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PUBLICATIONS

Ph.D. Dissertation Files

 

Johnson, E.A. (2003) Water in Nominally Anhydrous Crustal Minerals. Ph.D. dissertation, California Institute of Technology.
download dissertation here: http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272003-165802 

and complete data files here: http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/files/Johnson_2003/Index.htm
 

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

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Student names are in bold.

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Mazza, S., Gazel, E., Johnson, E.A., Bizimis, M. and McAleer, R. (2017) Post rift magmatic evolution of the eastern North American “passive-aggressive” margin.  Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18, doi:10.1002/2016GC006646.

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Mosenfelder, J.L., Rossman, G.R. and Johnson, E.A. (2015) Hydrous species in feldspars: a reassessment based on FTIR and SIMS. American Mineralogist, 100, 1209-1221.

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Mazza, S., Gazel, E., Johnson, E.A., McAleer, R., Kunk, M., Spotila, J., Bizimis, M. and Coleman, D. (2014) Volcanoes of the passive margin: the youngest magmatic event in Eastern North America. Geology, 42, 483-486.

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Johnson, E.A. and Rossman, G.R. (2013) The diffusion behavior of hydrogen in plagioclase feldspar at 800-1000°C: Implications for re-equilibration of OH in volcanic phenocrysts.  American Mineralogist, 98, 1779-1787.

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Johnson, E.A., Kiracofe, Z.A., Haynes, J.T. and Nashimoto, K. (2013) The origin of sandstone xenoliths in the Mole Hill basalt, Rockingham County, Virginia: Implications for magma ascent and crustal structure in the western Shenandoah Valley.  Southeastern Geology, 49, 95-118.

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Colasanti, C.V., Johnson, E.A. and Manning, C.E. (2011) An experimental study of OH solubility in rutile at 500-900°C, 0.5-2 GPa, and a range of oxygen fugacities. American Mineralogist, 96, 1291-1299.

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Johnson, E.A., Sutherland, C.E., Logan, M.A.V., Samson, S. and Feely, M. (2011) Petrogenesis of a felsic porphyry dike and constraints on timing of motion along the Coolin Fault at Ben Levy, County Galway. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, 29, 1-13.

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Johnson, E.A. (2006) Water in nominally anhydrous crustal minerals: speciation, concentration, and geologic significance. In H. Keppler and J.R. Smith (Eds.) Water in Nominally Anhydrous Minerals. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 62, 117-154.

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Johnson, E.A. and Post, J.E. (2006) Water in the interlayer of the Mn oxide birnessite: importance in cation exchange and structural stability.  American Mineralogist, 91, 609-618.

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Johnson, E.A. and Rossman, G.R. (2004) An infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance study of strong hydrogen bonding in ussingite, NaAlSi3O8(NaOH). Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 31, 115-121.

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Johnson, E.A. and Rossman, G.R. (2004) A survey of hydrous species and concentrations in igneous feldspars.  American Mineralogist, 89, 586-599.

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King, J.L., Johnson, E.A. and Post, J.E. (2003) A comparison of three historic blue diamonds. Gems and Gemology, 39(4), 322-325.

 

Johnson, E.A. and Rossman, G.R. (2003) The concentration and speciation of hydrogen in feldspars using FTIR and 1H MAS NMR spectroscopy.  American Mineralogist, 88, 901-911.

 

Johnson, E.A., Rossman, G.R., Dyar, M.D. and Valley, J.W. (2002) Correlation between OH concentration and oxygen isotope diffusion rate in diopsides from the Adirondack Mountains, New York.  American Mineralogist, 87, 899-908.

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Heymann, D., Yancey, T.E., Wolbach, W.S., Thiemens, M.H., Johnson, E.A., Roach, D. and Moecker, S. (1998) Geochemical markers of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary event at Brazos River, Texas, USA.  Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 173-181.

 

McElvany, S.W., Johnson, E.A. and Holliman, C.L. (1995) Mass spectrometric characterization of fullerenes, oxides, and odd-numbered carbon clusters.  In K.M. Kadish and R.S. Ruoff (eds.)  Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Physics of Fullerenes and Related Materials, vol.2.  Electrochemical Society, 1425-1436.

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Other Peer Reviewed Publications

 

Haynes, J.T., Johnson, E.A., and Whitmeyer, S.J. (2014) Active features along a “passive” margin: The intriguing interplay between Silurian-Devonian stratigraphy, Alleghanian deformation, and Eocene magmatism of Highland and Bath Counties, Virginia. In Bailey, C.M., and Coiner, L.V., eds., Elevating Geoscience in the Southeastern United States: New Ideas about Old Terranes: Field Guides for the GSA Southeastern Section Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia, 2014: Geological Society of America Field Guide 35, p. 1-40, doi:10.1130/2014.0035(01).

 

Meixner, C., Baker, S., Bolyard, C., Burnett, A., Clarke, K., Johnson, L., Johnson, M., Mulrooney, M., Nagel, J., Shahzad, A. (2017) COACHE Task Force Findings and Recommendations (JMU internal report). https://www.jmu.edu/academic-affairs/policies-and-reports/coache.shtml

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Johnson, E.A. and Harlacker, L. (2009) Faculty Objective Survey. In Self-Study Report for Cluster Three- The Natural World. p.17-23; 88-113.

 

Johnson, E.A. (2008) Hot Topics in Global Warming. On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities, Science Education Resource Center, Northfield, MN. SERC website: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/intro/activities/23550.html

 

Johnson, E.A. (2008) A LONG, LONG Time Ago: Geologic Timescales. On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities, Science Education Resource Center, Northfield, MN. SERC website: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/intro/activities/23559.html

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Header Photo: Clinopyroxene and olivine crystals in Eocene basalt from Highland County, VA. 

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