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Jeffrey D. Vervoort is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily addresses topics in geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geology and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, and geochemistry and elemental analysis.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including geophysics, artificial intelligence applications in geosciences, atmospheric sciences, geochemistry and petrology, and paleontology.

Recent publications by Vervoort include the following papers:

  • Laser ablation split-stream analysis of the Sm-Nd and U-Pb isotope compositions of monazite, titanite, and apatite - Improvements, potential reference materials, and application to the Archean Saglek Block gneisses (2020), published in Chemical Geology
  • The coupled Hf-Nd isotope record of the early Earth in the Pilbara Craton (2021), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Petrochronology of Wadi Tayin Metamorphic Sole Metasediment, With Implications for the Thermal and Tectonic Evolution of the Samail Ophiolite (Oman/UAE) (2020), published in Tectonics
  • A linked evolution for granite-greenstone terranes of the Pilbara Craton from Nd and Hf isotopes, with implications for Archean continental growth (2022), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Tectonic evolution of the Grenville Orogen in the central Appalachians (2020), published in Precambrian Research

Frequent coauthors in Vervoort's research include Christopher M. Fisher, Richard M. Gaschnig, Peter L. Baker, Basil Tikoff, and Anthony I.S. Kemp.

Typical publication venues where Vervoort has contributed include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Precambrian Research
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Chemical Geology

Best Publications

  • The decay constant of 176Lu determined from Lu-Hf and U-Pb isotope systematics of terrestrial Precambrian high-temperature mafic intrusions

    Ulf Söderlund;P.Jonathan Patchett;Jeffrey D Vervoort;Clark E Isachsen

  • The Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotopic composition of CHUR: Constraints from unequilibrated chondrites and implications for the bulk composition of terrestrial planets

    Audrey Bouvier;Jeffrey D. Vervoort;P. Jonathan Patchett

  • Evolution of the depleted mantle: Hf isotope evidence from juvenile rocks through time

    Jeff D Vervoort;Janne Blichert-Toft

  • Relationships between Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotopic systems in the global sedimentary system

    Jeff D Vervoort;P.Jonathan Patchett;Janne Blichert-Toft;Francis Albarède

  • The isotopic composition of Yb and the precise and accurate determination of Lu concentrations and Lu/Hf ratios by isotope dilution using MC-ICPMS

    Jeffrey D. Vervoort;P. Jonathan Patchett;Ulf Söderlund;Ulf Söderlund;Mark Baker

  • Triassic continental subduction in central Tibet and Mediterranean-style closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean

    Alex Pullen;Paul Kapp;George E. Gehrels;Jeff D. Vervoort

  • The Hf–Nd isotopic composition of marine sediments

    Jeff D. Vervoort;Terry Plank;Julie Prytulak;Julie Prytulak

  • Behavior of hafnium and neodymium isotopes in the crust: Constraints from Precambrian crustally derived granites

    Jeff D. Vervoort;P. Jonathan Patchett

  • Constraints on early Earth differentiation from hafnium and neodymium isotopes

    J. D. Vervoort;P. J. Patchett;G. E. Gehrels;A. P. Nutman

  • U‐Pb dating of zircon by LA‐ICP‐MS

    Zhaoshan Chang;Zhaoshan Chang;Jeffery D. Vervoort;William C. McClelland;Charles Knaack

  • Hadean crustal evolution revisited: New constraints from Pb-Hf isotope systematics of the Jack Hills zircons

    Ais Kemp;SA Wilde;Chris J Hawkesworth;Chris J Hawkesworth;Christopher D Coath

  • Guidelines for reporting zircon Hf isotopic data by LA-MC-ICPMS and potential pitfalls in the interpretation of these data

    Christopher M. Fisher;Jeffery D. Vervoort;John M. Hanchar

  • Effects of Rapid Global Warming at the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary on Neotropical Vegetation

    Carlos Jaramillo;Diana Ochoa;Diana Ochoa;Lineth Contreras;Lineth Contreras;Lineth Contreras;Mark Pagani

  • Origin of Mesoproterozoic A-type granites in Laurentia: Hf isotope evidence

    John W. Goodge;Jeffrey D. Vervoort

  • Clarifying the zircon Hf isotope record of crust–mantle evolution

    Jeffrey D. Vervoort;Anthony I.S. Kemp

  • Exploration potential of Cu isotope fractionation in porphyry copper deposits

    Ryan Mathur;Spencer Titley;Fernando Barra;Susan Brantley

  • Hf–Nd isotopic evolution of the lower crust

    Jeff D. Vervoort;P.Jonathan Patchett;Francis Albarède;Janne Blichert-Toft

  • U-Pb baddeleyite ages and Hf, Nd isotope chemistry constraining repeated mafic magmatism in the Fennoscandian Shield from 1.6 to 0.9 Ga

    Ulf Söderlund;Clark E. Isachsen;Göran Bylund;Larry M. Heaman

  • Timing of crust formation and recycling in accretionary orogens: Insights learned from the western margin of South America

    Heinrich Bahlburg;Jeffrey D. Vervoort;S. Andrew Du Frane;Barbara Bock

  • A positive test of East Antarctica-Laurentia juxtaposition within the Rodinia supercontinent.

    John W Goodge;J.D. Vervoort;Christopher Fanning;D.M. Brecke

  • The Decay Constant of 176Lu Determined from Lu-Hf and U-Pb Isotope Systematics of Terrestrial Precambrian High-Temperature Mafic Intrusions

    U. Söderlund;P. J. Patchett;J. D. Vervoort;C. E. Isachsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Basil Tikoff
Basil Tikoff University of Wisconsin–Madison
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
P. Jonathan Patchett
P. Jonathan Patchett University of Arizona
Janne Blichert-Toft
Janne Blichert-Toft École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
William C. McClelland
William C. McClelland University of Iowa
Ulf Söderlund
Ulf Söderlund Lund University
Francis Albarède
Francis Albarède École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Anthony I.S. Kemp
Anthony I.S. Kemp University of Western Australia
Peter B. Kelemen
Peter B. Kelemen Columbia University
Victor A. Valencia
Victor A. Valencia Washington State University

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