Research I enjoy the historical aspects of geology, looking back in time to explore past events and ancient life. My research and that of my students is focused in two main areas. We use the techniques of sedimentary geology and geochemistry to explore the Earth's earliest surface environments, life, and crustal development, generally before 2.5 billion years ago. Much of this research is focused in South Africa and Western Australia. The other half of my research deals with deep-water sedimentation, especially using outcrops and cores to study the processes by which coarse sediment is transported and deposited in the deep sea.
Teaching My teaching is focused on topics in sedimentary geology and techniques for interpreting the sedimentary record. This includes an undergraduate/graduate course (co-taught with Professor Steve Graham) in sedimentary geology and depositional systems, and graduate courses in sedimentation mechanics, sedimentary petrography, and sedimentary environments.
Professional Activities Current co-director, Stanford Project On Deep-water Depositional Systems (SPODDS); leader, Science Definition Team for NASA Astrobiology Research Laboratory (1999-2000); member, UCLA Astrobiology Center (2000-2003); service on numerous school and departmental committees, especially those aimed at setting goals and directions for long-range planning and graduate and undergraduate curricula in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, and on the editorial boards of several professional journals and on numerous program, grant, and fellowship review panels
Sedimentology, Palaeoenvironment and Diagenesis of the Tertiary Burqan Formation in the Midyan area, Saudi Arabia: Implications for subsurface reservoir quality., King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUMP), Saudi Arabia
Investigating the Origin of Layered Outcrops in the Mawrth Vallis Region, Mars, Stanford
Geologic record of partial ocean evaporation triggered by giant asteroid impacts, 3.29-3.23 billion years agoGEOLOGYLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2015; 43 (6): 535-538
Texture-specific Si isotope variations in Barberton Greenstone Belt cherts record low temperature fractionations in early Archean seawaterGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTAStefurak, E. J., Fischer, W. W., Lowe, D. R.2015; 150: 26-52
High resolution tephra and U/Pb chronology of the 3.33–3.26 Ga Mendon Formation, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHDecker, N. B., Byerly, G. R., Stiegler, M. T., Lowe, D. R., Stefurak, E.2015; 261: 54-74
Paleoarchean ocean crust and mantle excavated by meteor impact: Insight into early crustal processes and tectonicsGEOLOGYKrull-Davatzes, A. E., Byerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R.2014; 42 (7): 635-638
Primary silica granules-A new mode of Paleoarchean sedimentationGEOLOGYStefurak, E. J., Lowe, D. R., Zentner, D., Fischer, W. W.2014; 42 (4): 283-286
Physics of crustal fracturing and chert dike formation triggered by asteroid impact, similar to 3.26 Ga, Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaGEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMSSleep, N. H., Lowe, D. R.2014; 15 (4): 1054-1070
Stratigraphic architecture and evolution of a deep-water slope channel-levee and overbank apron: The Upper Miocene Upper Mount Messenger Formation, Taranaki BasinMARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGYRotzien, J. R., Lowe, D. R., King, P. R., Browne, G. H.2014; 52: 22-41
Recently discovered 3.42-3.23 Ga impact layers Barberton Belt, South Africa: 3.8 Ga detrital zircons, Archean impact history, and tectonic implicationsGEOLOGYLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R., Kyte, F. T.2014; 42 (9): 747-750
Primary silica granules—A new mode of Paleoarchean sedimentationGEOLOGYStefurak, E. J., Lowe, D. R., Zentner, D., Fischer, W. W.2014; v. 42: p. 283-286
Physics of crustal fracturing and chert dike formation triggered by asteroid impact, ~3.26 Ga, Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaGEOCHEMISTRY, GEOPHYSICS, AND GEOSYSTEMS Sleep, N. H., Lowe, D. R.2014; 15: 1-17
Timing of deposition and deformation of the Moodies Group (Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa): Very-high-resolution of Archaean surface processesPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHHeubeck, C., Engelhardt, J., Byerly, G. R., Zeh, A., Sell, B., Luber, T., Lowe, D. R.2013; 231: 236-262
