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Anthony E. Williams-Jones

Anthony E. Williams-Jones

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Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
14891
World Ranking
6961
National Ranking
186

Earth Science

D-Index
78
Citations
20707
World Ranking
587
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Anthony E. Williams-Jones is affiliated with McGill University in Canada, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a research focus that spans 124 publications.

Their work is notably concentrated in subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering. Key topics addressed throughout their research include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

Williams-Jones has contributed papers to several prominent scientific journals and venues, frequently publishing in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Chemical Geology, Economic Geology, Goldschmidt Abstracts, and American Mineralogist.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • The role of phyllosilicate partial melting in segregating tungsten and tin deposits in W-Sn metallogenic provinces, 2021, Geology
  • Controls on the Dynamics of Rare Earth Elements During Subtropical Hillslope Processes and Formation of Regolith-Hosted Deposits, 2020, Economic Geology
  • Colloidal transport and flocculation are the cause of the hyperenrichment of gold in nature, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Temporal Separation of W and Sn Mineralization by Temperature-Controlled Incongruent Melting of a Single Protolith: Evidence from the Wangxianling Area, Nanling Region, South China, 2022, Economic Geology
  • Constraints on the Genesis of Cobalt Deposits: Part I. Theoretical Considerations, 2022, Economic Geology

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research career, with frequent coauthors including Mei-Fu Zhou, Ruizhong Hu, Hai-Zhen Wei, Shao-Yong Jiang, and Jiajun Liu.

Throughout their career, Williams-Jones has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 2004, marking a notable acknowledgement within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • 100th Anniversary Special Paper: Vapor Transport of Metals and the Formation of Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ore Deposits

    Anthony E. Williams-Jones;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • Gold in Solution

    Anthony E. Williams-Jones;Robert J. Bowell;Artashes A. Migdisov

  • Hydrothermal Mobilisation of the Rare Earth Elements – a Tale of “Ceria” and “Yttria”

    Anthony E. Williams-Jones;Artashes A. Migdisov;Iain M. Samson

  • Hydrothermal transport, deposition, and fractionation of the REE: experimental data and thermodynamic calculations

    A. Migdisov;A. E. Williams-Jones;Joel Brugger;F. A. Caporuscio

  • An experimental study of the solubility and speciation of the Rare Earth Elements (III) in fluoride- and chloride-bearing aqueous solutions at temperatures up to 300 C

    A.A. Migdisov;A.E. Williams-Jones;Thomas Wagner

  • CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC CONTROLS ON TRACE-ELEMENT INCORPORATION IN AURIFEROUS PYRITE FROM THE PASCUA EPITHERMAL HIGH-SULFIDATION DEPOSIT, CHILE–ARGENTINA

    Annick Chouinard;Jeanne Paquette;Anthony E. Williams-Jones

  • Chemical mobility of gold in the porphyry-epithermal environment

    C. H. Gammons;A. E. Williams-Jones

  • Controls of alteration and mineralization in the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Iran; evidence from fluid inclusions and stable isotopes

    Ardeshir Hezarkhani;Anthony E. Williams-Jones

  • Hydrothermal transport and deposition of the rare earth elements by fluorine-bearing aqueous liquids

    Art A. Migdisov;Art A. Migdisov;A. E. Williams-Jones

  • The genesis of hydrothermal fluorite-REE deposits in the Gallinas Mountains, New Mexico

    Anthony E. Williams-Jones;Iain M. Samson;Gema R. Olivo

  • Factors controlling copper solubility and chalcopyrite deposition in the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Iran

    A. Hezarkhani;Æ A. E. Williams-Jones;C. H. Gammons

  • The role of hydrothermal processes in concentrating high-field strength elements in the Strange Lake peralkaline complex, northeastern Canada

    Stefano Salvi;Anthony E. Williams-Jones

  • Controls on the Concentration of Zirconium, Niobium, and the Rare Earth Elements in the Thor Lake Rare Metal Deposit, Northwest Territories, Canada

    Emma R. Sheard;Anthony E. Williams-Jones;Martin Heiligmann;Chris Pederson

  • The Chemistry of Metal Transport and Deposition by Ore-Forming Hydrothermal Fluids

    T.M. Seward;A.E. Williams-Jones;A.A. Migdisov

  • Protolith-Related Thermal Controls on the Decoupling of Sn and W in Sn-W Metallogenic Provinces: Insights from the Nanling Region, China

    Shunda Yuan;Anthony E. Williams-Jones;Rolf L. Romer;Panlao Zhao

  • 13.21 – Geochemistry of the Rare-Earth Element, Nb, Ta, Hf, and Zr Deposits

    R.L. Linnen;I.M. Samson;A.E. Williams-Jones;A.R. Chakhmouradian

  • The disproportionation of gold(I) chloride complexes at 25 to 200°C

    Christopher H. Gammons;Yunmei Yu;A.E. Williams-Jones

  • Sulphide magma as a source of metals in arc-related magmatic hydrothermal ore fluids

    Olivier Nadeau;Anthony E. Williams-Jones;John Stix

  • Hydrothermal mobilization of pegmatite-hosted REE and Zr at Strange Lake, Canada: A reaction path model

    Alexander P. Gysi;Anthony E. Williams-Jones

  • The role of hydrothermal processes in the granite-hosted Zr, Y, REE deposit at Strange Lake, Quebec/Labrador: Evidence from fluid inclusions

    Stefano Salvi;Anthony E. Williams-Jones

  • Alteration, HFSE mineralisation and hydrocarbon formation in peralkaline igneous systems: Insights from the Strange Lake Pluton, Canada

    Stefano Salvi;Anthony E. Williams-Jones

  • Hydrothermal geochemistry of electrum; thermodynamic constraints

    Christopher H. Gammons;A. E. Williams-Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent J. van Hinsberg
Vincent J. van Hinsberg McGill University
Iain M. Samson
Iain M. Samson University of Windsor
Stefano Salvi
Stefano Salvi Paul Sabatier University
Scott A. Wood
Scott A. Wood University of Idaho
John Stix
John Stix McGill University
Jiajun Liu
Jiajun Liu Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
David Selby
David Selby Durham University
Mei-Fu Zhou
Mei-Fu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christopher H. Gammons
Christopher H. Gammons Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Brian J. Fryer
Brian J. Fryer University of Windsor

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