Kelly Russell

Research Interests:

My interests are in volcanology and igneous petrology as related to the formation, transport and eruption of magma.

Links to recently published Nature paper on kimberlites:
Diamonds hitch hot ride to surface
Discovery could help miners hone search for diamonds
Carbonation brings diamonds to surface
New research explains how diamond rich kimberlite makes its way to Earth's surface
WIred Science - How a diamond is like a champagne cork
Mining.com - How a diamond is like a champagne cork
How diamond-rich magmas rise from Earth's depths

Contact:

Office: EOS-South 253
Office2: EOS-Main 329
krussell at eos.ubc.ca

Education:

Ph.D. University of Calgary 1984 (J. Nicholls)
M.Sc. University of Calgary 1980 (Ed Ghent)
B.Sc. University of Manitoba 1976 (Honours Earth Science)

Selected Publications:

Pele's tears and spheres: Examples from Kilauea Iki

Porritt, LA, Russell JK, Quane SL. Submitted. Pele's tears and spheres: Examples from Kilauea Iki. Earth and Planetarty Science Letters.
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Kimberlite: Rapid ascent of lithospherically modified carbonatites

Russell, JK, Porritt LA, Hilchie L. Submitted. Kimberlite: Rapid ascent of lithospherically modified carbonatites. Journal of the Geological Society of India. 10th International Kimberlite Special Volume
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Geology and volcanology of the A418 kimberlite pipe, Northwest Territories, Canada

Porritt, LA, Russell JK, McLean H, Fomradas G, Eichenberg D. Submitted. Geology and volcanology of the A418 kimberlite pipe, Northwest Territories, Canada. Journal of the Geological Society of India. 10th International Kimberlite Special Volume
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Advances in kimberlite geology and volcanology

Cas, RAF, Russell JK, Sparks RSJ. Submitted. Advances in kimberlite geology and volcanology. Bulletin of Volcanology.
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Kimberlite Ascent by Assimilation-Fuelled Buoyancy

Russell, JK, Porritt LA, Lavallee Y, Dingwell DB. 2012. Kimberlite Ascent by Assimilation-Fuelled Buoyancy. Nature. 481:352-256.
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The thickness of Neogene and Quaternary cover across the central Interior Plateau, British Columbia: analysis of water-well drill records and implications for mineral exploration potential

Andrews, GDM, Plouffe A, Ferbey T, Russell JK, Brown SR, Anderson RG. 2011. The thickness of Neogene and Quaternary cover across the central Interior Plateau, British Columbia: analysis of water-well drill records and implications for mineral exploration potential. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 48:1-14.
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The volcanic stratigraphy of Kima'Kho Mountain: A Pleistocene tuya, northwestern British Columbia

Ryane, C, Edwards BR, Russell JK. 2011. The volcanic stratigraphy of Kima'Kho Mountain: A Pleistocene tuya, northwestern British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research. 2011-104:12.
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The thickness of Neogene and Quaternary cover across the central Interior Plateau, British Columbia: analysis of water-well drill records and implications for mineral exploration potential

Andrews, GDM, Plouffe A, Ferbey T, Russell JK, Brown SR, Anderson RG. 2011. The thickness of Neogene and Quaternary cover across the central Interior Plateau, British Columbia: analysis of water-well drill records and implications for mineral exploration potential. Canadian Journal of Earth Science. 48(6):973-986.
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Pleistocene reversal of the Fraser River, British Columbia

Andrews, GDM, Russell JK, Brown SR, Anderson RG. 2011. Pleistocene reversal of the Fraser River, British Columbia. Geology. 40(2):111-114.
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Volcanology and petrology of Mathews Tuya, northern British Columbia, Canada: glaciovolcanic constraints on interpretations of the 0.730 Ma Cordilleran paleoclimate

Edwards, BR, Russell JK, Simpson K. 2011. Volcanology and petrology of Mathews Tuya, northern British Columbia, Canada: glaciovolcanic constraints on interpretations of the 0.730 Ma Cordilleran paleoclimate. Bulletin of Volcanology. 73(5):479-496.
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Pele's tears and spheres: Examples from Kilauea Iki

Kimberlite: Rapid ascent of lithospherically modified carbonatites

Geology and volcanology of the A418 kimberlite pipe, Northwest Territories, Canada

Advances in kimberlite geology and volcanology

Kimberlite Ascent by Assimilation-Fuelled Buoyancy

The thickness of Neogene and Quaternary cover across the central Interior Plateau, British Columbia: analysis of water-well drill records and implications for mineral exploration potential

The volcanic stratigraphy of Kima'Kho Mountain: A Pleistocene tuya, northwestern British Columbia

The thickness of Neogene and Quaternary cover across the central Interior Plateau, British Columbia: analysis of water-well drill records and implications for mineral exploration potential

Pleistocene reversal of the Fraser River, British Columbia

Volcanology and petrology of Mathews Tuya, northern British Columbia, Canada: glaciovolcanic constraints on interpretations of the 0.730 Ma Cordilleran paleoclimate