selected publications
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academic article
- Memorial of F. Donald Bloss 1920-2020. American Mineralogist. 105:1441-1442. 2020
- Elongate mineral particles in the natural environment. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 361:157-164. 2018
- Fluor-elbaite, lepidolite and Ta-Nb oxides from a pegmatite of the 3000 Ma Sinceni Pluton, Swaziland: evidence for lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites in the Mesoarchean. European Journal of Mineralogy. 30:205-218. 2018
- Corrigendum for "Differential activation of the inflammasome in THP-1 cells exposed to chrysotile asbestos and Libby "Six-Mix" amphiboles and subsequent activation of BEAS-2B cells" [Cytokine 60 (3) (2012) 718-730].. Cytokine. 94:59. 2017
- Tetragonal Almandine-Pyrope Phase, TAPP: finally a name for it, the new mineral jeffbenite. Mineralogical Magazine. 80:1219-1232. 2016
- Use of multivariate analysis for synchrotron micro-XANES analysis of iron valence state in amphiboles. American Mineralogist. 101:1171-1189. 2016
- Erionite-associated malignant pleural mesothelioma in Mexico. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology. 9:5722-5732. 2016
- Enhanced Crystal Fabric Analysis of a Lava Flow Sample by Neutron Texture Diffraction: a Case Study from the Castello D'ischia Dome. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 14:179-196. 2013
- Differential Activation of the Inflammasome in Thp-1 Cells Exposed to Chrysotile Asbestos and Libby "six-mix" Amphiboles and Subsequent Activation of Beas-2b Cells. Cytokine. 60:718-730. 2012
- Accurate Determination of Ferric Iron in Garnets by Bulk Mossbauer Spectroscopy and Synchrotron Micro-xanes. American Mineralogist. 97:1726-1740. 2012
- Kircherite, a New Mineral of the Cancrinite-sodalite Group with a 36-layer Stacking Sequence: Occurrence and Crystal Structure. American Mineralogist. 97:1494-1504. 2012
- Electron Backscatter Diffraction from Unpolished Particulate Specimens: Examples of Particle Identification and Application to Inhalable Mineral Particulate Identification. American Mineralogist. 97:1269-1273. 2012
- Hughesite, Na3al(v10o28)center Dot 22h(2)o, a New Member of the Pascoite Family of Minerals from the Sunday Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado. Canadian Mineralogist. 49:1253-1265. 2011
- Differences in Fe-redox For Asbestiform and Nonasbestiform Amphiboles from the Former Vermiculite Mine, Near Libby, Montana, USA. American Mineralogist. 96:1414-1417. 2011
- Amphibole Asbestos Soil Contamination in the Usa: a Matter of Definition. American Mineralogist. 96:690-693. 2011
- Rakovanite, Na-3{h-3[v10o28]}center Dot 15h(2)o, a New Member of the Pascoite Family with a Protonated Decavanadate Polyanion. Canadian Mineralogist. 49:595-604. 2011
- Characterization of Minerals in Pleural Plaques from Lung Tissue of Non-human Primates. Periodico Di Mineralogia. 80:167-179. 2011
- Geochemistry in the Lung: Reaction-path Modeling and Experimental Examination of Rock-forming Minerals Under Physiologic Conditions. American Mineralogist. 95:1624-1635. 2010
- Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress and Alterations in Gene Expression by Libby Six-mix in Human Mesothelial Cells. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 7. 2010
- Fantappieite, a New Mineral of the Cancrinite-sodalite Group with a 33-layer Stacking Sequence: Occurrence and Crystal Structure. American Mineralogist. 95:472-480. 2010
