Peter A. Floyd

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Basalt
• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock

His primary areas of study are Geochemistry, Basalt, Magma, Metamorphism and Ophiolite. His work in the fields of Geochemistry, such as Volcanic rock and Metamorphic rock, intersects with other areas such as Type. In the field of Volcanic rock, his study on Rhyodacite, Lile and Bimodal volcanism overlaps with subjects such as Tonstein.

His Basalt study deals with Greenschist intersecting with Fractional crystallization, Partial melting, Magma chamber and Sheeted dyke complex. Many of his studies on Magma involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Continental arc. His studies deal with areas such as Andesite and Granulite as well as Metamorphism.

His most cited work include:

• Geochemical discrimination of different magma series and their differentiation products using immobile elements (3585 citations)
• Geochemical magma type discrimination: application to altered and metamorphosed basic igneous rocks (658 citations)
• Magma type and tectonic setting discrimination using immobile elements (609 citations)

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

Peter A. Floyd mainly investigates Geochemistry, Basalt, Petrology, Volcanic rock and Ophiolite. His Geochemistry research focuses on Oceanic crust and how it relates to Pelagic sediment. His Basalt research incorporates elements of Volcano and Pillow lava.

His Volcanic rock study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Metamorphic rock, Carboniferous and Ultramafic rock. His Magma research includes elements of Alkali basalt, Precambrian, Tectonics and Rhyodacite. His research investigates the connection between Rhyodacite and topics such as Bimodal volcanism that intersect with issues in Continental arc and Mineralogy.

He most often published in these fields:

• Geochemistry (92.75%)
• Basalt (36.23%)
• Petrology (27.54%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1998-2007)?

• Geochemistry (92.75%)
• Petrology (27.54%)
• Massif (11.59%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Geochemistry, Petrology, Massif, Basalt and Ophiolite. His Geochemistry research includes themes of Oceanic crust and Terrane. His studies in Petrology integrate themes in fields like Quartz monzonite, Pluton and Magmatism.

Peter A. Floyd combines subjects such as Rift and Paleozoic with his study of Massif. His study in Mafic is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Rhyodacite, Dacite, Magma, Phenocryst and Hornblende. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Metamorphic rock and Volcanic rock.

Between 1998 and 2007, his most popular works were:

• Early Palaeozoic rift‐related magmatism in Variscan Europe: fragmentation of the Armorican Terrane Assemblage (117 citations)
• Geochemical character and tectonic environment of Neotethyan ophiolitic fragments and metabasites in the Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex, Turkey (78 citations)
• Review of geochemical variation in Lower Palaeozoic metabasites from the NE Bohemian Massif: intracratonic rifting and plume-ridge interaction (75 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Basalt
• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock

Peter A. Floyd mostly deals with Geochemistry, Petrology, Massif, Rift and Ophiolite. His Geochemistry study incorporates themes from Seismology and Tectonics. His Petrology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nappe, Mylonite and Décollement.

His research integrates issues of Terrane and Paleozoic in his study of Massif. The various areas that Peter A. Floyd examines in his Rift study include Magmatism, Plutonism, Mafic and Oceanic crust. Peter A. Floyd has researched Ophiolite in several fields, including Shear zone, Geomorphology, Pluton, Tectonostratigraphy and Gneiss.