East Carolina University
               Department of Geological Sciences

             
 
 Adriana Heimann
Assistant Professor
 Mineralogy/Petrology
Post Doc Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006-2009
Ph.D. Iowa State University, Dec. 2006
M.S. Iowa State University, 2002
B.S. University of Uruguay, 1998

 Research interests: Fe isotope geochemistry;
chemical evolution of the oceans and atmosphere;
metamorphosed exhalites; genesis of BIFs; fluid/rock interaction,
genesis of ore deposits, aluminous granulites, evolution of metamorphic
rocks, P-T-t reconstructions
Research Publications
Teaching CV
Publications-Adriana Heimann

Articles Under Revision

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., and Teale, G.S.  Geochemistry and genesis of low-grade metasediment-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag mineralization in the northern part of the southern Proterozoic Curnamona Province, Australia. Submitted to the Journal of Geochemical Exploration.

Ludois, J.M., Heimann, A., Johnson, C.M., Beard, B.L., Valley, J.W., Roden, E.E., Spicuzza, M.J., Beukes, N.J. Strontium isotopes in Banded Iron Formation carbonates demonstrate disequilibrium with ancient seawater. Under revision in Precambrian Research.

Refereed Articles

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., and Teale, G.S., 2011. Chemical and crystallographic constraints on the geochemistry of garnet in garnet-rich rocks, southern Proterozoic Curnamona Province, Australia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 101, 1, 49-74.


Beard, B.L., Handler, R., Scherer, M., Wu, L., Czaja, A.D., Heimann, A., Johnson, C.M., 2010. Iron isotope fractionation between aqueous ferrous iron and goethite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 295, 241-250.


Heimann, A., Johnson, C.M., Beard, B.L., Valley, J.W., Spicuzza, M.J., and Beukes, 2010. N.J. Fe, C, and O isotope compositions of banded iron formation carbonates demonstrate a major role for dissimilatory iron reduction in ~ 2.5 Ga marine environments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 295, 241-250.


Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., Conor, C.H.H., and Pearson, N.J., 2009. Geochemistry of garnet-rich rocks in the southern Curnamona Province, Australia, and their genetic relationship to Broken Hill-type Pb-Zn-Ag mineralization. Economic Geology, 104, 687-712.


Heimann, A., Beard, B.L., and Johnson, C.M., 2008. The role of volatile exsolution and sub-solidus fluid/rock interactions in producing high 56Fe/54Fe ratios in siliceous igneous rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72, 4379-4396. Get pdf.

Spry, P.G., Heimann, A., Messerly, J.D., Houk, R.S., and Teale, G.S., 2007. Discrimination of metamorphic and metasomatic processes at the Broken Hill lead-zinc-silver deposit, Australia: rare earth element signatures of garnet in garnet-rich rocks. Economic Geology, 102, 471-494.


Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., and Jacobson, C.E., 2006. Coronas, symplectic textures, and reactions involving aluminous minerals in gedrite-cordierite-garnet gneiss from Evergreen, Front Range, Colorado. Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 4, 1025-1044. Get pdf.

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., and Teale, G.S. 2005. Zincian spinel associated with metamorphosed Proterozoic base-metal sulfide occurrences, Colorado: a re-evaluation of gahnite composition as a guide in exploration. Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 2, 601-622. Get pdf.

Oyhantçabal, P., Heimann, A., and Miranda, S. 2001. Measurement and interpretation of strain in the syntectonic Solí­s de Mataojo Granitic Complex, Uruguay. Journal of Structural Geology, 23, 807-817.

Muzio, R., and Heimann, A. 1998. Contribution to the Soca intrusion petrology using Zircon tipology data- Uruguay. Revista Universidade Guarulhos. Geociencias, III (6): 78-83.


Book Chapter

Oyhantçabal, P., Spoturno, J., and Heimann, A., 2000. Minerales No Metalicos, Rocas Industriales y Piedras Semipreciosas Del Uruguay. In: Rocas y Minerales Industriales de Iberoamerica, Red RIMIN CYTED, Ed.: Calvo, P. B., Gajardo, C. A., and Maya, S. M., Instituto Tecnológico Geominero de España, Madrid.

