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Burchfiel, B. Clark |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Geology |
 Election Citation
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Burchfiel is a superb field geologist and tectonic synthesizer who has made major contributions to the understanding of mountain-building processes on the continents. His worldwide studies, incorporationg results from geophysics and geochemistry, have led to compelling new insights into the processes by which continents change and grow--perhaps the most exciting new extension of the plate-tectonics concept. |
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Research Interests
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I am interested in the processes of mountain building and the evolution of the continental crust; the processes of rifting and extension of the lithosphere; and the processes of intracontinental deformation related to plate interaction. |
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