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Kenneth D. Collerson

Kenneth D. Collerson

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Earth Science

D-Index
63
Citations
11147
World Ranking
1633
National Ranking
103

Overview

Kenneth D. Collerson is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Computer Science, with a predominant focus on geophysical and geochemical topics.

The primary subfields of their work include:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Collerson's main research topics cover a range of geological and geochemical analyses, specifically:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing

The scientist has published across various notable venues, with each contributing to their diverse academic output. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Lithos
  • Geological Society London Memoirs
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geoscience Frontiers
  • Ore Geology Reviews

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Kenneth D. Collerson are:

  • The Great Falls Tectonic Zone after the assembly of Laurentia: evidence for long-term tectonic stability from xenolith apatite, 2021, Lithos
  • Evolution of Mount Cameroon volcanism: Geochemistry, mineral chemistry and radiogenic isotopes (Pb, Sr, Nd), 2020, Geoscience Frontiers
  • Chapter 5.5 Gaussberg: volcanology and petrology, 2021, Geological Society London Memoirs
  • Magnesium and zinc isotopic evidence for the involvement of recycled carbonates in the petrogenesis of Gaussberg lamproites, Antarctica, 2022, Chemical Geology
  • A Meaningful metric to compare the value and Prospectivity of Clay-Hosted regolith rare earth element deposits, 2025, Ore Geology Reviews

Collaborations have involved several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Gary O'Sullivan
  • Yashirvad Thakurdin
  • Robert Bolhar
  • Péter Horváth
  • Brendan C. Hoare

Best Publications

  • Rare earth element and yttrium variability in South East Queensland waterways

    Michael G. Lawrence;Alan Greig;Kenneth D. Collerson;Balz S. Kamber

  • A new estimate for the composition of weathered young upper continental crust from alluvial sediments, Queensland, Australia

    Balz S. Kamber;Alan Greig;Kenneth D. Collerson

  • Geochemical Evolution within the Tonga–Kermadec–Lau Arc–Back-arc Systems: the Role of Varying Mantle Wedge Composition in Space and Time

    A. Ewart;K. D. Collerson;M. Regelous;J. I. Wendt

  • The recalculation of pyroxene end-member parameters and the estimation of ferrous and ferric iron content from electron microprobe analyses

    R. Grant Cawthorn.;Kenneth D. Collerson

  • Fluid-mobile trace element constraints on the role of slab melting and implications for Archaean crustal growth models

    Balz S. Kamber;Anthony Ewart;Kenneth D. Collerson;Michael C. Bruce

  • Origin of enriched-type mid-ocean ridge basalt at ridges far from mantle plumes: The East Pacific Rise at 11°20′N

    Yaoling Niu;Ken D. Collerson;Rodey Batiza;J. Immo Wendt

  • Lamproites from Gaussberg, Antarctica: Possible Transition Zone Melts of Archaean Subducted Sediments

    David Murphy;Kenneth Collerson;B Kamber

  • Evolution of the Continents and the Atmosphere Inferred from Th-U-Nb Systematics of the Depleted Mantle

    Kenneth D. Collerson;Balz S. Kamber

  • U-Series dating of Liujiang hominid site in Guangxi, Southern China.

    Guanjun Shen;Wei Wang;Qian Wang;Jianxin Zhao

  • New W-isotope evidence for rapid terrestrial accretion and very early core formation

    Ronny Schoenberg;Balz S. Kamber;Kenneth D. Collerson;Otto Eugster

  • The role of fluids in the formation and subsequent development of early continental crust

    Kenneth D. Collerson;Brian J. Fryer

  • Thermal ionization mass spectrometry U-series dating of a hominid site near Nanjing, China

    Jian-xin Zhao;Kai Hu;Kenneth D. Collerson;Han-kui Xu

  • A refined solution to Earth’s hidden niobium: implications for evolution of continental crust and mode of core formation

    B.S. Kamber;A. Greig;R. Schoenberg;K.D. Collerson

  • Role of ‘hidden’ deeply subducted slabs in mantle depletion

    Balz S Kamber;Kenneth D Collerson

  • U-series dating and geochemical tracing of late Quaternary travertine in co-seismic fissures

    I. Tonguç Uysal;Yuexing Feng;Jian-xin Zhao;Erhan Altunel

  • Proterozoic collisional tectonism in the Trans-Hudson orogen, Saskatchewan

    M. E. Bickford;K. D. Collerson;J. F. Lewry;W. R. Van Schmus

  • Variations in the geochemistry of magmatism on the East Pacific Rise at 10?30'N since 800 ka

    M. Regelous;Y. Niu;J.I. Wendt;R. Batiza

  • Inheritance of early Archaean Pb-isotope variability from long-lived Hadean protocrust

    Balz S. Kamber;Kenneth D. Collerson;Stephen Moorbath;Martin J. Whitehouse

  • Stone adze compositions and the extent of ancient Polynesian voyaging and trade.

    Kenneth D. Collerson;Marshall I. Weisler

  • Tungsten isotope evidence from ∼ 3.8-Gyr metamorphosed sediments for early meteorite bombardment of the Earth

    Ronny Schoenberg;Balz S. Kamber;Kenneth D. Collerson;Stephen Moorbath

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-xin Zhao
Jian-xin Zhao University of Queensland
Balz S. Kamber
Balz S. Kamber Queensland University of Technology
Kefu Yu
Kefu Yu Guangxi University
Alan Greig
Alan Greig University of Melbourne
Marcel Regelous
Marcel Regelous University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Tsuyoshi Komiya
Tsuyoshi Komiya University of Tokyo
Ronny Schoenberg
Ronny Schoenberg University of Tübingen
Suzanne D. Golding
Suzanne D. Golding University of Queensland
Stephen Moorbath
Stephen Moorbath University of Oxford
Quentin Williams
Quentin Williams University of California, Santa Cruz

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