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Dr. Allan H. Treiman

Dr. Allan H. Treiman


Dr. Allan H. Treiman
Senior Staff Scientist, and
LPI Associate Director for Science

Lunar and Planetary Institute
3600 Bay Area Boulevard
Houston, TX 77058
E-mail: treiman(at)lpi.usra.edu
Phone: 281-486-2117
Fax: 281-486-2162

  • Research in planetary science and geology: Martian meteorites; petrology and geochemistry of other meteorites; Martian geology.
  • Science education: meteorites, Martian geology, spectroscopy, astrobiology.

CURRENT RESEARCH

  • The Moon: Rocks and Geology
    • Lunar Highlands plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
    • Volatiles (especially water and halogens) in lunar magmas.
  • Mars
    • Martian Meteorites
      • Volatiles (especially water and halogens) in Martian magmas: From the mantle to the regolith.
      • Igneous Petrogenesis
    • Martian Geology
      • Co-I for the CheMin instrument on MSL 09.
      • Formation of Gully Landforms.

RECENT PAPERS
Please email me for reprints!

mggranul Treiman A.H., Maloy A.K., and Shearer C.K. Jr. (submitted) Magnesian anorthositic granulites in lunar meteorites in lunar meteorites Allan Hills 81005 and Dhofar 309: Geochemistry and global significance Meteoritics and Planetary Science, submitted.

 

ni_ols Filiberto J., Jackson C., Treiman A.H., and Le L. (2009) Partitioning of Ni between olivine and an iron-rich basalt: Experiments, partition models, and planetary implications. American Mineralogist 94, in press. Preprint.

 

gusevcl Filiberto J., and Treiman A.H. (2009) The effect of chlorine on the liquidus of basalt: First results, and implications for basalt genesis on Mars and Earth. Chemical Geology 26x, in press. Preprint.

 

oliv_weathering Hausrath E.M., Treiman A.H., Bish D.L., Blake D., Sarrazin P., Hoehler T., Vicenzi E., Midtkandl I., Steele A., and Brantley S.L. (2008) Short and long-term olivine weathering in Svalbard, and implications for Mars, Astrobiology 8, in press. Preprint.

 

lap04840 McCanta M.C, Treiman A.H., Dyar M.D., Alexander C.M.OĠD., Rumble D. III and Essene E.J. (2008) The La Paz 04840 meteorite: Petrology and origin of an amphibole-rich R chondrite. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 72, 5757-5780. Preprint.

 

ftr Treiman A.H. (2008) Fault-trace ridges, Valles Marineris, Mars: Evidence for large-scale fault-controlled paleo-groundwater flow. Nature Geosciences 1, doi:10.1038/ngeo131. Preprint,

 

rhonite Treiman A.H. (2008) Rhönite in Luna 24 pyroxenes: First find from the Moon, and implications for water in planetary magmas American Mineralogist 93, 488-491 Preprint.

 

humphrey Filiberto J., Treiman A.H., and Le L. (2008) Crystallization experiments on a Gusev Adirondack basalt composition. Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 43, 1137-1146. Preprint.

 

nwa998 Treiman A.H. and Irving A.J. (2008) Petrology of the nakhlite (martian) meteorite Norwthwest Africa (NWA) 998, Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 43, 829-854. Preprint.

 

Venus Treiman A.H. (2007) Geochemistry of Venus' surface: Current limitations as future opportunities. Chapter in "Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet," AGU Monograph Series 176, 7-22. Preprint.

 

 

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