Faculty
Paul G. Spry
Professor
Economic Geology
256 Science I
Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-9637
Email: pgspry@iastate.edu
Education
B.S. (with Honors) University of Adelaide, 1977
M.S. University of Adelaide, 1979
Ph.D. University of Toronto, 1984
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Research Interests
Dr. Spry's research interests are in economic geology, mineralogy
and petrology and include the geochemistry of metallic and non-metallic
deposits. He is particularly interested in the petrological, mineralogical,
structural, geochronological, stable isotope and fluid inclusion characteristics
of epithermal and mesothermal gold deposits, as well as the effects
of metamorphism on massive sulfide deposits Current research projects
include: the origin of gold telluride deposits in Greece, Fiji, Montana,
and Papua New Guinea; sulfidation-oxidation relations associated with
metamorphosed ores at the Angas Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, South Australia;
the origin of meta-exhalites associated with metamorphosed massive
sulfides in the southern Curnamona Province, Australia (including
the Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit); the origin of epithermal and mesothermal
gold deposits in Turkey; the crystallographic characterization of
precious metal sulfides and sulfosalts.
Research
Projects
Teaching
GEOL 105X Gems and Gemstones
GEOL 311 Mineralogy and Earth Materials
GEOL 324 Energy and the Environment
GEOL 365 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
GEOL 507 Midwestern Geology Field Trip
Course Descriptions
Recent Refeered Publications
Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., and Jacobson, C.E., 2006, Coronas,
symplectite textures, and reactions involving aluminous minerals in
gedrite-cordierite gneisses from Evergreen, Front Range, Colorado.
Canadian Mineralogist, v. 44 (August issue), in press.
Spry, P.G., and Scherbarth, N.L., 2006, Vanadium silicates and oxides
in the Tuvatu gold-silver telluride deposit, Fiji. Mineralogy
and Petrology, v. 84, in press.
Ciobanu, C.L., Cook, N.J., and Spry, P.G., 2006, Preface – Special
Issue: Telluride and selenides minerals in gold deposits – how and
why? Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 84, in press.
Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., and Jacobson, C.E., 2006, Coronas,
symplectite textures, and reactions involving aluminous minerals in
gedrite-cordierite gneisses from Evergreen, Front Range, Colorado.
Canadian Mineralogist, v. 44 (August issue), in press.
Bindi, L., Spry, P.G., and Pratesi, G., 2006, Lenaite, AgFeS2, from
the Gies gold-silver telluride deposit, Judith Mountains, Montana,
U.S.A.: Composition, physical properties and determination of the
crystal structure. Canadian Mineralogist, v. 44, p. 207-212.
Scherbarth, N.L. and Spry, P.G., 2006, Mineralogical, petrological,
stable isotope, and fluid inclusion characteristics of the Tuvatu
gold-silver telluride deposit, Fiji: Comparisons with the Emperor
deposit. Economic Geology, v. 101, p. 135-158.
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