Professor Stephen Roberts BSc, PhD

Professor of Geology

Stephen Roberts is Professor of Geology within the School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton at the University of Southampton.

BSc, University College Wales, Aberystwyth
PhD Open University

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Research interests

Steve's primary research interest is seeking to understand the processes that result in the development of ore deposits, particularly of copper, cobalt, zinc and gold. Recent research activity has focussed on the origin of the world class copper-cobalt deposits of the Zambia Copperbelt and the formation and evolution of hydrothermal vent sites on the Ocean Floor, in particular within the Mid-Cayman Trough in the Caribbean and the Brothers Volcano on the Kermadec Arc.

Research group

Geochemistry

Research project(s)

Improved mineral exploration and exploitation strategies

Member of Council - Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA)
Member NERC Peer Review College

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Articles

Book

Barriga, F. J. A. S., Binns, R. A., Miller, D. J., & Roberts, S. (2007). Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. Vol. 193. Anatomy of an active felsic-hosted hydrothermal system, Eastern Manus Basin. Covering Leg 193 of the cruises of the drilling vessel "Joides Resolution", Apra Harbor, Guam, to Townsville, Australia, Sites 1188-1191, 7 November 2000 - 3 January 2001. (Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Scientific Results; Vol. 193). Texas A & M University Ocean Drilling Program.

Book Chapters

Roberts, S., & Gunn, G. (2014). Cobalt. In G. Gunn (Ed.), Critical Metals Handbook (pp. 122-149). John Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118755341.ch6
Sullivan, K. A., Roberts, S., Teagle, D. A. H., Naden, J., & Lusty, P. A. J. (2013). Investigating the controls on critical metal distribution in porphyry deposits. In E. Jonsson (Ed.), Mineral Deposit Research for High-Tech World, Vols. 1-4 (pp. 884-887). Uppsala University.
Roberts, S., Nowecki, J., Gleeson, S., & Boyce, A. (2013). Tracing seawater evaporation and evaporite dissolution in the Zambian Copperbelt: evidence from crush-leach analysis of fluid inclusions and stable isotopes. In E. Jonsson (Ed.), Mineral Deposit Research for High-Tech World, Vols. 1-4 (pp. 659-662). Uppsala University.
Roberts, S., Foster, R. P., & Nesbitt, R. W. (1990). Mineralisation associated with early Precambrian basic magmatism. In R. P. Hall, & D. J. Hughes (Eds.), Early Precambrian Basic Magmatism (pp. 157-190). Blackie/Chapman & Hall.
Roberts, S., Rassios, A., Wright, L., Vacondius, I., Vrachatis, G., Grivas, E., Nesbitt, R. W., Neary, C. R., Moat, T., & Konstantopolou, L. (1988). Structural controls on the location and form of the Vourinos Chromite Deposits. In J. Boissonnas, & P. Omenetto (Eds.), Mineral Deposits within the European Community (pp. 249-266). Springer.

Conferences

Thorne, R., Herrington, R., & Roberts, S. (2010). Weathering of Tethyan Ophiolites and the formation of silicate and oxide Ni Laterites in the Late Cretaceous. In P. J. Williams (Ed.), Smart science for exploration and mining : proceedings of the 10th Biennial SGA Meeting, Townsville, Australia, 17th-20th August 2009 (pp. 337-339). Economic Geology Research Unit, James Cook University.
Bach, W., Roberts, S., & Binns, R. A. (2007). Data report: Chemical and isotopic (S, Sr) composition of anhydrite from ODP Leg 193, PACMANUS hydrothermal system, Manus Basin, Papua New Guinea. In Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results. Vol. 193. Anatomy of an active felsic-hosted hydrothermal system, Eastern Manus Basin. Covering Leg 193 of the cruises of the drilling vessel "Joides Resolution" (pp. 23pp). (Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Scientific Results; Vol. 193). Texas A & M University Ocean Drilling Program.
Allen, K., Roberts, S., & Murray, J. W. (2000). Analysis of organic components in the test wall of agglutinated foraminifera by Fourier Transform Infrared and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. In M. Hart (Ed.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera, Plymouth England, 8-12 Sept 1997 (pp. 1-13). (Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication; No. 7). Grzybowski Foundation.

SOES2003 Environmental Geohazards & Resources, module co-ordinator
SOES3002 Petroleum Geology & Mineral Resources, module co-ordinator
SOES6065 Field, Research and Workplace Techniques for Professional Geoscientists

Professor Stephen Roberts
Ocean and Earth Science
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
University of Southampton Waterfront Campus
European Way
Southampton SO14 3ZH
UK

Room Number: NOCS/166/10

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