Publications

Environmental Geology

Pirrie, D., Hughes, S.H. & Pullin, H.  1996.  The effect of mining on sedimentation over the last 500 years in the Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK.  In, Healy, M.G. (ed.), Late Quaternary coastal change in West Cornwall, UK, Field Guide.  Environmental Research Centre, University of Durham, Research Publication 3, 75-82.

Pirrie, D., Camm, G.S., Sear, L.G. & Hughes, S.H. 1997.  Mineralogical and geochemical signature of mine waste contamination, Tresillian River, Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK.  Environmental Geology, 29, 58-65.

Pirrie, D., Beer, A.J. & Camm, G.S.  1999.  Early diagenetic sulphide minerals in the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall.  Geoscience in south west England, 9, 325-332.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Payne, A., Camm, G.S. & Wheeler, P.D.  2000.  Impact of mining on sedimentation; the Camel and Gannel estuaries, Cornwall.  Geoscience in south-west England, 10. 21-28..

Pirrie, D. & Camm, G.S.  1999.  The impact of mining on sedimentation in the coastal zone of Cornwall.
In: Scourse, J.D. & Furze, M.F.A. (eds) The Quaternary of West Cornwall.  Field Guide, Quaternary Research Association, London, 62-73.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Wheeler, P., Cundy, A., Bridges, C. & Davey, G.  2002. Geochemical signature of historical mining; Fowey Estuary, Cornwall, UK.  Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 76, 31-43.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Rollinson, G., Cundy, A. and Watkins, D.C.  2002.  Impact of mining on the sediment geochemistry and mineralogy of the Helford River, Cornwall.  Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 323-328.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Rollinson, G., Camm, G.S. and Hughes, S.H.  2003.  The spatial distribution and source of arsenic, copper, tin and zinc within the surface sediments of the Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK. Sedimentology, 50, 579-595.

Pirrie, D., Hughes, S.H. & Camm, G.S.  1999.  Late Holocene sedimentation due to mine waste discharge, Fal Estuary. In: Scourse, J.D. & Furze, M.F.A. (eds) The Quaternary of West Cornwall.  Field Guide, Quaternary Research Association, London, 113-121.

Camm, G.S., Butcher, A.R., Pirrie, D., Hughes, P.K. & Glass, H.J.  2003.  Secondary mineral phases associated with a historic arsenic calciner identified using automated scanning electron microscopy; a pilot study from Cornwall, U.K.  Minerals Engineering, 16, 1269-1277.


Mineralogy

Butcher, A.R., Pirrie, D., Prichard, H.M. & Fisher, P.  1999.  Platinum-group mineralisation in the Rum layered intrusion, Scottish Hebrides, UK. Special in the Journal of the Geological Society of London, 156, 213-216.

Power, M.R. & Pirrie, D.  2000.  Platinum-group element mineralization within ultramafic rocks at Corrycharmaig, Perthshire; implications for the origin of the complex.  Scottish Journal of Geology, 36, 143-150.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Andersen, J.C.Ø. & Butcher, A.R.  2000.  Platinum-group mineralization in the Tertiary Igneous Province; new data from Mull and Skye, Scottish Inner Hebrides, UK.  Geological Magazine, 137, 651-658.

Power, M.R., Pirrie, D., Andersen, J.C.O. & Butcher, A.R.   2000.  Stratigraphical distribution of platinum-group minerals in the Eastern Layered Series, Rum, Scotland.  Mineralium Deposita, 35, 762-775.

Pirrie, D., Power, M.R., Wheeler, P.D. & Ball, A.S.  2000.  A new occurrence of diagenetic simonkolleite from the Gannel Estuary, Cornwall.  Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 18-20.

Power, M., Pirrie, D. & Andersen, J.C.O.  2003.  Diversity of platinum-group element mineralisation styles in the North Atlantic Igneous Province: new evidence from Rum, UK.  Geological Magazine, 140, 499-512.

Power, M.R. & Pirrie, D.  2004.  Platinum-group minerals within the Ballantrae Complex, southwest Scotland.  Scottish Journal of Geology, 40, 1-5.

Power, M.R., Pirrie, D., Jedwab, J. & Stanley, C.J.  2004.  Platinum-group element mineralisation in an arsenic-rich magmatic sulphide system, Talnotry, southwest Scotland.  Mineralogical Magazine, 68, 395-411.

Pirrie, D., Butcher, A.R., Power, M.R., Gottlieb, P. & Miller, G.L.  2004.  Rapid quantitative mineral and phase analysis using automated scanning electron microscopy (QemSCAN); potential applications in forensic geoscience.  In:  Pye, K. & Croft, D. (eds)  Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 232, 123-136.


