Bird feathers from a Late Cretaceous coprolite

O’Connor, J. K., DeMar, D. G., Carroll, N. R., Chin, K., Armour Smith, E., Holland, M., Clark, A. D., Cooper, C., Kuo, P.-C., Tobin, T. S., Celestian, A. J., Bottjer, D. J., Chiappe, L. M., & Wilson Mantilla, G. P.

Current Biology, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.08.054

Raman characterization of carotenoid pigment stability in evaporites under simulated Martian ultraviolet irradiance

Perl, S. M., Celestian, A. J., & Corsetti, F. A.

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131, e2026JE009730. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JE009730

Reply to González González et al.: The contribution of bacteria to kidney stone formation

Schmidt, W.C., Yang, R., Schreiber, H.L., Celestian, A., Wong, G.C.L., & Scotland, K.B.

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

Plattner, T. A., Schmidt, B. E., Fernandez, N. M., Doran, P. T., Birmingham, M. A., Weber, J. M., Celestian, A., Ingall, E. D., Bowman, J. S., Som, S. M., Odenheimer, A., Bornholdt, T., Sephus, C., Jamison, H. T., Russo, K., Buessecker, S., Fisher, L. A., Klempay, B., Paris, E. R., Skoog, E. J., Weng, M. M., Pozarycki, C., Schartup, A. T., Wray, J. J., Rivera-Hernández, F., & Quartini, E.

Earth and Space Science, 13(7), e2026EA005066. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EA005066

Biological Validation and Agnostic Experiments for Extant and Extinct Microbial Life within the Martian Subsurface

Perl, Scott M., Cockell, Charles S., Fischer, Woodward W., Sharma, Sunanda, Lloyd, Karen G., Wilhelm, Mary Beth, Corsetti, Frank A., Treude, Tina, Leadbetter, Jared, Giovannelli, Donato, Foreman, Christine M., Freedman, Kevin, Lynch, Kennda, Homann, Martin, Som, Sanjoy M., Wilson, Laurence, Karunatillake, Suniti, Drake, Henrik, Bywaters, Kathryn, Mikucki, Jill, Celestian, Aaron J., Chen, Pin, Guan, Lisa, Ibarra, Yadira, Boland, Justin, Hosseini, Sona, Tosi, Phillipe L., Nisson, Devan M., Murphy, Ashley, Garner, Madeline, Thei, Federico, Biondi, Michele, Propster, Paul

Astrobiology, 26(1_suppl), 156S–171S

Biofilm-mineral intergrowth defines the hierarchical microarchitecture of calcium oxalate kidney stones

Mousavi, A., Cassady, V., Marin, G.G., Thapa, S., Prieto, J., Rowland, D., Gelb, J., et al.

Perchlorate supported anaerobic growth in Haloferax volcanii reveals a novel metabolic capability with implications for biosignature degradation

Robinson, A., McQuaig-Ulrich, S., Dondero, T., Celestian, A., Perl, S.M.

Scientific Reports

Mapping Quartz and Feldspar Areal Abundance and Grain Sizes Using Integrated VTIR Data

Grant, Kathleen, Brodrick, Philip G., Pérez Garcia-Pando, Carlos, Gonçalves Ageitos, María, Celestian, Aaron J., West, A. Joshua

AGU Advances, 7(3), e2025AV002151. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV002151

Mechanism of Lithium Ion Exchange Into Spinel Manganese Oxide

Celestian, Aaron J, Bourcier, William, Camiré, Christopher L, Kumar, Jayanthi, Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 57(1), 131–139

Intercalated bacterial biofilms are intrinsic internal components of calcium-based kidney stones

Schmidt, William C, Mousavi, Ava, Li, Jiahui, Yang, Rena, et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(5), e2517066123

Mineral Weathering Experiments for Terrestrial Planetary Analogs in a Continuous-Flow Reactor

Weber, Jessica M, Martinez, Eduardo, Sheppard, Rachel Y, Rodriguez, Laura E, Celestian, Aaron, et al.

