Liam Courtney-Davies

School of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Combining geochronology, minor to trace element geochemistry and mineralogy at micron-to-atomic scales of observation, to investigate the evolution of Earth’s crust, with particular interest in:
• Characterisation of mineral geochronometers down to the nanoscale and their roles as pathfinders to economic mineralization
• Geochronology: defining high-precision timescales of magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits
• Synthesis and characterization of U-Pb reference materials for in-situ geochronology
• Analytical method development, principally for ID-TIMS, SIMS and LA-ICP-MS dating of iron oxides

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Combining geochronology, minor to trace element geochemistry and mineralogy at micron-to-atomic scales of observation, to investigate the evolution of Earth’s crust, with particular interest in:

Characterisation of mineral geochronometers down to the nanoscale and their roles as pathfinders to economic mineralization
Geochronology: defining high-precision timescales of magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits
Synthesis and characterization of U-Pb reference materials for in-situ geochronology
Analytical method development, principally for ID-TIMS, SIMS and LA-ICP-MS dating of iron oxides

Education

Date Institution name Country Title
— University of Adelaide Australia PhD
— Royal Holloway University of London United Kingdom MSci

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
—	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
—	Royal Holloway University of London	United Kingdom	MSci

Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Verdugo-Ihl, M. R., Ciobanu, C. L., Cook, N. J., Ehrig, K. J., & Courtney-Davies, L. (2020). Defining early stages of IOCG systems: evidence from iron oxides in the outer shell of the Olympic Dam deposit, South Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 55(3), 429-452. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2020	Courtney-Davies, L., Ciobanu, C., Verdugo Ihl, M., Cook, N., Ehrig, K., Wade, B., . . . Kamenetsky, V. (2020). ~1760 Ma magnetite-bearing protoliths in the Olympic Dam deposit, South Australia: implications for ore genesis and regional metallogeny. Ore Geology Reviews, 118, 1-13. DOI Scopus1
2020	Domnick, U., Cook, N. J., Ciobanu, C. L., Wade, B. P., Courtney-Davies, L., & Bluck, R. (2020). A mineralisation age for the sediment-hosted blackbush uranium prospect, north-eastern eyre peninsula, South Australia. Minerals, 10(2), 1-19. DOI
2020	Verdugo Ihl, M. R., Ciobanu, C. L., Cook, N. J., Ehrig, K., Slattery, A., & Courtney-Davies, L. (2020). Trace element remobilisation from W-Sn-U-Pb zoned hematite: Nanoscale insights into a mineral geochronometer behaviour during interaction with fluids. Mineralogical Magazine, 84(4), 502-516. DOI Scopus1
2020	Domnick, U., Cook, N. J., Ciobanu, C. L., Courtney-Davies, L., Dmitrijeva, M., Verdugo-Ihl, M. R., . . . Bluck, R. (2020). Micron- to nanoscale characterisation and U-Pb geochronology of zircon from granites of the Samphire Pluton, South Australia. Precambrian Research, 350, 16 pages. DOI
2019	Verdugo Ihl, M., Ciobanu, C. L., Slattery, A., Cook, N. J., Ehrig, K., & Courtney-Davies, L. (2019). Copper-arsenic Nanoparticles in hematite: fingerprinting fluid-mineral interaction. Minerals, 9(7), 1-21. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2019	Ciobanu, C. L., Verdugo-Ihl, M. R., Slattery, A., Cook, N. J., Ehrig, K., Courtney-Davies, L., & Wade, B. (2019). Silician Magnetite: Si–Fe-nanoprecipitates and other mineral inclusions in magnetite from the Olympic Dam deposit, South Australia. Minerals, 9(5), 1-35. DOI Scopus13 WoS13
2019	Courtney-Davies, L., Ciobanu, C. L., Verdugo Ihl, M. R., Slattery, A., Cook, N. J., Dmitrijeva, M., . . . Kontonikas-Charos, A. (2019). Zircon at the nanoscale records metasomatic processes leading to large magmatic-hydrothermal ore systems. Minerals, 9(6), 364-1-364-34. DOI Scopus9 WoS7
2019	Courtney-Davies, L., Ciobanu, C., Verdugo-Ihl, M., Dmitrijeva, M., Cook, N., Ehrig, K., & Wade, B. (2019). Hematite geochemistry and geochronology resolve genetic and temporal links among iron-oxide copper gold systems, Olympic Dam district, South Australia. Precambrian Research, 335, 105480-1-105480-19. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2019	Netting, A. K. O., Wade, B. P., Verdugo Ihl, M. R., Courtney-Davies, L., Ciobanu, C. L., Cook, N., . . . Neubauer, K. (2019). A Multi-platform Microanalysis Approach to Unravelling Geological Problems: a Case Study from Olympic Dam South Australia. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(2), 2432-2433. DOI
2019	Keyser, W., Ciobanu, C., Cook, N., Dmitrijeva, M., Courtney-Davies, L., Feltus, H., . . . Ehrig, K. (2019). Iron-oxides constrain BIF evolution in terranes with protracted geological histories: the Iron Count prospect, Middleback Ranges, South Australia. Lithos, 324-325, 20-38. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2019	Keyser, W., Ciobanu, C., Cook, N., Courtney-Davies, L., Kennedy, A., Wade, B., . . . Johnson, G. (2019). Petrographic and geochronological constraints on the granitic basement to the Middleback Ranges, South Australia. Precambrian Research, 324, 170-193. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2019	Courtney-Davies, L., Ciobanu, C., Richardson, M., Prosser, N., Verdugo-Ihl, M., Wade, B., . . . Cook, N. (2019). Synthesis of U-Pb doped hematite using a hydrated ferric oxide approach. Journal of Crystal Growth, 513, 48-57. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Courtney-Davies, L., Tapster, S., Ciobanu, C., Cook, N., Verdugo-Ihl, M., Ehrig, K., . . . Wade, B. (2019). A multi-technique evaluation of hydrothermal hematite U—Pb isotope systematics: implications for ore deposit geochronology. Chemical Geology, 513, 54-72. DOI Scopus18 WoS18
2017	Verdugo-Ihl, M., Ciobanu, C., Cook, N., Ehrig, K., Courtney-Davies, L., & Gilbert, S. (2017). Textures and U-W-Sn-Mo signatures in hematite from the Olympic Dam Cu-U-Au-Ag deposit, South Australia: Defining the archetype for IOCG deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 91, 173-195. DOI Scopus25 WoS27
2017	Cook, N., Ciobanu, C., Ehrig, K., Slattery, A., Verdugo-Ihl, M., Courtney-Davies, L., & Gao, W. (2017). Advances and opportunities in ore mineralogy. Minerals, 7(12), 1-24. DOI Scopus25 WoS25
2016	Courtney-Davies, L., Zhu, Z., Ciobanu, C., Wade, B., Cook, N., Ehrig, K., . . . Kennedy, A. (2016). Matrix-matched iron-oxide laser ablation ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology using mixed solution standards. Minerals, 6(3), 17 pages. DOI Scopus27 WoS30

