Dr David Brown

  • Senior Lecturer in Volcanology and Sedimentology (School of Geographical & Earth Sciences)

telephone: 01413305473
email: David.Brown@glasgow.ac.uk

Molema Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Room 407, 01413305473

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-7382

Research interests

My research focuses on the complex interaction of volcanology and sedimentology, and their links to magmatic and tectonic processes.  My work uses quantitative fieldwork methods, together with petrography, geochemistry and modelling, to investigate volcanic systems and understand their behaviour.  I am particularly interested in the physical volcanology and stratigraphy of pyroclastic eruptions and the role of volcanic and sub-volcanic rocks in unconventional energy systems.  I also apply my expertise in pyroclastic eruptions to understanding meteorite impact ejecta blankets.  I also apply my knowledge in volcanology and sedimentology to anthropogenic geomaterials.

My main research interests are:

Pyroclastic Eruptions

  • Pyroclastic density currents and the sedimentation of ignimbrites: using mapping and logging of complex pyroclastic sequences to understand the nature of pyroclastic eruptions, density current dynamics, and the deposition of ignimbrites (in 4-D)
  • Particle transport in pyroclastic density currents: using field observations to understand the rheology and dynamics of pyroclastic suspensions
  • Caldera-forming eruptions: using field and petrographic observations to understand the eruptive histories of caldera volcanoes and their stratigraphic complexity (in 4-D)
  • Ash aggregates: using field and chemical studies to determine how ash is removed from the atmosphere during eruptions

 

Meteorite Impacts and Ejecta Blankets

  • Impactoclastic density currents: using mapping, logging, mineralogy and geochemistry to understand how meteorite ejecta blankets are deposited

 

Volcanic/Sub-Volcanic Rocks and Applied Geology

  • Competing volcanic and sedimentary systems and their role in applied geology: using field and petrographic observations to understand the 3-D and 4-D facies relationships of lavas and interbedded siliciclastic and volcaniclastic rocks (from a variety of palaeo-environmental and tectonic settings), and their potential as reservoirs
  • Diagenesis in volcano-sedimentary systems: using field, petrographic and SEM studies to document the reworking of volcanic material into siliciclastic systems and understand its effect on reservoir quality
  • Emplacement mechanisms of minor intrusions: using field and seismic studies to recognise intrusions and understand their role in reservoir compartmentalisation

 

My research focuses on the complex interaction of volcanology and sedimentology, and their links to magmatic and tectonic processes.  My work uses quantitative fieldwork methods, together with petrography, geochemistry and modelling, to investigate volcanic systems and understand their behaviour.  I am particularly interested in the physical volcanology and stratigraphy of pyroclastic eruptions and the role of volcanic and sub-volcanic rocks in unconventional energy systems.  I also apply my expertise in pyroclastic eruptions to understanding meteorite impact ejecta blankets.  I also apply my knowledge in volcanology and sedimentology to anthropogenic geomaterials.

My main research interests are:

Pyroclastic Eruptions

  • Pyroclastic density currents and the sedimentation of ignimbrites: using mapping and logging of complex pyroclastic sequences to understand the nature of pyroclastic eruptions, density current dynamics, and the deposition of ignimbrites (in 4-D)
  • Particle transport in pyroclastic density currents: using field observations to understand the rheology and dynamics of pyroclastic suspensions
  • Caldera-forming eruptions: using field and petrographic observations to understand the eruptive histories of caldera volcanoes and their stratigraphic complexity (in 4-D)
  • Ash aggregates: using field and chemical studies to determine how ash is removed from the atmosphere during eruptions

 

Meteorite Impacts and Ejecta Blankets

  • Impactoclastic density currents: using mapping, logging, mineralogy and geochemistry to understand how meteorite ejecta blankets are deposited

 

Anthropogenic Geomaterials

  • Lithification of anthropogenic geomaterials: using mapping, logging, mineralogy and geochemistry to understand the formation of anthropic rocks

Publications

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Jump to: 2024 | 2022 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
Number of items: 24.

