Dr Christopher Oze
Position
Lecturer in Igneous Petrology
Qualifications
BA(Hons) Geology/Chemistry, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
PhD
Stanford, California
Room
329
Contact Details
Phone: (#64-3) 364-2987 ext 45680
Fax: +64 3 364 2769
christopher.oze@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal Address: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Fields of Research
- Petrogenesis and alteration of ultramafic/mafic material
- Geochemical thermodynamics and kinetics of fluid-rock interactions
- Biogeochemical evolution of metals related to critical zone processes
Research Summary
Petrogenesis, serpentinization/alteration, weathering, and geochemistry of ultramafic/mafic materials using field, laboratory, and theoretical methods. Implications of this research are directly applicable to hydrothermal systems, plate tectonics, economic geology, environmental geology, the origins of life, life on Mars, soil science, and medical geology.
Subject Area: Disciplines
Earth Sciences: Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology, Tectonics
Future Research
- Geochemical reassessment of New Zealand serpentinites, associated metasomatic rocks, and serpentine soils
- Serpentinization/carbonate geochemistry in mid-ocean ridge and accretionary environments
Silica in geothermal systems - Biogeochemistry of terroir in Nelson and Marlborough (New Zealand)
- Dissolution kinetics of asbestiform minerals in lung and gastric systems
Publications
Please see Chris's UC Research Profile for a full list of publications.