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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

W. I. Ridley is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their primary research focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific attention to Geophysics.

Their recent publications include studies on mantle heterogeneity and geochemical characteristics of mid-ocean ridge lavas. Notable papers include:

  • Extreme Heterogeneity in Mid-Ocean Ridge Mantle Revealed in Lavas From the 8°20'N Near-Axis Seamount Chain, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • MANTLE HETEROGENEITY NEAR THE EAST PACIFIC RISE: PB, SR, AND ND ISOTOPIC DATA FROM THE 8°20' N SEAMOUNT CHAIN, 2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Ridley's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Frequent co-authors in Ridley's publications are:

  • Molly Anderson
  • V. D. Wanless
  • M. R. Perfit
  • Ethan Conrad
  • P. M. Gregg

Ridley has published primarily in venues such as Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems and Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Recognized within the geological community, Ridley holds the title of Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Applications of Microanalytical Techniques to Understanding Mineralizing Processes

    Michael A. McKibben;Wayne C. Shanks;W. Ian Ridley

  • Fractionation of Cu and Zn isotopes during adsorption onto amorphous Fe(III) oxyhydroxide: Experimental mixing of acid rock drainage and ambient river water

    Laurie S. Balistrieri;David M. Borrok;Richard B. Wanty;W. Ian Ridley

  • Relation of the spectroscopic reflectance of olivine to mineral chemistry and some remote sensing implications

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  • Textural, Compositional, and Sulfur Isotope Variations of Sulfide Minerals in the Red Dog Zn-Pb-Ag Deposits, Brooks Range, Alaska: Implications for Ore Formation

    K. D. Kelley;D. L. Leach;C. A. Johnson;J. L. Clark

  • Separation of Copper, Iron, and Zinc from Complex Aqueous Solutions for Isotopic Measurement

    David M. Borrok;Richard B. Wanty;William Ian Ridley;Ruth E. Wolf

  • Recent volcanism in the Siqueiros transform fault: picritic basalts and implications for MORB magma genesis

    Michael R. Perfit;D. J. Fornari;W. I. Ridley;P. D. Kirk

  • Mineralogy and composition of the oceanic mantle

    Keith Putirka;F. J. Ryerson;Michael Perfit;W. Ian Ridley

  • Basalts from leg 6 of the deep-sea drilling project

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  • Dacite Petrogenesis on Mid-Ocean Ridges: Evidence for Oceanic Crustal Melting and Assimilation

    V. D. Wanless;V. D. Wanless;M. R. Perfit;W. I. Ridley;E. Klein

  • Geochemistry of lavas from the 2005–2006 eruption at the East Pacific Rise, 9°46′N–9°56′N: Implications for ridge crest plumbing and decadal changes in magma chamber compositions

    A. R. Goss;M. R. Perfit;W. I. Ridley;K. H. Rubin

  • Channelized lava flows at the East Pacific Rise crest 9°–10°N: The importance of off‐axis lava transport in developing the architecture of young oceanic crust

    S.A. Soule;D.J. Fornari;M.R. Perfit;M.A. Tivey

  • Hydrothermal alteration in oceanic ridge volcanics: A detailed study at the Galapagos Fossil Hydrothermal Field

    W.I. Ridley;M.R. Perfit;I.R. Josnasson;M.F. Smith

  • Volatile abundances and oxygen isotopes in basaltic to dacitic lavas on mid-ocean ridges: The role of assimilation at spreading centers

    V.D. Wanless;M.R. Perfit;W.I. Ridley;W.I. Ridley;P.J. Wallace

  • Kilauea East Rift Zone Magmatism: an Episode 54 Perspective

    Carl R. Thornber;Christina Heliker;David R. Sherrod;James P. Kauahikaua

  • An interpretation of gravity data for Tenerife, Canary Islands

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  • Application of iron and zinc isotopes to track the sources and mechanisms of metal loading in a mountain watershed

    David M. Borrok;Richard B. Wanty;W. Ian Ridley;Paul J. Lamothe

  • A combined chemical-petrological study of separated chondrules from the Richardton meteorite

    N.M. Evensen;S.R. Carter;P.J. Hamilton;R.K. O'Nions

  • Interaction of sea water and lava during submarine eruptions at mid-ocean ridges

    Michael R. Perfit;Johnson R. Cann;Daniel J. Fornari;Jennifer Engels

  • Low-temperature alteration of dredged volcanics from the Southern Chile Ridge: additional information about early stages of seafloor weathering

    Thomas Pichler;W.Ian Ridley;Eric Nelson

  • Magmatic processes and segmentation at a fast spreading mid‐ocean ridge: Detailed investigation of an axial discontinuity on the East Pacific Rise crest at 9°37′N

    Matthew C. Smith;Matthew C. Smith;Matthew C. Smith;Michael R. Perfit;Daniel J. Fornari;W. Ian Ridley

  • Magmatic processes in developing oceanic crust revealed in a cumulate xenolith collected at the East Pacific Rise, 9°50′N

    W. Ian Ridley;Michael R. Perfit;Matthew C. Smith;Daniel J. Fornari

  • Volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrence model: Chapter C in Mineral deposit models for resource assessment

    W.C. Pat Shanks;Randolph A. Koski;Dan L. Mosier;Klaus J. Schulz

  • Rapid cooling rates at an active mid-ocean ridge from zircon thermochronology

    Axel K. Schmitt;Michael R. Perfit;Kenneth H. Rubin;Daniel F. Stockli

  • Geologic, Petrologic and Geochemical Relationships between Magmatism and Massive Sulfide Mineralization along the Eastern Galapagos Spreading Center

    Michael R. Perfit;W. Ian Ridley;Ian R. Jonasson

  • Highly aluminous glasses in lunar soils and the nature of the lunar highlands.

    Arch M Reid;W.I Ridley;Russell S Harmon;Jeff Warner

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Perfit
Michael R. Perfit University of Florida
Maurice A. Tivey
Maurice A. Tivey Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
George D. Kamenov
George D. Kamenov University of Florida
Daniel J. Fornari
Daniel J. Fornari Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Hans Schouten
Hans Schouten Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kenneth W.W. Sims
Kenneth W.W. Sims University of Wyoming
John W. Valley
John W. Valley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul J. Wallace
Paul J. Wallace University of Oregon
John F. Casey
John F. Casey University of Houston

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