Dr Marc-Alban Millet
Reader
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- milletm@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5124
- 2.13, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
- Planet Formation
- Magmatic and Eruptive Processes
- Mantle Dynamics
- Analytical Development
- Novel Isotope Systems
Biography
- Reader in Isotope Geochemistry, Cardiff University, 2021-Present
- Senior lecturer in Isotope Geochemistry, Cardiff University, 2019-2021
- Lecturer in Isotope Geochemistry, Cardiff University, 2016-2019
- International Junior Research Fellow, Durham University, 2013-2016
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Origins Laboratory, University of Chicago (USA), 2012-2013
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington (NZ), 2008-2012
- PhD in Isotope Geochemistry, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Blaise Pascal – Clermont-Ferrand II (FRA), 2004-2007
- Associate Editor for Results in Geochemistry (2019-Present)
- Chair of the Geochemistry Group of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the Geological Society of London (2021-Present)
- Secretary of the Geochemistry Group of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the Geological Society of London (2018-2021)
Publications
2021
- Chi Fru, E. et al. 2021. Early Neoproterozoic oxygenation dynamics along the northern margin of the West African Craton, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Chemical Geology 581, article number: 120404. (10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120404)
- Klaver, M., MacLennan, S. A., Ibañez-Mejia, M., Tissot, F. L., Vroon, P. Z. and Millet, M. 2021. Reliability of detrital marine sediments as proxy for continental crust composition: the effects of hydrodynamic sorting on Ti and Zr isotope systematics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 310, pp. 221-239. (10.1016/j.gca.2021.05.030)
- Scorrer, J. et al. 2021. Diversity aboard a Tudor warship: investigating the origins of the Mary Rose crew using multi-isotope analysis. Royal Society Open Science 8(5), article number: 202106. (10.1098/rsos.202106)
- Soderman, C. R. et al. 2021. Heavy δ57Fe in ocean island basalts: a non-unique signature of processes and source lithologies in the mantle. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 292, pp. 309-332. (10.1016/j.gca.2020.09.033)
2020
- Hoare, L., Klaver, M., Saji, N. S., Gillies, J., Parkinson, I. J., Lissenberg, C. J. and Millet, M. 2020. Melt chemistry and redox conditions control titanium isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 282, pp. 38-54. (10.1016/j.gca.2020.05.015)
- Prior-Jones, M., Pinnion, J., Millet, M., Bagshaw, E., Fagereng, A. and Ballinger, R. 2020. An inclusive risk assessment tool for travel and fieldwork. Presented at: EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4-8 May 2020. Copernicus {GmbH}, (10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-7678)
- McCoy-West, A. J., Millet, M., Nowell, G. M., Nebel, O. and Burton, K. W. 2020. Simultaneous measurement of neodymium stable and radiogenic isotopes from a single aliquot using a double spike. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 35(2), pp. 388-402. (10.1039/C9JA00308H)
- Pons, M., Millet, M., Nowell, G. N., Misra, S. and Williams, H. M. 2020. Precise measurement of selenium isotopes by HG-MC-ICPMS using a 76-78 double-spike. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 35(2), pp. 320-330. (10.1039/C9JA00331B)
2019
- Bennett, E. N., Jenner, F. E., Millet, M., Cashman, K. V. and Lissenberg, C. J. 2019. Deep roots for mid-ocean-ridge volcanoes revealed by plagioclase-hosted melt inclusions. Nature 572(7768), pp. 235-239. (10.1038/s41586-019-1448-0)
- Lambart, S., Koornneef, J. M., Millet, M., Davies, G. R., Cook, M. and Lissenberg, C. J. 2019. Highly heterogeneous depleted mantle recorded in the lower oceanic crust. Nature Geoscience 12, pp. 482-486. (10.1038/s41561-019-0368-9)
- Troll, V. R. et al. 2019. Global Fe-O isotope correlation reveals magmatic origin of Kiruna-type apatite-iron-oxide ores. Nature Communications 10, article number: 1712. (10.1038/s41467-019-09244-4)
2017
- McCoy-West, A. J., Millet, M. and Burton, K. W. 2017. The neodymium stable isotope composition of the silicate Earth and chondrites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 480, pp. 121-132. (10.1016/j.epsl.2017.10.004)
