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Isotopic investigation of diet and residential mobility in the Neolithic of the Lower Rhine Basin (2010)
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Smits, E., Millard, A., Nowell, G., & Pearson, D. (2010). Isotopic investigation of diet and residential mobility in the Neolithic of the Lower Rhine Basin. European Journal of Archaeology, 13(1), 5-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461957109355040

Multiple isotopic systems (C, N, O, S, Sr, Pb) are applied to investigate diet and mobility amongst the Middle Neolithic populations at Schipluiden and Swifterbant (Netherlands). A review of carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of European Mesolithic... Read More about Isotopic investigation of diet and residential mobility in the Neolithic of the Lower Rhine Basin.

Plio-Pleistocene intra-plate magmatism from the southern Sulu Arc, Semporna peninsula, Sabah, Borneo: Implications for high-Nb basalt in subduction zones (2010)
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Macpherson, C., Chiang, K., Hall, R., Nowell, G., Castillo, P., & Thirlwall, M. (2010). Plio-Pleistocene intra-plate magmatism from the southern Sulu Arc, Semporna peninsula, Sabah, Borneo: Implications for high-Nb basalt in subduction zones. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 190(1-2), 25-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.11.004

New analyses of major and trace element concentrations and Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic ratios are presented for Plio-Pleistocene basalts and basaltic andesites from the Semporna peninsula in Sabah, Borneo, at the southern end of the Sulu Arc. Depletion of... Read More about Plio-Pleistocene intra-plate magmatism from the southern Sulu Arc, Semporna peninsula, Sabah, Borneo: Implications for high-Nb basalt in subduction zones.

Magma source evolution beneath the Caribbean oceanic plateau: new insights from elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotopic studies of ODP Leg 165 Site 1001 basalts (2009)
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Kerr, A., Pearson, D., & Nowell, G. (2009). Magma source evolution beneath the Caribbean oceanic plateau: new insights from elemental and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotopic studies of ODP Leg 165 Site 1001 basalts. Geological Society Special Publications, 328(1), 809-827. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp328.31

Quantitative analysis of trace element concentrations in some gem-quality diamonds (2009)
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McNeill, J., Pearson, D., Klein-BenDavid, O., Nowell, G., Ottley, C., & Chinn, I. (2009). Quantitative analysis of trace element concentrations in some gem-quality diamonds. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21(36), https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/21/36/364207

Combined Sr isotope and trace element analysis of melt inclusions at sub-ng levels using micro-milling, TIMS and ICPMS (2009)
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Harlou, R., Pearson, D., Nowell, G., Ottley, C., & Davidson, J. (2009). Combined Sr isotope and trace element analysis of melt inclusions at sub-ng levels using micro-milling, TIMS and ICPMS. Chemical Geology, 260(3-4), 254-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.12.020

Petrogenesis of strongly alkaline primitive volcanic rocks at the propagating tip of the western branch of the East African Rift (2009)
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Rosenthal, A., Foley, S., Pearson, D., Nowell, G., & Tappe, S. (2009). Petrogenesis of strongly alkaline primitive volcanic rocks at the propagating tip of the western branch of the East African Rift. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 284(1-2), 236-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2009.04.036

Comments on Richards et al., Journal of Archaeological Science 35, 2008 "Strontium isotope evidence of Neanderthal mobility at the site of Lakonis, Greece using laser-ablation PIMMS" (2009)
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Nowell, G., & Horstwood, M. (2009). Comments on Richards et al., Journal of Archaeological Science 35, 2008 "Strontium isotope evidence of Neanderthal mobility at the site of Lakonis, Greece using laser-ablation PIMMS". Journal of Archaeological Science, 36(7), 1334-1341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.01.019

186Os measurements by N-TIMS: Effects of interfering element and mass fractionation correction on data accuracy and precision. (2008)
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Luguet, A., Nowell, G., & Pearson, D. (2008). 186Os measurements by N-TIMS: Effects of interfering element and mass fractionation correction on data accuracy and precision. Chemical Geology, 248, 342-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.10.013

