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John M. Sinton is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focused concentration in several subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering, Geology, and Paleontology.

Their work encompasses a variety of topics that reflect a multidisciplinary approach to geological and environmental studies. These topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Archaeology and Ancient Environmental Studies
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by John M. Sinton are:

  • "Geologic map of the State of Hawaii," 2021, published in Scientific Investigations Map
  • "High-C content and CO2/Ba ratio of the Earth's enriched upper mantle," 2022, published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Pofatu, a curated and open-access database for geochemical sourcing of archaeological materials," 2020, published in Scientific Data
  • "Distinguishing Volcanic Contributions to the Overlapping Samoan and Cook-Austral Hotspot Tracks," 2022, published in Journal of Petrology
  • "Provenance, production, and distribution of basalt and volcanic glass artifacts in Leeward Kohala, Hawaiʻi Island," 2022, published in Geoarchaeology

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Anthony Koppers
  • Peter R. Mills
  • Steven P. Lundblad
  • David R. Sherrod
  • T. W. Donnelly

John M. Sinton's publications appear in multiple venues that reflect their diverse research interests. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Journal of Petrology
  • Geology
  • Scientific Data
  • Geoarchaeology

Best Publications

  • Mid-ocean ridge magma chambers

    John M. Sinton;Robert S. Detrick

  • Mantle Flow and Melt Generation at Mid-Ocean Ridges

    Jason Phipps Morgan;Donna K. Blackman;John M. Sinton

  • The Dun Mountain ophiolite belt, New Zealand, its tectonic setting, constitution, and origin, with special reference to the southern portion

    D. S. Coombs;C. A. Landis;R. J. Norris;J. M. Sinton

  • Magmatic processes at superfast spreading mid‐ocean ridges: Glass compositional variations along the East Pacific Rise 13°–23°S

    John M. Sinton;Suzanne M. Smaglik;John J. Mahoney;Ken C. Macdonald

  • Petrologic consequences of rift propagation on oceanic spreading ridges

    John M. Sinton;Douglas S. Wilson;David M. Christie;Richard N. Hey

  • Evolution of abyssal lavas along propagating segments of the Galapagos spreading center

    David M. Christie;John M. Sinton

  • Isotope and trace element characteristics of a super-fast spreading ridge: East Pacific rise, 13-23°S

    J.J. Mahoney;J.M. Sinton;M.D. Kurz;J.D. Macdougall

  • Geologic map of the state of Hawai`i

    David R. Sherrod;John M. Sinton;Sarah E. Watkins;Kelly M. Brunt

  • Volcanic eruptions on mid‐ocean ridges: New evidence from the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise, 17°–19°S

    John Sinton;Eric Bergmanis;Ken Rubin;Rodey Batiza;Rodey Batiza

  • Postglacial eruptive history of the Western Volcanic Zone, Iceland

    John Sinton;Karl Grönvold;Kristján Sæmundsson

  • Magma Genesis and Mantle Heterogeneity in the Manus Back-Arc Basin, Papua New Guinea

    John M. Sinton;Lori L. Ford;Bruce Chappell;Malcolm T. McCULLOCH

  • Mantle source heterogeneity and melting processes beneath seafloor spreading centers: The East Pacific Rise, 18°–19°S

    Yaoling Niu;D. Guy Waggoner;John M. Sinton;John J. Mahoney

  • Mariana Trough lavas from 18°N: Implications for the origin of back arc basin basalts

    John M. Sinton;Patricia Fryer

  • Correlated geophysical, geochemical, and volcanological manifestations of plume-ridge interaction along the Galápagos Spreading Center

    R. S. Detrick;J. M. Sinton;G. Ito;J. P. Canales

  • Hydrothermal chimneys and associated fauna in the Manus Back‐Arc Basin, Papua New Guinea

    Ross Both;Keith Crook;Brian Taylor;Scott Brogan

  • Pliocene and Pleistocene alkalic flood basalts on the seafloor north of the Hawaiian islands

    David A. Clague;Robin T. Holcomb;John M. Sinton;Robert S. Detrick

  • Inferences on mid-ocean ridge thermal and magmatic structure from MORB compositions

    Ken H. Rubin;John M. Sinton

  • Crustal thickness along the western Galápagos Spreading Center and the compensation of the Galápagos hotspot swell

    J.Pablo Canales;Garrett Ito;Garrett Ito;Robert S. Detrick;John Sinton

  • Volcanism at the Edge of the Hawaiian Plume: Petrogenesis of Submarine Alkalic Lavas from the North Arch Volcanic Field

    F. A. Frey;D. Clague;J. J. Mahoney;J. M. Sinton

  • Compositional Layering in Alpine Peridotites: Evidence for Pressure Solution Creep in the Mantle

    Henry J. B. Dick;John M. Sinton

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Mahoney
John J. Mahoney University of Hawaii at Manoa
Garrett Ito
Garrett Ito University of Hawaii at Manoa
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Colin G. Macpherson
Colin G. Macpherson Durham University
Mark D. Behn
Mark D. Behn Boston College
David R. Hilton
David R. Hilton University of California, San Diego
Mark D. Kurz
Mark D. Kurz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Karl Grönvold
Karl Grönvold University of Iceland
Yves Fouquet
Yves Fouquet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Ken C. Macdonald
Ken C. Macdonald University of California, Santa Barbara

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