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K.B. Knight, N. Kita, R.A. Mendybaev, F. Richter, A.M. Davis, J.W. Valley, . Si isotope fractionation of CAI-like vacuum evaporation residues Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, in prep.

K.B. Knight, P.R. Renne, K.A. Farley . Production of Terrestrial Cosmogenic 38Ar from Calcium: Analytical Methods and Calibration Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, in prep.

Marzoli, A., H. Bertrand, K.B. Knight, S. Cirilli, S. Nomade, P.R. Renne, C. Vérati, N. Youbi, R. Martini, G. Bellieni, 2008. Comment on "Synchrony between the Central Atlantic magmatic province and the Triassic-Jurassic mass-extinction event?" by Whiteside et al. 2007 Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, in press.
     Article.

Nomade, S., K.B. Knight, E. Beutel, P. R. Renne, C. Vérati, G. Féraud, A. Marzoli, N. Youbi, H. Bertrand, 2007. Chronology of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province: Implications for the Central Atlantic rifting processes and the Triassic-Jurassic biotic crisis. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 244, 326-344.
     Article.      Background Data.

Knight, K.B., 2006. Argon Geochronology: I. Applied 40Ar/39Ar Methods to the Chronology of Large Igneous Provinces II. Development of Cosmogenic Argon Methods for Terrestrial Chronology University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. thesis.
     Thesis.

Knight, K.B., P.R. Renne, J. Baker, T. Waight, N. White, 2005. Reply to '40Ar/39Ar dating of the Rajahmundry Traps, Eastern India and their relationship to the Deccan Traps: Discussion' by A.K. Baksi. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 239, 374-382.
     Article.

Renne, P.R., J.M. Feinberg, M.R. Waters, J. Arroyo-Cabrales, P. Ochoa-Castillo, M. Perez-Campa, K.B. Knight, 2005. Geochronology: Age of Mexican ash with alleged 'footprints' Nature, 438, E7-E8.
     Article.      Background Data.

Renne, P.R., K.B. Knight, S. Nomade, K. Leung, T. Lou, 2005. Application of a Deuteron-Deuteron (D-D) Fusion Neutron Generator to 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 62, 25-32.
     Article.

Riisager P., K.B. Knight, J.A. Baker, I. Ukstins Peate, M. Al-Kadasi, A. Al-Subbary, P.R. Renne, 2005. Paleomagnetism and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology of Yemeni Oligocene volcanics: Implications for timing and duration of Afro-Arabian traps and geometry of the Oligocene paleomagnetic field. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 237, 647-672.
     Article.      Background Data.

Ukstins Peate, I., J.A. Baker, M. Al-Kadasi, A. Al-Subbary, K.B. Knight, P. Riisager, M.F. Thirlwall, D.W. Peate, P.R. Renne, M.A. Menzies, 2005. Volcanic stratigrpahy of large-volume silicic pyroclastic eruptions during Oligocene Afro-Aerabian flood volcanism in Yemen. Bull Volcanology, 68, 135-156.
     Article.      Background Data1.     Background Data2.

Knight, K.B., S. Nomade, P.R. Renne, A. Marzoli, H. Bertrand and N. Youbi, 2004. The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary: paleomagnetic and 40Ar/39Ar evidence for brief, episodic volcanism. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 228, 143-160.
     Article.      Background Data.

Marzolli, A., H. Bertrand, K.B. Knight, S. Cirilli, C. Vérati, S. Nomade, R. Martini, N. Youbi, K. Allenbach, R. Neuwerth, N. Buratti, C. Rapaille, L. Zaninetti, G. Bellieni and P.R. Renne, 2004. Synchrony of the Central Atlantic magmatic province and the Triassic-Jurassic boundary climatic and biotic crisis. Geology,32, 973-976.
     Article.      Background Data.

Knight, K.B., P.R. Renne, A. Halkett, N. White, 2002. 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Rajahmundry Traps, Eastern India and their relationship to the Deccan Traps. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 208, 85-99.
     Article.      Background Data.      Erratum.

Riley, T.R. and K.B. Knight, 2001. Age of pre-break-up Gondwana magmatism. Antarctic Science, 13(2), 99-110.
     Article.

Dessai, A.G., K. Knight and O. Vaselli, 1999. Thermal structure of the lithosphere beneath the Deccan Trap along the western Indian continental margin: Evidence from xenolith data. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 54(6), 585-598.
     Article.

selected abstracts
 

Davis, A.M., I.V. Veryovkin, T. Stephan, M.J. Pellin, M.R. Savina, R. Parai K.B. Knight, J. Levine, 2008. Construction of the ion nanoprobe: a progress report, Goldschmidt.

