Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Geoscience Faculty.
Submissions from 2017
The rare earth element (REE) mineralisation potential of highly fractionated rhyolites: A potential low-grade, bulk tonnage source of critical metals, S M. Jowitt, C C. Medlin, R A. Cas, and F
Critical metals in the critical zone: controls, resources and future prospectivity of regolith-hosted rare earth elements, S M. Jowitt, V N.L Wong, S A. Wilson, and O Gore
Critical metals in the critical zone: controls, resources and future prospectivity of regolith-hosted rare earth elements, S M. Jowitt, V N.L Wong, S A. Wilson, and O Gore
ECCI, EBSD and EPSC characterization of rhombohedral twinning in polycrystalline α-alumina deformed in a D-DIA apparatus, S Kaboli and P C. Burnley
ECCI, EBSD and EPSC characterization of rhombohedral twinning in polycrystalline α-alumina deformed in a D-DIA apparatus, S Kaboli and P C. Burnley
Pressure Dependence of Creep in Forsterite Olivine: Comparison of Measurements From the D-DIA and Griggs Apparatus, S Kaboli; P C. Burnley; G Xia; and H W. Green, II
Pressure Dependence of Creep in Forsterite Olivine: Comparison of Measurements From the D-DIA and Griggs Apparatus, S Kaboli; P C. Burnley; G Xia; and H W. Green, II
Arctic cryosphere and Milankovitch forcing of Great Basin paleoclimate, M Lachniet, Y Asmerom, V Polyak, and R Denniston
Arctic cryosphere and Milankovitch forcing of Great Basin paleoclimate, M Lachniet, Y Asmerom, V Polyak, and R Denniston
Two millennia of Mesoamerican monsoon variability driven by Pacific and Atlantic synergistic forcing, M S. Lachniet, Y Asmerom, V Polyak, and J P. Bernal
Two millennia of Mesoamerican monsoon variability driven by Pacific and Atlantic synergistic forcing, M S. Lachniet, Y Asmerom, V Polyak, and J P. Bernal
The late Paleozoic Southwestern Laurentian Borderland, T F. Lawton; P H. Cashman; J H. Trexler, Jr.; and W J. Taylor
The late Paleozoic Southwestern Laurentian Borderland, T F. Lawton; P H. Cashman; J H. Trexler, Jr.; and W J. Taylor
Secretogranin III as a disease-associated ligand for antiangiogenic therapy of diabetic retinopathy, M E. LeBlanc, W Wang, X Chen, N B. Caberoy, F Guo, C Shen, Y Ji, H Tian, H Wang, R Chen, and W Li
Secretogranin III as a disease-associated ligand for antiangiogenic therapy of diabetic retinopathy, M E. LeBlanc, W Wang, X Chen, N B. Caberoy, F Guo, C Shen, Y Ji, H Tian, H Wang, R Chen, and W Li
An Adaptive PAM-4 Analog Equalizer with Boosting-State Detection in the Time Domain, S Li, Y Jiang, and P Liu
An Adaptive PAM-4 Analog Equalizer with Boosting-State Detection in the Time Domain, S Li, Y Jiang, and P Liu
Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction, S A. Liu, H Wu, S Z. Shen, G Jiang, S Zhang, Y Lv, H Zhang, and S Li
Zinc isotope evidence for intensive magmatism immediately before the end-Permian mass extinction, S A. Liu, H Wu, S Z. Shen, G Jiang, S Zhang, Y Lv, H Zhang, and S Li
Singularity mapping of fracture fills and its relationship to deep concealed orebodies-A case study of the Shaxi porphyry Cu-Au deposit, China, X Li, F Yuan, S M. Jowitt, K Zhou, J Wang, T Zhou, X Hu, J Zhou, and Y Li
Singularity mapping of fracture fills and its relationship to deep concealed orebodies-A case study of the Shaxi porphyry Cu-Au deposit, China, X Li, F Yuan, S M. Jowitt, K Zhou, J Wang, T Zhou, X Hu, J Zhou, and Y Li
Global Resource Assessments of Primary Metals: An Optimistic Reality Check, Gavin M. Mudd and Simon M. Jowitt
