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Bibliography - Richard Walter Carlson

Books:

  • Treatise on Geochemistry, Volume 2: Geochemistry of the Mantle and Core, R.W. Carlson ed., Elsevier,, 2003.
  • A Tale of Two Cratons: The Slave-Kaapvaal Workshop, A.Jones, R.W. Carlson and H. Grutter, eds., Elsevier, 592pp., 2004.

Papers:

  1. Differential Sm-Nd evolution in oceanic basalts,   R. W.Carlson, J. D. Macdougall and G. W. Lugmair,   Geophys. Res. Lett. 5 , 229-232, l978.
  2. The Sm-Nd history of KREEP, G. W. Lugmair and R. W. Carlson, Proc. Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf. 9th , 689-704, l978.
  3. Sm-Nd constraints on early lunar differentiation and the evolution of KREEP, R. W. Carlson and G. W. Lugmair, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett . 45 , 123-132, l979.
  4. Episodic mantle differentiation: Nd and Sr isotopic evidence, H.-G. Stosch, R. W. Carlson and G. W. Lugmair, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 47 , 263-27l, 1980.
  5. Equilibrated Nd - unequilibrated Sr isotopes in mantle xenoliths, E. Jagoutz, R. W. Carlson, and G. W. Lugmair, Nature 286 , 708-710, l980.
  6. Crustal influence in the generation of continental flood basalts, R. W. Carlson, G. W. Lugmair, and J. D. Macdougall, Nature 289 , 160-162, l981.
  7. Time and duration of lunar highlands crust formation, R. W. Carlson and G. W. Lugmair, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 52 , 227-238, l981.
  8. Columbia River volcanism: The question of mantle heterogeneity or crustal contamination, R. W. Carlson, G. W. Lugmair, and J. D. Macdougall, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 45 , 2483-2499, 1981.
  9. Sm-Nd age of lherzolite 67667: Implications for the processes involved in lunar crustal formation, R. W. Carlson and G. W. Lugmair, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett . 56 , 1-8, l98l.
  10. Tectonic influence on magma composition of Cenozoic basalts from the Columbia Plateau and northwestern Great Basin, U.S.A., R. W. Carlson, in: Explosive Volcanism: Inception, Evolution, and Hazards, ed. F. R. Boyd, National Research Council, 23-33, l983.
  11. Nd-Sr systematics of the Setouchi volcanic rocks, southwest Japan: A clue to the origin of orogenic andesite, K. Ishizaka and R. W. Carlson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 64 , 327-340, 1983.
  12. Reply to a critical comment by D. J. DePaolo on   "Columbia River volcanism: the question of mantle heterogeneity or crustal contamination", R. W. Carlson, G. W. Lugmair, and J. D. Macdougall, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 47 , 845-846, 1983.
  13. Sm-Nd age and isotopic systematics of the bimodal suite, ancient gneiss complex, Swaziland,   R. W. Carlson, D. R. Hunter, and F. Barker, Nature 305 , 701-704, 1983.
  14. Comment on "Implications of oxygen-isotope data and trace-element modeling for a large-scale mixing model for the Columbia River basalts," by D. O. Nelson; R. W. Carlson, Geology 11 , 735-736, 1983.
  15. Magma oceanography and the early evolution of the earth, R. W. Carlson, Nature 305 , 390, 1983.
  16. K-Ar ages of late Cenozoic basalts from southeastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho, and northern Nevada, W. K. Hart and R. W. Carlson, Isochron West 38 , 23-25, 1983.
  17. Isotopic constraints on Columbia River flood basalt genesis and the nature of the subcontinental mantle, R. W. Carlson, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 48 , 2357-2372, 1984.
  18. Hydrothermal Mn-deposits of the Franciscan Assemblage: II. Isotope and trace element geochemistry, and implications for hydrothermal convection at spreading centers, M. S. Chyi, D. A. Crerar, R. W. Carlson, and R. F. Stallard, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 71 , 31-45, 1984.
