Dr. Michael Fleet
Geochemistry/Mineralogy
Professor Emeritus
Office: BGS 1000E
Phone: 1-519-661-3184
Fax: 1-519-661-3198
Email: mfleet@uwo.ca
Research Interests
Research focusses on: a) geochemistry and
mineralogy of gold, nickel, and platinum-group elements through
laboratory experimentation and study of ore minerals and ore deposits;
b) the synthesis, structural chemistry and atomic bonding in
crystalline silicates, phosphates, sulfides, analogue materials, and
synthetic glasses; c) high-pressure silicates; d) crystal chemistry of
transition metals, and e) synchrotron radiation XANES spectroscopy.
Selected Publications
Fleet, M.E., Liu, X. and Pan,
Y. (2000) Site preference of rare earth elements in hydroxyapatite
[Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2]. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, v. 149, pp.
391-398.
Fleet,
M.E. and Muthupari, S. (2000) Boron K-edge XANES of borate and
borosilicate minerals. American Mineralogist, v. 85, pp. 1009-1021.
Fleet,
M.E., Liu, X. and Pan, Y. (2000) Rare earth elements in chlorapatite
[Ca10(PO4)6(Cl)2]: Uptake, site preference and degradation of
monoclinic structure. American Mineralogist, in press.
Fleet,
M.E. (2000) Thermodynamics of multicomponent olivines and the solution
properties of (Ni,Mg,Fe)2SiO4 and (Ca,Mg,Fe)2SiO4 olivines: Comment.
American Mineralogist, in press.
Fleet,
M.E. and Knipe, S.W. (2000) Solubility of native gold in H-O-S fluids
at 100-400°C and high H2S content. Journal of Solution Chemistry, in
press.