The world's lead-zinc mineral resources: Scarcity, data, issues and opportunities, G M. Mudd, S M. Jowitt, and T T. Werner
The world's lead-zinc mineral resources: Scarcity, data, issues and opportunities, G M. Mudd, S M. Jowitt, and T T. Werner
The exposure of global base metal resources to water criticality, scarcity and climate change, S A. Northey, G M. Mudd, T T. Werner, S M. Jowitt, N Haque, M Yellishetty, and Z Weng
The exposure of global base metal resources to water criticality, scarcity and climate change, S A. Northey, G M. Mudd, T T. Werner, S M. Jowitt, N Haque, M Yellishetty, and Z Weng
Basement control of alkalic flood rhyolite magmatism of the Davis Mountains volcanic field, Trans-Pecos Texas, U.S.A., D F. Parker, J C. White, M Ren, and M Barnes
Basement control of alkalic flood rhyolite magmatism of the Davis Mountains volcanic field, Trans-Pecos Texas, U.S.A., D F. Parker, J C. White, M Ren, and M Barnes
Comparative health effects in mice of Libby amphibole asbestos and a fibrous amphibole from Arizona, J C. Pfau, B Buck, R V. Metcalf, Z Kaupish, C Stair, M Rodriguez, and D E. Keil
Comparative health effects in mice of Libby amphibole asbestos and a fibrous amphibole from Arizona, J C. Pfau, B Buck, R V. Metcalf, Z Kaupish, C Stair, M Rodriguez, and D E. Keil
Rapid speleothem δ13C change in southwestern North America coincident with Greenland stadial 20 and the Toba (Indonesia) supereruption, V J. Polyak, Y Asmerom, and M S. Lachniet
Rapid speleothem δ13C change in southwestern North America coincident with Greenland stadial 20 and the Toba (Indonesia) supereruption, V J. Polyak, Y Asmerom, and M S. Lachniet
Encounters with an unearthly mudstone: Understanding the first mudstone found on Mars, J Schieber, D Bish, M Coleman, M Reed, E M. Hausrath, J Cosgrove, S Gupta, M E. Minitti, K S. Edgett, and M Malin
Encounters with an unearthly mudstone: Understanding the first mudstone found on Mars, J Schieber, D Bish, M Coleman, M Reed, E M. Hausrath, J Cosgrove, S Gupta, M E. Minitti, K S. Edgett, and M Malin
The onset of widespread marine red beds and the evolution of ferruginous oceans, H Song, G Jiang, S W. Poulton, P B. Wignall, J Tong, H Song, Z An, D Chu, L Tian, Z She, and C Wang
The onset of widespread marine red beds and the evolution of ferruginous oceans, H Song, G Jiang, S W. Poulton, P B. Wignall, J Tong, H Song, Z An, D Chu, L Tian, Z She, and C Wang
Geochronology and geochemistry of the Fe ore-bearing Zhonggu intrusions of the Ningwu Basin: Implications for tectonic setting and contemporaneous Cu-Au mineralization in the Middle–Lower Yangzte Metallogenic Belt, W Sun, F Yuan, S M. Jowitt, T Zhou, P Hollings, G Liu, and X Li
Geochronology and geochemistry of the Fe ore-bearing Zhonggu intrusions of the Ningwu Basin: Implications for tectonic setting and contemporaneous Cu-Au mineralization in the Middle–Lower Yangzte Metallogenic Belt, W Sun, F Yuan, S M. Jowitt, T Zhou, P Hollings, G Liu, and X Li
Formation of shallow-water glaucony in weakly oxygenated Precambrian oceanAn example from the Mesoproterozoic Tieling Formation in North China, D Tang, X Shi, J Ma, G Jiang, X Zhou, and Q Shi
Formation of shallow-water glaucony in weakly oxygenated Precambrian oceanAn example from the Mesoproterozoic Tieling Formation in North China, D Tang, X Shi, J Ma, G Jiang, X Zhou, and Q Shi
Review: The Distribution, Flow, and Quality of Grand Canyon Springs, Arizona (USA), Benjamin W. Tobin, Abraham E. Springer, David K. Kreamer, and Edward Schenk
