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Chapters in Books

Invited
Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2005) Magmatic Processes in the Development of Porphyry-type Ore Systems. Society of Economic Geologists 100 th Anniversary Volume, J.W. Hedenquist, J.F.H. Thompson, R.J. Goldfarb, and J.P. Richards, p. 25-38.

Piccoli, P.M. and Candela, P.A. (2002) Apatite in Igneous Systems. In: Phosphates-Geochemical, Geobiological, and Materials Importance, Kohn, M.J., Rakovan, J. and Hughes, J.M. (eds.). Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 48, 255-292.

Invited
Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1998) Magmatic volatile phase-silicate melt equilibria. In: Techniques in hydrothermal ore deposits geology, Richards, J.P. and Larson, P.B. (eds.). Reviews in Economic Geology, 10, 97-108.

Invited
Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1995) An experimental-theoretical model of brine-vapor-silicate melt equilibria with applications to geothermal and ore-forming systems. In: Magmas, Fluids and Ore Deposits, Thompson, J.F.H. (ed.). Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Series, 23, 101-127, Victoria, B.C.

Introductions to Books

Brown, M. and Piccoli, P.M. (1995) Introduction to The Origin of Granites and Related Rocks, United States Geological Survey Circular 1129, 1-4.

Articles in Referred Journals

Simon, A.C., Pettke, T., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., and Heinrich, C.A. (2006) Copper partitioning in a melt-vapor-brine-magnetite-pyrrhotite assemblage. Submitted Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta #, ####-####.

Simon, A.C., Frank, M.R., Pettke, T., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., Heinrich, C. and Glascock, M. D. (2005) An evaluation of synthetic fluid inclusions for the purpose of trapping equilibrated, coexisting, immiscible fluids at magmatic conditions American Mineralogist #, ##-## .

Simon, A.C., Frank, M.R., Pettke, T., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M. and Heinrich, C.A. (2005) Gold partitioning in vapor-brine-melt systems. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69, 3321-3335.

Simon, A.C., Pettke, T., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M. and Heinrich, C.A. (2004) Magnetite solubility and iron transport in magmatic environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , 68, 4905-4914.

Walker , R.J., Brandon, A.D., Bird, J.M., Piccoli, P.M., McDonough, W.F. and Ash, R.A. (2004) 187Os- 186Os systematics of Os-Ir-Ru alloy grains, Port Orford, Oregon. Earth and Planetary Science Letters , 230, 211-226.

Frank, M.R., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2003) Alkali exchange equilibria between a silicate melt and coexisting magmatic volatile phase: an experimental study at 800 ° C and 100 MPa. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67, 1415-1427. Published subsequently in Experimental Earth, 1, Issue 1.

Simon, A., Pettke, T., Candela, P., Piccoli, P. and Heinrich, C. (2003) Experimental determination of gold solubility in magnetite: Constraints on magmatic gold budgets. American Mineralogist, 88, 1644-1651 (published subsequently in Experimental Earth Virtual Journal: http://www.ExperimentalEarth.com).

Invited
Frank, M.R., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M. and Glascock, M.D. (2002) Gold solubility and partitioning as a function of HCl in the brine-silicate melt-metallic gold system at 800 ° C and 100 MPa. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 66, 3719-3732. (Special Volume in tribute to H.D. Holland).

Invited
Piccoli, P.M., Candela, P.A. and Rivers, M. (2000) Small-scale recorders of large-scale processes: titanite in granites. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences,Special Volume on the Origin of Granites and Related Rocks, 91, 257-267.

Reed, M.J., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2000) The distribution of rare earth elements between monzogranitic melt and the aqueous volatile phase in experimental investigations at 200 MPa and 800 ° C. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 140, 251-262. Abstract: http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00410/bibs/0140002/01400251.htm: PDF: http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00410/papers/0140002/01400251.pdf Web

Invited
Jugo, P.J., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1999) Linearly independent conditions of chemical equilibrium for the partitioning of ore metals in melt-crystal-volatile phase systems: applications to mineral exploration. Second International Symposium on Granites and Associated Mineralizations, Salvador, Brazil. Published in a Special Issue of Lithos, 46, 573-589.

Invited
Piccoli, P.M., Candela, P.A. and Williams, T.J. (1999) Constraints on Estimating HCl and Cl in the Magmatic Volatile Phase in Granites and Granite-Related Ore Systems: A Potential Tool for the Estimation of High- and Low-Cl Systems. Second International Symposium on Granites and Associated Mineralizations, Salvador, Brazil. Special Issue of Lithos, 46, 573-589.