2024

Gooday, R. J., Condon, D. J., Brown, D. J. , Kerr, A. C. and Goodenough, K. M. (2024) Rapid emplacement of a palaeogene silicic volcanic centre, Arran, western Scotland. Lithos, 488-9, 107789. (doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107789)

Nicholls, P., Brown, D. and Dymock, R. (2024) Rapid caldera subsidence and fluctuating eruption dynamics: the lithostratigraphy and structure of the Loch Bà Caldera, Isle of Mull, NW Scotland. Volcanica, 7(2), pp. 621-638. (doi: 10.30909/vol.07.02.621638)

Brown, D. , Quirie, A., Reynolds, P. and Drake, S. (2024) "Hot and sticky" and "cold and damp" pyroclastic eruptions, and their relationship with topography: valley- and lake-filling ignimbrites, Ardnamurchan, NW Scotland. Volcanica, 7(2), pp. 503-524. (doi: 10.30909/vol.07.02.503524)

2022

Drake, S. M., Brown, D. , Beard, A., Kumlertsakul, P., Thompson, D., Bays, C., Millar, I. and Goodenough, K. (2022) Catastrophic caldera-forming eruptions and climate perturbations: the result of tectonic and magmatic controls on the Paleocene-Eocene Kilchrist Caldera, Isle of Skye, NW Scotland. Volcanica, 5(2), pp. 397-432. (doi: 10.30909/vol.05.02.397432)

2018

Gooday, R. J., Brown, D. J. , Goodenough, K. M. and Kerr, A. C. (2018) A proximal record of caldera-forming eruptions: the stratigraphy, eruptive history and collapse of the Palaeogene Arran caldera, western Scotland. Bulletin of Volcanology, 80, 70. (doi: 10.1007/s00445-018-1243-z)

Drake, S. M., Beard, A. D., Jones, A. P., Brown, D. J. , Fortes, A. D., Millar, I. L., Carter, A., Baca, J. and Downes, H. (2018) Discovery of a meteoritic ejecta layer containing unmelted impactor fragments at the base of Paleocene lavas, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Geology, 46(2), pp. 171-174. (doi: 10.1130/G39452.1)

2017

McLean, C. E., Schofield, N., Brown, D. J. , Jolley, D. W. and Reid, A. (2017) 3D seismic imaging of the shallow plumbing system beneath the Ben Nevis Monogenetic Volcanic Field: Faroe-Shetland Basin. Journal of the Geological Society, 174, pp. 468-485. (doi: 10.1144/jgs2016-118)

Schofield, N. et al. (2017) Regional magma plumbing and emplacement mechanisms of the Faroe-Shetland Sill Complex: implications for magma transport and petroleum systems within sedimentary basins. Basin Research, 29(1), pp. 41-63. (doi: 10.1111/bre.12164)

2016

Mclean, C. E., Brown, D. J. and Rawcliffe, H. J. (2016) Extensive soft sediment deformation and peperite formation at the base of a rhyolite lava: Owyhee Mountains, SW Idaho, USA. Bulletin of Volcanology, 78, 42. (doi: 10.1007/s00445-016-1035-2)

2014

Rawcliffe, H. and Brown, D. (2014) Lithofacies architecture of basaltic andesite lavas and their interaction with wet-sediment: Port a' Chroinn, Kerrera, NW Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology, 50(1), pp. 49-55. (doi: 10.1144/sjg2013-018)

2013

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2013) The emplacement of a large, chemically zoned, rheomorphic, lava-like ignimbrite: the Sgurr of Eigg Pitchstone, NW Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, 170(5), pp. 753-767. (doi: 10.1144/jgs2012-147)

2012

Schofield, N.J., Brown, D.J. , Magee, C. and Stevenson, C.T. (2012) Sill morphology and comparison of brittle and non-brittle emplacement mechanisms. Journal of the Geological Society, 169(2), pp. 127-141. (doi: 10.1144/0016-76492011-078)