K.B. Knight, S.R. Sutton, M. Newville, A.M. Davis, N. Dauphas, R.S. Lewis, S. Amari, I.M. Steele1, M.R. Savina and M.J. Pellin, 2008. Trace element determinations in presolar SiC grains by synchrotron X-Ray fluorescence: Commencement of a coordinated multimethod study, 39th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

K.B. Knight, M.R. Savina, A.M. Davis1, M.J. Pellin, J. Levine, L. Grossman, S. Simon, 2007. Application of RIMS to the Study of Beryllium Chronology In Early Solar System Condensates, Workshop on the Chronology of Meteorites and the Early Solar System.

K.B. Knight, A.M. Davis, N.T. Kita, R.A. Mendybaev, F.M. Richter, J.W. Valley, 2007. Silicon Isotope Fractionation in CAI-Composition Evaporation Experiments, 70th Meteoritical Society Meeting.

M. Jadhav, M.R. Savina K.B. Knight, J. Levine, M.J. Pellin, S. Amari, K.K. Marhas, E. Zinner, T. Maruoka, and R. Gallino, 2007. NanoSIMS and RIMS Isotopic Studies of High-Density Graphite Grains from Orgueil, 70th Meteoritical Society Meeting.

N.T. Kita, T. Ushikubo, K.B. Knight, R.A. Mendybaev, A.M. Davis, F.M. Richter, 2007. High Precision Al-Mg Internal Isochron Using Zoned Melilite in CAI, Workshop on the Chronology of Meteorites and the Early Solar System.

K.B. Knight, P.R. Renne, 2005. Evidence for Extended (5-10 Ma) Emplacement of Ferrar Dolerite from 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology?, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

S. Chang, K.B. Knight, P.R. Renne, 2005. Calibration of the Permo-Triassic Magnetostratigraphic Time Scale: Constraints from the Dewey Lake Formation, West Texas, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

P.R. Renne, K.B. Knight, J. Feinberg, M.R. Waters, 2005. 'Age of the Xalnene Ash, Central Mexico and Archeological Implications', American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

Marzoli, A., H Bertrand, K. Knight, S. Nomade, C. Vérati, N. Youbi, H. Bertrand, D. Fontignie, G. Bellieni, 2004. Time-related geochemical evolution of CAMP basaltic volcanism from Morocco, 32nd International Geological Conference, Florence.

Riisager, P., K.B. Knight, J. Riisager, A. Goguitchaichvili, 2004. Paleomagnetism and Paleointensity of Yemen flood volcanics. In Mertanen (Ed.), Supercontinents, remagnetizations and geomagnetic modelling, Geological Survey of Finland, Report Q29.1/2004/1, 115-120.

Stegman, D., K.B. Knight, 2004. Rodinia, She Do Spin: A prequal tribute to the legendary 2001 poster, ’Pangaea, She No Spin’, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

Knight, K.B., P.R. Renne and K.A. Farley, 2003. Preliminary Estimate of Production Rates for Terrestrial Cosmogenic 38Ar from Calcium. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

Renne, P.R., K.B. Knight, S. Nomade, K. Leung, T. Lou, 2003. Application of a D-D Neutron Generator to 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

A. Marzoli, S. Cirilli, K. Knight, R. Martini, K. Allenbach, C. Vérati, R. Neuwerth, H. Bertrand, N. Youbi, G. Bellieni, 2003. Temporal relationship between the oldest CAMP lava flows and the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, GAC Vancouver.

Knight, K.B., S. Nomade, P. Renne, A. Marzoli and N. Youbi, 2003. Magnetostratigraphy and 40Ar/39Ar Dating of CAMP Lava Flows at the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary, Morocco, EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly.

Knight, K.B., J.A. Baker, P. Renne, A. Halkett and N. White, 2002. Geochemical clues on the origins of Rajahmundry Trap basalts, India. Goldschmidt.

Libarkin, J., K. Knight, P. Renne and K. Farley, 2002. Cosmogenic Noble Gases as Potential Paleoaltimeters, Denver Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America.

Knight, K.B., P.R. Renne, A. Halkett and N. White, 2001. Single Phase 40Ar/39Ar Dating of Rajahmundry Trap Basalts Contemporaneous With Late Stage Deccan Trap Volcanism, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

Knight, K.B., J.A. Baker, A.R. Basu, A.G. Dessai, P.R. Renne and T. E. Waight, 2000. A Question of Timing: Chronological and Isotopic Evidence of Early Deccan Volcanism, Penrose Volcanic Rifted Margins Conference, Royal Holloway.

Knight, K.B., P.R. Renne, A.R. Basu and A.G. Dessai, 1998. Implications of the Temporal Extent of Deccan Volcanism From 40Ar/39Ar Ages of Alkalic Intrusives in the Western Indian Continental Margin, Fall Conference, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.




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