Publications (students are underlined)

N. Piette-Lauziere, K.P. Larson, D.A. Kellett, 2018, Field mapping of the Eastern Highlands shear zone, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; in Targeted Geoscience Initiative: 2017 report of activities, volume 1, (ed.) N. Rogers; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8358, p.23-29. doi:10.4095/30691

K.P. Larson, 2018, Refining the structural framework of the Khimti Khola region, east-central Nepal Himalaya, using quartz textures and c-axis fabrics, Journal of Structural Geology, 107, 142-152, doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2017.12.014
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K.P. Larson, S. Piercey, J. Cottle, In Press, Preservation of a Paleoproterozoic rifted margin in the Himalaya: Insight from the Ulleri-Phaplu-Melung orthogneiss, Geoscience Frontiers, doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2017.05.010

I. Therriault, H.M. Steenkamp, K.P. Larson, 2017, New mapping and initial structural characterization of the Wager shear zone, northwestern Hudson Bay, Nunavut; in Summary of Activities 2017, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, p. 1-12

K.P. Larson, A. Camacho, J. Cottle, I. Coutand, H. Buckingham, T. Ambrose, S. Rai, 2017, Cooling, exhumation, and kinematics of the Kanchenjunga Himalaya, far east Nepal, Tectonics, 36, doi:10.1002/2017TC004496

S. Shrestha, K.P. Larson, C. Guilmette, M. Smit, 2017, The P-T-t evolution of the exhumed Himalayan metamorphic core in the Likhu Khola region, East Central Nepal, Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 7(4), 431-441

K.P. Larson, J. Cottle, G. Lederer, S.M. Rai, 2017, Defining shear zone boundaries using fabric intensity gradients: An example from the east-central Nepal Himalaya, Geosphere, 13 (3), 771-781, doi:10.1130/GES01373.1.

K.P. Larson, D.A. Kellett, J. Cottle, J. King, S.M. Rai, 2016, Anatexis, Cooling, and Kinematics During Orogenesis: Miocene Development of the Himalayan Metamorphic Core, East-Central Nepal, Geosphere, 12 (5), doi:10.1130/GES01293.1.

D.A. Kellett, C. Warren, K.P. Larson, H. Zwingmann, C.R. van Staal, N. Rogers, 2016, Influence of deformation and fluids on Ar retention in white mica: Dating the Dover Fault, Newfoundland Appalachians, Lithos, 254-255, p. 1-17 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2016.03.003
 
S. Faisal, K.P. Larson, J. King, and J. Cottle, 2016, Rifting, subduction, and collisional records from pluton petrogenesis and geochronology in the Hindu Kush, NW Pakistan, Gondwana Research, 35, p. 286-304, doi:10.1016/j.gr.2015.05.014

K.P. Larson, T. Ambrose, A.A.G. Webb, J. Cottle, S. Shrestha, 2015, Reconciling midcrustal discontinuities: The Main Central thrust system, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 429, p. 139-146, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.07.070.

J. Cottle, K.P. Larson, and D. Kellett, 2015, How does the mid-crust accommodate deformation in large, hot orogens? A review of recent research in the Himalayan orogen, Journal of Structural Geology, 78, p. 119-133, doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2015.06.008

T.K. Ambrose, K.P. Larson, C. Guilmette, J. Cottle, H. Buckingham, S. Rai, 2015, Lateral extrusion, underplating, and out-of-sequence thrusting within the Himalayan metamorphic core, Kanchenjunga, Nepal, Lithosphere, doi: 10.1130/L437.1

K.P. Larson and J. M. Cottle, 2015, Initiation of crustal shortening in the Himalaya, Terra Nova, 27, p. 169-174, doi: 10.1111/ter.12145

D. He, A.A.G. Webb, K.P. Larson and A. Martin, 2015, Extrusion vs. duplexing models of Himalayan mountain building 3: Duplexing dominates from the Oligocene to present. International Geology Review, 57, p. 1-27,
doi:10.1080/00206814.2014.986669

K.P. Larson, J. Lamming and S. Faisal, 2014, Microscale strain partitioning? Differential quartz crystallographic fabric development in micaceous phyllite, Hindu Kush, northwestern Pakistan, Solid Earth, 5, p. 1319-1327, doi: 10.5194/se-5-1319-2014.

