Publications (In Refereed Journals and Reports)

Publications (in refereed journals and reports):

1. Eugster, H.P., and Chou, I.M., 1973, Depositional environments of Precambrian banded iron formations: Economic Geology, v. 68, p. 1144-1168.

2. Chou, I.M., and Eugster, H.P., 1976, Fugacity control and dissociation constants of HBr and HI: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 56, p. 77-100.

3. Rudert, V., Chou, I.M., and Eugster, H.P., 1976, Temperature gradients in rapid-quench cold-seal pressure vessels: American Mineralogist, v. 61, p. 1012-1015.

4. Chou, I.M., and Frantz, J.D., 1977, Recalibration of Ag + AgCl acid buffer at elevated pressures and temperatures: American Journal of Science, v. 277, p. 1067-1072.

5. Chou, I.M., and Eugster, H.P., 1977, Solubility of magnetite in supercritical chloride solutions: American Journal of Science, v. 277, p. 1296-1314.

6. Chou, I.M., Eugster, H.P., Berens, P., and Weare, J.H., 1978, Diffusion of hydrogen through platinum membranes at high pressures and temperatures: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 42, p. 281-288.

7. Chou, I.M., 1978, Calibration of oxygen buffers at elevated P and T using the hydrogen fugacity sensor: American Mineralogist, v. 63, p. 690-703.

8. Eugster, H.P. and Chou, I.M., 1979, A model for the deposition of Cornwall-type magnetite deposits: Economic Geology, v. 74, p. 763-774.

9. Clynne, M.A., Chou, I.M., and Haas, J.L., Jr., 1981, SrCl2 solubility in complex brines: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management, v. 3, Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 499-506.

10. Chou, I.M., Huizinga, B., Clynne, M.A., and Potter, R.W., II, 1982, The densities of halite-saturated WIPP-A and NBT-6 brines and their NaCl contents in weight percent, molal, and molar units from 20 to 100 ºC: USGS Open-File Report 82-899, 14 p.

11. Chou, I.M., 1982, Migration rates of brine inclusions in single crystals of NaCl: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management, vol. 4, Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 303-310.

12. Barton, J.C., Taylor, L.A., and Chou, I.M., 1982, The fO2-T and fS2-T stability relations of hedenbergite and hedenbergite-johannsenite solid solutions: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 764-783.

13. Chou, I.M., 1982, Phase Relations in the system NaCl-KCl-H2O. Part I: Differential thermal analysis of the NaCl-KCl liquidus at 1 atmosphere and 500, 1000, 1500, and 2000 bars: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 46, p. 1957-1962.

14. Roedder, E., and Chou, I.M., 1982, A critique of "Brine migration in salt and its implications in the geologic disposal of nuclear waste," Oak Ridge National Laboratory Report 5818, by G.H. Jenks and H.C. Claiborne: USGS Open-File Report 82-1131, 31 p.

15. Romankiw, L.A., and Chou, I.M., 1983, Densities of aqueous NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, and CaCl2 binary solutions at 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45°C, for the concentration range 0.5 to 6.1 m: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, v. 28, p. 300-305.

16. Gunter, W.D., Chou, I.M., and Girsperger, S., 1983, Phase relations in the system NaCl-KCl-H2O. Part II: Differential Thermal Analysis of the halite liquidus above 450°C: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 47, p. 863-873.

17. Chou, I.M., 1983, A book review for "Nuclear waste Management Abstracts, Richard A. Heckman and Camille Minichino. Publ. by IFI/Plenum Data Company, a div. of Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York: 1982, vii + 104 pp. Price: US $45.00. Hardcover" Chemical Geology, v. 38, p. 362-363. Also published in Uranium, v. 1, p. 187-188.

18. Chou, I.M., and Lee, R.D., 1983, Solubility relations in the ternary system NaCl-CsCl-H2O at 1 atmosphere. Part I: Solubilities of halite from 20 to 100°C: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, v. 28, p. 390-393.

19. Chou, I.M., Romankiw, L.A., Evans, H.T., Jr., and Konnert, J.A., 1983, Solubility relations in the ternary system NaCl-CsCl-H2O at 1 atmosphere. Part II: Solubility relations at 25°C: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, v. 28, p. 393-396.

20. Chou, I.M., and Romankiw, L.A., 1983, Solubility relations in the ternary system NaCl-CsCl-H2O at 1 atmosphere. Part III: Solubility relations at 50 and 75°C: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, v. 28, p. 396-398.