Geofluids, 2026(1), 6180315

Molecular Mechanisms of Magnesium Sulfate Crystallization: Bond Length Inversion and the Role of Hydration in Mineral Formation

Celestian, Aaron J, Xu, Wenqian, Kubicki, James D, Perl, Scott M

American Mineralogist

Nitrogen mineral hosts in subduction zone metamorphosed ultramafic rocks: Implications for deep Forearc (to Subarc) transfer

Cooperdock, Emily HG, Bonilla, Ailani N, Grabiec, Justine G, Bustos-Moreno, Juan Felipe, Celestian, Aaron J, Mallik, Ananya, Bebout, Gray E

Chemical Geology, 707, 123307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123307

Cadvanite, a New Cadmium Vanadate from the Burro Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA

Kampf, Anthony R, Celestian, Aaron J, Ma, Chi, Rose, Timothy P, Marty, Joe

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

Perl, Scott M, Baxter, Bonnie K, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

Astrobiology, 25(11), 765–776

Evidence for Low Dissolved Silica in mid-Mesozoic Oceans

Yager, Joyce A, West, A Joshua, Trower, Elizabeth J, Fischer, Woodward W, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

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

Kampf, Anthony R, Olds, Travis A, Plášil, Jakub, Ma, Chi, Celestian, Aaron J, Marty, Joe

Mineralogical Magazine, 89(5), 609–617

Signature Specimen: Elbaite from the Cruzeiro Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Francis, Carl A, Celestian, Aaron

Rocks & Minerals, 99(1), 86–88

Radiocarbon Chronology/Growth Rates of Ooids from Great Salt Lake, Utah

Paradis, Olivia P, Corsetti, Frank A, Celestian, Aaron, et al.

Utah Geological Association Publication

In situ potassium and hydrogen ion exchange into a cubic zirconium silicate microporous material

Lively, Jason, Celestian, Aaron J

PLOS ONE, 19(3), e0298661

Fe/Mg-silicate chemical gardens as analogs to silicate-rich hydrothermal chimneys on early Earth and Mars

Carman, Nancy A, Hausrath, Elisabeth M, Celestian, Aaron, et al.

ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 8(10), 1982–1996

Living to Lithified: Construction and Preservation of Silicified Biomarkers

Rasmussen, Kalen L, Celestian, Aaron J, Corsetti, Frank A, et al.

Geobiology, 22(5), e12620

Rare Earth: Crystalline Treasures — Exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Celestian, Aaron J

Rocks & Minerals, 98(2), 148–159

New Mineral Names: Arsenic and Lead

Celestian, Aaron J

American Mineralogist, 108(3), 634–636

New Mineral Names: Heavy Metal and Minerals from China

Celestian, Aaron J

American Mineralogist, 108(10), 1993–1994

Assessing the origin of pisoids within a travertine system in the border of Puna Plateau, Argentina

Mors, R Agustin, Gomez, Fernando J, Celestian, Aaron J, Corsetti, Frank A, et al.

Sedimentology, 69(3), 1252–1275

Relianceite-(K), a new phosphate–oxalate mineral from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA

Kampf, Anthony R, Cooper, Mark A, Celestian, Aaron J, Ma, Chi, Marty, Joe

Mineralogical Magazine, 86(4), 539–547

Dendoraite-(NH4), a new phosphate–oxalate mineral from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA

Kampf, Anthony R, Cooper, Mark A, Celestian, Aaron J, Ma, Chi, Marty, Joe

Mineralogical Magazine, 86(4), 531–538

New Mineral Names: Alteration Products

Celestian, Aaron J

American Mineralogist, 107(2), 318–320

Rapid phase identification of apatite and zircon grains for geochronology using X-ray micro-computed tomography

Cooperdock, Emily HG, Hofmann, Florian, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

Geochronology, 4(2), 501–515

New Mineral Names: High-Pressure and Precious Minerals

Celestian, Aaron J

American Mineralogist, 107(4), 778–780

Flaggite, a new mineral with stair-step-like HCP layers from Tombstone, Arizona, USA

Kampf, Anthony R, Mills, Stuart J, Celestian, Aaron J, Ma, Chi, et al.

