Monograph Articles
Lowell, G. R. and Vierrether, C. B., 1995, Compositional variation and host rock control of vein tourmaline from Amazonian Brazil in Contributions to Advanced Studies in Geology, v. 1 (S.S. Augustithis, editor), Theophrastus Publications (Athens), p. 163-180.
Lowell, G. R., 1991, Tungsten-bearing scapolite-vesuvianite skarns from the upper Salcha River, east-central Alaska in Skarns-Their Genesis & Metallogeny (S. S. Augusthithis, editor), Theophrastus Publications (Athens), p. 385-418.
Chapin, C. E. and Lowell, G. R., 1989, Primary and secondary flow structures in ash-flow tuffs of the Gribbles Run Paleovalley, central Colorado in Cenozoic Volcanism in the Western United States (P. W. Lipman et al., editors), American Geophysical Union, p. 466-483.
Lowell, G.R., 1985, Petrology of the Bragança batholith, São Luis craton, Brazil in The Crust: Significance
of Granites and Gneisses in the Lithosphere (S. S. Augustithus, editor), Theophrastus Publications, Athens
p.13-34.
Journal Articles
Lowell, G. R. and Noll, P. D., 2001, Fe-Cu-Au-bearing scapolite skarn in moat sediments of the Taum Sauk Caldera, southeastern Missouri, USA: Mineralogical Magazine, v. 65, no. 3, p. 439-462.
Lowell, G. R., 2000, Eruptive style of Mesoproterozoic A-type calderas in southeastern Missouri: Revista Brasileira de Geociências (Brazil), v. 30, no. 4, p. 745-748.
Lowell, G. R. and Ahl, M., 2000, Chemistry of dark zinnwaldite from Bom Futuro tin mine, Rondonia, Brazil: Mineralogical Magazine, v. 64, no. 4, p. 699-709.
Lowell, G. R. and Young, G. J., 1999, Interaction between coeval mafic and felsic melts in the St. Francois Terrane of Missouri, USA: Precambrian Research, v. 95, no. 1-2, p. 69-88.
Holbrook, J. M., Tibbs, N. H., Lowell, G. R., and Snowden, J. O., 1995, Facilitating voluntary undergraduate research with the group-oriented ERA program: J. Geological Education, v. 43, no. 1, p. 404-407.
Clendenin, C. W., Niewendorp, C.A., Duane, M. J., and Lowell, G. R., 1994, The paleohydrology of southeast Missouri Mississippi Valley-Type deposits: interplay of faults, fluids and adjoining lithologies: Economic Geology, v.89, p. 322-332.
Clendenin, C. W., Lowell, G.R., and Niewendorp, C. A., 1993, Sequencing Reelfoot extension based on relations from southeast Missouri and interpretations of the interplay of offset pre-existing zones of weakness: Tectonics, v. 12, p. 703-712.
Lowell, G. R., 1991, The Butler Hill Caldera: a mid-Proterozoic ignimbrite-granite complex: Precambrian Research, v. 51, p. 245-263.
Clendenin C. W., Niewendorp, C. A., and Lowell, G. R., 1989, Reinterpretation of faulting in southeast Missouri: Geology, v. 17, p. 217-220.
Gasparrini, C. and Lowell, G. R., 1985, The silver-bearing inclusions in "argentiferous" galena from the Silver Mine district in southeastern Missouri: Canadian Mineralogist, v. 23, p. 99-102.
Lowell, G. R. and Villas, R. N. N., 1983, Petrology of nepheline syenite gneiss from Amazonian Brazil: Geological Journal, v. 18, p. 53-75.
Lowell, G. R. and Gasparrini, C., 1982, Composition of arsenopyrite from topaz greisen veins in southeastern Missouri: Mineralium Deposita, v. 17, p. 229-238.
Lowell, G. R. and Filho, J. R. W., 1980, Veio rico em molibdenita: nota sobre a primiera ocorrência de MoS2 no nordeste do Pará: Revista Mineraçao Metalurgia (Brazil), v. XLVI, p. 34-37.
Chapin, C. E. and Lowell, G. R., 1979, Primary and secondary flow structures in ash-flow tuffs of the Gribbles Run Paleovalley, central Colorado: Geological Society of America Special Paper 180, p. 137-154.