Extended Abstracts

          Spry, P.G., Both, R.A., Ogierman, J., McElhinney, R., and Heimann, A., 2010. Origin of the Angas Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Kanmantoo Group, South        
          Australia. Society of Economic Geologists SEG 2010 Conference, Keystone, Colorado, Extended Abstracts, Abstract D-19, 3 pages.

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., Conor, C.H.H., and Leyh, W.R., 2006. Geochemistry of garnet-rich rocks, southern Curnamona  Province, Australia: genesis and implications for Broken Hill-type mineralisation.  In: Korsch, R.J. and Barnes, R.G. (comp.), Broken Hill Exploration Initiative, Abstracts of the September 2006 Conference, Geoscience Australia Record 2006/21, 26-33.

Spry, P.G., Teale, G.T., and Heimann, A., 2003. Speculations concerning the origin and exploration significance of lode rocks in the Curnamona Province, in Peljo, M. (ed.), BHEI Abstracts. Geoscience Australia Record 2003/13, p. 162-165.

Abstracts

          

           Heimann, A., Bitner, J., Wise, M.A., Rodrigues Soares, D., Mousinho Ferreira, A.C., 2012. The composition of gahnite in granitic pegmatites. Geological Society of America    
           Abstracts with Programs, in press.

          

           Bitner, J., Heimann, A., Wise, M.A., Rodrigues Soares, D., Mousinho Ferreira, A.C., 2011. Garnet and gahnite from the Borborema Pegmatite Province,                                                     northeastern Brazil, as indicators of pegmatite evolution and potential for rare-metal mineralization. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No. 5, p.                         413.


           Heimann, A., Johnson, C.M., Beard, B.L., Valley, J.W., Roden, E.E., Spicuzza, M.J., Beukes, N.J., 2010. Fe, C, and O isotope compositions of banded iron        
           formation carbonates demonstrate the role of bacterial dissimilatory iron reduction in ~ 2.5 b.y. old marine environments. Geological Society of America Abstracts
           with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 1, p. 77.

           
           Ludois, J.M., Heimann, A., Johnson, C.M., Beard, B.L., Valley, J.W., Roden, E.E., Spicuzza, M.J., N.J., Beukes, 2010. Sr isotopes in Banded Iron Formation Carbonates: 
           Disequilibrium with ancient seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, 12, 1, A640, Goldschmidt conference, Knoxville, Tennessee.

           
           Johnson, C.M., Heimann, A., Beard, B.L., Valley, J.W., Roden, E.E., Spicuzza, M.J., Beukes, N.J.,  2010. Iron, carbon, and oxygen isotope compositions of
           banded iron formation carbonates demonstrate a major role for microbial dissimilatory iron reduction in 2.5 b.y. old marine environments. Astrobiology Science
           Conference 2010.

           
           Ludois, J.L., Heimann, A., Johnson, C.M., Beard, B.L., Valley, J.W., Roden, E.E., Spicuzza, M.J., 2010. Strontium isotopes of banded iron formation carbonates:
           an argument against iron carbonates precipitating from sea water. Astrobiology Science Conference 2010.

           
           Beard, B.L., Handler, R., Scherer, M.M., Wu, L., Czaja, A.D., Heimann, A., Johnson, C.M., 2010.  Three Isotope Method Determination of the Equilibrium Fe    
           Isotope Fractionation Between Aqueous Fe(II) and Goethite. Astrobiology Science Conference 2010.

Heimann, A., Beard, B.L., and Johnson, C.M., 2007. Fluid-rock interaction evidenced by Fe isotopes of siliceous igneous rocks.  Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 15, A390.

