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Dr Andrew Glikson

Visiting Fellow 2005-

 
Office Location
Room 139B, DEMS Building 47
 
Mailing Address
Department of Earth and Marine Sciences
DEMS Building 047
Australian National University
ACT 0200 Australia
 
Telephone  +61 2 612 50563
Fax  +61 2 612 55544
Email  Andrew.Glikson@anu.edu.au
 
 
       
Research Interests  
       
Mass extinctions linked to asteroid impacts
Evolution of the Archaean and early Proterozoic Earth
Petrology and geochemistry of Precambrian volcanic and plutonic rocks
Crustal effects of major asteroids and comets impacts
Evolution of the hydrosphere and atmosphere
   
 
       
Research Items  
       
The Barberton ~3.26-3.24 Ga asteroid mega-impact cluster and correlated peak magmatic and rifting events, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia
Significance of banded iron/jaspilite/ferruginous shale units associated with asteroid impact ejecta units in 3.5-2.4 Ga terrains, Pilbara and Kaapvaal cratons
Extraterrestrial impact episodes and Archaean to early Proterozoic (3.8–2.4 Ga) habitats of life
Geochemical signatures of Archaean to Early Proterozoic Maria-scale oceanic impact basins
Asteroid/comet impact clusters, flood basalts and mass extinctions: significance of isotopic age overlaps
   
 
       
Recent Publications  
       

Glikson, A., (2005) “Geochemical signatures of Archean to Early Proterozoic Maria-scale oceanic impact basins ”, Geology, Vol 33, Issue 2, pp 125-8,

Glikson, A., (2005) “Asteroid/comet impact clusters, flood basalts and mass extinctions: Significance of isotopic age overlaps”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 236, Issue , pp 933-937,

Glikson, A., (2005) “Geochemical and isotopic signatures of Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic extraterrestrial impact ejecta/fallout units”, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 52, Issue , pp 785-798,

Glikson, A., Eggins, S., Golding, S., Haines, P., Iasky, R., Mernagh, T., Mory, A., Pirajno, F., Uysal, I., (2005) “Microchemistry and microstructures of hydrothermally altered shock-metamorphosed basement gneiss, Woodleigh impact structure, Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia”, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 52, Issue , pp 555-573,

Glikson, A., Haines, P., (2005) “Shoemaker Memorial Issue on the Australian impact record: 1997-2005 update”, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 52, Issue , pp 475-476,

Glikson, A., Mory, A., Iasky, R., Pirajno, F., Golding, S., Uysal, I., (2005) “Woodleigh, Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: history of discovery, Late Devonian age, and geophyscial and morphometric evidence for a 120 km-diameter impact structure”, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 52, Issue , pp 545-553,

Iasky, R., Glikson, A., (2005) “Gnargoo: a possible 75 km-diameter post-Early Permian - pre-Cretaceous buried impact structure, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia”, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 52, Issue , pp 575-586,

Glikson, A., (2004) “An Alternative Earth: Comment”, GSA today, Vol DOI 10.1130/1052-5173(2004)014< Journal type (Ref e1-e2, pp , Issue>

Glikson, A., (2004) “Comment on “Bedout: A possible end-permian impact crater offshore of northwestern Australia””, Science, Vol 306, Issue 5696, pp 613b,

Glikson, A., (2004) “Early precambrian asteroid impact-triggered tsunami: excavated seabed, debris flows, exotic boulders, and turbulance features associated with 3.47–2.47 Ga-old asteroid impact fallout units, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia”, Astrobiology, Vol 4, Issue 1, pp 19-50,

Glikson, A., (2004) “Impacts do not initiate volcanic eruptions: Eruptions close to the crater: COMMENT”, Geology, Vol Online, Issue , pp e48,

Glikson, A., (2004) “Impacts do not initiate volcanic eruptions: Eruptions close to the crater: Comment and Reply”, Geology, Vol 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)31< Journal type (Ref pp , Issue e48,>

