R. O. Colson

661 total citations
43 papers, 568 citations indexed

About

R. O. Colson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. O. Colson has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 568 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Geophysics and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. O. Colson's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (13 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers). R. O. Colson is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (13 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers). R. O. Colson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. R. O. Colson's co-authors include L. A. Haskin, L. A. Taylor, G. A. McKay, Bradley L. Jolliff, M. Wadhwa, David Gust, R. L. Korotev, Daniel A. Crane, D. T. Vaniman and David Lindström and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology.

In The Last Decade

R. O. Colson

40 papers receiving 541 citations

Peers

R. O. Colson
S. O. Agrell United Kingdom
P. Ardia Switzerland
A. Gucsik Germany
A. S. Bell United States
Dimitrios Xirouchakis United States
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. O. Colson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riesch, J., et al.. (2025). The General-Purpose Irradiated Fiber and Foil Experiment for material characterization under fusion-relevant loads. Fusion Engineering and Design. 217. 115114–115114. 1 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., et al.. (2018). Experimental Measurements of CoO Activities in Silicate Melts. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1479. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, J. K., et al.. (2013). Importance of Considering Melt Activity Coefficients and Charge-Balancing Substitution Mechanisms when Understanding Partitioning in Olivine. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1555. 1 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., et al.. (1998). Stabilization of Cr3+ Dimers in Silicate Melt by the Presence of AL. LPI. 1622. 1 indexed citations
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Floden, Angela M., et al.. (1998). Effects of CO on the Activity of Nickel in a Simple Silicate Melt. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1520. 2 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., et al.. (1997). Chromium, a Dimer in Silicate Melts?: New Electrochemical Evidence Addressing Dimerization and the Conditions Under Which it is Important. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 249. 2 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., et al.. (1995). Chromium, A Dimer in Silicate Melts?: Implications for Redox Equilibria and Partitioning. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 26. 269. 1 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O.. (1993). Graphite "Solubility" and CO Vesiculation in Basalt-like Melts at One ATM. 321. 3 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O. & B. L. Jolliff. (1993). Crystal-chemistry and partitioning of REE in whitlockite. 4 indexed citations
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Haskin, L. A., B. L. Jolliff, & R. O. Colson. (1992). Effects of REE3+ Saturation on the Substitution in Whitlockite of 2 REE3++ Vacancy in Ca(IIA) for 3 Ca2+. LPI. 23. 501. 1 indexed citations
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Haskin, L. A., B. L. Jolliff, & R. O. Colson. (1992). On Partitioning of REE Between Whitlockite and Apatite in High-ITE Lunar Rocks: Petrologic Consequences. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 23. 503. 1 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., B. L. Jolliff, & L. A. Haskin. (1992). Inferring REE Substitution Reactions in Lunar Whitlockite. LPI. 23. 235. 2 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O.. (1992). Mineralization on the moon? Theoretical considerations of Apollo 16 'rusty rocks', sulfide replacement in 67016, and surface-correlated volatiles on lunar volcanic glass. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 22. 427–436. 31 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., et al.. (1991). CO and NI as Incompatible Elements in the Lunar Mantle: Implications for fO2 and the Petrogenesis of Apollo 15 Green Glass. LPI. 22. 1317. 3 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., et al.. (1990). Redox Relationships in Silicate Melts and Silicate Melt Structure. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 21. 216. 1 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O. & L. A. Haskin. (1989). Use of Stationary Electrode Polarography to Measure Reduction Potentials for EU in Melt of Diopsidic Composition. LPI. 20. 177. 1 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O. & David Gust. (1989). Effects of pressure on partitioning of trace elements between low-Ca pyroxene and melt. American Mineralogist. 74(3). 31–36. 20 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., L. Nyquist, Gordon McKay, & F. Hoerz. (1987). Possible Isotopic Resetting Mechanisms in Shergottite Meteorites. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 18. 191. 1 indexed citations
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McKay, Gordon, J. Wagstaff, L. Le, David Lindström, & R. O. Colson. (1987). Whitlockite/Melt Partitioning and Henry's Law: Shergotty Late-Stage Minerals. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 18. 625. 6 indexed citations
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Colson, R. O., L. A. Taylor, & G. A. McKay. (1986). Predictive Thermodynamic Modeling for Trace Element Partitioning in Magmatic Systems. LPI. 144–145. 2 indexed citations

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