Discover how scientists found and dated the oldest rocks on the planet, and why studying them can help explain how life on ...

The Petrology - Isotope Geochemistry group in the department studies a wide range of petrologic problems. Among these are: Archean Crustal Evolution- The mountain ranges of Wyoming expose some of the ...

Isotopic Geochemistry. Using radioactive isotope systems to determine the age and origins of minerals and rocks, ... Specializing in high-precision isotopic analyses, elemental abundances, and ...

An expected innovative outcome of the proposed project is that the results of research in the field of petrology and geochemistry are implemented in ore deposit models applicable to ore exploration.

An expected innovative outcome of the proposed project is that the results of research in the field of petrology and geochemistry are implemented in ore deposit models applicable to ore exploration.

High Temperature Geochemistry. Understanding the chemical processes affecting minerals, water, and air at high temperatures and pressures, typically deep below ... elemental abundances, and petrology.

My general area of research is geochemistry, but I have eclectic interests which range from forensic geology to archaeology. Recent projects - characterizing the glass ... Geology and Petrology of the ...

“The Lake Superior area is a very unusual case,” says Tyrone Rooney, professor of igneous petrology and geochemistry at Michigan State University. “Most of the time, flood basalts erupt onto ...