- Inglis, E. C. et al. 2017. The behavior of iron and zinc stable isotopes accompanying the subduction of mafic oceanic crust: A case study from Western Alpine ophiolites. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 18(7), pp. 2562-2579. (10.1002/2016GC006735)
- Hopkins, J. L. et al. 2017. Multi-criteria correlation of tephra deposits to source centres applied in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Bulletin of Volcanology 79(7), article number: 55. (10.1007/s00445-017-1131-y)
- Allan, A. S. R., Barker, S. J., Millet, M., Morgan, D. J., Rooyakkers, S. M., Schipper, C. I. and Wilson, C. J. N. 2017. A cascade of magmatic events during the assembly and eruption of a super-sized magma body. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 172, article number: 49. (10.1007/s00410-017-1367-8)
- Nanne, J. A. M., Millet, M., Burton, K. W., Dale, C. W., Nowell, G. M. and Williams, H. M. 2017. High precision osmium stable isotope measurements by double spike MC-ICP-MS and N-TIMS. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 32(4), pp. 749-765. (10.1039/C6JA00406G)
2016
- Hopkins, J. L., Timm, C., Millet, M., Poirier, A., Wilson, C. J. and Leonard, G. S. 2016. Os isotopic constraints on crustal contamination in Auckland Volcanic Field basalts, New Zealand. Chemical Geology 439, pp. 83-97. (10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.06.019)
- Gazley, M. F., Vry, J. K., Millet, M., Handler, M. R., du Plessis, E. and Baker, J. A. 2016. New age constraints on metamorphism, metasomatism and gold mineralisation at Plutonic Gold Mine, Marymia Inlier, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 63(4), pp. 413-426. (10.1080/08120099.2016.1212924)
- Millet, M. et al. 2016. Titanium stable isotope investigation of magmatic processes on the Earth and Moon. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 449, pp. 197-205. (10.1016/j.epsl.2016.05.039)
- Cooper, G. F., Wilson, C. J. N., Millet, M. and Baker, J. A. 2016. Generation and rejuvenation of a supervolcanic magmatic system: a case study from Mangakino Volcanic Centre, New Zealand. Journal of Petrology 57(6), pp. 1135-1170., article number: egw035. (10.1093/petrology/egw035)
- Debret, B., Millet, M., Pons, M., Bouilhol, P., Inglis, E. and Williams, H. 2016. Isotopic evidence for iron mobility during subduction. Geology 44(3), pp. 215-218. (10.1130/G37565.1)
2015
- McGee, L. E., Millet, M., Beier, C., Smith, I. E. M. and Lindsay, J. M. 2015. Mantle heterogeneity controls on small-volume basaltic volcanism: Reply. Geology 43(11), pp. E371-E371. (10.1130/G37100Y.1)
- Hopkins, J. L., Millet, M., Timm, C., Wilson, C. J. N., Leonard, G. S., Palin, J. M. and Neil, H. 2015. Tools and techniques for developing tephra stratigraphies in lake cores: A case study from the basaltic Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Quaternary Science Reviews 123, pp. 58-75. (10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.06.014)
- McGee, L. E., Millet, M., Beier, C., Smith, I. E. M. and Lindsay, J. M. 2015. Mantle heterogeneity controls on small-volume basaltic volcanism. Geology 43(6), pp. 551-554. (10.1130/G36590.1)
- Chamberlain, K. J., Wilson, C. J. N., Wallace, P. J. and Millet, M. 2015. Micro-analytical perspectives on the Bishop Tuff and its Magma Chamber. Journal of Petrology 56(3), pp. 605-640. (10.1093/petrology/egv012)
2014
- Korchinski, M. S., Vry, J., Little, T. A., Millet, M., Bicknell, R., Smith, E. and von der Handt, A. 2014. Timing of UHP exhumation and rock fabric development in gneiss domes containing the world's youngest eclogite Facies rocks, southeastern Papua New Guinea. Journal of Metamorphic Geology 32(9), pp. 1019-1039. (10.1111/jmg.12105)
- Millet, M. and Dauphas, N. 2014. Ultra-precise titanium stable isotope measurements by double-spike high resolution MC-ICP-MS. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 29(8), pp. 1444-1458. (10.1039/c4ja00096j)
- Winton, V. H. L. et al. 2014. The contribution of aeolian sand and dust to iron fertilization of phytoplankton blooms in southwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 28(4), pp. 423-436. (10.1002/2013GB004574)
- Holder, P. W., Armstrong, K., Van Hale, R., Millet, M., Frew, R., Clough, T. J. and Baker, J. A. 2014. Isotopes and trace elements as natal origin markers of helicoverpa armigera - an experimental model for biosecurity pests. Plos One 9(3), article number: e92384. (10.1371/journal.pone.0092384)
- Millet, M., Tutt, C. M., Handler, M. R. and Baker, J. A. 2014. Processes and time scales of dacite magma assembly and eruption at Tauhara volcano, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 15(1), pp. 213-237. (10.1002/2013GC005016)
