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Christopher H. Gammons is affiliated with Montana Tech of the University of Montana in the United States, where their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on geochemical processes and environmental remediation, with representative publications such as:

  • "Investigating the potential for microbially induced carbonate precipitation to treat mine waste" (2021), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Stability of aqueous Fe(III) chloride complexes and the solubility of hematite between 150 and 300 °C" (2021), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Geochemistry of natural acid rock drainage in the Judith Mountains, Montana, part 2: Seasonal and spatial trends in Chicago Gulch" (2021), Applied Geochemistry
  • "Geochemistry of natural acid rock drainage in the Mt Evans area, Anaconda-Pintler Range, Montana, USA" (2021), Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis
  • "Mineralogy and environmental geochemistry of copper slag from Butte, Montana" (2024), Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Their frequent coauthors include Celine Beaucamp, J. M. Thompson, Kyle Eastman, Simon R. Poulson, and Jenna Kaplan, each collaborating on multiple publications.

Christopher H. Gammons' research is regularly published in established venues such as Ore Geology Reviews, Goldschmidt2022 abstracts, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Best Publications

  • Diel biogeochemical processes and their effect on the aqueous chemistry of streams: A review

    David A. Nimick;Christopher H. Gammons;Stephen R. Parker

  • Chemical mobility of gold in the porphyry-epithermal environment

    C. H. Gammons;A. E. Williams-Jones

  • Factors controlling copper solubility and chalcopyrite deposition in the Sungun porphyry copper deposit, Iran

    A. Hezarkhani;Æ A. E. Williams-Jones;C. H. Gammons

  • The disproportionation of gold(I) chloride complexes at 25 to 200°C

    Christopher H. Gammons;Yunmei Yu;A.E. Williams-Jones

  • Diel cycles in dissolved metal concentrations in streams: Occurrence and possible causes

    David A. Nimick;Christopher H. Gammons;Thomas E. Cleasby;James P. Madison

  • The hydrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation, evaporated mine water, and river water in Montana, USA

    Christopher H. Gammons;Simon R. Poulson;Damon A. Pellicori;Pamela J. Reed

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare earth elements. Part XIV: The solubility of rare earth element phosphates from 23 to 150 °C

    Ziya S. Cetiner;Scott A. Wood;Christopher H. Gammons

  • Hydrothermal geochemistry of electrum; thermodynamic constraints

    Christopher H. Gammons;A. E. Williams-Jones

  • Experimental study of copper(I) chloride complexing in hydrothermal solutions at 40 to 300°C and saturated water vapor pressure

    Zhifeng Xiao;C.H. Gammons;A.E. Williams-Jones

  • Hydrogeochemistry and rare earth element behavior in a volcanically acidified watershed in Patagonia, Argentina

    Christopher H. Gammons;Scott A. Wood;Fernando Pedrozo;Johan C. Varekamp

  • Diel behavior of iron and other heavy metals in a mountain stream with acidic to neutral pH: Fisher Creek, Montana, USA

    Christopher H. Gammons;David A. Nimick;Stephen R. Parker;Thomas E. Cleasby

  • The solubility of Ag2S in near-neutral aqueous sulfide solutions at 25 to 300°C☆

    Christopher H. Gammons;H.L. Barnes

  • The aqueous geochemistry of the rare earth elements and yttrium: VI. Stability of neodymium chloride complexes from 25 to 300°C

    C.H. Gammons;S.A. Wood;A.E. Williams-Jones

  • The solubility of AuAg alloy + AgCl in HCl/NaCl solutions at 300°C: New data on the stability of Au (1) chloride complexes in hydrothermal fluids

    C.H. Gammons;A.E. Williams-Tones

  • Geochemistry and stable isotope composition of the Berkeley pit lake and surrounding mine waters, Butte, Montana

    Damon A. Pellicori;Christopher H. Gammons;Simon R. Poulson

  • Experimental investigation of the hydrothermal geochemistry of platinum and palladium: I. Solubility of platinum and palladium sulfide minerals in NaCl/H2SO4 solutions at 300°C

    C.H Gammons;M.S Bloom;Y Yu

  • Geochemistry of the rare-earth elements and uranium in the acidic Berkeley Pit lake, Butte, Montana

    Christopher H Gammons;Scott A Wood;James P Jonas;James P Madison

  • Diel cycling and stable isotopes of dissolved oxygen, dissolved inorganic carbon, and nitrogenous species in a stream receiving treated municipal sewage

    Christopher H. Gammons;John N. Babcock;Stephen R. Parker;Simon R. Poulson

  • Mercury concentrations of fish, river water, and sediment in the Río Ramis-Lake Titicaca watershed, Peru.

    Christopher H. Gammons;Darell G. Slotton;Butch Gerbrandt;Willis Weight

  • Rates of Arsenopyrite Oxidation by Oxygen and Fe(III) at pH 1.8−12.6 and 15−45 °C

    Yunmei Yu;Yongxuan Zhu;Zhenmin Gao;Christopher H Gammons

  • Geochemistry and stable isotope investigation of acid mine drainage associated with abandoned coal mines in central Montana, USA

    Christopher H. Gammons;Terence E. Duaime;Stephen R. Parker;Simon R. Poulson

  • Experimental investigations of the hydrothermal geochemistry of platinum and palladium: V. Equilibria between platinum metal, Pt(II), and Pt(IV) chloride complexes at 25 to 300°C

    Christopher H. Gammons

  • Using stable isotopes (S, O) of sulfate to track local contamination of the Madison karst aquifer, Montana, from abandoned coal mine drainage

    Christopher H. Gammons;Allison Brown;Simon R. Poulson;Thomas H. Henderson

  • Precipitation and dissolution rate constants for cristobalite from 150 to 300°C

    P.J.N. Renders;C.H. Gammons;H.L. Barnes

  • Experimental investigation of the hydrothermal geochemistry of platinum and palladium: II. The solubility of PtS and PdS in aqueous sulfide solutions to 300°C

    C.H Gammons;M.S Bloom

  • A one-term extrapolation method for estimating equilibrium constants of aqueous reactions at elevated temperatures

    Y. Gu;C.H. Gammons;M.S. Bloom

  • Fate and transport of metals in H2S-rich waters at a treatment wetland

    Christopher H Gammons;Angela K Frandsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon R. Poulson
Simon R. Poulson University of Nevada Reno
Scott A. Wood
Scott A. Wood University of Idaho
Anthony E. Williams-Jones
Anthony E. Williams-Jones McGill University
Michael D. DeGrandpre
Michael D. DeGrandpre University of Montana
Eric S. Boyd
Eric S. Boyd Montana State University
Johan C. Varekamp
Johan C. Varekamp Wesleyan University
R. Blaine McCleskey
R. Blaine McCleskey United States Geological Survey
John E. Dore
John E. Dore Montana State University
F. Richard Hauer
F. Richard Hauer University of Montana
Jack A. Stanford
Jack A. Stanford University of Montana

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