Crustal fracturing and chert dike formation triggered by large meteorite impacts, ca. 3.260 Ga, Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETINLowe, D. R.2013; 125 (5-6): 894-912
Geologic Map of the West-Central Barberton Greenstone belt, South AfricaGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA MAP & CHART SERIESLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R., Heubeck, C.2013; MCS103
Channelized debris-flow deposits and their impact on turbidity currents: The Puchkirchen axial channel belt in the Austrian Molasse BasinSEDIMENTOLOGYBernhardt, A., Stright, L., Lowe, D. R.2012; 59 (7): 2042-2070
Geochemistry and petrology of komatiites of the Pioneer Ultramafic Complex of the 3.3 Ga Weltevreden Formation, Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHStiegler, M. T., Cooper, M., Byerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R.2012; 212: 1-12
Palaeogeography and diachronous infill of an ancient deep-marine foreland basin, Upper Cretaceous Cerro Toro Formation, Magallanes BasinBASIN RESEARCHBernhardt, A., Jobe, Z. R., Grove, M., Lowe, D. R.2012; 24 (3): 269-294
Climbing-ripple successions in turbidite systems: depositional environments, sedimentation rates and accumulation timesSEDIMENTOLOGYJobe, Z. R., Lowe, D. R., Morris, W. R.2012; 59 (3): 867-898
Mineralogy and diagenesis of 3.24 Ga meteorite impact spherulesPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHKrull-Davatzes, A. E., Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2012; 196: 128-148
Geologic map of the west-central Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Map and Chart SeriesLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2012; MCS103
Fragmentation and dispersal of komatiitic pyroclasts in the 3.5-3.2 Ga Onverwacht Group, Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETINStiegler, M. T., Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2011; 123 (5-6): 1112-1126
Stratigraphic evolution of a submarine channel-lobe complex system in a narrow fairway within the Magallanes foreland basin, Cerro Toro Formation, southern ChileMARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGYBernhardt, A., Jobe, Z. R., Lowe, D. R.2011; 28 (3): 785-806
Two fundamentally different types of submarine canyons along the continental margin of Equatorial GuineaMARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGYJobe, Z. R., Lowe, D. R., Uchytil, S. J.2011; 28 (3): 843-860
FACIES AND ARCHITECTURAL ASYMMETRY IN A CONGLOMERATE-RICH SUBMARINE CHANNEL FILL, CERRO TORO FORMATION, SIERRA DEL TORO, MAGALLANES BASIN, CHILEJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCHJobe, Z. R., Bernhardt, A., Lowe, D. R.2010; 80 (11-12): 1085-1108
Evidence for a low-O-2 Archean atmosphere from nickel-rich chrome spinels in 3.24 Ga impact spherules, Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSKrull-Davatzes, A. E., Byerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R.2010; 296 (3-4): 319-328
The Petrogenesis of Volcaniclastic Komatiites in the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa: a Textural and Geochemical StudyJOURNAL OF PETROLOGYStiegler, M. T., Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2010; 51 (4): 947-972
Did LHB end not with a bang but a whimper? The geologic evidence41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2010: 2563
Abundant pyroclastic komatiitic volcanism in the 3.5-3.2 Ga Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaGEOLOGYStiegler, M. T., Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2008; 36 (10): 779-782
Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks: A Summary of Discussions at a Field Workshop on Biosignatures in Ancient RocksASTROBIOLOGYOhmoto, H., Runnegar, B., Kump, L. R., Fogel, M. L., Kamber, B., Anbar, A. D., Knauth, P. L., Lowe, D. R., Sumner, D. Y., Watanabe, Y.2008; 8 (5): 883-895
Architecture and evolution of the Paine channel complex, Cerro Toro Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Silla Syncline, Magallanes Basin, ChileSEDIMENTOLOGYCrane, W. H., Lowe, D. R.2008; 55 (4): 979-1009
The evolution of an elongate foreland basin: the deep- to shallow-marine filling of the Cretaceous Magallanes Basin, Chile,28th Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference,Bernhardt, A., Jobe, Z. R., Lowe, D. R.2008: 268-310