  19. Late Cenozoic volcanic geology of the Jordan Valley - Owyhee River region, southeastern Oregon, W. K. Hart, S. A. Mertzman, and R. W. Carlson, Field Guidebook for the 1985 GSA Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, 1985.
  20. Distribution and geochronology of Steens Mountain type basalts from the northwestern Great Basin, W. K. Hart and R. W. Carlson, Isochron West 43 , 5-10, 1985.
  21. Mantle structure and dynamics:   A Carnegie Institution workshop, P. G. Silver, R. W. Carlson, P. Bell, and P. Olsen, EOS 66 , 1193-1198, 1985.
  22. Tectonic controls on magma genesis and evolution in the northwestern United States, W. K. Hart and R. W. Carlson, J. Volcan. Geotherm. Res. 32 , 119-135, 1987.
  23. Flood basalt volcanism in the northwestern U.S., R. W. Carlson and W. K. Hart, in Continental Flood Basalts, J. D. Macdougall, ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 35-61, 1988.
  24. Regional mid-Proterozoic enrichment of the subcontinental mantle source of igneous rocks from central Montana, F. O. Dudas, R. W. Carlson, and D. H. Eggler, Geology 15 , 22-25, 1987.
  25. Crustal genesis on the Oregon Plateau, R. W. Carlson and W. K. Hart, J. Geophys. Res. 92 , 6191-6206, 1987.
  26. Geochemistry of the subcontinental mantle, R. W. Carlson, Yearbook of Science and Technology , S. Parker, ed., McGraw-Hill, 1987.
  27. Radiometric Age Determination, R. W. Carlson, Encyclopedia of Geophysics , ed. D. E. James, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1-5, 1989.
  28. Geochemical evolution of the crust and mantle, R. W. Carlson, Rev. Geophys. 25 , 1011-1020, 1987.
  29. Lower crustal evolution under central Arizona: Isotopic and geochemical evidence from the mafic xenoliths of Camp Creek, S. Esperança,   R. W. Carlson, and S. B. Shirey, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 90 , 26-40, 1988.
  30. Petrogenesis of the Pueblo Mountains Basalt, southeastern Oregon and northern Nevada, William K. Hart, Richard W. Carlson, and Stephanie A. Mosher, GSA Spec. Paper 239 , eds. S. Reidel and P.R. Hooper, 367-378, 1989.
  31. Deep slabs, geochemical heterogeneity and the large-scale structure of mantle convection: Investigation of an enduring paradox, P. Silver, R. W. Carlson, and P. Olsen, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 16 , 477-541, 1988.
  32. The age of ferroan anorthosite 60025: Oldest crust on a young Moon?, R. W. Carlson and G. W. Lugmair, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 90 , 119-130, 1988.
  33. Os, Sr, Nd, and Pb isotope systematics of southern African peridotite xenoliths:   Implications for the chemical evolution of subcontinental mantle, R. J. Walker, R. W. Carlson, S. B. Shirey, and F. R. Boyd, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 53 , 1583-1595, 1989.
  34. A layer-cake or plum pudding mantle?   R. W. Carlson, Nature 334 , 380-381, 1988.
  35. A Sm-Nd and Pb isotope study of Archaean greenstone belts in the southern Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa, A. H. Wilson and R. W. Carlson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 96 , 89-105, 1989.
  36. Tectonomagmatism of the Wyoming Province, D. H. Eggler, J. K. Meen, F. Welt, F. O. Dudas, K. P. Furlong, M. E. McCallum, and R. W. Carlson, in Colorado Volcanism , J. Drexler and E. E. Larson ed., Colorado School of Mines Quarterly 83 , 25-40, 1988.
  37. Rhenium-Osmium and Samarium-Neodymium isotopic systematics of the Stillwater Complex, D. D. Lambert, J. W. Morgan, R. J. Walker, S. B. Shirey, R. W. Carlson, M. L. Zientek and M. S. Koski,   Science 244 , 1169-1174, 1989.
  38. The large-scale structure of convection in the Earth's mantle, P. Olson, P. G. Silver and R. W. Carlson, Nature 344 , 209-215, 1990.
