Dr. Schardt in the Field

Educational Background

• M.Sc. in Geology, University of Minnesota, 1996
  
• Geology Diploma, TU Bergakademie Freiberg/Germany, 1998
  
• Ph.D. in Geology, ARC Centre of Excellency in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania/Australia, 2004
  

Undergraduate Classes Taught at UAA

• Geology of Ore Deposits
  
• Exploration Geology
  
• More to come
  

Professional Interests

• Ore Deposit Genesis
  
• Geochemistry
  
• Fluid flow and water-rock interaction
  
• Hypersaline brines
  
• REE and Li systems
  

Research

Dr. Schardt’s current research interests comprise various aspects of geo/hydrothermal systems in marine and continental settings. These include physical and chemical subsurface fluid movement, chemical water-rock reactions, and ore deposition (e.g. Anarraaq/Red Dog, Alaska). He is also interested in transition metal isotope signatures and their significance for various geological processes such as metal transport, mineral precipitation, or weathering (Pebble, Alaska; Oman). Most recently, Dr. Schardt is investigating the behavior of (hyper)saline fluids in submarine settings and its influence on brine migration and metal accumulation (Atlantis II Deep, Red Sea). 

Future projects will include the role and impact of 3D subsurface fault and aquifer geometry on fluid movement and assess its impact on mass transport and ore deposition morphology. Other potential projects involve the study of REE and other metal deposits in Alaska and Southeast Asia.

Selected Publications

• Schardt, C., 2011; Hydrothermal fluid flow, brine pool formation and ore deposition in the Atlantis II Deep, Red Sea: 1. Regional fluid flow and brine evolution (in prep.)


• Schardt, C., 2010; The making of a brine pool – an integrated modeling approach: Goldschmidt Conference Abstract, A 919.


• Schardt, C., and Large, R.R., 2009; New insights into the genesis of volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposits on the seafloor from numerical modeling studies: Ore Geology Review, v. 35, p. 333-351


• Schardt, C., Garven, G., Kelley, K., and Leach, D., 2008; Reactive-coupled heat and fluid flow modeling of the Anarraaq Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Kuna Basin, Northern Alaska: Mineralium Deposita, v. 43, p. 735-757


• Garven, G., Tivey, M.K., Schardt, C., and Lowell, R.P., 2008; A reactive hydrothermal flow model for the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge: Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts, p. A298


• Schardt, C., Yang, J., and Large, R.R., 2006; Controls on heat flow, fluid migration, and massive sulfide formation of an off-axis hydrothermal system – the Lau basin perspective: American Journal of Science, v. 306, p. 103-134


• Schardt, C., Yang, J., and Large, R.R., 2005; Numerical heat and fluid flow modeling of the Panorama volcanic-hosted massive sulfide district, Western Australia: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 547-566


• Schardt, C., Yang, J., and Large, R.R., 2003; Formation of massive sulfide deposits on the seafloor – constraints from numerical heat and fluid flow modeling: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 78 -79, p. 257-259


• Schardt, C., Cooke, D.R., Gemmell. J. B., and Large, R.R., 2001; Geochemical modelling of the zoned footwall alteration pipe, Hellyer volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Western Tasmania: Economic Geology, v. 96, p. 1,037-1,054

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Schardt's Curriculum Vitae