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Overview

Randall R. Parrish is affiliated with the British Geological Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple aspects of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geological, geochemical, and geophysical studies.

Their publication record includes a range of papers across various scientific venues, reflecting a diverse research interest. Notable recent works include:

  • Resolving whether inhalation of depleted uranium contributed to Gulf War Illness using high-sensitivity mass spectrometry, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Using U-Pb carbonate dating to constrain the timing of extension and fault reactivation within the Bristol Channel Basin, SW England, 2024, Journal of the Geological Society
  • Sedimentary provenance in continental rifts: U-Pb detrital zircon, Nd and Sr isotopes and lithogeochemistry of the Eocene alluvial sandstones of the Resende Basin, SE-Brazil, 2023, Sedimentary Geology
  • Clusters of flowstone ages are not supported by statistical evidence, 2021, Nature
  • THE INFLUENCE OF ALLOGENIC PROCESSES ON THE BENGAL FAN SEDIMENT ARCHIVE, 2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Frequent coauthors in Parrish's work include:

  • Catherine Mottram
  • Joe Connolly
  • M. A. Anderson
  • Gregory D. Price
  • David J. Sanderson

Parrish's primary fields of study fall under Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work is particularly connected to subfields such as:

  • Geophysics
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Geology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

The main topics addressed in Parrish's research encompass:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Publication venues where Parrish's research has appeared include:

  • Journal of the Geological Society
  • Scientific Reports
  • Sedimentary Geology
  • Nature
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

This body of work demonstrates interdisciplinary interests spanning geosciences and health-related environmental toxicology, contributing to the understanding of geological processes as well as their impacts on human health.

Best Publications

  • U–Pb dating of monazite and its application to geological problems

    Randall R. Parrish

  • Timing of India‐Asia collision: Geological, biostratigraphic, and palaeomagnetic constraints

    Yani Najman;Erwin Appel;Marcelle Boudagher-Fadel;Paul Bown

  • Tectonic evolution of the central Annapurna Range, Nepalese Himalayas

    K. V. Hodges;R. R. Parrish;R. R. Parrish;M. P. Searle

  • Metrology and traceability of U-Pb isotope dilution geochronology (EARTHTIME Tracer Calibration Part I)

    Daniel Condon;Blair Schoene;Noah McLean;Samuel Bowring

  • Shisha Pangma leucogranite, south Tibetan Himalaya: Field relations, geochemistry, age, origin, and emplacement

    M. P. Searle;R. R. Parrish;R. R. Parrish;R. R. Parrish;K. V. Hodges;K. V. Hodges;A. Hurford;A. Hurford

  • Isotopic constraints on the age and provenance of the Lesser and Greater Himalayan sequences, Nepalese Himalaya

    Randall R. Parrish;V. Hodges

  • Himalayan metamorphic sequence as an orogenic channel: Insight from Bhutan

    Djordje Grujic;Lincoln S Hollister;Randall R Parrish

  • An improved micro-capsule for zircon dissolution in UPb geochronology

    Randall R. Parrish

  • Simultaneous miocene extension and shortening in the himalayan orogen.

    K. V. Hodges;R. R. Parrish;T. B. Housh;D. R. Lux

  • A calcite reference material for LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology

    Nick M. W. Roberts;E. Troy Rasbury;Randall R. Parrish;Christopher J. Smith

  • Identification of inherited radiogenic Pb in monazite and its implications for U–Pb systematics

    Peter Copeland;Randall R. Parrish;T. Mark Harrison

  • Common-Pb corrected in situ U–Pb accessory mineral geochronology by LA-MC-ICP-MS

    Matthew S. A. Horstwood;Gavin L. Foster;Gavin L. Foster;Randall R. Parrish;Randall R. Parrish;Stephen R. Noble

  • The structural geometry, metamorphic and magmatic evolution of the Everest massif, High Himalaya of Nepal-South Tibet

    M.P. Searle;R.L. Simpson;R.D. Law;R.R. Parrish

  • Eocene extensional tectonics and geochronology of the Southern Omineca Belt, British Columbia and Washington

    Randall R. Parrish;Sharon D. Carr;David L. Parkinson

  • Uranium - Lead Analytical Techniques At the Geochronology Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada

    R R Parrish;J C Roddick;W D Loveridge;R W Sullivan

  • Crustal thickening leading to exhumation of the Himalayan Metamorphic core of central Nepal: Insight from U‐Pb Geochronology and 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology

    Laurent Godin;Randall R. Parrish;Richard L. Brown;Kip V. Hodges

  • Petrology and Cooling Rates of the Valhalla Complex, British Columbia, Canada

    Frank S. Spear;Randall R. Parrish

  • Geophysics and geochronology of the crystalline basement of the Alberta Basin, western Canada

    G. M. Ross;R. R. Parrish;M. E. Villeneuve;S. A. Bowring

  • Exhumation of the Main Central Thrust from Lower Crustal Depths, Eastern Bhutan Himalaya

    C. G. Daniel;L. S. Hollister;R. R. Parrish;Djordje Grujic

  • A-type granite and adakitic magmatism association in Songpan Garze fold belt, eastern Tibetan Plateau: Implication for lithospheric delamination

    Hong-Fei Zhang;Randall Parrish;Li Zhang;Wang-Chun Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew S.A. Horstwood
Matthew S.A. Horstwood British Geological Survey
Michael P. Searle
Michael P. Searle University of Oxford
Nick M.W. Roberts
Nick M.W. Roberts British Geological Survey
David J. Waters
David J. Waters University of Oxford
Nigel Harris
Nigel Harris The Open University
Daniel J. Condon
Daniel J. Condon British Geological Survey
Clare J. Warren
Clare J. Warren The Open University
Stephen R. Noble
Stephen R. Noble British Geological Survey
Yani Najman
Yani Najman Lancaster University
Gavin L. Foster
Gavin L. Foster University of Southampton

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