  39. Magmatism in the South China Basin: I. Isotopic and trace element evidence for an endogenous Dupal mantle component, K. Tu, M. F. J. Flower, R. W. Carlson,   G. Xie, C.-Y. Chen and M. Zhang, Chem. Geol. 97 , 47-63, 1992.
  40. Origin of Nauru Basin igenous complex: Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic and REE constraints, P. R. Castillo, R. W. Carlson and R. Batiza, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 103 , 200-213, 1991.
  41. Reply to a critical comment by C.M. Johnson on "Lower crustal evolution under central Arizona:   Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic and geochemical evidence from the mafic xenoliths of Camp Creek, S. Esperança, R. W. Carlson and S. B. Shirey, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 99 , 406-409, 1990.
  42. Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopic compositions of Hainan basalts (South China):   Implications for a sub-continental lithosphere Dupal source, K. Tu, M. F. J. Flower, R. W. Carlson, M. Zhang and G. Xie, Geology 19 , 567-569, 1991.
  43. The endmember stew, R. W. Carlson, Nature 348 , 17-18, 1990.
  44. Physical and chemical evidence on the cause and source characteristics of flood basalt volcanism, R. W. Carlson, Australian J. Earth Sci. 38 , 525-544, 1991.
  45. Evidence from Re-Os isotopes for plume-lithosphere mixing in Karoo flood basalt genesis, R.M. Ellam, R. W. Carlson and S.B. Shirey, Nature   359 , 718-721, 1992.
  46. Flood basalts:   Melting a wet source, R. W. Carlson, Nature   358 , 20-21, 1992.
  47. Isotopic study of basaltic dikes in the Nain Complex:   Evidence for enriched mantle sources, R. W. Carlson, R.A. Wiebe and R.I. Kalamarides, Canadian J. Earth Sci. 30 , 1141-1146, 1993.
  48. Magma composition:   A matter of give and take, R.W. Carlson, Nature   359 , 16-17, 1992.
  49. Isotopic tracking of change in diet and habitat use in African elephants, P.L. Koch, J. Heisinger. C. Moss, R. W. Carlson, M.L. Fogel, A.K Behrensmeyer, Science   267 ,1340-1343, 1995.
  50. Temporal changes in the sources of flood basalts:   Isotopic and trace element evidence from the Keweenawan Mamainse Point Formation, Ontario, S.B. Shirey, K.W. Klewin,   J. Berg and R.W. Carlson, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta   58 , 4475-4490, 1994.
  51. How the Earth's mantle could lie about its age.   R.W. Carlson, Nature 362 , 701-702, 1993.
  52. Re-Os and Sm-Nd isotopic evidence for the petrogenesis of the Stillwater Complex, Montana.   D.D. Lambert, R.J. Walker, J.W. Morgan, S.B. Shirey, R.W. Carlson, M.L Zientek, B.R. Lipin, M.S. Koski and R.L. Cooper, J. Pet. 35 , 1717-1753, 1994.
  53. Os isotopic variation in basalts from Haleakala volcano, Maui, Hawaii:   A record of magmatic processes in oceanic mantle and crust.   C.E. Martin, R.W. Carlson, S.B. Shirey, C.-Y. Chen and F.A. Frey, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 128 , 287-301, 1995.
  54. Depletion and enrichment history of subcontinental lithospheric mantle: Os, Sr, Nd and Pb evidence for xenoliths from the Wyoming craton.   R.W. Carlson and A.J. Irving, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 126 , 457-472, 1994.
  55. East Mariana Basin tholeiites: Jurassic ocean crust or Cretaceous rift basalts related to the Ontong Java plume?   P.R. Castillo, M. Pringle and R.W. Carlson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 123 , 139-154, 1994.
  56. Re-Os, Sm-Nd & Rb-Sr isotope evidence for thick Archaean lithospheric mantle beneath the Siberia craton modified by multi-stage metasomatism. D.G. Pearson, S.B. Shirey, R.W. Carlson, F.R. Boyd, N.P. Pokhilenko and N. Shimizu, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59 , 959-977, 1995.
