Aaron Celestian, Ph.D.
Curator of Mineral Sciences
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Mineral scientist bridging fundamental research with real-world applications in astrobiology, energy materials, and environmental science. Recognized expert in ion exchange mechanisms and biosignature detection. Research spans from searching for life on Mars to developing sustainable lithium extraction methods, with a focus on how minerals interact with their environments and living systems to address global challenges.
Dissertation: Time-resolved structural characterization of microporous silicotitanates and niobium silicotitanates
Thesis: Ion exchange of K₈Al₈Ge₈O₃₂·8H₂O and Na₂₄Al₂₄Ge₂₄O₉₆·40H₂O gismondine
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California
West Los Angeles College
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University
School of Earth and Environmental Science, City University of New York Queens College
NOAA Sea Grant (2023–2025)
Plastics Past and Present: Understanding historical trends of microplastic consumption in California marine food webs · Co-PI with W. Ludt
Department of Energy Critical Materials (2021–2023)
Informed design of crystalline ion exchangers: Improved λ-MnO₂ phase for lithium extraction from geologic fluids · Co-PI with C. Camiré, W. Bourcier
American Elements (2021–2022)
Selective Rare Earth Element Ion Exchange in Minerals
Getty Museum (2020–2022)
PST 2024 — Realities of the Environmental Disparities that People of Color Face · Co-PI with M. Garcia, B. H. Jaramillo, M. Muro, L. Higgins
NASA RT&D (2020/2021–2023)
Simulating Ocean World Microbiology and Pressure-Relevant Ecological Systems · Co-PI with S. Perl
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2021)
Neutron Scattering Studies of Microporous Zirconium Silicates
NASA NSPIRES (2018–2021)
Investigating a novel role for iron redox cycling in the lithification of microbial mats · Co-PI with F. Corsetti, V. Petryshyn, S. S. Bradley, J. R. Spear, W. Berelson
NSF EPSCoR (2013–2014)
Advancing porous nanominerals for basic energy science, environmental security, and materials genomics
American Chemical Society — Petroleum Research Fund (2011–2013)
Mechanisms of ion selectivity in porous frameworks
172 peer-reviewed articles · View on Google Scholar
2026 — 10 publicationsReply to González González et al.: The contribution of bacteria to kidney stone formation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 123(24), e2609802123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2609802123
Groundwater Connectivity and Buffering in Western Australian Hypersaline Lakes: Implications for Late-Stage Martian Lacustrine Systems
Earth and Space Science. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EA005066
Biological Validation and Agnostic Experiments for Extant and Extinct Microbial Life within the Martian Subsurface
Astrobiology, Viking Special Issue
Mechanism of Lithium Ion Exchange Into Spinel Manganese Oxide
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 57(1), 131–139
Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(5), e2517066123
Mineral Weathering Experiments for Terrestrial Planetary Analogs in a Continuous-Flow Reactor
Geofluids, 2026(1), 6180315
Molecular Mechanisms of Magnesium Sulfate Crystallization: Bond Length Inversion and the Role of Hydration in Mineral Formation
American Mineralogist
Nitrogen mineral hosts in subduction zone metamorphosed ultramafic rocks: Implications for deep Forearc (to Subarc) transfer
Chemical Geology, 707, 123307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123307
Perchlorate Anaerobiosis in Haloferax volcanii: A Novel Metabolic Capability for A Model Haloarchaeon
Cadvanite, a New Cadmium Vanadate from the Burro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 64(2), 185–193
Evaporitic Preservation of Modern Carotenoid Biomarkers and Halophilic Microorganisms in Mars Analog Hypersaline Environments
Astrobiology, 25(11), 765–776
Evidence for Low Dissolved Silica in mid-Mesozoic Oceans
American Journal of Science, 325, 1
Svornostite-(NH4): a new mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA, and the establishment of the svornostite mineral group
Mineralogical Magazine, 89(5), 609–617
MP21-12 Biofilm-Forming Bacteria Found Within Calcium-Based Kidney Stones
The Journal of Urology, 213(5S), e709
Exploring Mechanisms of Microbialite Texture Formation through mapping in situ CaCO₃ precipitation and Microbial Cell Position
Goldschmidt 2025 Conference
RamanLab: A Comprehensive Cross-Platform Software Suite for Advanced Raman Spectroscopy Analysis
Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175269971.11603902/v1
Mapping Quartz and Feldspar Areal Abundance and Grain Sizes Using Integrated VTIR Data
AGU Advances, 7(3), e2025AV002151. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV002151
Machine Learning Strategies to Distinguish Iron Sulfide, Oxide, and (Oxy)hydroxide Minerals Using Raman and LIBS Spectroscopy
LPI Contributions, 3090, 2702
