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Overview

Thomas Zack is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and primarily works within the domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing extensively to research in this field.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Paleontology

Key topics covered in their work include:

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

Thomas Zack has published numerous papers, with recent examples that reflect their range of interests and expertise:

  • Assessment of elemental fractionation and matrix effects during in situ Rb-Sr dating of phlogopite by LA-ICP-MS/MS: implications for the accuracy and precision of mineral ages, 2020, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • In situ Rb-Sr dating of slickenfibres in deep crystalline basement faults, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • LA-ICP-MS/MS Single-Spot Rb-Sr Dating, 2021, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Impact of green clay authigenesis on element sequestration in marine settings, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Coupled U-Pb and Rb-Sr laser ablation geochronology trace Archean to Proterozoic crustal evolution in the Dharwar Craton, India, 2020, Precambrian Research

Their publications frequently appear in specific venues such as:

  • Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Thomas Zack collaborates regularly with several coauthors, with whom they have co-published multiple works. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Juraj Farkaš
  • Stefan Löhr
  • Sarah Gilbert
  • Andre Baldermann
  • Ahmad Redaa

Best Publications

  • MPI-DING reference glasses for in situ microanalysis: New reference values for element concentrations and isotope ratios

    Klaus Peter Jochum;Brigitte Stoll;Kirstin Herwig;Matthias Willbold

  • Temperature dependence of Zr in rutile: empirical calibration of a rutile thermometer

    T. Zack;R. Moraes;A. Kronz

  • Trace element abundances in rutiles from eclogites and associated garnet mica schists

    T Zack;T Zack;A Kronz;S.F Foley;T Rivers

  • Rutile geochemistry and its potential use in quantitative provenance studies

    T. Zack;T. Zack;H. von Eynatten;A. Kronz

  • The partitioning of trace elements between ilmenite, ulvospinel, armalcolite and silicate melts with implications for the early differentiation of the moon

    Stephan Klemme;Detlef Günther;Kathrin Hametner;Stefan Prowatke

  • Carboniferous high-potassium I-type granitoid magmatism in the Eastern Pontides: The Gümüşhane pluton (NE Turkey)

    Gueltekin Topuz;Rainer Altherr;Wolfgang Siebel;Winfried H. Schwarz

  • Rutile crystals as potential trace element and isotope mineral standards for microanalysis

    G. L. Luvizotto;T. Zack;H. P. Meyer;T. Ludwig

  • Extremely light Li in orogenic eclogites: The role of isotope fractionation during dehydration in subducted oceanic crust

    Thomas Zack;Paul B. Tomascak;Roberta L. Rudnick;Claude Dalpé

  • In situ U–Pb rutile dating by LA-ICP-MS: 208Pb correction and prospects for geological applications

    Thomas Zack;Daniel F. Stockli;George L. Luvizotto;Matthias G. Barth

  • Mineral ages and P-T conditions of Late Paleozoic high-pressure eclogite and provenance of mélange sediments from Atbashi in the south Tianshan orogen of Kyrgyzstan

    E. Hegner;R. Klemd;A. Kröner;M. Corsini

  • An evaluation of reactive fluid flow and trace element mobility in subducting slabs

    Thomas Zack;Timm John;Timm John

  • Nb and Zr behavior in rutile during high-grade metamorphism and retrogression: An example from the Ivrea–Verbano Zone

    G.L. Luvizotto;T. Zack

  • In situ Rb–Sr and K–Ca dating by LA-ICP-MS/MS: an evaluation of N2O and SF6 as reaction gases

    K. Johan Hogmalm;Thomas Zack;Andreas K.-O. Karlsson;Axel S. L. Sjöqvist

  • Laser ablation Rb/Sr dating by online chemical separation of Rb and Sr in an oxygen-filled reaction cell

    Thomas Zack;K. Johan Hogmalm

  • Deducing source rock lithology from detrital rutile geochemistry: An example from the Erzgebirge, Germany

    Silke Triebold;Hilmar von Eynatten;George Luiz Luvizotto;Thomas Zack

  • Intercomparison of boron isotope and concentration measurements : Part II: Evaluation of results

    Roberto Gonfiantini;Sonia Tonarini;Manfred Gröning;Alessandra Adorni-Braccesi

  • Post-collisional adakite-like magmatism in the Ağvanis Massif and implications for the evolution of the Eocene magmatism in the Eastern Pontides (NE Turkey)

    Gültekin Topuz;Aral I. Okay;Rainer Altherr;Winfried H. Schwarz

  • Jurassic accretionary complex and ophiolite from northeast Turkey: No evidence for the Cimmerian continental ribbon

    Gültekin Topuz;Gönenç Göçmengil;Yann Rolland;Ö. Faruk Çelik

  • The volatile inventory (F, Cl, Br, S, C) of magmatic apatite: An integrated analytical approach

    Michael A.W. Marks;Thomas Wenzel;Martin J. Whitehouse;Matthias Loose

  • Petrology and Geochronology of Rutile

    Thomas Zack;Ellen Kooijman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen Halfar
Jochen Halfar University of Toronto
Dorrit E. Jacob
Dorrit E. Jacob Macquarie University
Walter H. Adey
Walter H. Adey National Museum of Natural History
Andreas Kronz
Andreas Kronz University of Göttingen
Daniel F. Stockli
Daniel F. Stockli The University of Texas at Austin
Robert S. Steneck
Robert S. Steneck University of Maine
Stephan Klemme
Stephan Klemme University of Münster
Axel K. Schmitt
Axel K. Schmitt Curtin University
Hilmar von Eynatten
Hilmar von Eynatten University of Göttingen
Ivan P. Savov
Ivan P. Savov University of Leeds

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