2010

Hay, D., Dempster, T. , Lee, M. and Brown, D.J. (2010) Anatomy of a low temperature zircon outgrowth. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 159(1), pp. 81-92. (doi: 10.1007/s00410-009-0417-2)

2009

Brown, D.J., Holohan, E.P. and Bell, B.R. (2009) Sedimentary and volcano-tectonic processes in the British Paleocene Igneous Province: a review. Geological Magazine, 146(3), pp. 326-352. (doi: 10.1017/S0016756809006232)

2008

Lee, M.R. , Brown, D.J. , Hodson, M.E., MacKenzie, M. and Smith, C.L. (2008) Weathering microenvironments on feldspar surfaces: implications for understanding fluid-mineral reactions in soils. Mineralogical Magazine, 72(6), pp. 1319-1328. (doi: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.6.1319)

Lee, M.R. , Hodson, M.E., Brown, D.J., MacKenzie, M. and Smith, C.L. (2008) The composition and crystallinity of the near-surface regions of weathered alkali feldspars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72(20), pp. 4962-4975. (doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.08.001)

Mark, D.F. , Kelley, S.P., Lee, M.R. , Parnell, J., Sherlock, S.C. and Brown, D.J. (2008) Ar-Ar dating of authigenic K-feldspar: quantitative modelling of radiogenic argon-loss through subgrain boundary networks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72(11), pp. 2695-2710. (doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.03.018)

2007

Brown, D.J. and Lee, M.R. (2007) From microscopic minerals to global climate change? Geology Today, 23(5), pp. 172-177. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2007.00629.x)

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2007) Debris flow deposits within the palaeogene lava fields of NW Scotland: evidence for mass wasting of the volcanic landscape during emplacement of the Ardnamurchan Central Complex. Bulletin of Volcanology, 69(8), pp. 847-868. (doi: 10.1007/s00445-007-0114-9)

Brown, D.J. (2007) A guide to the use of volcaniclastic nomenclature in engineering investigations. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 40(1), pp. 105-112. (doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/06-007)

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2007) How do you grade peperites? Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 159(4), pp. 409-420. (doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.08.008)

Lee, M.R., Brown, D.J. , Smith, C.L., Hodson, M.E., MacKenzie, M. and Hellmann, R. (2007) Characterization of mineral surfaces using FIB and TEM: A case study of naturally weathered alkali feldspars. American Mineralogist, 92(8-9), pp. 1383-1394. (doi: 10.2138/am.2007.2453)

2006

Brown, D.J. , Bell, B.R. and McLeod, G.W. (2006) A re-interpretation of the 'Centre 3 screens' of Ardnamurchan, NW Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology, 42(1), pp. 83-85. (doi: 10.1144/sjg42010083)

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2006) Intrusion-induced uplift and mass wasting of the Palaeogene volcanic landscape of Ardnamurchan, NW Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, 163(1), pp. 29-36. (doi: 10.1144/0016-764905-016)

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Number of items: 24.

Articles

Gooday, R. J., Condon, D. J., Brown, D. J. , Kerr, A. C. and Goodenough, K. M. (2024) Rapid emplacement of a palaeogene silicic volcanic centre, Arran, western Scotland. Lithos, 488-9, 107789. (doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107789)

Nicholls, P., Brown, D. and Dymock, R. (2024) Rapid caldera subsidence and fluctuating eruption dynamics: the lithostratigraphy and structure of the Loch Bà Caldera, Isle of Mull, NW Scotland. Volcanica, 7(2), pp. 621-638. (doi: 10.30909/vol.07.02.621638)

Brown, D. , Quirie, A., Reynolds, P. and Drake, S. (2024) "Hot and sticky" and "cold and damp" pyroclastic eruptions, and their relationship with topography: valley- and lake-filling ignimbrites, Ardnamurchan, NW Scotland. Volcanica, 7(2), pp. 503-524. (doi: 10.30909/vol.07.02.503524)