Evidence for Acidic Bleaching and Dominant Groundwater Processes in Endmember Hypersaline and Acidic Lakes in Western Australia
LPI Contributions, 3090, 2811
Whole rock and mineral separate nitrogen concentration and isotopic data for meta-ultramafic rocks
Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA) dataset, 237
Signature Specimen: Elbaite from the Cruzeiro Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Rocks & Minerals, 99(1), 86–88
Radiocarbon Chronology/Growth Rates of Ooids from Great Salt Lake, Utah
Utah Geological Association Publication
In situ potassium and hydrogen ion exchange into a cubic zirconium silicate microporous material
PLOS ONE, 19(3), e0298661
MP63-13 Bacteria Trigger Calcium Oxalate Crystal Formation
Journal of Urology, 211(5S), e1036
PD63-06 Exploring Bacterial Roles in Calcium Oxalate Stone Formation Through High-Resolution Imaging
Journal of Urology, 211(5S), e1294
The Biology of Biosignature Detection — Year One: Building the Experimental Framework for Extant and Extinct Life Measurements
2024 Astrobiology Science Conference
Increasing equitable access to meaningful research experiences through undergraduate mineralogy and earth materials classes
2024 Goldschmidt Conference
The Mineralogy of Laboratory Simulated Hydrothermal Vents as Analogs to Saponite-Rich Hydrothermal Environments on Early Earth and Mars
AbSciCon 2024, 421-084
Fe/Mg-silicate chemical gardens as analogs to silicate-rich hydrothermal chimneys on early Earth and Mars
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 8(10), 1982–1996
Living to Lithified: Construction and Preservation of Silicified Biomarkers
Geobiology, 22(5), e12620
Insight Into Mineral Fabrics, Biofabrics, and Channel Architecture to Comprehensively Characterize Microbialite Texture
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 56, 405114
Tracking Composition of Searles Lake Brines and Mineral Fluid Inclusions with Progressive Evaporation via Raman and LIBS
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 56, 404422
Beyond the Stones: the Transformative Impact of Mineral Collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 56, 404729
A Tale of Two Seasons: The Geochemical Evolution of Acidic Hypersaline Lakes in Western Australia
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2024, EP52A-06
Unveiling Hosts for Nitrogen Transportation and Storage in Meta-Serpentinites
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2024
Nitrogen in Ultramafic and Sedimentary Mélange Matrices and its Implications for Subduction Zone Nitrogen Budgets
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 56, 403278
The Biology of Biosignature Detection: Rationale and Experimental Frameworks for Biological Validation
Characterization of mineral fabrics, biofabrics, and channel architecture in incipient microbialites
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2024, B53J-08
The Biology of Biosignature Detection: Framework, Experiments, and Science Mission Concepts
LPI Contributions, 3007, 3526
Rare Earth: Crystalline Treasures — Exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Rocks & Minerals, 98(2), 148–159
New Mineral Names: Arsenic and Lead
American Mineralogist, 108(3), 634–636
Micro-elemental Analysis of Stromatolites Reveal Fe as Potential Biosignature and Remnant of a Lithification Mechanism
Goldschmidt 2023 Conference
Microbial Pigment Robustness in Martian and Ocean Worlds Brines and Evaporites
54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2806, 2434
Detection and Preservation of Extremophile Biosignatures in Lithium-Bearing Evaporites for Life Detection
54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2806, 2825
New Mineral Names: Heavy Metal and Minerals from China
American Mineralogist, 108(10), 1993–1994
Rate-Dependent Preservation of Psychrotolerant Halophiles within Cryobrine Systems
Brines Across the Solar System, 2689, 2041
Biosignature Preservation Potential of Li-Containing Hypersaline Environments
Brines Across the Solar System, 2689, 2018
Examining Fe-Cycling in Microbial Mats as a Lithification Mechanism
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 55, 393626
Micro-Elemental Analysis of Stromatolites Reveal Fe as Potential Biosignature
Thirty-third Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 20694
Assessing the origin of pisoids within a travertine system in the border of Puna Plateau, Argentina
Sedimentology, 69(3), 1252–1275
Relianceite-(K), a new phosphate–oxalate mineral from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA
Mineralogical Magazine, 86(4), 539–547
Dendoraite-(NH4), a new phosphate–oxalate mineral from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA
Mineralogical Magazine, 86(4), 531–538
New Mineral Names: Alteration Products
American Mineralogist, 107(2), 318–320
Rapid phase identification of apatite and zircon grains for geochronology using X-ray micro-computed tomography
Geochronology, 4(2), 501–515
New Mineral Names: High-Pressure and Precious Minerals
American Mineralogist, 107(4), 778–780
Flaggite, a new mineral with stair-step-like HCP layers from Tombstone, Arizona, USA
