Sebago migmatite

Sebago foliated granite

Publications
including "times cited" list

Gary S. Solar, Ph.D.

Director, Laboratory for Orogenic Studies
Associate Professor of Geology

Department of Earth Sciences and Science Education
State University of New York, College at Buffalo
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222

(716) 878-4900 (office)
(716) 878-6731 (Dept. office)
(716) 878-4524 (fax)

solargs@buffalostate.edu



PUBLICATIONS

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications including "Times Cited" in Peer-Reviewed Literature
(as of March 24, 2006, ISI Web of Science)

Tomascak, P.B., Brown, M., Solar, G.S., Becker, H.J., Centorbi, T.L. and Tian, J (2005), Source contributions to Devonian granite magmatism near the Laurentian border, New Hampshire and western Maine, USA. Lithos, 80, 75-99. (pdf     TIMES CITED1

Stallard, A. and Solar, G., 2005, Introduction: Linked processes of metamorphism and deformation. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 23, Special Issue (#6), 409-410. (pdf)  NOT YET CITED IN PUBLISHED LITERATURE as of Jan. 9, 2006 (ISI Web)

Gates, A.E., Valentino, D.W., Chiarenzelli, J.R., Solar, G.S. and Hamilton, M. 2004, Himalayan-type syntaxis in the Grenville orogen, northeastern Laurentia, southern Adirondacks and Hudson Highlands, New York, USA., Journal of Geodynamics, 37, 337-359. (pdf)       TIMES CITED1

Johnson, T.E., Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 2003, Low-pressure subsolidus and suprasolidus phase equilibria in the MnNCKFMASH system. Constraints on conditions of regional metamorphism in western Maine, northern Appalachians. American Mineralogist, 88, 624-638. (pdf)       TIMES CITED12

Solar, G.S. and Brown, M., 2001, Deformation partitioning during transpression in response to Early Devonian
       oblique convergence, northern Appalachian orogen, USA. Journal of Structural Geology, 23,
       1043-1065.
(pdf)       TIMES CITED10

Solar, G.S. and Brown, M., 2001, Petrogenesis of stromatic and inhomogeneous migmatite in Maine, USA: potential source of peraluminous granite? Journal of Petrology, 42, 789-823. (pdfTIMES CITED31

Solar, G.S. and Brown, M., 2000, The classic high-T – low-P metamorphism of west-central Maine, USA: Is it post-tectonic of syn-tectonic? Evidence from porphyroblast-matrix relations: Reply. Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 1007-1026. (pdf)       TIMES CITED4

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 1999, The mechanism of ascent and emplacement of granite magma during transpression: a syntectonic granite paradigm. Tectonophysics, 312, 1-33. (pdf)    TIMES CITED54

        **Paper nominated to receive the Geological Society of America, Structural Geology and Tectonics Division, 2002 award for “Best Paper in Structural Geology and Tectonics”.

Solar, G.S. and Brown, M., 1999, The classic high-T -- low-P metamorphism of west-central Maine, USA: Is it post-tectonic of syn-tectonic? Evidence from porphyroblast-matrix relations. Canadian Mineralogist, Kretz Volume, 37, 311-333.       TIMES CITED9

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 1998, Shear zones and melts: feedback relations and self-organization in orogenic belts. Journal of Structural Geology, 20, 211-227. (pdf)       TIMES CITED84

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 1998, Granite ascent and emplacement during contractional deformation in convergent orogens. Journal of Structural Geology, 20, 1365-1393. (pdf)       TIMES CITED64

Solar, G.S., Pressley, R.A., Brown, M., and Tucker, R.D., 1998, Granite ascent in convergent orogenic belts:
      Testing a model. Geology, 26, 711-714.
(pdf)       TIMES CITED33

Published Field Guides

Gorring, M.L., Valentino, D.W., Solar, G.S. and Gates, A.E., 2003. Late Ottawan ductile shearing and granitoid emplacement in the Hudson Highlands, NY. in Johnson, E. (ed.), Guidebook for Field Trips for the Annual Meeting of the New York State Geological Association, 75, Trip B7, 26p.

