Chi Ma
Publications
(including conference presentations)

  • Ma C (2010) Hibonite-(Fe), (Fe,Mg)Al12O19, a new alteration mineral from the Allende meteorite. American Mineralogist, 95, in press.
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2009) Grossmanite, CaTi3+AlSiO6, a new pyroxene from the Allende meteorite. American Mineralogist, 94, 1491-1494. [PDF reprint] [Definition]
 
  • Ma C, Simon SB, Rossman GR, Grossman L (2009) Calcium Tschermak’s pyroxene, CaAlAlSiO6, from the Allende and Murray meteorites: EBSD and micro-Raman characterizations. American Mineralogist,94, 1483-1486. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Tschauner O, Asimow PD, Kostandova N, Ahrens TJ, Ma C, Sinogeikin S, Liu Z, Fakra S, Tamura N (2009) Ultrafast growth of wadsleyite in shock-produced melts and its implications for early solar system impact processes. PNAS, 106, 13691-13695. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Beckett JR, Rossman GR (2009) Discovery of a new phosphide mineral, monipite (MoNiP), in an Allende Type B1 CAI. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44, Suppl, A127. [PDF]
 
  • Ma C, Beckett JR, Rossman GR (2009) Discovery of a Mg-dominant analog of kamiokite, Mg2Mo3O8, a new mineral from an Allende Type B1 CAI. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 44, Suppl, A128. [PDF]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2009) Tistarite, Ti2O3, a new refractory mineral from the Allende meteorite. American Mineralogist, 94, 841-844. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2009) Davisite, CaScAlSiO6, a new pyroxene from the Allende meteorite. American Mineralogist, 94, 845-848. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Beckett JR, Rossman GR (2009) Allendeite and hexamolybdenum: two new ultra-refractory minerals in Allende and two missing links. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract 1402. [PDF]
 
  • Ma C, Beckett JR, Rossman GR, Connolly HC Jr, Guan Y, Eiler JM, Hofmann AE (2009) In-situ discovery of a cluster of refractory grains in an Allende ferromagnesian chondrule. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract 2138. [PDF]
 
  • Ma C (2008) Discovering new minerals in the early solar system: a nano-mineralogy investigation. Eos Trans. AGU, 89, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR12A-01 Invited. [html1] [html2] This talk was also presented at the Caltech Geology Club. [html]
 
  • Tschauner O, Ma C, Asimow PD, Kostandova N (2008) Fe2SiO4-rich spinel as mineral in a shocked meteorite - constraints on P-T conditions during shock. Eos Trans. AGU, 89, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR13B-1705. [html]
 
  • Ma C (2008) Discovering new minerals: an EBSD approach. Microbeam Analysis Society Topical Conference - Electron Back Scatter Diffraction 2008, Abs.
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2008) Discovery of tazheranite (cubic zirconia) in the Allende meteorite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72, 12S, A577. [PDF]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2008) Barioperovskite, BaTiO3, a new mineral from the Benitoite Mine, California. American Mineralogist, 93, 154-157. [html] [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Beckett JR, Connolly HC, Rossman GR (2008) Aluminous spinels in ferromagnesian chondrules from Allende. 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Abstract 2030. [PDF]
 
  • Ertl A, Rossman GR, Hughes JM, Ma C, Brandstatter F (2008) V3+-bearing, Mg-rich strongly disordered olenite from a graphite deposit near Amstall, Lower Austria: A structural, chemical and spectroscopic investigation. Neues Jarhbuch fur Mineralogie,184, 243-353. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2007) Challenge to electron microprobe analysis by nano-features in geo-materials. Eos Trans. AGU, 88 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V51A-0323. [html]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2007) Nano-mineralogy studies by advanced electron microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 13, Suppl 2, 164-165. [PDF] [html]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR, Miller JA (2007) The origin of color in "fire" obsidian. Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 551-557. [html] [PDF reprint]
 
  • Luo SN, Peralta PD, Ma C, Paisley DL, Greenfield SR, Loomis EN (2007) Sapphire (0001) surface modifications induced by long pulse 1054-nm laser irradiation. Applied Surface Science, 253, 9457-9466. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Luo SN, Swadener JG, Ma C, Tschauner O (2007) Examining crystallographic orientation dependence of hardness of silica stishovite. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 399, 138-142. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Peralta PD, Luo SN, Ma C, Paisley DL (2007) Laser-induced damages to sapphire single crystals. The 15th Biennial American Physical Society Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, BAPS.2007.SHOCK.G2.6. [html]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2006) Ganterite, the barium mica Ba0.5K0.5Al2(Al1.5Si2.5)O10(OH)2, from Oreana, Nevada. American Mineralogist, 91, 702-705. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2006) Low voltage FESEM of geological materials. Microscopy Today, 14 (1). (Invited re-publication of our MM2003 presentation) [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2005) Microanalysis of hafnian zircon. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 11, Suppl 2, 1304-1305. [PDF]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (2003) Low voltage FESEM of geological materials. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 9, Suppl 2, 990-991.
 