21. Chou, I.M., 1983, Remarks on the migration of brine inclusions in salt: Letters to the Editor, Nuclear Technology, v. 63, p. 507-509.

22. Evans, H.T., Jr., Konnert, J.A., Chou, I.M., and Romankiw, L.A., 1984, A crystal chemical study of the system CsCl-NaCl-H2O; structures of the CsCl derivative compounds Cs1-x(Na.H2O)xCl, CsNa2Cl3.2H2O, and Cs2CaCl4.2H2O. Acta Crystallographica, B40, p. 86-92.

23. Chou, I.M., and Phan, L.D., 1985, Solubility relations in the system sodium chloride-ferrous chloride-water between 25 and 70°C at 1 atm: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, v. 30, p. 216-218.

24. Chou, I.M., and Phan, L.D., 1986, Solubility relations in the system potassium chloride-ferrous chloride-water between 25 and 75°C at 1 atm: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, v. 31, p. 154-156.

25. Chou, I.M., 1986, Permeability of precious metals to hydrogen at 2 kb total pressure and elevated temperatures: American Journal of Science, v. 286, p. 638-658.

26. Bally, A.W., Chou, I.M., Clayton, R., Eugster, H.P., Kidwell, S., Meckel, L.D., Ryder, R.T., Watts, A.B., and Wilson, A.A., 1986, Notes on sedimentary basins in China--Report of the American Sedimentary Basins Delegation to the People's Republic of China: USGS Open-File Report 86-327, 108 p.

27. Wang, Y.R., Chou, I.M., and Cygan, G.L., 1987, Study of the experimental method of sodium tin fluoride (Na2SnF6) hydrolysis reaction in hydrothermal solutions. Diqui Huaxue (3), p. 280-285.

28. Eugster, H.P., Chou, I.M., and Wilson, G.A., 1987, Mineral solubility and speciation in supercritical chloride fluids: Chapter 1 in "Hydrothermal Experimental Techniques", G.C. Ulmer, and H.L. Barnes, eds., John Wiley & Sons, p. 1-19.

29. Chou, I.M., 1987, Oxygen buffer and hydrogen sensor techniques at elevated pressures and temperatures: Chapter 3 in "Hydrothermal Experimental Techniques", G.C. Ulmer, and H.L. Barnes, eds., John Wiley & Sons, p. 61-99.

30. Chou, I.M., 1987, Calibration of the graphite-methane buffer using the fH2 sensors at 2 kilobar pressure: American Mineralogist, v. 72, p. 76-81.

31. Chou, I.M., 1987, Phase relations in the system NaCl-KCl-H2O, III: Solubilities of halite in the vapor-saturated liquids above 445 C and redetermination of phase equilibrium properties in the system NaCl-H2O to 1000°C and 1500 bars: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 51, p. 1965-1975.

32. Cunningham, C.G., Ashley, R.P., Chou, I.M., Huang, Z.S., Wan, C.Y., and Li, W.K., 1988, The newly discovered sedimentary-rock hosted disseminated gold deposits in the People's Republic of China: Economic Geology, v. 83, p. 1462-1467.

33. Cunningham, C.G., Ashley, R.P., Chou, I.M., Huang, Zu-Shu, Wan, Chao-Yuan, and Li, Wen-Kang, 1988, The newly discovered sedimentary-rock hosted disseminated gold deposits in the People's Republic of China: USGS Open-File Report 88-220, 15p.

34. Dean, W.E., Bostick, N.H., Bartel, A.J., Brandt, E.L., Daws, T.A., Doughten, M., Gent, C.A., Jaunarajs, S.R., Libby, B., Malcolm, M.J., Robb, E.C., Taggart, J.E., Threlkeld, C.N., Vuletich, A.K., Cunningham, C.G., Ashley, R.P. and Chou, I.M., 1988, Data on the geochemistry and thermal maturation of sedimentary-rock hosted, disseminated gold deposits and associated rocks, southwestern Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China: USGS Open-File Report 88-271, 22 p.

35. Chou, I.M., and Cygan, G.L., 1990, Quantitative redox control and measurement in hydrothermal experiments: In "Fluid-mineral interactions: A tribute to H.P. Eugster," R.J. Spencer and I-Ming Chou, eds., The Geochemical Society Special Publication No. 2, p. 3-15.

36. Chou, I.M., Pasteris, J.D., and Seitz, J.C., 1990, High-density volatiles in the system C-O-H-N for the calibration of a laser Raman microprobe: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 54, p. 535-543.