Sedimentology and architecture of coarse-grained submarine channel fills, Lobitos Village, PeruDeep-Water Outcrops of the World AtlasDuerichen, E. T., Lowe, D. R.edited by Nilsen, T., Shew, R., Steffens, G., Studlick, J.American Association of Petroleum Geologists.2008: 3P
PrefaceDeep-Water Outcrops of the World AtlasGraham, S. A., Lowe, D. R.edited by Nilsen, T., Shew, R., Steffens, G., Studlick, J.American Association of Petroleum Geologists.2008: 2
The five stable isotope compositions of Fig Tree barites: Implications on sulfur cycle in ca. 3.2 Ga oceansGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTABao, H., Rumble, D., Lowe, D. R.2007; 71 (20): 4868-4879
A comment on "Weathering of quartz as an Archean climatic indicator" by N.H. Sleep and A.M. Hessler [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 241 (2006) 594-602]EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSLowe, D. R.2007; 253 (3-4): 530-533
Ironstone bodies of the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa: Products of a Cenozoic hydrological system, not Archean hydrothermal vents!GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETINLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2007; 119 (1-2): 65-87
Tectonic controls on atmospheric, climatic, and biological evolution 3.5-2.4 GaPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHLowe, D. R., Tice, M. M.2007; v. 158: p. 177-197
An overview of the geology of the Barberton greenstone belt and vicinity: Implications for early crustal developmentEarth's Oldest RocksLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.edited by Van Kranendonk, M. J., Smithies, H., Bennett, V.Elsevier, Amsterdam.2007: 481-526
Weathering and sediment generation in the Archean: An integrated study of the evolution of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks of the 3.2 Ga Moodies Group, Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHHessler, A. M., Lowe, D. R.2006; 151 (3-4): 185-210
The origin of carbonaceous matter in pre-3.0 Ga greenstone terrains: A review and new evidence from the 3.42 Ga Buck Reef ChertEARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWSTice, M. M., Lowe, D. R.2006; 76 (3-4): 259-300
Stable isotope and rare earth element evidence for recent ironstone pods within the Archean Barberton greenstone belt, South AfricaGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTAHren, M. T., Lowe, D. R., Tice, M. M., Byerly, G., CHAMBERLAIN, C. P.2006; 70 (6): 1457-1470
Hydrogen-based carbon fixation in the earliest known photosynthetic organismsGEOLOGYTice, M. M., Lowe, D. R.2006; 34 (1): 37-40
Compositional grading in an 3,240 Ma impact-produced spherule bed, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa: A key to impact plume evolutionJOURNAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN GEOLOGYKrull-Davatzes, A. E., Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2006; 76: 233-244
Iron and manganese minerals from South African ironstone depositsPHYSICA SCRIPTARoy, A., Byerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R., Walsh, M. W., Bianchetti, C.2005; T115: 918-920
Textural trends in turbidites and slurry beds from the Oligocene flysch of the East Carpathians, RomaniaSEDIMENTOLOGYSylvester, Z., Lowe, D. R.2004; 51 (5): 945-972
Geologic evidence for Archean atmospheric and climatic evolution: Fluctuating levels of CO2, CH4, and O-2, with an overriding tectonic controlGEOLOGYLowe, D. R., Tice, M. M.2004; 32 (6): 493-496
Depositional processes of the gravelly debris flow deposits, South Dolomite alluvial fan, Owens Valley, CaliforniaGEOSCIENCES JOURNALKim, B. C., Lowe, D. R.2004; 8 (2): 153-170
A lower limit for atmospheric carbon dioxide levels 3.2 billion years agoNATUREHessler, A. M., Lowe, D. R., Jones, R. L., Bird, D. K.2004; 428 (6984): 736-738
Thermal history of the 3.5-3.2 Ga Onverwacht and Fig Tree Groups, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa, inferred by Raman microspectroscopy of carbonaceous materialGEOLOGYTice, M. M., Bostick, B. C., Lowe, D. R.2004; 32 (1): 37-40
Early Precambrian stratigraphic record of large extraterrestrial impactsTempos and Events in Precambrian TimeSimonson, B. M., Byerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R.edited by Eriksson, P. A., Nelson, D.Elsevier, Amsterdam.2004: 27-45
