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Kent Condie

Kent Condie

American geologist

Kent Condie (born 28 November 1936) is an American geologist and Professor Emeritus of Geochemistry at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He specializes in the origin and evolution of plate tectonics and the continental crust and pioneered work on 'big data' geochemistry.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he developed an interest in geology while working as a whitewater rafting guide on the Colorado River. He received a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Utah in 1959 and 1960 respectively. He then received his Ph.D. from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego in 1965 under the direction of Albert Engel. He has been a professor at New Mexico Tech since 1970.

He has conducted research throughout Africa, Western Australia, Northern Europe, Siberia, and China. His books include the textbook Earth as an Evolving Planetary System.[1][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Mattesini, Maurizio (August 2013), "Book Review: "Earth as an Evolving Planetary System" by K. C. Condie, Elsevier, 2011.", Pure and Applied Geophysics, 171 (7), doi:10.1007/s00024-013-0702-x, S2CID 131880251
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    Meert, Joseph G. (May 2005), "Earth as an Evolving Planetary System", Eos (book review), 83 (18): 182, Bibcode:2005EOSTr..86..182M, doi:10.1029/2005EO180006
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    Kurnia, Ivan. "Profiles of Notable New Mexico Geologists".
  4. [4]
    "Geological Society of America Honors and Awards".
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