Recent-Publications

Williams, M.L., Kellett, D.A., Tikoff, B., and Whitmeyer, S.J., 2020, Assembling Laurentia—Integrated Theme Sessions on Tectonic Turning Points, Geological Society of America, GSA-Today, Groundwork, July, 2020.

Allaz, J. M., Jercinovic, M. J., and Williams, M. L., 2020, U-Th-PbTOTAL dating of REE-phosphate by electron microprobe: Review and progress: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, v. 891, p. 012001.Li, C., Gao, H., and Williams, M.L., 2020, Seismic characteristics of the eastern North American crust with Ps converted waves: Terrane accretion and modification of continental crust, Journal of Geophysical Research. doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018727

Li, C., Gao, H., and Williams, M.L., 2020, Seismic characteristics of the eastern North American crust with Ps converted waves: Terrane accretion and modification of continental crust, Journal of Geophysical Research. doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018727.

Williams, M.L., Grover, T., Jercinovic, M.J., Regan, S.P., Pless, C.R., and Suarez, K.A., 2019, Constraining The Timing and Character of Crustal Melting in the Adirondack Mountains Using Multiscale Compositional Mapping and In-Situ Monazite Geochronology. American Mineralogist v.104, n.11, p.1585-1602.

Allaz, J.M., Williams, M.L., Jercinovic, M.J., Goemann, K., and Donovan, J. (2019) Multipoint Background Analysis: Gaining Precision and Accuracy in Microprobe Trace Element Analysis. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25(1), 30-46.

Regan, S.P., Walsh, G.J., Williams, M.L., Chiarenzelli, J.R., Toft, M., and McAleer, R. (2019) Syn-collisional exhumation of hot middle crust in the Adirondack Mountains (New York, USA): Implications for extensional orogenesis in the southern Grenville province. Geosphere, 15(4), 1240-1261.

Webber, J.R., Brown, L.L., and Williams, M.L. (2019) Petrophysical constraints on magnetic anomalies associated with metamorphic reactions in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 1-17.

Li, C., Gao, H., Williams, M. L., and Levin, V., 2018, Crustal Thickness Variation in the Northern Appalachian Mountains: Implications for the Geometry of 3-D Tectonic Boundaries Within the Crust, v. 45, no. 12, p. 6061-6070 (student publication).

Dumond, G., Williams, M.L., Regan, S.P., 2018, The Athabasca granulite terrane and evidence for dynamic behavior of lower continental crust. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, v.46, p.353–386.

Markley, M. J., Dunn, S. R., Jercinovic, M. J., Peck, W. H., and Williams, M. L., 2018, Monazite U–Th–Pb geochronology of the Central Metasedimentary Belt Boundary Zone (CMBbz), Grenville Province, Ontario Canada: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 55, no. 9, p. 1063-1078.

Orlandini, O.F., Mahan, K.H., Williams, M.L., Regan, S.P., Mueller, K., 2018, Evidence for deep crustal seismic rupture in a granulite-facies intraplate strike-slip shear zone, northern Saskatchewan, Canada, Geological Society of America Bulletin, doi .org /10 .1130 /B31922 .1..

Montel, J-M, Kato, T., Enami, M., Cocherie, A. Finger, F., Williams, M.L., and Jercinovic, M.J., 2018, Electron-microprobe dating of monazite: the story. Chemical Geology v.484, p. 4-15.

Williams, M.L., Jercinovic, M.J., Mahan, K.E., Dumond, G., 2017. Electron microprobe petrochronology. In: Kohn, M.J., Engi, M., Lanari, P. (Eds.), Petrochronology: Methods and Applications. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry v. 83 pp. 153-182.

Dumond, G., Williams, M.L., Jercinovic, M.J., Baldwin, J.A., 2017, Backarc origin for ultrahigh temperature metamorphism and orogenic root growth, Geology v.45 , p. 943-946.

Regan, S. P., Williams, M. L., Chiarenzelli, J. R., Grohn, L., Mahan, K. H., and Gallagher, M., 2017, Isotopic evidence for Neoarchean continuity across the Snowbird Tectonic Zone, western Churchill Province, Canada: Precambrian Research, v. 300, p. 201-222.

Regan, S.P., Williams, M.L., Mahan, K.H., Dumond, G., Jercinovic, M.J., Orlandini, O.F., 2017. Neoarchean arc magmatism and subsequent collisional orogenesis along the eastern Rae domain, western Churchill Province: Implications for the early growth of Laurentia. Precambrian Research, 294: 151-174 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2017.03.010.

