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Broadly: High-pressure, high-temperature mineralogy and petrology related to
the interiors of planetary bodies and/or subduction zones. I primarily use the Bassett-type Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell (HDAC) to observe in situ mineral reactions at high temperatures and pressures. I am currently using the HDAC to asses the partitioning (in situ) of trace elements (HFSE, REE) from minerals into fluids at conditions that approximate subduction zones. The goal will be to obtain the concentration of a given REE in the fluid, whether it be H2O, HCl. Future work will attempt to determine the concentration of a given REE that has partitioned into a silicate or other melt. |
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Current Projects |
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The effect of serpentine dehydration on the stability of sulfide phases:
Implications for the interior of Ganymede Quantifying trace element mobility during subduction |