  57. Mechanisms of Earth differentiation: Consequences for the chemical structure of the mantle.   R.W. Carlson, Rev. Geophys. 32 , 337-361, 1994 .
  58. Stabilization of Archaean lithospheric mantle: A Re-Os isotope study of peridotite xenoliths from the Kaapvaal craton, D.G. Pearson, R.W. Carlson, S.B. Shirey, F.R. Boyd and P.H. Nixon, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.   134 , 341-357, 1995.
  59. Isotopic inferences on the chemical structure of the upper mantle, R.W. Carlson, in Invited Lectures of the International Symposium on the Physics and Chemistry of the Upper Mantle. Sao Paulo, 99-116, 1994.
  60. Archaean Re-Os age for Siberian eclogites and constraints on Archaean tectonics, D.G. Pearson, G.A. Snyder, S.B. Shirey, L.A. Taylor, R.W. Carlson, and N.V. Sobolev, Nature 374 , 711-713, 1995.
  61. Major, trace element and isotopic compositions of Vietnamese basalts: Interaction of hydrous EM1-rich asthenosphere with thinned Eurasian lithosphere, H. Nguyen, M. Flower, R.W. Carlson, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 60 , 4329-4351, 1996.
  62. The mantle beneath continents, R.W. Carlson, S.B. Shirey, F.R. Boyd and D.G. Pearson, Carnegie Inst. Washington Year Book 93 , 109-117, 1994.
  63. Isotopic inferences on the chemical structure of the mantle, R.W. Carlson, J. Geodynamics   20 , 365-386, 1995.
  64. The petrology and geochemistry of coastal dikes from Sao Paulo State, Brazil: Implications for variable lithospheric contributions to alkaline magmas from the western margin of the South Atlantic, G.M. Garda, J.H.D. Schorscher, S. Esperanca and R.W. Carlson, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 67, supl. 1 , 1995.
  65. Continental mantle: A crustal life preserver, R.W. Carlson, Nature 376 , 116-117, 1995.
  66. Th-Sr-Nd-Pb isotope and trace element evidence for the origin of the Sao Miguel, Azores, enriched mantle source, E. Widom, R.W. Carlson, J.B. Gill and H.-U. Schmincke, Chem. Geol . 140, 49-68, 1997.
  67. Os recycling in subduction zones, A.D. Brandon, R.A. Creaser, S.B. Shirey and R.W. Carlson, Science   272 , 861-864, 1996.
  68. Anatomy of an Archean craton: A program for interdisciplinary studies of the Kaapvaal craton, southern Africa, R.W. Carlson, T.L. Grove, M.J. de Wit and J.J. Gurney, Eos   77 , 273&277, 1996.
  69. Chemical and Os isotopic study of Cretaceous potassic rocks from southern Brazil, R.W. Carlson, S. Esperanca and D.P. Svisero, Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 125, 393-405, 1996.
  70. Where has all the old crust gone?   R.W. Carlson, Nature 379, 581-582, 1996.
  71. Radiometric ages of basaltic achrondrites and their relation to the early history of the solar system, F. Tera, R.W. Carlson and N.Z. Boctor, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61, 1713-1731, 1997.
  72. Radiogenic Os in primitive basalts from the northwestern U.S.A.: implications for petrogenesis, W.K. Hart, R.W. Carlson and S.B. Shirey, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 150, 103-116, 1997.
  73. Dating crust - mantle separation: Re-Os isotopic study of mafic xenoliths from central Arizona, S. Esperança, R.W. Carlson, S.B. Shirey and D.Smith, Geology 25, 651-654, 1997.
  74. Torfajokull:   a radiogenic end-member of the Iceland Pb-isotopic array, O. Stecher, R.W. Carlson and B. Gunnarsson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 165, 117-127, 1999.
