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Kevin R. Chamberlain

Kevin R. Chamberlain

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Earth Science

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42
Citations
8945
World Ranking
5152
National Ranking
1928

Overview

Kevin R. Chamberlain is affiliated with the University of Wyoming in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Geology. The primary focus centers on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, and High-pressure geophysics and materials, among other topics.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of subjects relevant to geochronology and tectonics. Notable works include:

  • Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup Near Bayhorse, Idaho: Late-Stage Rodinian Rifting Was Deflected West Around the Belt Basin (2020), published in Tectonics
  • Recommendations for the reporting and interpretation of isotope dilution U-Pb geochronological information (2024), published in Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Multimethod U-Pb baddeleyite dating: insights from the Spread Eagle Intrusive Complex and Cape St. Mary's sills, Newfoundland, Canada (2020), published in Geochronology
  • Rapid early Permian tectonic reorganization of Laurentia's plate margins: Evidence from volcanic tuffs in the Permian Basin, USA (2022), published in Gondwana Research
  • Testing the early Paleoproterozoic connection of the Superior and Wyoming cratons with geochronology and geochemistry (2022), published in Precambrian Research

Kevin R. Chamberlain frequently publishes in venues such as Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Precambrian Research, Geochronology, Gondwana Research, and Geology. These reflect the emphasis on both theoretical and applied aspects of earth sciences in their work.

Collaborations play a significant role in their research output. Frequent co-authors include Richard E. Ernst, Axel K. Schmitt, David A.D. Evans, Blair Schoene, and Urs Schaltegger. These partnerships indicate engagement with established scholars involved in related geoscientific disciplines.

The scientist's work collectively contributes to understanding geological processes through advanced analytical techniques and geochronological methodologies, emphasizing tectonic history and geochemical mapping across various geological time periods.

Best Publications

  • Precise determination of Phanerozoic zircon Pb/Pb age by multicollector SIMS without external standardization

    Xian-Hua Li;Yu Liu;Qiu-Li Li;Chun-Hua Guo

  • Penglai Zircon Megacrysts: A Potential New Working Reference Material for Microbeam Determination of Hf–O Isotopes and U–Pb Age

    Xian-Hua Li;Weng-Guo Long;Qiu-Li Li;Yu Liu

  • Sphene (titanite): phase relations and role as a geochronometer

    B.Ronald Frost;Kevin R. Chamberlain;John C. Schumacher

  • Timing and tempo of the Great Oxidation Event

    Ashley P. Gumsley;Kevin R. Chamberlain;Kevin R. Chamberlain;Wouter Bleeker;Ulf Söderlund;Ulf Söderlund

  • Petrogenesis of the 1.43 Ga Sherman Batholith, SE Wyoming, USA: a Reduced, Rapakivi-type Anorogenic Granite

    C. D. Frost;B. R. Frost;K. R. Chamberlain;B. R. Edwards

  • Long-lived connection between southern Siberia and northern Laurentia in the Proterozoic

    R. E. Ernst;R. E. Ernst;M. A. Hamilton;U. Söderlund;J. A. Hanes

  • Apatite–feldspar U–Pb thermochronometer: a reliable, mid-range (∼450°C), diffusion-controlled system

    Kevin R. Chamberlain;Samuel A. Bowring

  • Crustal growth by magmatic underplating: Isotopic evidence from the northern Sherman batholith

    C.D. Frost;J.M. Bell;B.R. Frost;K.R. Chamberlain

  • Early Archean to Mesoproterozoic evolution of the Wyoming Province: Archean origins to modern lithospheric architecture

    Kevin R. Chamberlain;Carol D. Frost;B. Ronald Frost

  • Salmon River Arch revisited: new evidence for 1370 Ma rifting near the end of deposition in the Middle Proterozoic Belt basin

    P. Ted Doughty;Kevin R. Chamberlain

  • Evidence for extensive Proterozoic remobilization of the Aldan shield and implications for Proterozoic plate tectonic reconstructions of Siberia and Laurentia

    B.Ronald Frost;Oleg V. Avchenko;Kevin R. Chamberlain;Carol D. Frost

  • The relationship between A-type granites and residual magmas from anorthosite: evidence from the northern Sherman batholith, Laramie Mountains, Wyoming, USA

    C.D Frost;B.R Frost;J.M Bell;K.R Chamberlain

  • Eocene clocks agree: Coeval 40Ar/39Ar, U-Pb, and astronomical ages from the Green River Formation

    M. Elliot Smith;K.R. Chamberlain;B.S. Singer;A.R. Carroll

  • Structure and evolution of the lithosphere beneath the rocky mountains: Initial results from the CD-ROM experiment

    K. E. Karlstrom;S. A. Bowring;K. R. Chamberlain;K. G. Dueker

  • Baddeleyite (ZrO2) and zircon (ZrSiO4) from anorthositic rocks of the Laramie anorthosite complex, Wyoming: Petrologic consequences and U-Pb ages

    James S. Scoates;Kevin R. Chamberlain

  • Structural and U-Pb geochronological evidence for 1.47 Ga rifting in the Belt basin, western Montana

    J W Sears;K R Chamberlain;S N Buckley

  • Mesozoic tectonics and metamorphism in the Pequop Mountains and Wood Hills region, northeast Nevada: Implications for the architecture and evolution of the Sevier orogen: Discussion and reply

    Jim Wise;Phyllis A. Camilleri;Kevin R. Chamberlain

  • The tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) to granodiorite–granite (GG) transition in the late Archean plutonic rocks of the central Wyoming Province

    Carol D. Frost;B. Ronald Frost;Robert Kirkwood;Kevin R. Chamberlain

  • Medicine Bow orogeny Timing of deformation and model of crustal structure produced during continent-arc collision, ca. 1.78 Ga, southeastern Wyoming

    Kevin R. Chamberlain

  • Geochronologic and isotopic evidence for involvement of pre-Pan-African crust in the Nubian shield, Egypt

    Mohamed Sultan;Kevin R. Chamberlain;Samuel A. Bowring;Raymond E. Arvidson

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol D. Frost
Carol D. Frost University of Wyoming
B. Ronald Frost
B. Ronald Frost University of Wyoming
Axel K. Schmitt
Axel K. Schmitt Curtin University
Richard E. Ernst
Richard E. Ernst Carleton University
Ulf Söderlund
Ulf Söderlund Lund University
Wouter Bleeker
Wouter Bleeker Geological Survey of Canada
Andrey Bekker
Andrey Bekker University of California, Riverside
Arthur W. Snoke
Arthur W. Snoke University of Wyoming
Brian Cousens
Brian Cousens Carleton University
James S. Scoates
James S. Scoates University of British Columbia

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