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Research outputs per year
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Biography
I am a geologist who specialises in the application of geochemical and microstructural techniques to Earth and planetary science. My research group aims to understand the origin and evolution of planetary crusts, and how they have been shaped by meteorite impacts through time. Recently, this has involved studying meteorite impact structures, some of Earth’s oldest rocks and meteorites from the Moon, Mars and the asteroid belt. We also apply the analytical tools developed for this research into the study of processes that lead to major ore deposits, particularly of metals that are required for the transition to low-carbon economies.
Research Interests
- Dating solar system processes via combined imaging, EBSD and U-Th-Pb isotope analysis of achondritic meteorites
- Shock metamorphism and its effects on key chemical records of planetary evolution, especially the isotopic systematics of volatile and moderately volatile elements
- The formation and differentiation of meteorite impact melt sheets
- Origin and evolution of Earth's early crust, through study of sites such as the >3.8 billion year old Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt, Superior Province, Canada
- Development of novel techniques for in-situ geochemical and isotopic measurements by atom probe tomography, SIMS in-situ ID-TIMS and Laser Ablation ICP-MS
- Application of novel isotopic and structural tools to the dating and tracing of ore-formation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- QE Geology
- TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
- Q Science (General)
- QD Chemistry
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Solving the Martian meteorite age conundrum using micro-baddeleyite and launch-generated zircon
Moser, D. E., Chamberlain, K. R., Tait, K. T., Schmitt, A. K., Darling, J. R., Barker, I. R. & Hyde, B. C., 25 Jul 2013, In: Nature. 499, 7459, p. 454-457Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Baddeleyite as a widespread and sensitive indicator of meteorite bombardment in planetary crusts
White, L. F., Darling, J., Moser, D. E., Cayron, C., Barker, I. R., Dunlop, J. & Tait, K. T., 1 Aug 2018, In: Geology. 46, 8, p. 719-722 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Atomic-scale age resolution of planetary events
White, L. F., Darling, J., Moser, D., Reinhard, D. A., Prosa, T. J., Bullen, D., Olsen, D., Larson, D. J., Lawrence, D. & Martin, I., 26 May 2017, In: Nature Communications. 8, 7 p., 15597.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dating shear zones with plastically deformed titanite: new insights into the orogenic evolution and ore remobilization history of the Sudbury impact structure (Ontario, Canada)
Papapavlou, K., Darling, J., Storey, C., Lightfoot, P., Moser, D. E. & Lasalle, S., 1 Apr 2017, In: Precambrian Research. 291, p. 220-235 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variable microstructural response of baddeleyite to shock metamorphism in young basaltic shergottite NWA 5298 and improved U-Pb dating of Solar System events
Darling, J. R., Moser, D., Barker, I., Tait, K., Chamberlain, K., Schmitt, A. & Hyde, B., 15 Jun 2016, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 444, p. 1-12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Supplementary data for 'Zircon perspectives on the age and origin of evolved S-type granites from the Cornubian Batholith, Southwest England'.
Smith, W. D. (Creator), Darling, J. (Creator), Bullen, D. (Creator), Lasalle, S. (Creator), Pereira, I. F. G. M. (Creator), Moreira, H. S. (Creator), Allen, C. J. (Creator) & Tapster, S. (Creator), Elsevier BV, 25 Mar 2019
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Supplementary data for 'Two billion years of evolution enclosed in hydrothermal rutile: recycling of the São Francisco Craton Crust and constraints on gold remobilisation processes'.
Pereira, I. F. G. M. (Creator), Storey, C. (Creator), Darling, J. (Creator), Lana, C. (Creator) & Alkmim, A. R. (Creator), Elsevier BV, 28 Dec 2018
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Supplementary material for 'Detrital rutile tracks the first appearance of subduction zone low T/P paired metamorphism in the Palaeoproterozoic'.
Pereira, I. (Creator), Storey, C. (Creator), Darling, J. (Creator), Moreira, H. (Creator), Strachan, R. (Creator) & Cawood, P. A. (Creator), Elsevier BV, 12 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117069
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Supplementary material for 'The shocking state of apatite and merrillite in shergottite Northwest Africa 5298 and extreme nanoscale chlorine isotope variability revealed by atom probe tomography'.
Darling, J. (Creator), White, L. (Creator), Kizovski, T. (Creator), Černok, A. (Creator), Moser, D. E. (Creator), Tait, K. (Creator), Dunlop, J. (Creator), Langelier, B. (Creator), Douglas, J. (Creator), Zhao, X. (Creator), Franchi, I. (Creator) & Anand, M. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 13 Nov 2020
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Data availability statement for 'Baddeleyite as a widespread and sensitive indicator of meteorite bombardment in planetary crusts'.
White, L. F. (Creator), Darling, J. (Creator), Moser, D. E. (Creator), Cayron, C. (Creator), Barker, I. R. (Creator), Dunlop, J. (Creator) & Tait, K. T. (Creator), Geological Society of America, 12 Jul 2018
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Purchase of a Tandem LA-LIBS femtosecond laser for the UK
Storey, C., Darling, J., Mottram, C., Parrish, R., Watts, J., Preston, J., Cragg, S. & Couceiro, F.
18/01/21 → …
Project: Research
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EMMU: Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis Unit
Darling, J., Dunlop, J., Storey, C., Coyne, J. & Koor, N.
1/01/18 → …
Project: Other
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Correlative digital microscopy for future heritage science and outreach
7/12/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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UK Leadership in Extraterrestrial sample return
Science and Technology Facilities Council
1/10/19 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
Activities
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Linking shock microstructures and geochronology with zirconia (ZrO2)
James Darling (Speaker)
7 Aug 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Newbury Astronomical Society Public Lecture
James Darling (Speaker)
3 Jun 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Microanalytical Techniques in Earth Sciences
James Darling (Organiser)
Sep 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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American Journal of Science (Journal)
James Darling (Peer reviewer)
2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Nature (Journal)
James Darling (Peer reviewer)
2013Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Press / Media
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A new way to improve how we measure the age of planetary evolution
25/05/17 → 30/05/17
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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48 Years Later NASA’s Apollo 17 Just Found A Moon-Melting Meteorite Of Dinosaur-Killing Size
27/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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Portsmouth scientists awarded £342k grant to study how Mars died.
13/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited