First record of carbonates with spherulites and cone-in-cone structures from the Precambrian of Arctic Norway, and their palaeoenvironmental significance (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). First record of carbonates with spherulites and cone-in-cone structures from the Precambrian of Arctic Norway, and their palaeoenvironmental significance. Precambrian Research, 99-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2019.04.014

We report for the first time carbonates from the upper Ediacaran sedimentary succession of Finnmark, Arctic Norway. Carbonates occur as calcareous siliciclastic beds, lenses, and concretions, some with calcite spherulites and cone-in-cone (CIC) calci... Read More about First record of carbonates with spherulites and cone-in-cone structures from the Precambrian of Arctic Norway, and their palaeoenvironmental significance.

OH in detrital quartz grains as tool for provenance analysis: Case studies on various settings from Cambrian to recent (2019)
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(2019). OH in detrital quartz grains as tool for provenance analysis: Case studies on various settings from Cambrian to recent. Sedimentary Geology, 121-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2019.06.001

Detrital quartz grains from Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstones from North Africa and central Europe, respectively, and from recent siliciclastic sediments of the Elbe River from Germany were analysed by IR spectroscopy with respect to their OH defect... Read More about OH in detrital quartz grains as tool for provenance analysis: Case studies on various settings from Cambrian to recent.

Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites (2019)
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Eissa, R., Cassidy, N., Pringle, J., & Stimpson, I. (2019). Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 53(1), 137-144. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2018-192

Electrical resistivity surveys are commonly used to detect and characterise near-surface buried objects in commercial developments of brownfield sites. 2D ERT profiles arrays predominate in such surveys due to their relatively rapid deployment, good... Read More about Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites.

Back to the Future: Using Long-Term Observational and Paleo-Proxy Reconstructions to Improve Model Projections of Antarctic Climate (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). Back to the Future: Using Long-Term Observational and Paleo-Proxy Reconstructions to Improve Model Projections of Antarctic Climate. Geosciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9060255

Quantitative estimates of future Antarctic climate change are derived from numerical global climate models. Evaluation of the reliability of climate model projections involves many lines of evidence on past performance combined with knowledge of the... Read More about Back to the Future: Using Long-Term Observational and Paleo-Proxy Reconstructions to Improve Model Projections of Antarctic Climate.

Evaluating the Response of Geothermal Reservoirs in the Cheshire Basin: A Parameter Sensitivity Analysis (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, D., Cassidy, N., Egan, S., & Brown, C. (2019, May). Evaluating the Response of Geothermal Reservoirs in the Cheshire Basin: A Parameter Sensitivity Analysis. Presented at 2019 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas

Deep geothermal reservoirs (>2 km) from both low- to medium-enthalpy resources are considered as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels in the UK. Geothermal energy can be explored using existing technology from the oil industry and, unlike oth... Read More about Evaluating the Response of Geothermal Reservoirs in the Cheshire Basin: A Parameter Sensitivity Analysis.

Eruptive history of the Late Quaternary Ciomadul (Csomád) volcano, East Carpathians, part II: magma output rates (2019)
Journal Article
Gertisser, R. (2019). Eruptive history of the Late Quaternary Ciomadul (Csomád) volcano, East Carpathians, part II: magma output rates. Bulletin of Volcanology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-019-1287-8

This study, which builds on high-precision unspiked Cassignol-Gillot K-Ar age determinations, presents an advanced DEMbased volumetrical analysis to infer long-term magma output rates for the Late Quaternary Ciomadul (Csomád) dacitic lava dome comple... Read More about Eruptive history of the Late Quaternary Ciomadul (Csomád) volcano, East Carpathians, part II: magma output rates.

Ecotoxicological assessments of biochar additions to soil employing earthworm species Eisenia fetida and Lumbricus terrestris. (2019)
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Elliston, T., & Oliver, I. (2019). Ecotoxicological assessments of biochar additions to soil employing earthworm species Eisenia fetida and Lumbricus terrestris. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 33410-33418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04542-2

Biochar is the degradation-resistant product generated by the pyrolysis of organic materials and is produced for the intended use of land application in order to promote carbon sequestration and soil improvement. However, despite the many potential b... Read More about Ecotoxicological assessments of biochar additions to soil employing earthworm species Eisenia fetida and Lumbricus terrestris..