  75. Constraints from high-pressure veins in eclogites on the composition of hydrous fluids in subduction zones, H. Becker, K.P. Jochum and R.W. Carlson, Chem. Geol. 160, 291-308, 1999.
  76. Sulfide inclusions in diamonds from the Koffiefontein kimberlite, S. Africa: Constraints on diamond ages and mantle Re-Os systematics, D.G. Pearson, S.B. Shirey, J.W. Harris and R.W. Carlson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 160, 311-326, 1998.
  77. Re-Os isotope measurements of single sulfide inclusions in a Siberian diamond and its nitrogen aggregation systematics, D.G. Pearson, S.B. Shirey, G.P. Bulanova, R.W. Carlson and H.J. Milledge, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 63, 703-711, 1999.
  78. A multielement geochronology study of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Significance of the robust and reset ages, S.B. Mukasa, A.H. Wilson and R.W. Carlson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 164, 353-369, 1998.
  79. Do continents part passively, or do they need a shove? R.W. Carlson, Science 278, 240-241, 1997.
  80. Trace element fractionation during dehydration of eclogites from high-pressure terranes and the implications for element fluxes in subduction zones, H. Becker, K.P. Jochum and R.W. Carlson, Chem. Geol. 163, 65-99, 2000.
  81. Chemical and isotopic systematics of peridotite xenoliths from the Williams kimberlite, Montana: Clues to processes of lithosphere formation, modification and destruction, R.W. Carlson, A.J. Irving and B.C. Hearn Jr., in Gurney, J.J., Gurney, J.L., Pascoe, M.D., and Richardson, S.H., eds., Proc. 7th Int. Kimberlite Conf., Volume 1: Cape Town, Red Roof Design, p. 90-98, 1999.
  82. Re-Os systematics of lithospheric peridotites: implications for lithosphere formation and preservation, R.W. Carlson, D.G. Pearson, F.R. Boyd, S.B. Shirey, G. Irvine, A.H. Menzies and J.J. Gurney, in Gurney, J.J., Gurney, J.L., Pascoe, M.D., and Richardson, S.H., eds., Proc. 7th Int. Kimberlite Conf., Volume 1: Cape Town, Red Roof Design, p. 99-108, 1999.
  83. Isotopic constraints on time scales and mechanisms of slab material transport in the mantle wedge: evidence from the Simcoe mantle xenoliths, Washington, USA, A.D. Brandon, H. Becker, R.W. Carlson, and S.B. Shirey, Chem. Geol. 160, 387-407, 1999.
  84. Re-Os systematics of Newlands peridotite xenoliths: implications for diamond and lithosphere formation, A.H. Menzies, R.W. Carlson, S.B. Shirey and J.J. Gurney, in Gurney, J.J., Gurney, J.L., Pascoe, M.D., and Richardson, S.H., eds., Proc. 7th Int. Kimberlite Conf., Volume 2: Cape Town, Red Roof Design, p. 566-573,1999.
  85. Tracking mammoths and mastodons: reconstruction of migratory behavior using strontium isotope ratios, K.A. Hoppe, P.L. Koch, R.W. Carlson and S.D. Webb, Geology 27, 439-442, 1999.
  86. Ultramafic rocks at the center of the Vredefort structure: further evidence for the crust-on-edge model, M. Tredoux, R.J. Hart, R.W. Carlson and S.B. Shirey, Geology 27, 923-926, 1999.
  87. A conduit to the core, R.W. Carlson, Nature 394, 11-12, 1998.
  88. Assessment of the Pb-Pb and U-Pb chronometry of the early solar system, F. Tera and R.W. Carlson, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 63, 1877-1889, 1999.
  89. Dating and paragenetic distinction of diamonds using the Re-Os isotope system: application to some Siberian diamonds, D.G. Pearson, S.B. Shirey, G.P. Bulanova, R.W. Carlson and H.J. Milledge, in Gurney, J.J., Gurney, J.L., Pascoe, M.D., and Richardson, S.H., eds., Proc. 7th Int. Kimberlite Conf., Volume 2: Cape Town, Red Roof Design, p. 637-643, 1999.
