National Argon Map
The National Argon Map (NAM) is an AuScope Opportunity supported Project with ANU Argon team, an Oversight Committee, and the Australian Argon Laboratories Network: ANU, Melbourne University, University of Queensland and Curtin University. Having the argon laboratories working as a network has been key to AuScope. NAM is providing an opportunity for researchers, students, and industry to explore 40Ar/39Ar as a geochronometer. Allowing the scientific community the opportunity to be exposed to a wide variation of scientific scenarios that this geochronometer can provide. The information provided by NAM is extensive in the geological context, the sample characterisation and report.
The map image of the NAM you see on the right here is your link into the National Argon Map. Click on this to enter, then click on an icon of interest in NAM for information on that sample. The list of projects below provide you with links to the original proposal, sample information and a final report with 40Ar/39Ar data.
National Argon Map
Project Leader and Coordinator
Chair of the Oversight Panel
Technical Consultant
Projects
| Region | Project Title | Sample Details | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennant, NT | Project 01: Filling the gaps: thermotectonic evolution of the east Tennant region and eastern Pine Creek Orogen Submitted by: Geoff Fraser, GA Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Olympic Cu-Au Province, SA | Project 02: Dating of mineralisation-related alteration in the Olympic Cu-Au Province, Gawler Craton Submitted by: Anthony Reid, GSSA Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | Report |
| Gawler Craton, SA | Project 03: Dating of mineralisation-related alteration at the Cairn Hill Mine, and regional thermal history of the northern Mt Woods Region, Gawler Craton Submitted by: Anthony Reid, GSSA Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | Report |
| Curnamona Province, SA | Project 04: Reconnaissance thermochronology of Curnamona Province Submitted by: Anthony Reid, GSSA Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Faults in Lachlan Orogen, NSW | Project 05: New 40Ar/39Ar age constraints on the timing of deformation on major faults in the Lachlan Orogen, NSW. Submitted by: Mark Eastlake, GSNSW Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Balls Pyramid, Lord Howe Seamount, Off-shore NSW | Project 06: New Ar-Ar geochronology age constraints on the Lord Howe Seamount Chain Submitted by: Phil Gilmore, GSNSW Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Reynolds Range, central Australia, NT | Project 07: Quadruple dating of a shear zone, comparing techniques and analytical efficiencies Submitted by: Alex Prent, John de Laeter Centre To be Analysed by: Curtin University, John de Laeter Centre |
In Lab | |
| Fraser Range, east Albany-Fraser Orogen, WA | Project 08: Evolution of crustal structures in an inverted orogen, the east Albany–Fraser Orogen, Western Australia Submitted by: Raphael Quentin de Gromard, GSWA Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| west Arunta Orogen, Madura and Coompana Provinces, eastern WA | Project 09: Testing connections between the Lasseter and Mundrabilla Shear Zones Submitted by: Catherine Spaggiari, GSWA Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Delamerian Fold Belt, SA | Project 10: Cambro-Ordovician magmatism and deformation at the eastern margin of Gondwana, South Australia: Insights into tectonic processes and mineral potential. Submitted by: Naina, ANU & MinEx CRC Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| East Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory | Project 11: An Antarctica perspective of the Kerguelen plume Submitted by: Luc Doucet, Curtin Uni To be Analysed by: Curtin University, John de Laeter Centre |
In Lab | |
| Central Queensland | Project 12: Geology, Petrology and Gem Minerals of the Anakie Gemfields, central Queensland Submitted by: Ian Graham, UNSW To be Analysed by: Curtin University, John de Laeter Centre |
Proposal | |
| Western Cobar Basin | Project 13: Direct dating of Cobar Basin mineralisation Submitted by: Joel Fitzherbert, GSNSW Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Western Australia (Various state-wide Li ore locations) | Project 14: Spodumene 40Ar/39Ar geochronology: Implications for Li-Deposits Submitted by: Bryant Ware, John de Leater Centre, Curtin Uni To be Analysed by: Curtin University, John de Laeter Centre |
