Robert Downs
University of Arizona
Current Projects
NAI Project Collaborators
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Publications
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Blake, D., Vaniman, D., Achilles, C., Anderson, R., Bish, D., Bristow, T., … Yen, A. (2012). Characterization and Calibration of the CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory. Space Sci Rev, 170(1-4), 341–399. doi:10.1007/s11214-012-9905-1
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Golden, J., McMillan, M., Downs, R. T., Hystad, G., Goldstein, I., Stein, H. J., … Hazen, R. M. (2013). Rhenium variations in molybdenite (MoS2): Evidence for progressive subsurface oxidation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 366, 1–5. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.01.034
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Hazen, R. M., Bekker, A., Bish, D. L., Bleeker, W., Downs, R. T., Farquhar, J., … Valley, J. W. (2011). Needs and opportunities in mineral evolution research. American Mineralogist, 96(7), 953–963. doi:10.2138/am.2011.3725
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Hazen, R. M., Golden, J., Downs, R. T., Hystad, G., Grew, E. S., Azzolini, D., & Sverjensky, D. A. (2012). Mercury (Hg) mineral evolution: A mineralogical record of supercontinent assembly, changing ocean geochemistry, and the emerging terrestrial biosphere. American Mineralogist, 97(7), 1013–1042. doi:10.2138/am.2012.3922
See Project See Project See Project - Blake, D.F., Vaniman, D., Anderson, R., Bish, D.L., Chipera, S., Chemtob, S., Crisp, J., Des Marais, D.J., Downs, R., Farmer, J.D., Gailhanou, M., Ming, D., Morris, D., Stolper, E., Sarrazin, P., Treiman, A. & Yen, A. (2009). The CHEMIN Mineralogical Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory Mission. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 23-27, 2009, The Woodlands, TX. Abstract No. 1484. See Project
- Hazen, R.M., Downs, R.T., Golden, J., Grew, E.S., McMillan, M., Ralph, J.P. & Sverjensky, D.A. (2011). Mineral evolution: What’s next? Goldschmidt Cinference, Prague Czech Republic. See Project
- McMillan, M.M., Downs, R.T., Stein, H.J., Zimmerman, A., Beitscher, B., Sverjensky, D.A., Papineau, D., Armstrong, J. & Hazen, R.M. (2010). Molybdenite mineral evolution: A study of trace elements through time. Geological Society of America. See Project
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Email:
downs@geo.arizona.edu