  90. Accurate and precise determination of Li isotopic compositions by multi-collector sector ICP-MS, P.B. Tomascak, R.W. Carlson and S.B. Shirey, Chem. Geol. 158, 145-154, 1999.
  91. Timescales for planetesimal formation and differentiation based on extinct and extant radioisotopes, R.W. Carlson and G.W. Lugmair, in Origin of the Earth and Moon, ed. K. Righter and R. Canup, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, pp. 25-44, 2000.
  92. Continent growth, preservation and modification: A case study of southern Africa, R.W. Carlson, F.R. Boyd, S.B. Shirey, P.E. Janney, T.L. Grove, S.A. Bowring, M.D. Schmitz, J.C. Dann, D.G. Pearson, D.R. Bell, J.J. Gurney, S.H. Richardson, M. Tredoux, A.H. Menzies, R.J. Hart, A.H. Wilson, D. Moser, GSAToday 10, 1-6, 2000.
  93. USArray Initiative, A. Meltzer, R. Rudnick, P. Zeitler, A. Levander, G. Humphreys, K. Karlstrom, G. Ekstrom, R. Carlson, T. Dixon, M. Gurnis, P. Shearer, R. van der Hilst, GSAToday 9, 8-10, 1999.
  94. Evolution of the Kaapvaal lithospheric mantle: A Re-Os isotope study of peridotite xenoliths from Lesotho kimberlites, G.J. Irvine, D.G. Pearson, R.W. Carlson, Geophys. Res. Lett. 28, 2505-2508, 2001.
  95. Archean subduction recorded by Re-Os isotopes in eclogitic sulfide inclusions in Kimberley diamonds, S.H. Richardson, S.B. Shirey, J.W. Harris, R.W. Carlson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 191, 257-266, 2001.
  96. Extending the 107 Pd- 107 Ag Chronometer to Low Pd/Ag Meteorites with the MC-ICPMS, R.W. Carlson and E.H. Hauri, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65, 1839-1848, 2001.
  97. Archean emplacement of eclogitic components into the lithospheric mantle during formation of the Kaapvaal craton, S.B. Shirey, S.H. Richardson, A. Menzies, D.G. Pearson, J.W. Harris, R.W. Carlson, U. Wiechert, and J.J. Gurney, Geophys. Res. Lett. 28, 2509-2512, 2001.
  98. Matrix-dependent isotope mass fractionation in the ICP-MS, R.W. Carlson, E.H. Hauri, and C.M.O'D. Alexander, in Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry: the New Millenium; J.G. Holland and S.D. Tanner, eds., The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 288-297, 2001.
  99. Effects of melt percolation on the Re-Os systematics of peridotites from a Paleozoic convergent plate margin, H. Becker, S.B. Shirey and R.W. Carlson, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 188, 107-121, 2001.
  100. Mafic sources for mantle derived magmas: Os and Hf isotopic evidence from potassic magmas of the Colorado Plateau, R.W. Carlson and G.M. Nowell, G-cubed, paper# 2000GC000128, 2001.
  101. The development of lithospheric keels beneath the earliest continents: time constraints using PGE and Re-Os isotope systematics, D.G. Pearson, G.J. Irvine, R.W. Carlson, M.G. Kopylova and D.A. Ionov, in Fowler, C.M.R. (ed.), The Early Earth: Physical, Chemical and Biological Development , Geol. Soc. Lond. Spec. Pub. 199, p 65-90, 2002.
  102. Petrology of kamafugites and kimberlites from the Alto Paranaiba Alkaline Province, Minas Gerais, Brazil, A.L.N. Araujo, R.W. Carlson, J.C. Gaspar and L.A. Bizzi, Contrib. Miner. Petrol. 142, 163-177, 2001.
  103. The early evolution of the inner solar system: A meteoritic perspective, C.M.O'D. Alexander, A.P. Boss and R.W. Carlson, Science 293, 64-68, 2001 .
