Research areas

My research interests involve the reactions that take place at mineral surfaces, that is:

  • Crystal growth and dissolution processes, including ligand promoted dissolution of metal ions, using both natural chelating agents such as siderophores and anthropogenic chelators such as EDTA and DTPA;
  • Crystal growth inhibition processes using organic inhibitors such as phosphonates and carboxylates;
  • Mineral replacement reactions occurring at fluid/mineral interfaces and the subsequent development of porosity.

My experiments are carried out mainly in a fluid cell of an AFM (Digital Instruments Nanoscope III Multimode and Dimension 3000). I also use electron microscopy to characterise the samples.

  • CV

    Education

    PhD studies and graduation as Dr. rer. nat., University of Münster
    Diploma in Education, University of Newcastle, Australia

    Positions

    Angestellte Wissenschaftlerin, Universität Münster
    Research Associate, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, England
    Elternzeit (6 Kinder)
    Chemistry Teacher in Cambridge, England
    Chemistry Teacher in London
    Chemistry Teacher in Sydney, Australia

    External Functions

    Member Mineralogical Society of Great Britain
    Member European Geochemistry Society

  • Publications

    • Zhang J, Wang L, Zhang W, Putnis CV. (). Phosphorylated/Nonphosphorylated Motif in Amelotin Turns off/on the Acidic Amorphous Calcium Phosphate-to-Apatite Phase Transformation. Langmuir, 36, 2102–2109.
    • Ge X, Wang L, Zhang W, Putnis CV. (). Molecular understanding of humic acid-limited phosphate precipitation and transformation. environmental Science & Technology, 54, 207–215.

    • Renard F, Røyne A, Putnis CV. (). Timescales of interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation reactions on carbonates. Geoscience Frontiers, 10, 17–27.
    • Zhai H, Wang L, Hövelmann J, Qin L, Zhang W, Putnis CV. (). Humic acids limit the precipitation of cadmium and arsenate at the brushite-fluid interface. Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 194–202.
    • Zhai H, Wang L, Putnis CV. (). Inhibition of Spiral Growth and Dissolution at the Brushite (010) Interface by Chondroitin 4-Sulfate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 123, 845–851.
    • de Ruiter L, Putnis CV, Hövelmann J, King HE, Austrheim HO. (). Direct observations of the coupling between quartz dissolution and Mg-silicate formation. Earth and Space Chemistry, 3, 617–625.
    • Putnis C.V. (). Editorial for Special Issue “Mineral Surface Reactions at the Nanoscale”. Minerals, 9, 185–187.
    • Zhang J, Wang L, Putnis CV. (). An Underlying Role of Brushite in Pathological Mineralization of Hydroxyapatite. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 123, 2874–2881.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis CV. (). Mineral reactivity: from biomineralization and Earth’s climate evolution, to CO2 capture and monument preservation. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 205–207.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C, Alvarez-Lloret P, Di Lorenzo F, Gebauer D, Putnis CV. (). Baryte cohesive layers formed on a (010) gypsum surface by a pseudomorphic replacement. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 289–299.
    • Chi J, Zhang W, Wang L, Putnis CV. (). Direct observations of the occlusion of soil organic matter within calcite. Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 8097–8104.
    • Zhai H, Wang L, Putnis CV. (). Molecular-scale investigations reveal non-covalent bonding underlying the adsorption of environmental DNA on mica. Environmental Science and Technology, 53, 11251–11259.