A stratigraphic and architectural-element methodology for the subdivision and interpretation of deep-water clastic sequences: an example from the Cretaceous Venado Sandstone, Sacramento Valley, CaliforniaDeep-Water Sedimentation: Technological Challenges for the Next MillenniumLowe, D. R., Ghosh, B.edited by Appi, C. J., D'Avila, R., Viana, A.ABGP.2004
Photosynthetic microbial mats in the 3 in the 3,416-Myr-old oceanNatureTice, M. M., Lowe, D. R.2004; 431: 549-552
Ironstone pods in the Archean Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa: Earth's oldest seafloor hydrothermal vents reinterpreted as Quaternary subaerial springs: Reply:GEOLOGY, ONLINE FORUMLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2004: e69
Deep-water sandstones: Submarine canyon to basin plain western CaliforniaPacific Section AAPG and AAPG, Pacific Section AAPG Publication GBLowe, D. R.2004; 79
Microstructure of high-temperature (> 73 degrees C) siliceous sinter deposited around hot springs and geysers, Yellowstone National Park: the role of biological and abiological processes in sedimentationCANADIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCESLowe, D. R., Braunstein, D.2003; 40 (11): 1611-1642
Ironstone pods in the Archean Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa: Earth's oldest seafloor hydrothermal vents reinterpreted as Quaternary subaerial springsGEOLOGYLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2003; 31 (10): 909-912
High Archean climatic temperature inferred from oxygen isotope geochemistry of cherts in the 3.5 Ga Swaziland Supergroup, South AfricaGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETINKnauth, L. P., Lowe, D. R.2003; 115 (5): 566-580
Early Archean spherule beds: Chromium isotopes confirm origin through multiple impacts of projectiles of carbonaceous chondrite typeGEOLOGYKyte, F. T., Shukolyukov, A., Lugmair, G. W., Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2003; 31 (3): 283-286
Facies of slurry-flow deposits, Britannia Formation (Lower Cretaceous), North Sea: implications for flow evolution and deposit geometrySEDIMENTOLOGYLowe, D. R., Guy, M., Palfrey, A.2003; 50 (1): 45-80
Spherule Beds 3.473.24 Billion Years Old in the Barberton Greenstone Belt South Africa: A Record of Large Meteorite Impacts and Their Influence on Early Crustal and Biological EvolutionAstrobiology,Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R., Kyte, F. T., Shukolyukov, A., Asaro, F., Krull, A.2003; 3: 7-48
Field guide to the geology of the 3.5-3.2 Ga Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaGuidebook prepared for Field Conference, Archean Surface ProcessesLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2003; 2
An Archean impact layer from the Pilbara and Kaapvaal cratonsSCIENCEByerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R., Wooden, J. L., Xie, X. G.2002; 297 (5585): 1325-1327
Facies architecture of a submarine fan channel-levee complex: The Juniper Ridge Conglomerate, Coalinga, CaliforniaSEDIMENTOLOGYHickson, T. A., Lowe, D. R.2002; 49 (2): 335-362
Relationship between spring and geyser activity and the deposition and morphology of high temperature (> 73 degrees C) siliceous sinter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USAJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCHBraunstein, D., Lowe, D. R.2001; 71 (5): 747-763
Silicified microbial community at Steep Cone Hot (Spring), Yellowstone National ParkMicrobes and EnvironmentsInagaki, F., Motomura, Y., Doi, K., Taguchi, S., Izawa, E., Lowe, D. R., Ogata, S.2001; 16: 125-130
The zonation and structuring of siliceous sinter around hot springs, Yellowstone National Park, and the role of thermophilic bacteria in its depositionThermophiles: Biodiversity, Ecology, and EvolutionLowe, D. R., Anderson, K. S., Braunstein, D.edited by Reysenbach, et al. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.2001: 143-166
Slurry-flow deposits in the Britannia Formation (Lower Cretaceous), North Sea: a new perspective on the turbidity current and debris flow problemSEDIMENTOLOGYLowe, D. R., Guy, M.2000; 47 (1): 31-70
Deep-water sandstones, submarine canyon to basin plain, western CaliforniaField guide for AAPG Hedberg Field Research ConferenceLowe, D.R.2000
The oldest impact deposits on Earth - First confirmation of an extraterrestrial componentIMPACTS AND THE EARLY EARTHShukolyukov, A., Kyte, F. T., Lugmair, G. W., Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.2000; 91: 99-115