Piaschyk, D., Valentino, D.W. and Solar, G.S., 2005. Variations in L- and S-tectonite on the northern boundary of the Piseco Lake shear zone, western Adirondack mountains, New York. in Valentino, D.W. (ed.), Guidebook for Field Trips for the Annual Meeting of the New York State Geological Association, 77, Trip B2, 20p.

Solar, G.S.,1996. Relationship between ductile deformation and granite magma transfer, Tumbledown Mountain area, west-central Maine. in van Baalen, M.R. (ed.), Guidebook to field trips in northern New Hampshire and adjacent regions of Maine and Vermont, New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 88, 341-362.

Solar, G.S., Brown, M. and Tomascak, P.B., 2001, Deformation, metamorphism, and granite ascent in western Maine. in West, D.P., Jr. and Bailey, R.H. (eds.), Guidebook for Geological field trips in New England, 2001 Annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Boston, Massachussetts, Trip Q, 30p. (view announcement)

Solar, G.S., Tomascak, P.B. and Brown, M., 2006, Metamorphism, deformation, melting and granite melt transfer in the Rangeley-Rumford area. in Gibson, D., Daly, J. and Reusch, D. (eds.), Guidebook to field trips in Maine in Honor of Charles V. Guidotti, New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 98, Trip C-3, 26p.

Valentino, D.W., Solar, G.S., Chiarenzelli, J.R., Gates, A.E., Freyer, P. and Price, R.E., 2004. L- versus S-tectonite fabric variations within the southern Adirondack shear zone system: Progressive deformation associated with a sinistral conjugate to a Grenville syntaxis. in Badger, R. (ed.), Guidebook for Field Trips for the Annual Meeting of the New York State Geological Association, 76, Trip B1, 33p.


Published Abstracts, last 5 years (* = Solar Presenter; ** = Student Presenter)

1999

**invited contribution

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 1999, A matter of scale of observation: syntectonic granite ascent and emplacement during the Acadian orogeny. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 80.

**invited contribution

*Solar, G.S. and Brown, M., 1999, Structural control of syntectonic melt flow paths during Devonian (Acadian) orogenesis, west-central Maine. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 31, 000.

**invited contribution

*Solar, G.S. and Brown, M., 1999, Contrasting patterns of strain and kinematic partitioning of flow during Devonian oblique contraction in the Central Maine belt, northern Appalachian orogen, U.S.A. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 79, S356.

2000

**invited contribution

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 2000, Feedback relations between deformation and melt, the evolution from weakening to hardening in transpressive orogens. in "(Un)coupled 2000: Continental Collision and the Tectonosedimentary Evolution of Forelands: Mechanics of Coupling and Far-Field Deformation," The European Geophysical Society Conference, Abstract Volume, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 45, 215-216.

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 2000, Do multistage processes link leucosomes and smaller-volume granites in migmatites to leucogranite in plutons - an example from the Acadian orogen, western Maine? Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 32.

*Solar, G.S. and Brown, M., 2000, Using porphyroblast-matrix relations to unravel mechanisms of strain accommodation during orogenesis - an example from the Acadian orogen, western Maine. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 32.

2001

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 2001, Processes that link fertile protolith, melt-depleted crust and peraluminous granite. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33.

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 2001, Three dimentional spatial and temporal evolution of rheology in orogens: a field perspective. EOS Tranactions, American Geophysical Union, 82.

Chiarenzelli, J.R., Valentino, D.W., *Solar, G.S. and McLelland, J., 2001, Evidence for retrogression during progressive deformation in the Piseco Lake tectonite zone, southern Adirondacks, New York. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33.

**undergraduate student contribution
Chmura, S.M and Solar, G.S., 2001, The record of granite magma flow through deforming rocks, comparative meter-scale mapping of contrasting types of migmatite in western Maine, USA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33.

**undergraduate student contribution
Kerr, S.D. and Solar, G.S., 2001, Documentation of the transition between contrasting structural zones in western Maine, USA: testing a model. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33.

**undergraduate student contribution
Klauk, E.E. and Solar, G.S., 2001, Quantifying the strain record in naturally deformed conglomerate, Silurian Rangeley Formation, western Maine. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33.

*Solar, G.S. and Tomascak, P.B., 2001, Is there a relation between transpressive deformation and pluton emplacement in southern Maine? Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33.