Mineralogical Magazine, 86(3), 397–404
Diagenesis and Subsurface Habitable Environments I Online Session
2022 Astrobiology Science Conference
Evidence for benthic oxygen production in Neoarchean lacustrine stromatolites
Geology, 50(8), 907–911
Geobiological impacts of Earth's early complex bioturbators during the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition
2022 Goldschmidt Conference
New Mineral Names: Hydrous Minerals
American Mineralogist, 107(8), 1656–1658
Rapid phase identification of apatite and zircon grains for geochronology using micro-computed tomography
2022 Goldschmidt Conference
Biogenic stromatolites as lacustrine oxygen oases ~2.7 Ga
2022 Goldschmidt Conference
Evidence for Rapid Rates of Oxygenic Photosynthesis Within Neoarchean Stromatolites (abstract)
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 50, 318717
Jasonsmithite, a new phosphate mineral with a complex microporous framework, from the Foote mine, North Carolina, USA
American Mineralogist, 106(2), 174–179
Thebaite-(NH4), a new phosphate–oxalate mineral from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA
Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 379–386
Plastic ingestion by freshwater turtles: a review and call to action
Scientific Reports, 11(1), 5672
Allantoin and natrosulfatourea, two new bat-guano minerals from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA
The Canadian Mineralogist, 59(3), 603–616
A proposed geobiology-driven nomenclature for astrobiological in situ observations and sample analyses
Astrobiology, 21(8), 954–967
New Mineral Names: Diamonds, Dumps, and Fumaroles
American Mineralogist, 106(12), 2028–2030
Mineralogy and History of Semi-Precious Gemstones on the Borghese-Windsor Cabinet
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 53, 368743
Salty Environments: The importance of evaporites and brine environments as habitats and preservers of biosignatures
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 53(4), 240
Classification of Iron (oxy)hydroxides and Sulfides Using Mission-Ready Spectroscopic Techniques and Machine Learning
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 53, 368733
Preservation of Dynamic Biological Processes from Extant Halophilic Life
Brines in the Solar System: Modern Brines, 2614, 6048
Comparison of Microporous Minerals for Potential Contaminant Uptake
Geochemistry of Chromium-Silicate Minerals
Examining the role of Fe-cycling in microbial mat lithification and stromatolite abundance through Earth history
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2020, PP013-01
New emerald locality in Southern California
Colored Stones and Organic Materials
Gems & Gemology, 56(4)
Neoarchean (2.7 Ga) lacustrine stromatolite deposits in the Hartbeesfontein Basin, South Africa
Precambrian Research, 320, 291–302
In situ Cs and H exchange into gaidonnayite and proposed mechanisms of ion diffusion
Inorganic Chemistry, 58(3), 1919–1928
Aragonite dissolution kinetics and calcite/aragonite ratios in sinking and suspended particles in the North Pacific
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 515, 1–12
Camanchacaite, chinchorroite, espadaite, and three additional new minerals from the Torrecillas mine, Chile
Mineralogical Magazine, 83(5), 655–671
Phoxite, the first phosphate-oxalate mineral
American Mineralogist, 104(7), 973–979
Uppermost Triassic phosphorites from Williston Lake, Canada: link to fluctuating euxinic-anoxic conditions before the end-Triassic mass extinction
Scientific Reports, 9(1), 18790
Pressure-induced hydration and formation of bilayer ice in nacrite, a kaolin-group clay
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4(2), 183–188
Agate Analysis by Raman, XRF, and Hyperspectral Imaging Spectroscopy for Provenance Determination
Mineral preservation and photoprotective attributes of halophilic bacteria and archaea in modern and Permian lakebed environments
Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, Biologia, 64(1)
The Relevance of Hydrothermal Spherules in Astrobiological Exploration of Rocky Planets
AbSciCon 2019, 321-227
Chemical Biomarker Robustness in Martian Planetary Analogue Evaporite Mineralogy
50th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2132, 2930
Hypersaline and Sedimentological Advantages on the Preservation of Extant Biological Activity in Modern Martian Analogue Settings
Mars Extant Life: What's Next?, 2108, 5031
Photobiology and Biogenic Preservation Comparisons Between Pleistocene Evaporite Beds and Buried Permian Brines
The First Billion Years: Habitability, 2134, 1034
Unlocking the Collections: getting comfortable with next-level access to museum minerals
Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.156177169.94385131
Locking away toxic metals into tiny holes
Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.155691298.80411700
The Record of Environmental Change in Northeastern Panthalassa Directly Preceding the End-Triassic Mass Extinction Event
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 51, 340665