Lowell, G. R. and Tobey, E. F., 1979, Composition of an unusual zinnwaldite from southeastern Missouri: Mineralogical Journal (Japan), v. 9, p. 445-459.
Lowell, G. R., 1976, Tin mineralisation and mantle hot spot activity in southeastern Missouri: Nature, v. 261, p. 482-3.
Other Publications & Published Abstracts
Lowell, G. R., Harrison, R. W., and Unruh, D. M., 2005, Contrasting rift-margin volcanism in the St. Francois terrane of Missouri at 1.47 Ga: Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, v. 69, no. 10S, p. A-81 (Abstracts of the 15th ann. Goldschmidt conference)
Harrison, R. W., Lowell, G. R., Dolde, J. L., and Clendenin, C. W., 2003, Basement-cover tectonic relationships in southeastern Missouri in Fieldtrip guidebook for joint meeting of South-Central and Southeastern sections of the Geological Society of America (R. T. Cox, editor), Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation, Division of Geology, Report of Investigations 51, p. 105-144.
Lowell, G. R. and Clendenin, C. W., 2003, Recognition of Mesoproterozic ductile shear along the Black fault in southeastern Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 1, p. 70, South-Central Southeastern Section Mtg., Memphis, TN.
Lordo, K. M. and Lowell, G. R., 2003, Compositionally and optically zoned skarn garnet from Calaveras County, California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 1, p. 53, South-Central/Southeastern Section Mtg., Memphis, TN.
Dolde, J. L. and Lowell, G. R., 2003, Faulting and polyphase deformation near Millcreek, southeastern Missiouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 1, p. 8, South-Central/Southeastern Section Mtg., Memphis, TN.
Lordo, K. M. and Lowell, G. R., 2002, Composition of color-zoned axinite from the Garnet Hill skarn, California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p. 350, Annual Mtg., Denver, CO.
Lowell, G. R. and Pugh, L., 2002, Rhyolite-hosted piemontite in southeastern Missouri, USA: 18th General Mtg. of International Mineralogical Assoc., Programme with Abstracts, p. 150, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Harrison, R. W., Lowell, G. R., Clendenin, C. W., and Dolde, J. L., 2002, Pre-meeting field trip to St. Francois Mountains—New Madrid earthquake hazards zone: International Basement Tectonics Association Guidebook, University of Missouri, Rolla, 89 p.
Lordo, K. M., Anderson, K. M., Bond, M. R., and Lowell, G. R., 2002, Single crystal study of Fe-rich skarn epidote from Garnet Hill roof pendant, California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 2, p. A-92, North-Central/Southeastern Section Mtg., Lexington, KY.
Lowell, G. R. and Harrison, R. W., 2001, The Eminence-Van Buren volcanic series: a rift-related caldera: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 4, p. A-19, North-Central Section Meeting, Normal, IL.
Walker, J. A., Brown, V. M., Lowell, G. R., and Stallings, M. D., 2001, The St. Francois Mountains of Missouri: window into the Mesoproterozoic in Guidebook for field trips for the 35th annual meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America (David Malone, editor), Illinois State Geological Survey Guidebook 33, p. 1-20.
Lowell, G. R., 2000, Development of a non-classical caldera in the Mesoproterozoic St. Francois Terrane of southeastern Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 3, p. A-34, South-Central Section Mtg., Fayetteville, AR.
Harrison, R. W., Lowell, G. R. and Unruh, D. M., 2000, Geology, geochemistry, and age of Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks in the Eminence-Van Buren area: a major structural outlier of the St. Francois Terrane, south-central Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 3, p. A-14, South-Central Section Mtg., Fayetteville, AR.
Lowell, G. R., 2000, Petrology of the Big Spring Granite of southeastern Missouri: Missouri Academy of Science Program and Abstracts.
Lowell, G. R., 1999, Eruptive style of Mesoproterozoic A-type calderas in southeastern Missouri, USA: Simposio Sobre Vulcanismo e Ambientes Associados (Gramado, RS, Brazil, June 13-18). Bolotim de Resumos, p. 114.
Lowell, G. R. and Ramo, O. T., 1999, Petrology and geochemistry of the Shepard Mountain Gabbro: implications for basalt genesis at 1.33 Ga in southeast Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 5, p. A-32, North-Central Section Mtg., Champaign, IL.
