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Matthew S.A. Horstwood

Matthew S.A. Horstwood

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Earth Science

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61
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17262
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1763
National Ranking
187

Overview

Matthew S.A. Horstwood is affiliated with the British Geological Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple aspects of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics and atmospheric science among other subfields.

The scientist has contributed significantly to various specialized topics in their field, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Horstwood's work has been published in a range of scientific venues, with repeated publications in journals such as:

  • Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • American Mineralogist
  • Geochronology
  • Chemical Geology

Among their recent papers are the following, which demonstrate their engagement with advanced analytical methods and planetary science:

  • "Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U-Pb carbonate geochronology: strategies, progress, and limitations" (2020, Geochronology)
  • "Laser ablation split-stream analysis of the Sm-Nd and U-Pb isotope compositions of monazite, titanite, and apatite - Improvements, potential reference materials, and application to the Archean Saglek Block gneisses" (2020, Chemical Geology)
  • "The internal structure and geodynamics of Mars inferred from a 4.2-Gyr zircon record" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Changing nutrient cycling in Lake Baikal, the world's oldest lake" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Quantifying Long-Term Reproducibility of Zircon Reference Materials by U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Dating" (2022, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research)

Their collaborative work includes regular co-authorship with several researchers who have contributed to projects across various related topics. Frequent co-authors include Vanessa Pashley, Jane H. Scarrow, Jenni Barclay, Daniel J. Condon, and George E. A. Swann.

Matthew S.A. Horstwood's research outcomes predominantly fall within Earth and Planetary Sciences, including significant publications in subfields such as geophysics, atmospheric science, astronomy and astrophysics, artificial intelligence applications, and inorganic chemistry. Their focus on geochronology techniques and planetary geodynamics extends the understanding of Earth's geological history and planetary bodies within the solar system.

Best Publications

  • Plesovice zircon : A new natural reference material for U-Pb and Hf isotopic microanalysis

    Jirri Slama;Jirri Slama;Jirri Slama;Jan Kosler;Daniel J. Condon;James L. Crowley

  • Community‐Derived Standards for LA‐ICP‐MS U‐(Th‐)Pb Geochronology – Uncertainty Propagation, Age Interpretation and Data Reporting

    Matthew S. A. Horstwood;Jan Košler;George Gehrels;Simon E. Jackson

  • A calcite reference material for LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology

    Nick M. W. Roberts;E. Troy Rasbury;Randall R. Parrish;Christopher J. Smith

  • Common-Pb corrected in situ U–Pb accessory mineral geochronology by LA-MC-ICP-MS

    Matthew S. A. Horstwood;Gavin L. Foster;Gavin L. Foster;Randall R. Parrish;Randall R. Parrish;Stephen R. Noble

  • Tectonic evolution of the Mogok metamorphic belt, Burma (Myanmar) constrained by U-Th-Pb dating of metamorphic and magmatic rocks

    M. P. Searle;S. R. Noble;J. M. Cottle;D. J. Waters

  • U–Th–Pb zircon geochronology by ID-TIMS, SIMS, and laser ablation ICP-MS: Recipes, interpretations, and opportunities

    Urs Schaltegger;Axel K. Schmitt;Matthew S. A. Horstwood

  • Textural, chemical and isotopic insights into the nature and behaviour of metamorphic monazite

    Gavin Foster;Gavin Foster;H. D. Gibson;Randy Parrish;Randy Parrish;Matthew Horstwood

  • Zn and Cu isotopic variability in the Alexandrinka volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) ore deposit, Urals, Russia

    Thomas F.D. Mason;Dominik J. Weiss;Dominik J. Weiss;John B. Chapman;John B. Chapman;Jamie J. Wilkinson;Jamie J. Wilkinson

  • Isotopic discrimination of zinc in higher plants.

    D. J. Weiss;D. J. Weiss;T. F. D. Mason;F. J. Zhao;G. J. D. Kirk

  • Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U–Pb carbonate geochronology: strategies, progress, and limitations

    Nick M. W. Roberts;Kerstin Drost;Matthew S. A. Horstwood;Daniel J. Condon

  • The Tethyan Himalayan detrital record shows that India–Asia terminal collision occurred by 54 Ma in the Western Himalaya

    Yanina Manya Rachel Najman;Daniel Jenks;Laurent Godin;Marcelle BouDagher‐Fadel

  • The identification and significance of pure sediment-derived granites

    Thomas N. Hopkinson;Nigel B.W. Harris;Clare J. Warren;Christopher J. Spencer

  • Timing of midcrustal metamorphism, melting and deformation in the Mount Everest Region of Southern Tibet revealed by U(Th)-Pb geochronology

    John M. Cottle;Michael P. Searle;Matthew S. A. Horstwood;David J. Waters

  • Geochronology of granulitized eclogite from the Ama Drime Massif: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the South Tibetan Himalaya

    John M. Cottle;John M. Cottle;Micah J. Jessup;Micah J. Jessup;Dennis L. Newell;Matthew S. A. Horstwood

  • The source of granitic gneisses and migmatites in the Antarctic Peninsula: a combined U-Pb SHRIMP and laser ablation Hf isotope study of complex zircons

    M. J Flowerdew;Ian L Millar;A.P.M. Vaughan;M.S.A. Horstwood

  • U–Pb dating of cements in Mesozoic ammonites

    Q. Li;R. R. Parrish;R. R. Parrish;M. S. A. Horstwood;J. M. McArthur

  • The generation of prograde P T t points and paths; a textural, compositional, and chronological study of metamorphic monazite

    Gavin L. Foster;Randall R. Parrish;Randall R. Parrish;Matthew S.A. Horstwood;Simon R.N. Chenery

  • Large rivers and orogens: The evolution of the Yarlung Tsangpo–Irrawaddy system and the eastern Himalayan syntaxis

    Ruth Alison Joyce Robinson;Cynthia Anne Brezina;Randall Parrish;Matthew Horstwood

  • High-precision Cu and Zn isotope analysis by plasma source mass spectrometry: Part 2. Correcting for mass discrimination effects

    Thomas F. D. Mason;Dominik J. Weiss;Matthew Horstwood;Randall R. Parrish

  • Structural insights into the early stages of exhumation along an orogen-scale detachment: The South Tibetan Detachment System, Dzakaa Chu section, Eastern Himalaya

    John M. Cottle;Micah J. Jessup;Dennis L. Newell;Michael P. Searle

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall R. Parrish
Randall R. Parrish University of Portsmouth
Nick M.W. Roberts
Nick M.W. Roberts British Geological Survey
Robert J. Thomas
Robert J. Thomas Council for Geoscience
Michael P. Searle
Michael P. Searle University of Oxford
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History
Daniel J. Condon
Daniel J. Condon British Geological Survey
John M. Cottle
John M. Cottle University of California, Santa Barbara
David J. Waters
David J. Waters University of Oxford
Stephen R. Noble
Stephen R. Noble British Geological Survey
Ian L. Millar
Ian L. Millar British Geological Survey

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