Stephen Moorbath
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Stephen Erwin Moorbath was a British geochronologist. He set up and then directed the Geological Age and Isotope Research Group at the University of Oxford, before retiring. Research Moorbath and his collaborators demonstrated the great gap between Scourian and Laxfordian gneisses in northwest Scotland. He established the basic mineral age pattern of the Scottish and Irish Caledonides and interpreted it as a cooling-uplift interval. He also pioneered lead isotope studies of ancient gneisses, showing that much of the Lewisian existed over 2,900 million years ago. Stephen dated the oldest rocks yet known on the Earth from west Greenland, and applied the rubidium–strontium method to date Torridonian sediments. In addition, he elucidated the complex history of British and Scandinavian lead ores, and showed that the Tertiary acid magmas of Skye are re-melted Lewisian gneisses whereas those of Iceland are of mantle origin.
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- Crustal contributions to arc magmatism in the Andes of Central Chile (1988) (1966)
- Genesis of collision volcanism in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey (1990) (668)
- Characterisation of early Archaean chemical sediments by trace element signatures (2004) (539)
- Age significance of U-Th-Pb zircon data from early Archaean rocks of west Greenland - a reassessment based on combined ion-microprobe and imaging studies (1999) (463)
- Early Archaean Age for the Isua Iron Formation, West Greenland (1973) (281)
- The significance of lead isotope studies in ancient, high-grade metamorphic basement complexes, as exemplified by the Lewisian rocks of Northwest Scotland (1969) (264)
- High-precision 142Nd/144Nd measurements in terrestrial rocks : Constraints on the early differentiation of the Earth's mantle (2006) (249)
- Early Proterozoic crustal evolution in the birimian of Ghana: constraints from geochronology and isotope geochemistry (1992) (247)
- Petrography, chemistry and isotopic ages of Peninsular Gneiss, Dharwar acid volcanic rocks and the Chitradurga granite with special reference to the late Archean evolution of the Karnataka craton, southern India (1984) (245)
- 146Sm–142Nd evidence from Isua metamorphosed sediments for early differentiation of the Earth's mantle (2003) (238)
- The tungsten isotopic composition of the Earth’s mantle before the terminal bombardment (2011) (233)
- A GEOCHRONOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE METAMORPHIC COMPLEXES OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS (1961) (219)
- Isotopic dating of very early Precambrian amphibolite facies gneisses from the Godthaab district, West Greenland (1971) (212)
- Further Rubidium-Strontium Age Determinations on the Very Early Precambrian Rocks of the Godthaab District, West Greenland (1972) (210)
- Ages, isotopes and evolution of Precambrian continental crust (1977) (186)
- KAr ages of the oldest exposed rocks in Iceland (1968) (185)
- Dating the oldest terrestrial rocks — fact and fiction (1986) (167)
- Extreme Nd-isotope heterogeneity in the early Archaean — fact or fiction? Case histories from northern Canada and West Greenland (1997) (165)
- Regional O-, Sr-, and Pb-isotope relationships in late Cenozoic calc-alkaline lavas of the Andean Cordillera (1984) (163)
- Evolution of Precambrian crust from strontium isotopic evidence (1975) (160)
- The Nevados de Payachata volcanic region (18°S/69°W, N. Chile) II. Evidence for widespread crustal involvement in Andean magmatism (1990) (151)
- Volcanic resurfacing and the early terrestrial crust: Zircon U-Pb and REE constraints from the Isua Greenstone Belt, southern West Greenland [rapid communication] (2005) (140)
- Mineral age patterns in ca. 3700 my old rocks from West Greenland (1973) (134)