37. Marsh, B.D., Fournelle, J., Myers J.D., and Chou, I.M., 1990, On plagioclase thermometry in island-arc rocks: Experiments and theory: In "Fluid-mineral interactions: A tribute to H.P. Eugster," R.J. Spencer and I-Ming Chou, eds., The Geochemical Society Special Publication No. 2, p. 65-83.

38. Moecher, D.P., and Chou, I.M., 1990, Experimental investigation of andradite and hedenbergite equilibria at 2 kbar and between 600 and 860°C, with revised estimates of fG298 for andradite and hedenbergite: American Mineralogist, v. 75, p. 1327-1341.

39. Cygan, G.L., and Chou, I.M., 1990, The assemblage WO2-H2O as a steady-state hydrogen source in relatively reduced hydrothermal experiments: American Mineralogist, v. 75, p. 1399-1405.

40. Pasteris, J.D., Seitz, J.C., Wopenka, B., and Chou, I.M., 1990, Some advances in the analysis and interpretation of C-O-H-N fluids by application of laser Raman microspectroscopy: Microbeam Analysis - 1990, J. R. Michael and P. Ingram Eds., San Francisco Press, Inc., p. r228-234.

41. Ashley, R.P., Cunningham, C.G., Bostick, N.H., Dean, W.E., and Chou, I.M., 1991, Geology and geochemistry of three sedimentary-rock hosted disseminated gold deposits in Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 6, p. 133-151.

42. Morgan, G.B., VI, Chou, I.M., and Pasteris, J.D., 1992, Speciation in experimental C-O-H fluids produced by thermal dissociation of oxalic acid dihydrate: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 56, p. 281-294.

43. Chou, I.M., Sterner, S.M., and Pitzer, K.S., 1992, Phase relations in the system NaCl-KCl-H2O. IV: Differential thermal analysis of the sylvite liquidus in the KCl-H2O binary, the liquidus in the NaCl-KCl-H2O ternary, and the solidus in the NaCl-KCl binary to 2 kilobars pressure, and a summary of experimental data for thermodynamic-PTX analysis of solid-liquid equilibria at elevated P-T conditions: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 56, p. 2281-2293.

44. Sterner, S.M., Chou, I.M., Downs, R.T., and Pitzer, K.S., 1992, Phase relations in the system NaCl-KCl-H2O. V: Thermodynamic-PTX analysis of solid-liquid equilibria at high temperatures and pressures: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 56, p. 2295-2309.

45. Shen, A.H., Bassett, W.A., and Chou, I.M., 1993, Hydrothermal studies in a diamond anvil cell: I. Pressure determination using the equation of state of H2O: in "High-Pressure Research: Application to Earth and Planetary Sciences", Y. Syono and M. H. Manghnani, eds., Terra Sci. Pub. Co., Tokyo, Japan/AGU Washington, D.C., p. 61-68.

46. Seitz, J.C., Pasteris, J.D., and Chou, I.M., 1993, Raman spectroscopic characterization of gas mixtures. I. Quantitative composition and density determination of CH4, N2, and their mixtures: American Journal of Science, v. 293, p. 297-321.

47. Barton, P.B., and Chou, I.M., 1993, Calculation of the vapor-saturated liquidus for the NaCl-CO2-H2O system: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 57, p. 2715-2723.

48. Barton, P.B., and Chou, I.M., 1993, Evaluation of the role of CO2 in modifying estimates of pressure of epithermal mineralization from the filling temperatures of fluid inclusions: Economic Geology, v. 88, p. 873-884.

49. Morgan, G.B., VI, Chou, I.M., Pasteris, J.D., and Olsen, S.N., 1993, Re-equilibration of CO2 fluid inclusions at controlled hydrogen fugacities: Journal of Metamorphic Geology, v. 11, p. 155-164.

50. Shen, A.H., Bassett, W.A., and Chou, I.M., 1993, The a-b quartz transition observed at simultaneous high temperatures and high pressures in a diamond-anvil cell by laser interferometry: The American Mineralogist, v. 78, p. 694-698.

51. Bassett, W.A., Shen, A.H., Bucknum, M., and Chou, I. M., 1993, A new diamond anvil cell for hydrothermal studies to 10 GPa and -190°C to 1100°C: Reviews of Scientific Instruments, v. 64 (8), p. 2340-2345.