R. From, K.P. Larson and J. Cottle, 2014. Metamorphism and geochronology of the ehxumed Himalayan mid-crust, Likhu Khola region, east-central Nepal: Recognition of a tectonometamorphic discontinuity. Lithosphere, 6, p. 361-376.

S. Faisal, K.P. Larson, J.Cottle and J. Lamming, 2014. Building the Hindu Kush: Monazite records of terrane accretion, plutonism, and the evolution of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet orogen. Terra Nova, 26, p. 395-401, doi: 10.1111/ter.12112.

K.P. Larson and J. Cottle, 2014. Midcrustal discontinuities and the assembly of the Himalayan mid-crust. Tectonics, 33, doi:10.1002/2013TC003452.

K.P. Larson and D. Kellett,  2014.   Field guide across the exhumed Himalayan mid-crust along the Tama Kosi and Rolwaling valleys of east-central Nepal. In: (Eds.) Chiara Montomoli, Rodolfo Carosi, Rick Law, Sandeep Singh, and Santa Man Rai,Geological field trips in the Himalaya, Karakoram and Tibet, Journal of the Virtual Explorer, Electronic Edition, ISSN 1441-8142, volume 47, paper 14.

D. Kellett, D. Grujic, C. Mottram, M. Mukul and K.P. Larson  2014. Virtual field guide for the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya, India. In: (Eds.) Chiara Montomoli, Rodolfo Carosi, Rick Law, Sandeep Singh, and Santa Man Rai,Geological field trips in the Himalaya, Karakoram and Tibet, Journal of the Virtual Explorer, Electronic Edition, ISSN 1441-8142, volume 47, paper 5.

R. From and K.P. Larson, 2014. Tectonostratrigraphy, deformation, and metamorphism of the Himalayan mid-crust exposed in the Likhu Khola region, east-central Nepal. Geosphere, v. 10 (2): 292-307, 10.1130/GES00938.1

K.P. Larson, F. Gervais and D. Kellett, 2013. A P-T-t-D discontinuity in east-central Nepal: implications for the evolution of the Himalayan mid-crust. Lithos, v.179: 275-292, doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.08.012

K.P. Larson 2012. Geology of the upper Tama Kosi and Rolwaling valleys, east-central Nepal. Geosphere, v. 8: 507-517, 10.1130/GES00711.1

K.P. Larson, J. Cottle and L. Godin, 2011. Petrochronologic record of metamorphism and melting in the upper Greater Himalayan sequence, Manaslu-Himal Chuli Himalaya, west-central Nepal. Lithosphere, v. 3: 379-392, doi: 10.1130/L149.1

K.P. Larson, L. Godin, W.J. Davis and D.W. Davis, 2010. Out-of-sequence deformation and expansion of the Himalayan orogenic wedge: Insight from the Changgo culmination, south-central Tibet. Tectonics, v. 29, TC4013, doi:10.1029/2008TC002393.

K.P. Larson, L. Godin and R.A. Price, 2010. Relationships between displacement and distortion in orogens: Linking the Himalayan foreland and hinterland in central Nepal. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 122: 1116-1134.

K.P. Larson and L. Godin, 2009. Kinematics of the Himalayan metamorphic slab, Dhaulagiri Himal: implications for the structural framework of the central Nepalese Himalaya. Journal of the Geologic Society, 166: 25-43.

M.P. Searle, R.D. Law , L. Godin, K.P. Larson, M.J. Streule, J.M. Cottle and M.J. Jessup, 2008. Defining the Himalayan Main Central thrust in Nepal.  Journal of the Geological Society, 165: 523-534.

K.P. Larson, R.A. Price and D.A. Archibald, 2006. Tectonic implications and 40Ar/39AR geochronology of the Mt. Haley stock and Lussier River stock, near Fort Steele, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 43: 1673-1684.

K.P. Larson and R.A. Price, 2006. The southern termination of the Western Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, near Fort Steele, British Columbia: Stratigraphy, structure, and tectonic implications.  Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, 54: 37-61.

K.P. Larson and R.A. Price, 2004. Geology of the Wildhorse area:  Deformational characteristics and timing in the Rocky Mountain Fold and Thrust Belt near Cranbrook, B.C. in Geological Fieldwork 2003, B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, Paper 2003-1: 49-60.

