Brian Skinner vs Terry Plank

Brian Skinner was an American economic geologist and a long-time professor at Yale University. His academic research extensively focused on the formation of ore deposits and mineral resources, significantly advancing the understanding of geochemical processes. Beyond his original fieldwork, he was widely recognized for co-authoring foundational Earth science textbooks, including the widely adopted...

Terry Plank is a geochemist and professor at Columbia University who specializes in studying the volatile contents of magmas at subduction zones. Her research utilizes mineral inclusions preserved in volcanic crystals to reconstruct the concentrations of water and other elements in arc magmas. Plank has conducted field research at numerous subduction zone volcanoes worldwide, including those in Ce...