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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Eric H. Christiansen is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions across several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work covers a diverse set of topics related to geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and geologic mapping, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, planetary science and exploration, and geological formations and processes.

Recent publications by Eric H. Christiansen include:

  • Variation of Fe, Al, and F Substitution in Titanite (Sphene), 2022, Geosciences
  • Vapor Transport and Deposition of Cu-Sn-Co-Ag Alloys in Vesicles in Mafic Volcanic Rocks, 2020, Economic Geology
  • Titanite geochemistry and textures: Implications for magmatic and post-magmatic processes in the Notch Peak and Little Cottonwood granitic intrusions, Utah, 2022, American Mineralogist
  • Nature and Origin of Zoned Polymetallic (Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-Au) Veins from the Bingham Canyon Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Utah, 2021, Economic Geology
  • Chemistry of rock-forming silicate and sulfide minerals in the granitoids and volcanic rocks of the Zefreh porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, central Iran: Implications for crystallization, alteration, and mineralization potential, 2021, Ore Geology Reviews

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Michael J. Dorais (11 joint publications)
  • Jeffrey D. Keith (11 joint publications)
  • Bart J. Kowallis (9 joint publications)
  • Collin G. Jensen (8 joint publications)
  • Alec Martin (7 joint publications)

Eric H. Christiansen has published regularly in the following venues:

  • Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America (10 publications)
  • Geology of the Intermountain West (3 publications)
  • Economic Geology (2 publications)
  • Geosphere (2 publications)
  • Lithos (2 publications)

Among their recognized achievements, Eric H. Christiansen is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

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  • Earth's Dynamic Systems

    W. K. Hamblin;Eric H. Christiansen

  • Limited extension during peak Tertiary volcanism, Great Basin of Nevada and Utah

    Myron G. Best;Eric H. Christiansen

  • The Geology and Geochemistry of Cenozoic Topaz Rhyolites from the Western United States

    Eric H. Christiansen;Michael F. Sheridan;Donald M. Burt

  • The Role of Magmatic Sulfides and Mafic Alkaline Magmas in the Bingham and Tintic Mining Districts, Utah

    J. D. Keith;J. A. Whitney;K. Hattori;G. H. Ballantyne

  • The petrogenesis of topaz rhyolites from the western United States

    E. H. Christiansen;Donald Burt;M. F. Sheridan;R. T. Wilson

  • Age of the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation, Colorado Plateau, western USA

    Bart J. Kowallis;Eric H. Christiansen;Alan L. Deino

  • Topaz rhyolites; distribution, origin, and significance for exploration

    Donald M. Burt;Michael F. Sheridan;James V. Bikun;Eric H. Christiansen

  • Contrasting origins of Cenozoic silicic volcanic rocks from the western Cordillera of the United States

    Eric H. Christiansen;Michael McCurry

  • Contributions from mafic alkaline magmas to the Bingham porphyry Cu–Au–Mo deposit, Utah, USA

    Daniel T. Maughan;Jeffrey D. Keith;Eric H. Christiansen;Tamalyn Pulsipher

  • Oligocene caldera complex and calc-alkaline tuffs and lavas of the Indian Peak volcanic field, Nevada and Utah

    Myron G. Best;Eric H. Christiansen;Richard H. Blank

  • Geochemical evolution of topaz rhyolites from the Thomas Range and Spor Mountain, Utah

    Eric H. Christiansen;James V. Bikun;Michael F. Sheridan;Donald M. Burt

  • Slab-rollback ignimbrite flareups in the southern Great Basin and other Cenozoic American arcs: A distinct style of arc volcanism

    Myron G. Best;Eric H. Christiansen;Shanaka de Silva;Peter W. Lipman

  • The Great Basin Altiplano during the middle Cenozoic ignimbrite flareup: insights from volcanic rocks

    Myron G. Best;Deborah L. Barr;Eric H. Christiansen;Sherman Gromme

  • Origin of broken phenocrysts in ash-flow tuffs

    Myron G. Best;Eric H. Christiansen

  • Are Cenozoic topaz rhyolites the erupted equivalents of Proterozoic rapakivi granites? Examples from the western United States and Finland

    Eric H. Christiansen;Ilmari Haapala;Garret L. Hart

  • Contrasting processes in silicic magma chambers: evidence from very large volume ignimbrites

    Eric H. Christiansen

  • Introduction: The 36–18 Ma southern Great Basin, USA, ignimbrite province and flareup: Swarms of subduction-related supervolcanoes

    Myron G. Best;Eric H. Christiansen;Sherman Gromme

  • Lahars in the Elysium region of Mars

    Eric H. Christiansen

  • The Oligocene Lund Tuff, Great Basin, USA: a very large volume monotonous intermediate

    Larissa L Maughan;Eric H Christiansen;Myron G Best;C.Sherman Grommé

  • The Fate of Magmatic Sulfides During Intrusion or Eruption, Bingham and Tintic Districts, Utah

    William J. A. Stavast;Jeffrey D. Keith;Eric H. Christiansen;Michael J. Dorais

Frequent Co-Authors

Jani Radebaugh
Jani Radebaugh Brigham Young University
John W. Shervais
John W. Shervais Utah State University
Alan L. Deino
Alan L. Deino Berkeley Geochronology Center
Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Michael F. Sheridan
Michael F. Sheridan University at Buffalo, State University of New York
James W. Evans
James W. Evans Iowa State University
Jeffrey D. Vervoort
Jeffrey D. Vervoort Washington State University
Keiko Hattori
Keiko Hattori University of Ottawa
Duane E. Champion
Duane E. Champion United States Geological Survey
Michael A. Jensen
Michael A. Jensen Brigham Young University

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