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Testing fluid-inclusion analytical methods with laboratory-grown halite in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2-CaCl2 brine systems.
The 2005 Lowenstein study reconstructing Permian seawater major-ion chemistry from halite fluid inclusions.
A sourced profile of Tim K. Lowenstein’s research on halite fluid inclusions, ancient seawater chemistry and evaporite geochemistry.
The Brennan and Lowenstein 2002 reconstruction of Silurian seawater from 100 inclusions in Michigan and Canning Basin halites.
José Centeno’s 2024 Medical Geology Lecture: Iodine, Selenium, Arsenic, Radon, Lead and Mercury
Key medical-geology themes presented by José Centeno in his 2024 lecture at the Colombian Geological Survey.
Rifting and Salt Tectonics on Passive Margins: Michael Hudec’s Brazil, West Africa and Gulf of Mexico Research
Hudec’s research on how basement structure, rifting and passive-margin evolution influence salt tectonics.
Tim Dooley’s Physical Salt-Tectonics Models: Extension, Shortening, Strike-Slip and Gravity-Driven Systems
Tim Dooley’s physical salt-tectonics experiments and laboratory modelling methods at AGL.
Tim Dooley, Martin Jackson and Michael Hudec’s 2023 Physical-Model Study of Salt Canopies
The 2023 AAPG Bulletin study using physical models to investigate growth and evolution of salt canopies on a salt-detached slope.
What Is Medical Geology? The Global Framework of Selinus, Finkelman, Centeno and IMGA
IMGA’s definition of medical geology and its framework for geological materials, trace elements, water and health.
Who Is Michael R. Hudec? A Sourced Profile of Salt Tectonics, 3-D Modelling and AGL Research
A sourced profile of Michael Hudec’s work on salt tectonics, kinematic modelling, seismic interpretation and the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory.
Michael Hudec’s Salt-Sheet and Salt-Canopy Research: Emplacement and Deformation of Allochthonous Salt
Hudec’s research program on allochthonous salt sheets and salt canopies, especially in the Gulf of Mexico.
Essentials of Medical Geology: 60 Experts, 20 Countries and a Core Reference on Geology and Health
The scope of Essentials of Medical Geology, edited by Olle Selinus, and its relevance to rock salt and mineral research.
Who Is Robert B. Finkelman? Coal Geochemistry, Medical Geology and Health Effects of Geological Materials
A sourced profile of Robert B. Finkelman’s work on medical geology and health effects of geological materials.
Who Is José A. Centeno? Toxicology, Metals, Metalloids and Medical Geology Research
A sourced profile of José A. Centeno’s research in environmental toxicology, metals, metalloids and medical geology.