F. Darbyshire, Author at Eos

Map of the study area in western India showing a network of seismic recording stations

Editors' Highlights

Hunting the Source of Deccan Traps Volcanism Using Seismic Waves

by F. Darbyshire 1 March 202110 November 2021

Seismic velocity patterns beneath the Deccan Traps region in western India reveal its volcanic history.

Cliffs of 1.1-billion-year-old volcanic rocks from the Midcontinent rift in Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota tower above the brilliant blue waters of Lake Superior.

New Insights into North America’s Midcontinent Rift

by S. Stein, C. Stein, J. Kley, R. Keller, M. Merino, E. Wolin, D. Wiens, Michael Wysession, G. Al-Equabi, W. Shen, A. Frederiksen, F. Darbyshire, D. Jurdy, Gregory Waite, W. Rose, E. Vye, T. Rooney, R. Moucha and E. Brown 4 August 20161 December 2022

The Midcontinent Rift has characteristics of a large igneous province, causing geologists to rethink some long-standing assumptions about how this giant feature formed.