In Lab | |
| Arunta Region | Project 15: Tectonic and Thermal Events in the Northeastern Aileron Province Submitted by: Barry Reno, NTGS Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| Far North Queensland | Project 16: 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology of the Coen Inlier Submitted by: AngloGold Ashanti with Jack Muston, RSES, ANU Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Northern WA (far eastern Pilbara), south-western Canning Basin | Project 17: Tectonism and Exhumation of the Paterson Orogen and East Pilbara Craton margin Submitted by: David Kelsey, GSWA Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Gold Systems, Far North Queensland | Project 18: 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology for Intrusion Related Gold Systems in NE Queensland Submitted by: Brendan Hardwick, AngloGold Ashanti |
Not Submitted | |
| Central-West NSW | Project 19: Ar-Ar geochronology of the Rylstone Volcanics Submitted by: Ian Graham, UNSW Sydney Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| North-Eastern NSW | Project 20: Age of mineralisation within the Drake Goldfield Submitted by: Ian Graham, UNSW Sydney To be Analysed by: Curtin University, John de Laeter Centre |
Proposal | |
| Central NSW | Project 21: Hera intrusive events Submitted by: Ian Graham, UNSW Sydney Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| Mundi Mundi Plain, Curnamona Province (GA Funded) | Project 22: Ar-Ar thermochronology age constraints on mafic and felsic magmatism, and deformation in the Curnamona Province Submitted by: Chris Folkes, GSNSW Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility and Melbourne University |
Completed | Reports |
| Central NSW | Project 23: New 40Ar/39Ar age constraints on the timing of deformation on bounding structures of the Mount Foster–Tumut Zone, Eastern Lachlan Orogen, NSW Submitted by: Mark Eastlake, GSNSW |
Not Submitted | |
| Eastern Australia (Queensland) | Project 24: Detrital origin and depositional history of the Precipice Sandstone: implications for CO2 reservoir continuity Submitted by: Kasia Sobczak, Centre for Natural Gas, UQ Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| North Queensland | Project 25: Thermochronological Constraints on Crustal-Scale Shear Zones Submitted by: AngloGold Ashanti with Solomon Jones, ANU Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| Central and northeastern Victoria (GA Funded) | Project 26: Unravelling the timing of gold mineralisation across the world-class Victorian Goldfields Submitted by: Rob Duncan and Sam Waugh, GSVIC Analysed by: ANU Argon Facility |
Completed | |
| central Victoria | Project 27: Devonian granites on and off the Selwyn Block, western Lachlan Fold Belt Submitted by: Roland Maas, UMelb and Prof Ian Nicholls, Monash Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| northern Western Australia | Project 28: Neoproterozoic granites near Winu Cu-Au deposit by: Roland Maas and Sr. Ashleigh Hood, UMelb and Dr Hilke Dalstra, Rio Tinto Perth Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| Central Queensland | Project 29: Stratigraphy and mineralogy of cenozoic sediments overlying the moranbah and rangal coal measures Submitted by: Joan Esterle, School Of Earth And Environmental Sciences, UQ Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| Central and northern Tasmania | Project 30: Mid-Cenozoic chronostratigraphy of central and northern Tasmania Submitted by: Nick Roberts, Mineral Resources Tasmania To be Analysed by: Curtin University, John de Laeter Centre |
In Lab | |
| Central NSW, and central Victoria | Project 31: Geochronology of the eastern Australian leucitite suite Submitted by: Joshua Shea, Uni Macquaire Analysed by: University of Melbourne |
Completed | |
| Temma, NW Tasmania (GA Funded) | Project 32: Dating the Temma iron deposits Submitted by: Ralph Bottrill, Mineral Resources Tasmania |
Not Submitted | |
| Hunter Valley, Sydney and South Coast, NSW | Project 33: Age of basaltic intrusions within the Sydney Basin, NSW Submitted by: Ian Graham, UNSW Sydney To be Analysed by: Curtin University, John de Laeter Centre |
Proposal |