Stratigraphy of the west-central part of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America .1999: 1-36
Petrology and sedimentology of cherts and related silicified sedimentary rocks in the Swaziland SupergroupGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaLowe, D. R.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 83-114
Structural divisions and development of the west-central part of the Barberton Greenstone BeltGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R., Heubeck, C.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 37-82
Sedimentology, mineralogy, and implications of silicified evaporites in the Kromberg Formation, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaLowe, D. R., Fisher-Worrell, G.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 167-188
Shallow-water sedimentation of accretionary lapilli-bearing strata of the Msauli Chert: Evidence of explosive hydromagmatic komatiitic volcanismGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa Lowe, D. R.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 213-232
Foreland basin sedimentation in the Mapepe Formation, southern-facies Fig Tree GroupGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaLowe, D. R., Nocita, B. W.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 233-258
Modes of accumulation of carbonaceous matter in the Early Archean: A petrographic and geochemical study of the carbonaceous cherts of the Swaziland SupergroupGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaWalsh, M. M., Lowe, D. R.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 115-132
Geologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt and vicinityGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaLowe, D. R.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 287-312
Subaqueous to subaerial Archean ultramafic phreatomagmatic volcanism, Kromberg Formation, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaRansom, B., Byerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 151-166
Geologic Evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaGeological Society of America Special Paperedited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999
Sedimentary petrography and provenance of the Archean Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone BeltGeologic evolution of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South AfricaHeubeck, C., Lowe, D. R.edited by Lowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.Geological Society of America.1999: 259-286
Reinterpretation of depositional processes in a classic flysch sequence (Pennsylvanian Jackfork Group), Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas and Oklahoma: DiscussionAAPG BULLETIN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTSLowe, D. R.1997; 81 (3): 460-465
Numerical simulation of turbidity current flow and sedimentation .2. Results and geological applicationsSEDIMENTOLOGYZeng, J. J., Lowe, D. R.1997; 44 (1): 85-104
Numerical simulation of turbidity current flow and sedimentation .1. TheorySEDIMENTOLOGYZeng, J. J., Lowe, D. R.1997; 44 (1): 67-84
Statistical analysis of bed-thickness patterns in a turbidite section from the great valley sequence, Cache Creek, northern CaliforniaJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCHMurray, C. J., Lowe, D. R., Graham, S. A., Martinez, P. A., Zeng, J. J., Carroll, A. R., Cox, R., Hendrix, M., Heubeck, C., Miller, D., MOXON, I. W., Sobel, E., Wendebourg, J., Williams, T.1996; 66 (5): 900-908
Quantification of the effects of secondary matrix on the analysis of sandstone composition, and a petrographic-chemical technique for retrieving original framework grain modes of altered sandstonesJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCHCox, R., Lowe, D. R.1996; 66 (3): 548-558
Prolonged magmatism and time constraints for sediment deposition in the early Archean Barberton greenstone belt: Evidence from the Upper Onverwacht and Fig Tree groupsPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHByerly, G. R., Kroner, A., Lowe, D. R., Todt, W., Walsh, M. M.1996; 78 (1-3): 125-138
COMPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION OF COARSE CLASTIC SEDIMENTS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED-STATES FROM 1.8 TO 0.2 GA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRUSTAL BLOCKS AND THEIR SEDIMENTARY COVERJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH SECTION A-SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY AND PROCESSESCox, R., Lowe, D. R.1995; 65 (3): 477-494