M.G. Mihalynuk, S.T. Johnston, C. Lowe, F. Cordey, J. English, F. Devine, K.P. Larson, Y. Merran, 2002. Atlin TGI Part II:  Preliminary Results from the Atlin Targeted Geoscience Initiative, Nakina Area, Northwest British Columbia. in Geologic Fieldwork 2001, B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, Paper 2002-1: 5-18.

K.P. Larson, 2002. Microstructural analysis of the Teslin Fault, northwestern British Columbia. in Geologic Fieldwork 2001, B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, Paper 2002-1: 31-34.

Presentations (students are underlined)

J. Lamming, K.P. Larson, B. Knox, J. Cottle, 2016, Multiple generations of monazite growth in the Tantato Domain, northern Saskatchewan: Implications for a complicated tectonic history. Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Whitehorse, YK, June. (Oral)

D.A. Kellett, J. Cottle, D. Grujic, L. Godin, K.P. Larson, R. Soucy-La Roche, 2015, Discussion starter: the case for channel flow during the development and emplacement of Himalayan middle crust. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December. (Oral) Invited Presentation

D. Kellett, C. Warren, K.P. Larson, N. Rogers, and C. van Staal, 2015, Influence of deformation and fluids Ar retention in muscovite: Devonian reactivation of the Silurian Dover fault, Newfoundland Appalachians. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December. (Oral)

J. Lamming, K.P. Larson, and B. Knox, 2015, A region with a complicated past: New monazite ages from the Tantato Domain. Saskatchewan Geological Survey Open House, Saskatoon, SK, December. (Oral)

S. Shrestha, K.P. Larson, C. Guilmette, and R. From, 2014, Metamorphism of the exhumed Himalayan Metamorphic Core, Likhu Khola region, east-central Nepal. Geologic Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, October. (Oral)

T. Ambrose, K.P. Larson, C. Guilmette,  J. Cottle, , G. Lederer, and H. Buckingham, 2014, Ductile extrusion, underplating and out-of-sequence thrusting within the Himalayan Metamorphic Core, Kanchenjunga, Nepal. Geologic Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, October. (Oral)

A. Ali, K.P. Larson, and S. Faisal, 2014, P-T-t paths of polymetamorphic rocks from the Hindu Kush Range, NW Pakistan. Geologic Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, October. (Poster)

H. Buckingham, K.P. Larson, I. Coutand, A. Camacho, and T. Ambrose, 2014, Evolution and late stage deformation of the Himalayan Metamorphic Core, Kanchenjunga region, eastern Nepal. Geologic Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, October. (Oral)

G. Lederer, J.M. Cottle, and K.P. Larson, 2014, Linking the Manaslu granite to its source using monazite petrochronology. Geologic Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, October. (Oral)

K.P. Larson, 2014, Geochronology and Himalayan Tectonics. (Invited Talk) Presented at the 3rd Biannual Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum, Golden, CO.

K.P. Larson, J. Lamming, and S. Faisal, 2014, Microscale strain partitioning and differential quartz lattice preferred orientation development. Presented at the 2014 Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop, Kelowna, BC. 

S. Faisal and K.P. Larson, 2014, Pluton Crystallization and petrogenesis in the eastern Hindu Kush, NW Pakistan. Presented at the 2014 Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop, Kelowna, BC.

T. Ambrose, K.P. Larson, C. Guilmette, and H. Buckingham, 2014, Tectonometamorphic discontinuities in the exhumed Himalayan mid-crust. Presented at the 2014 Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop, Kelowna, BC.

J. Cottle, K.P. Larson, and D.A. Kellett, 2013. How does the mid-crust accommodate deformation in large, hot orogens? Insight from the Himalaya-Tibet System. Presented at the 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. Invited Talk

K.P. Larson, 2013. Tectonic implications of structural discontinuities in the Himalayan mid-crust. Presented at the 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

J. McAtamney, J. Cottle, K.P. Larson, G. Lederer, and S.M. Rai, 2013. Microstructural insights into strain variation along the Main Central thrust system, eastern Nepal Himalaya. Presented at the 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

A. A. G. Webb, H. Yu, H. Dian, K.P. Larson, and A. Schmitt, 2013. The Himalayan mountains and analogous systems were built by underplating. Presented at the 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

R. From and K.P. Larson, 2013. A cryptic tectonometamorphic discontinuity in the Greater Himalayan sequence, Likhu Khola study area, east-central Nepal. Presented at the 2013 Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

