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Chris received his PhD from the Memorial University of Newfoundland where he worked on laser ablation ICMPS method development of a wide range of accessory minerals and their application to granitic magmatism. Since that time he has continued to focus on the use of a wide range of accessory minerals that provide important geologic constraints from U-Pb geochronology, tracer isotopic systematics (Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf, Rb-Sr), and trace element contents. He has applied these techniques to understand the origin and evolution of the oldest Archean complexes, including southern West Greenland, the Acasta Gneiss complex, the Pilbara Craton, as well as Eoarchean rocks in northeast Labrador.
He is currently working on the Yilgarn 2020 initiative, with a focus on the crustal evolution of the Yilgarn Craton, as well as the application of accessory minerals (e.g., zircon and apatite) as fertility indicators.
Industry keywords
- Mining and Resources
Research expertise keywords
- Geochronology
- Radiogenic Isotopes
- Accessory Minerals
- LA-MC-ICPMS
- Early Earth
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Petrology and mineralogy of the CuAu fertile, Archaean Burns Porphyry Intrusive Complex, Yilgarn craton, Western Australia
Witt, W. K., Smithies, H., Fisher, C. M., Roberts, M. P. & Hagemann, S. G., Feb 2026, In: Lithos. 522-523, 31 p., 108313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coupled strontium-calcium isotopes in Archean anorthosites reveal a late start for mantle depletion
Boyce, M., Kemp, A., Fisher, C., Bevan, D., Sadekov, A., Lewis, J., Wilde, S., Ivanic, T. & Elliott, T., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 11 p., 9642.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diverse examples of sodic and sodic–calcic alteration in greenstone rocks and intrusions of the Kalgoorlie–Kurnalpi Rift, Yilgarn Craton: significance for gold mineralisation
Witt, W. K., Hagemann, S. G. & Fisher, C. F., 2025, In: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 72, 5-6, p. 701-731 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Granitoid-Hosted Orogenic Gold Mineralization: Genetic Constraints on the 7.4 Moz Archean Gruyere Gold Deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
Schreefel, R., Hagemann, S. G., Davy’s, C., Robinson, J. A., Thébaud, N., Fisher, C. M., Roberts, M. P., Martin, L. A. J., Schoneveld, L. E. & Creaser, R. A., 2025, In: Economic Geology. 120, 1, p. 171-203 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insights Into the Magma Source and Evolution of the Taca Taca Bajo Porphyry Deposit: Implications for the Metallogeny and Cu Fertility of the Central Andean Retro Arc
Ince, M. A., Hagemann, S. G., Rubinstein, N. A., Fiorentini, M. L., Kemp, A. I. S., Fisher, C. M., Ireland, T. & Gigola, S., Jun 2025, In: Economic Geology. 120, 4, p. 819-845 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chemical and isotopic compositions of Western Australian rocks 2024
Kemp, T. (Investigator 01), Fisher, C. (Investigator 02), Sadekov, A. (Investigator 03), Martin, L. (Investigator 04) & Parra Avila, L. (Investigator 05)
Geological Survey of Western Australia
1/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Chemical and isotopic compositions of Western Australian rocks
Kemp, T. (Investigator 01), Fisher, C. (Investigator 02), Sadekov, A. (Investigator 03) & Martin, L. (Investigator 04)
Geological Survey of Western Australia
3/10/22 → 2/10/23
Project: Research