I am interested in using metamorphic rocks to unravel the history of tectonic processes in mountain belts. My work has included reconstruction of pressure-temperature-time (PTt) paths followed by rocks in a variety of tectonic settings, studies of interactions and feedback effects between chemical processes and deformational processes during metamorphism, fluid-rock interactions, and use of xenoliths to place constraints on lithospheric evolution.
Most of my work involves integration of field data with mineral compositional data, microstructural data, fluid inclusion compositions, whole-rock geochemistry, and/or isotopic data. No one person can do everything, and most of my projects have been collaborative with other geoscientists.
My primary field area since 1982 has been in the Alps, but I have also worked on projects in the Colorado Front Range, the Mojave Desert, western Idaho, New Mexico, and the island of Elba.
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