Sediment Provenance and diagenesis

Pirrie, D.  1991.  Controls on the petrographic evolution of an active margin sedimentary sequence; the Larsen Basin, Antarctica.  Special Publication of the Geological Society of London, 57, 231-249.

Pirrie, D. & Marshall, J.D.  1990.  Diagenesis of Inoceramus and Late Cretaceous palaeoenvironmental geochemistry; a case study from James Ross Island, Antarctica.  Palaios, 5, 336-345.

Pirrie, D.  1994.  Petrography and provenance of the Marambio Group, Vega Island, Antarctica.  Antarctic Science, 6, 517-527.

Pirrie, D., Ditchfield, P. & Marshall, J.D.  1994.  Burial diagenesis and pore fluid evolution in a back-arc basin; the Marambio Group, Vega Island, Antarctica.  Journal of Sedimentary Research, A64, 541-552.

Browne, J.R. & Pirrie, D.  1995.  Sediment dispersal patterns in a deep marine back-arc basin, James Ross Island, Antarctica; evidence from petrographic studies.  In, Hartley, A.J. & Prosser, D.J. (eds), Characterisation of Deep marine clastic systems, Geological Society Special Publication, 94, 137-154.

Pirrie, D., Crame, J.A., Thomson, M.R.A., Riding, J.B., Butcher, A.R. & Taylor, P.D.  1997. Miocene glaciomarine sedimentation in the northern Antarctic Peninsula region; the stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Hobbs Glacier Formation, James Ross Island. Geological Magazine, 136(6), 745-762.

Pirrie, D., Marshall, J.D. & Crame, J.A.  1998. Marine high Mg calcite cements in Teredolites-bored fossil wood; evidence for cool paleoclimates in the Eocene La Meseta Formation, Seymour Island, Antarctica.  Palaios, 13, 276-286.

Power, M.R., Pirrie, D.,  Andersen, J.C.O. &  Wheeler, P.D.  2000.  Testing the validity of chrome-spinel chemistry as a provenance and petrogenetic indicator.  Geology, 28, 1027-1030.


Sedimentology

Pirrie, D.  1989.  Shallow marine sedimentation within an active margin basin, James Ross Island, Antarctica.  Sedimentary Geology, 63, 61-82.

Pirrie, D., Whitham, A.G. & Ineson, J.R.  1991.  The role of tectonics and eustasy in the evolution of a marginal basin: Cretaceous-Tertiary Larsen Basin, Antarctica.  Special Publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists, 12, 293-305.

Pirrie, D. & Marshall, J.D.  1991.  Field relationships and stable isotope geochemistry of concretions from James Ross Island, Antarctica.  Sedimentary Geology, 71, 137-150.

Bristow, C.M., Palmer, Q,B. & Pirrie, D.  1992.  Palaeogene basin development: new evidence from the southern Petrockstow Basin, Devon.  Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 8, 19-22.

Pirrie, D.  1998.   Interpreting the Record:  Facies Analysis.  In Doyle, P. and Bennett, M.R. (eds), Unlocking the stratigraphical record: Advances in modern stratigraphy.  John Wiley and Sons, 395-420.

Green, D.J. & Pirrie, D.  2001.  Early diagenetic septarian concretions from the Oxfordian (Jurassic) Corallian Group, Osmington Mills, Dorset, UK.  Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 142-148.

Whitham, A.G., Ineson, J.R. & Pirrie, D.  2006.  Marine volcaniclastics of the Hidden Lake Formation (Coniacian) of James Ross Island, Antarctica: an enigmatic element in the history of a back-arc basin.
In: Francis, J.E., Pirrie, D. & Crame, J.A. (eds) Cretaceous - Tertiary high-latitude palaeoenvironments, James Ross Basin, Antarctica.  Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 258, 21-47.

Doyle, P., Poire, D.G., Spalletti, L.A., Pirrie, D., Brenchley, P. & Matheos, S.D. 2005.  Relative oxygenation of the Tithonian-Valanginian Vaca Muerta-Chachao formations of the Mendoza Shelf, Neuquen Basin, Argentina.  In: Veiga, G.D., Spalletti, L.A., Howell, J.A. & Schwarz, E. (eds) The Neuquen Basin, Argentina: A case study in sequence stratigraphy and basin dynamics.  Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 252, 185-206.


Antarctic Geology

Pirrie, D.  1987.  Orientated calcareous concretions from James Ross Island, Antarctica.  British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, 75, 41-50.

