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Michael C. Rowe
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Research Associate & Scientific Laboratory Manager (Electron Microprobe Lab) |
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Campus Address: |
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
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Webster Building Rm 829 | |
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509-335-6770 | |
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Research interests:
My primary area of research is in igneous and experimental petrology,
and analytical geochemistry. I’ve worked on a variety of projects
ranging from magma genesis in subduction zones and continental rifts to
magma mixing and the generation of large volcanic fields to volatile transport
within shallow magmatic systems.
A key tool of my research is the use of melt inclusions, small pockets of melt
trapped within crystallizing minerals. I use melt inclusions as a tool to measure
oxidation state and volatile contents (S, Cl, CO2, H2O) of magmas, and to examine
the diversity of melt compositions recorded within single lavas. Melt inclusions
are analyzed in situ by various analytical techniques including EMPA, SIMS, laser-ablation
ICP-MS, FTIR, most of which are available in the WSU Geoanalytical Lab.
Currently there are two main focuses to my research:
- Volatiles in magmas, from subduction zone to shallow (<4km) magmatic processes. Volatiles in magmas are important in a wide range of geologic processes such as magma genesis, deposition of economically important ore metals and environmental change.
- The role of crust in generating compositional diversity in “primitive” basalts, and in the development of large volcanic centers.
I am currently funded by the National Science Foundation to study fluid fluxes and lithospheric metasomatism along the Rio Grande Rift (New Mexico, USA). In addition, I have active research projects at Mount St. Helens, (USA), Kilauea (USA), Paricutin (Mexico), and Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica).
Selected Publications:
(* publications co-authored with students)
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*Rowe, M.C., Peate, D.W., and Newbrough, A. (2010) Compositional and thermal evolution of olivine-hosted melt inclusions in small-volume basaltic eruptions: A “simple” example from Dotsero Volcano, NW Colorado. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (in press)
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Reagan, M.K., Ishizuka, O., Stern, R.J., Kelley, K.A., Ohara, Y., Blichert-Toft, J., Bloomer, S.H., Cash, J., Fryer, P., Hanan, B.B., Hickey-Vargas, R., Ishii, T., Kimura, J.-I., Peate, D.W., Rowe, M.C., Woods, M. (2010) Fore-arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana system. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 11 (3) Doi: 10.1029/2009GC002871
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Rowe, M.C., Lassiter, J.C. (2009) Chlorine enrichment in Central Rio Grande Rift basaltic melt inclusions: Evidence for subduction modification of the lithospheric mantle. Geology, v. 37 (5), p. 439-442.
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Rowe, M.C., Nielsen, R.L., Kent, A.J.R. (2009) Subduction influence on oxygen fugacity and trace and volatile elements in basalts across the Cascade volcanic arc. Journal of Petrology, v. 50 (1), p. 61-91.
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Rowe, M.C., Kent, A.J.R., 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, v. 178, p. 593-607.
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Schmidt, M., Grunder, A., Rowe, M.C. (2008) Segmentation of Sr and Nd Isotopes Along the Cascade Arc. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 266, 166-181.
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Rowe, M.C., Thornber, C.R., and Kent, A.J.R. (2008) Identification and evolution of the juvenile component in 2004–2005 Mount St. Helens ash, chap. 29 in Sherrod, D.R., Scott, W.E., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., A volcano rekindled: the renewed eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004–2006. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1750, p. 629-646.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1750/chapters/pp2008-1750_chapter29.pdf
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Kent, A.J.R., Rowe, M.C., Thornber, C.R., and Pallister, J.S. (2008) Trace element and Pb isotope composition of plagioclase from dome samples from the 2004–2005 eruption of Mount St Helens, Washington, chap. 35 in Sherrod, D.R., Scott, W.E., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., A volcano rekindled: the renewed eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004–2006. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1750, p. 809-826.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1750/chapters/pp2008-1750_chapter35.pdf
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Thornber, C.R., Pallister, J.S., Lowers, H.A., Rowe, M.C., Mandeville, C.W., and Meeker, G.P. (2008) Chemistry, mineralogy, and petrology of amphibole in Mount St. Helens 2004–2006 dacite, chap. 32 in Sherrod, D.R., Scott, W.E., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., A volcano rekindled: the renewed eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004–2006. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1750, p. 727-754.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1750/chapters/pp2008-1750_chapter32.pdf
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Rowe, M.C., Wolff, J.A., Gardner, J.N., Ramos, F.C., Teasdale, R., Heikoop, C.E. (2007) Development of a continental volcanic field: petrogenesis of pre-caldera intermediate and silicic rocks and origin of the Bandelier magmas, Jemez Mountains (New Mexico, U.S.A). Journal of Petrology, v. 48, 2063-2091.
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Rowe, M.C., Kent, A.J.R., Nielsen, R.L. (2007) Determination of sulfur speciation and oxidation state of olivine hosted melt inclusions. Chemical Geology, v. 236, p. 303-322.
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Kent, A.J.R., Blundy, J., Cashman, K., Cooper, K.M., 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. Geology, v. 35, p. 231-235.
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Rowe, M.C., Nielsen, R.L., Kent, A.J.R. (2006) Anomalously high Fe contents in rehomogenized olivine hosted melt inclusions from oxidized magmas. American Mineralogist, v. 91, p. 82-91.
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Wolff, J.A., Rowe, M.C., Teasdale, R., Gardner, J.N., Ramos, F.C., and Heikoop, C.E. (2005) Petrogenesis of pre-caldera mafic lavas, Jemez Mountains Volcanic Field (New Mexico, USA). Journal of Petrology, v. 46, 407-439.
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