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South Africa
2022

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Earth Science

D-Index
57
Citations
9414
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2321
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

John J. Gurney was a researcher affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their academic career was connected to this institution, although detailed information on the specific departments or roles held is not provided.

There are no recorded recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues associated with John J. Gurney. Likewise, there is no available data regarding book publications, which suggests a focus primarily on academic research articles rather than monographs or book chapters.

Information about the main fields of study, subfields, and topics of work is also not available. This absence of detailed data makes it difficult to specify John J. Gurney's precise areas of scientific inquiry or research specializations.

No awards or honors have been documented for John J. Gurney, and the individual is recorded as deceased. This profile is thus presented in past tense to reflect their status.

Best Publications

  • Origin of diamonds in old enriched mantle

    S. H. Richardson;S. H. Richardson;J. J. Gurney;A. J. Erlank;J. W. Harris

  • An updated classification scheme for mantle-derived garnet, for use by diamond explorers

    Herman S. Grütter;John J. Gurney;Andrew H. Menzies;Ferdi Winter

  • Diamonds and the african lithosphere.

    F. R. Boyd;John J. Gurney

  • Evidence for a 150–200-km thick Archaean lithosphere from diamond inclusion thermobarometry

    F. R. Boyd;J. J. Gurney;S. H. Richardson

  • Pyroxene solid solution in garnets included in diamond

    Rory O. Moore;John J. Gurney

  • Diamonds through Time

    J. J. Gurney;H. H. Helmstaedt;S. H. Richardson;S. B. Shirey

  • The application of C isotope measurements to the identification of the sources of C in diamonds: a review

    Melissa B. Kirkley;John J. Gurney;Marshall L. Otter;Stuart J. Hill

  • Three generations of diamonds from old continental mantle

    S. H. Richardson;J. W. Harris;J. J Gurney

  • The discovery of garnets closely related to diamonds in the Finsch pipe, South Africa

    J. J. Gurney;G. S. Switzer

  • Chemical variations in upper mantle nodules from southern African kimberlites

    Unknown

  • Archean emplacement of eclogitic components into the lithospheric mantle during formation of the Kaapvaal Craton

    Steven B. Shirey;Richard W. Carlson;Stephen H. Richardson;Andrew Menzies

  • CaSiO 3 perovskite in diamond indicates the recycling of oceanic crust into the lower mantle

    F. Nestola;N. Korolev;M. Kopylova;N. Rotiroti

  • The interpretation of the major element compositions of mantle minerals in diamond exploration

    Unknown

  • A subduction wedge origin for Paleoarchean peridotitic diamonds and harzburgites from the Panda kimberlite, Slave craton: evidence from Re–Os isotope systematics

    K. J. Westerlund;S. B. Shirey;S. H. Richardson;R. W. Carlson

  • The carbon isotopic composition and nitrogen content of lithospheric and asthenospheric diamonds from the Jagersfontein and Koffiefontein kimberlite, South Africa

    Peter Deines;J.W Harris;J.J Gurney

  • Nitrogen and 13C content of Finsch and Premier diamonds and their implications

    Peter Deines;J.W Harris;P.M Spear;J.J Gurney

  • Variations in trapping temperatures and trace elements in peridotite-suite inclusions from African diamonds: evidence for two inclusion suites, and implications for lithosphere stratigraphy

    W. L. Griffin;J. J. Gurney;C. G. Ryan

  • Carbon isotopic composition, nitrogen content and inclusion composition of diamonds from the Roberts Victor kimberlite, South Africa: Evidence for 13C depletion in the mantle

    Peter Deines;J.W Harris;J.J Gurney

  • Depth-related carbon isotope and nitrogen concentration variability in the mantle below the Orapa kimberlite, Botswana, Africa

    Peter Deines;J.W. Harris;J.J. Gurney

  • Associated chemical and carbon isotopic composition variations in diamonds from Finsch and Premier kimberlite, South Africa

    Peter Deines;J.J Gurney;J.W Harris

  • Two diamond-bearing peridotite xenoliths from the finsch kimberlite, South Africa

    S. R. Shee;J. J. Gurney;D. N. Robinson

  • Trace element geochemistry of ilmenite megacrysts from the Monastery kimberlite, South Africa

    R.O. Moore;W.L. Griffin;J.J. Gurney;C.G. Ryan

  • Mineral inclusions in diamonds from the River Ranch kimberlite, Zimbabwe

    Maya G. Kopylova;John J. Gurney;Leon R. M. Daniels

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen H. Richardson
Stephen H. Richardson University of Cape Town
Jeff W. Harris
Jeff W. Harris University of Glasgow
Steven B. Shirey
Steven B. Shirey Carnegie Institution for Science
Ben Harte
Ben Harte University of Edinburgh
Richard W. Carlson
Richard W. Carlson Carnegie Institution for Science
D.G. Pearson
D.G. Pearson University of Alberta
William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Maya G. Kopylova
Maya G. Kopylova University of British Columbia
Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan University of Waikato
Hong-Fu Zhang
Hong-Fu Zhang Northwest University

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