The Thickness of the Mantle Lithosphere and Collision-related Volcanism in the Lesser Caucasus (2019)
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Sugden, P., Savov, I., Wilson, M., Meliksetian, K., Navasardyan, G., & Halama, R. (2019). The Thickness of the Mantle Lithosphere and Collision-related Volcanism in the Lesser Caucasus. Journal of Petrology, 199-230. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egy111

The Lesser Caucasus mountains sit on a transition within the Arabia-Eurasia collision zone between very thin lithosphere (< 100?km) to the west, under Eastern Anatolia, and a very thick lithospheric root (up to 200?km) in the east, under western Iran... Read More about The Thickness of the Mantle Lithosphere and Collision-related Volcanism in the Lesser Caucasus.

Introduction: Advances in Palaeogeography (2019)
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(2019). Introduction: Advances in Palaeogeography. Geological Magazine, 179-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756818000390

This special issue of Geological Magazine is dedicated to the memory of Dr Alan Gilbert Smith, Fellow of St John's College and Emeritus Reader in Geology at the University of Cambridge, who passed away on 13 August 2017 at the age of 80. I first met... Read More about Introduction: Advances in Palaeogeography.

Palynology and micropalaeontology of the Pliocene - Pleistocene transition in outcrop from the western Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan: Potential links with the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the Arctic Ocean? (2018)
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Austin, W., Cage, A., Wonders, A., Marret, F., Pinnington, C., Richards, K., …Stoica, M. (2018). Palynology and micropalaeontology of the Pliocene - Pleistocene transition in outcrop from the western Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan: Potential links with the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the Arctic Ocean?. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 119-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.07.018

New palynological, ostracod and foraminiferal data are presented from a long outcrop section in the Jeirankechmez river valley, Azerbaijan, near the western coast of the Caspian Sea. The interval studied includes the upper part of the Psliocene Produ... Read More about Palynology and micropalaeontology of the Pliocene - Pleistocene transition in outcrop from the western Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan: Potential links with the Mediterranean, Black Sea and the Arctic Ocean?.

Geophysical assessment of illegally buried toxic waste for a legal enquiry: A case study in Northern Ireland (UK) (2018)
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Ruffell, A., Pringle, J. K., Graham, C., Langton, M., & Jones, G. M. (2018). Geophysical assessment of illegally buried toxic waste for a legal enquiry: A case study in Northern Ireland (UK). Environmental Forensics, 19(4), 239-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/15275922.2018.1519740

Buried illegal waste and uncontrolled legal waste dumps are a major problem throughout the world, both in developing and more economically developed countries. Criminal investigations can effectively use geoscience investigations to assist them to be... Read More about Geophysical assessment of illegally buried toxic waste for a legal enquiry: A case study in Northern Ireland (UK).

Alkaline magmas in zones of continental convergence: The Tezhsar volcano-intrusive ring complex, Armenia (2018)
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Sokol, K., Halama, R., Meliksetian, K., Savov, I., Navasardyan, G., & Sudo, M. (2018). Alkaline magmas in zones of continental convergence: The Tezhsar volcano-intrusive ring complex, Armenia. Lithos, 172-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2018.08.028

Alkaline igneous rocks are relatively rare in settings of tectonic convergence and little is known about their petrogenesis in these settings. This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the formation of alkaline igneous rocks by an in... Read More about Alkaline magmas in zones of continental convergence: The Tezhsar volcano-intrusive ring complex, Armenia.

Linking in situ crystallisation and magma replenishment in the Rum Layered Intrusion, NW Scotland (2018)
Thesis
Hepworth, L. N. (2018). Linking in situ crystallisation and magma replenishment in the Rum Layered Intrusion, NW Scotland. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412026

Layered intrusions offer an exceptional opportunity to study magmatic processes operating in the upper crust, including the concentration of world class precious-metal deposits. Despite the importance for understanding igneous processes and mineral r... Read More about Linking in situ crystallisation and magma replenishment in the Rum Layered Intrusion, NW Scotland.

