Philip Verplanck

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Philip Verplanck

United States Geological Survey , Denver , USA

Research Geologist

Philip L. Verplanck is a research geologist with the US Geological Survey’s Mineral Resources Program in Denver Colorado. He received his B.S. degree in geology from Tufts University, M.S. degree in geology from Oregon State University, and Ph.D. in geology from the University of Colorado. He has studied rare earth elements since 1983, and his rare earth element research includes lunar evolution, igneous petrology, aqueous geochemistry, and ore genesis. Currently, his work focuses on the formation of rare earth element ore deposits and processes controlling of critical element enrichment.