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Sandra M. Barr

Sandra M. Barr

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Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
7272
World Ranking
4476
National Ranking
205

Overview

Sandra M. Barr is affiliated with Acadia University in Canada and has a substantial body of work primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Paleontology, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The topics addressed in their work cover a range of geological and geochemical studies such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological Formations and Processes

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Provenance and Paleozoic tectonic evolution of Ganderia and its relationships with Avalonia and Megumia in the Appalachian-Caledonide orogen, 2021, published in Gondwana Research
  • Tonian-Ediacaran tectonomagmatic evolution of West Avalonia and its Ediacaran-early Cambrian interactions with Ganderia: an example of complex terrane transfer due to arc-arc collision?, 2020, published in Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Terrane history of the Iapetus Ocean as preserved in the northern Appalachians and western Caledonides, 2022, published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Age and tectonic setting of Neoproterozoic granitoid rocks, Antigonish Highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada: implications for Avalonia in the northern Appalachian orogen, 2020, published in Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Unconformity-bounded rift sequences in Terreneuvian-Miaolingian strata of the Caledonian Highlands, Atlantic Canada, 2022, published in Geological Society of America Bulletin

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sandra M. Barr include:

  • Chris E. White
  • Deanne van Rooyen
  • John W.F. Waldron
  • David I. Schofield
  • P. J. A. McCausland

Their publications appear regularly in several academic venues, such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Atlantic Geoscience
  • Atlantic Geology
  • Geological Society London Special Publications

Best Publications

  • Provenance and tectonic evolution of Ganderia: Constraints on the evolution of the Iapetus and Rheic oceans

    Cees R. van Staal;Sandra M. Barr;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Geochemistry and geochronology of late Cenozoic basalts of Southeast Asia: Summary

    Sandra M. Barr;Alan S. Macdonald

  • Depositional and tectonic setting of the Paleoproterozoic Lower Aillik Group, Makkovik Province, Canada: evolution of a passive margin-foredeep sequence based on petrochemistry and U–Pb (TIMS and LAM-ICP-MS) geochronology

    John W.F. Ketchum;Simon E. Jackson;Nicholas G. Culshaw;Sandra M. Barr

  • Zircon and monazite UPb dating of the Doi Inthanon core complex, northern Thailand: implications for extension within the Indosinian Orogen

    G.R. Dunning;A.S. Macdonald;S.M. Barr

  • Nan River suture zone, northern Thailand

    Sandra M. Barr;Alan S. Macdonald

  • Late Paleozoic strike‐slip faults in Maritime Canada and their role in the reconfiguration of the northern Appalachian orogen

    John W. F. Waldron;Sandra M. Barr;Adrian F. Park;Chris E. White

  • Provenance of the Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia: rifted margin of early Paleozoic Gondwana

    John W.F. WaldronJ.W.F. Waldron;Chris E. WhiteC.E. White;Sandra M. BarrS.M. Barr;Antonio SimonettiA. Simonetti

  • Tectono-stratigraphic terranes in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia: Implications for the configuration of the northern Appalachian orogen

    Sandra M. Barr;Robert P. Raeside

  • Geochemical and Isotopic Characteristics of Granitoids of the Avalon Zone, Southern New Brunswick: Possible Evidence for Repeated Delamination Events

    Joseph B. Whalen;George A. Jenner;Kenneth L. Currie;Sandra M. Barr

  • Significance of U–Pb detrital zircon ages in quartzite from peri-Gondwanan terranes, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada

    S.M Barr;D.W Davis;S Kamo;C.E White

  • Chronology of Devonian to early Carboniferous rifting and igneous activity in southern Magdalen Basin based on U–Pb (zircon) dating

    Greg R. Dunning;Sandra M. Barr;Peter S. Giles;D. Colin McGregor

  • Nd isotopic characteristics of terranes within the Avalon Zone, southern New Brunswick

    Scott D. Samson;Sandra M. Barr;Chris E. White

  • Petrochemistry, U–Pb (zircon) age, and palaeotectonic setting of the Lampang volcanic belt, northern Thailand

    S. M. Barr;A. S. Macdonald;G. R. Dunning;P. Ounchanum

  • The Kingston terrane, southern New Brunswick, Canada: Evidence for an Early Silurian volcanic arc

    Sandra M. Barr;Chris E. White;Brent V. Miller

  • U–Pb geochronologic constraints on the volcanic evolution of the Mira (Avalon) terrane, southeastern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

    Mary Lou Bevier;Sandra M. Barr;Chris E. White;Alan S. Macdonald

  • Detrital zircon ages from Neoproterozoic and Early Paleozoic conglomerate and sandstone units of New Brunswick and coastal Maine: implications for the tectonic evolution of Ganderia

    Leslie Robert Fyffe;Sandra M. Barr;Susan C. Johnson;Malcolm J. McLeod

  • Cambrian successions of the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia, and Harlech Dome, North Wales: dispersed fragments of a peri-Gondwanan basin?

    John W.F. Waldron;David I. Schofield;Chris E. White;Sandra M. Barr

  • Origin and evolution of Avalonia: evidence from U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopes in zircon from the Mira terrane, Canada, and the Stavelot–Venn Massif, Belgium

    A. P. Willner;A. P. Willner;S. M. Barr;A. Gerdes;A. Gerdes;H.-J. Massonne

  • Geological correlations between Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland, northern Appalachian orogen

    S M Barr;R P Raeside;C E White

  • U-Pb Age Constraints on the Stratigraphy and Tectonic History of the Avalon Terrane, New Brunswick, Canada

    Mary Lou Bevier;Sandra M. Barr

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Hamilton
Michael A. Hamilton University of Toronto
John W.F. Waldron
John W.F. Waldron University of Alberta
Søren Holdt Jensen
Søren Holdt Jensen University of Extremadura
Fred J. Longstaffe
Fred J. Longstaffe University of Western Ontario
Rebecca Anne Jamieson
Rebecca Anne Jamieson Dalhousie University
Arne P. Willner
Arne P. Willner Ruhr University Bochum
Cees R. van Staal
Cees R. van Staal Geological Survey of Canada
Greg R. Dunning
Greg R. Dunning Memorial University of Newfoundland
Scott D. Samson
Scott D. Samson Syracuse University
James K. Mortensen
James K. Mortensen University of British Columbia

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