- The Nevados de Payachata volcanic region (18°S/69°W, N. Chile) (1988) (133)
- Biological Fe oxidation controlled deposition of banded iron formation in the ca. 3770 Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt (West Greenland) (2013) (132)
- First direct radiometric dating of Archaean stromatolitic limestone (1987) (132)
- Inheritance of early Archaean Pb-isotope variability from long-lived Hadean protocrust (2003) (130)
- Silicon isotopes in ∼3.8 Ga West Greenland rocks as clues to the Eoarchaean supracrustal Si cycle (2006) (130)
- Crustal contamination as an indicator of the extent of early Archaean continental crust: Pb isotopic evidence from the late Archaean gneisses of West Greenland (1980) (129)
- Strontium Isotope Abundance Studies and Rubidium—Strontium Age Determinations on Tertiary Igneous Rocks from the Isle of Skye North-West Scotland (1965) (129)
- Lead isotope abundance studies on mineral occurrences in the British Isles and their geological significance (1962) (120)
- The evolution of early precambrian crustal rocks at Isua, West Greenland — Geochemical and isotopic evidence (1975) (119)
- Chapter 20 Isotopic Evidence for Continental Growth in the Precambrian (1981) (116)
- Tungsten isotope evidence from ∼3.8-Gyr metamorphosed sediments for early meteorite bombardment of the Earth (2002) (115)
- Petrology and geochemistry of lower crustal granulites from the Geronimo Volcanic Field, southeastern Arizona (1990) (112)
- Open system magmatic evolution of the Taos Plateau volcanic field, northern New Mexico: 1. The petrology and geochemistry of the Servilleta Basalt (1986) (108)
- Lead isotope measurements from the oldest recognised Lewisian gneisses of north-west Scotland (1977) (107)
- Andean Cenozoic volcanic centers reflect basement isotopic domains (1992) (101)
- Age relationships between greenstone belts and “granites” in the Rhodesian Archaean craton (1975) (101)
- U-Pb ages on single zircons from the Early Precambrian rocks of West Greenland and the Minnesota River Valley (1977) (101)
- Evidence for the age of deposition of the Torridonian sediments of north-west Scotland (1969) (101)
- Age and isotope evidence for the evolution of continental crust (1978) (98)
- New isotopic age determinations for the Torridonian, NW Scotland (1996) (98)
- 207 Pb/ 206 Pb whole Rock Age of the Archaean Granulite Facies Metamorphic Event in West Greenland (1973) (98)
- Chemical characterization of earth’s most ancient clastic metasediments from the Isua Greenstone Belt, southern West Greenland (2005) (97)
- Isotopic assessment of relative contributions from crust and mantle sources to the magma genesis of Precambrian granitoid rocks (1984) (95)
- Initial Pb of the Amı̂tsoq gneiss revisited: implications for the timing of early Archaean crustal evolution in West Greenland — Reply (1998) (95)
- Origin of granitic magma by crustal remobilisation: Rb-Sr and Pb/Pb geochronology and isotope geochemistry of the late Archaean Qôrqut Granite Complex of southern West Greenland (1981) (94)
- Pb isotopes define basement domains of the Altiplano (1995) (94)
- Further rubidium–strontium age and isotope evidence for the nature of the late Archaean plutonic event in West Greenland (1976) (93)
- Lead isotope studies on igneous rocks from the isle of Skye, Northwest Scotland (1968) (93)
- Rb–Sr ages of early Archaean supracrustal rocks and Amîtsoq gneisses at Isua (1977) (89)
- The Lewisian chronology of the southern region of the Scottish mainland (1972) (87)
- Strontium isotope data for Recent andesites in Ecuador and North Chile (1977) (86)
- Extreme Nd-isotope heterogeneity in the early Archaean - fact or fiction? Case histories from northern Canada and west Greenland - Reply (1998) (81)
