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John Tarney was affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom during their academic career.

While detailed records of John Tarney's research papers, co-authors, and main scientific fields are not available, the profile reflects an academic professional connected to a recognized institution. The absence of recorded publications or topics suggests that specific scholarly contributions are not documented in the provided data.

No awards or distinctions have been recorded for John Tarney, and information about research themes or publication venues is also not present.

Given that John Tarney is deceased, all references to their work and affiliations are presented in the past tense to reflect the completed nature of their academic endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Elemental and Sr isotope variations in basic lavas from Iceland and the surrounding ocean floor

    D. A. Wood;J. L. Joron;J. L. Joron;M. Treuil;M. Treuil;M. Norry

  • Empirical approach to estimating the composition of the continental crust

    Barry L. Weaver;Barry L. Weaver;John Tarney

  • Geochemical characteristics of basaltic volcanism within back-arc basins

    Andrew D. Saunders;John Tarney

  • Transverse geochemical variations across the Antarctic Peninsula: Implications for the genesis of calc-alkaline magmas

    Andrew D. Saunders;John Tarney;Stephen D. Weaver

  • Origin of MORB and Chemically-Depleted Mantle Reservoirs: Trace Element Constraints

    A. D. Saunders;M. J. Norry;J. Tarney

  • Trace element geochemistry of orogenic igneous rocks and crustal growth models

    J. Tarney;C. E. Jones

  • Geochemistry of basalts drilled in the North Atlantic by IPOD Leg 49: Implications for mantle heterogeneity

    D.A. Wood;J. Tarney;J. Varet;A.D. Saunders

  • Fluid influence on the trace element compositions of subduction zone magmas

    A. D. Saunders;M. J. Norry;J. Tarney

  • Cretaceous Basaltic Terranes in Western Colombia: Elemental, Chronological and Sr-Nd Isotopic Constraints on Petrogenesis

    Andrew Craig Kerr;G. F. Marriner;J. Tarney;A. Nivia

  • Subduction of pelagic sediments: implications for the origin of Ce-anomalous basalts from the Mariana Islands

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  • The geochemistry of basalts from a back-arc spreading centre in the East Scotia Sea

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  • A geochemical study of magmatism associated with the initial stages of back-arc spreading

    Stephen D. Weaver;Stephen D. Weaver;Andrew D. Saunders;Robert J. Pankhurst;John Tarney

  • Geochemistry of ocean island basalts from the South Atlantic: Ascension, Bouvet, St. Helena, Gough and Tristan da Cunha

    Barry L. Weaver;David A. Wood;John Tarney;Jean Louis Joron

  • Lewisian gneiss geochemistry and Archaean crustal development models

    Barry L. Weaver;John Tarney

  • A new plate tectonic model of the Caribbean: Implications from a geochemical reconnaissance of Cuban Mesozoic volcanic rocks

    Andrew Craig Kerr;Manuel A. Iturralde-Vinent;Andrew D. Saunders;Tanya L. Babbs

  • Tectonic evolution of the Caribbean and northwestern South America: The case for accretion of two Late Cretaceous oceanic plateaus

    Andrew Craig Kerr;John Tarney

  • Modification of an oceanic plateau, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean: Implications for the generation of continental crust

    R. V. White;J. Tarney;Andrew Craig Kerr;A. D. Saunders

  • The petrogenesis of Gorgona komatiites, picrites and basalts: new field, petrographic and geochemical constraints

    Andrew Craig Kerr;G. F. Marriner;N. T. Arndt;J. Tarney

  • Geochemistry of Mesozoic marginal basin floor igneous rocks from southern Chile

    Andrew D. Saunders;John Tarney;Charles R. Stern;Ian W. D. Dalziel

  • The Caribbean‐Colombian Cretaceous Igneous Province: The Internal Anatomy of an Oceanic Plateau

    Andrew Craig Kerr;John Tarney;Giselle F. Marriner;Alvaro Nivia

  • Rare earth geochemistry of Lewisian granulite-facies gneisses, northwest Scotland: Implications for the petrogenesis of the Archaean lower continental crust

    Barry L. Weaver;John Tarney

  • CONTAMINATION OF INDIAN-OCEAN ASTHENOSPHERE BY THE KERGUELEN-HEARD MANTLE PLUME

    M. Storey;Ad D. Saunders;J. Tarney;Il L. Gibson

  • Dynamic melting in plume heads: the formation of Gorgona komatiites and basalts

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Andrew C. Kerr;John Tarney

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew D. Saunders
Andrew D. Saunders University of Leicester
Andrew Craig Kerr
Andrew Craig Kerr Cardiff University
David P. Mattey
David P. Mattey Royal Holloway University of London
Brian F. Windley
Brian F. Windley University of Leicester
Matthew F. Thirlwall
Matthew F. Thirlwall Royal Holloway University of London
Pamela D. Kempton
Pamela D. Kempton Kansas State University
Michael Storey
Michael Storey University of Copenhagen
Nicholas T. Arndt
Nicholas T. Arndt Grenoble Alpes University
Robert N. Thompson
Robert N. Thompson Durham University
Martin Menzies
Martin Menzies Royal Holloway University of London

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