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Michael R. Carroll

Michael R. Carroll

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Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
10413
World Ranking
3942
National Ranking
84

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Basalt
  • Volcano
  • Igneous rock

Michael R. Carroll mainly investigates Magma, Mineralogy, Sulfur, Andesite and Volcano. His research investigates the link between Magma and topics such as Igneous rock that cross with problems in Volatiles and Hornblende. His Mineralogy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Fugacity and Analytical chemistry.

His Sulfur study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry, Sulfate, Mineral redox buffer and Solubility. His research integrates issues of Lava, Magma chamber and Plagioclase in his study of Andesite. His work is dedicated to discovering how Volcano, Petrology are connected with Lava dome and other disciplines.

His most cited work include:

  • An Experimental Study of the Influence of Oxygen Fugacity on Fe-Ti Oxide Stability, Phase Relations, and Mineral—Melt Equilibria in Ferro-Basaltic Systems (418 citations)
  • Solubilities of sulfur, noble gases, nitrogen, chlorine, and fluorine in magmas (394 citations)
  • Remobilization of Andesite Magma by Intrusion of Mafic Magma at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies (379 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Magma, Analytical chemistry and Solubility. His Mineralogy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crystallization, Fluid inclusions, Magma chamber, Plagioclase and Peralkaline rock. His Geochemistry course of study focuses on Alkali feldspar and Mineral and Crystallography.

His work carried out in the field of Magma brings together such families of science as Decompression, Petrology and Phenocryst. His research in Analytical chemistry intersects with topics in Mineral redox buffer, Oxidation state and Silicate. His studies in Solubility integrate themes in fields like Thermal diffusivity, Fugacity, Aqueous solution, Infrared spectroscopy and Diffusion.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mineralogy (30.93%)
  • Geochemistry (27.84%)
  • Magma (26.80%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Geochemistry (27.84%)
  • Alkali feldspar (10.31%)
  • Crystallization (12.37%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Michael R. Carroll mostly deals with Geochemistry, Alkali feldspar, Crystallization, Peralkaline rock and Magma. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Geochemistry, narrowing it down to issues related to the Solubility, and often Inorganic chemistry. His Crystallization study combines topics in areas such as Chemical physics, Crystal growth and Trace element.

His Magma research incorporates elements of Petrology and Melt inclusions. His Petrology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Rhyolite, Supercooling, Explosive eruption and Nucleation. His study in Analytical chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Sulfur, Fugacity, Hauyne and Silicate.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Circulation path of thermal waters within the Laga foredeep basin inferred from chemical and isotopic (δ18O, δD, 3H, 87Sr/86Sr) data (13 citations)
  • The effect of diffusive re-equilibration time on trace element partitioning between alkali feldspar and trachytic melts (9 citations)
  • Vitrification treatment of municipal solid waste bottom ash (6 citations)

Best Publications

  • An Experimental Study of the Influence of Oxygen Fugacity on Fe-Ti Oxide Stability, Phase Relations, and Mineral—Melt Equilibria in Ferro-Basaltic Systems

    M. J. Toplis;M. R. Carroll

  • Solubilities of sulfur, noble gases, nitrogen, chlorine, and fluorine in magmas

    Michael R. Carroll;James D. Webster

  • Remobilization of Andesite Magma by Intrusion of Mafic Magma at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies

    M. D. Murphy;R. S. J. Sparks;J. Barclay;M. R. Carroll

  • Volatiles in magmas

    Michael R. Carroll;John R. Holloway

  • Mineral disequilibrium in lavas explained by convective self-mixing in open magma chambers.

    S. Couch;R. S. J. Sparks;M. R. Carroll

  • Sulfide and sulfate saturation in hydrous silicate melts

    M. R. Carroll;M. J. Rutherford

  • Sulfur speciation in hydrous experimental glasses of varying oxidation state - Results from measured wavelength shifts of sulfur X-rays

    Michael R. Carroll;Malcolm J. Rutherford

  • The stability of igneous anhydrite - Experimental results and implications for sulfur behavior in the 1982 El Chichon trachyandesite and other evolved magmas

    Michael R. Carroll;Malcolm J. Rutherford

  • Experimental phase equilibria constraints on pre‐eruptive storage conditions of the Soufriere Hills magma

    J. Barclay;M. J. Rutherford;M. R. Carroll;M. D. Murphy

  • Experimental constraints on degassing of magma: isothermal bubble growth during continuous decompression from high pressure

    James E. Gardner;Matthew Hilton;Michael R. Carroll

  • The role of magma mixing in triggering the current eruption at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies

    M. D. Murphy;R. S. J. Sparks;J. Barclay;M. R. Carroll

  • Solubilities of carbon dioxide and water in rhyolitic melt at 850°C and 750 bars

    J.G. Blank;E.M. Stolper;M.R. Carroll

  • Basanite-phonolite lineages of the Teide-Pico Viejo Volcanic Complex, Tenerife, Canary Islands

    G. J. Ablay;M. R. Carroll;M. R. Palmer;J. Martí

  • Degassing during magma ascent in the Mule Creek vent (USA)

    Mark V. Stasiuk;Jenni Barclay;Michael R. Carroll;Claude Jaupart

  • Noble gas solubilities in silicate melts and glasses: New experimental results for argon and the relationship between solubility and ionic porosity

    Michael R. Carroll;Edward M. Stolper

  • Petrologic evidence for pre-eruptive pressure-temperature conditions, and recent reheating, of andesitic magma erupting at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, W.I.

    J. D. Devine;M. D. Murphy;M. J. Rutherford;J. Barclay

  • Is the Iceland hot spot also wet? Evidence from the water contents of undegassed submarine and subglacial pillow basalts

    A.R.L. Nichols;M.R. Carroll;Á. Höskuldsson

  • The solubility of H2O in phonolitic melts

    Michael R. Carroll;Jennifer G. Blank

  • Experimental Phase Relations in the System Tonalite-Peridotite-H2O at 15 kb; Implications for Assimilation and Differentiation Processes near the Crust-Mantle Boundary

    Michael R. Carroll;Peter J. Wyllie

  • Differentiation of Ferro-Basaltic Magmas under Conditions Open and Closed to Oxygen: Implications for the Skaergaard Intrusion and Other Natural Systems

    M. J. Toplis;M. R. Carroll

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Scaillet
Bruno Scaillet University of Orléans
R. S. J. Sparks
R. S. J. Sparks University of Bristol
Jenni Barclay
Jenni Barclay University of East Anglia
Richard A Brooker
Richard A Brooker University of Bristol
Malcolm J. Rutherford
Malcolm J. Rutherford Brown University
James E. Gardner
James E. Gardner The University of Texas at Austin
Edward M. Stolper
Edward M. Stolper California Institute of Technology
Harald Behrens
Harald Behrens University of Hannover
Joan Martí
Joan Martí Spanish National Research Council
Michael J. Toplis
Michael J. Toplis Paul Sabatier University

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