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., Conor, C.H.H., and Pearson, N.J., 2005.  Rare-earth and major element chemistry of garnet-rich rocks in the Southern Curnamona Province, Australia: implications for the exploration of Broken Hill-type Pb-Zn-Ag deposits. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 37, No. 7. see abstract

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., Conor, C.H.H., and Pearson, N.J., 2005. The origin of garnet rich rocks at Raven Hill (Cathedral Rock), Olary Domain, Curnamona Province, Australia, and their genetic relationship to Broken Hill-type mineralization. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 5, p. 0. see abstract

Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., Plimer, I.R., and Heimann, A., 2005. Did the giant stratiform Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Curnamona Province (Australia) melt? Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 5, p. 0. see abstract

Spry, P.G., Heimann, A., Messerly, J.D., Houk, R.S., and Teale, G.S., 2004. Discrimination of metamorphic and metasomatic processes at the Broken Hill lead-zinc-silver deposit, Australia: rare earth element signatures of garnet in garnet-rich rocks. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 36, No. 5. see abstract

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., and Teale, G.S., 2004. The genetic relationship between garnet- and gahnite-rich rocks associated with Broken Hill-type mineralization in the Olary Domain, Curnamona Province, Australia, to the super large Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit. 32nd International Geological Congress. see abstract

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., and Teale, G.S., 2004. A comparison between lower amphibolite facies garnet-gahnite- bearing rocks in the Mundi Mundi Plain (Olary Domain) and those metamorphosed to granulite facies at the giant Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Australia. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 3, p. 19.
see abstract

Spry, P.G., Heimann, A., and Teale, G.S., 2004. Gahnite-garnet-staurolite relations to Proterozoic Broken Hill-type Pb-Zn-Ag mineralization in the Mutooroo area, Broken Hill Domain, South Australia. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 3, p. 19. see abstract

Spry, P.G., Plimer, I.R., Teale, G.S., and Heimann, A., 2004. Garnet-rich rocks and their genetic relationship to the Broken Hill lead-zinc-silver deposit, New South Wales, Australia. Joint Assembly of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU), and the Society of Economic Geophysicists (SEG).

Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S., and Heimann, A., 2003. Multiple origins of gahnite (zincian spinel) associated with Broken Hill-type lead-zinc-silver mineralization in the Proterozoic Curnamona Province, Australia. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p. 402. see abstract

Heimann, A., 2002. Mineralogical study of zincian spinel-bearing rocks associated with Proterozoic metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits, Colorado. Society of Economic Geologists website.
see abstract

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., and Teale, G.S., 2002. The composition of zinc-rich spinels associated with metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits: a reexamination. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, p. 339. see abstract

Heimann, A., Spry, P.G., Teale, G.S, 2002. Corona textures involving hercynite and högbomite reactions in gedrite-cordierite gneisses from Evergreen, Colorado. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 34, No. 2, p. A22. see abstract

Ledesma, J.J., Heimann, A., and Bergalli, L., 2001. El metagabro de Cerro San Carlos: roca relacionada a una veta de cuarzo aurífero en el Cratón del Rí­o de la Plata, SW de Uruguay. Abstracts, III Uruguayan Congress and Latin-American Congress, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Oyhantçabal, P., Spoturno, J.J., Goso, E., Heimann, A., and Bergalli, L. 2001. Asociaciones litolgicas en las supracrustales del Grupo Lavalleja y sus intrusiones asociadas, en la hoja "Fuente del Puma" (sur de Minas, Uruguay). Abstracts, III Uruguayan Congress and Latin-American Congress, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Ledesma, J. J., Heimann, A., and Bergalli, L., 2000. Cerro San Carlos gabro: a rock related to a gold- bearing quartz vein, Cratón del Rí­o de La Plata, Uruguay. 31st IGC CD Abstracts volume, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Oyhantçabal, P., Spoturno, J., and Heimann, A., 2000. Non-metallic minerals, dimensional stones and gemstones of Uruguay, xxx-c (rimin)-cyted. 31st IGC CD abstracts volume, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Oyhantcabal, P., Heimann, A., Spoturno, J., Bergalli, L., and Goso, E., 2000. Petrotectonic Associations, Deformational Features and Mineral Resources in the Lavalleja Group of the Dom Feliciano Belt (Uruguay). 31st IGC CD abstracts volume, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Oyhantçabal, P., Heimann, A., Rossini, C., and Miranda, S., 1999. Magmatic strain evaluation in a syntectonic granite: Solis de Mataojo Granitic Complex (Uruguay). Atas do VII Symposio Nacional de Estudos Tectônicos. Lençois, BA. Brazil. Sessão 5. p 7-10.

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