Pirrie, D. & Sykes, M.A. 1987.  Regional significance of proglacial delta-front reworked tuffs, James Ross Island area.  British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, 77, 1-12.

Pirrie, D. & Riding, J.B.  1988.  Sedimentology, palynology and structure of Humps Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula.  British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, 80, 1-19.

Macdonald, D.I.M., Barker, P.F., Garrett, S.W., Ineson, J.R., Pirrie, D., Storey, B.C., Whitham, A.G., Kinghorn, R.R.F. & Marshall, J.E.A.  1988.  A preliminary assessment of the hydrocarbon potential of the Larsen Basin, Antarctica.  Marine and Petroleum Geology, 5, 34-53.

Pirrie, D.  1990.  A new sedimentological interpretation for part of the Santa Marta Formation, James Ross Island.  Antarctic Science, 2, 77-78.

Pirrie, D., Crame, J.A. & Riding, J.B.  1991.  Late Cretaceous stratigraphy and sedimentology of Cape Lamb, Vega Island, Antarctica.  Cretaceous Research, 12, 227-258.

Crame, J.A., Pirrie, D., Riding, J.B. & Thomson, M.R.A.  1991.  Campanian-Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) stratigraphy of  the James Ross Island area, Antarctica.  Journal of the Geological Society of London, 148, 1125-1140.

Riding, J.B., Keating, J.M., Snape, M.G., Newham, S. & Pirrie, D.  1992.  Jurassic and Cretaceous dinoflagellate cyst stratigraphy of the James Ross Island area, Antarctic Peninsula - a preliminary report.  Newsletters on Stratigraphy, 26, 19-39.

Pirrie, D., Duane, A.M. & Riding, J.B. 1992.  Jurassic to Tertiary stratigraphy and palynology of the James Ross Basin; review and introduction.  Antarctic Science, 4, 259-266.

Crame, J.A., Pirrie, D., Crampton, J.S. & Duane, A.M.  1993.  Stratigraphy and regional significance of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Byers Group, Livingston Island, Antarctica.  Journal of the Geological Society of London, 150, 1075-1087.

Pirrie, D. & Crame, J.A. 1995.  Late Jurassic palaeogeography and anaerobic-dysaerobic sedimentation in the northern Antarctic Peninsula region.  Journal of the Geological Society of London, 152, 469-480.

Pirrie, D., Crame, J.A., Lomas, S.A. & Riding, J.B.  1997.  Late Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Admiralty Sound region, James Ross Island group, Antarctica.  Cretaceous Research, 18, 109-137.

Crame, J.A., McArthur, J.M., Pirrie, D. & Riding, J.B.  1999. Strontium isotope correlation of the basal Maastrichtian stage in Antarctica to the European and US biostratigraphical schemes. Journal of the Geological Society of London, 156,  957-964.

Crame, J.A., Francis, J.E., Cantrill, D.J. & Pirrie, D.  2004.  Maastrichtian stratigraphy of Antarctica.  Cretaceous Research, 25, 411-423.

Crame, J.A., Pirrie, D. and Riding, J.B.  2006.  Mid Cretaceous stratigraphy of the James Ross Basin, Antarctica.  In: Francis, J.E., Pirrie, D. & Crame, J.A. (eds) Cretaceous - Tertiary high-latitude palaeoenvironments, James Ross Basin, Antarctica.  Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 258,
7-19.

Francis, J.E., Crame, J.A. & Pirrie, D.  2006.  Cretaceous – Tertiary high-latitude palaeoenvironments, James Ross Basin, Antarctica: introduction.  In: Francis, J.E., Pirrie, D. & Crame, J.A. (eds) Cretaceous - Tertiary high-latitude palaeoenvironments, James Ross Basin, Antarctica.  Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 258, 1-5.


Palaeoclimates

Pirrie, D. & Marshall. J.D.  1990.  High paleolatitude Late Cretaceous palaeotemperatures; new data from James Ross Island, Antarctica.  Geology, 18, 31-34.

Marshall, J.D., Ditchfield, P.W. & Pirrie, D.  1993.  Stable isotope palaeotemperatures and the evolution of high palaeolatitude climate in the Cretaceous.  University Research in Antarctica 2, Antarctic Special Topic,
71-79.

Marshall, J.D., Pirrie, D. & Nolan, C.  1993.  Oxygen stable isotope composition of skeletal carbonates from living Antarctic marine invertebrates.  University Research in Antarctica 2, Antarctic Special Topic, 81-84.