Frank, M.R., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1998) K-feldspar-muscovite-andalusite-quartz-brine phase equilibria: an experimental study at 25-60 MPa and 400-550 ° C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 62, 3717-3727.

Williams, T.J., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1997) Hydrogen-alkali exchange between silicate melts and two-phase aqueous mixtures: an experimental investigation. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 128, 114-126.

Williams, T.J., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1995) The partitioning of copper between silicate melts and two-phase aqueous fluids: an experimental investigation at 1 kilobar, 800 ° C and ½ kilobar, 850 ° C. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 121, 388-399.

Secor, D.H., Henderson-Arzapalo, A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1995) Can otolith microchemistry chart patterns of migration and habitat utilization of anadromous fishes? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 192, 15-33.

Lynton, S.J., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (1993) An experimental study of the partitioning of copper between pyrrhotite and a high-silica rhyolite melt. Economic Geology, 88, 901-915.

Invited
Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., Williams, T.J. and Lynton, S.J. (1992) Physical and chemical constraints on magmatic aqueous phase exsolution: toward an integrated field, experimental and computational approach. Magmatic Contributions to Hydrothermal Systems and the Behavior of Volatiles in Magma. Geological Survey of Japan Report, 279, p. 31-34.

Maniar, P.D. and Piccoli, P.M. (1989) Tectonic environment of granitoids. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 101, 635-643.

Select Reports and Extended Abstracts

Invited
Candela, P.A., Jugo, P.J. and Piccoli, P.M. (1997) Linearly independent conditions of chemical equilibrium for the partitioning of ore metals in melt-crystal-volatile phase systems: applications to mineral exploration. Second International Symposium on Granites and Associated Mineralizations, Salvador, Brazil, p. 38-39.

Invited
Piccoli, P.M., Candela, P.A. and Williams, T.J. (1997) Constraints on Estimating HCl and Cl in the Magmatic Volatile Phase in Granites and Granite-Related Ore Systems: A Potential Tool for the Estimation of High- and Low-Cl Systems. Abstracts and Program,Second International Symposium on Granites and Associated Mineralizations, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, p. 76-77.

Abstracts

Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M. and Simon, A.C. (2006) Experiments, equilibria, and ore metals: from magmas to porphyry systems. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, ###, ###. Invited.

Frank, M., Simon, A., Pettke, T., Candela, P., Piccoli, P. and Heinrich, C. (2006) Gold, copper and iron partitionin in sulfur-bearing capor-brine-melt systems at 800oC and 100 MPa. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (Fall Meeting), ###, ####.

Hanchar, J., Livelli, K and Piccoli, P.M. (2006) Experimental investigation of trace and minor element incorporation in zircon. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (Spring Meeting), ###, ####.

Mengason, M.J., Piccoli, P.M. and Candela, P.A. (2006) Partitioning of ore metals among Fe-S-O melt, rhyolite melt, and pyrrhotite. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, ###, ###.

Piccoli, P.M. and Candela, P.A. (2006) Magmatic hydrothermal fluids: experimental constraints on the role of magmatic sulfide crystallization and other early magmatic processes in moderating the metal content of ore-forming fluids. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (Spring Meeting), ###, ####.

Simon, A.C., Pettke, T., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., and Heinrich, C.A. (2006) The behavior of copper at magmatic conditions. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union(Spring Meeting), ###, ####.

Simon, A.C., Pettke, T., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., and Heinrich, C.A. (2006) Gold and arsenic partitioning at magmatic conditions. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts ###, ####.

Wilmot, M.S., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., Simon, A.C., and McDonough, W.F. (2006) Examination of the behavior of Bismuth in shallow-level hydrothermal ore systems: Constraints based on hydrothermal experiments at 800 °C and 100 MPa. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (Spring Meeting), ###, ####.

Wilmot, M., Candela, P., Piccoli, P.M., Simon, A.C., and McDonough, W.F. (2006) Preliminary study of bismuth partitioning in mineral-melt systems. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, ###, ###.

Simon, A.C., Pettke, T., Candela, P., Piccoli, P. and Heinrich, C. (2005) The effect of fugitive sulfur on As, Cu and Au partitioning. Goldschmidt Conference 2005, Moscow, ID (A657).

Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A, Pettke, T., Piccoli, P.M., and Heinrich, C. (2005) The effect of sulfur on melt-volatile phase partitioning of copper. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,37, 163.

Bowles, G.C., Piccoli, P.M., Lower, S.K. and Candela, P.A. (2004) Action of a natural bacterial consortia on acid mine drainage from the Kempton mine complex: A small component of understanding of one of the large coal mines in Maryland. Geological Society of Maryland Northeast-Southeast Combined Regional Meeting, 36, 125.

Piccoli, P.M., Englander, L. and Candela, P.A. (2004) Constraints on Variable Ag:Au:Cu Ore-Metal Ratios in Felsic Arc-Magmas. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union(Fall Meeting), 85, 1850.

Invited Keynote
Piccoli, P.M., Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A. and Englander, L. (2004) Porphyry-ore systems: Constraints on copper, gold and silver behavior based on experiments. Symposium: Porphyry Deposits: Relationship to Volcanism. IAVCEI International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earths Interior, Pucon, Chile (abstract no. Symp01_0_01; CD-ROM).

Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2004) The effect of iron on the chlorine concentration in felsic melts. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (Fall Meeting), 85 , 1874.

Williams, T.J., Piccoli, P.M., Candela, P.A. and Simon, A.C. (2004) Minerals and reactions in miarolitic cavities in the Eocene Sawtooth batholith, south-central Idaho. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Cordilleran-Rocky Mountain Meeting, 36, 69-70.

Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2003) Textures in compositionally simple granitic rocks: Implications for ore-related granites. Hutton Symposium on the Origin of Granites and Related Rocks, Toyohashi, Japan. Geological Survey of Japan Interim Report 29, p. 18.

Invited Keynote
Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2003) Some thoughts on the experimental and theoretical constraints on Au:Cu:W:Mo ratios in granite-related ore systems. Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Vancouver, 28.

Piccoli, P.M. and Candela, P.A. (2003) Apatite in granite, granite pegmatites and granite-related ore-bearing systems. Hutton Symposium on the Origin of Granites and Related Rocks, Toyohashi, Japan. Geological Survey of Japan Interim Report, 29, p. 119.

Invited
Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., Pettke, T. and Heinrich, C. (2003) Gold concentrations in magmatic vapor and brine near the critical point. Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Vancouver.

Invited
Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., Pettke, T. and Heinrich, C. (2003) Vapor-brine partitioning and magnetite solubility as a function of pressure in the magmatic-hydrothermal environment. Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Vancouver.

Invited
Simon, A.C., Frank, M.R., Pettke, T., Candela, P.A., Heinrich, C., Piccoli, P.M. and Glascock, M.D. (2003) Experiments using pre-fractured quartz to trap volatile phases: can we believe the data? Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs35, 356.

Invited
Frank, M.R., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., Pettke, T. and Heinrich, C. (2002) Gold and copper partitioning between vapor and brine at 800 ° C and 100 MPa. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 83, S362.

Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2002) Sulfur's effect on iron concentration in chloride-bearing, aqueous, hydrothermal-magmatic fluids. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 83, V22A-04

Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M., Pettke, T. and Heinrich, C.A. (2002) Gold Solubility in Magnetite. Geological Society of America Annual Fall Meeting, 34 , 186-187.

Invited
Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M. and Frank, M.R. (2001) Chlorine and iron in magnetite-melt-volatile systems. In Eleventh Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abstract #3782, LPI Contribution No. 1088, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Invited
Piccoli, P.M., Stuller, B., Rocca, T. and Candela, P.A. (2001) Evaluating the behavior of metals in porphyry-type ore-systems: evidence from experimental studies. In Eleventh Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abstract #3806, LPI Contribution No. 1088, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Invited
Frank, M.R., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M. and Glascock, M.D. (2001) Gold solubility and partitioning in granite-volatile phase systems as a function of HCl. In Eleventh Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abstract #3773, LPI Contribution No. 1088, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Simon, A.C., Candela, P.A. and Piccoli, P.M. (2001) An Experimental Study of Magnetite Solubility as a Function of Pressure Along the Dewpoint Curve in the NaCl-, KCl-, HCl-H 2O-Melt System. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 82, V32B-968

Webber, C.E., Candela, P.A., Piccoli, P.M. and Simon, A.C. (2001) Generation of granitic dikes: can texture, mineralogy, and geochemistry be used as guides to determine the mechanisms of diking? Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33, 138.

   

 

AcknowledgementThis work would not be possible without the support of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Geology, and the University of Maryland.

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