Dr William McCarthy
Senior Lecturer
Research areas
My research focusses on understanding the architecture of igneous intrusions and the ore deposits hosted. I am an enthusiastic field geology and rock magnetic analysis (AMS, AMR and palaeomagnetism) is my area of analytical expertise. I established the University of St Andrews M2Ore Magnetics Lab (Magam, Minerals and Ore Lab) in 2017 to facilitate my research groups work. Beyond the lab my interests are largely outdoors, I enjoy kayaking, mountain biking and free diving.
PhD supervision
- Aikerim Orken
- Emily Jones
Selected publications
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Open access
Transport of magma in granitic mush systems; an example from the Götemar Pluton, Sweden
Mattsson, T., McCarthy, W. & Schmiedel, T., 3 Jan 2024, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 25, 1, 16 p., e2023GC011061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detecting emerald green in 19thC book bindings using vis-NIR spectroscopy
Gil, M. P., Henderson, E. A., Burdge, J. A., Kotze, E. & McCarthy, W., 21 Dec 2023, In: Analytical Methods. 15, 47, p. 6603-6609 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Magnetic fabrics reveal three-dimensional flow processes within elongate magma fingers at the margin of the Shonkin Sag laccolith (MT, USA)
Köpping, J., Cruden, A. R., Magee, C., McCarthy, W., Geissman, J. & Holm, D., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 169, 25 p., 104829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dyke architecture, mineral layering, and magmatic convection; new perspectives from the Younger Giant Dyke Complex, S Greenland
Koopmans, L., McCarthy, W. & Magee, C., 1 Mar 2022, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 23, 3, 22 p., e2021GC010260.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decrypting magnetic fabrics (AMS, AARM, AIRM) through the analysis of mineral shape fabrics and distribution anisotropy
Mattsson, T., Petri, B., Almqvist, B., McCarthy, W., Burchardt, S., Palma, J. O., Hammer, Ø. & Galland, O., 9 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 126, 6, 23 p., e2021JB021895.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New insights from field observations of the Younger giant dyke complex and mafic lamprophyres of the gardar province on Tuttutooq island, South Greenland
Koopmans, L., Webster, R. A., Changleng, R., Mathieson, L., Murphy, A. J., Finch, A. A. & McCarthy, W., 16 Jun 2021, In: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin. 47, 7 p., 6526.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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O and H isotopic evidence for a mantle source of water in appinite magma: An example from the late Neoproterozoic Greendale Complex, Nova Scotia
Cawood, I. P., Murphy, J. B., McCarthy, W. J. & Boyce, A. J., Apr 2021, In: Lithos. 386-387, 105997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Structural signatures of igneous sheet intrusion propagation
Magee, C., Muirhead, J., Schofield, N., Walker, R. J., Galland, O., Holford, S., Spacapan, J., Jackson, C.A.-L. & McCarthy, W., Aug 2019, In: Journal of Structural Geology. 125, p. 148-154 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lateral magma flow in mafic sill complexes
Magee, C., Muirhead, J. D., Karvelas, A., Holford, S. P., Jackson, C. A. L., Bastow, I. D., Schofield, N., Stevenson, C. T. E., McLean, C., McCarthy, W. & Shtukert, O., 1 Jun 2016, In: Geosphere. 12, 3, p. 809-841 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distinguishing diapirs from inflated plutons: an integrated rock magnetic fabric and structural study on the Roundstone Pluton, western Ireland
McCarthy, W., Petronis, M. S., Reavy, R. J. & Stevenson, C. T., Sept 2015, In: Journal of the Geological Society. 172, 5, p. 550-565 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review