    • Li M, Zhang J, Wang L, Wang B, Putnis C.V. (). Mechanisms of Modulation of Calcium Phosphate Pathological Mineralization by Mobile and Immobile Small-Molecule Inhibitors. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 5, 1580–1587.
    • Renard F, Putnis CV, Montes-Hernandez G, King HE, Breedveld GD, Okkenhaug G. (). Sequestration of Antimony on Calcite Observed by Time-Resolved Nanoscale Imaging. Environmental Science and Technology, 52(1), 107–113. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b04727.
    • Beinlich A., Austrheim H., Mavromatis V., Grguric B., Putnis C., Putnis A. (). Peridotite weathering is the missing ingredient of Earth's continental crust composition. Nature Communications, 9(1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03039-9.
    • Zhai H, Qin L, Zhang, W., Putnis, CV, Wang, L. (). Dynamics and molecular mechanism of phosphate binding to biomimetic hexapeptide. environmental Science & Technology, 52, 10472–10479.
    • Wang L, Putnis CV, Hövelmann J, Putnis A. (). Interfacial precipitation of phosphate on hematite and goethite. Minerals, 8, 207–219.
    • Li M, Wang L, Putnis CV. (). Atomic force microscopy imaging of classical and nonclassical surface growth dynamics of calcium orthophosphates. CrystEngComm, 20, 2886–2896. doi: 10.1039/C7CE02100C.
    • Zhai H, Wang L, Qin L., Zhang W, Putnis CV. (). Direct observations of simultaneous immobilization of cadmium and arsenate at the brushite−fluid interface. Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 3493–3502.
    • Hövelmann J, Putnis CV, Benning LG. (). Metal sequestration through coupled dissolution-precipitation at the brucite-water interface. Minerals, 8, 346.

    • King HE, Plümper O, Putnis CV, O’Neill HStC, Klemme S, Putnis A. (). Mineral Surface Rearrangement at High Temperatures: Implications for Extraterrestrial Mineral Grain Reactivity. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2017. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.6b00016.
    • Pedrosa E., Boeck L., Putnis C., Putnis A. (). The replacement of a carbonate rock by fluorite: Kinetics and microstructure. American Mineralogist, 102(1), 126–134. doi: 10.2138/am-2017-5725.
    • Burgos-Cara A, Putnis CV, Rodriguez-Navarro C, Ruiz-Agudo E. (). Hydration Effects on the Stability of Calcium Carbonate Pre-Nucleation Species. Minerals, 7(7). doi: 10.3390/min7070126.
    • Qin L, Wang L, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). Halide-dependent Dissolution of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate and its modulation by an organic ligand. Crystal Growth and Design, 17, 3868–3876.
    • Wu S, Yu M, Li M, Wang L, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). In situ atomic force microscopy imaging of octacalcium phosphate crystallization and its modulation by amelogenin's C-terminus. Crystal Growth and Design, 17, 2194–2202.
    • Wang, LJ, Putnis CV, King HE, Hoevelmann J, Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis A. (). Imaging organophosphate and pyrophosphate sequestration on brucite by in situ atomic force microscopy. Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 328–336.
    • Pedrosa ET, Boeck L, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). The replacement of a carbonate rock by fluorite: Kinetics and microstructure. American Mineralogist, 102, 126–134.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis CV, Rodriguez-Navarro C. (). Mineral reaction kinetics: Microstructures, textures, chemical and isotopic signatures. EMU Notes in Mineralogy, 16, 419–467.

