| Ref No | LDGSL/1107/B/6/9 |
| Title | Working files for "The source regions of ocean island basalts" (1995) |
| Date | 1990-1994 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 2 files, split into 3 folders |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Working files principally relating to the paper: McKenzie, D & R K O'Nions, "The source regions of ocean island basalts", 'Journal of Petrology', vol 36 (1995), pp133-159. File contains some material relating to the publication of the paper: Tainton, K M & D McKenzie, "The generation of kimberlites, lamproites, and their source rocks", 'Journal of Petrology', vol 35 (1994), pp787-817.
File 1, [split into two folders] entitled "Island Melting 12/93 Invmel output", notably comprises: manuscript notes, August 1993; computer generated plots (INVMEL outputs), 1990-1993; copy of Poreda, R J & H Craig, "He and Sr Isotopes in the Lau Basin mantle: depleted and primitive mantle components", 'Earth and Planetary Science Letters', vol 113 (1992), pp487-493.
File 2, entitled "Melting (13) 12/8/93-14/6/94", notably comprising: correspondence with fellow academics/geologists generally on the subject of McKenzie's research, commenting on early drafts of McKenzie's and O'Nions' paper, sharing data, or seeking McKenzie's opinion on their respective work, February 1990- June 1994; manuscript notes, equations, bibliographic references, data sets and plots (some computer generated), 1993-1994; invitations to participate in conferences; letter of rejection from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for the project grant "The Geochemistry of Indian Kimberlites and Nodules", 25 April 1994; correspondence with Godfrey Fitton, editor of the 'Journal of Petrology', concerning the refereeing process for the paper "The source regions of ocean island basalts" including the referee reports, October 1993-April 1994, also letters concerning the publication of the paper "The generation of kimberlites, lamproites, and their source rocks" [ibid], August 1993; copies of published academic papers by others on related subjects; two copies of an application for a Royal Society Research Grant for McKenzie's project "Mantle Convection", 27 October 1993; photocopies of maps of Central Africa from secondary sources, used to create published figures. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | MCKENZIE | Dan Peter | 1942- | geophysicist |
| CHRISTENSEN | Ulrich R | 1954- | geophysicist |
| COX | Keith Gordon | 1933-1998 | geologist |
| FITTON | John Godfrey | 1946- | geologist |
| FORSYTH | Donald W | fl 1969- | geophysicist |
| HARPP | Karen Swanson | 1964- | geochemist |
| HART | Stanley Robert | 1935- | geophysicist |
| HARTE | Ben | 1941- | petrologist, mineralogist and geochemist |
| MAHONEY | John Joseph | 1952-2012 | geophysicist |
| NEAL | Clive R | fl 1979- | petrologist and geochemist |
| NIU | Yaoling | 1959- | geochemist and petrologist |
| O'NIONS | Sir | Robert Keith | 1944- | geologist and geochemist |
| SCHMALZL | Jörg | 1964- | geophysicist |
| SOBOLEV | Alexander V | fl 1976- | petrologist and geochemist |
| TAINTON | Kenneth Melbourne | 1966- | geologist |
| TAKAHASHI | Eiichi | 1951- | geophysicist |
| WALSH | John Nicholas | 1943- | geochemist |
| WHITE | Robert Stephen | 1952- | geophysicist |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1192 | MCKENZIE; Dan Peter (1942-); geophysicist | 1942- |
| DS/UK/1475 | MAHONEY; John Joseph (1952-2012); geophysicist | 1952-2012 |
| DS/UK/1476 | NIU; Yaoling (1959-); geochemist and petrologist | 1959- |
| DS/UK/1431 | TAKAHASHI; Eiichi (1951-); geophysicist | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1422 | WHITE; Robert Stephen (1952-); geophysicist | 1952- |
| DS/UK/1449 | O'NIONS; Sir; Robert Keith (1944-); geologist and geochemist | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1416 | FITTON; John Godfrey (1946-); geologist | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1407 | COX; Keith Gordon (1933-1998); geologist | 1933-1998 |
| DS/UK/1477 | BATIZA; Rodey (fl 1972-); geochemist and petrologist | fl 1972- |
| DS/UK/1478 | WALSH; John Nicholas (1946-); geochemist | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1458 | HARPP; Karen Swanson (1964-); geochemist | 1964- |
| DS/UK/1466 | FLEITOUT; Luce M (fl 1978-); geophysicist | fl 1978- |
| DS/UK/1479 | FORSYTH; Donald W (fl 1969-); geophysicist | fl 1969- |
| DS/UK/1454 | TAINTON; Kenneth Melbourne (1966-); geologist | 1966- |
| DS/UK/1480 | HARTE; Ben (1941-); petrologist, mineralogist and geochemist | 1941- |
| DS/UK/1481 | SOBOLEV; Alexander V (fl 1976-); petrologist and geochemist | fl 1976- |
| DS/UK/1390 | CHRISTENSEN; Ulrich R (1954-); geophysicist | 1954- |
| DS/UK/1482 | SCHMALZL; Jörg (1964-); geophysicist | 1964- |
| DS/UK/1483 | NEAL; Clive R (fl 1979-); petrologist and geochemist | fl 1979- |
| DS/UK/1484 | HART; Stanley Robert (1935-); geophysicist | 1935- |