Ph.D. - 1980 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Research Interests:
Igneous/metamorphic petrology
Isotope geochemistry
Tectonics/mantle geodynamics
Research Projects:
Chemical, Isotopic and Volatile Constraints on the Evolution of the Lau Basin
Australian-Antarctic Discordance
Iceland Hotspot
Magma Generation in the Early Mariana Arc System
Chemical Geodynamics of the Galapagos Plume-Spreading Center System
The Geochemistry of Western Pacific Seamounts
Pacific Antarctic Ridge
Western United States, Coast Range, Snake River Plain-Columbia River magmatism
Selected Publications:
Contrasting origins of the upper mantle revealed by hafnium and lead isotopes from the Southeast Indian Ridge , Hanan, Barry B. In: Nature London, November 04, 2004, Vol. 432, Issue 7013, pp.91-94
Hafnium isotopic variations in volcanic rocks from the Caribbean large igneous province and Galapagos Hot Spot tracks , Geldmacher, J. In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems - G super 3, July 19, 2003, Vol. 4, Issue 7
Mantle recycled in Sardinia , Hanan, Barry B. In: Nature London, December 07, 2000, Vol. 408, Issue 6813, pp.657, 659
Depleted Iceland mantle plume geochemical signature; artifact of multicomponent mixing? , Hanan, Barry B. In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems - G 3, April 24, 2000, Vol. 1, Issue 4
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