  • Ma C, Goreva JS, Rossman GR (2002) Fibrous nanoinclusions in massive rose quartz: HRTEM and AEM investigations. American Mineralogist, 87, 269-276. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Piere D, Ma C, Simpson JJ, Hufford GL, Grindle T, Grove C (2002) Analyses if in-situ airborne volcanic ash from the February 2000 eruption of Hekla Volcano, Iceland. Geophysical Research Letters, 29, 16, 10.1029/2001GL013688. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Gresh J, Rossman GR, Ulmer GC, Vicenzi EP (2001) Micro-analytical study of optical properties of Mexican rainbow and sheen obsidians. Canadian Mineralogist, 39, 57-71. [html] [PDF reprint]
 
  • Goreva JS, Ma C, Rossman GR (2001) Fibrous nanoinclusions in massive rose quartz: The source of rose coloration. American Mineralogist,86, 466-472. [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA, Rossman GR (2001) Electron microscopic investigation of Fe-rich phyllosilicates. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 7, Suppl 2, 538-539.
 
  • Ma C, Goreva JS, Rossman GR (2001) Colored varieties of quartz arising from inclusions. The 11th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abstract 3676. [PDF]
 
  • Yang K, Huntington J, Browne PRL, Ma C (2000) An infrared spectral reflectance study of hydrothermal alteration minerals from the Te Mihi sector of the Wairakei geothermal system, New Zealand. Geothermics, 29, 377-392.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (2000) High-resolution TEM investigation of halloysite. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 6, Suppl 2, 416-417.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1999) Surface layer types of kaolinite: a high-resolution transmission electron microscope study. Clays and Clay Minerals, 47, 181-191. [html] [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1999) Cation exchange capacity of kaolinite. Clays and Clay Minerals, 47, 174-180. [html] [ PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (1999) Complex layer stacking in muscovite: a HRTEM study. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 5, Suppl 2, 152-153.
 
  • Ma C, FitzGerald JD, Eggleton RA, Llewellyn DJ (1998) Analytical electron microscopy in clays and other phyllosilicates: Loss of elements from a 90-nm stationary beam of 300-keV electrons. Clays and Clay Minerals, 46, 301-316. [html] [PDF reprint]
 
  • Ma C, Rossman GR (1997) Fibers in rose quartz: HRTEM and AEM investigations. Geological Society of America, Abstract Program, 29, No.6, p459.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1996) The nature of glauconitic smectite. The 14th Australian Geological Convention, Canberra. Geological Society of Australian, Abstracts No.41, p263.
 
  • Ma C, FitzGerald JD, Eggleton RA (1996) Analytical electron microscopy: loss of elements in clays and other phyllosilicates. The 14th Australian Conference on Electron Microscopy and the 1st International Conference of IUMAS (International Union of Microbeam Analysis Societies). Cox, G.(Ed.), p115.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1996) Surface layer type of kaolinite. The 15th Australian Clay Conference, Melbourne. Abstract, p9.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1996) Cation exchange capacity and the surface charge of kaolinite. The 2nd Australian Conference on Landscape Evolution & Mineral Exploration, Brisbane. Abstract.
 
  • Eggleton RA, Ma C (1996) Toward a mineralogical weathering index. The 2nd Australian Conference on Landscape Evolution & Mineral Exploration, Brisbane. Abstract.
 
  • Ma C, Browne PRL, Harvey CC (1995) Clay mineralogy of sedimentary rocks in the Wairakei geothermal system, New Zealand. In: Clays Controlling the Environment. Churchman GJ, Fitzpatrick RA & Eggleton RA (Eds.), 399-404.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1995) Kaolin formation by tropical weathering at Weipa, north Queensland. The 17th International Geochemical Exploration Symposium. Camuti, K.S. (Ed.), 139-140.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1994) An electron microscopic study of kaolin minerals from eastern Australia. The 14th Australian Clay Conference, Kalgoorlie. Roberts I (Ed.), p16.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1994) HRTEM image simulations of kaolinite and mixed-layer kaolinite/smectite. The 14th Australian Clay Conference, Kalgoorlie. Roberts I (Ed.), p25.
 
  • Ma C, Eggleton RA (1994) Structural characteristics of kaolin minerals from eastern Australian regolith. Australian Regolith Conference '94, Broken Hill, CP Pain, MA Craig and ID Campbell (Eds.), p40.
 
  • Ma C, Browne PRL (1993) Hydrothermal metamorphism of sediments of the active Wairakei geothermal system, New Zealand. Proc. IGCP 294 International Symposium: Very Low Grade Metamorphism, 64-75.
 
  • Ma C, Browne PRL, Harvey CC (1993) Clay mineralogy of sedimentary rocks in the Wairakei geothermal system, New Zealand. The 10th International Clay Conference. Abstract.
 
  • Ma C, Sang LK, Kang JX (1993) The metamorphic petrology of the Hong'an group rocks in Dawu area, central China. IGCP 294 International Symposium: Very Low Grade Metamorphism. Abstract.
 
  • Ma C, Browne PRL, Harvey CC (1992) Crystallinity of subsurface clay minerals in the Te Mihi sector of the Wairakei geothermal system, NZ. Proc. 14th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop, 267-272.
 
  • Ma C, Browne PRL (1992) Clay minerals in the Wairakei geothermal field. The 28th International Geological Congress, Japan. Abstract.
 
  • Ma C, Browne PRL (1991) Alteration mineralogy of sediments in the Huka Falls Formation of the Te Mihi area, Wairakei. Proc. 13th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop, 185-190.