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Robert Downs

Professor Emeritus

Geosciences
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$5.6M / $5.6M Funding
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200+ Publications
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mineralogy, geology, crystallography, materials science, geochemistry, chemistry, mars, crystal structure, planetary science, material science, gale crater, mining, space exploration, x-ray diffraction, environmental science, inorganic chemistry, data analysis, instrumentation

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    New data on hemihedrite from Arizona.

    2017
    mineralogy, geology, crystallography, arizona, mineral formation

    A new formula and crystal structure for nickelskutterudite, Ni,Co,Fe)As-3, and occupancy of the icosahedral cation site in the skutterudite group

    2017
    crystallography, material science, nickel compounds, crystal structure, skutterudite group

    Relationships between unit-cell parameters and composition for rock-forming minerals on Earth, Mars, and other extraterrestrial bodies

    2017
    mineralogy, planetary geology, crystallography, astrobiology, geochemistry

    Hydroxycalciomicrolite, Ca1.5Ta2O6(OH) a new member of the microlite groufrom Volta Grande pegmatite, Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

    2017
    mineralogy, petrology, geology, crystallography, geochemistry

    Refractive indices of minerals and synthetic compounds

    2017
    materials science, mineralogy, optical properties, geology, chemistry

    Relative Abundances of Mineral Species: A Statistical Measure to Characterize Earth-like Planets Based on Earth's Mineralogy

    2017
    mineralogy, earth-like planets, statistical measure, relative abundances, characterization

    Using Visual Exploratory Data Analysis to Facilitate Collaboration and Hypothesis Generation in Cross-Disciplinary Research

    2017
    data analysis, collaboration, hypothesis generation, cross-disciplinary, visual exploration

    Multiple stages of aqueous alteration along fractures in mudstone and sandstone strata in Gale Crater, Mars

    2017
    mars geology, aqueous alteration, fracture formation, strata analysis, planetary exploration

    Mineralogy of an active eolian sediment from the Namib dune, Gale crater, Mars.

    2017
    mineralogy, eolian sediment, mars, gale crater, namib dune

    Natropalermoite, Na2SrAl4(PO4)4)OH)4) a new mineral isostructural with palermoite, from the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA

    2017
    mineralogy, crystallography, geology, new mineral discovery, palermo no.1 mine

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