    Research articles (Journals)
    • Ruiz-Agudo C., Ruiz-Agudo E., Burgos-Cara A., Putnis C., Ibáñez-Velasco A., Rodriguez-Navarro C., Putnis A. (). Exploring the effect of poly(acrylic acid) on pre- and post-nucleation BaSO4 species: New insights into the mechanisms of crystallization control by polyelectrolytes. CrystEngComm, 18(16), 2830–2842. doi: 10.1039/c6ce00142d.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E., King H., Patiño-Ĺpez L., Putnis C., Geisler T., Rodriguez-Navarro C., Putnis A. (). Control of silicate weathering by interface-coupled dissolutionprecipitation processes at the mineral-solution interface. Geology, 44(7), 567–570. doi: 10.1130/G37856.1.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C., Putnis C., Ibañez-Velasco A., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis A. (). A potentiometric study of the performance of a commercial copolymer in the precipitation of scale forming minerals. CrystEngComm, 18(30), 5744–5753. doi: 10.1039/c6ce00537c.
    • Li M., Wang L., Zhang W., Putnis C., Putnis A. (). Direct Observation of Spiral Growth, Particle Attachment, and Morphology Evolution of Hydroxyapatite. Crystal Growth and Design, 16(8), 4509–4518. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00637.
    • Wang L., Qin L., Putnis C., Ruiz-Agudo E., King H., Putnis A. (). Visualizing Organophosphate Precipitation at the Calcite-Water Interface by in Situ Atomic-Force Microscopy. Environmental Science and Technology, 50(1), 259–268. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05214.
    • Pedrosa E., Putnis C., Putnis A. (). The pseudomorphic replacement of marble by apatite: The role of fluid composition. Chemical Geology, 425(null), 1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.01.022.
    • Hamdouni A., Montes-Hernandez G., Tlili M., Findling N., Renard F., Putnis C. (). Removal of Fe(II) from groundwater via aqueous portlandite carbonation and calcite-solution interactions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 283(null), 404–411. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.077.
    • Burgos-Cara A., Putnis C., Rodriguez-Navarro C., Ruiz-Agudo E. (). Hydration effects on gypsum dissolution revealed by in situ nanoscale atomic force microscopy observations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 179(null), 110–122. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2016.02.008.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, King HE, Patino-Lopez LD, Putnis CV, Geisler T, Rodriguez-Navarro C, Putnis A. (). Control of silicate weathering by interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation processes at the mineral-solution interface. Geology, 44(7), 567–570. doi: 10.1130/G37856.1.
    Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
    • Pedrosa, E.T., Boeck, L., Putnis, C.V., Putnis, A. (). A kinetic study of the replacement of calcite marble by fluorite. In EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna.

    • Wang L., Putnis C., Ruiz-Agudo E., Hövelmann J., Putnis A. (). In situ imaging of interfacial precipitation of phosphate on goethite. Environmental Science and Technology, 49(7), 4184–4192. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00312.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C., Hövelmann J., Álvarez-Lloret P., Ibáñez-Velasco A., Putnis A. (). Experimental study of the replacement of calcite by calcium sulphates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 156(null), 75–93. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.012.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C., Putnis C., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis A. (). The influence of pH on barite nucleation and growth. Chemical Geology, 391(null), 7–18. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.10.023.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C., Putnis A. (). Mechanistic Principles of Barite Formation: From Nanoparticles to Micron-Sized Crystals. Crystal Growth and Design, 15(8), 3724–3733. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00315.
    • Renard F., Putnis C., Montes-Hernandez G., Ruiz-Agudo E., Hovelmann J., Sarret G. (). Interactions of arsenic with calcite surfaces revealed by in situ nanoscale imaging. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 159(null), 61–79. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.025.

