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William G. Melson was affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the academic and research community linked to this institution.

No specific data is available regarding the recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields or subfields of study, or main topics of work related to William G. Melson's research. Likewise, there are no recorded awards or distinctions associated with their career in the provided data.

Given the lack of detailed publication records or specific fields of research, it is not possible to outline particular scientific contributions or areas of focus beyond their connection to the Smithsonian Institution.

William G. Melson has passed away, and their professional legacy rests on their affiliation and any undocumented scholarly activities they may have undertaken during their career.

Best Publications

  • Chemical Diversity of Abyssal Volcanic Glass Erupted Along Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean Sea-Floor Spreading Centers

    W. G. Melson;T. L. Vallier;T. L. Wright;G. Byerly

  • Volcanism and metamorphism in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 22°N latitude

    W. G. Melson;Geoffrey Thompson;Tjeerd H. van Andel

  • Volcanic glass compositions of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus

    Paul T. Robinson;William G. Melson;Tim O'Hearn;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

  • Petrology of a transform fault zone and adjacent ridge segments

    W. G. Melson;G. Thompson

  • Metamorphism in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 22°N latitude

    William G. Melson;Tjeerd H. van Andel

  • Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic and REE geochemistry of St. Paul's Rocks: the metamorphic and metasomatic development of an alkali basalt mantle source

    Mary K. Roden;Stanley R. Hart;Fred A. Frey;William G. Melson

  • Nuées Ardentes of the 1968 Eruption of Mayon Volcano, Philippines

    James G. Moore;W.G. Melson

  • Rhyodacites, andesites, ferro-basalts and ocean tholeiites from the galapagos spreading center

    Gary R. Byerly;William G. Melson;Peter R. Vogt

  • St. Paul’s Rocks, Equatorial Atlantic: Petrogenesis, Radiometric Ages, and Implications on Sea-Floor Spreading

    W. G. Melson;S. R. Hart;G. Thompson

  • MORB generation beneath the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (9–25°E): Major element chemistry and the importance of process versus source

    Jared J. Standish;Jared J. Standish;Henry J. B. Dick;Peter J. Michael;William G. Melson

  • The Petrology of Oceanic Crust across Fracture Zones in the Atlantic Ocean: Evidence of a New Kind of Sea-Floor Spreading

    Geoffrey Thompson;William G. Melson

  • Explosive activity associated with the growth of volcanic domes

    C.G. Newhall;W.G. Melson

  • Glassy Abyssal Basalts, Atlantic Sea Floor near St. Paul's Rocks: Petrography and Composition of Secondary Clay Minerals

    William G. Melson;Geoffrey Thompson

  • A Catalog of the Major Element Chemistry of Abyssal Volcanic Glasses

    William G. Melson;Gary R. Byerly;Joseph A. Nelen;Timothy O'Hearn

  • Boron contents of serpentinites and metabasalts in the oceanic crust: Implications for the boron cycle in the oceans

    Geoffrey Thompson;William G. Melson

  • St. Peter and st. Paul rocks: a high-temperature, mantle-derived intrusion.

    William G. Melson;Eugene Jarosewich;Vaughan T. Bowen;Geoffrey Thompson

  • The volatile content of magmas from Arenal volcano, Costa Rica

    Jennifer A. Wade;Terry Plank;William G. Melson;Gerardo J. Soto

  • Ejecta velocities, magma chamber pressure and kinetic energy associated with the 1968 eruption of arenal volcano

    R. F. Fudali;W. G. Melson

  • Axial processes along a segment of the East Pacific Rise, 10-12°N

    G. Thompson;W. B. Bryan;R. Ballard;K. Hamuro

  • The uranium and thorium decay series nuclides in Mt. St. Helens effusives

    J. T. Bennett;S. Krishnaswami;K. K. Turekian;W. G. Melson

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey Thompson
Geoffrey Thompson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Eugene Jarosewich
Eugene Jarosewich Smithsonian Institution
Gary R. Byerly
Gary R. Byerly Louisiana State University
Thomas L. Wright
Thomas L. Wright United States Geological Survey
Stanley R. Hart
Stanley R. Hart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
Terry Plank
Terry Plank Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Guillermo E. Alvarado
Guillermo E. Alvarado University of Costa Rica
Peter R. Vogt
Peter R. Vogt United States Naval Research Laboratory
George E. Thompson
George E. Thompson University of Manchester

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