Anthony James "Tony" Naldrett PhD, FRSC is an award-winning Canadian scientist. He is an authority on the geology and origin of nickel-copper-platinum group element deposits, the tectonic setting in which they occur, the petrology of associated rocks, and controls on their composition. He is considered an expert on the reaction between sulfide and silicate melts, fractional crystallization of sulfide melts, and the role of hydrothermal fluids. Aquatint of a Doctor in Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... The Royal Society of Canada, (French: La Société royale du Canada) The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic and silvery with a gold tinge Atomic mass 58. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Atomic mass 195. ... ... Petrology is a field of geology which focuses on the study of rocks and the conditions by which they form. ... Formally, sulfide is the dianion, S2−, which exists in strongly alkaline aqueous solutions formed from H2S or alkali metal salts such as Li2S, Na2S, and K2S. Sulfide is exceptionally basic and, with a pKa > 14, it does not exist in appreciable concentrations even in highly alkaline water. ... In chemistry, a silicate is a compound containing an anion in which one or more central silicon atoms are surrounded by electronegative ligands. ... Hydrothermal circulation in the oceans is the passage of the water through mid-ocean Ridge (MOR) systems. ...

Early life

Naldrett was born in England. Between 1951-1953, he was a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... RAF redirects here. ...

In 1957, he obtained a degree in geology from the University of Cambridge. Later that year he moved to Canada, where he worked in Sudbury as a geologist for Falconbridge Nickel Mines. In 1959 he moved to Kingston, Ontario to attend Queen's University. He received an MSc (1961) and a PhD (1964) for his research on nickel deposits. The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} Aedificemus (Come, let us build together) Location City Information Established: 1893 (as Sudbury) 2001 (as Greater Sudbury) Area: 3,354 km² Population:  - City (2001)  - CD rank  - Municipal rank 155,219 20th in Canada 24th in Canada Population density: 46. ... Falconbridge Limited TSX: FAL NYSE: FAL is a Toronto, Ontario-based natural resources company with operations in 18 countries, involved in the exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of metal and mineral products, including nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum. ... Murney Tower, Kingston The Fort Henry Guard performing an historical demonstration The Prince George Hotel. ... Queens University, generally referred to simply as Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian, research-intensive university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ...

Career

Naldrett took a position working in the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. In 1967, he returned to Canada as an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. In 1984, he was appointed a full Professor. He worked there until his retirement in 1998. The university made him an Emeritus Professor. The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 to support scientific research. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario. ... Emeritus (IPA pronunciation: or ) is an adjective that is used in the title of a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ...

Naldrett has authored, or co-authored 240 refereed publications, plus the writing or editing of 8 books covering his research in geology, mineralogy and chemistry of magmatic sulfide deposits and related rocks. His research has covered most of the world's magmatic sulfide ores, including those at Sudbury, the Abitibi Belt, Voisey's Bay, the West Australian Widgiemooltha Komatiite deposits, the Zimbabwe Nickel deposits, deposits of the Raglan and Thompson Nickel belts, Norilsk, Pechenga, Jinchuan, the Duluth Complex, the Bushveld and Stillwater complexes, Zimbabwe’s Great Dyke, and at Lac des Iles. Mineralogy is an earth science that involves the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. ... Chemistry (from Persian language کیمیا Kimia and Greek χημεία khÄ“meía[1] meaning alchemy) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms, such as gases, molecules, crystals, and metals. ... Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits or VMS are a type of metal sulfide ore deposit, mainly Cu-Zn, associated with certain types of volcanism. ... Lake Abitibi is a lake in northeastern Ontario and western Quebec, Canada. ... Voiseys Bay, located in Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 38 kilometres south-west of Nain, is the location of a large nickel deposit discovered in September of 1993 by Archean Inc. ... // Properly managed, Zimbabwes wide range of resources should enable it to support continuing economic growth. ... Norilsk downtown was designed in a typical Stalinist style. ... Petsamo is located at the Barents Sea coast between Russia in the east, Norway in the west and Finland to the south. ... The Bushveld is a geographic region of South Africa that encompasses most of Limpopo Province and part of the North West Province. ... --195. ...

In addition to his research, he has consulted for over 30 companies including Chevron Corporation, Falconbridge Ltd., Western Mining Corporation, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Group, Cominco-American, and Kennecott. Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is one of the worlds largest global energy companies. ... WMC Resources Limited is an Australian diversified mining and fertilizer company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:WMR). ... BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ... Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873. ... Teck-Cominco TSX: TEK is a Canadian mining company. ... The Bingham Canyon mine is the largest man-made excavation on earth. ...

Positions held

• 1982-1983, President of the Mineralogical Association of Canada
• 1991-1992, President of the Society of Economic Geologists
• 1998-2002, President of the International Mineralogical Association
• 2001-2002, President of the Geological Society of America
• Chairman of the Board of the International Geological Correlation Programme
• 2005-, Visiting Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London
• 2005-, Honorary Professorship at the University of the Witswatersrand

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Honours and awards

• 1974, awarded the Barlow Gold Medal by the Canadian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy
• 1980, awarded the Duncan Derry Medal by the Geological Association of Canada
• 1982, awarded the Society Medal by the Society of Economic Geologists
• 1983, bestowed and Honorary Life Fellowships in the European Union of Geosciences
• 1984, elected to the Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada
• 1986, awarded the Bownocker Gold Medal by Ohio State University
• 1991, awarded the Past-Presidents' Medal by the Mineralogical Association of Canada
• 1994, awarded the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada
• 1999, bestowed and Honorary Life Fellowships in the Russian Mineralogical Society
• 2000, awarded the Wardell Armstrong Prize from the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
• 2000, received D.Sc. (honoris causa) from Laurentian University
• 2001, received D.Sc. (honoris causa) from the University of Pretoria
• 2002, bestowed and Honorary Life Fellowships in the Mineralogical Society
• 2002, awarded the Penrose Gold Medal by the Society of Economic Geologists

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Oftern cited publications

• 2003 Naldrett, A.J., Magmatic Sulfide Deposits of Nickel-Copper and Platinum Metal Ores, ISBN 5-902260-02-7, St Petersburg University 400 pp (in Russian)
• 2001 Li, C., Naldrett, A.J. and Ripley, E.M., Critical factors for the formation of a Ni-Cu deposit: Lessons from a comparison of the Pants Lake and Voisey's Bay deposits, Labrador, Mineralium Deposita 36, 85-92.
• 2000 Li, Chusi and Naldrett, Anthony J., Melting reactions of gneissic inclusions with enclosing magma at Voisey's Bay: Implications with respect to ore genesis. Economic Geology, 95, 801-814

References

• University of Toronto- Bio
• Precambrian Research Center- Bio
• Naldrett Will Deliver Convocation Address
• Geology Alumni News- February 2006

External links

• Society of Economic Geologists- Penrose Award
• ZoomInfo Bio

See also

• Ore genesis
• Kambalda type komatiitic nickel ore deposits