MISSION
Exploring how deep-time plate tectonics built a human-habitable, resource-rich planet
The Tectonics and Earth Systems Group is a part of School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences in Adelaide University.
TES Group members are geologists and geochemists, and our aim is to develop an evolving model of the world where every aspect is testable and mutable.
TES Group Publications
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Collins, A.S., Blades, M.L., Hasterok, D, Cameron, F., Razakamanana, T., Merdith, A. S., Foden, J. D., Clark, C. in press. The Largest Mountain 1 Belt of the Last Billion Years: The East African Orogen, its tectono-topographic evolution and global significance. In: Harley, S. (ed) In the Footsteps of Hutton A celebration of the tercentenary of the Birth of James Hutton. Geological Society, London, Special Publication. Preprint - https://doi.org/10.31223/X55V2B
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Olierook, H.K.H., Ribeiro, B.V., Liebmann, J., Rankenburg, K., Jourdan, F., Redaa, A., Lloyd, J.C., Belgrano, T.M., Cruz, C.R.C.S., Jegal, Y., Mercadier, J., Zimmermann C., Yu, J., Zametzer, A., Kirkland, C.L., Gilbert, S.E., Rohrer, R., Storey, C.D., Doucet, L.S., Jones, I., Stokes, L., Zack, T., Rösel, D., Hébert, N., Fougerouse, D., Kaempf, J., Datta, P., Hameed, H., Evans, N.J., Roberts, M.P., Farkas, J., Glorie, S., Mayers, C., Frew, A., Al Odeh, S., Roche, C.E., Chiaradia, M., Cruz-Uribe, A.M., Collins, A.S., Karlsson, A., Kumara, A.S., 2026. Appraisal of eight natural mica reference materials for in situ Rb-Sr geochronology. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research. https://doi: 10.1111/ggr.70061
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Collins, A.S., El-Enen, M.M.A., Nehlig, P., Macey, P.H., Jacobs, J., Passchier, C., Kattan, F., Whitehouse, M., Bakhsh, R., Al Garni, S., Elkomi, M.B., Peter Johnson, P., Stern, R.J., Harbi, F.M.H., Rimi, N., Qubsani, A., Kashghari, W. 2026. Microplate subdivision, terrane identification and intra-terrane stratigraphic framework of the Arabian Shield—volcanic arcs priming the planet for the Cryogenian? Earth-Science Reviews, 282, 105651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105651
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Collins, A.S. and Blaikie, T. 2026. The Greater McArthur Basin: Introduction to the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences Special Volume. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 73, 461–464. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2026.2706162
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Yang, B., Collins, A.S., Blades, M.L., Jourdan, F. 2026. Reconstructing the Mesoproterozoic palaeogeography of northern Australia through coupled detrital thermo- and geo-chronometers. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 73, 609–627. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2023.2210635
TES Group News
Sept 2026 Arkaroola research fieldtrip
Alan Collins, Tian Gan, Ananyaa Deepak, Nicko Wyndham and Stella Colgrave will be joining students from Niigata University in Japan on a fieldtrip to the Flinders Ranges with highlights including Brachina Gorge and the new Nilpena National Park.
Aug 2026 Darwin off to sunnier climes
Our very own Dr Darwinaji Subarkah is off to take up a position as Basins Manager at the NT Geological Survey. He’ll be sorely missed here, but our loss is the Northern Territory’s gain.
Debbie through major PhD milestone
Debbie Mfa completed her first year PhD review. She recently returned for a stunning field campaign in far NE Namibia with A/Prof Absai Vatuva and Dr Coleen Uahengo from the University of Namibia.
Tian joins TES
Dr Tian Gan recently joined TES on a 3 year post-doc to work on the Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic geology and geochemistry of the Bangamall Supergroup in WA and on broadly coeval rocks from India.
New PhD candidate to join
We have a new PhD student—Mr Siddharth Karjini—who is to join us from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur later this year. He’ll be working on the protoliths of the Eastern Ghat Province, India.
Nicko rocks it in the NT
Nicko Wyndham has just returned from an amazing internship with the NT Geological Survey in Alice Springs where he has been looking at the Pertatataka Formation and have an overall excellent time in the field.. Thank you Charlie, Nick, Alex and everyone at the Alice Springs office.
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