- Strontium Isotope Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of the Early Tertiary Lava Pile of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and other Basic Rocks of the British Tertiary Province: an Example of Magma—Crust Interaction (1980) (77)
- Isotopic evidence for the age and origin of the “grey gneiss” complex of the southern Outer Hebrides, Scotland (1975) (73)
- Palaeobiology: Dating earliest life (2005) (64)
- Combined Sr–O isotope relationships and petrogenesis of Andean volcanics of South America (1983) (63)
- Crustal sources involved in continental arc magmatism: A case study of volcan Mocho-Choshuenco, southern Chile (1989) (59)
- Strontium isotope evidence for crustal contamination of calc-alkaline volcanic rocks from Cerro Galan, northwest Argentina (1980) (58)
- High-precision 142 Nd / 144 Nd measurements in terrestrial rocks : Constraints on the early differentiation of the Earth s mantle (2005) (58)
- Rare earth and strontium isotope evidence concerning the petrogenesis of North Chilean ignimbrites (1979) (57)
- Lead isotope studies on igneous rocks from Iceland (1968) (55)
- Geochronological studies on the Torridonian sediments of north-west Scotland (1967) (53)
- Precaldera lavas of the southeast San Juan Volcanic Field: Parent magmas and crustal interactions (1991) (47)
- Large- and Fine-Scale Geochemical Variations Along the Andean Arc of Northern Chile (17.5°– 22°S) (1994) (46)
- Strontium Isotope Investigation of Igneous Rocks From Iceland (1965) (44)
- Least radiogenic terrestrial lead from Isua, West Greenland (1978) (44)
- The oldest rocks on Earth: time constraints and geological controversies (2001) (43)
- The Oldest Rocks and the Growth of Continents (1977) (43)
- Early Archaean age for the Sebakwian group at Selukwe, Rhodesia (1976) (42)
- Recent advances in the application and interpretation of radiometric age data (1967) (41)
- Late Event in the Geological Evolution of the Godthaab District, West Greenland (1973) (41)
- Pb–Pb systematics of Lewisian gneisses—implications for crustal differentiation (1986) (41)
- KAr ages of acid intrusive rocks from Iceland (1966) (41)
- Oldest rocks, earliest life, heaviest impacts, and the Hadean-Archaean transition (2005) (40)
- Isotope, trace element and major element geochemistry of Tertiary igneous rocks, Isle of Arran, Scotland (1981) (40)
- The relationship between isotopic ages, uplift and sedimentation during Ordovician times in western Ireland (1970) (38)
- New age data on the geological evolution of Southern India (1988) (38)
- Homochirality as the signature of life: the SETH Cigar. (1996) (38)
- Isotopic ages from the Precambrian Mona Complex of Anglesey, North Wales (Great Britain) (1966) (37)
- An assessment of the ThHfTa diagram as a discriminant for tectonomagmatic classifications and in the detection of crustal contamination of magmas (1980) (37)
- The geological significance of Early Precambrian rocks (1975) (37)
- Further Rb-Sr age and isotope data on Early and Late Archaean rocks from the Rhodesian craton (1977) (36)
- Influence of crustal thickening on arc magmatism:, Nevados de Payachata volcanic region, northern Chile (1993) (34)
- Rb-Sr age of granitic rocks of southeastern massachusetts and the age of the lower cambrian at Hoppin Hill (1967) (32)
- Strontium isotope evidence for petrogenesis of Mexican andesites (1978) (32)
- Isotope and Trace Element Geochemistry of Augustine Volcano, Alaska: Implications for Magmatic Evolution (1996) (31)
- Geological interpretation of whole-rock isochron dates from high grade gneiss terrains (1975) (28)
- Corrigendum: 146Sm-142Nd evidence from Isua metamorphosed sediments for early differentiation of the Earth's mantle (2003) (27)
- Isotopic evidence for the continental affinity of the rockall bank, North Atlantic (1968) (26)
- Early Precambrian crustal evolution in Eastern India: The ages of the Singhbhum granite and included remnants of older gneiss (1988) (25)
