Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Geoscience Faculty.
Submissions from 2014
Unusual Occurrences of Asbestiform Amphibole Near Populated Areas of Southern Nevada, USA, Rodney V. Metcalf, Brenda J. Buck, and Brett T. McLaurin
Unusual occurrence of asbestiform libby-type sodium amphibole near populated areas of southern Nevada, USA, Rodney V. Metcalf, Brenda J. Buck, and Brett T. McLaurin
Possible Association of Ferrous Phosphates and Ferric Sulfates in Hydrothermal Deposits in Gusev Crater, Mars, C. Schröder, J. Mao, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, R. V. Morris, S. W. Squyres, and S. B. Haderlein
Dissolution of nontronite by high ionic strength brines and implications for habitable environments on Mars, M. H. Steiner, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and R. E. Schofield
Serpentinite Dissolution: An Analog To Mantle-Ocean Interaction On Europa, A R. Taylor, Amanda A. Olsen, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2013
Interpretation of phosphate mobility on Mars based on terrestrial Mars-analog basalts and reactive transport modeling, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Clay mineral precipitation and implications for Mars, S. R. Gainey, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and J. A. Hurowitz
Serpentine dissolution in the presence of iron-oxidizing bacteria, K. A. Negrich, A. Olsen, J. MacRae, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Synthesis of potential phosphate mineral biosignatures under Mars-relevant conditions, M. H. Steiner, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and H. J. Sun
Dissolution of amorphous Al- and Fe-phosphates: Implications for phosphate mobility on Mars, V. M. Tu and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2012
The dissolution rate of whitlockite and implications for the habitability of early Mars, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kinetics of Nontronite Dissolution and Implications for Mars, S. R. Gainey, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and J. A. Hurowitz
Dissolution of olivine, siderite and basalt at 80°C in 0.1 M H2SO4 in a flow-through process: Insights into acidic weathering on Mars, D. C. Golden, D. W. Ming, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, R. V. Morris, P. B. Niles, C. N. Achilles, D. K. Ross, B. L. Cooper, C. P. Gonzalez, and S. A. Mertzman
Interpreting phosphate mobility on Mars and the implications for habitability, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, and V. Tu
Phosphate records environmental conditions important to habitability in soils and rocks on Mars, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, and V. M. Tu
Biogeochemical weathering of serpentinites: An examination of the first reactions controlling serpentine soil formation, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. A. Olsen, J. L. Baumeister, E. Yardley, M. Bodkin, and K. Negrich
Laboratory experiments on Mars-relevant clay and phosphate minerals yield insights into the aqueous history and potential for habitability on Mars, E. M. Hausrath, C. T. Adcock, S. R. Gainey, J. A. Hurowitz, and V. M. Tu
Multiple smaller missions as a direct pathway to Mars sample return, P. B. Niles, P. Abell, J. Andrews-Hanna, P. D. Archer, A. M. Baldridge, J. F. Bell, J. Bishop, J. E. Bleacher, M. C. Bourke, A. J. Brown, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Dissolution rates of amorphous Al-and Fe-phosphates and their relevance to Mars, V. M. Tu and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2011
Dissolution rates and mineral lifetimes for phosphate-containing minerals and implications for Mars, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Synthesis of phosphate minerals for use in dissolution experiments, C. T. Adcock, Adam C. Simon, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Chemical Weathering of Serpentinites in the Klamath Mountains, California, Julie L. Baumeister, Valerie Tu, Mary H. Evert, Rodney V. Metcalf, Amanda A. Olsen, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Hydrothermal and pedogenic carbonates constrain liquid water on Mars, Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Reactive transport modeling of phosphate mobility under Mars-like conditions, Elisabeth M. Hausrath and V. M. Tu
The impact of creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) and biological soil crust on Ca distribution in arid soils of the Mojave Desert, Southern Nevada, B. Myers, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and S. McDonnell
Serpentinite Weathering and Implications for Mars, Valerie M. Tu, Julie L. Baumeister, Rodney V. Metcalf, A. Olsen, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2010
Kinetic studies of phosphate-containing minerals and implications for Mars, C. T. Adcock and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Chemical weathering rates of olivine and serpentine in natural environments, J. L. Baumeister, V. Tu, A. A. Olsen, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Phosphate mobility in a Mars analog environment, J. W. Cornell and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
From theory to observation: The data driven transition from thermodynamics to kinetics in Mars geochemistry, M. E. Elwood Madden, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. Olson, and A. Madden
Characterization of fumarolic products in Nevada, Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Submissions from 2009
Column experiments to interpret weathering in Columbia Hills, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, D. C. Golden, C. Galindo, B. Sutter, R. V. Morris, and D. W. Ming
Submissions from 2008
Acid Vapor Weathering of Apatite and Implications for Mars, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, D. C. Golden, R. V. Morris, and D. W. Ming
Phosphate alteration on Mars, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, D. C. Golden, R. V. Morris, and D. W. Ming
Mars sample return: The value of depth profiles, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. K. Navarre-Sitchler, J. Moore, P. B. Sak, S. L. Brantley, D. C. Golden, B. Sutter, C. Schröder, R. Socki, R. V. Morris, and D. W. Ming
Evidence for ferrous phosphates in Paso Robles soils, Gusev Crater, Mars, C. Schröder, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, D. C. Golden, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, and G. Klingelhöfer
Submissions from 2007
Field XRD/XRF mineral analyses by the MSL CheMin instrument, D. L. Bish, D. Blake, P. Sarrazin, A. Treiman, T. Hoehler, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, I. Midtkandl, and A. Steele
What can we learn from depth profiles on Mars?, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. K. Navarre-Sitchler, P. B. Sak, and S. L. Brantley
Soil profiles as indicators of mineral weathering rates in basalt, B. M. Peightal, A. K. Navarre-Sitchler, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, and S. L. Brantley
Submissions from 2006
Investigating the potential for trace metal biosignatures in the rock record, S. L. Brantley, L. J. Liermann, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Reactive transport modeling of basalt weathering under Mars-like conditions, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. K. Navarre, C. I. Steefel, and S. L. Brantley
Gradients in mineralogy and element composition at the bedrock-regolith interface record mineral reaction and transport rates, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, P. B. Sak, A. K. Navarre-Sitchler, J. Z. Williams, E. J. Cabret, and S. L. Brantley
Submissions from 2005
Basalt Weathering Rates in a Mars Analog Environment: Clues to the Duration of Water on Mars?, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, S. L. Brantley, and
Basalt and granite dissolution rates in the presence of citrate, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. Neaman, and S. L. Brantley
Trace element mobility in the presence of organic acids: A potential "organomarker"?, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. Neaman, and S. L. Brantley
The persistence of rock-forming minerals in the soil environment, P. Sak, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, A. K. Navarre, and S. L. Brantley
Submissions from 2004
Influence of methanogens on mineral weathering, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, L .J. Liermann, and S. L. Brantley
Submissions from 2003
Tracer/time-lapse radar imaging test at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site, W. Barrash, M. D. Knoll, D. Hyndman, T. Clemo, and Elisabeth M. Hausrath
Enhanced nickel release in the presence of methanogens: Evidence for a nickel binding ligand?, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, L. J. Liermann, and S. L. Brantley
Submissions from 2002
Tracer/time-lapse imaging test at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site, G. Oldenborger, M. Buursink, G. Moret, S. Goldstein, T. Johnson, E. Reboulet, C. Hughes, and Elisabeth Hausrath