Selected Publications (since 1990)
William C. McIntosh, Associate Professor of Geochemistry

ASTER, R., MAH, S., KYLE, P.R., McINTOSH, W.C., DUNBAR, N., JOHNSON, J. (2003) Very Long Period Oscillations of Mount Erebus, Antarctica, Journal Geophysical Research, v. 108, 2522, doi:10.1029/2002JB002101. PDF

ANTHONY, E.Y., McINTOSH, W.C., POTHS, J., WILLIAMS, W.J.W , WHITELAW, M., GEISSMAN, J. (1993) Geochronology and paleomagnetism of the Quaternary western Potrillo volcanic field, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico. U.S. Geological Survey Circular (8th international ICOG meeting), 1107, 10.

BARRET, P.J., ADAMS C.J., McINTOSH W.C., SWISHER C.C., AND WILSON G.S. (1992) Radiometric ages support Antarctic deglaciation around three million years ago, Nature, v. 359, 816-818.

ESSER, R.P., HEIZLER, M.T., KYLE, P.R., AND McINTOSH, W.C. (1994) 40Ar/39Ar dating of anorthoclase, Mount Erebus, Antarctica: Problems of excess Argon in melt inclusions: Proceedings of ICOG Meeting, v. 8.

ESSER, R.P., HEIZLER, M.T., KYLE, P.R., McINTOSH, W.C. (1995) 40Ar/39Ar Dating of Mt. Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica. Antarctic J US.

ESSER, R.P., KYLE, P.R., MCINTOSH, W.C. 2004. 40Ar/39Ar dating of the eruptive history of Mount Erebus, Antarctica: Volcano evolution. Bulletin of Volcanology, Online First, DOI: 10.1007/s00445-004-0354-x. Abstract.

HARPEL, C.J., KYLE, P.R., ESSER, R.P., MCINTOSH, W.C., CALDWELL, D.A. 2004. 40Ar/39Ar dating of the eruptive history of Mount Erebus, Antarctica: summit flows, tephra, and caldera collapse. Bulletin of Volcanology, Online First, DOI: 10.1007/s00445-004-0349-7. Abstract.

HENRY, C.D., KUNK, M.J., AND McINTOSH, W.C. (1994) 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and volcanology of silicic volcanism in the Davis Mountains, Trans-Pecos Texas: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, p. 1359-1376.

McINTOSH, W.C. (1991) Evaluation of paleomagnetism as a correlation criterion for Mogollon-Datil ignimbrites, southwestern New Mexico, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, 13459-13483.

McINTOSH W. C. (1994) Applications of CO2 laser heaing in 40Ar/39Ar geochronology. Eighth International Congress of Geochronology, Cosmochronology, and Isotope Geology, 212.

McINTOSH W. C. AND CATHER S. M. (in press) 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of basaltic rocks and constraints on late Cenozoic stratigraphy and landscape development in the Red Hill-Quemado area, New Mexico. Mogollon Slope, West-central New Mexico and east-central Arizona, 45th annual field conference.

McINTOSH W. C. AND CHAMBERLAIN R. M. (1994) 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of middle to late Cenozoic ignimbrites, mafic lavas, and volcaniclastic rockes in the Quemado region, New Mexico. In New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 45th Field Conference, Mogollon Slope, west-central New Mexico and east-central Arizona, pp. 165-185. New Mexico Geological Society, Inc.

McINTOSH, W.C., CHAPIN C.E., RATTE J.C., AND SUTTER J.F. (1992) Time-stratigraphic framework for the Eocene-Oligocene Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, southwest New Mexico, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 104, 851-871.

McINTOSH W. C., CHAPIN C. E., SUTTER J. F., AND KUNK M. J. (1990) Use of 40Ar/39Ar age spectra and paleomagnetism to unravel the stratigraphy of a large silicic volcanic field, southwestern New Mexico. Seventh international conference on Geochronology, 65.

McINTOSH W. C., GEISSMAN J. W., CHAPIN C. E., KUNK M. J., AND HENRY C. D. (1992) Calibration of the latest Eocene-Oligocene geomagnetic polarity time scale using 40Ar/39Ar dated ignimbrites. Geology 20, 459-463.

McINTOSH W. C., SUTTER J. F., CHAPIN C. E., AND KEDZIE L. L. (1990) High-precision 40Ar/39Ar sanidine geochronology of ignimbrites in the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, southwestern New Mexico. Bulletin of Volcanology 52(8), 584-601.

PANTER, K.S., McINTOSH, W.C., AND SMELLIE, J.L. (1994) Volcanic history of Mount Sidley, a major alkaline volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 56, p. 363-376.

POLYAK V. J., McINTOSH W. C., GUVEN N., AND PROVENCIO P. (1998) Age and Origin of Carlsbad Cavern and Related Caves From 40Ar/39Ar of Alunite. Science 279(#5358), 1919-1922.

WILCH T. I., McINTOSH W. C., PANTER K. S., AND DUNBAR N. W. (1993) Preliminary report on field investigations and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of the Crary Mountains volcanoes, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica. Antarctic Journal of the United States 28, 7-9.

WILLIAMS, W.J.W. , MCINTOSH, W.C., POTHS, J., MILLER, J., AND ANTHONY, E.Y. (1994) The Quaternary western Potrillo volcanic field, southern Rio Grande rift: 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and geochemistry. EOS 75, 731.