Lowell, G. R., 1999, Petrologic significance of the Shepard Mountain Gabbro: Missouri Academy of Science Program and Abstracts.
Lowell, G. R., 1998, Emplacement of a vitrophyric lava dome in the St. Francois Terrane of Missouri: constraints imposed by amphibole: IGCP Project-426: Proterozoic granite systems of the Penokean Terrrane of Wisconsin, Field Guide & Proceedings, p. 157-158.
Reese, J. F. and Lowell, G. R., 1998, The Hawn Park Gneiss, Mesoproterozoic St. Francois terrane, southeastern Missouri: a deformed, migmatized xenolith: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 30, no. 7,
p. A-96, Annual Mtg., Toronto.
Noll, P. D., Lowell, G. R., and Vierrether, C.B., 1998, Copper skarn development in moat sediments of the Taum Sauk Caldera, southeastern Missouri: Geological Association of Canada Program with Abstracts, v. 23, p. A-136, Annual Mtg., Quebec.
Stallings, M., Nees, D. and Lowell, G. R., 1998, The petrology and geochemistry of a tin granite from the
St. Francois terrane, southeastern Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 30,
no. 3, p. A-32, South-Central Section Mtg., Norman, Ok.
Reese, J. F. and Lowell, G. R., 1998, The Hawn Park Gneiss of southeastern Missouri: a mega-xenolith of pre-St. Francois Terrain age? Missouri Academy of Science Program and Abstracts.
Stallings, M. D., Nees, D. W., and Lowell, G. R., 1998, Petrology and geochemistry of the Graniteville Granite, southeast Missouri. Missouri Academy of Science Program and Abstracts
Tibbs, N. T., Buck, B. J., Holbrook, J. M., and Lowell, G. R., 1998, Designing geoscience curricula to meet multiple needs. Missouri Academy of Science Program and Abstracts.
Lowell, G. R., and Ahl, M., 1997, Chemical and physical properties of zinnwaldite from Bom Futuro tin mine, Rondônia, Brazil: International Symposium on Granites and Related Mineralizations, Salvador, Brazil, Extended Abstracts and Program, p. 62-63.
Lowell, G. R. and Darnell, B. D., 1996, Evolution of a mid-Proterozoic glass dome in the St.Francois Terrane of Missouri, USA: Symposium on Rapakivi Granites and Related Rocks, Helsinki, Finland, Abstracts Volume, p. 52.
Diehl, S. F., Clendenin, C. W., and Lowell, G. R., 1995, The Ironton fault: additional observations and interpretation of the significance of a Precambrian mylonitic shear zone: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, no. 6, p. A-222.
Darnell, B. D., Al-Shukri, H.J., and Lowell, G. R., 1995, Density distribution model of the upper crust beneath the St. Francois Igneous Terrane and the Missouri Gravity Low: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, no. 6, p. A-193.
Lowell, G. R., 1995, Chemical and volumetric relationships between 1.48-1.38-1.24 Ga bimodal igneous cycles in the St. Francois Terrane of Missouri USA: Symposium on Rapakivi Granites and Related Rocks, Belem, Brazil, Abstracts Volume, p. 55.
Lowell, G. R., Darnell, B. D., Young, G. J., and Clendenin, C. W., 1995, The Ironton fault: identification of a Precambrian mylonitic shear zone: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, no. 3, p. A-69.
Darnell, B. D. and Lowell, G. R., 1995, The Buford porphyry: a vitrophyric rhyolite dome: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, no. 3, p. A-45.
Holbrook, J. M., Tibbs, N. H., Lowell, G. R., and Snowden, J. O., 1994, The early research apprenticeship (ERA) at Southeast Missouri State University: a program for stimulating undergraduate research participation: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, no. 7, p. A-393.
Young, G. J. and Lowell, G. R., 1994, A magma-mixing model for the Silver mine ring pluton of the Butler Hill caldera: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs (South-Central Section), v. 26, no. 1, p. A-30.
Young, G. J. and Lowell, G. R., 1994, A major and trace element model for the Silver mine Granite, southeastern Missouri: Missouri Academy of Science Program and Abstracts.
Young, G. J. and Lowell, G. R., 1993, Tiemann shut-in, St. Francis River hybrid mafic enclave swarm in the Silver mine granite: Mo. Geol. Survey Spec. Paper 10, p. B1-2.
