Breadcrumb
Senior Research Associate Emeritus • Professor Emeritus, Geology, University of Colorado Denver • • Volcanology • Igneous petrology
Bio
Cenozoic volcanoes in the Marie Byrd Land region of Antarctica.
Education
- PhD: Stanford University, 1965
Awards
- Excellence in professional and scholarly publishing award, PSP Division of the Association of American Publishers, 1991: for Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans, Antarctic Research Series, American Geophysical Union, v. 48
- "Mount LeMasurier" (800+ meters elev.; 75°27'S, 139°40'W, on the Marie Byrd Land coast) named in recognition of contributions to exploration and scientific research in Antarctica, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, 1971
- Antarctic Service Medal, United States, 1971
Research
Research interests include
- Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica: origin and evolution of basaltic and felsic rocks.
- Relationship of volcanism in Antarctica (esp. Marie Byrd Land) to tectonic environment: West Antarctic rift system, Marie Byrd Land dome.
- Volcanic record of Cenozoic glacial history in Marie Byrd Land.
- Geology of hydrovolcanic rocks (hyaloclastites, pillow lavas).
- Cenozoic volcanoes of Antarctica: distribution and petrologic character.
Publications
For additional publications, see Wes's ResearchGate profile.
Dual origins for pantellerites, and other puzzles, at Mount Takahe volcano, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier W; Choi SH; Kawachi Y; Mukasa S; Rogers N
Published in: LithosPublication Date: 2018-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Reconciling the shadow of a subduction signature with rift geochemistry and tectonic environment in Eastern Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier WE; Choi SH; Hart SR; Mukasa S; Rogers N
Published in: LithosPublication Date: 2016-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Reconciling the shadow of a subduction signature with rift geochemistry and tectonic environment in Eastern Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LE MASURIER WE; Choi SH; Hart SR; Mukasa SB; Rogers NW
Published in: LithosPublication Date: 2016-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Shield volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctic rift: oceanic island similarities, continental signature, and tectonic controls
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier W
Published in: Bulletin of VolcanologyPublication Date: 2013-06-01
Type: Journal Article
Evolution of pantellerite-trachyte-phonolite volcanoes by fractional crystallization of basanite magma in a continental rift setting, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier WE; Choi SH; Kawachi Y; Mukasa SB; Rogers NW
Published in: Contributions to Mineralogy and PetrologyPublication Date: 2011-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Neogene extension and basin deepening in the West Antarctic rift inferred from comparisons with the East African rift and other analogs
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier WE
Published in: Geology (Boulder)Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Type: Journal Article
West Antarctic rift system
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LE MASURIER WE
Publication Date: 2007-01-01Type: Chapter
Oligocene to Holocene erosion and glacial history in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, inferred from exhumation of the Dorrel Rock intrusive complex and from volcano morphologies
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Rocchi S; LeMasurier W; Di Vincenzo G
Published in: Geological Society of America BulletinPublication Date: 2006-01-01
Type: Journal Article
What supports the Marie Byrd Land Dome? An evaluation of potential uplift mechanisms in a continental rift system
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LE MASURIER WE
Publication Date: 2006-01-01Type: Chapter
Terrestrial record of post‐eocene climate history in marie byrd land, west antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Lemasurier WE; Rocchi S
Published in: Geografiska Annaler Series A: Physical GeographyPublication Date: 2005-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Polybaric Evolution of Phonolite, Trachyte, and Rhyolite Volcanoes in Eastern Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica: Controls on Peralkalinity and Silica Saturation
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier WE; Futa K; Hole M; Kawachi Y
Published in: International Geology ReviewPublication Date: 2003-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Hobbs Coast Cenozoic volcanism: Implications for the West Antarctic rift system
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Hart SR; Blusztajn J; LeMasurier WE; Rex DC
Published in: Chemical GeologyPublication Date: 1997-06-01
Type: Journal Article
Mantle-plume activity recorded by low-relief erosion surfaces in West Antarctica and New Zealand
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier WE; Landis CA
Published in: Geological Society of America BulletinPublication Date: 1996-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Naming of igneous and metamorphic rock units in Antarctica: recommendation by the SCAR Working Group on Geology
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Cox SC; Allibone AH
Published in: Antarctic SciencePublication Date: 1995-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Tectonic setting and geochemistry of Miocene alkalic basalts from the Jones Mountains, West Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Hole MJ; Storey BC; LeMasurier WE
Published in: Antarctic SciencePublication Date: 1994-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Geology of Mount Murphy Volcano: An 8-m.y. history of interaction between a rift volcano and the West Antarctic ice sheet
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LEMASURIER WE; HARWOOD DM; REX DC
Published in: Geological Society of America BulletinPublication Date: 1994-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Tectonic controls on the geochemical composition of Cenozoic, mafic alkaline volcanic rocks from West Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Hole MJ; LeMasurier WE
Published in: Contributions to Mineralogy and PetrologyPublication Date: 1994-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Naming of igneous and metamorphic rock units in Antarctica: recommendation by the SCAR Working Group on Geology
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Ricci CA; Hervé F; Krynauw JR; Lemasurier WE
Published in: Antarctic SciencePublication Date: 1993-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Geophysical studies of the West Antarctic Rift System
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Behrendt JC; LeMasurier WE; Cooper AK; Tessensohn F; Tréhu A; Damaske D
Published in: TectonicsPublication Date: 1991-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Volcanoes of the Antarctic plate and southern oceans
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier WE; Thomson JW
Publication Date: 1990-01-01Type: Book
Evolution of linear volcanic ranges in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LeMasurier WE; Rex DC
Published in: Journal of Geophysical ResearchPublication Date: 1989-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Nd and Sr isotopic studies on cenozoic mafic lavas from West Antarctica: Another source for continental alkali basalts
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
Futa K; Le Masurier WE
Published in: Contributions to Mineralogy and PetrologyPublication Date: 1983-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Volcanos in the Hobbs Coast and Ruppert Coast sectors of Marie Byrd Land
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LE MASURIER WE; McIntosh WC; Tewksbury DA
Publication Date: 1978-01-01Type: Journal Article
Marie-Byrd-Land volcanology
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LE MASURIER WE
Publication Date: 1977-01-01Type: Journal Article
Rare-earth element geochemistry of volcanic rocks from Executive Committee Range, Marie Byrd Land
CU Boulder Authors:
Le Masurier, Wesley E
All Authors:
LE MASURIER WE; Kyle PR; Rankin PC
Publication Date: 1976-01-01Type: Journal Article