- Lewisian age for the Scardroy Mass (1974) (23)
- Precambrian geochronology and the geological record (1985) (22)
- Isuasphaera isua (Pflug) revisited (2003) (20)
- Plumbing the depths (1985) (19)
- Reply to Comment on “Crustal contributions to arc magmatism in the Andes of Central Chile” by W. Hildreth and S. Moorbath (1991) (19)
- Strontium isotope evidence for petrogenesis of Central American andesites (1979) (18)
- Geochronology and related isotope geochemistry of high-grade metamorphic rocks from the lower continental crust (1986) (18)
- Isotopic age data from Scourian intrusive rocks on the Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, north-west Scotland (1971) (17)
- Evidence for the origin and age of some mineralized Laramide intrusives in the southwestern United States from strontium isotope and rubidium-strontium measurements (1967) (17)
- Isotopic Composition of Lead from British Mineral Deposits (1959) (16)
- Isotopic Ages of the Weardale Granite (1961) (16)
- Age of the oldest rocks with biogenic components (1995) (16)
- Precambrian geology: The most ancient rocks? (1983) (16)
- The making of geology (2006) (16)
- Early Archaean Isua supracrustal belt,West Greenland: pilot study of the Isua Multidisciplinary Research Project (1998) (15)
- Archaean and early proterozoic crustal evolution in the sa˜o francisco craton, Bahia, Brazil (1988) (15)
- Re-Appraisal of the Age of the Oldest Water-Lain Sediments, West Greenland (1998) (15)
- The diffusion of thoron in solids. Part II—the emanating power of barium salts of the fatty acids (1951) (15)
- Age of the Isua Supracrustal Sequence of West Greenland: A plausible repository for early life (1996) (14)
- Priscoan (4.00–4.03 Ga) orthogneisses from northwestern Canada - by Samuel A. Bowring and Ian S. Williams: discussion (2001) (14)
- Rb-Sr and Pb-Pb Whole Rock Isochron Ages of Basement Gneisses in Karnataka Craton (1984) (14)
- A reassessment of the timing of early Archaean crustal evolution in West Greenland (1998) (14)
- Exploring Earth's oldest geological record in Greenland. (1999) (14)
- The diffusion of thoron in solids. Part I.—Investigations on hydrated and anhydrous alumina at elevated temperatures by means of the Hahn emanation technique (1951) (13)
- Sm-Nd Isotopic Data and Earth's Evolution. (1996) (10)
- The discovery of the Earth's oldest rocks (2009) (9)
- Oldest reliable terrestrial 40Ar‐39Ar age from pyrite crystals at Isua west Greenland (2005) (9)
- Early Archaean processes and the Isua Greenstone Belt, West Greenland (2003) (9)
- Origin of granulites (1984) (8)
- Timing of continental growth and emergence (1978) (7)
- Cosmochemistry and the origin of life (1981) (6)
- Patterns and Geological Significance of Age Determinations in Continental Blocks (1984) (6)
- Precambrian geology: The most ancient rocks revisited (1986) (6)
- THE BASEMENT ROCKS OF SCOTLAND AND IRELAND (1961) (5)
- Age and origin of gneisses south of Ameralik, between Kangimut-Sangmissoq and Qasigianguit (1986) (5)
- Critical comment on “Sr evolution in the West Greenland-Labrador craton: a model for early Rb depletion in the mantle” by R. W. Hurst (1978) (4)
- Looking for the Homochiral Signature of Life: The Seth Cigar (1996) (4)
- Tungsten isotope evidence from approximately 3.8-Gyr metamorphosed sediments for early meteorite bombardment of the Earth. (2002) (4)
- Crustal evolution in the early precambrian (1985) (4)
- The diffusion of thoron in solids. Part 3—Diffusion and recoil in multimolecular films of barium stearate by emanating power measurements (1952) (3)
- Geological and Geochronological Constraints for the Age of the Oldest Putative Biomarkers in the Early Archaean Rocks of West Greenland (2001) (3)
- PROGRESS IN ISOTOPIC DATING OF BRITISH PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS. (1975) (3)