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2017	Verdugo-Ihl, M. R., Ciobanu, C. L., Cook, N. J., Courtney-Davies, L., Ehrig, K. J., & Gilbert, S. (2017). Trace element signatures in U-W-Sn-Mo zoned hematite from the IOCG deposit at Olympic Dam, South Australia. In P. MercierLangevin, B. Dube, M. Bardoux, P. Ross, & C. Dion (Eds.), MINERAL RESOURCES TO DISCOVER, VOLS 1-4 (pp. 967-970). Quebec City, CANADA: SOC GEOLOGY APPLIED MINERAL DEPOSITS-SGA. WoS3
2017	Keyser, W. M., Ciobanu, C. L., Cook, N. J., Courtney-Davies, L., Ehrig, K., Gilbert, S., & McPhie, J. (2017). Links between sedimentary protoliths and IOCG-skarn alteration, Island Dam, South Australia. In P. MercierLangevin, B. Dube, M. Bardoux, P. Ross, & C. Dion (Eds.), MINERAL RESOURCES TO DISCOVER, VOLS 1-4 (pp. 935-938). Quebec City, CANADA: SOC GEOLOGY APPLIED MINERAL DEPOSITS-SGA. WoS5

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2017

Verdugo-Ihl, M. R., Ciobanu, C. L., Cook, N. J., Courtney-Davies, L., Ehrig, K. J., & Gilbert, S. (2017). Trace element signatures in U-W-Sn-Mo zoned hematite from the IOCG deposit at Olympic Dam, South Australia. In P. MercierLangevin, B. Dube, M. Bardoux, P. Ross, & C. Dion (Eds.), MINERAL RESOURCES TO DISCOVER, VOLS 1-4 (pp. 967-970). Quebec City, CANADA: SOC GEOLOGY APPLIED MINERAL DEPOSITS-SGA.
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2017

Keyser, W. M., Ciobanu, C. L., Cook, N. J., Courtney-Davies, L., Ehrig, K., Gilbert, S., & McPhie, J. (2017). Links between sedimentary protoliths and IOCG-skarn alteration, Island Dam, South Australia. In P. MercierLangevin, B. Dube, M. Bardoux, P. Ross, & C. Dion (Eds.), MINERAL RESOURCES TO DISCOVER, VOLS 1-4 (pp. 935-938). Quebec City, CANADA: SOC GEOLOGY APPLIED MINERAL DEPOSITS-SGA.
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Email: liam.courtney-davies@adelaide.edu.au

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