    Articles
    Research articles (Journals)
    • Offeddu FG, Cama J, Soler JM, Putnis CV. (). Direct nanoscale observations of the coupled dissolution of calcite and dolomite and the precipitation of gypsum. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 5, 1245–53. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.5.138.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Putnis A. (). The effect of a copolymer inhibitor on barite precipitation. Mineralogical Magazine, 78. doi: 10.1180/minmag.2014.078.6.09.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V,Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis A. (). The influence of pH on barite nucleation and growth. Chemical Geology, 000.
    • Mukai H., Austrheim H., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. (). Textural evolution of plagioclase feldspar across a shear zone: Implications for deformation mechanism and rock strength. Journal of Petrology, 55(8), 1457–1477. doi: 10.1093/petrology/egu030.
    • Godinho J.R.A., Putnis C.V., Piazolo S. (). Direct observations of the dissolution of fluorite surfaces with different orientations. Crystal Growth and Design, 14(1), 69–77. doi: 10.1021/cg401119p.
    • Dunkel K.G., Putnis A. (). Replacement and ion exchange reactions of scolecite in a high pH aqueous solution. European Journal of Mineralogy, 26(1), 61–69. doi: 10.1127/0935-1221/2013/0025-2346.
    • Majumdar A.S., King H.E., John T., Kusebauch C., Putnis A. (). Pseudomorphic replacement of diopside during interaction with (Ni,Mg)Cl2 aqueous solutions: Implications for the Ni-enrichment mechanism in talc- and serpentine-type phases. Chemical Geology, 380(null), 27–40. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.04.016.
    • Di Tommaso D., Ruiz-Agudo E., De Leeuw N.H., Putnis A., Putnis C.V. (). Modelling the effects of salt solutions on the hydration of calcium ions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(17), 7772–7785. doi: 10.1039/c3cp54923b.
    Research Articles in Edited Proceedings (Conferences)
    • Ruiz Agudo C, Putnis C V, Ruiz Agudo E, Putnis A. (). Early stages of BaSO4 precipitation. In Goldschmidt, Sacramento, EEUU.
    Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
    • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Putnis A. (). Self-assembled BaSO4 crystals. In International School of Crystallization, Granada, Spain.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis A. (). Study of BaSO4 crystallization by TEM. In International Carbon Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.
    • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis A. (). TEM analysis of the initial stages of BaSO4 crystallization. In EGU General Assembly, Wien, Austria.
    Reviews (Journals)
    • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. (). Coupled dissolution and precipitation at mineral-fluid interfaces. Chemical Geology, 383(null), 132–146. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.06.007.

    Research articles (Journals)
    • Putnis CV, Renard F, King HE, Montes-Hernandez G, Ruiz-Agudo E. (). Sequestration of selenium on calcite surfaces revealed by nanoscale imaging. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(23), 13469–76. doi: 10.1021/es403637u.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Pel L., Rodriguez-Navarro C. (). Template-assisted crystallization of sulfates onto calcite: Implications for the prevention of salt damage. Crystal Growth and Design, 13(1), 40–51. doi: 10.1021/cg300744x.
    • Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E. (). The mineral-water interface: Where minerals react with the environment. Elements, 9(3), 177–182. doi: 10.2113/gselements.9.3.177.
    • Putnis C.V., Renard F., King H.E., Montes-Hernandez G., Ruiz-Agudo E. (). Sequestration of selenium on calcite surfaces revealed by nanoscale imaging. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(23), 13469–13476. doi: 10.1021/es403637u.
    • Renard F., Montes-Hernandez G., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. (). Selenium incorporation into calcite and its effect on crystal growth: An atomic force microscopy study. Chemical Geology, 340(null), 151–161. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.12.017.
    • King H.E., Putnis C.V. (). Direct observations of the influence of solution composition on magnesite dissolution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 109(null), 113–126. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.01.032.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E., Kudlacz K., Putnis C.V., Putnis A., Rodriguez-Navarro C. (). Dissolution and carbonation of portlandite [Ca(OH)2] single crystals. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(19), 11342–11349. doi: 10.1021/es402061c.
    • Klasa J., Ruiz-Agudo E., Wang L.J., Putnis C.V., Valsami-Jones E., Menneken M., Putnis A. (). An atomic force microscopy study of the dissolution of calcite in the presence of phosphate ions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 117(null), 115–128. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.03.025.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E., Alvarez-Lloret P., Putnis C.V., Rodriguez-Navarro A.B., Putnis A. (). Influence of chemical and structural factors on the calcite-calcium oxalate transformation. CrystEngComm, 15(46), 9968–9979. doi: 10.1039/c3ce41294f.
    • Wang L., Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E., King H.E., Putnis A. (). Coupled dissolution and precipitation at the cerussite-phosphate solution interface: Implications for immobilization of lead in soils. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(23), 13502–13510. doi: 10.1021/es4041946.
    Research Articles in Edited Proceedings (Conferences)
    • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Putnis A. (). The pH influence on barite nucleation and growth. In Goldschmidt, Florenz, Italy.
    Abstracts in Digital Collections (Conferences)
    • Ruiz Agudo C, Putnis C V, Putnis A. (). The influence of fluid composition on barite growth. In EGU General Assembly, Wien, Austria.

    • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. (). Direct observations of mineral-fluid reactions using atomic force microscopy: The specific example of calcite. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(1), 227–253. doi: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.227.
    • Hovelmann J., Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E., Austrheim H. (). Direct nanoscale observations of CO2 sequestration during brucite [Mg(OH)2] dissolution. Environmental Science and Technology, 46(9), 5253–5260. doi: 10.1021/es300403n.
    • Urosevic M., Rodriguez-Navarro C., Putnis C.V., Cardell C., Putnis A., Ruiz-Agudo E. (). In situ nanoscale observations of the dissolution of {101̄4} dolomite cleavage surfaces. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 80(null), 1–13. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.11.036.

    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis CV, Rodriguez-Navarro C, Putnis A. (). Effect of pH on calcite growth at constant aCa2+/aCO32- ratio and supersaturation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(1), 284–296. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.09.034.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis CV, Wang L, Putnis A. (). Specific effects of background electrolytes on the kinetics of step propagation during calcite growth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(13), 3803–3814. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.04.012.
    • Pollok K, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). MINERAL REPLACEMENT REACTIONS IN SOLID SOLUTION-AQUEOUS SOLUTION SYSTEMS: VOLUME CHANGES, REACTIONS PATHS AND END-POINTS USING THE EXAMPLE OF MODEL SALT SYSTEMS. American Journal of Science, 311(3), 211–236. doi: 10.2475/03.2011.02.
    • Wang L., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. (). Direct observations of the modification of calcite growth morphology by Li+ through selectively stabilizing an energetically unfavourable face. CrystEngComm, 13(12), 3962–3966. doi: 10.1039/c1ce05091e.

    Research articles (Journals)
    • Pinto AJ, Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis CV, Putnis A, Jiménez A, Prieto M. (). AFM study of the epitaxial growth of brushite (CaHPO4· 2H2O) on gypsum cleavage surfaces. American Mineralogist, 95(11-12), 1747–1757. doi: 10.2138/am.2010.3557.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Di Tommaso D, Putnis CV, De Leeuw NH, Putnis A. (). Interactions between organophosphonate-bearing solutions and (1014) calcite surfaces: An atomic force microscopy and first-principles molecular dynamics study. Crystal Growth and Design, 10(7), 3022–3035. doi: 10.1021/cg1000864.
    • Kasioptas A, Geisler T, Putnis CV, Perdikouri C, Putnis A. (). Crystal growth of apatite by replacement of an aragonite precursor. Journal of Crystal Growth, 312(16-17), 2431–2440.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Di Tommaso D, Putnis CV, de Leeuw NH, Putnis A. (). Interactions between Organophosphonate-Bearing Solutions and (10(1)over-bar4) Calcite Surfaces: An Atomic Force Microscopy and First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study. Crystal Growth and Design, 10(7), 3022–3035. doi: 10.1021/cg1000864.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Kowacz M, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). The role of background electrolytes on the kinetics and mechanism of calcite dissolution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(4), 1256–1267.
    • Vavouraki AI, Putnis CV, Putnis A, Koutsoukos PG. (). Crystal Growth and Dissolution of Calcite in the Presence of Fluoride Ions: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Crystal Growth and Design, 10(1), 60–69.
    Research articles (Book Contributions)
    • Putnis C.V., Fernandez diaz L. (). Ion partitioning and element mobilization during mineral replacement reactions in natural and experimental systems. In Prieto M. and Stoll H. (Ed.), Ion partitioning in low temperature aqueous systems: from fundamentals to applications in climate, proxies and environmental geochemistry (10th Ed. , pp. 189–226). Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag / Self-publishing. doi: 10.1180/EMU-notes.10.5.

