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Fiona F Whitaker is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 34 publications. Their research spans several subfields, including paleontology, geophysics, mechanics of materials, atmospheric science, and geochemistry and petrology.

The scientist's work focuses on multiple core topics within Earth sciences, including:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Fiona F Whitaker cover a range of geological and geochemical studies. These include:

  • "Evaluating new fault-controlled hydrothermal dolomitization models: Insights from the Cambrian Dolomite, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin" (2020), published in Sedimentology
  • "Understanding controls on hydrothermal dolomitisation: insights from 3D reactive transport modelling of geothermal convection" (2020), published in Solid Earth
  • "Dolomitization of a Miocene-Pliocene progradational carbonate platform by mesohaline brines: Re-examination of the reflux model on Bonaire Island" (2021), published in Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • "A New Model for Formation of Lacustrine Primary Dolomite by Subaqueous Hydrothermal Venting" (2021), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Early diagenetic evolution based on petrography and stable isotope analysis in the Barra Velha Formation of the Brazilian Pre-salt" (2024), published in The Depositional Record

Fiona F Whitaker frequently publishes in venues such as Marine and Petroleum Geology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), The Depositional Record, Sedimentology, and Solid Earth.

Collaborative work is a significant part of this scientist's profile. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Cathy Hollis
  • Hilary Corlett
  • Hamish Robertson
  • Maurice E. Tucker
  • Rungroj Benjakul

This collective research output reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates geological, geochemical, and geophysical methods to address questions related to sedimentology, dolomitization processes, and stratigraphic analysis within various geological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Carbonate dissolution in a modern mixing zone

    P. L. Smart;J. M. Dawans;F. Whitaker

  • Decoupled fresh–saline groundwater circulation of a coastal carbonate aquifer: Spatial patterns of temperature and specific electrical conductivity

    Patricia A. Beddows;Peter L. Smart;Fiona F. Whitaker;Samantha L. Smith

  • Facies classification and patterns of lacustrine carbonate deposition of the Barra Velha Formation, Santos Basin, Brazilian Pre-salt

    J.P. Gomes;J.P. Gomes;R.B. Bunevich;L.R. Tedeschi;M.E. Tucker

  • Cave development on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Peter L. Smart;Patricia A. Beddows;Jim Coke;Stefan Doerr

  • Active circulation of saline ground waters in carbonate platforms: Evidence from the Great Bahama Bank

    F. F. Whitaker;P. L. Smart

  • Carbonate and silicate biomineralization in a hypersaline microbial mat (Mesaieed sabkha, Qatar): roles of bacteria, extracellular polymeric substances and viruses.

    Edoardo Perri;Maurice E. Tucker;Mirosław Słowakiewicz;Fiona Whitaker

  • Dolomitization: from conceptual to numerical models

    Fiona F. Whitaker;Peter L. Smart;Gareth D. Jones

  • Reactive transport modeling of early burial dolomitization of carbonate platforms by geothermal convection

    Fiona F. Whitaker;Yitian Xiao

  • Geochemistry and isotope systematics of sulphur in the mixing zone of Bahamian blue holes

    Simon H. Bottrell;Peter L. Smart;Fiona Whitaker;Rob Raiswell

  • Spatial Patterns Of Diagenesis during Geothermal Circulation in Carbonate Platforms

    Alicia M. Wilson;Ward Sanford;Fiona Whitaker;Peter Smart

  • Reactive Transport Modeling of Brine Reflux: Dolomitization, Anhydrite Precipitation, and Porosity Evolution

    Anwar B. Al-Helal;Fiona F. Whitaker;Yitian Xiao

  • Fault-controlled dolomitization in a rift basin

    Catherine Hollis;Eivind Bastesen;Adrian Boyce;Hilary Corlett

  • Neptunian Dikes and Fissure Fills: An Overview and

    Peter L. Smart;R. J. Palmer;F. Whitaker;V. Paul Wright

  • Dolomitization by Near-Normal Seawater? Field Evidence from the Bahamas

    F. F. Whitaker;P. L. Smart;V. C. Vahrenkamp;H. Nicholson

  • Numerical modeling of reflux dolomitization in the Grosmont platform complex (Upper Devonian), Western Canada sedimentary basin

    Gareth D. Jones;Peter L. Smart;Fiona F. Whitaker;Benjamin J. Rostron

  • Fate of reflux brines in carbonate platforms

    Gareth D. Jones;Fiona F. Whitaker;Peter L. Smart;Ward E. Sanford

  • Groundwater circulation and geochemistry of a karstified bank marginal fracture system, South Andros Island, Bahamas

    Fiona F Whitaker;Peter L Smart

  • Long-term Quaternary uplift rates inferred from limestone caves in Sarawak, Malaysia

    Andrew R. Farrant;Peter L. Smart;Fiona F. Whitaker;Donald H. Tarling

  • Hydrology and hydrogeology of the Bahamian archipeligo

    Fiona F. Whitaker;Peter L. Smart

  • Evaluating new fault-controlled hydrothermal dolomitization models: Insights from the Cambrian Dolomite, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

    Ardiansyah Koeshidayatullah;Hilary Corlett;Jack Stacey;Peter K. Swart

  • Triassic Latemar cycle tops — Subaerial exposure of platform carbonates under tropical arid climate

    Nicolas Christ;Adrian Immenhauser;Frédéric Amour;Maria Mutti

  • Diagenesis and Basin Development

    Fiona F Whitaker;PL Smart

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter L. Smart
Peter L. Smart University of Bristol
Joachim H Gottsmann
Joachim H Gottsmann University of Bristol
Ward E. Sanford
Ward E. Sanford United States Geological Survey
Simon H. Bottrell
Simon H. Bottrell University of Leeds
Ronald John Parkes
Ronald John Parkes Cardiff University
Alexandre M. Anesio
Alexandre M. Anesio Aarhus University
Peter K. Swart
Peter K. Swart University of Miami
Martin Sauter
Martin Sauter University of Göttingen
Stefan H. Doerr
Stefan H. Doerr Swansea University
Adrian J. Boyce
Adrian J. Boyce Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

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