Drake, S. M., Brown, D. , Beard, A., Kumlertsakul, P., Thompson, D., Bays, C., Millar, I. and Goodenough, K. (2022) Catastrophic caldera-forming eruptions and climate perturbations: the result of tectonic and magmatic controls on the Paleocene-Eocene Kilchrist Caldera, Isle of Skye, NW Scotland. Volcanica, 5(2), pp. 397-432. (doi: 10.30909/vol.05.02.397432)

Gooday, R. J., Brown, D. J. , Goodenough, K. M. and Kerr, A. C. (2018) A proximal record of caldera-forming eruptions: the stratigraphy, eruptive history and collapse of the Palaeogene Arran caldera, western Scotland. Bulletin of Volcanology, 80, 70. (doi: 10.1007/s00445-018-1243-z)

Drake, S. M., Beard, A. D., Jones, A. P., Brown, D. J. , Fortes, A. D., Millar, I. L., Carter, A., Baca, J. and Downes, H. (2018) Discovery of a meteoritic ejecta layer containing unmelted impactor fragments at the base of Paleocene lavas, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Geology, 46(2), pp. 171-174. (doi: 10.1130/G39452.1)

McLean, C. E., Schofield, N., Brown, D. J. , Jolley, D. W. and Reid, A. (2017) 3D seismic imaging of the shallow plumbing system beneath the Ben Nevis Monogenetic Volcanic Field: Faroe-Shetland Basin. Journal of the Geological Society, 174, pp. 468-485. (doi: 10.1144/jgs2016-118)

Schofield, N. et al. (2017) Regional magma plumbing and emplacement mechanisms of the Faroe-Shetland Sill Complex: implications for magma transport and petroleum systems within sedimentary basins. Basin Research, 29(1), pp. 41-63. (doi: 10.1111/bre.12164)

Mclean, C. E., Brown, D. J. and Rawcliffe, H. J. (2016) Extensive soft sediment deformation and peperite formation at the base of a rhyolite lava: Owyhee Mountains, SW Idaho, USA. Bulletin of Volcanology, 78, 42. (doi: 10.1007/s00445-016-1035-2)

Rawcliffe, H. and Brown, D. (2014) Lithofacies architecture of basaltic andesite lavas and their interaction with wet-sediment: Port a' Chroinn, Kerrera, NW Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology, 50(1), pp. 49-55. (doi: 10.1144/sjg2013-018)

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2013) The emplacement of a large, chemically zoned, rheomorphic, lava-like ignimbrite: the Sgurr of Eigg Pitchstone, NW Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, 170(5), pp. 753-767. (doi: 10.1144/jgs2012-147)

Schofield, N.J., Brown, D.J. , Magee, C. and Stevenson, C.T. (2012) Sill morphology and comparison of brittle and non-brittle emplacement mechanisms. Journal of the Geological Society, 169(2), pp. 127-141. (doi: 10.1144/0016-76492011-078)

Hay, D., Dempster, T. , Lee, M. and Brown, D.J. (2010) Anatomy of a low temperature zircon outgrowth. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 159(1), pp. 81-92. (doi: 10.1007/s00410-009-0417-2)

Brown, D.J., Holohan, E.P. and Bell, B.R. (2009) Sedimentary and volcano-tectonic processes in the British Paleocene Igneous Province: a review. Geological Magazine, 146(3), pp. 326-352. (doi: 10.1017/S0016756809006232)

Lee, M.R. , Brown, D.J. , Hodson, M.E., MacKenzie, M. and Smith, C.L. (2008) Weathering microenvironments on feldspar surfaces: implications for understanding fluid-mineral reactions in soils. Mineralogical Magazine, 72(6), pp. 1319-1328. (doi: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.6.1319)

Lee, M.R. , Hodson, M.E., Brown, D.J., MacKenzie, M. and Smith, C.L. (2008) The composition and crystallinity of the near-surface regions of weathered alkali feldspars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72(20), pp. 4962-4975. (doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.08.001)

