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Overview

Geoffrey E. Lloyd is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research predominantly focuses on the subfields of Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological Modeling and Analysis

Geoffrey E. Lloyd has contributed to several recent scientific papers, including:

  • "Evolution of a shear zone before, during and after melting," 2020, Journal of the Geological Society
  • "EBSD-based criteria for coesite-quartz transformation," 2020, Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • "Stress fields of ancient seismicity recorded in the dynamic geometry of pseudotachylyte in the Outer Hebrides Fault Zone, UK," 2020, Journal of the Geological Society
  • "A practical method to determine the five-parameter orientation of intragranular boundaries in polycrystals," 2021, Tectonophysics
  • "Reconciling onshore and offshore geological mapping: lessons from north Cornwall, SW England," 2023, Geological Society London Special Publications

The frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Andrew J. Parsons
  • Amicia Lee
  • Andrew Walker
  • Anna Bidgood
  • Rellie M. Goddard

Geoffrey E. Lloyd's work has appeared in notable publication venues with multiple contributions to the Journal of the Geological Society and Geological Society London Special Publications. Other venues include the Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Journal of Structural Geology, and Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems.

Best Publications

  • Atomic number and crystallographic contrast images with the SEM: a review of backscattered electron techniques

    Geoffrey E. Lloyd

  • Misorientation analysis and the formation and orientation of subgrain and grain boundaries

    Geoffrey E. Lloyd;Andrew B. Farmer;David Mainprice

  • Amphibole and lower crustal seismic properties.

    D.J. Tatham;G.E. Lloyd;R.W.H. Butler;M. Casey

  • Oscillatory zoning in metamorphic minerals: an indicator of infiltration metasomatism

    B. W. D. Yardley;C. A. Rochelle;A. C. Barnicoat;G. E. Lloyd

  • The nature and importance of phyllonite development in crustal-scale fault cores : an example from the Median Tectonic Line, Japan.

    S.P. Jefferies;R.E. Holdsworth;C.A.J. Wibberley;T. Shimamoto

  • Lattice preferred orientation and seismic anisotropy in sedimentary rocks

    S. L. A. Valcke;M. Casey;G. E. Lloyd;J.-M. Kendall

  • A stress-transfer model for the development of extension fracture boudinage

    G.E Lloyd;C.C Ferguson;K Reading

  • Dynamic recrystallization of quartz under greenschist conditions

    Geoffrey E. Lloyd;Brett Freeman

  • Fault-zone weakening processes along the reactivated Outer Hebrides Fault Zone, Scotland

    J. Imber;R. E. Holdsworth;C. A. Butler;G. E. Lloyd

  • Development of lattice preferred orientation in clinoamphiboles deformed under low-pressure metamorphic conditions. A SEM/EBSD study of metabasites from the Aracena metamorphic belt (SW Spain)

    M. Díaz Aspiroz;G.E. Lloyd;C. Fernández

  • Deformation mechanisms accommodating faulting of quartzite under upper crustal conditions

    Geoffrey E. Lloyd;Robert J. Knipe

  • Mica, deformation fabrics and the seismic properties of the continental crust

    Geoffrey E. Lloyd;Robert W.H. Butler;Martin Casey;David Mainprice

  • Microstructural evolution in a mylonitic quartz simple shear zone: the significant roles of dauphine twinning and misorientation

    Geoffrey E. Lloyd

  • Origin and mechanical significance of foliated cataclastic rocks in the cores of crustal-scale faults: Examples from the Median Tectonic Line, Japan

    S. P. Jefferies;R. E. Holdsworth;T. Shimamoto;H. Takagi

  • Boudinage structure: some new interpretations based on elastic-plastic finite element simulations

    G.E. Lloyd;C.C. Ferguson

  • The role of basement reactivation in continental deformation

    R. W. H. Butler;R. E. Holdsworth;G. E. Lloyd

  • Individual orientation measurements in quartz polycrystals: advantages and limitations for texture and petrophysical property determinations

    David Mainprice;Geoffrey E Lloyd;Martin Casey

  • Grain boundary contact effects during faulting of quartzite: an SEM/EBSD analysis

    Geoffrey E Lloyd

  • The SEM examination of geological samples with a semiconductor back-scattered electron detector

    Malcolm G. Hall;Geoffrey E. Lloyd

  • Seismic anisotropy as an indicator of reservoir quality in siliciclastic rocks

    J. M. Kendall;Q. J. Fisher;S. Covey Crump;J. Maddock

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Law
Richard D. Law Virginia Tech
David Mainprice
David Mainprice University of Montpellier
Martin Casey
Martin Casey University of Leeds
Robert E. Holdsworth
Robert E. Holdsworth Durham University
Michael P. Searle
Michael P. Searle University of Oxford
Robert J. Knipe
Robert J. Knipe University of Leeds
John Wheeler
John Wheeler University of Liverpool
J-M Kendall
J-M Kendall University of Oxford
Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart University of Leeds
Carlos Fernández
Carlos Fernández University of Huelva

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