Dr Melanie Finch
Lecturer, Solid Earth Geoscience
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
36 Scholarly works
3 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
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.2025.1192712025
Conference Proceedings
Structural Controls and Metasomatic Evolution of the Mary Kathleen REE-U Skarn Deposit, Mount Isa Inlier, Australia
DOI: 10.7185/gold2025.273092024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Critical Metal Fluid Migration in Shear Zones During Tectonic Switches
2024
Research grants (other domestic)
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
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-X2023
Journal article
Microstructures, geochemistry, and geochronology of mica fish: Review and advances
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2023.104947