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Paulo M. Vasconcelos

Paulo M. Vasconcelos

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Earth Science

D-Index
51
Citations
9578
World Ranking
3222
National Ranking
175

Overview

Paulo M. Vasconcelos is a researcher affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly work focuses on multiple subfields, including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological Formations and Processes

Vasconcelos has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Chemical Geology
  • Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Gondwana Research

Examples of their recent papers include:

  • Interpreting and reporting 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic data, 2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars, 2022, Science
  • Geochronology of the Paraná-Etendeka large igneous province, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Characterisation of iron oxide encrusted microbial fossils, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • A Lagerstätte from Australia provides insight into the nature of Miocene mesic ecosystems, 2022, Science Advances

Frequent collaborators in Vasconcelos' body of work include Kenneth A. Farley, Teresa Ubide, Alan Levett, Emma J. Gagen, and Gordon Southam. These coauthors have contributed to various publications alongside Vasconcelos, reflecting a network of research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • Eocene melting of subducting continental crust and early uplifting of central Tibet: Evidence from central-western Qiangtang high-K calc-alkaline andesites, dacites and rhyolites

    Qiang Wang;Qiang Wang;Derek A. Wyman;Jifeng Xu;Yanhui Dong

  • Late Mesozoic magmatism from the Daye region, eastern China: U–Pb ages, petrogenesis, and geodynamic implications

    Jian-Wei Li;Xin-Fu Zhao;Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Chang-Qian Ma

  • Paraná flood basalts: Rapid extrusion hypothesis confirmed by new 40Ar/39Ar results

    David S. Thiede;Paulo M. Vasconcelos

  • Giant Mesozoic gold provinces related to the destruction of the North China craton

    Jian-Wei Li;Shi-Jian Bi;David Selby;Lei Chen

  • In Situ Radiometric and Exposure Age Dating of the Martian Surface

    K. A. Farley;C. Malespin;P. Mahaffy;J. P. Grotzinger

  • Direct dating of weathering phenomena by 40Ar39Ar and K-Ar analysis of supergene K-Mn oxides

    Paulo M Vasconcelos;Paul R Renne;George H Brimhall;Tim A Becker

  • Interpreting and reporting 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic data

    Allen J. Schaen;Brian R. Jicha;Kip V. Hodges;Pieter Vermeesch

  • Origin of the Tongshankou porphyry–skarn Cu–Mo deposit, eastern Yangtze craton, Eastern China: geochronological, geochemical, and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic constraints

    Jian-Wei Li;Xin-Fu Zhao;Mei-Fu Zhou;Paulo Vasconcelos

  • K-Ar AND 40Ar/39Ar GEOCHRONOLOGY OF WEATHERING PROCESSES

    P. M. D. Vasconcelos

  • Geochronology of the Pengjiakuang and Rushan Gold Deposits, Eastern Jiaodong Gold Province, Northeastern China: Implications for Regional Mineralization and Geodynamic Setting

    Li Jian-Wei;Paulo Vasconcelos;Zhou Mei-Fu;Zhao Xin-Fu

  • Weathering geochronology by (U-Th)/He dating of goethite

    David L. Shuster;Paulo M. Vasconcelos;Jonathan A. Heim;Kenneth A. Farley

  • 40Ar/39Ar constraints on a temporal link between gold mineralization, magmatism, and continental margin transtension in the Jiaodong Gold Province, eastern China

    Jian‐Wei Li;Paulo M. Vasconcelos;Jun Zhang;Mei‐Fu Zhou

  • New single crystal 40Ar/39Ar ages improve time scale for deposition of the Omo Group, Omo–Turkana Basin, East Africa

    Ian McDougall;Ian McDougall;Francis H. Brown;Paulo M. Vasconcelos;Benjamin E. Cohen

  • (U–Th)/He geochronology of goethite and the origin and evolution of cangas

    Hevelyn S. Monteiro;Hevelyn S. Monteiro;Paulo M. Vasconcelos;Kenneth A. Farley;Carlos A. Spier

  • 40Ar/39Ar geochronology at the Instituto de Geociências, USP: instrumentation, analytical procedures, and calibration

    Paulo M. Vasconcelos;Artur Takashi Onoe;Koji Kawashita;Adalberto José Soares

  • Rapid change in drift of the Australian plate records collision with Ontong Java plateau

    Kurt M. Knesel;Benjamin E. Cohen;Paulo M. Vasconcelos;David S. Thiede

  • Age and Duration of Weathering by 40K-40Ar and 40Ar/39Ar Analysis of Potassium-Manganese Oxides

    Paulo M. Vasconcelos;Tim A. Becker;Paul R. Renne;George H. Brimhall

  • Eocene north-south trending dikes in central Tibet: New constraints on the timing of east-west extension with implications for early plateau uplift?

    Qiang Wang;Qiang Wang;Qiang Wang;Derek A. Wyman;Zheng-Xiang Li;Weidong Sun

  • 40Ar/39Ar geochronological constraints on the evolution of lateritic iron deposits in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Carlos Alberto Spier;Paulo M. Vasconcelos;Sonia M.B. Oliviera

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Farley
Kenneth A. Farley California Institute of Technology
Gordon Southam
Gordon Southam University of Queensland
David L. Shuster
David L. Shuster University of California, Berkeley
Paul R. Mahaffy
Paul R. Mahaffy Goddard Space Flight Center
Wilson Teixeira
Wilson Teixeira Universidade de São Paulo
Jian-Wei Li
Jian-Wei Li China University of Geosciences
John O. Stone
John O. Stone University of Washington
Gideon Rosenbaum
Gideon Rosenbaum University of Queensland
Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei
Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei Universidade de São Paulo
Mei-Fu Zhou
Mei-Fu Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences

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