Mineral preservation and photoprotective attributes of halophilic organisms in planetary analogue lake bed environments
AbSciCon 2019, 333-292
Preliminary results from Laguna Minucúa: a potentially annually resolved record of climate and environmental change, Oaxaca, Mexico
Quaternary International, 469, 85–95
Barwoodite, a New Member of the Welinite Group from Granite Mountain, Arkansas
The Canadian Mineralogist, 56(5), 799–809
Permian evaporite preservation of chemical biomarkers: Implications for in-situ hydrated mineral and hypersaline brine systems
42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 42, F3-6
Agate Analysis by Raman, XRF, and Hyperspectral Imaging Spectroscopy for Provenance
Gems & Gemology, 54(3)
Investigation of Laminae Formation in Eocene Green River Formation Stromatolites
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2018, PP41E-1900
In Situ Aragonite Dissolution in North Pacific: Rate and Role in Modern Ocean Carbon Budget
AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, OC24B-0456
Integrated Optical, Micro-Raman and Compositional Analysis of Rock Samples from Former Talc Mines, Gouverneur Mining District, New York
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 50, 322067
Genesis of Upper Triassic Phosphatic Ooid Beds from Williston Lake, Canada
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 50, 321035
A New Study on PIC Dissolution and Sinking Fluxes, Concentrations and Calcite/Aragonite Ratios in the North Pacific
Twenty-eighth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 591
Evidence for Rapid Rates of Oxygenic Photosynthesis Within Neoarchean Stromatolites
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 50, 318717
Rowleyite, a new mineral with a microporous framework structure
American Mineralogist, 102(5), 1037–1044
Geobiological Comparisons of Preservation Potential within Hypersaline Mineral-Microbe Systems
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2017, P41B-2838
Raman and FTIR spectroscopy of methane in olivine
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2017, V43C-0545
Structure determination and time-resolved Raman spectroscopy of yttrium ion exchange into microporous titanosilicate ETS-4
Inorganic Chemistry, 55(21), 11057–11063
Interlaboratory and cross-instrument comparison of Raman spectra of 96 minerals
Lunar Planet. Sci., 46, 2240
In Situ Ion Exchange in Nanoporous Zirconium Silicates
66th Annual Meeting, MSA
Potential Evidence for Arsenic Mineralization in Mussel Shells in the Upper Green River Basin, Kentucky
Mineralogical Crystallography
66th Annual Meeting, MSA
Using Raman Spectroscopy to Analyze Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Calcite Speleothems
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 48, 281303
Measurements of light-absorbing particles on the glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
The Cryosphere, 9(1), 331–340
Self-assembled hybrid solids of luminescent Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes and polyoxometalates
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 43, 23–26
Linking remote and in-situ detection of black carbon on tropical glaciers
Photogramm Eng Remote Sens, 80(5), 385–390
Measurements of light absorbing particulates on the glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Cryosphere Discussions, 8(5)
Measurements of Light Absorbing Particles on Tropical South American Glaciers
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2014, C24A-06
Modeling the Crystal Structure and Ion Exchange Mechanisms in Zorite Using Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy
Twenty-fourth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 368
In situ Raman spectroscopic study of transient polyhedral distortions during cesium ion exchange into sitinakite
American Mineralogist, 98(7), 1153–1161
Geochemical and Mineralogical Analysis of Cave Deposits to Reconstruct Climate Change in Barbados
2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver
Synthesis and ion exchange studies of porous nano-crystalline materials
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 58
Analysis of Fiber Structure in a Concrete Matrix from EBS Coupled to Raman Spectra
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 58
A Novel Multiproxy Approach to High-resolution Speleothem Paleoclimate Reconstruction in the Caribbean Region
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2013, PP23D-02
Effects of hydration during strontium exchange into nanoporous hydrogen niobium titanium silicate
Inorganic Chemistry, 51(11), 6251–6258
Synthesis and characterization of two- and three-dimensional calcium coordination polymers
Crystal Growth & Design, 12(8), 3937–3943
Identifying Types of Zoning in Minerals Using Raman Microscopy
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 44(4), 68
Optical, Raman, and Morphological Characterization of Rock Thin Sections from the Arnold Pit Former Talc Mine
Geological Society of America Abstracts, 44(7), 161
