Dr Richard Brown's Outputs (74)

New insights into Late Pleistocene explosive volcanic activity and caldera formation on Ischia (southern Italy). (2008)
Journal Article
Brown, R., Orsi, G., & De Vita, S. (2008). New insights into Late Pleistocene explosive volcanic activity and caldera formation on Ischia (southern Italy). Bulletin of Volcanology, 70(5), 583-603. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-007-0155-0

The Formation of Diamonds (2008)
Book Chapter
Brown, R. (2008). The Formation of Diamonds. In M. Benton (Ed.), The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World. Thames-Hudson

Problems with an in-vent column collapse model for the emplacement of massive volcaniclastic kimberlite. A discussion of 'In-vent column collapse as an alternative model for massive volcaniclastic kimberlite emplacement: An example from the Fox kimberlite, Ekati Diamond Mine, NWT, Canada' by Porritt et al. [J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 174, 90-102] (2008)
Journal Article
Brown, R., Field, M., Gernon, T., Gilbertson, M., & Sparks, R. (2008). Problems with an in-vent column collapse model for the emplacement of massive volcaniclastic kimberlite. A discussion of 'In-vent column collapse as an alternative model for massive volcaniclastic kimberlite emplacement: An example from the Fox kimberlite, Ekati Diamond Mine, NWT, Canada' by Porritt et al. [J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 174, 90-102]. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 178(4), 847-850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.06.002

On the welding of pyroclasts from very low-viscosity magmas: examples from kimberlite volcanoes (2008)
Journal Article
Brown, R., Buse, B., Sparks, R., & Field, M. (2008). On the welding of pyroclasts from very low-viscosity magmas: examples from kimberlite volcanoes. The Journal of Geology, 116(4), 354-374. https://doi.org/10.1086/588832

Which was the Largest Ever Volcanic Eruption? (2008)
Book Chapter
Brown, R. (2008). Which was the Largest Ever Volcanic Eruption?. In M. Benton (Ed.), The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World. Thames-Hudson

Widespread transport of pyroclastic density currents from a large silicic tuff ring: The Glaramara tuff, Scafell caldera, English Lake District, UK (2007)
Journal Article
Brown, R., Kokelaar, B., & Branney, M. (2007). Widespread transport of pyroclastic density currents from a large silicic tuff ring: The Glaramara tuff, Scafell caldera, English Lake District, UK. Sedimentology, 54(5), 1163-1190. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00877.x

Mechanically disrupted and chemically weakened zones in segmented dike systems cause vent localization: Evidence from kimberlite volcanic systems (2007)
Journal Article
Brown, R., Kavanagh, J., Sparks, R., Tait, M., & Field, M. (2007). Mechanically disrupted and chemically weakened zones in segmented dike systems cause vent localization: Evidence from kimberlite volcanic systems. Geology, 35(9), 815-818. https://doi.org/10.1130/g23670a.1

Kimberlite ascent and eruption (2007)
Journal Article
Sparks, R., Brown, R., Field, M., & Gilbertson, M. (2007). Kimberlite ascent and eruption. Nature, 450(7172), https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06435

Dynamical constraints on kimberlite volcanism (2006)
Journal Article
Sparks, R., Baker, L., Brown, R., Field, M., Schumacher, J., Stripp, G., & Walters, A. (2006). Dynamical constraints on kimberlite volcanism. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 155(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.02.010

The role of fluidisation in the formation of volcaniclastic kimberlite: Grain size observations and experimental investigation (2006)
Journal Article
Walters, A., Phillips, J., Brown, R., Field, M., Gernon, T., Stripp, G., & Sparks, R. (2006). The role of fluidisation in the formation of volcaniclastic kimberlite: Grain size observations and experimental investigation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 155(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.02.005

Pyroclastics (including Tuffs, Ignimbrites and Ash) (2005)
Book Chapter
Brown, R., & Calder, E. (2005). Pyroclastics (including Tuffs, Ignimbrites and Ash). In R. Selley, L. Cocks, & I. Plimer (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Geology (386-397). Elsevier

Bypassing and diachronous deposition from density currents: Evidence from a giant regressive bed form in the Poris ignimbrite, Tenerife, Canary Islands (2004)
Journal Article
Brown, R., & Branney, M. (2004). Bypassing and diachronous deposition from density currents: Evidence from a giant regressive bed form in the Poris ignimbrite, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Geology, 32(5), 445-448. https://doi.org/10.1130/g20188.1

Event-stratigraphy of a caldera-forming ignimbrite eruption on Tenerife: The 273 ka Poris Formation (2004)
Journal Article
Brown, R., & Branney, M. (2004). Event-stratigraphy of a caldera-forming ignimbrite eruption on Tenerife: The 273 ka Poris Formation. Bulletin of Volcanology, 66(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-003-0321-y

The Quaternary pyroclastic succession of southeast Tenerife, Canary Islands: Explosive eruptions, related caldera subsidence, and sector collapse (2003)
Journal Article
Brown, R., Barry, T., Branney, M., Pringle, M., & Bryan, S. (2003). The Quaternary pyroclastic succession of southeast Tenerife, Canary Islands: Explosive eruptions, related caldera subsidence, and sector collapse. Geological Magazine, 140(3), https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756802007252