Tomascak, P.B., Brown, M., Becker, H., Solar, G.S. and Tian, J., 2001, Multiple sources and multiple processes: unraveling Acadian magmatism. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33.

Tomascak, P.B. and Solar, G.S., 2001, Integrated structural/geochemical studies of granite magmatism, Maine Appalachians. EOS Tranactions, American Geophysical Union, 82. (view abstract - see top right of p. P1409) (or view it here)

2002

**undergraduate student contribution
Bestine, J.P. and Solar, G.S., 2002, Structural analysis of preferred orientations of kyanite in the "log-jam" schist, western Connecticut. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs. 34.

Brown, M, Johnson, T.E., Marchildon, N. and Solar, G.S., 2002, Controls on gneiss dome formation: Chickens, eggs and red herrings. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs. 34.  (view abstract)

Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 2002, Connecting pieces of the Acadian puzzle in the northern Appalachians.  Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs. 34.

**undergraduate student contribution
Centorbi, T.L., Tomascak, P.B.*, Brown, M., Solar, G.S. and Tian, J., 2002, Nature of the crust near the Grenville border in northern New England: New Pb isotope data from the Mooselookmeguntic Igneous Complex, Maine. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 34.
(view abstract)

Johnson, T.E., Brown, M. and Solar, G.S., 2002, Petrogenesis of Acadian metapelitic migmatites, western Maine - quantitative investigations in the NCKFMASH model system. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs. 34.

*Solar, G.S. and Tomascak, P.B., 2002, Transpression and granite magmatism in southern Maine: Integrated structural and geochemical studies. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs. 34.

2003

**undergraduate student contribution
Freyer, P.*, Valentino, D.W. and Solar, G.S., 2003. Deformation spannin high- to low-grade in the Piseco Lake shear zone, Speculator, New York. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 35.
(view abstract)

**undergraduate student contribution
Price, R.E.*, Valentino, D.W., Solar, G.S. and Chiarenzelli, J.R., 2003. Greenschist facies metamorphism associated with the Piseco Lake shear zone, central Adirondacks, New York. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 35.
(view abstract)

*Solar, G.S., Valentino, D.W. and Chiarenzelli, J.R., 2003, The southern Adirondack shear zone system: Proterozoic (Grenville) progressive strain partitioning. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 35. (view abstract)

*Solar, G.S. and Valentino, D.W., 2003. L‑tectonites: What do they tell us about deformation history? Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 35. (view abstract)

Tomascak, P.B., Brown, M., Solar, G.S., and Centorbi, T.L., 2003. Consistent isotopic signatures of Acadian granites from the Laurentian border. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 35. (view abstract)

2004

**undergraduate student contribution
Bauer, M., Valentino, D.W., Chiarenzelli, J.R. and Solar, G.S., 2004. Metamorphic petrology and unit distribiton in the Oliver Hill dome, eastern Adirondack mountains, New York. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 36.
(view
abstract
)

**undergraduate student contribution
Fissler, D.A. and Solar, G.S., 2004. Variations in porphyroblast-matrix fabrics associated with high-temperature deformation, Roxbury, Connecticut, USA. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 36.
(view abstract)

Gorring, M.L, Gates, A.E., Valentino, D.W., Solar, G.S. and Chiarenzelli, J.R., 2004. Late Ottawan ductile shearing and granitoid emplacement in the Hudson Highlands, NY. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 36. (view abstract)

**undergraduate student contribution
Smith, N., Valentino, D.W., Chiarenzelli, J.R. and Solar, G.S., 2004. Distribution of L- and L-S tectonite in the Oliver Hill dome, eastern Adirondack mountains, New York. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 36.
(view abstract)

2005

**undergraduate student contribution
Skotnicki, S., Solar, G.S. and Valentino, D.W., 2005. Fabric variations and the record of Grenvillian strain partitioning in rocks of the Southern Adirondack shear zone system, Hooper garnet mine, New York. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 37. (view abstract)

2006

**undergraduate student contribution
Hirtzel, A. and Solar, G.S., 2006. Preliminary mapping of glacial erratics south of Buffalo, New York. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 38.

Solar, G.S., 2006. Migmatites, granites and shear zones: The signature of Appalachian sutures. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 38.


last updated March 24, 2006 - GSS