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Jeremy P. Richards

Jeremy P. Richards

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Earth Science

D-Index
57
Citations
16333
World Ranking
2232
National Ranking
105

Overview

Jeremy P. Richards is affiliated with Laurentian University in Canada and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on geophysics and geological processes. Their research primarily addresses topics in Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, supplemented with interests in earthquake and tectonic studies as well as metallurgical processes and thermodynamics.

Richards has published scientific papers in several peer-reviewed venues including Geosphere, Nature Communications, Nature Geoscience, Journal of Petrology, and Geological Journal. Their recent publications include:

  • Porphyry copper deposit formation in arcs: What are the odds? (2021, Geosphere)
  • Oxidized sulfur-rich arc magmas formed porphyry Cu deposits by 1.88 Ga (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Formation of oxidized sulfur-rich magmas in Neoarchaean subduction zones (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • Variable Modes of Formation for Tonalite-Trondhjemite-Granodiorite-Diorite (TTG)-related Porphyry-type Cu ± Au Deposits in the Neoarchean Southern Abitibi Subprovince (Canada): Evidence from Petrochronology and Oxybarometry (2021, Journal of Petrology)
  • Genetic link between gold mineralization and porphyry magmatism in the Baogutu district, West Junggar, NW China: Constraints from Re-Os and S isotopes in sulphide (2020, Geological Journal)

Their frequent co-authors include researchers such as Xuyang Meng, Jackie Kleinsasser, Pedro J. Jugo, Adam C. Simon, and Daniel J. Kontak. These collaborations have spanned multiple publications and topics within the geosciences, contributing to a wider understanding of mineral deposit formation and magmatic processes.

The main fields of study where Richards has contributed are:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The subfields of study include:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering

The primary topics covered by Richards' work are:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching

Best Publications

  • Tectono-Magmatic Precursors for Porphyry Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit Formation

    J. P. Richards

  • Special Paper: Adakite-Like Rocks: Their Diverse Origins and Questionable Role in Metallogenesis

    Jeremy P. Richards;Robert Kerrich

  • Postsubduction porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal Au deposits: Products of remelting of subduction-modified lithosphere

    Jeremy P. Richards

  • Porphyry Deposits: Characteristics and Origin of Hypogene Features

    Eric Seedorff;John H. Dilles;John M. Proffett;Marco T. Einaudi

  • Magmatic to hydrothermal metal fluxes in convergent and collided margins

    Jeremy P. Richards

  • HIGH Sr/Y ARC MAGMAS AND PORPHYRY Cu ± Mo ± Au DEPOSITS: JUST ADD WATER

    Jeremy P. Richards

  • High Sr/Y Magmas Reflect Arc Maturity, High Magmatic Water Content, and Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Potential: Examples from the Tethyan Arcs of Central and Eastern Iran and Western Pakistan

    Jeremy P. Richards;Terry Spell;Esmaeil Rameh;Abdul Razique

  • The oxidation state, and sulfur and Cu contents of arc magmas: implications for metallogeny

    Jeremy P. Richards

  • Tectonic, magmatic, and metallogenic evolution of the Tethyan orogen: From subduction to collision

    Jeremy P. Richards

  • Geologic evolution of the Escondida area, northern Chile: A model for spatial and temporal localization of porphyry Cu mineralization

    Jeremy P. Richards;Adrian J. Boyce;Malcolm S. Pringle

  • Magmatic and Structural Controls on the Development of Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Deposits

    R. M. Tosdal;J. P. Richards

  • Experimental data on the speciation of sulfur as a function of oxygen fugacity in basaltic melts

    Pedro J. Jugo;Robert W. Luth;Jeremy P. Richards

  • Giant ore deposits formed by optimal alignments and combinations of geological processes

    Jeremy P. Richards

  • An Experimental Study of the Sulfur Content in Basaltic Melts Saturated with Immiscible Sulfide or Sulfate Liquids at 1300°C and 1·0 GPa

    Pedro J. Jugo;Robert W. Luth;Jeremy P. Richards

  • Seismogenic Framework for Hydrothermal Transport and Ore Deposition

    Richard H. Sibson

  • Mantle-Derived Magmas and Magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) Deposits

    Nicholas Arndt;C.M. Lesher;G.K. Czamanske

  • Geochronology, geochemistry, and zircon Hf isotopic compositions of Mesozoic intermediate-felsic intrusions in central Tibet: Petrogenetic and tectonic implications

    Jin-Xiang Li;Jin-Xiang Li;Ke-Zhang Qin;Guang-Ming Li;Jeremy P. Richards

  • Metallogenic Provinces in an Evolving Geodynamic Framework

    Robert Kerrich;Richard J. Goldfarb;Jeremy P. R Richards

  • Increasing Magmatic Oxidation State from Paleocene to Miocene in the Eastern Gangdese Belt, Tibet: Implication for Collision-Related Porphyry Cu-Mo +/- Au Mineralization

    Rui Wang;Jeremy P. Richards;Zeng-qian Hou;Zhi-ming Yang

  • Origin of postcollisional magmas and formation of porphyry Cu deposits in southern Tibet

    Rui Wang;Rui Wang;Roberto F. Weinberg;William J. Collins;Jeremy P. Richards

  • Geology of the Sari Gunay Epithermal Gold Deposit, Northwest Iran

    Jeremy P. Richards;Damien Wilkinson;Thomas Ullrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Creaser
Robert A. Creaser University of Alberta
Rui Wang
Rui Wang China University of Geosciences
Zengqian Hou
Zengqian Hou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Robert Kerrich
Robert Kerrich University of Saskatchewan
Karlis Muehlenbachs
Karlis Muehlenbachs University of Alberta
Zhiming Yang
Zhiming Yang North Carolina Central University
Robert W. Luth
Robert W. Luth University of Alberta
Richard A. Stern
Richard A. Stern University of Alberta
Ruizhong Hu
Ruizhong Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
William J. Collins
William J. Collins University of Reading

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