Glikson, A., Allen, C., (2004) “Iridium anomalies and fractionated siderophile element patterns in impact ejecta, Brockman Iron Formation, Hamersley Basin, Western Australia: evidence for a major asteroid impact in simatic crustal regions of the early Proterozoic earth”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 220, Issue 3-4, pp 247-264,

Glikson, A., Allen, C., Vickers, J., (2004) “Multiple 3.47-Ga-old asteroid impact fallout units, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 221, Issue 1-4, pp 383-396,

Glikson, A., (2003) “Comment on “Extraterrestrial influences on mantle plume activity” by D.H. Abbott and A.E. Isley [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 205 (2002) 53-62]”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 215, Issue 3-4, pp 425-427,

Glikson, A., (2003) “Early Archean spherule beds: Chromium isotopes confirm origin through multiple impacts of projectiles of carbonaceous chondrite type: Comment and Reply”, Geology, Vol doi 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)31, Issue , pp e36-e37,

Pirajno, F., Hawke, P., Glikson, A., Haynes, P., Uysal, T., (2003) “Shoemaker impact structure, Western Australia”, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 50, Issue 5, pp 775-796,

Glikson, A., (2002) “Limits on the origins and space transport of life”, Meteorite!, Vol 8, Issue 2, pp 8-13,

Glikson, A., (2002) “Two and a half billion year-old asteroid impact deposits in the Pilbara, Western Australia”, Meteorite!, Vol 8, Issue 1, pp 24-28,

Gorter, J., Glikson, A., (2002) “Fohn lamproite and a possible late Eocene – pre-Miocene diatreme field, Northern Bonaparte Basin, Timor Sea”, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol 49, Issue 5, pp 847-868,

Uysal, I., Golding, S., Glikson, A., Mory, A., Glikson, M., Iasky, R., Pirajno, F., (2002) “Reply to “Comment on: ‘K-Ar evidence from illicit clays of a late devonian age for the 120 km diameter Woodleigh impact structure, Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia“”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 201, Issue 1, pp 253-260,

Glikson, A., (2002) “Morphometric analysis and estimates of the original dimensions of the Shoemaker impact structure. In: F. Pirajno, Geology of the Shoemaker impact structure. Report 82”, Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, pp 44-46

Glikson, A., (2002) “Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometric study of the Teague Granite. In: F. Pirajno, Geology of the Shoemaker impact structure. Report 82”, Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, pp 47-48

Glikson, A., (2001) “The astronomical connection of terrestrial evolution: crustal effects of post-3.8 Ga mega-impact clusters and evidence for major 3.2&plusmn;0.1 Ga bombardment of the Earth-Moon system”, Journal of Geodynamics, Vol 32, Issue 1-2, pp 205-229,

Gorter, J., Glikson, A., (2001) “Comment on “Origin of a late Eocene to pre-Miocene buried crater and breccia lens at Fohn-1, North Bonaparte Basin, Timor Sea: A probable extraterrestrial connection””, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Vol 36, Issue 5, pp 747-752,

Uysal, I., Golding, S., Glikson, A., Mory, A., Glikson, M., (2001) “K-Ar evidence from illicit clays of a late devonian age for the 120 km diameter Woodleigh impact structure, Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 192, Issue 3, pp 281-289,

Mory, A., Pirajno, F., Glikson, A., Croker, J., (2001) “GSWA Woodleigh 1, 2, and 2A well completion report”, Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, pp 147

Glikson, A., (2000) “Early asteroid impacts and the origin of terrestrial life”, Meteorite!, Vol 6, Issue , pp 8-15,

Glikson, A., (2000) “Woodleigh - The World's 4th Largest Impact Structure”, Meteorite!, Vol 6, Issue 3, pp 18-20,

Gorter, J., Glikson, A., (2000) “Origin of a late Eocene to pre-Miocene buried crater and breccia lens at Fohn-1, North Bonaparte Basin, Timer Sea: A probable extraterrestrial connection”, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Vol 35, Issue 2, pp 381-392,

Mory, A., Iaski, R., Glikson, A., Pirajno, F., (2000) “Woodleigh, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: a new 120 km diameter impact structure”, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 177, Issue 1-2, pp 119-128,