Ditchfield, P., Marshall, J.D. & Pirrie, D.  1994.  High latitude palaeotemperature variation: new data from James Ross Island, Antarctica.  Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 107, 7

Pirrie, D., Doyle, P., Marshall, J.D. and Ellis, G.  1995.  Cool Cretaceous climates - New data from the Albian of Western Australia.  Special in the Journal of the Geological Society, London, 152, 739-742

Price, G.D., Sellwood, B.W. & Pirrie, D.  1996.  Middle to Late Cretaceous climate of the southern high latitudes: stable isotopic evidence for minimal equator-to-pole thermal gradients: Discussion and reply.  Geological Society of America Bulletin, 108, 1192-1193.

Marshall, J.D., Pirrie, D., Nolan, C.P., Clarke, A. & Sharman, J.  1997.   Stable isotopic composition of skeletal carbonates from living Antarctic Marine Invertebrates.  Lethaia, 29, 203-212.

Pirrie, D., Doyle, P., Marshall, J.D. & Riccardi, A.C.  2004.  Cool early Albian climates; new data from Argentina.  Cretaceous Research, 25, 27-33.


Archaeology

Thorndycraft, V.R., Pirrie, D. & Brown, A.G.  1999.  Tracing the record of early alluvial tin mining on Dartmoor, UK.  In: Pollard, A.M. (ed) Geoarchaeology: exploration, environments, resources.  Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 165, 91-102.

Thorndycraft, V.R., Pirrie, D. & Brown, A.G.  2004.  Alluvial records of Medieval and prehistoric tin mining on Dartmoor, SW England.  Geoarchaeology, 19, 219-236.

Thorndycraft, V., Pirrie, D. and Brown, A.G.  2003 .  An environmental approach to the archaeology of tin mining on Dartmoor.  In:  Murphy, P. and Wiltshire, P. (eds) The environmental archaeology of industry.  Oxbow Books, Oxford, 19-28.

Hardy, A.D., Walton, R.I., Vaishnav, R., Myers, K.A., Power, M.R. & Pirrie, D.  2006.  Egyptian eye cosmetics ('kohls'): past and present.  In: Bradley, D. & Creagh, D. (eds) Physical techniques in the study of art, archaeology and cultural heritage.  Elsevier, 173-203.


Palaeontology

Crame, J.A., Lomas, S.A., Pirrie, D. & Luther, A.  1996.  Late Cretaceous extinction patterns in Antarctica.  Special in the Journal of the Geological Society of London, 153, 503-506.

Doyle, P., Kelly, S.R.A., Pirrie, D., Riccardi, A.C. & Olivero, E.B. 1996. Jurassic belemnite biostratigraphy of the Southern Hemisphere: A comparative study of Antarctica and Argentina.  Revista de la Associacion Geologica Argentina, 51, 331-338.

Doyle, P., Kelly, S.R.A., Pirrie, D. & Riccardi, A.C. 1997.  Jurassic belemnite distribution patterns: implications of new data from Antarctica and Argentina.  Alcheringa, 21, 219-228.

Sendra saez, J.R., Stokes, M. & Pirrie, D. 1998.   Nuevos datos sobre la influencia de la hipersalinidad en la formacion del konservat fossil-lagerstatte de Cuevas del Almanzora (Almeria).  XIV Jornadas de Paleontologia, Paleontologia y Medio Ambiente, Tenerife.

Doyle, P. & Pirrie, D.  1999.  Belemnite distribution patterns: implications of new data from Argentina.
In:  Oloriz, f. & Rodriguez-tovar, F.J. (eds)  Advancing research on living and fossil cephalopods, Kluwer Academic, New York, 419-436. 

Crisp, G., Pirrie, D., Shail, R.K., & Sabin, R.C.  2001.  The Godrevy dog; early canine or lost pet ?   Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 172-176

Feldmann, R.M., Crisp, G. & Pirrie, D.  2002.  A new species of glypheid lobster, Pseudoglyphae forsteri (Decapoda: Astacidea: Mecochiridae) from the Lower Jurassic (Pliensbachian) of Raasay, Inner Hebrides, UK.  Palaeontology, 45, 23-32

Pirrie, D., Feldmann, R.M. & Buatois, L.A.  2004.  A new decapod trackway from the Upper Cretaceous, James Ross Island, Antarctica.  Palaeontology, 47, 1-12.

Messenger, R.W., Hart, M.B., Pirrie, D., Allen, L., Taylor, G.K. & Dashwood, B. 2005.  The St Erth Formation: Geometry of the deposit and micropalaeontology.  Geoscience in south west England, 11, 93-98.