THE INFLUENCE OF SEDIMENT RECYCLING AND BASEMENT COMPOSITION ON EVOLUTION OF MUDROCK CHEMISTRY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED-STATESGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTACox, R., Lowe, D. R., Cullers, R. L.1995; 59 (14): 2919-2940
A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF REGIONAL-SCALE CONTROLS ON THE COMPOSITION OF CLASTIC SEDIMENT AND THE COEVOLUTION OF CONTINENTAL BLOCKS AND THEIR SEDIMENTARY COVERJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH SECTION A-SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY AND PROCESSESCox, R., Lowe, D. R.1995; 65 (1): 1-12
LATE SYNDEPOSITIONAL DEFORMATION AND DETACHMENT TECTONICS IN THE BARBERTON GREENSTONE-BELT, SOUTH-AFRICATECTONICSHeubeck, C., Lowe, D. R.1994; 13 (6): 1514-1536
SPINEL FROM ARCHEAN IMPACT SPHERULESGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTAByerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R.1994; 58 (16): 3469-3486
SM-ND DATING OF FIG TREE CLAY-MINERALS OF THE BARBERTON GREENSTONE-BELT, SOUTH-AFRICAGEOLOGYToulkeridis, T., Goldstein, S. L., Clauer, N., Kroner, A., Lowe, D. R.1994; 22 (3): 199-202
ACCRETIONARY HISTORY OF THE ARCHEAN BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT (3.55-3.22 GA), SOUTHERN AFRICAGEOLOGYLowe, D. R.1994; 22: 1099-1102
THE ABIOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF DESCRIBED STROMATOLITES OLDER THAN 3.2 GAGEOLOGYLowe, D.1994; 22: 387-390
DEPOSITIONAL AND TECTONIC SETTING OF THE ARCHEAN MOODIES GROUP, BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT, SOUTH AFRICAPRECAMBRIAN RES.Heubeck, C., Lowe, D. R.1994; 68: 257-290
EARLY ENVIRONMENTS: CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY EVOLUTIONin: Early life on Earth: Bengtson, S., ed., Nobel Symposium No. 84Lowe, D.Columbia University Press.1994: 24-35
3.4-BILLION-YEAR-OLD BIOGENIC PYRITES FROM BARBERTON, SOUTH-AFRICA - SULFUR ISOTOPE EVIDENCESCIENCEOhmoto, H., Kakegawa, T., Lowe, D. R.1993; 262 (5133): 555-557
GEOCHEMISTRY OF A SILICIFIED, FELSIC VOLCANICLASTIC SUITE FROM THE EARLY ARCHEAN PANORAMA FORMATION, PILBARA BLOCK, WESTERN-AUSTRALIA - AN EVALUATION OF DEPOSITIONAL AND POSTDEPOSITIONAL PROCESSES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE RARE-EARTH ELEMENTSPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHCullers, R. L., DIMARCO, M. J., Lowe, D. R., Stone, J.1993; 60 (1-4): 99-116
TIMING OF DEFORMATION OF THE ARCHAEAN BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT, SOUTH AFRICA: CONSTRAINTS FROM ZIRCON DATING OF THE SALISBURY KOP PLUTONSOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF GEOLOGYHeubeck, C., Wendt, J. I., Toulkeridis, T., Kroner, A., Lowe, D. R.1993; 96: 1-8
A NUMERICAL-MODEL FOR SEDIMENTATION FROM HIGHLY-CONCENTRATED MULTI-SIZED SUSPENSIONSMATHEMATICAL GEOLOGYZeng, J. J., Lowe, D. R.1992; 24 (4): 393-415
NOBLE-METAL ABUNDANCES IN AN EARLY ARCHEAN IMPACT DEPOSITGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTAKyte, F. T., Lei, Z., Lowe, D. R.1992; 56 (3): 1365-1372
MAJOR EVENTS IN THE GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRECAMBRIAN EARTHin: The Proterozoic Biosphere, Schopf, J. W., and Klein, C., eds.Lowe, D.Cambridge University Press.1992: 67-76
THE ARCHEAN GEOLOGIC RECORDin: The Proterozoic Biosphere, Schopf, J.W., and Klein, C., eds.Lowe, D., Ernst, W. G.Cambridge University Press.1992: 13-20
FLOW PROPERTIES OF TURBIDITY CURRENTS IN BUTE INLET, BRITISH-COLUMBIASEDIMENTOLOGYZeng, J. J., Lowe, D. R., Prior, D. B., Wiseman, W. J., Bornhold, B. D.1991; 38 (6): 975-996
CHRONOLOGY OF EARLY ARCHEAN GRANITE-GREENSTONE EVOLUTION IN THE BARBERTON MOUNTAIN LAND, SOUTH-AFRICA, BASED ON PRECISE DATING BY SINGLE ZIRCON EVAPORATIONEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSKRUNER, A., Byerly, G. R., Lowe, D. R.1991; 103 (1-4): 41-54
LAHARS: VOLCANO-HYDROLOGIC EVENTS AND DEPOSITION IN THE DEBRIS FLOW - HYPERCONCENTRATED FLOW CONTINUUMSEPM SPECIAL PUBLICATION 45Smith, G. A., Lowe, D. R.1991: 59-70
FAN-DELTA SEQUENCE IN THE ARCHEAN FIG TREE GROUP, BARBERTON GREENSTONE-BELT, SOUTH-AFRICAPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHNOCITA, B. W., Lowe, D. R.1990; 48 (4): 375-393