  104. Unusual coexistence of subduction-related and intraplate-type magmatism: Sr, Nd and Pb isotope and trace element data from the magmatism of the San Pedro - Ceboruco graben, Nayarit, Mexico, C.M. Petrone, L. Francalanci, R.W. Carlson, L. Ferrari and S. Conticelli, Chem. Geol. 193, 1-24, 2003.
  105. Re-Os evidence for replacement of ancient mantle lithosphere beneath the North China craton, S. Gao, R.L. Rudnick, R.W. Carlson, W.F. McDonough and Y.-S. Liu, Earth Planet. Sci Lett. 198, 307-322, 2002 .
  106. Nickel-rich nodules from the Morokweng impact melt sheet, South Africa: possible fragments of a paleometeorite. R.J. Hart, M. Cloete, I. McDonald, R.W. Carlson, M.A.G. Andreoli, M. Tredoux, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 198, 49-62, 2002.
  107. Precise and accurate measurement of 226Ra-230Th-238U disequilibria in volcanic rocks using plasma ionization multicollector mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS), A.J. Pietruszka, R.W. Carlson and E.H. Hauri, Chem. Geol., 188, 171-191, 2002.
  108. A chemical and multi-isotopic study of olivine melilitites and associated rocks from the Western Cape, South Africa: implications for the sources of group 1 kimberlites and constraints on the origin of the HIMU component in Africa, P.E. Janney, A.P. leRoex, R.W. Carlson and K.S. Viljoen, J. Petrol., 43, 2339-2370, 2002.
  109. Re-Os and U-Pb geochronological constraints on the eclogite-tonalite connection in the Archean Man Shield, West Africa. M.G. Barth, R.L. Rudnick, R.W. Carlson, I. Horn, W.F. McDonough, Prec. Res. 118, 267-283, 2002
  110. Re-Os systematics of diamond-bearing eclogites from Newlands kimberlite, A.H. Menzies, R.W. Carlson, S.B. Shirey and J.J. Gurney, Lithos 71, 323-336, 2003.
  111. Re-Os and Sm-Nd isotope systematics and trace element geochemistry setting constraints in the chromite deposits of Ipueira-Medrado Sill, Bahia, Brazil, J.C. Marques, C.F. Ferreira Filho, R.W. Carlson, M.M. Pimentel, J. Petrol. 44, 659-678, 2002.
  112. The origin of garnet and clinopyroxene in "depleted" Kaapvaal peridotites, N.S.C. Simon, G.J. Irvine, G.R. Davies, D.G. Pearson, R.W. Carlson, Lithos 71, 289-322, 2003.
  113. Evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath Northern Canada: A Re-Os isotope and PGE study of peridotite xenoliths from Somerset Island kimberlites and a comparison to Slave craton lithospheric mantle, G.J. Irvine, D.G. Pearson, B.A. Kjarsgaard, R.W. Carlson, M.G. Kopylova, G.Dreibus, Lithos 71, 461-488, 2003.  
  114. The role of open system processes in the development of silicic magma chambers: A chemical and isotopic investigation of the Fogo A trachyte deposit, Sao Miguel, Azores, D.C. Snyder, E.W. Widom, A.J. Pietruszka and R.W. Carlson, J. Petrol. 45, 723-738, 2004.
  115. High precision iron isotope measurements of meteoritic material by cold plasma ICP-MS, K. Kehm, E.H. Hauri, C.M.O'D. Alexander, R.W. Carlson, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67, 2879-2891, 2003, DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00080-2.
  116. Osmium remembers, R.W. Carlson, Science 296, 475-476, 2002.
  117. Nd-Sr-Hf isotope systematics of kimberlites and megacrysts: Constraints on their source components, G.M. Nowell, D.G. Pearson, P.D. Kempton, S.R. Noble, R.W. Carlson, C.B. Smith, D.R. Bell and R.E. Zartmann, J. Pet. 45, 1583-1612, 2004.
  118. Age of the Eastern Kaapvaal Mantle: Re-Os data for peridotite xenoliths from the Monastery kimberlite, R.W. Carlson and R. O. Moore, South African J. Geology 107, 81-90, 2004.