- Defining Asbestos: Differences Between the Built and Natural Environments. Chimia. 64:747-752. 2010
- Braithwaiteite, Nacu5(tisb)o-2(aso4)(4)[aso3(oh)](2)(h2o)(8), a New Mineral Species from Laurani, Bolivia. Canadian Mineralogist. 47:947-952. 2009
- Mineralogy of Mine Waste At the Vermont Asbestos Group Mine, Belvidere Mountain, Vermont. American Mineralogist. 94:1063-1066. 2009
- Amphibole Forensics: Using the Composition of Amphiboles to Determine Their Source, the Libby, Montana, Example. American Mineralogist. 94:837-840. 2009
- Amphiboles Between the Sheets: Observations of Interesting Morphologies by Tem and Fesem. European Journal of Mineralogy. 20:1035-1041. 2008
- Mineral-fluid Interaction in the Lungs: Insights from Reaction-path Modeling. Inhalation Toxicology. 18:975-984. 2008
- Lasalite, Na(2)mg(2)[v(10)o(28)]center Dot 20h(2)o, a New Decavanadate Mineral Species from the Vanadium Queen Mine, La Sal District, Utah: Description, Atomic Arrangement, and Relationship to the Pascoite Group of Minerals. Canadian Mineralogist. 46:1365-1372. 2008
- Pertlikite, a New Tetragonal Mg-rich Member of the Voltaite Group from Madeni Zakh, Iran. Canadian Mineralogist. 46:661-669. 2008
- Amphibole Content of Commercial Vermiculites by Powder X-ray Diffraction. Periodico Di Mineralogia. 77:35-41. 2008
- Characterization of Historical Amphibole Samples from the Former Vermiculite Mine Near Libby, Montana, Usa. European Journal of Mineralogy. 20:1043-1053. 2008
- Morphological Characterization of Libby "six-mix" Amphiboles Used in In Vivo Studies. Periodico Di Mineralogia. 77:75-82. 2008
- Tests of the Correlation Between Composition and Morphology of Tremolite from Montgomery County, Maryland, Usa. Periodico Di Mineralogia. 77:15-25. 2008
- Material Conversion from Paper-sludge Ash in Naoh, Koh, and Lioh Solutions. American Mineralogist. 92:1105-1111. 2007
- Characterization of Chrysotile Samples For the Presence of Amphiboles: the Carey Canadian Deposit, Southeastern Quebec, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist. 45:263-280. 2007
- Superstructure of Challis mordenite with doubled monoclinic unit cell. American Mineralogist. 92:892-897. 2007
- The Atomic Arrangement of Merrillite from the Fra Mauro Formation, Apollo 14 Lunar Mission: the First Structure of Merrillite from the Moon. American Mineralogist. 91:1547-1552. 2006
- Site Occupancy in Richterite-winchite from Libby, Montana, Usa, by Ftir Spectroscopy. Mineralogical Magazine. 71:93-104. 2006
- A Review of Scientific Literature Examining the Mining History, Geology, Mineralogy, and Amphibole Asbestos Health Effects of the Rainy Creek Igneous Complex, Libby, Montana, Usa. Inhalation Toxicology. 18:949-962. 2006
- Quantification of Amphibole Content in Expanded Vermiculite Products from Libby, Montana Usa Using Powder X-ray Diffraction. American Mineralogist. 91:1448-1451. 2006
- Optic Properties of Centimeter-sized Crystals Determined in Air with the Spindle Stage Using Excalibrw. American Mineralogist. 90:1648-1654. 2005
- Differentiation of Commercial Vermiculite Based on Statistical Analysis of Bulk Chemical Data: Fingerprinting Vermiculite from Libby, Montana Usa. American Mineralogist. 90:749-754. 2005
- Micro-spectroscopic investigation of selenium-bearing minerals from the Western US Phosphate Resource Area. Geochemical Transactions. 6:1-11. 2005
- Integrating new methods into teaching minerology. Journal of Geoscience Education. 52:23-30. 2004