PETROGRAPHY AND PROVENANCE OF SILICIFIED EARLY ARCHEAN VOLCANICLASTIC SANDSTONES, EASTERN PILBARA BLOCK, WESTERN-AUSTRALIASEDIMENTOLOGYDIMARCO, M. J., Lowe, D. R.1989; 36 (5): 821-836
GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL RECORD OF 3400-MILLION-YEAR-OLD TERRESTRIAL METEORITE IMPACTSSCIENCELowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R., Asaro, F., KYTE, F. J.1989; 245 (4921): 959-962
SHALLOW-WATER VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSITION IN THE EARLY ARCHEAN PANORAMA FORMATION, WARRAWOONA GROUP, EASTERN PILBARA BLOCK, WESTERN-AUSTRALIASEDIMENTARY GEOLOGYDIMARCO, M. J., Lowe, D. R.1989; 64 (1-3): 43-63
STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF AN EARLY ARCHEAN FELSIC VOLCANIC SEQUENCE, EASTERN PILBARA BLOCK, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DUFFER FORMATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CRUSTAL EVOLUTIONPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHDIMARCO, M. J., Lowe, D. R.1989; 44 (2): 147-169
ENVIRONMENTAL-CONTROL ON DIVERSE STROMATOLITE MORPHOLOGIES IN THE 3000 MYR PONGOLA SUPERGROUP, SOUTH-AFRICASEDIMENTOLOGYBeukes, N. J., Lowe, D. R.1989; 36 (3): 383-397
POLYTYPES OF 2-1 DIOCTAHEDRAL MICAS IN SILICIFIED VOLCANICLASTIC SANDSTONES, WARRAWOONA GROUP, PILBARA BLOCK, WESTERN-AUSTRALIAAMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCEDIMARCO, M. J., Ferrell, R. E., Lowe, D. R.1989; 289 (5): 649-660
GEOCHEMISTRY OF PRECAMBRIAN CARBONATES .2. ARCHEAN GREENSTONE BELTS AND ARCHEAN SEA-WATERGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTAVeizer, J., Hoefs, J., Lowe, D. R., Thurston, P. C.1989; 53 (4): 859-871
GEOCHEMISTRY OF PRECAMBRIAN CARBONATES .1. ARCHEAN HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMSGEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTAVeizer, J., Hoefs, J., RIDLER, R. H., Jensen, L. S., Lowe, D. R.1989; 53 (4): 845-857
SHELF SANDSTONES OF THE ROBULUS L ZONE, OFFSHORE LOUISIANAHart, G. F., Ferrell, R. E., Lowe, D. R., Lenoir, A. E.Gulf Coast Section SEPM, 7th Annual Research Conference .1989: 117-141
SUSPENDED-LOAD FALLOUT RATE AS AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IN THE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT STRUCTURESSEDIMENTOLOGYLowe, D. R.1988; 35: 765-776
TURBIDITY-CURRENT ACTIVITY IN A BRITISH-COLUMBIA FJORDSCIENCEPrior, D. B., Bornhold, B. D., Wiseman, W. J., Lowe, D. R.1987; 237 (4820): 1330-1333
GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE TORO AMARILLO ALLUVIAL FAN IN A HUMID TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTGEOGRAFISKA ANNALERKesel, R. H., Lowe, D. R.1987; 69A: 85-99
REPLY TO COMMENTS ON "EARLY ARCHEAN SILICATE SPHERULES OF PROBABLE IMPACT ORIGIN, SOUTH AFRICA AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA:" GEOLOGYLowe, D., Byerly, G. R.1987; 15: 179-182
ARCHEAN FLOW-TOP ALTERATION ZONES FORMED INITIALLY IN A LOW-TEMPERATURE SULFATE-RICH ENVIRONMENTNATURELowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.1986; 324 (6094): 245-248
LAHARS INITIATED BY THE NOVEMBER 13, 1985, ERUPTION OF NEVADO DEL RUIZ, COLOMBIANATURELowe, D. R., Williams, S. N., Leigh, H., Connor, C. B., Gemmell, J. B., Stoiber, R. E.1986; 324: 51-53
STROMATOLITES FROM THE 3,300-3,500-MYR SWAZILAND SUPERGROUP, BARBERTON MOUNTAIN LAND, SOUTH AFRICANATUREByerly, G., Lowe, D. R., Walsh, M. M.1986; 319: 489-491
A PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS GLACIAL PAVEMENT AND RELATED KAROO ROCKS ALONG THE GHAAP ESCARPMENT NEAR BOETSAP, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCETRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICAVisser, J. N., Lowe, D. R., Beukes, N. J.1986; 89: 385-388
EARLY ARCHEAN SILICATE SPHERULES OF PROBABLE IMPACT ORIGIN, SOUTH-AFRICA AND WESTERN AUSTRALIAGEOLOGYLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R.1986; 14 (1): 83-86
STRATIGRAPHIC AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE BEARING ON STRUCTURAL REPETITION IN EARLY ARCHEAN ROCKS OF THE BARBERTON GREENSTONE-BELT, SOUTH-AFRICAPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHLowe, D. R., Byerly, G. R., RANSOM, B. L., NOCITA, B. W.1985; 27: 165-186
OUACHITA TROUGH: PART OF A CAMBRIAN FAILED RIFT SYSTEM GEOLOGYLowe, D.1985: 790-793
FILAMENTOUS MICROFOSSILS FROM THE 3,500-MYR-OLD ONVERWACHT GROUP, BARBERTON MOUNTAIN LAND, SOUTH-AFRICANATUREWalsh, M. M., Lowe, D. R.1985; 314 (6011): 530-532
SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT AS A CONTROL ON THE FORMATION AND PRESERVATION OF ARCHEAN VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSITSEvolution of Archean Supracrustal SequencesLowe, D.Geological Association of Canada Spec. Paper 28 .1985: 193-201
FILAMENTOUS MICROFOSSILS FROM THE 3,500 MILLION YEAR OLD ONVERWACHT GROUP, BARBERTON MOUNTAINLAND, SOUTH AFRICANAUREWalsh, M. M., Lowe, D. R.1985; 314: 530-532
RESTRICTED SHALLOW WATER SEDIMENTATION OF 3.4 BYR-OLD STROMATOLITIC AND EVAPORITIC STRATA OF THE STRELLEY POOL CHERT, PILBARA BLOCK, WESTERN AUSTRALIAPRECAMBRIAN RES.Lowe, D. R.1983: 239-283
SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE MARKER (3.4 GA), ONVERWACHT GROUP, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICAPRECAMBRIAN RES.Lanier, W. P., Lowe, D. R.1982: 237-260
SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOWS II: DEPOSITIONAL MODELS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DEPOSITS OF HIGH-DENSITY TURBIDITY CURRENTSJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGYLowe, D.1982: 279-297
COMPARATIVE SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE PRINCIPAL VOLCANIC SEQUENCES OF ARCHEAN GREENSTONE BELTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND CANADAPRECAMBRIAN RESEARCHLowe, D.1982: 1-29
DIFFUSION OF SEDIMENT ON THE LEE OF DUNE-LIKE BEDFORMS: THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSISSEDIMENTOLOGYChakrabarti, C., Lowe, D. R.1981; 28: 531-545
ARCHEAN SEDIMENTATIONANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCESLowe, D.1980; 8: 145-167
STROMATOLITES 3,400-MYR OLD FROM THE ARCHEAN OF WESTERN AUSTRALIANATURELowe, D. R.1980; 284: 441-443
OLDEST MARINE CARBONATE OOIDS REINTERPRETED AS VOLCANIC ACCRETIONARY LAPILLI, ONVERWACHT GROUP, SOUTH-AFRICA - REPLYJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGYLowe, D. R., Knauth, L. P.1979; 49 (2): 664-666
SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOWS: THEIR CLASSIFICATION AND PROBLEMS OF APPLICATION TO NATURAL FLOWS AND DEPOSITSSEPM SPECIAL PUBLICATION 27Lowe, D. R.1979: 75-82
OXYGEN ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF CHERTS FROM ONVERWACHT GROUP (3.4 BILLION YEARS), TRANSVAAL, SOUTH-AFRICA, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SECULAR VARIATIONS IN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF CHERTSEARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERSKnauth, L. P., Lowe, D. R.1978; 41 (2): 209-222
OLDEST MARINE CARBONATE OOIDS REINTERPRETED AS VOLCANIC ACCRETIONARY LAPILLI ONVERWACHT GROUP, SOUTH-AFRICAJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGYLowe, D. R., Knauth, L. P.1978; 48 (3): 709-722
SEDIMENTOLOGY OF ONVERWACHT GROUP (3.4 BILLION YEARS), TRANSVAAL, SOUTH-AFRICA, AND ITS BEARING ON CHARACTERISTICS AND EVOLUTION OF EARLY EARTHJOURNAL OF GEOLOGYLowe, D. R., Knauth, L. P.1977; 85 (6): 699-723
THE ARKANSAS NOVACULITE: SOME ASPECTS OF ITS PHYSICAL SEDIMENTATION:Symposium on the Geology of the Ouachita MountainsLowe, D. R.Arkansas Geological Commission.1977: 132-138
NONGLACIAL VARVES IN THE LOWER MEMBER OF ARKANSAS NOVACULITE (DEVONIAN), ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMAAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS BULLETINLowe, D. R.1976; 60: 2103-2116
SUBAQUEOUS LIQUEFIED AND FLUIDIZED FLOWS AND THEIR DEPOSITSSEDIMENTOLOGYLowe, D. R.1976; 23: 285-308
GRAIN FLOW AND GRAIN FLOW DEPOSITSJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGYLowe, D. R.1976; 46: 188-199
WATER ESCAPE STRUCTURES IN COARSE-GRAINED SEDIMENTSSEDIMENTOLOGYLowe, D. R.1975; 46: 157-204
REGIONAL CONTROLS ON SILICA SEDIMENTATION IN THE OUACHITA SYSTEMGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETINLowe, D. R.1975; 86: 1123-1127
CHARACTERISTICS AND ORIGINS OF DISH AND PILLAR STRUCTURESJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGYLowe, D. R., LoPiccolo, R. D.1974; 44: 484-501
IMPLICATIONS OF THREE SUBMARINE MASS-MOVEMENT DEPOSITS, CRETACEOUS, SACRAMENTO VALLEY, CALIFORNIAJOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGYLowe, D. R.1972; 42: 89-101
STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS OF PHOSPHATE- AND GYPSUM-BEARING UPPER MIOCENE STRATA, UPPER SESPE CREEK, VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIAAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS BULLETINDickinson, W. R., Lowe, D. R.1966; 50: 2464-2481