Kent Condie (born 28 November 1936) is an American geologist and Professor Emeritus of Geochemistry at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
He specializes in the origin and evolution of plate tectonics and the continental crust and pioneered work on 'big data' geochemistry.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he developed an interest in geology while working as a whitewater rafting guide on the Colorado River.
He then received his Ph.D. from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego in 1965 under the direction of Albert Engel.
He has conducted research throughout Africa, Western Australia, Northern Europe, Siberia, and China.