    Paolo Fulignati;Vadim S. Kamenetsky;Paola Marianelli;Alessandro Sbrana

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Huston
David L. Huston Geoscience Australia
Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan University of Waikato
Vadim S. Kamenetsky
Vadim S. Kamenetsky Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Khin Zaw
Khin Zaw University of Tasmania
Lin-gun Liu
Lin-gun Liu Academia Sinica
Leon Bagas
Leon Bagas University of Western Australia
Penelope L. King
Penelope L. King Australian National University
Franco Pirajno
Franco Pirajno University of Western Australia
Ross R. Large
Ross R. Large University of Tasmania

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