52. Chou, I.M., 1991, Quantitative redox control, 1991 yearbook of Science and Technology (S.P. Parker, ed.), McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New York. (Supplement for Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 6th ed., 1987).

53. Bassett, W.A., Shen, A.H., Bucknum, M., and Chou, I. M., 1993, Hydrothermal studies in a new diamond anvil cell up to 10 GPa and from -190°C to 1100°C: Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 141, no. 2/3/4, p. 487-495.

54. Chou, I.M., 1993, Quantitative control and measurements of N2 and NH3 fugacities in hydrothermal experiments.; A Gilbert Fellowship Report, Cross Section, v. 23, no. 11, November 1993, p. 6-7.

55. Root, D.H., Haselton, H.T., Jr., and Chou, I.M., 1994, An alternative method for the reduction of thermodynamic derivatives: Journal of Chemical Education, v. 71, p.303-306.

56. Chou, I.M., 1994, Book Review; Thermodynamics in Geochemistry: The Equilibrium Model, by Greg M. Anderson and David A. Crerar, Oxford University Press, Inc., Economic Geology, v. 89, no. 2, p. 411- 412.

57. Chou, I.M., Shen, A.H., and Bassett, W.A., 1994, Applications of the hydrothermal diamond-anvil cells in fluid-inclusion research, in De Vivo, B., and Frezzotti, M.L., ed., Fluid Inclusions in Minerals: Methods and Applications. Short course of the working group (IMA) "Inclusions in Minerals", p. 215-230.

58. Haselton, H.T., Jr., and Chou, I.M., 1994, A control and data acquisition system for use with a hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell. U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 94-703, 23p.

59. Chou, I.M., Bassett, W.A., and Bai, T.B., 1995, Hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell study of melts: Eutectic melting of the assemblage Ca(OH)2-CaCO3 with excess H2O and lack of evidence for "portlandite II" phase: American Mineralogist, v. 80, P. 865-868.

60. Wu, T.C., Shen, A.H., Weathers, M.S., Bassett, W.A., and Chou, I.M., 1995, Anisotropic thermal expansion of calcite at high pressures: An in-situ X-ray diffraction study in a hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell: American Mineralogist, v. 80, P. 941-946.

61. Haselton, H.T., Jr., Chou, I.M., Shen, A.H., and Bassett, W.A., 1995, Techniques for determining pressure in the hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell: The behavior of ice polymorphs (I, III, V, VI): American Mineralogist, v. 80, P. 1302-1306.

62. Root, D.H., Haselton, H.T., Jr., and Chou, I.M., 1995, Authors' reply to Jonathan S. Wolf's comments on "An alternative method for the reduction of thermodynamic derivatives" [1994, 71, 303]: Journal of Chemical Education, 72.

63. Cygan, G.L., Chou, I.M., and Sherman, D.M., 1996, Reinvestigation of the annite = sanidine + magnetite + H2 reaction using the ƒH2 sensor technique: American Mineralogist, v. 81, p. 475-484.

64. Seitz., J.C., Pasteris, J.D., and Chou, I.M., 1996, Raman spectroscopic characterization of gas mixtures. II. Quantitative composition and pressure determination of the CO2-CH4 system. American Journal of Science, v. 296, p. 577-600.

65. Hobart, D.E., Bruton, C.J., Millero, F.J., Chou, I.M., Trauth, K.M., and Anderson, D.R., 1996, Estimates of the solubilities of waste element radionuclides in Waste Isolation Pilot Plant brines: A report by the expert panel on the source term. Sandia Report, SAND96-0098. UC-721. (54 pages + 7 appendices).

66. Bassett, W.A., Wu, T.C., Chou, I.M., Haselton, H.T., Jr., Frantz, J., Mysen, B.O., Huang, W.L., Sharma, K., and Schiferl, D., 1996, The hydrothermal diamond anvil cell (HDAC) and its applications. In: “Mineral Spectroscopy: A Tribute to Roger G. Burns”, M.D. Dyar, C. McCammon, and M.W., Schaefer eds., The Geochemical Society Special Publication No. 5, p. 261-272.

67. Chou, I.M., 1997, The use and misuse of the ƒH2 sensors: A discussion of the paper by Dachs (1994) (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 117:229-240). Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 128, p. 302-305.

68. Darling, R.S., Chou, I.M., and Bodnar, R.J., 1997, An occurrence of metastable cristobalite in high-pressure garnet granulite. Science, v. 276, p. 91-93.