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34
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4568
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7944
National Ranking
636

Overview

Pete Burnard was affiliated with the University of Lorraine in France. Their research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of Geophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Biomaterials.

Their work covered several main topics, notably:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Pete Burnard published research in multiple scientific venues, with appearances in journals such as:

  • American Mineralogist
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Two of their recent papers included:

  • "Influence of intensive parameters and assemblies on friction evolution during piston-cylinder experiments," 2021, American Mineralogist
  • "Effect of deformation on helium storage and diffusion in polycrystalline forsterite," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Throughout their scientific career, Burnard collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Sylvie Demouchy
  • Yves Marrocchi
  • Pierre Condamine
  • S. Tournier
  • Bernard Charlier

Best Publications

  • Production, Release and Transport of Noble Gases in the Continental Crust

    Chris J. Ballentine;Pete G. Burnard

  • Resolving mantle and crustal contributions to ancient hydrothermal fluids: HeAr isotopes in fluid inclusions from Dae Hwa WMo mineralisation, South Korea

    F.M. Stuart;P.G. Burnard;R.P. Taylor;G. Turner

  • Mantle, crustal and atmospheric noble gases in ailaoshan gold deposits, Yunnan Province, China

    P.G. Burnard;R. Hu;G. Turner;X.W. Bi

  • Vesicle-specific noble gas analyses of popping rock : Implications for primordial noble gases in earth

    Pete Burnard;David Graham;David Graham;Grenville Turner

  • Sources of in-situ 36Cl in basaltic rocks. Implications for calibration of production rates

    Irene Schimmelpfennig;Lucilla Benedetti;Robert Finkel;Robert Finkel;Raphaël Pik

  • Mantle-derived gaseous components in ore-forming fluids of the Xiangshan uranium deposit, Jiangxi province, China: Evidence from He, Ar and C isotopes

    Rui-Zhong Hu;P.G. Burnard;Xian-Wu Bi;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Helium and argon isotope geochemistry of alkaline intrusion-associated gold and copper deposits along the Red River–Jinshajiang fault belt, SW China

    Rui-Zhong Hu;P.G Burnard;Xian-Wu Bi;Mei-Fu Zhou

  • Degassing and contamination of noble gases in Mid‐Atlantic Ridge basalts

    P. Burnard;P. Burnard;D. Harrison;G. Turner;R. Nesbitt

  • The Noble Gases as Geochemical Tracers

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  • Upper-mantle volatile chemistry at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano and the origin of carbonatites

    T. P. Fischer;P. Burnard;B. Marty;D. R. Hilton

  • Samarium–neodymium isotope systematics of hydrothermal calcites from the Xikuangshan antimony deposit (Hunan, China): the potential of calcite as a geochronometer

    J.-T. Peng;R.-Z. Hu;P.G. Burnard

  • Noble gas behaviour and composition in the mantle: constraints from the Iceland Plume

    D Harrison;P Burnard;G Turner

  • Helium and Argon isotope systematics in fluid inclusions of Machangqing copper deposit in west Yunnan province, China

    Ruizhong Hu;P.G Burnard;G Turner;Xianwu Bi

  • Pore fluid chemistry of the North Anatolian Fault Zone in the Sea of Marmara: A diversity of sources and processes

    M. D. Tryon;P. Henry;M. N. Cagatay;T. A. C. Zitter

  • Gas emissions and active tectonics within the submerged section of the North Anatolian Fault zone in the Sea of Marmara

    L. Géli;P. Henry;T. Zitter;S. Dupré

  • Xenon in Archean barite: Weak decay of 130Ba, mass-dependent isotopic fractionation and implication for barite formation

    Magali Pujol;Magali Pujol;Bernard Marty;Pete Burnard;Pascal Philippot

  • Tracing fluid sources and interactions

    Grenville Turner;P. Burnard;James Ford;J. D. Gilmour

  • Calibration of cosmogenic 36Cl production rates from Ca and K spallation in lava flows from Mt. Etna (38°N, Italy) and Payun Matru (36°S, Argentina)

    Irene Schimmelpfennig;Lucilla Benedetti;Vincent Garreta;Vincent Garreta;Raphaël Pik

  • Quantifying brine assimilation by submarine magmas: Examples from the Galápagos Spreading Centre and Lau Basin

    Mark A. Kendrick;Richard Arculus;Pete Burnard;Masahiko Honda

  • Noble Gases in the Atmosphere

    Yuji Sano;Bernard Marty;Pete Burnard

  • Noble gases and halogens in fluid inclusions: A journey through the Earth's crust

    Mark A. Kendrick;Pete Burnard

  • Diffusive fractionation of noble gases and helium isotopes during mantle melting

    Pete Burnard

  • The Noble Gases as Geochemical Tracers: History and Background

    Pete Burnard;Laurent Zimmermann;Yuji Sano

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Marty
Bernard Marty University of Lorraine
Grenville Turner
Grenville Turner University of Manchester
Raphaël Pik
Raphaël Pik University of Lorraine
Robert C. Finkel
Robert C. Finkel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Yves Marrocchi
Yves Marrocchi University of Lorraine
Lucilla Benedetti
Lucilla Benedetti Aix-Marseille University
Sylvie Demouchy
Sylvie Demouchy University of Montpellier
Kenneth A. Farley
Kenneth A. Farley California Institute of Technology
Ruizhong Hu
Ruizhong Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Patrick Cordier
Patrick Cordier Institut Universitaire de France

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