  119. A metasomatic origin for late Archean eclogitic diamonds: implications from internal morphology of Klipspringer diamonds and Re-Os and S isotope characteristics of their sulfide inclusions, K.J. Westerlund, J.J. Gurney, R.W. Carlson and S.B. Shirey, South African J. Geology 107, 119-130, 2004.
  120. Platinum group elements and Re/Os data from the Vredefort basement: clues to the assembly of the Kaapvaal Craton, R Hart, M Andreoli, L Ashwal, R Carlson, M de Wit, I McDonald, D Moser, M Tredoux, South African J. Geology 107, 173-184, 2004.
  121. Earth's most depleted komatiites: hydrous melting and the Archaean Kaapvaal mantle keel, A.H. Wilson, S.B. Shirey and R.W. Carlson, Nature 423, 858-861, 2003.
  122. Xenolith constraints on seismic velocities in the upper mantle beneath southern Africa, D.E. James, F.R. Boyd, D. Schutt, D.R. Bell and R.W. Carlson, G3, doi:10.1029/2003GC000551, 2004.
  123. NAVDAT: A geochemical database for western North American volcanic and intrusive rocks. D. Walker, R. Black, A. Glazner, L. Farmer, R. Carlson and J. Grossman, Geol. Soc. Am. Spec. Publ., K. Sinha and C. Baru, eds., GSA Bull., submitted.
  124. Slab-derived osmium and isotopic disequilibrium in garnet pyroxenites from a Paleozoic convergent plate margin (lower Austria), H. Becker, R.W. Carlson and S.B. Shirey, Chem. Geol. 208, 141-156, 2004.
  125. Timing of Precambrian melt depletion and Phanerozoic refertilization events in the lithospheric mantle of the Wyoming Craton and adjacent Central Plains Orogen, R.W. Carlson, A.J. Irving, D.J. Schulze and B. Carter Hearn Jr., Lithos 77, 453-472, 2004.
  126. Application of the Pt-Re-Os isotopic systems in igneous geochemistry and geochronology, R.W. Carlson, Lithos, in press, 2004.
  127. Silica and volatile-element metasomatism of Archean mantle: a xenolith-scale example from the Kaapvaal Craton, D.R. Bell, M. Gregoire, T.L. Grove, N. Chatterjee, R.W. Carlson, P.R. Buseck, Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., submitted, 6/2004.
  128. Physical, chemical and chronological characteristics of continental mantle, R.W. Carlson, D.G. Pearson, D.E. James, Rev. Geophys. Submitted, July, 2004.
  129. Hafnium isotope and trace element constraints on the nature of mantle heterogeneity beneath the central Southwest Indian Ridge (13oE to 47oE), P.E. Janney, A.P. le Roux, and R.W. Carlson, J. Petrol., submitted, July 2004.
  130. A subduction-related origin for mid-Archean diamonds and harzburgites from the Panda kimberlite, Slave Craton: Implications from Re-Os isotope systematics, K.J. Westerlund, S.B. Shirey, S.H. Richardson, R.W. Carlson. J.J. Gurney, and J.W. Harris, Chemical Geology, in prep., 2004
  131. Time scales of planetesimal differentiation in the early solar system, M. Wadhwa, G. Srinivasan and R.W. Carlson, Meteorites and the Early Solar System II, submitted, Sept., 2004.
  132. Nd, Sr and Os isotope systematics in young, fertile spinel peridotite xenoliths from northern Queensland, Australia: A unique view of depleted MORB mantle?, M.R. Handler, V.C. Bennett and R.W. Carlson, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, submitted, Nov., 2004.
  133. Chemical and isotopic relationships between peridotite xenoliths and mafic-alkalic rocks from the Alto Paranaiba and Goias alkaline provinces, southern Brazil: the need for a non-peridotitic source component for continental alkalic magmatism, R.W. Carlson, A.L.N. Araujo, T.J. Brod and J.C. Gaspar, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., to be submitted, Nov. 2004.