    • Kowacz M, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). The Control of Solution Composition on Ligand-Promoted Dissolution: DTPA-Barite Interactions. Crystal Growth and Design, 9(12), 5266–5272.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis CV, Jiménez-López C, Rodriguez-Navarro C. (). An atomic force microscopy study of calcite dissolution in saline solutions: The role of magnesium ions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(11), 3201–3217. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.03.016.
    • Perdikouri C, Putnis CV, Kasioptas A, Putnis A. (). An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Growth of a Calcite Surface as a Function of Calcium/Total Carbonate Concentration Ratio in Solution at Constant Supersaturation. Crystal Growth and Design, 9(10), 4344–4350.
    • Kasioptas A, Perdikouri C, Putnis CV, Geisler T, Putnis A. (). Apatite from calcium carbonates: A pseudomorphic replacement reaction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(13), A624–A624.
    • Niedermeier D, Putnis A, Geisler T, Golla-Schindler U, Putnis C. (). The mechanism of cation and oxygen isotope exchange in alkali feldspars under hydrothermal conditions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 157(1), 65–76. doi: 10.1007/s00410-008-0320-2.
    • Jamtveit B, Putnis C, Malthe-Sorenssen A. (). Reaction induced fracturing during replacement processes. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 157(1), 127–133. doi: 10.1007/s00410-008-0324-y.

    Research articles (Journals)
    • Putnis CV, Austrheim H, Engvik AK, Putnis A. (). A mechanism of fluid infiltration through minerals - Implications for element mobilisation within the earth. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series, 625–629.
    • Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis CV, Rodriguez-Navarro C. (). Interaction between epsomite crystals and organic additives. Crystal Growth and Design, 8(8), 2665–2673. doi: 10.1021/cg070442n.
    • Janssen A, Putnis A, Geisler T, Putnis CV. (). The mechanism of experimental oxidation and leaching of ilmenite in acid solution. Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series, 2, 503–506.
    • Austrheim H, Putnis CV, Engvik AK, Putnis A. (). Zircon coronas around Fe-Ti oxides: a physical reference frame for metamorphic and metasomatic reactions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 156(4), 517–527.
    • Putnis CV, Kowacz M, Putnis A. (). The mechanism and kinetics of DTPA-promoted dissolution of barite. Applied Geochemistry, 23(9), 2778–2788.
    • Vavouraki AI, Putnis CV, Putnis A, Koutsoukos PG. (). An Atomic Force Microscopy study of the growth of calcite in the presence of sodium sulfate. Chemical Geology, 253(3-4), 243–251.
    • Vavouraki AI, Putnis CV, Putnis A, Oelkers EH, Koutsoukos PG. (). Macro- to nanoscale study of the effect of aqueous sulphate on calcite growth. Mineralogical Magazine, 72(1), 141–144.
    • Kasioptas A, Perdikouri C, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). Pseudomorphic replacement of single calcium carbonate crystals by polycrystalline apatite. Mineralogical Magazine, 72(1), 77–80.
    • Perdikouri C, Kasioptas A, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). The effect of fluid composition on the mechanism of the aragonite to calcite transition. Mineralogical Magazine, 72(1), 111–114.
    Other Scientific Publications
    • Putnis A, Kasioptas A, Perdikouri C, Putnis CV. (). The mechanism of phosphate, immobilization by the replacement of carbonates by apatite.

    Research articles (Journals)
    • Kowacz M, Putnis CV, Putnis A. (). The effect of cation:anion ratio in solution on the mechanism of barite growth at constant supersaturation: Role of the desolvation process on the growth kinetics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71(21), 5168–5179. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.09.008.
    • Kowacz M, Putnis C, Putnis A. (). The effect of cation : anion ratio in solution on the mechanism of barite growth at constant supersaturation: Role of the desolvation process on the growth kinetics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71(21), 5168–5179. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.09.008.
    • Putnis A, Putnis CV. (). The mechanism of reequilibration of solids in the presence of a fluid phase. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 180(5), 1783–1786. doi: 10.1016/j.jssc.2007.03.023.
    • Putnis A, Hinrichs R, Putnis CV, Golla-Schindler U, Collins LG. (). Hematite in porous red-clouded feldspars: Evidence of large-scale crustal fluid-rock interaction. Lithos, 95(1-2), 10–18. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2006.07.004.
    Other Scientific Publications
    • Kowacz A, Putnis C, Putnis A. (). The effect of [Ba2+]/[SO42-] ratio on the mechanism of barite growth at constant supersaturation.
    • Janssen A, Geisler T, Putnis C, Putnis A. (). The mechanism of oxidation and "leaching" of ilmenite during natural and experimental alteration.
    • Kasioptas A, Perdikouri C, Putnis C, Putnis A. (). The replacement of calcium carbonate by hydroxyapatite.

