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Adam C. Simon is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics, artificial intelligence applications within geosciences, geochemistry and petrology, molecular biology, and mechanical engineering. Their work spans various subfields, embracing interdisciplinary methods and techniques.

The scientist's main research topics include geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geochemistry and elemental analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, and metal extraction and bioleaching. These topics represent a broad engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of Earth sciences and material processes.

Adam C. Simon has contributed to numerous publications, with key papers including:

  • Geochemical and Isotopic Signature of Pyrite as a Proxy for Fluid Source and Evolution in the Candelaria-Punta del Cobre Iron Oxide Copper-Gold District, Chile, 2020, Economic Geology
  • Oxidized sulfur-rich arc magmas formed porphyry Cu deposits by 1.88 Ga, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A review of magnetite geochemistry of Chilean iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits and its implications for ore-forming processes, 2020, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Formation of iron oxide-apatite deposits, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • A Continuum from Iron Oxide Copper-Gold to Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposits: Evidence from Fe and O Stable Isotopes and Trace Element Chemistry of Magnetite, 2020, Economic Geology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Martín Reich (23 joint publications)
  • Fernando Barra (22 joint publications)
  • Jackie Kleinsasser (13 joint publications)
  • Irene del Real (10 joint publications)
  • Brian A. Konecke (9 joint publications)

Adam C. Simon's research has been featured extensively in key publication venues, notably:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (14 publications)
  • Economic Geology (10 publications)
  • American Mineralogist (5 publications)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (5 publications)
  • Ore Geology Reviews (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Mineral Resources, Economics, and the Environment

    Stephen E. Kesler;Adam C. Simon

  • Magmatic–hydrothermal origin of Nevada’s Carlin-type gold deposits

    John L. Muntean;Jean S. Cline;Adam C. Simon;Anthony A. Longo

  • Recent developments in element concentration and isotope ratio analysis of individual fluid inclusions by laser ablation single and multiple collector ICP-MS

    Thomas Pettke;Felix Oberli;Andreas Audétat;Marcel Guillong

  • Trace elements in magnetite from massive iron oxide-apatite deposits indicate a combined formation by igneous and magmatic-hydrothermal processes

    Jaayke L. Knipping;Laura D. Bilenker;Adam C. Simon;Martin Reich

  • Giant Kiruna-type deposits form by efficient flotation of magmatic magnetite suspensions

    Jaayke L. Knipping;Laura D. Bilenker;Adam C. Simon;Martin Reich

  • The Role of Magmatic Sulfur in the Formation of Ore Deposits

    Adam C. Simon;Edward M. Ripley

  • Magnetite solubility and iron transport in magmatic-hydrothermal environments

    Adam C. Simon;Thomas Pettke;Philip A. Candela;Philip M. Piccoli

  • Copper partitioning in a melt-vapor-brine-magnetite-pyrrhotite assemblage

    Adam C. Simon;Thomas Pettke;Philip A. Candela;Philip M. Piccoli

  • TRACE ELEMENT SIGNATURE OF PYRITE FROM THE LOS COLORADOS IRON OXIDE-APATITE (IOA) DEPOSIT, CHILE: A MISSING LINK BETWEEN ANDEAN IOA AND IRON OXIDE COPPER-GOLD SYSTEMS?

    Martin Reich;Adam C. Simon;Artur Deditius;Fernando Barra

  • Gold partitioning in melt-vapor-brine systems

    Adam C. Simon;Mark R. Frank;Thomas Pettke;Philip A. Candela

  • Co-variability of S6+, S4+, and S2− in apatite as a function of oxidation state: Implications for a new oxybarometer

    Brian A. Konecke;Adrian Fiege;Adrian Fiege;Adam C. Simon;Fleurice Parat

  • Magmatic Controls on Porphyry Copper Genesis

    Andreas Audétat;Adam C. Simon

  • Halogens, trace element concentrations, and Sr-Nd isotopes in apatite from iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits in the Chilean iron belt: Evidence for magmatic and hydrothermal stages of mineralization

    Gisella Palma;Fernando Barra;Martin Reich;Victor Valencia

  • The partitioning behavior of As and Au in S-free and S-bearing magmatic assemblages

    Adam C. Simon;Thomas Pettke;Philip A. Candela;Philip M. Piccoli

  • Experimental evidence for the alteration of the Fe3+/ΣFe of silicate melt caused by the degassing of chlorine-bearing aqueous volatiles

    Aaron S. Bell;Adam Simon

  • Gold and copper partitioning in magmatic-hydrothermal systems at 800 °C and 100 MPa

    Mark R. Frank;Adam C. Simon;Thomas Pettke;Philip A. Candela

  • Kiruna-Type Iron Oxide-Apatite (IOA) and Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits Form by a Combination of Igneous and Magmatic-Hydrothermal Processes: Evidence from the Chilean Iron Belt

    Adam C. Simon;Jaayke Knipping;Martin Reich;Fernando Barra

  • Fe–O stable isotope pairs elucidate a high-temperature origin of Chilean iron oxide-apatite deposits

    Laura D. Bilenker;Adam C. Simon;Martin Reich;Craig C. Lundstrom

  • Nanogeochemistry of hydrothermal magnetite

    Artur P. Deditius;Martin Reich;Adam C. Simon;Alexandra Suvorova

  • Formation of Massive Iron Deposits Linked to Explosive Volcanic Eruptions

    J. Tomás Ovalle;Nikita L. La Cruz;Martin Reich;Fernando Barra

  • The effect of crystal-melt partitioning on the budgets of Cu, Au, and Ag

    Adam C. Simon;Philip A. Candela;Philip M. Piccoli;Michael Mengason

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Reich
Martin Reich University of Chile
Philip A. Candela
Philip A. Candela University of Maryland, College Park
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern
Philip M. Piccoli
Philip M. Piccoli University of Maryland, College Park
Ilya N. Bindeman
Ilya N. Bindeman University of Oregon
Francois Holtz
Francois Holtz University of Hannover
Craig C. Lundstrom
Craig C. Lundstrom University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Diego Morata
Diego Morata University of Chile

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