Summary
My research focuses on understanding the geochemistry of hydrothermal systems, in particular how metals are transported and deposited to form ore deposits, and developing geochemical tools for mineral exploration. Current research areas include:■ Metal transport and controls of fertility in porphyry ore deposits■ Mineral chemistry of hydrothermal alteration and exploration applications■ Use of transition metal isotopes (Zn Cu, Fe) for tracing metal sources, flow pathways and depositional mechanisms■ Development of laser ablation ICPMS for the determination of metals in fluid inclusions■ Geochemistry of sediment-hosted ore systems
Qualifications
Degrees
- BA, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1983 - 1986
- PhD, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 1986 - 1989
Employment history
Academic
- Honorary Research Associate, University of Tasmania, CODES, School of Earth Sciences, Australia, 2012 - ongoing
- Visiting Research Professor, University of Tasmania, CODES, School of Earth Sciences, Australia, 2008 - 2010
- Reader, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering, United Kingdom, 1990 - ongoing
Highlighted publications
- Wilkinson JJ, Chang Z, Cooke DR, Baker MJ, Wilkinson CC, Inglis S, Chen H, Bruce Gemmell J (2015) The chlorite proximitor: A new tool for detecting porphyry ore deposits. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Elsevier BV : 10 - 26. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2015.01.005
- Wilkinson JJ (2013) Triggers for the formation of porphyry ore deposits in magmatic arcs. Nature Geoscience, (11) Springer Science and Business Media LLC : 917 - 925. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1940
- Wilkinson JJ, Crowther HL, Coles BJ (2011) Chemical mass transfer during hydrothermal alteration of carbonates: Controls of seafloor subsidence, sedimentation and Zn–Pb mineralization in the Irish Carboniferous. Chemical Geology, (1-2) Elsevier BV : 55 - 75. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.07.008
- Wilkinson JJ, Stoffell B, Wilkinson CC, Jeffries TE, Appold MS (2009) Anomalously Metal-Rich Fluids Form Hydrothermal Ore Deposits. Science, (5915) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) : 764 - 767. doi: 10.1126/science.1164436
- Wilkinson JJ, Everett CE, Boyce AJ, Gleeson SA, Rye DM (2005) Intracratonic crustal seawater circulation and the genesis of subseafloor zinc-lead mineralization in the Irish orefield. Geology, (10) Geological Society of America : 805 - 805. doi: 10.1130/g21740.1
- Wilkinson JJ, Simmons SF, Stoffell B How metalliferous brines line Mexican epithermal veins with silver. Scientific Reports, (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLCdoi: 10.1038/srep02057
Highlighted publications
- Wilkinson JJ, Chang Z, Cooke DR, Baker MJ, Wilkinson CC, Inglis S, Chen H, Bruce Gemmell J (2015) The chlorite proximitor: A new tool for detecting porphyry ore deposits. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Elsevier BV : 10 - 26. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2015.01.005
- Wilkinson JJ (2013) Triggers for the formation of porphyry ore deposits in magmatic arcs. Nature Geoscience, (11) Springer Science and Business Media LLC : 917 - 925. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1940
- Wilkinson JJ, Crowther HL, Coles BJ (2011) Chemical mass transfer during hydrothermal alteration of carbonates: Controls of seafloor subsidence, sedimentation and Zn–Pb mineralization in the Irish Carboniferous. Chemical Geology, (1-2) Elsevier BV : 55 - 75. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.07.008
- Wilkinson JJ, Stoffell B, Wilkinson CC, Jeffries TE, Appold MS (2009) Anomalously Metal-Rich Fluids Form Hydrothermal Ore Deposits. Science, (5915) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) : 764 - 767. doi: 10.1126/science.1164436
- Wilkinson JJ, Everett CE, Boyce AJ, Gleeson SA, Rye DM (2005) Intracratonic crustal seawater circulation and the genesis of subseafloor zinc-lead mineralization in the Irish orefield. Geology, (10) Geological Society of America : 805 - 805. doi: 10.1130/g21740.1
- Wilkinson JJ, Simmons SF, Stoffell B How metalliferous brines line Mexican epithermal veins with silver. Scientific Reports, (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLCdoi: 10.1038/srep02057