Petrogenesis of the NWA 7320 enriched martian gabbroic shergottite: Insight into the martian crust, A Udry, G H. Howarth, T J. Lapen, and M Righter
Petrogenesis of the NWA 7320 enriched martian gabbroic shergottite: Insight into the martian crust, A Udry, G H. Howarth, T J. Lapen, and M Righter
The deglaciation of the mountains of Mexico and central America [La deglaciación de las montañas de México y América Central], L Vázquez Selem and M S. Lachniet
The deglaciation of the mountains of Mexico and central America [La deglaciación de las montañas de México y América Central], L Vázquez Selem and M S. Lachniet
Concentration effect on equilibrium fractionation of Mg-Ca isotopes in carbonate minerals: Insights from first-principles calculations, W Wang, T Qin, C Zhou, S Huang, Z Wu, and F Huang
Concentration effect on equilibrium fractionation of Mg-Ca isotopes in carbonate minerals: Insights from first-principles calculations, W Wang, T Qin, C Zhou, S Huang, Z Wu, and F Huang
Effect of Ca content on equilibrium Ca isotope fractionation between orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene, W Wang, C Zhou, T Qin, J T. Kang, S Huang, Z Wu, and F Huang
Effect of Ca content on equilibrium Ca isotope fractionation between orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene, W Wang, C Zhou, T Qin, J T. Kang, S Huang, Z Wu, and F Huang
HRC: A 3d NoC architecture with genuine support for runtime thermal-aware task management, X Wang, Y Jiang, M Yang, H Li, and T Mak
HRC: A 3d NoC architecture with genuine support for runtime thermal-aware task management, X Wang, Y Jiang, M Yang, H Li, and T Mak
The muscovite granites: Parental rocks to the Nanling Range tungsten mineralization in South China, X Wang, M Ren, and J Chen
The muscovite granites: Parental rocks to the Nanling Range tungsten mineralization in South China, X Wang, M Ren, and J Chen
The world's by-product and critical metal resources part II: A method for quantifying the resources of rarely reported metals, T T. Werner, G M. Mudd, and S M. Jowitt
The world's by-product and critical metal resources part II: A method for quantifying the resources of rarely reported metals, T T. Werner, G M. Mudd, and S M. Jowitt
The world's by-product and critical metal resources part III: A global assessment of indium, T T. Werner, G M. Mudd, and S M. Jowitt
The world's by-product and critical metal resources part III: A global assessment of indium, T T. Werner, G M. Mudd, and S M. Jowitt
Exposure to naturally occurring mineral fibers due to off-road vehicle use: A review, C Wolfe, B Buck, A Miller, J Lockey, C Weis, D Weissman, A Jonesi, and P Ryan
Exposure to naturally occurring mineral fibers due to off-road vehicle use: A review, C Wolfe, B Buck, A Miller, J Lockey, C Weis, D Weissman, A Jonesi, and P Ryan
Nanoporous Au-Ag shell with fast kinetics: Integrating chemical and plasmonic catalysis, W Yang, K Wu, W Yang, H Wang, X Lv, L Qian, T Yu, Z Li, X Zhou, G Okumu Barasa, S Yuan, Y Jiang, and Z Yang
Nanoporous Au-Ag shell with fast kinetics: Integrating chemical and plasmonic catalysis, W Yang, K Wu, W Yang, H Wang, X Lv, L Qian, T Yu, Z Li, X Zhou, G Okumu Barasa, S Yuan, Y Jiang, and Z Yang
Petrogenesis and timing of emplacement of porphyritic monzonite, dolerite, and basalt associated with the Kuoerzhenkuola Au deposit, Western Junggar, NW China: implications for early Carboniferous tectonic setting and Cu–Au mineralization prospectivity, F Yuan, Y F. Deng, T Zhou, D Zhang, C Xu, S M. Jowitt, R Zhang, and B Zhao