Lowell, G. R., 1993, Petrography of Precambrian rocks in the Hawn State Park area, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri: Mo. Geol. Survey Spec. Paper 10, p. C1-7.
Lowell, G. R. and Young, G. J., 1993, Coexisting mafic-felsic magmas in the St. Francois Terrane of southeastern Missouri: field and chemical evidence from the Silvermine granite in IGCP Project 315 Symposium on Rapakivi Granites and Related Rocks (E. B. Kisvarsanyi, editor), Mo. Geol. Survey Spec. Paper 9, p. 8 [also Geol. Soc. America Abstracts with Programs v. 25, no. 3, p. A-63].
Lowell, G. R. and Clendenin, C. W., 1993, Fault control on low-temperature alteration in the St. Francois highlands: Mo. Geol. Survey Spec. Paper 8, p. 65-68.
Clendenin, C. W. and Lowell, G. R., 1993, Aspects of the structural architecture of southeast Missouri resulting from Reelfoot Rift extension: Mo. Geol. Survey Spec. Paper 8, p. 18-21.
Sousa, M. B. and Lowell, G. R., 1991, "Skarns" (W-F) de aureola do Maçico granitico de Tabuaço (NE Portugal): Abstract Volume of Third National Geological Congress of Portugal (Coimbra), p. 23.
Lowell, G. R., 1991, Deformation of solids: Magill's Survey of Science-Physical Science Series, Salem Press Inc., Pasadena, p. 2243-2252.
Clendenin, C. W. and Lowell, G. R., 1990, The Reelfoot Rift: interplay between initial weaknesses: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, no. 6, p. A-139.
Lowell, G. R., 1990, Batholiths: Magill's Survey of Science-Earth Science Series, Salem Press Inc., p. 1165-
1172.
Lowell, G. R., 1990, Anatexis: Magill's Survey of Science-Earth Science Series, Salem Press Inc., p. 1586-
1593.
Lowell, G. R., 1990, Metasomatism: Magill's Survey of Science-Earth Science Series, Salem Press Inc., p.
1599-1605.
Lowell, G. R., 1990, Sub-seafloor metamorphism: Magill's Survey of Science-Earth Science Series, Salem
Press Inc., p. 1614-1622.
Lowell, G. R., 1990, Pegmatites: Magill's Survey of Science-Earth Science Series, Salem Press Inc., p. 2025-2033.
Lowell, G. R., 1990, Phase equilibria: Magill's Survey of Science-Earth Science Series, Salem Press Inc., p.
2049-2057.
Lowell, G. R. and Hagni, R. D., 1989, Alteration and mineralization of the Einstein vein, Silver Mine District, Missouri in Olympic Dam-Type Deposits and Geology of Middle Proterozoic in the St. Francois Mountains Terrane, Missouri (V. M. Brown et al., editors): Economic Geology Guidebook Series, v. 4, p. 133-155.
Lowell, G. R., 1989, The Butler Hill caldera: a mid-Proterozoic link between peralkaline volcanism and rapakivi granite in southeastern Missouri (USA): Geological Survey of Finland Spec. Paper 8, p. 83-84.
Lowell, G. R. and Vierrether, C. V., 1989, Chemical and optical zoning in tourmaline from northeastern Pará, Brazil: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 21, no. 6, p. A-43.
Lowell, G. R., 1988, Geochemistry of topaz greisen veins and alteration zones, Silver Mine district, Missouri in North American Conference on Tectonic Control of Ore Deposits (G. Kisvarsanyi and S. K. Grant, editors), Univ. Missouri-Rolla, p. 378-385.
Lowell, G. R., 1987, Geochemistry of topaz greisen veins and alteration zones, Silver Mine district, Missouri in North American Conference on Tectonic Control of Ore Deposits: Abstracts and Program, Univ. Missouri-Rolla, p. 45.
Lowell, G. R., 1986, Gold-bearing scapolite skarn of Proterozoic age from southeastern Missouri, USA: Geocongress '86 Extended Abstracts, Geological Society of South Africa, p. 567-570.
Lowell, G. R., Bizzio, R., Vierrether, C., and Noll, P., 1986, An unusual scapolite-bearing skarn assemblage from southeastern Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 18, no. 3, p. A-252.
