Kent, Adam J.R.
| Office: | 236 Wilkinson Hall |
| Phone: | 541.737.1205 |
| Fax: | 541.737.1200 |
| Email: | adam.kent@geo.oregonstate.edu |
Education
University of New England, Australia, 1989
Ph.D. Geology and Geochemistry
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 1995
Courses
GEO 420/530 - Geochemistry
GEO 535 - Geochemical Analysis Techniques
GEO 499 - Undergraduate Research Seminar
GEO 599 - Topics in Petrology and Geochemistry
Recent Publications
PEATE, D.W., FALKEENA, L., and KENT, A.J.R. (2009) Origin of Pb isotope variations in hydrogenetic Fe-Mn crusts from the Izu-Bonin fore-arc, Chemical Geology, 258, 288-298.
LAYNE, G.D., KENT, A.J.R. and BACH, W. (2009) δ37CI Systematics of a Back-Arc Spreading System: The Lau Basin. Geology, 37, 427-430.
MILLER, J.A. and KENT, A.J.R. (2009) The determination of maternal run time in juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) based on Sr/Ca and 87Sr/86Sr within otolith cores. Fisheries Research, 95, 373-378.
ROWE, M.C., KENT, A.J.R. and NIELSEN, R.L. (2009) Across Arc Variation in Basaltic ƒO2: Influence of a Subduction Component in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Journal of Petrology, 50, 61-91.
ROWE, M.C., THORNBER, C.R. and KENT, A.J.R. (2008) Geochemistry of 2004-2005 Mt. St. Helens Ash: Identification and Evolution of the Juvenile Component. In Sherrod, D.R., Scott, W.E., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., A volcano rekindled; the renewed eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004-2006: Chapter 29, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1750.
KENT, A.J.R., ROWE, M.C., PALLISTER, J., THORNBER, C.R. (2008) Trace element and Pb-isotope compositions of plagioclase from 2004-2005 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington. In Sherrod, D.R., Scott, W.E., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., A volcano rekindled; the renewed eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004-2006: Chapter 35, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1750.
KENT, A.J.R. (2008) Lead isotope homogeneity of NIST 610 and 612 glasses: Insights from laser ablation multicollector ICP-MS (LA-MC-ICP-MS) analysis. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 32, 129-147.
KENT, A.J.R. (2008) In-situ analysis of Pb isotope ratios using laser ablation MC-ICP-MS: Controls on precision and accuracy and comparison between Faraday cup and ion counting systems. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 23, 968-975.
CHAMBEFORT, I., DILLES, J.H., and KENT, A.J.R. (2008) Andydrite-bearing Andesite and Dacite as a Source for Sulfur in Magmatic-Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits. Geology, 36, 719-722.
ROWE, M.C., KENT, A.J.R. and THORNBER, C.R. (2008) Using amphibole phenocrysts to track vapor transfer during magma crystallization and transport: An example from Mount St. Helens, Washington. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 178, 593-607.
KENT, A.J.R. (2008) Melt inclusions in basaltic and associated volcanic rocks. Reviews in mineralogy and Geochemistry, 69, 173-231.
KENT, A.J.R. , BLUNDY, J., CASHMAN, K. COOPER, K., DONNELLY, C., PALLISTER, J.S., REAGAN, M., ROWE, M.C. & THORNBER, C.R. (2007) Vapor transport prior to the October 2004 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington: Insight from Li and 210 Pb systematics. Geology, 35, 231-234.
ROWE, M.C. , KENT , A.J.R. and NIELSEN, R.L. (2007) Determination of Sulfur Speciation and Oxidation State in Olivine Hosted Melt Inclusions. Chemical Geology, 236, 303-322.
RUSK, B. G., REED, M.H., DILLES, J.H. and KENT , A.J.R . (2006) Intensity of quartz cathodoluminescence and trace element content in quartz from the porphyry copper deposit in Butte , Montana. American Mineralogist , 91, 1300-1312.
KENT, A.J.R. and UNGERER , C.A. (2006) Analysis of light lithophile elements (Li, Be, B) by laser ablation ICP-MS: Comparison between magnetic sector and quadrupole ICP-MS. American Mineralogist, 91, 1401-1411.
KOHUT, E.J., STERN, R.J. , KENT , A.J.R., NIELSEN, R.L., BLOOMER, S.H., & LEYBOURNE, M. (2006) The Origins of High-Mg Lavas in the Mariana Arc: Evidence from Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 152, 201-221 .
ROWE, M.C., NIELSEN, R.L. and KENT , A.J.R. (2006) Artificially high Fe contents in rehomogenized olivine hosted melt inclusions from oxidized magmas. American Mineralogist, 91, 82-91.
KENT, A.J.R. and C.A. Ungerer (2005). Production of Barium and Light Rare Earth Element Oxides during LA-ICP-MS microanalysis. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 20, 1256-1262 .
KENT A.J.R ., STOLPER, E.M., FRANCIS, D., WOODHEAD, J., FREI, R. & EILER, J. (2004) Mantle heterogeneity during the formation of the North Atlantic Tertiary Province : Constraints from trace element and Sr-Nd-Os-O isotope systematics of Baffin Island picrites. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 5, Q11004, doi: 10.1029/2004GC000743.
Graduate Students
Jeremiah Oxford, MS, 2006
Early Oligocene Intrusions in the Central Coast Range of Oregon : Petrography, Geochemistry, Geochronology and Implications for the Tertiary Magmatic Evolution of the Cascadia Forearc
Cristina Darr, MS, 2006
Magma Chamber Processes Over the Past 475,000 Years at Mount Hood , Oregon: Insights From Crystal Zoning and Crystal Size Distribution Studies
Michael Rowe (joint with Roger Nielsen) PhD, 2006
Microanalytical And Experimental Techniques For Interpreting Magma Genesis In The Cascadia Subduction Zone
Ashley Hatfield (joint with Roger Nielsen) MS, 2008
The age and origin of Snow Peak, Oregon
Current
Allison Weinsteiger Ph.D. (joint with Roger Nielsen)
MORB and ocean crust formation processes, Melt inclusion formation
David Adams Ph.D.
Melt inclusion formation, Basaltic melt generation, Geospeedometry
Alison Koleszar Ph.D.
Volatile contents and petrology of Mount Hood andesites, Volatile contents of OIB
Morgan Salisbury Ph.D.
Ignimbrite correlation in the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, Tunupa Volcano, Bolivia, Sumatran tephras
Matt Loewen M.S.
Measurement of volatile metals using LA-ICP-MS, Mobility of volatile metals in volcanic systems