Mark, D.F. , Kelley, S.P., Lee, M.R. , Parnell, J., Sherlock, S.C. and Brown, D.J. (2008) Ar-Ar dating of authigenic K-feldspar: quantitative modelling of radiogenic argon-loss through subgrain boundary networks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72(11), pp. 2695-2710. (doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.03.018)

Brown, D.J. and Lee, M.R. (2007) From microscopic minerals to global climate change? Geology Today, 23(5), pp. 172-177. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2007.00629.x)

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2007) Debris flow deposits within the palaeogene lava fields of NW Scotland: evidence for mass wasting of the volcanic landscape during emplacement of the Ardnamurchan Central Complex. Bulletin of Volcanology, 69(8), pp. 847-868. (doi: 10.1007/s00445-007-0114-9)

Brown, D.J. (2007) A guide to the use of volcaniclastic nomenclature in engineering investigations. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 40(1), pp. 105-112. (doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/06-007)

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2007) How do you grade peperites? Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 159(4), pp. 409-420. (doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.08.008)

Lee, M.R., Brown, D.J. , Smith, C.L., Hodson, M.E., MacKenzie, M. and Hellmann, R. (2007) Characterization of mineral surfaces using FIB and TEM: A case study of naturally weathered alkali feldspars. American Mineralogist, 92(8-9), pp. 1383-1394. (doi: 10.2138/am.2007.2453)

Brown, D.J. , Bell, B.R. and McLeod, G.W. (2006) A re-interpretation of the 'Centre 3 screens' of Ardnamurchan, NW Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology, 42(1), pp. 83-85. (doi: 10.1144/sjg42010083)

Brown, D.J. and Bell, B.R. (2006) Intrusion-induced uplift and mass wasting of the Palaeogene volcanic landscape of Ardnamurchan, NW Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, 163(1), pp. 29-36. (doi: 10.1144/0016-764905-016)

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Supervision

I welcome applications/proposals from students interested in my research interests, as outlined above.

  • Perez, Velveth
    Volcano dynamics modelling and hazard assessment at Torfajökull volcanic centre

Selected Past Projects

  • Pamela Campbell: Stratigraphy, emplacement and hazards of welded and lava-like ignimbrites, Las Canadas Caldera, Tenerife
  • Jonathan Dietz: Lithofacies architecture and facies models of volcanic, volcaniclastic and sedimentary rocks in the Hreppar Formation, Iceland - understanding hydrocarbon prospects in volcanic rifted margins
  • Sapphire Wanmer: Characterisation of eruption and depositional processes of volcanic ash
  • Charlotte McLean: Shallow magmatic plumbing systems and edifices of monogenetic volcanic fields
  • Heather Rawcliffe: Lava-water-sediment interaction: processes, products and petroleum systems
  • Robert Gooday (Cardiff): The formation and evolution of the Central Arran Ring Complex
  • Simon Drake (Birkbeck): Physical volcanology and stratigraphy of silicic pyroclastic rocks from the Isle of Skye, NW Scotland
  • Samantha Clark (Durham): Constraining diagenetic timings, processes and reservoir quality in igneous-affected basins
  • Rachael Ellen (Strathclyde): Predicting the internal structure of fault zones in basalt sequences, and their effect on along- and across-fault fluid flow 

Teaching

Head of Earth Sciences Teaching

  • Level 2: Earth Science 2A - Magma Matters (Igneous and Economic Geology); Sediments and Sustainability
  • Level 2: Earth Science 2B - Field Class
  • Level 3: Igneous and Metamorphic Geology - Volcanology; Field Classes
  • Level 3: Sedimentary Systems and Deposits - Field Classes
  • Level 3: Geological Skills - Field Classes
  • Level 3: Structural Geology and Basin Resources - Field Classes
  • Level 3: Minerals, Metals and Materials - Field Classes
  • Level 3/4: Geological Hazards
  • Level 4: Advanced Geological Skills
  • Level 4: Engineering Geology (Geotechnical and Environmental)