Duebendorfer, E.M., Williams, M.L., Chamberlain, K.R., 2015. Case for a temporally and spatially expanded Mazatzal orogeny. Lithosphere, v.7, n.6, p.603-610, doi:10.1130/L412.1.

Mako, C.A., Williams, M.L., Karlstrom, K.E., Doe, M.F., Powicki, D., Holland, M., Gehrels, G., Pecha, M., 2015, Timing of deformation in the Four Peaks area, central Arizona, and relevance for the Mazatzal orogeny. Geosphere, v.11, n.6, p.1975-1995. (Student Author)

Dumond, G., Goncalves, P., Williams, M.L., Jercinovic, M.J., 2015. Monazite as a monitor of melting, garnet growth and feldspar recrystallization in continental lower crust. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 33(7): 735-762.

Regan, S.P., Williams, M.L., Leslie, S.R., Mahan, K.H., Jercinovic, M.J., Holland, M.E., 2014, The Cora Lake shear zone, Athabasca granulite terrane, an intraplate response to far-field orogenic processes during the amalgamation of Laurentia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v.51, p.877-901 (Student Author).

Williams, M.L., Dumond, G., Mahan, K., Regan, S., Holland, M., 2014. Garnet-forming reactions in felsic orthogneiss: implications for densification and strengthening of the lower continental crust. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 405, p. 207-219.

Brown, L.L., Webber, J., Williams, M., Regan, S., Seaman, S., 2014. Magnetism of the lower crust: Observations from the Chipman Domain, Athabasca Granulite Terrain, northern Canada. Tectonophysics, 624–625(0): 66-74.

Dumond, G., K. Mahan, M. L. Williams, and M. J. Jercinovic (2013), Transpressive uplift and exhumation of continental lower crust revealed by syn-kinematic monazite reactions. Lithosphere, v.5, p. 507-512, doi:10.1130/L292.1

Seaman SJ, Williams ML, Jercinovic MJ, Koteas GC, Brown LB (2013) Water in nominally anhydrous minerals: Implications for partial melting and strain localization in the lower crust. Geology 41:1051-1054, doi:10.1130/g34435.1

Allaz, J., Selleck, B., Williams, M. L. & Jercinovic, M. J., 2013, Dating fluid events through the microprobe dating of detrital monazite from the Potsdam Sandstone, NY, USA. American Mineralogist, v.98, No.7, p.1106-1119.

Karlstrom, K.E., and Williams, M.L., 2012, Vishnu basement rocks of the upper Granite Gorge: continent formation 1.8 to 1.6 billion years ago, in Timmons, J.M., and Karlstrom, K.E., eds., Grand Canyon Geology: 2 Billion Years of Earth History: Geological Society of America Special Paper 489, p. 7-24.

Williams, M.L. and Jercinovic, M.J., 2012, Tectonic interpretation of metamorphic tectonites: integrating compositional mapping, microstructural analysis and in situ monazite dating, Journal of Metamorphic Geology, p.739-752, doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.2012.00995.x.

Jercinovic, M.J., Williams, M.L., Allaz, J., and Donovan, J.J. (2012)  Trace analysis in EPMA.  In:  EMASS 2011:  12th European Workshop on Modern Developments in Microbeam Analysis, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 32 (2012) 012012 (eds. J.L. Labar, C.T. Walker, F. Brisset, O. Dugne, and F. Robaut).  doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/32/1/012012.  ISSN 1757-8981.  IOP Publishing, Bristol, UK.

Wong, M.S., Mclelland, J.M., Williams, M.L., Jercinovic, M.J., 2012, Late Ottawan extension in the eastern Adirondack Highlands: Evidence from structural studies and zircon and monazite geochronology. GSA Bulletin, 124, no.5-6, p. 857-869.

Budzy?, B., Harlov, D., Williams, M.L., and Jercinovic, M.J., 2011, Experimental determination of stability relations between monazite, fluorapatite, allanite, and REE-epidote as a function of pressure, temperature, and fluid composition, American Mineralogist, v.96, p. 1547-1567.

Williams, M. L., Jercinovic, M.J., Harlov, D.E., Budzyn, B., Hetherington, C.H., 2011, Resetting Monazite ages during fluid-related alteration. Chemical Geology, v.283, p.218-225, doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.01.019.