Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Geoscience Faculty.
Submissions from 2017
The world’s by-product and critical metal resources part I: Uncertainties, current reporting practices, implications and grounds for optimism, Gavin M. Mudd, Simon M. Jowitt, and Timothy T. Werner
The world’s lead-zinc mineral resources: Scarcity, data, issues and opportunities, Gavin M. Mudd, Simon M. Jowitt, and Timothy 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 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
New Evidence supporting probable earthquake nucleation site along the central Maynard Lake fault within the left-lateral Pahranagat shear zone, Nevada, USA, Alex Peck and Wanda J. Taylor
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
Preliminary geologic map of the Lower Pahranagat Lake NW quadrangle, Lincoln County, Nevada, Thomas Price, Michael Evans, Mahmud Muhammad, Max Hinson, Alexis McIntyre, Alexander Peck, and Wanda J. Taylor
Miocene-Pliocene(?) folds and the left-lateral Buckhorn fault with regional implications, Pahranagat shear zone, Nevada, Thomas Price and Wanda J. Taylor
Trackway of a sideways-walking pelycosaur in the Carboniferous Manakacha Formation in Grand Canyon National Park, Stephen M. Rowland
A new mammoth site in Amargosa Valley, Nevada, Stephen M. Rowland and Lauren Parry
The Fairbanks Spring Mammoth Site, Nevada, U.S.A., Stephen M. Rowland and Lauren Parry
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
Organo-mineral structures, biominerals, and exceptional fossil preservation---a microcosm of the influence of iron-oxidizing microbes on the fossil recordg, Michael A. Strange, James D. Schiffbauer, Minghua Ren, and Stephen M. Rowland
The Ediacaran-Cambrian biotic transition in eastern California and southwestern Nevada and its global context, Michael Strange and Stephen M. Rowland
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
Ferruginous Seawater Facilitates the Transformation of Glauconite to Chamosite: An Example from the Mesoproterozoic Xiamaling Formation of North China, Dongjie Tang, Xioaying Shi, Ganqing Jiang, Xiqiang Zhou, and Qing 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
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
Seismic Hazard and Paleoseismicity in southern Nevada: The California Wash Fault, Wanda J. Taylor, Eric J. Chameroy, Rebecca N. Ely, Kelsy J. Konkright, J. Medema, Alexander M. Peck, and Kevin C. Rafferty
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
Assessment of Global Rare Earth Supply & Wind Energy Growth: Opportunities and Challenges, Zhehan Weng, Gavin M. Mudd, Simon M. Jowitt, and Nawshad Haque
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
Monte Carlo Simulations of the Gamma-Ray Screening Properties of Common Rocks., Daniel A. Haber, Pamela C. Burnley, and Russell L. Malchow
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
Comparison of the multifractal characteristics of heavy metals in soils within two areas of contrasting economic activities in China, X Li, X Li, F Yuan, Simon Jowitt, T Zhou, K Yang, J Zhou, X Hu, and Y Li
Modeling background radiation using geochemical data: A case study in and around Cameron, Arizona, Kara E Marsac, P C. Burnley, C T. Adcock, D A. Haber, R L. Malchow, and E M. Hausrath
Structural evolution of the Maynard Lake fault within the left-lateral Pahranagat shear zone, Nevada, Mahmud Muhammad and Wanda J. Taylor
Investigating Oligocene-Miocene folded tuffs and extensional faults along the Buckhorn fault, Pahranagat shear zone, Nevada, Thomas Price and Wanda J. Taylor
An ichnotaxonomically diverse fossil tracksite with multiple Grallator trackways in the Aztec Sandstone (Jurassic) of Red Rock National Conservation Area, Las Vegas, Nevada, Stephen M. Rowland and Gordon Haight
Trace fossils of the Aztec Sandstone in Southern Nevada including an undescribed mammaloid ichnotaxon, Stephen M. Rowland and Gordon Haight
Mid-to-Late Holocene Packrat Midden Data from the Shivwits Plateau Record: An Eastward Contraction of the North American Monsoon, Stephen M. Rowland and Dana Olsen
Mid-to-Late Holocene packrat midden data from the Shivwits Plateau record an eastward contraction of the North American monsoon, Stephen M. Rowland and Dana Olsen