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Paul CARR

 

Position:   Associate Professor
Room:   41.158a
Phone No:   +61 2 4221 3804
Email:   pcarr@uow.edu.au
     
     

 

 
     

Research Interests

Minerology - conditions of mineral formation; significance of mineral occurrences

Genesis and emplacement of lavas and intrusions

Low grade metamorphism of lavas and volcaniclastic units

Dating and geochemical correlation of airfall tuffs

Sydney Basin

 

Representative Recent Publications

Carr, P.F. and Kennon, N., 2007. Pseudomorphs of albite after scapolite, Mary Kathleen area, northwest Queensland. Australian Journal of Mineralogy. 13, 19-21.

Carr, P.F., 2007. Geology of Mount Gibraltar. In Lemann, J., Simons, J., Smith, E., Wright, C., Moffit, J-R., and Elphick, M. (eds) The Gib: Mount Gibraltar, Southern Highlands. Mount Gibraltar Landcare and Bushcare with Wingecarribee Shire Council pp. 122-128.

Carr, P.F. and Williamson, P.L., 2007. Spectacular almandine garnets from Ireland’s Quarry, Broken Hill. Rocks and Minerals, 82, 20-21.

Golab, A.N., Carr, P.F. and Palamara, D.R., 2006. Influence of localised igneous activity on cleat dawsonite formation in Late Permian coal measures, Upper Hunter Valley, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 66, 296-304.

Williams, M. and Carr, P., 2005. Isotope systematics of secondary minerals from the Prospect Intrusion, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 52, 799-806.

Golab, A.N. and Carr, P.F., 2004. Changes in geochemistry and mineralogy of thermally altered coal, Upper Hunter Valley, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 57, 197-210.

Carr, P.F. and Williamson, P.L., 2003. Mineral Localities and the Revolution of GPS. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 81-86.

Carr, P.F., 2003. Chiastolite – andalusite or pseudomorphs after andalusite? Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 91-96.

Williamson, P. and Carr, P.F. 2003. Preserving Australia’s Mineral Heritage. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 9, 3-8.

Grevenitz, P., Carr, P. and Hutton, A. 2003. Origin, alteration and geochemical correlation of Late Permian airfall tuffs in coal measures, Sydney Basin, Australia. International Journal of Coal Geology, 55, 27-46

Carr, P.F., Fergusson, C.L., Pemberton, J.W., Colquhoun, G.P., Murray, S.I. and Watkins, J. 2003. Late Ordovician island-arc volcanic rocks, northern Capertee Zone, Lachlan Fold belt, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 50, 319-330.

Carr, P.F., Fanning, M., Jones, B.G. and Hutton, A.C., 2003. Geochronology of Coal Measures in the Sydney Basin from U-Pb SHRIMP dating of airfall tuffs. In Hutton, A.C., Jones, B.G., Carr, P.F., Ackerman, B. and Switzer, A.D., (eds) 2003. Proceedings of the 35th Sydney Basin Symposium. pp. 303-305. University of Wollongong, Wollongong.

Fergusson, C.L., Carr, P.F., Fanning, C.M. and Green, T.J. 2001. Detrital zircon and monazite metamorphic ages from the Anakie Inlier, central Queensland; implications for Neoproterozoic northeastern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 48, 857-866.

Carr, P.F. and Jones, B.G. 2001. The influence of lava flux and palaeoenvironment on the emplacement of submarine, near-shore Late Permian lavas, Sydney Basin (Australia). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 112, 247-266.

White, A.J.R., Allen, C.M., Beams, S.D., Carr, P.F., Champion, D.C., Chappell, B.W., Wyborn, D. and Wyborn, L.A.I. 2001. Granite suites and supersuites of eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 48, 515-530.

Carr, P.F. and Williamson, P. 2001. The Howard Worner Collection. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 7, 19-26.

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Suggested Topics for Future Students

 

Abbreviated CV

BSc(Hons) (Univ.Queensland)

PhD (Univ. Wollongong)

 

 
 
   

Last reviewed: 19 September, 2007 

 
   
 
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