Gasparrini, C. and Lowell, G. R., 1983, Argentiferous galena from Silver Mine, Missouri discredited: Geological Association of Canada Program with Abstracts, v. 8, p. A-5.
Bizzio, R. and Lowell, G. R., 1981, Geochemical anomalies in stream sediments from the southeastern St. Francois Mountains, Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 13, no. 7, p. 410.
Lowell, G. R., 1981, Tin mineralization in anorogenic granitoids: potential of the U.S. mid-continent terrain: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 13, no. 7, p. 499.
Lowell, G. R. and Villas, R. N. N., 1981, Metamorphism and metasomatism of a Precambrian nepheline syenite from Amazonian Brazil: Geological Association of Canada Program with Abstracts, v. 6, p. A-65
Bizzio, R. and Lowell, G. R., 1981, Detrital Sn-As-Cu-Zn patterns in stream sediments from the St. Francois Mountains, southeastern Missouri: Geological Association of Canada Program with Abstracts, v. 6, p. A-66.
Lowell, G. R. and Villas, R. N. N., 1980, Petrologia dos nefeline-sienito gnaisses de Boca Nova, estado do Pará: Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso de Ciencia, Resumos Anual, Rio de Janeiro, p. 548.
Lowell, G. R. and Kurz, S. L., 1977, Minor element compositions of sulfides from a topaz greisen: Geological Association of Canada Program with Abstracts, v. 2, p. 33.
Lowell, G. R., Osburn, G. R., and Roth, S. J., 1977, Cataclastic features of a section across the Roselle Fault Zone near Patterson, Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 9, no. 5, p. 623-624.
Bickford, M.E., Lowell, G. R., Sides, J. R., and Nusbaum, R. L., 1977, Inferred structural configuration of the St. Francois Mountains batholith, southeast Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, v. 9, no. 5, p. 574-575.
Lowell, G. R. and Hebrank, A., 1976, Road log no. 1: Farmington to Hawn State Park via Missouri Highways 32 and 144: Missouri Geological Survey R. I. 61, p. 4 -16.
Lowell, G. R., 1976, Petrography of Precambrian rocks in the Hawn State Park area, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey R. I. 61, p. 140-148.
Lowell and others, 1976, Earth Science Laboratory Manual: Burgess Publishing Co., 196 p.
Lowell, G. R. and Tobey, E. F., 1976, Geochemistry of Sn-W-Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag veins and greisen from southeast Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 8, no. 4, p. 490.
Lowell, G. R., 1976, Precambrian geology and ore deposits of the Silver Mine area, southeast Missouri: a review in Field guide to Precambrian Geology of the St. Francois Mountains of Missouri (G. R. Lowell, editor): Big Rivers Geological Society p. 81-88.
Chapin, C. E. and Lowell, G. R., 1975, A laminar boundary layer model for the deposition of ash-flow tuffs: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 7, no. 5, p. 594.
Chapin, C. E. and Lowell, G. R., 1975, Sequential development of laminar flow structures in the Wall Mountain tuff, central Colorado: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 7, no. 5, p. 595.
Lowell, G. R., 1975, Petrogenetic significance of variation trends for the St. Francois Mountains igneous terrain, southeast Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 7, no. 4, p. 512.
Lowell, G. R. and Sides, J. R., 1973, The occurrence and origin of rapakivi granite in the St. Francois Mountains batholith of southeast Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 5, no. 4, p. 332-333.
Lowell, G. R., Sides, J. R., and Yow, J. L., Jr., 1973, Cataclasis, tectonic mixing, and faulting along the Roselle lineament of southeast Missouri: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 5, no. 7, p. 718-719.
Lowell, G. R. and Chapin, C. E., 1972, Primary compaction and flow foliation in ash-flow tuffs of the Gribbles Run Paleovalley, central Colorado: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 4, no. 7, p. 725-726.
Lowell, G. R., 1971, Cenozoic geology of the Arkansas Hills region of the southern Mosquito Range, central Colorado: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 22 (San Luis Basin), p. 209-217.
Chapin, C. E., Epis, R. C., and Lowell, G. R., 1970, Late Eocene paleovalleys and Oligocene volcanic rocks along the upper Arkansas Valley segment of the Rio Grande rift zone: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 21 (Tyrone-Big Hatchet Mountains-Florida Mountains Region), p. 159.