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Brian Cousens

Brian Cousens

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Earth Science

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39
Citations
4842
World Ranking
6260
National Ranking
327

Overview

Brian Cousens is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics and related subfields. Their publication record includes 98 works predominantly addressing geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and geochemistry and geologic mapping.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, geology and paleoclimatology research, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis. These topics illustrate a broad approach to understanding earth processes and materials.

Brian Cousens has frequently published in several key venues, highlighting consistent contributions to the discipline. These venues include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Lithos
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Geochemistry
  • International Geology Review

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Cousens include:

  • Lead contamination from gold mining in Yellowknife Bay (Northwest Territories), reconstructed using stable lead isotopes, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Archean block rotation in Western Karelia: Resolving dyke swarm patterns in metacraton Karelia-Kola for a refined paleogeographic reconstruction of supercraton Superia, 2020, Lithos
  • Zircon U-Pb geochronology and Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotope systematics of Neoproterozoic granitoïds from Bou Azzer (Anti-Atlas - Morocco): The obduction trigger of the central Anti-Atlas terrane, 2023, Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Sr-O-C isotope signatures reveal herbivore niche-partitioning in a Cretaceous ecosystem, 2022, Palaeontology
  • Isotopic evidence for bioaccumulation of aerosol lead in fish and wildlife of western Canada, 2022, Environmental Pollution

The list of frequent co-authors includes:

  • Richard E. Ernst
  • Moha Ikenne
  • Christopher D. Henry
  • Fatiha Askkour
  • Mehdi Ousbih

Brian Cousens has also contributed to book publications, including one published by the Geological Society of America titled "GSA in the Field in 2020" released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Multi-element and rare earth element composition of lichens, mosses, and vascular plants from the Central Barrenlands, Nunavut, Canada

    J. Chiarenzelli;L. Aspler;C. Dunn;B. Cousens

  • Proterozoic (1.85–1.75 Ga) igneous suites of the Western Churchill Province: granitoid and ultrapotassic magmatism in a reworked Archean hinterland

    T.D Peterson;O Van Breemen;H Sandeman;B Cousens

  • Cretaceous to Cenozoic volcanism in South Korea and in the Sea of Japan: magmatic constraints on the opening of the back-arc basin

    André Pouclet;Jin-Soo Lee;Philippe Vidal;Brian Cousens

  • Subduction-modified pelagic sediments as the enriched component in back-arc basalts from the Japan Sea: Ocean Drilling Program Sites 797 and 794

    Brian L. Cousens;James F. Allan;Michael P. Gorton

  • Magmatic evolution of Quaternary mafic magmas at Long Valley Caldera and the Devils Postpile, California: Effects of crustal contamination on lithospheric mantle‐derived magmas

    Brian L. Cousens

  • Carbonatite and silicate melt metasomatism of the mantle surrounding the Hawaiian plume: Evidence from volatiles, trace elements, and radiogenic isotopes in rejuvenated‐stage lavas from Niihau, Hawaii

    Jacqueline Dixon;David A. Clague;Brian Cousens;Maria Luisa Monsalve

  • U-Pb baddeleyite ages and geochemistry of dolerite dykes in the Bas Draa Inlier of the Anti-Atlas of Morocco: Newly identified 1380 Ma event in the West African Craton

    Abdelhakim El Bahat;Moho Ikenne;Ulf Söderlund;Ulf Söderlund;Brian Cousens

  • Geochemical characteristics of West Molokai shield- and postshield-stage lavas: Constraints on Hawaiian plume models

    Guangping Xu;Frederick A. Frey;David A. Clague;Wafa Abouchami

  • Geochemistry of the Archean Kam Group, Yellowknife Greenstone Belt, Slave Province, Canada.

    Brian L. Cousens

  • 49. A PB, SR, AND ND ISOTOPIC STUDY OF BASALTIC ROCKS FROM THE SEA OF JAPAN, LEGS 127/1281

    Brian L. Cousens;James F. Allan

  • Paleoproterozoic intracratonic basin processes, from breakup of Kenorland to assembly of Laurentia: Hurwitz Basin, Nunavut, Canada

    Lawrence B Aspler;Ira E Wisotzek;Jeffrey R Chiarenzelli;Miklos F Losonczy

  • Palaeozoic within-plate volcanic rocks in Nova Scotia (Canada) reinterpreted; isotopic constraints on magmatic source and palaeocontinental reconstructions

    J. D. Keppie;J. Dostal;J. B. Murphy;B. L. Cousens

  • Multiple sources of selenium in ancient seafloor hydrothermal systems: Compositional and Se, S, and Pb isotopic evidence from volcanic-hosted and volcanic-sediment-hosted massive sulfide deposits of the Finlayson Lake District, Yukon, Canada

    Daniel Layton-Matthews;Matthew I. Leybourne;Jan M. Peter;Steven D. Scott

  • Enriched Archean lithospheric mantle beneath western Churchill Province tapped during Paleoproterozoic orogenesis

    Brian L. Cousens;Lawrence B. Aspler;Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli;J. Allan Donaldson

  • Chronology, chemistry, and origin of trachytes from Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii

    Brian L. Cousens;David A. Clague;Warren D. Sharp

  • Mixing of magmas from enriched and depleted mantle sources in the northeast Pacific: West Valley segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Brian L. Cousens;James F. Allan;Matthew I. Leybourne;R. L. Chase

  • Precipitation and growth of barite within hydrothermal vent deposits from the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge

    John William Jamieson;John William Jamieson;Mark D. Hannington;Mark D. Hannington;Margaret K. Tivey;Thor Hansteen

  • Igneous Geochemistry of Mineralized Rocks of the Baguio District, Philippines: Implications for Tectonic Evolution and the Genesis of Porphyry-Style Mineralization

    Pete Hollings;David R. Cooke;Patrick J. Waters;Brian Cousens

  • Reply to Comment on "U-Pb baddeleyite ages and geochemistry of dolerite dykes in the Bas-Draa inlier of the Anti-Atlas of Morocco: Newly identified 1380 Ma event in the West African Craton" by Andre Michard and Dominique Gasquet

    Ulf Söderlund;Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia;Abdelhakim El Bahat;Richard E. Ernst

  • Geochemical evidence for deep mantle melting and lithospheric delamination as the origin of the inland Damavand volcanic rocks of northern Iran

    H. Mirnejad;J. Hassanzadeh;B. L. Cousens;B. E. Taylor

  • The Incompatible Element Characteristics of an Ancient Subducted Sedimentary Component in Ocean Island Basalts from French Polynesia

    Jarda Dostal;Brian Cousens;Claude Dupuy

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Ernst
Richard E. Ernst Carleton University
David A. Clague
David A. Clague Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Ulf Söderlund
Ulf Söderlund Lund University
Christopher D. Henry
Christopher D. Henry University of Nevada Reno
Sandra L. Kamo
Sandra L. Kamo University of Toronto
William J. Davis
William J. Davis Geological Survey of Canada
Robert H. Rainbird
Robert H. Rainbird Geological Survey of Canada
Kevin R. Chamberlain
Kevin R. Chamberlain University of Wyoming
Wouter Bleeker
Wouter Bleeker Geological Survey of Canada
Nasrrddine Youbi
Nasrrddine Youbi Cadi Ayyad University

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