    • Bisschop J, Dysthe DK, Putnis CV, Jamtveit B. (). In situ AFM study of the dissolution and recrystallization behaviour of polished and stressed calcite surfaces. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70(7), 1728–1738. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.12.013.

    Research articles (Journals)
    • Putnis CV, Tsukamoto K, Nishimura Y. (). Direct observations of pseudomorphism: Compositional and textural evolution at a fluid-solid interface. American Mineralogist, 90(11-12), 1909–1912. doi: 10.2138/am.2005.1990.
    • Becker U, Biswas S, Kendall T, Risthaus P, Putnis CV, Pina CM. (). Interactions between mineral surfaces and dissolved species: From monovalent ions to complex organic molecules. American Journal of Science, 305(6-8 SPEC. ISS.), 791–825. doi: 10.2475/ajs.305.6-8.791.
    • Hochella MF, Kasama T, Putnis A, Putnis CV, Moore JN. (). Environmentally important, poorly crystalline Fe/Mn hydrous oxides: Ferrihydrite and a possibly new vernadite-like mineral from the Clark Fork River Superfund Complex. American Mineralogist, 90(4), 718–724. doi: 10.2138/am.2005.1591.
    • Hochella MF, Moore JN, Putnis CV, Putnis A, Kasama T, Eberl DD. (). Direct observation of heavy metal-mineral association from the Clark Fork River Superfund Complex: Implications for metal transport and bioavailability. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69(7), 1651–1663.
    Other Scientific Publications
    • Bisschop J, Putnis C, Jamtveit B, Dysthe DK. (). Does stress affect the dissolution of calcite?.

    • Schindler M, Hawthorne FC, Putnis C, Putnis A. (). Growth of uranyl-hydroxy-hydrate and uranyl-carbonate minerals on the (104) surface of calcite. Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1683–1697. doi: 10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1683.
    • Putnis CV, Mezger K. (). A mechanism of mineral replacement: Isotope tracing in the model system KCl-KBr-H2O. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68(13), 2839–2848. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2003.12.009.
    • Gonçalves MA, Nogueira JMF, Figueiras J, Putnis CV, Almeida C. (). Base-metals and organic content in stream sediments in the vicinity of a landfill. Applied Geochemistry, 19(1), 137–151. doi: 10.1016/S0883-2927(03)00130-6.
    • Wolff-Boenisch D, Gislason SR, Oelkers EH, Putnis CV. (). The dissolution rates of natural glasses as a function of their composition at pH 4 and 10.6, and temperatures from 25 to 74°C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68(23), 4843–4858. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.05.027.
    • Pina CM, Putnis CV, Becker U, Biswas S, Carroll EC, Bosbach D, Putnis A. (). An atomic force microscopy and molecular simulations study of the inhibition of barite growth by phosphonates. Surface Science, 553(1-3), 61–74.

    Research articles (Journals)
    • Kostenko O, Jamtveit B, Austrheim H, Pollok K, Putnis C. (). The mechanism of fluid infiltration in peridotites at Almklovdalen, western Norway. Geofluids, 2(3), 203–215. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-8123.2002.00038.x.
    Other Scientific Publications
    • Putnis A, Astilleros JM, Pina CM, Putnis C. (). Heterogeneity of mineral surfaces and its role in geochemical surface reactions.