Mineralogical Magazine, 86(3), 397–404

Evidence for benthic oxygen production in Neoarchean lacustrine stromatolites

Wilmeth, Dylan T, Lalonde, Stefan V, Celestian, Aaron J, Corsetti, Frank A, et al.

Geology, 50(8), 907–911

New Mineral Names: Hydrous Minerals

Celestian, Aaron J

American Mineralogist, 107(8), 1656–1658

Jasonsmithite, a new phosphate mineral with a complex microporous framework, from the Foote mine, North Carolina, USA

Kampf, Anthony R, Celestian, Aaron J, Nash, Barbara P

American Mineralogist, 106(2), 174–179

Thebaite-(NH4), a new phosphate–oxalate mineral from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA

Kampf, Anthony R, Cooper, Mark A, Celestian, Aaron J, Nash, Barbara P, Marty, Joe

Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 379–386

Plastic ingestion by freshwater turtles: a review and call to action

Clause, Adam G, Celestian, Aaron J, Pauly, Gregory B

Scientific Reports, 11(1), 5672

Allantoin and natrosulfatourea, two new bat-guano minerals from the Rowley mine, Arizona, USA

Kampf, Anthony R, Celestian, Aaron J, Nash, Barbara P, Marty, Joe

The Canadian Mineralogist, 59(3), 603–616

A proposed geobiology-driven nomenclature for astrobiological in situ observations and sample analyses

Perl, Scott M, Celestian, Aaron J, Cockell, Charles S, Corsetti, Frank A, et al.

Astrobiology, 21(8), 954–967

New Mineral Names: Diamonds, Dumps, and Fumaroles

Celestian, Aaron J

American Mineralogist, 106(12), 2028–2030

Colored Stones and Organic Materials

Celestian, Aaron J, Edley, Richard

Gems & Gemology, 56(4)

Neoarchean (2.7 Ga) lacustrine stromatolite deposits in the Hartbeesfontein Basin, South Africa

Wilmeth, DT, Corsetti, FA, Beukes, NJ, Celestian, AJ, et al.

Precambrian Research, 320, 291–302

In situ Cs and H exchange into gaidonnayite and proposed mechanisms of ion diffusion

Celestian, Aaron J, Lively, Jason, Xu, Wenqian

Inorganic Chemistry, 58(3), 1919–1928

Aragonite dissolution kinetics and calcite/aragonite ratios in sinking and suspended particles in the North Pacific

Dong, Sijia, Berelson, William M, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 515, 1–12

Camanchacaite, chinchorroite, espadaite, and three additional new minerals from the Torrecillas mine, Chile

Kampf, Anthony R, Nash, Barbara P, Celestian, Aaron J, Dini, Maurizio, Molina Donoso, Arturo A

Mineralogical Magazine, 83(5), 655–671

Phoxite, the first phosphate-oxalate mineral

Kampf, Anthony R, Celestian, Aaron J, Nash, Barbara P, Marty, Joe

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

Larina, Ekaterina, Bottjer, David J, Corsetti, Frank A, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

Scientific Reports, 9(1), 18790

Pressure-induced hydration and formation of bilayer ice in nacrite, a kaolin-group clay

Hwang, Huijeong, Choi, Jinhyuk, Celestian, Aaron J, Vogt, Thomas, Lee, Yongjae, et al.

ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4(2), 183–188

Mineral preservation and photoprotective attributes of halophilic bacteria and archaea in modern and Permian lakebed environments

Perl, Scott M, Baxter, Bonnie K, Celestian, Aaron J

Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, Biologia, 64(1)

Preliminary results from Laguna Minucúa: a potentially annually resolved record of climate and environmental change, Oaxaca, Mexico

Goman, Michelle, Joyce, Arthur, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

Quaternary International, 469, 85–95

Barwoodite, a New Member of the Welinite Group from Granite Mountain, Arkansas

Kampf, Anthony R, Celestian, Aaron J, Nash, Barbara P

The Canadian Mineralogist, 56(5), 799–809

Agate Analysis by Raman, XRF, and Hyperspectral Imaging Spectroscopy for Provenance

Celestian, Aaron, Heginbotham, Arlen, Greenberger, Rebecca, Ehlmann, Bethany, et al.

Gems & Gemology, 54(3)

Rowleyite, a new mineral with a microporous framework structure

Kampf, Anthony R, Cooper, Mark A, Nash, Barbara P, Cerling, Thure E, Marty, Joe, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

American Mineralogist, 102(5), 1037–1044

Structure determination and time-resolved Raman spectroscopy of yttrium ion exchange into microporous titanosilicate ETS-4

Celestian, Aaron J, Chappell, Caleb J, Rucks, Melinda J, Norris, Pauline

Inorganic Chemistry, 55(21), 11057–11063

Measurements of light-absorbing particles on the glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Schmitt, Carl G, All, John D, Celestian, A, et al.

The Cryosphere, 9(1), 331–340

Self-assembled hybrid solids of luminescent Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes and polyoxometalates

Yan, Bangbo, Li, Yanfen, Calhoun, Steven R, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 43, 23–26

Linking remote and in-situ detection of black carbon on tropical glaciers

Schmitt, Carl G, All, John, Cole, Rebecca J, Celestian, Aaron, et al.

Photogramm Eng Remote Sens, 80(5), 385–390

In situ Raman spectroscopic study of transient polyhedral distortions during cesium ion exchange into sitinakite

Celestian, Aaron J, Powers, Michael, Rader, Shelby

American Mineralogist, 98(7), 1153–1161

Effects of hydration during strontium exchange into nanoporous hydrogen niobium titanium silicate

Kramer, Samantha, Celestian, Aaron J

Inorganic Chemistry, 51(11), 6251–6258

Synthesis and characterization of two- and three-dimensional calcium coordination polymers

Vakiti, Raj Kishore, Garabato, Brady D, Celestian, Aaron, Yan, Bangbo, et al.

Crystal Growth & Design, 12(8), 3937–3943

In situ X-ray diffraction study of cesium exchange in synthetic umbite

Fewox, Christopher S, Clearfield, Abraham, Celestian, Aaron J

Inorganic Chemistry, 50(8), 3596–3604

The mechanism responsible for extraordinary Cs ion selectivity in crystalline silicotitanate

Celestian, Aaron J, Kubicki, James D, Hanson, Jonathon, Clearfield, Abraham, Parise, John B

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(35), 11689–11694

Similarities in 2- and 6-line ferrihydrite based on pair distribution function analysis of X-ray total scattering

Michel, FM, Ehm, L, Liu, G, Han, WQ, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

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

Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, Smith, Ronald I, Toby, Brian H, Clearfield, Abraham

Inorganic Chemistry, 46(4), 1081–1089

The origin of ion exchange selectivity in a porous framework titanium silicate

Celestian, Aaron J, Clearfield, Abraham

Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17(46), 4839–4842

Dehydration-induced water disordering in a synthetic potassium gallosilicate natrolite

Lee, Yongjae, Kim, Sun Jin, Bull, Ivor, Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, et al.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(44), 13744–13748

Solid-state structural characterization of a rigid framework of lacunary heteropolyniobates

Nyman, May, Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, Holland, Gregory P, Alam, Todd M

Inorganic Chemistry, 45(3), 1043–1052

In situ type study of hydrothermally prepared titanates and silicotitanates

Clearfield, A, Tripathi, A, Medvedev, D, Celestian, AJ, Parise, JB

Journal of Materials Science, 41(5), 1325–1333

High-pressure neutron diffraction study of superhydrated natrolite

Colligan, Marek, Lee, Yongjae, Vogt, Thomas, Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, et al.