Precise and accurate 186Os/188Os and 187Os/188Os measurements by Multi-Collector Plasma Ionisation Mass Spectrometry, part II: laser ablation and its application to single-grain Pt–Os and Re–Os geochronology (2008)
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Ionisation Mass Spectrometry, part II: laser ablation and its application to single-grain Pt–Os and Re–Os geochronology. Chemical Geology, 248(3-4), 394-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.12.004

The abundance of platinum group alloy (PGA) grains available from some alluvial deposits combined with their great chemical resistance to conventional acid attack generates the need for an alternative method of obtaining routine, rapid yet precise Os... Read More about Precise and accurate 186Os/188Os and 187Os/188Os measurements by Multi-Collector Plasma Ionisation Mass Spectrometry, part II: laser ablation and its application to single-grain Pt–Os and Re–Os geochronology.

Precise and accurate 186Os/188Os and 187Os/188Os measurements by Multi- Collector Plasma Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) part I: solution analyses. (2008)
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Nowell, G., Luguet, A., Pearson, D., & Horstwood, M. (2008). analyses. Chemical Geology, 248, 363-393

We present new high precision Os isotope data obtained by solution-mode MC-ICPMS for 4 different Os isotope standards and compare the data to that obtained by the N-TIMS method. Mass fractionation effects for MC-ICPMS are evaluated and we demonstrate... Read More about Precise and accurate 186Os/188Os and 187Os/188Os measurements by Multi- Collector Plasma Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) part I: solution analyses..

Enriched Pt–Re–Os isotope systematics in plume lavas explained by metasomatic sulfides. (2008)
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Luguet, A., Pearson, D., Nowell, G., Dreher, S., Coggon, J., Spetsius, S., & Parman, S. (2008). Enriched Pt–Re–Os isotope systematics in plume lavas explained by metasomatic sulfides. Science, 319(5862), 453-456. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1149868

Sr and Pb isotope micro-analysis in plagioclase crystals from Skye lavas: An insight into open-system processes in a flood basalt province (2008)
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Font, L., Davidson, J., Pearson, D., Nowell, G., Jerram, D., & Ottley, C. (2008). Sr and Pb isotope micro-analysis in plagioclase crystals from Skye lavas: An insight into open-system processes in a flood basalt province. Journal of Petrology, 49(8), 1449-1471. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egn032

Crystals in many magmatic rocks are heterogeneous in terms of their isotope composition. Detailed crystal-isotope stratigraphy (CIS) studies have shown that crystals act as reliable recorders of their magma source composition and of the pathways of m... Read More about Sr and Pb isotope micro-analysis in plagioclase crystals from Skye lavas: An insight into open-system processes in a flood basalt province.

LAPITA MIGRANTS IN THE PACIFIC’S OLDEST CEMETERY:ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS AT TEOUMA, VANUATU (2007)
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Alexander Bentley, R., Buckley, H. R., Spriggs, M., Bedford, S., Ottley, C. J., Nowell, G. M., …Graham Pearson, D. (2007). LAPITA MIGRANTS IN THE PACIFIC’S OLDEST CEMETERY:ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS AT TEOUMA, VANUATU. American Antiquity, 72, 645-656

Teouma, an archaeological site on Efate Island, Vanuatu, features the earliest cemetery yet discovered of the colonizers of Remote Oceania, from the late second millennium B.C. In order to investigate potential migration of seventeen human individual... Read More about LAPITA MIGRANTS IN THE PACIFIC’S OLDEST CEMETERY:ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS AT TEOUMA, VANUATU.

A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes (2007)
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Pearson, D., Parman, S., & Nowell, G. (2007). A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes. Nature, 449(7159), 202-205. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06122

Although Earth's continental crust is thought to have been derived from the mantle, the timing and mode of crust formation have proven to be elusive issues. The area of preserved crust diminishes markedly with age, and this can be interpreted as bein... Read More about A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes.

