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John I. Garver

John I. Garver

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Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
6973
World Ranking
6381
National Ranking
2272

Overview

John I. Garver is affiliated with Union College in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Geology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Language and Linguistics. Garver's work predominantly focuses on topics related to Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological Studies and Exploration, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of geologic and geochemical subjects, often emphasizing regional studies in Alaska. Notable papers include:

  • New geochemical and geochronological insights on forearc magmatism across the Sanak-Baranof belt, southern Alaska: A tale of two belts (2024, Geosphere)
  • U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND LU-HF ISOTOPE STUDY OF THE SANAK-BARANOF BELT IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA: A FOCUS ON THE INTRUSIVE BODIES OF YAKOBI ISLAND, CHICHAGOF ISLAND, AND GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK (2023, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)
  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE BOUNDARY BLOCK PROVIDE A LINK TO THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE ACROSS THE FAIRWEATHER FAULT, ALASKA (2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)
  • AGE AND PROVENANCE OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS OF THE YAKUTAT GROUP AT HARLEQUIN LAKE, ALASKA (2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)
  • DETRITAL ZIRCON FROM THE SCHIST OF NUNATAK FIORD NEAR YAKUTAT, ALASKA INDICATE ALLIANCE TO THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE (2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)

John I. Garver frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geosphere

Collaborative efforts are evident through repeated coauthorship with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Cameron Davidson
  • Adrian A. Wackett
  • Diane R. Smith
  • Maya Feldberg-Bannatyne

Garver's interdisciplinary research incorporates both geologic studies of regional terranes and methodical approaches involving isotope geochemistry, zircon geochronology, and metamorphic petrology. Their work contributes to understanding the geological context of the Sanak-Baranof belt and adjacent regions in southern and southeast Alaska, with a focus on lithological characterization and tectonic correlations.

The scientist also explores topics linked to Linguistics and Cultural Studies, indicating a breadth of academic interest beyond traditional Earth sciences. Their contributions span investigations of the mineralogical, geological, and geochemical processes relevant to both fundamental science and applied geological mapping initiatives.

Best Publications

  • Late Cenozoic exhumation of the Cascadia accretionary wedge in the Olympic Mountains, northwest Washington State

    Mark T. Brandon;Mary K. Roden-Tice;John I. Garver

  • Late Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the northwestern Tien Shan: New age estimates for the initiation of mountain building

    M.E. Bullen;D.W. Burbank;J.I. Garver;K.Ye. Abdrakhmatov

  • Chromium and nickel in shale of the Taconic foreland : a case study for the provenance of fine-grained sediments with an ultramafic source

    J. I. Garver;P. R. Royce;T. A. Smick

  • Exhumation history of orogenic highlands determined by detrital fission-track thermochronology

    John I. Garver;Mark T. Brandon;Mary Roden-Tice;Peter J. J. Kamp

  • Fission-track Analysis of Detrital Zircon

    Matthias Bernet;John I. Garver

  • Building the Northern Tien Shan: Integrated Thermal, Structural, and Topographic Constraints

    M. E. Bullen;D. W. Burbank;J. I. Garver

  • Geological tests of hypotheses for large coastwise displacements; a critique illustrated by the Baja British Columbia controversy

    Darrel S. Cowan;Mark T. Brandon;John I. Garver

  • A zero-damage model for fission-track annealing in zircon

    Meinert K. Rahn;Mark T. Brandon;Geoffrey E. Batt;John I. Garver

  • Incomplete retention of radiation damage in zircon from Sri Lanka

    Lutz Nasdala;Peter W. Reiners;John I. Garver;Allen K. Kennedy

  • Steady-state exhumation of the European Alps

    Matthias Bernet;Massimiliano Zattin;John I. Garver;Mark T. Brandon

  • Trace elements in shale as indicators of crustal provenance and terrane accretion in the southern Canadian Cordillera

    John I. Garver;T. Jeffrey Scott

  • (U-Th)/(He-Pb) double dating of detrital zircons

    Peter Reiners;Ian Campbell;Stefan Nicolescu;Charlotte M Allen

  • Implications for Timing of Andean Uplift from Thermal Resetting of Radiation‐Damaged Zircon in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Northern Peru

    J. I. Garver;P. W. Reiners;L. J. Walker;J. M. Ramage

  • Late Miocene exhumation and uplift of the Washington Cascade Range

    Peter W. Reiners;Todd A. Ehlers;John I. Garver;Sara Gran Mitchell

  • Integration of zircon color and zircon fission-track zonation patterns in orogenic belts: application to the Southern Alps, New Zealand

    John I. Garver;Peter J.J. Kamp

  • Intense localized rock uplift and erosion in the St Elias orogen of Alaska

    E. Enkelmann;P. K. Zeitler;T. L. Pavlis;J. I. Garver

  • Eocene arc-continent collision and crustal consolidation in Kamchatka, Russian Far East

    Jeremy K. Hourigan;Mark T. Brandon;Alexei V. Soloviev;Alexei B. Kirmasov

  • Exhuming the Alps through time: clues from detrital zircon fission‐track thermochronology

    M Bernet;M Brandon;J Garver;Ml Balestieri

  • Fundamentals of detrital zircon fission-track analysis for provenance and exhumation studies with examples from the European Alps

    Matthias Bernet;Mark T. Brandon;John I. Garver;Brandi R. Molitor

  • The thermochronological record of tectonic and surface process interaction at the Yakutat–North American collision zone in southeast Alaska

    E. Enkelmann;P. K. Zeitler;J. I. Garver;T. L. Pavlis

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark T. Brandon
Mark T. Brandon Yale University
Eva Enkelmann
Eva Enkelmann University of Calgary
Peter W. Reiners
Peter W. Reiners University of Arizona
Matthias Bernet
Matthias Bernet Grenoble Alpes University
Terry L. Pavlis
Terry L. Pavlis The University of Texas at El Paso
William S.F. Kidd
William S.F. Kidd University at Albany, State University of New York
Douglas W. Burbank
Douglas W. Burbank University of California, Santa Barbara
Kenneth D. Ridgway
Kenneth D. Ridgway Purdue University West Lafayette
Peter K. Zeitler
Peter K. Zeitler Lehigh University
Massimiliano Zattin
Massimiliano Zattin University of Padua

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