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

Celestian, AJ, Medvedev, DG, Tripathi, A, Parise, JB, Clearfield, A

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

Bonhomme, François, Alam, Todd M, Celestian, Aaron J, Tallant, David R, Nyman, May, et al.

Inorganic Chemistry, 44(21), 7394–7402

Time-Resolved Diffraction Studies of Ion Exchange: K+ and Na+ Exchange into (Al, Ge) Gismondine

Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, Goodell, Carmen, Tripathi, Akhilesh, Hanson, Jonathan

Chemistry of Materials, 16(11), 2244–2254

Crystallization of sodium titanium silicate with sitinakite topology: Evolution from the sodium nonatitanate phase

Medvedev, Dmitri G, Tripathi, Akhilesh, Clearfield, Abraham, Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, Hanson, Jonathan

Chemistry of Materials, 16(19), 3659–3666

Phosphor imaging as a tool for in situ mapping of ppm levels of uranium and thorium in rocks and minerals

Cole, Jennifer M, Nienstedt, Jessica, Spataro, Glenn, Celestian, Aaron J, et al.

Chemical Geology, 193(1–2), 127–136

(K4Li4)Al8Ge8O32·8H2O: an Li+-exchanged potassium aluminogermanate with the zeolite gismondine (GIS) topology

Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, Tripathi, Akhilesh, Kvick, Åke, Vaughan, Gavin MB

Crystal Structure Communications, 59(8), i74–i76

A new polymorph of eucryptite (LiAlSiO4), ε-eucryptite, and thermal expansion of α- and ε-eucryptite at high pressure

Zhang, Jianzhong, Celestian, Aaron, Parise, John B, Xu, Hongwu, Heaney, Peter J

American Mineralogist, 87(4), 566–571

Instability of Beta-Eucryptite under Pressure and Thermal Expansion of ε-LiAlSiO4 at 1.9 GPa

Zhang, JN, Celestian, A, Parise, J, Xu, H, Heaney, P

American Mineralogist, 877 (BNL-74038-2005-JA)

Cultivation of halophilic archaea in shallow subsurface martian conditions has implications for extant life on Mars

Robinson, A., McQuaig-Ulrich, S., Dondero, T., Celestian, A., & Perl, S. M.

bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.11.737928

RamanLab: A Comprehensive Cross-Platform Software Suite for Advanced Raman Spectroscopy Analysis

Celestian, Aaron J

Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175269971.11603902/v1

Unlocking the Collections: getting comfortable with next-level access to museum minerals

Celestian, Aaron J

Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.156177169.94385131

Locking away toxic metals into tiny holes

Celestian, Aaron J

Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.155691298.80411700

Measurements of light absorbing particulates on the glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Schmitt, CG, All, JD, Schwarz, JP, Celestian, A, et al.

Cryosphere Discussions, 8(5)

Whole rock and mineral separate nitrogen concentration and isotopic data for meta-ultramafic rocks

Cooperdock, Emily, Bonilla, Ailani, Grabiec, Justine, Celestian, Aaron, et al.

Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA) dataset, 237

Crystal growth and ion exchange in titanium silicates

Celestian, Aaron J, Parise, John B, Clearfield, Abraham

Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth, 1637–1662

Time-resolved structural characterization of microporous silicotitanates and niobium silicotitanates

Celestian, Aaron Joseph

Dissertation Abstracts International, 69(10)

Technical Report: Growth of Environmental Science at the NSLS

Northrup, Paul, Lanzirotti, Antonio, Celestian, Aaron

Synchrotron Radiation News, 20(3), 6–13

Ion Exchange of Gismondine

Celestian, Aaron Joseph

M.S. Thesis, Stony Brook University