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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Moonsup Cho is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and is active in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, with significant contributions in geophysics, geochemistry and petrology, paleontology, and tectonic studies.

The scientist's recent publications highlight investigations in sediment provenance, metamorphic processes, and magmatic events spanning the Cambrian to Paleoproterozoic eras. Notable papers include:

  • U-Pb detrital zircon ages of Cambrian-Ordovician sandstones from the Taebaeksan Basin, Korea: Provenance variability in platform shelf sequences and paleogeographic implications (2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • Incipient charnockite formation at the waning stage of Paleoproterozoic hot orogenesis, Yeongnam Massif, Korea (2021, Precambrian Research)
  • Fluid-Present Partial Melting of Paleoproterozoic Okbang Amphibolite in the Yeongnam Massif, Korea (2020, Lithosphere)
  • Fluid-fluxed partial melting of the Buncheon granitic gneiss in the Yeongnam Massif, Korea: Protracted (ca. 1.86-1.84 Ga) reworking of the Paleoproterozoic Korean arc (2023, Lithos)
  • Ediacaran mafic magmatism recorded in Cambrian eclogites of the Ross orogen, Antarctica: Implications for the Neoproterozoic rifting episodes along the Pacific-Gondwana margin (2022, Terra Nova)

The research topics covered in these publications include the study of high-pressure metamorphic rocks and their melting behavior, tectonic reworking during orogenesis, and paleogeographic reconstructions through geochemical and geochronological methods.

Moonsup Cho collaborates frequently with researchers such as Yuyoung Lee, Wonseok Cheong, Yoonsup Kim, E. Ernst, and Keewook Yi. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications across various geological sub-disciplines.

Their research outputs are commonly published in leading geological venues, including:

  • Lithos
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Precambrian Research
  • Lithosphere
  • Journal of the Geological Society of Korea

Key areas of study and related subfields for Moonsup Cho are:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence applications in geosciences
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Paleontology

Main research themes encompass:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Moonsup Cho has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, marking a professional acknowledgement of their contributions to the field of geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Possible eastward extension of Chinese collision belt in South Korea: The Imjingang belt

    Jin Han Ree;Moonsup Cho;Sung Tack Kwon;Eizo Nakamura

  • Phase equilibria and mineral parageneses of metabasites in low-grade metamorphism

    J. G. Liou;S. Maruyama;M. Cho

  • Experimental investigations of blueschist-greenschist transition equilibria: Pressure dependence ofAl2O3 contents in sodic amphiboles—A new geobarometer

    Shigenori Maruyama;Moonsup Cho;J. G. Liou

  • Age, geochemistry, and tectonic significance of Neoproterozoic alkaline granitoids in the northwestern margin of the Gyeonggi massif, South Korea

    Seung Ryeol Lee;Moonsup Cho;Chang Sik Cheong;Hyeoncheol Kim

  • Metamorphic Evolution of the Imjingang Belt, Korea: Implications for Permo-Triassic Collisional Orogeny

    Moonsup Cho;Yoonsup Kim;Jinho Ahn

  • Transition from the zeolite to prehnite-pumpellyite facies in the Karmutsen metabasites, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

    Moonsup Cho;J. G. Liou;S. Maruyama

  • SHRIMP U-Pb ages of detrital zircons in metasedimentary rocks of the central Ogcheon fold-thrust belt, Korea: Evidence for tectonic assembly of Paleozoic sedimentary protoliths

    Moonsup Cho;Wonseok Cheong;W.G. Ernst;Keewook Yi

  • Early Proterozoic Granulites in Central Korea: Tectonic Correlation with Chinese Cratons

    Seung Ryeol Lee;Moonsup Cho;Keewook Yi;Richard A. Stern

  • Late Paleozoic to Early Mesozoic arc-related magmatism in southeastern Korea: SHRIMP zircon geochronology and geochemistry

    Keewook Yi;Chang-sik Cheong;Jeongmin Kim;Namhoon Kim

  • SHRIMP U-Pb ages of detrital zircons in metasandstones of the Taean Formation, western Gyeonggi massif, Korea: Tectonic implications

    Moonsup Cho;Junseok Na;Keewook Yi

  • Early Permian peak metamorphism recorded in U–Pb system of black slates from the Ogcheon metamorphic belt, South Korea, and its tectonic implication

    Chang-Sik Cheong;Gi Young Jeong;Hyeoncheol Kim;Man-Sik Choi

  • Metamorphic Evolution of the Ogcheon Belt, Korea: A Review and New Age Constraints

    Moonsup Cho;Hyeoncheol Kim

  • Prehnite-Pumpellyite to Greenschist Fades Transition in the Karmutsen Metabasites, Vancouver Island, B.C.

