Overview
Boudreau's expertise lies in origins of igneous layering: Numerical modeling of postcumulus processes such as crystal aging and compaction and how they can give rise to the variety of features observed in igneous layering. Petrogenesis of platinum-group element (PGE) deposits in layered intrusions and associated work on degassing of crystal assemblages and evidence for the mixing of igneous fluids with liquid + crystal assemblages.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Geology
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2021 - Present
Earth and Climate Sciences,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Publications
The role of hydrothermal processes and the formation of the J-M reef and associated rocks of olivine-bearing zone I of the Stillwater Complex, Montana
Journal Article Mineralium Deposita · March 1, 2025 Several lines of evidence, including hydrous melt inclusions and unusually Cl-rich apatite, have been used to suggest that the reappearance of olivine and PGE-sulfide of the J-M Reef in the Stillwater Complex, Montana, is due to fluid infiltration and hydr ... Full text CiteInvestigating the Influence of Crustal Contamination on the Stillwater Complex, Montana Using Sr, Nd, and Pb Isotopes
Journal Article Journal of Petrology · April 1, 2024 The presence of pegmatoid bodies in the Stillwater Complex is poorly understood, but they have been suggested to have resulted from the presence of fluids in the complex. To better understand the origin of the pegmatoids and to trace the possible influence ... Full text CiteTesting the hypothesis that simulated melting can identify evolving liquid compositions and crystallization models at the Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA
Journal Article Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · March 1, 2023 Layered intrusions present a number of problems in understanding how they crystallized, including identification of parental magma and the effect of trapped liquid on modifying the original mineral assemblage. This work explores how simulated remelting of ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Layered Instrusion-Footwall Hydrothermal Interactions - An Analog For Subduction Zone Hydrothermal Systems
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2018 - 2022Upgrade of the Duke University Electron Microprobe
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2011Upgrade of the Duke University Electron Microprobe
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2008View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Washington ·
1986
Ph.D.
University of Oregon ·
1982
M.S.
University of California, Berkeley ·
1976
A.B.