- Optical, Compositional, Morphological, and X-ray Data on Eleven Particles of Amphibole from Libby, Montana, Usa. Canadian Mineralogist. 41:1241-1253. 2003
- The Atomic Arrangement of the Ganophyllite-group Modulated Layer Silicates as Determined from the Orthorhombic Dimorph of Tamaite, with the Elusive 16.8 Angstrom Ganophyllite-group Superstructure Revealed. American Mineralogist. 88:1324-1330. 2003
- Composition, Fe3+/sigma Fe, and Crystal Structure of Non-asbestiform and Asbestiform Amphiboles from Libby, Montana, Usa. American Mineralogist. 88:1970-1978. 2003
- Systematics in the Structure and Xanes Spectra of Pyroxenes, Amphiboles, and Micas as Derived from Oriented Single Crystals. Canadian Mineralogist. 40:1375-1393. 2002
- Use of the Spindle Stage For Orientation of Single Crystals For Microxas: Isotropy and Anisotropy in Fe-xanes Spectra. American Mineralogist. 87:1500-1504. 2002
- Dickthomssenite, Mg(v2o6)center Dot 7h(2)o, a New Mineral Species from the Firefly-pigmay Mine, Utah: Descriptive Mineralogy and Arrangement of Atoms. Canadian Mineralogist. 39:1691-1700. 2001
- Na- and Cs-exchange in a Clinoptilolite-rich Rock: Analysis of the Outgoing Cations in Solution. American Mineralogist. 86:424-430. 2001
- A New Method to Determine the Optical Orientation of Biaxial Minerals: a Mathematical Approach. Canadian Mineralogist. 39:1701-1711. 2001
- The Effects of Time, Temperature, and Concentration on Sr2+ Exchange in Clinoptilolite in Aqueous Solutions. American Mineralogist. 86:431-437. 2001
- Optical Properties of Natural and Cation-exchanged Heulandite Group Zeolites. American Mineralogist. 85:225-230. 2000
- Relationships Between Respiratory Diseases and Quartz-rich Dust in Idaho, USA. American Mineralogist. 84:1009-1019. 1999
- The Crystal Structure and Optics of Trans-bis((4-(phenylethynyl)phenyl)ethynyl)bis(tributylphosphine)-platinum(ii): Trans-[(nbu(3)p)(2)pt(c Cc6h4c Cc6h5)(2)]. Zeitschrift Fur Kristallographie. 213:483-486. 1998
- Na, K, Rb, and Cs Exchange in Heulandite Single Crystals: Diffusion Kinetics. American Mineralogist. 82:517-525. 1997
- Development and Implementation of an Integrated Science Course For Elementary Education Majors. Journal of Chemical Education. 74:183-183. 1997
- Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies of Asbestos and Comparison of Suitability For Remote Analysis. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 52:315-328. 1996
- Micromorphologies and Stabilities of Chromium(iii) Surface Precipitates Elucidated by Scanning Force Microscopy. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 60:99-106. 1996
- Crystal-structure and Optical-properties of Na-exchanged and Pb-exchanged Heulandite-group Zeolites. American Mineralogist. 79:675-682. 1994
- Composite Natrolite-mesolite Crystals from the Columbia-river-basalt-group, Clarkston, Washington. Canadian Mineralogist. 31:467-470. 1993
- Natrolite Group Zeolites - Correlations of Optical-properties and Crystal-chemistry. Zeolites. 13:435-440. 1993
- Hejtmanite, a Manganese-dominant Analog of Bafertisite, a New Mineral. European Journal of Mineralogy. 4:35-43. 1992
- Stepwise Dehydration of Heulandite-clinoptilolite from Succor Creek, Oregon, Usa - a Single-crystal X-ray Study At 100-k. American Mineralogist. 76:1872-1883. 1991
- Drill - a Computer-program to Aid in Building Ball and Spoke Crystal Models. American Mineralogist. 76:293-294. 1991
- Polarized-light Reflection from Minerals - a Matrix Approach. European Journal of Mineralogy. 1:801-814. 1989