Donald H. Lindsley

  Distinguished Professor Emeritus

  Office: ESS 243    
  E-mail Address: Donald.Lindsley "at" sunysb.edu

  A.B., Princeton University, 1956
  Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1961
  Petrologist, Geophysical Laboratory, 1962-70
  Visiting Associate Professor, California Institute of Technology, 1969
  Visiting Scientist, University of British Columbia, 1976-77
  Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming, 1991-present
  Faculty member at Stony Brook since 1970

  Department of Geosciences
  Associate Chairperson, 1993-1996
  Chair 1996-1997

Distinguished Professor Lindsley's research interests aim at understanding the origin and conditions of formation of a variety of rocks and minerals. An important aspect of this work is the calibration of various geothermometers and geobarometers. 

Petrologist Donald Lindsley uses the tools of experimental, theoretical, and field petrology to investigate a range of petrological and mineralogical problems.  His most active interest at present is studying the origin and evolution of intraplate magmas, especially testing the hypothesis that fractional crystallization can account for much of the diversity of both oceanic and continental intraplate magma suites.  He and colleagues perform fractional crystallization experiments on selected natural and synthetic rock compositions at a variety of pressures, oxygen fugacities, and volatile contents in attempts to duplicate the compositional trends found in nature.  He retains an active interest in the origin of Proterozoic massif anorthosites plus the associated magmatic kindred, with special emphasis on the Laramie Anorthosite Complex of SE Wyoming.  He also continues to be interested in the application of mineral equilibria to the calibration of various geothermometers and geobarometers.

       

Selected Publications

Lindsley, D.H. and Frost, B.R. (1992). Equilibria among Fe-Ti oxides, pyroxenes, olivine, and quartz: Part I. Theory. American Mineralogist 77, 987-1,003.

Frost, B.R. and Lindsley, D.H. (1992). Equilibria among Fe-Ti oxides, pyroxenes, olivine, and quartz: Part II. Applications. American Mineralogist 77, 1,004-1,020.

Andersen, D.J., Lindsley, D.H., and Davidson, P.M. (1993). QUILF: a PASCAL program to assess equilibria among Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, pyroxenes, olivine, and quartz. Computers in Geosciences 19, 1333-1350.

Stone, E., D. H. Lindsley, V. Piggot, G. Harbottle, M. T. Ford, (1998) From shifting silt to solid stone: The manufacture of synthetic "basalt" in ancient Mesopotamia. Science, 280, 2091-2093.

Xirouchakis, D. and D. H. Lindsley (1998). Equilibria Among Titanite, Hedenbergite, Fayalite, Quartz, Ilmenite, and Magnetite: Experiments and Internally Consistent Thermodynamic Data for Titanite. American Mineralogist 83: 712-725.

Nekvasil, H., A. C. Simon, and D. H. Lindsley, 2000, Crystal fractionation and the evolution of Intra-plate hy-normative igneous suites: Insights from their feldspars: Journal of Petrology, v. 41, p. 1743-1757.

Xirouchakis, D., D. H. Lindsley, and D. J. Andersen, 2001, Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Fe-Mg olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part I. Theory: American Mineralogist, v. 86, p. 247-253.

Xirouchakis, D., D. H. Lindsley, and B. R. Frost, 2001, Assemblages with titanite (CaTiOSiO4), Ca-Fe-Mg olivine and pyroxenes, Fe-Mg-Ti oxides, and quartz: Part II. Application: American Mineralogist, v. 86, p. 254-264.

Xirouchakis, D., A. Smirnov, K. Woody, D. H. Lindsley, and D. J. Andersen, 2002, Thermodynamics and stability of Pseudobrookite-type MgTi2O5: American Mineralogist, v. 87, p. 658-667.

Lindsley, Donald H., 2001, Do Fe-Ti Oxide magmas exist? Geology: Yes, Experiments: No! (Keynote address for a GEODE Workshop on the origin of ilmenite deposits). P. 83 in Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU) Report # 2001.042, 147 pages.

Tosca, N.J., Hurowitz, J.A., McLennan, S.L., Lindsley, D.H., and Schoonen, M.A.A.S. (2002) Surficial Processes on Mars: An Experimental Approach. Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIII, p. Abstr. #1354. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Hurowitz, J.A., McLennan, S.L., Lindsley, D.H., and Schoonen, M.A.A.S. (2003) Hydrothermal Alteration of the Martian Crust: An Experimental Approach. Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIV, p. Abstr. #1781. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Tosca, N.J., McLennan, S., L., Lindsley, D.H., and Schoonen, M.A.A.S. (2003) Acid-sulfate Weathering of Synthetic Martian Basalt: The Acid Fog Model Revisited. Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIV, p. Abstr. # 1325. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Nekvasil, H., Dondolini, A., Horn, J., Filiberto, J., Long, H., and Lindsley, D.H. (2003) The Origin and Evolution of Silica-Saturated Alkalic Suites: An Experimental Study. Journal of Petrology, Accepted, May, 2003.