- Events on a Time Scale of 107 to 109 Years Controlled by Tectonism or Volcanism (1984) (2)
- The relative contributions of mantle, oceanic crust, and continental crust to magma genesis : proceedings of a Royal Society Discussion Meeting held on 23 and 24 March 1983 (1984) (2)
- The Dating of the Earliest Sediments on Earth (1983) (2)
- Isotopic evidence for development of early continental crust (1981) (2)
- The age of the Earth and the oldest rocks (1985) (2)
- And in the beginning (1983) (2)
- Nitrogen isotopic composition of Isua metasediments (2003) (2)
- Introductory remarks (1981) (2)
- Origin of granitoid rocks (1983) (2)
- Age of Zircon from the Kunait Syenite Complex, South-West Greenland (1958) (2)
- How old is the earliest life on Earth? Re-appraisal of evidence from the early Archaean of West Greenland (1998) (1)
- The Origin and evolution of the earth's continental crust : a Royal Society discussion organized by S. Moorbath and B.F. Windley held on 21 and 22 February 1980 (1981) (1)
- Evidence for similar to 3.8 Ga meteorite bombardment of the Earth (2002) (1)
- 142Nd isotope constraints on the evolution of the Hadean Earth (2003) (1)
- Mt. St. Augustine, Alaska: Geochemical evolution of an eastern Aleutian volcanic center (1993) (1)
- The rubidium–strontium method (1964) (1)
- International field work on Archaean gneisses in the Godthåbsfjord-Isua area, southern West Greenland (2020) (1)
- Lead isotopic signatures of Archaean terranes, godtha˚b region, southern west Greenland (1988) (1)
- Lead Isotopes and the Earth (1962) (1)
- Homochirality as the signature of extra-terrestrial life (1996) (1)
- Discussion on Sm–Nd isotopic age of Precambrian–Cambrian boundary in China (1997) (0)
- Granulite Xenoliths from the Geronimo Volcanic Field, se Arizona: Evidence for a Heterogeneous Lower Crust Beneath the Southwestern, U.S. (1985) (0)
- Lectures in isotope geology (1980) (0)
- Problems of British science (1991) (0)
- Progress in isotope geology: Kalervo Rankama: Interscience, New York 1963. 705 pp. 150s (1964) (0)
- A similar magma source for ignimbrites and non-ignimbritic lavas from South-Central Andes (1993) (0)
- All about a continent (1989) (0)
- Geochronology - Aims and reminiscences (2009) (0)
- Geochronology in Canada (1966) (0)
- Potassium Argon Dating (1970) (0)
- High-Precision Fe Isotope Measurements of the 3.7-3.8 Ga Isua Banded Iron Formation (2006) (0)
- Critical comment on (1978) (0)
- Book reviewGeochemie: Karl Hans Wedepohl: W. de Gruyter, Berlin, 1967. 221 pp. DM 7.80 (in German) (1967) (0)
- The ε182W composition of early Archaean terrestrial rocks (2010) (0)
- Sm-Nd Isotopic Data and Earth's Evolution (1996) (0)
- Origin of granitoid rocks. Discussion and reply (1983) (0)
- The W isotopic composition of the Hadean mantle evidence for the late heavy bombardment (2011) (0)
- Early developments of the Earth and Archean geochemistry (1988) (0)
- Origin of granulites. Discussion and reply (1984) (0)
- A Partial Late Veneer for the Source of 3.8 Ga Isua Rocks: Evidence from Highly Siderophile Elements and 182 W (2015) (0)
- SEARCHING FOR OLDEST LIFE ON EARTH: A PROGRESS REPORT (2004) (0)
- Anomalous cosmochronology … (1978) (0)
- At a glance (2001) (0)
- Lead isotope data from the Zimbabwe Archaean: Ages and cratonic riddles (1988) (0)
- Isotopic evidence for the age and origin of the Qorqut Granite of late Archean age, Godthaab area, West Greenland (1978) (0)
- CRUSTAL EVOLUTION lN THE EARLY PRECAMBRIAN* (2018) (0)
- Absolute age determination: Physical and chemical dating methods and their application: M.A. Geyh and H. Schleicher, Springer, Berlin, 1990, 503 pp., DM98, ISBN 3-540-51276-4. (1992) (0)
- The oldest geological society (2008) (0)
- Feldspar palaeo-isochrons from early Archaean TTGs: Pb-isotope evidence for a high U/Pb terrestrial Hadean crust (2001) (0)
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