Robert Linnen
Robert Hodder Chair in Economic Geology
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Western Ontario
Canada
Biography
Robert Linnen, Professor & Robert Hodder Chair in Economic Geology, of the department of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Ph.D. McGill University, 1992.
Research Interest
My research focuses on the behavior of metals in magmatic-hydrothermal systems. My approach is to combine field and experimental studies to identify the mechanisms that are important for concentrating metals and controlling mineralization, then quantify these processes to develop ore deposit models and exploration strategies. Current projects involve investigations of precious metal (Au and PGE) and rare metal (Li, Nb, Ta, REE, Sn, W) deposits.
Publications
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McNeil AG, Linnen RL, Flemming RL. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Columbite-(Mn), Tantalite-(Mn), Hafnon, and Zircon At 800–850° C and 200 MPa. The Canadian Mineralogist. 2015 Nov 1;53(6):1073-81.
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O’Callaghan JW, Osinski GR, Lightfoot PC, Linnen RL, Weirich JR. Reconstructing the Geochemical Signature of Sudbury Breccia, Ontario, Canada: Implications for Its Formation and Trace Metal Content. Economic Geology. 2016 Nov 1;111(7):1705-29.
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Cao YH, Linnen RL, Good DJ, Samson IM, Epstein R. The application of portable XRF and benchtop SEM-EDS to Cu-Pd exploration in the Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Ontario, Canada. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis. 2016 Nov 1;16(3-4):193-212.