Sedimentology and the facies architecture of the Ghaggar-Hakra Formation, Barmer Basin, India: Implications for early Cretaceous deposition on the north-western Indian Plate margin (2018)
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Beaumont, H., Clarke, S. M., Burley, S. D., Taylor, A. M., & Mahapatra, P. (2019). Sedimentology and the facies architecture of the Ghaggar-Hakra Formation, Barmer Basin, India: Implications for early Cretaceous deposition on the north-western Indian Plate margin. Depositional Record, 5(1), 53-83. https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.53

Fluvial strata of the Lower Cretaceous Ghaggar-Hakra Formation are exposed in fault blocks on the central-eastern margin of the Barmer Basin, Rajasthan. The sedimentology of these outcrops is described from 114 logs (thicknesses up to 100 m) and 53 t... Read More about Sedimentology and the facies architecture of the Ghaggar-Hakra Formation, Barmer Basin, India: Implications for early Cretaceous deposition on the north-western Indian Plate margin.

High-resolution stratigraphy and physical property modelling of the Chalk (2018)
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Woods, M., Newell, A., Farrant, A., Haslam, R., & Clarke, S. (2018). High-resolution stratigraphy and physical property modelling of the Chalk. https://doi.org/10.1680/eiccf.64072.411

A fortuitous combination of events in the last 30 years has positioned the Chalk as the most eligible geological unit for high-resolution 3D modelling at national, regional and local scales, allowing site-specific predictions and enabling characte-ri... Read More about High-resolution stratigraphy and physical property modelling of the Chalk.

Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK (2018)
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Ainsworth, J., Pringle, J., Doyle, P., Stringfellow, M., Roberts, D., Stimpson, I., …Goodwin, J. (2018). Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 13(3), 167-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2018.1583472

Just before WW2, the British government prepared for an aerial onslaught that was predicted to raze cities and cause mass casualties. By 1938, the Air Raid Precautions Act officially stated that population protection would be through dispersal, meani... Read More about Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK.

Tracking Sustainability Concepts in Geology and Earth Science Teaching and Learning, Keele, University, UK. (2018)
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(2018). Tracking Sustainability Concepts in Geology and Earth Science Teaching and Learning, Keele, University, UK. The Journal of Academic Development and Education,

Sustainability of the planet is fundamental to our common future, and geologists and geoscientists are key stakeholders in this process. Better understanding of the Earth, its processes and utilisation of its resources, through successful science com... Read More about Tracking Sustainability Concepts in Geology and Earth Science Teaching and Learning, Keele, University, UK..

Tracking Sustainability Concepts in Geology and Earth Science Teaching and Learning, Keele University, UK (2018)
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Rogers, S., Egan, S., & Stimpson, I. (2018). Tracking Sustainability Concepts in Geology and Earth Science Teaching and Learning, Keele University, UK. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000028

Sustainability of the planet is fundamental to our common future, and geologists and geoscientists are key stakeholders in this process. Better understanding of the Earth, its processes and utilisation of its resources, through successful science com... Read More about Tracking Sustainability Concepts in Geology and Earth Science Teaching and Learning, Keele University, UK.

Heterogeneous changes in the surface area of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq area of southwestern Greenland between 1995 and 2017 (2018)
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Nobajas, A., Law, A., & Sangonzalo, R. (2018). Heterogeneous changes in the surface area of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq area of southwestern Greenland between 1995 and 2017. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 50(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1487744

Global climate change has increased temperatures and precipitation in the Arctic throughout the past thirty years. Lakes across the Arctic have demonstrated spatially and temporally variable trends in size and number because of these climate changes.... Read More about Heterogeneous changes in the surface area of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq area of southwestern Greenland between 1995 and 2017.

Rb-Sr and in situ 40Ar/39Ar dating of exhumation-related shearing and fluid-induced recrystallization in the Sesia zone (Western Alps, Italy) (2018)
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Konrad-Schmolke, M., Sudo, M., Halama, R., & Glodny, J. (2018). Rb-Sr and in situ 40Ar/39Ar dating of exhumation-related shearing and fluid-induced recrystallization in the Sesia zone (Western Alps, Italy). Geosphere, 1425-1450. https://doi.org/10.1130/GES01521.1

The Sesia zone in the Italian Western Alps is a piece of continental crust that has been subducted to eclogite-facies conditions and records a complex metamorphic history. The exact timing of events and the significance of geochronological informatio... Read More about Rb-Sr and in situ 40Ar/39Ar dating of exhumation-related shearing and fluid-induced recrystallization in the Sesia zone (Western Alps, Italy).