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John W. Shervais is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research spans diverse fields with a focus on geology and geophysics, particularly in the context of subduction zones, volcanic processes, and mantle geochemistry.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to magmatic processes and geochemical analysis. Notable papers include:

  • Magmatic Response to Subduction Initiation, Part II: Boninites and Related Rocks of the Izu-Bonin Arc From IODP Expedition 352 (2020) published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • The petrogenesis of modern and ophiolitic lavas reconsidered: Ti-V and Nb-Th (2021) published in Geoscience Frontiers
  • Mariana serpentinite mud volcanism exhumes subducted seamount materials: implications for the origin of life (2020) published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Mineral compositions and thermobarometry of basalts and boninites recovered during IODP Expedition 352 to the Bonin forearc (2020) published in American Mineralogist
  • Magma Source Evolution Following Subduction Initiation: Evidence From the Element Concentrations, Stable Isotope Ratios, and Water Contents of Volcanic Glasses From the Bonin Forearc (IODP Expedition 352) (2020) published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include:

  • Wendy R. Nelson
  • William W. Sager
  • Claire Carvallo
  • Aaron J. Avery
  • Katherine E. Potter

John W. Shervais has published extensively in venues related to earth sciences, with frequent publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • American Mineralogist

Their scientific work spans multiple subfields of study including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Computational Mechanics

Main research topics covered by their work include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Best Publications

  • Ti-V plots and the petrogenesis of modern and ophiolitic lavas

    John W. Shervais

  • Birth, death, and resurrection: The life cycle of suprasubduction zone ophiolites

    John W. Shervais;John W. Shervais

  • AL–AUGITE AND CR–DIOPSIDE ULTRAMAFIC XENOLITHS IN BASALTIC ROCKS FROM WESTERN UNITED STATES

    H.G. Wilshire;J.W. Shervais

  • Mafic and ultramafic xenoliths from volcanic rocks of the Western United States

    H.G. Wilshire;C.E. Meyer;J.K. Nakata;L.C. Calk

  • Suprasubduction-zone ophiolites: Is there really an ophiolite conundrum?

    Rodney V Metcalf;John W Shervais

  • Supra-subduction and abyssal mantle peridotites of the Coast Range ophiolite, California

    Sung Hi Choi;John W. Shervais;Samuel B. Mukasa

  • Subduction initiation and ophiolite crust: new insights from IODP drilling

    Mark K. Reagan;Julian A. Pearce;Katerina Petronotis;Renat R. Almeev

  • Forearc ages reveal extensive short-lived and rapid seafloor spreading following subduction initiation

    Mark K. Reagan;Daniel E. Heaton;Mark D. Schmitz;Julian A. Pearce

  • Magmatic Response to Subduction Initiation: Part 1. Fore‐arc Basalts of the Izu‐Bonin Arc From IODP Expedition 352

    John W. Shervais;Mark Reagan;Emily A. Haugen;Emily A. Haugen;Renat R. Almeev

  • Multi-Stage Origin of the Coast Range Ophiolite, California: Implications for the Life Cycle of Supra-Subduction Zone Ophiolites

    John W. Shervais;David L. Kimbrough;Paul Renne;Barry B. Hanan

  • The volcanic‐tectonic cycle of the FAMOUS and AMAR Valleys, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (36°47′N): Evidence from basalt glass and phenocryst compositional variations for a steady state magma chamber beneath the valley midsections, AMAR 3

    Debra S. Stakes;John W. Shervais;Clifford A. Hopson

  • Geochemical evidence for the tectonic setting of the Coast Range ophiolite: A composite island arc–oceanic crust terrane in western California

    John W. Shervais;David L. Kimbrough

  • Pre-4.2 AE mare-basalt volcanism in the lunar highlands

    Lawrence A. Taylor;John W. Shervais;Robert H. Hunter;C.-Y. Shih

  • Thermal Emplacement Model for the Alpine Lherzolite Massif at Balmuccia, Italy

    John W. Shervais

  • Radiogenic isotopes document the start of subduction in the Western Pacific

    Hong-Yan Li;Rex N. Taylor;Julie Prytulak;Maria Kirchenbaur

  • Layered mafic sill complex beneath the eastern Snake River Plain: Evidence from cyclic geochemical variations in basalt

    John W. Shervais;Scott K. Vetter;Barry B. Hanan

  • Radioisotopic and biostratigraphic age relations in the Coast Range Ophiolite, northern California: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Western Cordillera

    John W. Shervais;Benita L. Murchey;David L. Kimbrough;Paul R. Renne

  • Early Proterozoic oceanic crust and the evolution of subcontinental mantle: Eclogites and related rocks from southern Africa

    John W. Shervais;Lawrence A. Taylor;Gunter W. Lugmair;Robert N. Clayton

  • Geochemistry, petrology, and cooling history of 14161,7373; a plutonic lunar sample with textural evidence of granitic-fraction separation by silicate-liquid immiscibility

    B. L. Jolliff;C. Floss;I. S. McCallum;J. M. Schwartz

  • Yellowstone plume–continental lithosphere interaction beneath the Snake River Plain

    Barry B. Hanan;John W. Shervais;Scott K. Vetter

  • Lithospheric topography, tilted plumes, and the track of the Snake River-Yellowstone hot spot

    John W. Shervais;Barry B. Hanan

  • OPHIOLITES AND OCEANIC CRUST: NEW INSIGHTS FROM FIELD STUDIES AND THE OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM

    John Shervais

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark K. Reagan
Mark K. Reagan University of Iowa
Jeffrey G. Ryan
Jeffrey G. Ryan University of South Florida
Julian A. Pearce
Julian A. Pearce Cardiff University
Lawrence A. Taylor
Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Julie Prytulak
Julie Prytulak Durham University
Marguerite Godard
Marguerite Godard University of Montpellier
Barry B. Hanan
Barry B. Hanan San Diego State University
Eric H. Christiansen
Eric H. Christiansen Brigham Young University
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi Nagoya University
Samuel B. Mukasa
Samuel B. Mukasa University of Minnesota

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