Petrogenesis and timing of emplacement of porphyritic monzonite, dolerite, and basalt associated with the Kuoerzhenkuola Au deposit, Western Junggar, NW China: implications for early Carboniferous tectonic setting and Cu–Au mineralization prospectivity, F Yuan, Y F. Deng, T Zhou, D Zhang, C Xu, S M. Jowitt, R Zhang, and B Zhao
High temperature calcium isotope geochemistry in progress and double spike technique, H Zhang, S Huang, and S Li
High temperature calcium isotope geochemistry in progress and double spike technique, H Zhang, S Huang, and S Li
Coupled extremely light Ca and Fe isotopes in peridotites, X Zhao, Z Zhang, S Huang, Y Liu, X Li, and H Zhang
Coupled extremely light Ca and Fe isotopes in peridotites, X Zhao, Z Zhang, S Huang, Y Liu, X Li, and H Zhang
Submissions from 2016
Hydro chemical determination of source water contributions to Lake Lungo and Lake Ripasottile (central Italy), Claire Archer, Paula J. Noble, David K. Kreamer, Vincenzo Piscopo, Marco Petitta, Mark Rosen, Simon Poulson Giovanni, Piovesan, and Scott Mensing
Shock synthesis of quasicrystals with implications for their origin in asteroid collisions, P D. Asimow, C Lin, L Bindi, C Ma, Oliver Tschauner, L S. Hollister, and P J. Steinhardt
Phosphate Release: The Effect of Prebiotic Organic Compounds on Dissolution of Mars-Relevant Minerals, Courtney L. Bartlett, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and Christopher T. Adcock
Consensus report of the 2015 Weinman international conference on mesothelioma, M Carbone, S Kanodia, A Chao, A Miller, A Wali, D Weissman, A Adjei, F Baumann, P Boffetta, Brenda Buck, M De Perrot, A U. Dogan, S Gavett, A Gualtieri, R Hassan, M Hesdorffer, F R. Hirsch, D Larson, W Mao, S Masten, H I. Pass, J Peto, E Pira, I. Steele, A. Tsao, G A. Woodard, H. Yang, and S. Malik
The Piñon orogeny, a newly defined Pennsylvanian tectonic event recorded in the Basin and Range, Patricia Cashman, James Trexler, Wanda J. Taylor, and Daniel M. Sturmer
Magmatic, hydrothermal and subsolidus evolution of the agpaitic nepheline syenites of the Sushina Hill Complex, India: Implications for the metamorphism of peralkaline syenites, A Chakrabarty, R H. Mitchell, M Ren, P K. Saha, S Pal, K L. Pruseth, and A K. Sen
Compositional heterogeneity of the Sugarloaf melilite nephelinite flow, Honolulu Volcanics, Hawai‘i, D A. Clague, F A. Frey, M O. Garcia, Shichun Huang, M McWilliams, and M H. Beeson
Expansion and contraction of the indo-pacific tropical rain belt over the last three millennia, R F. Denniston, C C. Ummenhofer, A D. Wanamaker Jr., Matthew Lachniet, G Villarini, Y Asmerom, V J. Polyak, K J. Passaro, J Cugley, D Woods, and W F. Humphreys
Tour of Las Vegas Valley Faults, Las Vegas, Nevada, Craig M. dePolo, Wanda J. Taylor, Jerry King, James Werle, John Peck, and Marvin Nick Saines
Health effects following subacute exposure to geogenic dusts from arsenic-rich sediment at the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, Las Vegas, NV, J DeWitt, Brenda Buck, D Goossens, Q Hu, R Chow, W David, S Young, Y Teng, M Leetham-Spencer, L Murphy, J Pollard, B McLaurin, R Gerads, and D Keil
Quantifying chemical weathering rates along a precipitation gradient on Basse-Terre Island, French Guadeloupe: New insight from U-series isotopes in weathering rinds, J M. Engel, L Ma, P B. Sak, J Gaillardet, Minghua Ren, M A. Engle, and S L. Brantley
Structural Development and Tectonic Role of the Arrowhead Mine Fault, Pahranagat Shear Zone, Nevada, Michael Evans and Wanda J. Taylor
Bison latifrons was a mixed feeder: isotopic analysis of tooth enamel, Hardy Fabian and Stephen M. Rowland
