Dr Melanie Finch
Lecturer, Solid Earth Geoscience
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
37 Scholarly works
8 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Deformation-enhanced fluid evolution and skarn–IOCG transition in the Paleoproterozoic Elaine Dorothy Cu–Au system, Mount Isa Inlier, Australia
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-026-01485-w2026
Research grants (other domestic)
Leica EM ACE600
2026
Other
Changes in fluid migration in ductile shear zones during tectonic switching may explain the formation of hydrothermal ore deposits
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-28682026
Other
The evolution of syn-deformational porosity in a marble mylonite over increasing strain: Insights from EBSD and 3-D microcomputed tomography
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-46622025
Journal article
Dislocation networks facilitate element diffusion in deformed garnet
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2025.1192712024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Critical Metal Fluid Migration in Shear Zones During Tectonic Switches
2022
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Add Mountains and Shake: Plate Boundary Fault and Earthquake Patterns
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Conference Proceedings
Structural Controls and Metasomatic Evolution of the Mary Kathleen REE-U Skarn Deposit, Mount Isa Inlier, Australia
DOI: 10.7185/gold2025.273092025
Book Chapter
Influence of tectonic element recycling on magma-associated mineral deposits
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99762-1.00070-x2025
Conference Proceedings
Challenging the garnet chemical-isotopic reliability in response to high-strain and temperature ductile deformation
DOI: 10.7185/gold2025.263802024
Journal article
Rheology modification in a subduction channel due to eclogite facies metasomatism (Rocky Beach Metamorphic Mélange, Port Macquarie, Australia)
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2024.1077972024
Journal article
The importance of active-learning, student support, and peer teaching networks: A case study from the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, Australia
DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2023.22420712024
Book Chapter
Influence of tectonic element recycling on magma-associated mineral deposits
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99762-1.00070-X
RECENT PROJECTS
2026
Research contracts (non-grants)
PhD Project: Geological Evolution of the Youanmi Gold Deposit, West Australia.
2025
Research contracts (non-grants)
Ora Banding Mining Shear Zone and Mineralisation Research Project