Researchers in Lindsay McHenry’s lab use Mineralogy and Geochemistry to explore questions in Earth and Planetary science. The mineral assemblages and compositions preserved in the rock record can help us reconstruct past conditions, and by studying both modern and ancient deposits we can better understand past environments on Earth and Mars.
Human origins – the tephrostratigraphy of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Volcanic hydrothermal alteration – analog for Mars
Saline-alkaline lakes and paleolakes on Earth and Mars
Lava cave veneers – analog for Venus surface weathering?