    Moonsup Cho;J. G. Liou

  • Early Archean to Middle Jurassic Evolution of the Korean Peninsula and Its Correlation with Chinese Cratons: SHRIMP U‐Pb Zircon Age Constraints

    Heejin Jeon;Moonsup Cho;Hyeoncheol Kim;Kenji Horie

  • Metamorphic and Tectonic Evolution of the Hwacheon Granulite Complex, Central Korea: Composite P-T Path Resulting from Two Distinct Crustal-Thickening Events

    Seung Ryeol Lee;Moonsup Cho

  • The oldest (ca. 2.51 Ga) rock in South Korea: U-Pb zircon age of a tonalitic migmatite, Daeijak Island, western Gyeonggi massif

    Moonsup Cho;Hyeoncheol Kim;Yuyoung Lee;Kenji Horie

  • An experimental investigation of heulandite-laumontite equilibrium at 1000 to 2000 bar Pfluid

    M. Cho;S. Maruyama;J. G. Liou

  • Crustal evolution of the Gyeonggi massif, South Korea: Nd isotopic evidence and implications for continental growths of East Asia

    Seung Ryeol Lee;Moonsup Cho;Jae Ha Hwang;Byung-Joo Lee

  • Eoarchean–Paleoproterozoic zircon inheritance in Japanese Permo-Triassic granites (Unazuki area, Hida Metamorphic Complex): Unearthing more old crust and identifying source terrranes

    Kenji Horie;Kenji Horie;Megumi Yamashita;Yasutaka Hayasaka;Yasuo Katoh

  • Tectonometamorphic evolution of the Chuncheon amphibolite, central Gyeonggi massif, South Korea

    Seung Ryeol Lee;Moonsup Cho

  • Prograde Phase Relations in the State 2–14 Well Metasandstones, Salton Sea Geothermal Field, California

    Moonsup Cho;J. G. Liou;Dennis K. Bird

  • Metamorphic evolution of the northwestern Ogcheon metamorphic belt, South Korea

    Kyoungwon Min;Moonsup Cho

  • Tectonic evolution of Precambrian basement massifs and an adjoining fold-and-thrust belt (Gyeonggi Marginal Belt), Korea: An overview

    Moonsup Cho;Yuyoung Lee;Taehwan Kim;Wonseok Cheong

  • Magmatic peridotites and pyroxenites, Andong Ultramafic Complex, Korea: Geochemical evidence for supra-subduction zone formation and extensive melt–rock interaction

    Scott A. Whattam;Moonsup Cho;Ian E.M. Smith

  • A massif-type (~1.86 Ga) anorthosite complex in the Yeongnam Massif, Korea: late-orogenic emplacement associated with the mantle delamination in the North China Craton

    Yuyoung Lee;Moonsup Cho;Wonseok Cheong;Keewook Yi

  • A Continuation of Chinese Ultrahigh-Pressure Belt in Korea: Evidence from Ion Microprobe U-Pb Zircon Ages

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Frequent Co-Authors

Keewook Yi
Keewook Yi Korea Basic Science Institute
Hiroshi Hidaka
Hiroshi Hidaka Nagoya University
Juhn G. Liou
Juhn G. Liou Stanford University
Shigenori Maruyama
Shigenori Maruyama Tokyo Institute of Technology
W. G. Ernst
W. G. Ernst Stanford University
Yusheng Wan
Yusheng Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dunyi Liu
Dunyi Liu Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Eizo Nakamura
Eizo Nakamura Okayama University
Haemyeong Jung
Haemyeong Jung Seoul National University
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester

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