The Geochemical Components that Distinguish Loa- and Kea-Trend Hawaiian Shield Lavas, Frederick A. Frey, Shichun Huang, Guangping Xu, and Klaus P. Jochum
Magmas and their sources: A special issue honoring Frederick A. Frey, M O. Garcia, J M. Rhodes, Shichun Huang, and R Hickey-Vargas
Effect of a motorcycle helmet on the airborne dust concentration near a rider’s nose and mouth: wind tunnel study and field test, D Goossens and Brenda Buck
Whole rock and discrete pyrite geochemistry as complementary tracers of ancient ocean chemistry: An example from the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, China, D D. Gregory, T W. Lyons, R R. Large, Ganqing Jiang, A S. Stepanov, C W. Diamond, M C. Figueroa, and P Olin
Petrogenesis of high-CaO lavas from Mauna Kea, Hawaii: Constraints from trace element abundances, Shichun Huang and Munir Humayun
Compositional variation within thick (>10 m) flow units of Mauna Kea Volcano cored by the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project, Shichun Huang, M J. Vollinger, F A. Frey, J M. Rhodes, and Q Zhang
Source region analyses of the morainal detritus from the Grove Mountains: Evidence from the subglacial geology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian Prydz Belt of East Antarctica, J Hu, Minghua Ren, Y Zhao, X Liu, and H Chen
Is the mantle chemically stratified? Insights from sound velocity modeling and isotope evolution of an early magma ocean, E Hyung, Shichun Huang, M I. Petaev, and S B. Jacobsen
Hydraulic bridges in unsaturated coarse granular media: Influence of bridge size and conductivity on flow through clasts, Jeevan A Jayakody and Michael Nicholl
Testing the navigational efficiency of desert-dwelling Jurassic arthropods, Zachary A. Jensen, Gordon Haight, and Stephen M. Rowland
Large Igneous Provinces, Their Giant Mafic Dyke Swarms, and Links to Metallogeny, Simon Jowitt and R E. Ernst
On wholeness and the implicate order in crystals and its implications for consciousness studies, Shirin Kaboli
Deformation Analysis of Forsterite Olivine Using Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging and Electron Backscatter Diffraction,, Shirin Kaboli, Reynauld Gauvin, and Pamela C. Burnley
Immunotoxicological and neurotoxicological profile of health effects following subacute exposure to geogenic dust from sand dunes at the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, Las Vegas, NV, D Keil, Brenda Buck, D Goossens, Y Teng, M Leetham, L Murphy, J Pollard, M Eggers, B McLaurin, R Gerads, and J DeWitt
Health effects from exposure to atmospheric mineral dust near Las Vegas, NV, USA, D E. Keil, Brenda Buck, D Goossens, Y Teng, J Pollard, B McLaurin, R Gerads, and J DeWitt
A Speleothem Record of Great Basin Paleoclimate: The Leviathan Chronology, Nevada, Matthew Lachniet
Isoscapes of δ18O and δ2H reveal climatic forcings on Alaska and Yukon precipitation, Matthew Lachniet, D E. Lawson, H Stephen, A R. Sloat, and W P. Patterson
Investigating palygorskite’s role in the development of mesothelioma in southern Nevada: Insights into fiber-induced carcinogenicity, D Larson, A Powers, J P. Ambrosi, M Tanji, A Napolitano, E G. Flores, F Baumann, L Pellegrini, C J. Jennings, Brenda Buck, B T. McLaurin, D Merkler, C Robinson, P Morris, M Dogan, A U. Dogan, H I. Pass, S Pastorino, M Carbone, and H Yang
Oxidative stress and lung pathology following geogenic dust exposure, M Leetham, J DeWitt, Brenda Buck, D Goossens, Yuanxin Teng, J Pollard, B McLaurin, R Gerads, and D Keil