F. Gervais, K.P. Larson, 2013. Reviving Ray Price’s conceptual model of continuous ductile extrusion/intrusion of “hot tongues” in orogenic belts. Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop, Kingston, Ontario

K.P. Larson, F. Gervais, and D.A. Kellett, 2012. Tectonic insight from P-T-t paths, upper Tama Kosi region, Nepal. 27th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal

R. From, K.P. Larson and J. Cottle, 2012. Tectonometamorphic evolution of the upper Likhu Khola region, east-central Nepal. 27th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal

D. He, A.A.G. Webb, K.P. Larson and A.K. Schmitt, 2012. New findings from crystalline rocks of the frontal klippen, Nepal Himalaya, demonstrate mountain-building via underplating. 27th Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal

K.P. Larson, L. Godin and J. Cottle, 2012. Fingerprinting Himalayan convergence accommodation processes. Goldschmidt 2012, Montreal, Qc.

R.E. From, K.P. Larson and D.A. Kellett, 2011. Geologic framework of the upper Likhu khola region, east-central Nepal. GSA Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Paper No. 52-11.

K.P. Larson, D.A. Kellett and R.E. From, 2011. Geology of the upper Tama Kosi/Rolwaling valley region east-central Nepal. 26th Himalaya-Tibet-Karakoram Workshop, Canmore, Canada. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 44(1): p.45.

K.P. Larson, L. Godin, and R.A. Price, 2008. Identifying the Himalayan hinterland-foreland transition in central Nepal. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting Supplement: T33C-2068.

K.P. Larson and L. Godin, 2008. Out-of-sequence deformation and expansion of the Himalayan orogenic wedge: insight from the Changgo culmination, south-central Tibet.  23rd Himalaya-Tibet-Karakoram Workshop, Leh, India. Himalayan Journal of Sciences, 5: 84.

K.P. Larson and L. Godin, 2008. Is the Ramgarh thrust equivalent to the Main Central thrust in central Nepal? 23rd Himalaya-Tibet-Karakoram Workshop, Leh, India. Himalayan Journal of Sciences, 5: 85.

K.P. Larson and L. Godin, 2007. Kinematics of the Himalayan metamorphic slab: implications for the structural framework of the central Nepalese Himalaya. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract: T31D-0671.

L. Godin, D.A.-M. Kellett and K.P. Larson, 2007. Orogenic superstructure behaviour and mid-crustal plastic flow in the central Nepal Himalaya. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract: T31D-0672.

L. Godin, D.A.-M. Kellett and K.P. Larson, 2007. "Orogenic lid" behaviour and mid-crustal plastic flow in the central Nepal Himalaya. Presented at Arthor Holmes Meeting, Ullapool, Scotland, Geologic Society of America and Geologic Society of London, Abstract 46 (http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/peachandhorne/)

K.P. Larson, L. Godin, D.A.-M. Kellett, D.W. Davis, D.R. Watts, J. Wolters, 2006. Preliminary structural and geochronometric data from the Changgo dome, south-central Tibet. Presented at 21st Himalayan-Karakoram-Tibetan Workshop, Cambridge, UK, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 26: 147.

K.P. Larson and L. Godin, 2006. Strain partitioning in the Main Central thrust and the exhumed, mid-crustal Greater Himalayan sequence, Kali Gandaki valley, central Nepal. Presented at 21st Himalayan-Karakoram-Tibetan Workshop, Cambridge, UK, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 26: 147.

K.P. Larson, R.A. Price and D.A. Archibald, 2004. The southern termination of the Western Ranges and Main Ranges of the Southern Canadian Rocky Mountains: tectonic and geochronologic implications of new stratigraphic and structural data and detailed mapping. Geologic Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, 36: 208.

R.J. Enkin, S.T. Johnston, K.P. Larson and J. Baker, 2003.  Paleomagnetism of the 70 Ma Carmacks Volcanics at Solitary Mt. (Yukon) confirms and extends controversial results:  Further evidence on the Baja-BC Model.  Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada/Society of Economic Geologists Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada: Session SY4

S.T. Johnston, R.J. Enkin, J. Baker, D. Francis, M. Colpron and K.P. Larson, 2001. Solitary Mountain, Yukon: Preliminary Paleomagnetic results strengthen the correlation with the Carmacks Formation. Cook, F. and Erdmer, P. (eds.) Lithoprobe SNORCLE – Cordilleran Tectonics Workshop, Victoria, Canada, 79: 85.