New measurements of particulates in glacial snow and ice in the Cordillera Blanca mountains of Peru
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2012, GC11A-0970
Using confocal Raman spectroscopy to analyze nitrate structure at and near the air-water interface
Abstracts of Papers, American Chemical Society, 243
Heavy Metal Sequestration in Nanoporous Minerals
Twenty-second Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 1554
In situ X-ray diffraction study of cesium exchange in synthetic umbite
Inorganic Chemistry, 50(8), 3596–3604
Crystal growth and ion exchange in titanium silicates
Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth, 1637–1662
In Situ X-Ray Diffraction Study of Cs+ Ion Exchange in Umbite
2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting
Cs sequestration into a microporous gallosilicate framework
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(12), A577
The mechanisms of Sr ion exchange into partially niobium substituted sitinakite
Twentieth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 538
Cesium Sequestration into a Microporous Gallosilicate Framework
Twentieth Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 577
The mechanism responsible for extraordinary Cs ion selectivity in crystalline silicotitanate
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(35), 11689–11694
Time-resolved structural characterization of microporous silicotitanates and niobium silicotitanates
Dissertation Abstracts International, 69(10)
Strontium ion exchange mechanism in synthetic sitinakite from time resolved studies
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2008, V13A-2107
Similarities in 2- and 6-line ferrihydrite based on pair distribution function analysis of X-ray total scattering
Chemistry of Materials, 19(6), 1489–1496
Role of the Hydroxyl-Water Hydrogen-Bond Network in Structural Transitions and Selectivity toward Cesium in Crystalline Silicotitanate
Inorganic Chemistry, 46(4), 1081–1089
The origin of ion exchange selectivity in a porous framework titanium silicate
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17(46), 4839–4842
Dehydration-induced water disordering in a synthetic potassium gallosilicate natrolite
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(44), 13744–13748
Technical Report: Growth of Environmental Science at the NSLS
Synchrotron Radiation News, 20(3), 6–13
Solid-state structural characterization of a rigid framework of lacunary heteropolyniobates
Inorganic Chemistry, 45(3), 1043–1052
In situ type study of hydrothermally prepared titanates and silicotitanates
Journal of Materials Science, 41(5), 1325–1333
Temperature stability of a molecular sieve crystalline silicotitanate with the mineral sitinakite topology
Abstracts of Papers, American Chemical Society, 231
Influence of hydroxyl-water interaction on structural transformations during Cs+ exchange in microporous H-CST
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70(18), A91
GEOC 133 — Size and structure of ferrihydrite from PDF analysis
Abstracts of Papers, American Chemical Society, 232
High-pressure neutron diffraction study of superhydrated natrolite
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(39), 18223–18225
Optimizing synthesis of Na₂Ti₂SiO₇·2H₂O and ion exchange pathways for Cs-CST determined from in situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 238(1–4), 61–69
Tribasic lead maleate and lead maleate: Synthesis and structural and spectroscopic characterizations
Inorganic Chemistry, 44(21), 7394–7402
In situ neutron and X-ray scattering studies of Cs+ ion exchange sequestration into the crystalline silicotitanate (CST) molecular sieve
Abstracts of Papers, American Chemical Society, 230
Time-Resolved Diffraction Studies of Ion Exchange: K+ and Na+ Exchange into (Al, Ge) Gismondine
Chemistry of Materials, 16(11), 2244–2254
Crystallization of sodium titanium silicate with sitinakite topology: Evolution from the sodium nonatitanate phase
Chemistry of Materials, 16(19), 3659–3666
In situ X-ray diffraction study of Cs ion exchange into H-TS
2004 Denver Annual Meeting, GSA
Phosphor imaging as a tool for in situ mapping of ppm levels of uranium and thorium in rocks and minerals
Chemical Geology, 193(1–2), 127–136
(K4Li4)Al8Ge8O32·8H2O: an Li+-exchanged potassium aluminogermanate with the zeolite gismondine (GIS) topology
Crystal Structure Communications, 59(8), i74–i76
In situ synchrotron X-ray structural studies of crystal growth and ion exchange in tunnel-type titanosilicates
Abstracts of Papers, American Chemical Society, 225
A new polymorph of eucryptite (LiAlSiO4), ε-eucryptite, and thermal expansion of α- and ε-eucryptite at high pressure
American Mineralogist, 87(4), 566–571
Ion Exchange of Gismondine
M.S. Thesis, Stony Brook University
Instability of Beta-Eucryptite under Pressure and Thermal Expansion of ε-LiAlSiO4 at 1.9 GPa
American Mineralogist, 877 (BNL-74038-2005-JA)
Phase Transformations in the GIS Structure upon Ion Exchange
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2001, V32A-0956
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