Clark, D. and Francis, D.; Petrogenetic and economic significance of the Raglan ultramafic cumulates, Cape Smith foldbelt, Quebec, Lithos, submitted Oct. 2008.

Modeland, S. and Francis, D.; Enriched mantle components in Paleoproterozoic alkaline magmas of the Bravo Lakes formation, central Baffin Island, Nunavut. Journal of Petrology, submitted Oct.  2008.

Patterson, M., Francis, D., and McCandless, T.; Kimberlites: magmas or mixtures? Lithos, submitted Sept. 2008.

Francis, D., Minarik, W., Proenza,Y., and Shi, L;  The Canadian Cordilleran Lithospheric Mantle. Canadian J. Earth Science, Lithoprobe Synthesis Volume II, accepted with revision, July 2008.

Maurice, C., David, J., Bédard, J., and Francis, D., 2008: Evidence for a widespread mafic cover sequence and its implications for continental growth in the Northeastern Superior Province. Precambrian Research, doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2008.04.010.

Goldstein, S. and Francis, D.; 2008: The petrogenesis and mantle source of Archean Ferropicrites from the Western Superior Province, Ontario, Canada.  Journal of Petrology 49, 1729-1753. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egn044.

Francis, D. and Patterson, M., 2008: Kimberlites and Aillikites as Probes of the Continental Lithospheric Mantle. Lithos, Lithospheric Mantle Volume, DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.05.007

O’Neil, J., Carlson, R.W., Francis, D., Stevenson, R.K.; 2008:  Neodymium-142 Evidence for Hadean Mafic Crust.  Science, 321, 1828-1831. doi:10.1126/science.116192s.

Francis, D. and Minarik, W.; 2008 Aluminum-dependent trace element partitioning in clinopyroxene.  Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 156, 439-451, DOI: 10.100//s00410-008-0295-2.

David, J., Godin, L., Stevenson, R., O’Neil, J., and Francis, D.: 2008: U-Pb ages (3.8-2.7 Ga) and Nd isotope data from the newly identified Eoarchean Nuvvuagittuq supracrustal belt, Superior Craton, Canada. Geological Society of America Bulletin, DOI: 10.1130/B26369.1

O’Neil, J., Maurice, C., Stevenson, R., Larocque, J. Cloquet, C., David, J., and Francis, D.; 2007: The Geology of the 3.8 Ga Nuvvuagittuq (Porpoise Cove) Greenstone Belt, Northeastern Superior Province, Canada. in “Earth’s Oldest Rocks, eds. M.J. Van Kranendonk, R.H. Smithies,  and V. Bennett.  Elsevier BV, 219-250.