Combining CSD and isotopic microanalysis: Magma supply and mixing processes at Stromboli Volcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy (2007)
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Morgan, D., Jerram, D., Chertkoff, D., Davidson, J., Pearson, D., Kronz, A., & Nowell, G. (2007). Combining CSD and isotopic microanalysis: Magma supply and mixing processes at Stromboli Volcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 260(3-4), 419-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2007.05.037

Integrating isotopic microanalysis with other analytical techniques creates powerful new methodologies for understanding the evolution of rock samples at the sub-grain scale. Here we present Crystal Size Distribution (CSD) data for a 26,000 year old... Read More about Combining CSD and isotopic microanalysis: Magma supply and mixing processes at Stromboli Volcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy.

Origin of CFB magmatism: Multi-tiered intracrustal picrite-rhyolite magmatic plumbing at Spitzkoppe, western Namibia, during early-Cretaceous Etendeka magmatism (2007)
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Thompson, R., Riches, A., Antoshechkina, P., Pearson, D., Nowell, G., Ottley, C., …Niku-Paavola, V. (2007). Origin of CFB magmatism: Multi-tiered intracrustal picrite-rhyolite magmatic plumbing at Spitzkoppe, western Namibia, during early-Cretaceous Etendeka magmatism. Journal of Petrology, 48(6), 1119-1154. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egm012

Early Cretaceous tholeiitic picrite-to-rhyolite dykes around Spitzkoppe, western Namibia, are part of the extensive Henties Bay–Outjo swarm, penecontemporaneous with 132 Ma Etendeka lavas 100 km to the NW. Although only intermediate to rhyolitic dyke... Read More about Origin of CFB magmatism: Multi-tiered intracrustal picrite-rhyolite magmatic plumbing at Spitzkoppe, western Namibia, during early-Cretaceous Etendeka magmatism.

Adaptive dosing and platinum-DNA adduct formation in children receiving high-dose carboplatin for the treatment of solid tumours (2007)
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Veal, G., Errington, J., Tilby, M., Pearson, A., Foot, A., McDowell, H., …Boddy, A. (2007). Adaptive dosing and platinum-DNA adduct formation in children receiving high-dose carboplatin for the treatment of solid tumours. British Journal of Cancer, 96(5), 725-731. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603607

A pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic study was carried out to investigate the feasibility and potential importance of therapeutic monitoring following high-dose carboplatin treatment in children. High-dose carboplatin was administered over 3 or 5 days,... Read More about Adaptive dosing and platinum-DNA adduct formation in children receiving high-dose carboplatin for the treatment of solid tumours.

Trace Element and Sr-Pb-Nd-Hf Isotope Evidence for Ancient, Fluid-Dominated Enrichment of the Source of Aldan Shield Lamproites. (2006)
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Davies, G., Stolz, A., Mahotkin, I., Nowell, G., & Pearson, D. (2006). Trace Element and Sr-Pb-Nd-Hf Isotope Evidence for Ancient, Fluid-Dominated Enrichment of the Source of Aldan Shield Lamproites. Journal of Petrology, 47, 1119-1146. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egl005

Methods for the microsampling and High-precision analysis of strontium and rubidium isotopes at single crystal scale for petrological and geochronological applications. (2006)
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Charlier, B., Ginibre, C., Morgan, D., Nowell, G., Pearson, D., Davidson, J., & Ottley, C. (2006). Methods for the microsampling and High-precision analysis of strontium and rubidium isotopes at single crystal scale for petrological and geochronological applications. Chemical Geology, 232, 114-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.02.015

Micromilling of single crystals to yield microgram-sized solid samples for subsequent isotopic analysis can yield important petrogenetic information from crystals (especially feldspars) in magmatic rocks. Exceptional detail can be gained because the... Read More about Methods for the microsampling and High-precision analysis of strontium and rubidium isotopes at single crystal scale for petrological and geochronological applications..

Evidence of diverse depletion and metasomatic events in harzburgite–lherzolite mantle xenoliths from the Iberian plate (Olot, NE Spain): Implications for lithosphere accretionary processes. (2006)
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Bianchini, G., Beccaluva, L., Bonadiman, C., Nowell, G., Pearson, D., Siena, F., & Wilson, M. (2006). Evidence of diverse depletion and metasomatic events in harzburgite–lherzolite mantle xenoliths from the Iberian plate (Olot, NE Spain): Implications for lithosphere accretionary processes. Lithos, 94, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2006.06.008