2013
- McGee, L. E., Smith, I. E. M., Millet, M., Handley, H. K. and Lindsay, J. M. 2013. Asthenospheric control of melting processes in a monogenetic basaltic system: a case study of the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Journal of Petrology 54(10), pp. 2125-2153. (10.1093/petrology/egt043)
- Allan, A. S. R., Morgan, D. J., Wilson, C. J. N. and Millet, M. 2013. From mush to eruption in centuries: assembly of the super-sized Oruanui magma body. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 166(1), pp. 143-164. (10.1007/s00410-013-0869-2)
2012
- McGee, L. E., Millet, M., Smith, I. E., Németh, K. and Lindsay, J. M. 2012. The inception and progression of melting in a monogenetic eruption: Motukorea Volcano, the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Lithos 155, pp. 360-374. (10.1016/j.lithos.2012.09.012)
- Mourão, C., Mata, J., Doucelance, R., Madeira, J., Millet, M. and Moreira, M. 2012. Geochemical temporal evolution of Brava Island magmatism: Constraints on the variability of Cape Verde mantle sources and on carbonatite-silicate magma link. Chemical Geology 334, pp. 44-61. (10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.031)
- Barker, S. J., Wilson, C. J. N., Baker, J. A., Millet, M., Rotella, M. D., Wright, I. C. and Wysoczanski, R. J. 2012. Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Silicic Magmas in the Intra-Oceanic Kermadec Arc. Journal of Petrology 54(2), pp. 351-391. (10.1093/petrology/egs071)
- Korchinski, M., Little, T. A., Smith, E. and Millet, M. 2012. Variation of Ti-in-quartz in gneiss domes exposing the world's youngest ultrahigh-pressure rocks, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13(10), article number: Q0AL01. (10.1029/2012GC004230)
- Allan, A. S. R., Wilson, C. J. N., Millet, M. and Wysoczanski, R. J. 2012. The invisible hand: Tectonic triggering and modulation of a rhyolitic supereruption. Geology 40(6), pp. 563-566. (10.1130/G32969.1)
- Cooper, G. F., Wilson, C. J. N., Millet, M., Baker, J. A. and Smith, E. G. C. 2012. Systematic tapping of independent magma chambers during the 1Ma Kidnappers supereruption. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 313-31, pp. 23-33. (10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.006)
2011
- Schiller, M., Baker, J., Creech, J., Paton, C., Millet, M., Irving, A. and Bizzarro, M. 2011. Rapid timescales for magma ocean crystallization on the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite parent body. Astrophysical Journal Letters 740(1), pp. L22. (10.1088/2041-8205/740/1/L22)
- Rhodes, R. H., Baker, J. A., Millet, M. and Bertler, N. A. 2011. Experimental investigation of the effects of mineral dust on the reproducibility and accuracy of ice core trace element analyses. Chemical Geology 286(3-4), pp. 207-221. (10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.05.006)
- Dunphy, B., Millet, M. and Jeffs, A. 2011. Elemental signatures in the shells of early juvenile green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus) and their potential use for larval tracking. Aquaculture 311(1-4), pp. 187-192. (10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.12.016)
2009
- Millet, M., Doucelance, R., Baker, J. A. and Schiano, P. 2009. Reconsidering the origins of isotopic variations in Ocean Island Basalts: Insights from fine-scale study of São Jorge Island, Azores archipelago. Chemical Geology 265(3-4), pp. 289-302. (10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.04.005)
2008
- Millet, M., Doucelance, R., Schiano, P., David, K. and Bosq, C. 2008. Mantle plume heterogeneity versus shallow-level interactions: A case study, the São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde archipelago. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 176(2), pp. 265-276. (10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.04.003)
Marc-Alban’s research interest focus on the development and use of geochemical tools to investigate geological processes pertaining to planet formation and evolution and the dynamics of magmatic systems in general. Current work involves:
- The use of Titanium isotopes to trace magmatic processes on the Earth and Moon
- Tracing the origin of Earth’s siderophile elements budget using Osmium stable isotopes
- Life and death of magma bodies, either small scale basaltic or large scale silicic
- Subduction zone processes and impact of recycling on mantle heterogeneity