Yousef Zoleikhaei

Yousef Zoleikhaei

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Yousef is a Research Fellow in the School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. His research focuses on geochronology, tectonics, paleogeography, and the study of modern and ancient sedimentary systems—all aimed at illuminating continental‑crust evolution. He specializes in tracing the “life story” of individual mineral grains—from crystallization in source rocks, through sediment transport, to final basin deposition—using integrated methods such as in‑situ geochronology, isotopic and geochemical analysis of single grains, whole‑rock geochemistry, and field observations.

Yousef completed his PhD in Geology at Monash University in 2023. His thesis employed multi‑mineral detrital provenance analysis to unravel sediment recycling, tectonic events, and paleogeography in northern Gondwana. He then began a postdoctoral fellowship at Monash University focused on the evolution of early continental crust in the Archean Singhbhum Craton of eastern India.

Yousef enjoys both fieldwork and laboratory research.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Zoleikhaei, Y., Cawood, P. A., & Mulder, J. A. (2025). Non-arc setting for “Cadomian” magmatism in Iran and Anatolia. Geoscience Frontiers, 16(2), 101995-1-101995-16.
    DOI Scopus1
    2025 Zoleikhaei, Y., Chaudhuri, T., Cawood, P. A., Mazumder, R., Nebel, O., & De, S. (2025). Magmatic maturation of Archean continental crust via a three-step crustal reworking, western Singhbhum Craton. Chemical Geology, 671, 122483.
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    2025 Kharkongor, M., Mulder, J. A., Glorie, S., Kirkland, C. L., Zoleikhaei, Y., Gilbert, S., . . . Chew, D. (2025). Eoarchean apatite uncovers felsic foundations of the Pilbara Craton. Geology, 5 pages.
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    2024 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mulder, J. A., & Cawood, P. A. (2024). Early Paleozoic extensional tectonics along Gondwana's northern margin: Insights from Iran. Gondwana Research, 128, 106-126.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS1
    2023 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mazumder, R., Cawood, P. A., & De, S. (2023). Paleo-Mesoarchean magmatism and sedimentation in the northern part of the Singhbhum Craton: Evidence from zircon U-Pb-Hf, apatite U-Pb, and trace elements. Precambrian Research, 397, 18 pages.
    DOI Scopus1
    2022 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mulder, J. A., & Cawood, P. A. (2022). Evaluating sediment recycling through combining inherited petrogenic and acquired sedimentary features of multiple detrital minerals. Basin Research, 43(3), 1055-1083.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS5
    2021 Zoleikhaei, Y., Mulder, J. A., & Cawood, P. A. (2021). Integrated detrital rutile and zircon provenance reveals multiple sources for Cambrian sandstones in North Gondwana. Earth-Science Reviews, 213, 20 pages.
    DOI Scopus46 WoS18
    2016 Garzanti, E., Al-Juboury, A. I., Zoleikhaei, Y., Vermeesch, P., Jotheri, J., Akkoca, D. B., . . . Vezzoli, G. (2016). The Euphrates-Tigris-Karun river system: Provenance, recycling and dispersal of quartz-poor foreland-basin sediments in arid climate. Earth Science Reviews, 162, 107-128.
    DOI Scopus61
    2016 Zoleikhaei, Y., Frei, D., Morton, A., & Zamanzadeh, S. M. (2016). Roundness of heavy minerals (zircon and apatite) as a provenance tool for unraveling recycling: A case study from the Sefidrud and Sarbaz rivers in N and SE Iran. Sedimentary Geology, 342, 106-117.
    DOI Scopus55
    2015 Zoleikhaei, Y., Amini, A., & Zamanzadeh, S. M. (2015). Integrated provenance analysis of Zakeen (Devonian) and Faraghan (early Permian) sandstones in the Zagros belt, SW Iran. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 101, 148-161.
    DOI Scopus15
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