Research

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.

Publications

Reviewed Articles

2023

  • Filiberto L.H., Putnis C.V,. Julia M. (2023) Factors controlling reaction pathways during fluid-rock interactions. Contrib. Min. Petrol. 178, 53
  • Julia M., Putnis C.V., King H.E. Renard F. (2023) Coupled dissolution-precipitation and growth processes on calcite, aragonite and Carrara marble exposed to cadmium-rich aqueous solutions. Chem.Geol. 621, 121364
  • Bañuelos J.L., Borguet E., Brown G.E., Cygan R.T., De Yoreo J.J., Dove P.M., Gaigeot M-P., Geiger F.M, Gibbs J.M., Grassian V.H., Ilgen A.G., Jun Y-S., Kabengi N., Katz L., Kubicki J.D., Lützenkirchen J., Putnis C.V, Remsing R.C., Rosso K.M., Rother G., Sulpizi M., Villalobos M., Zhang H. (2023) Oxide-and silicate-water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment. ACS Chemical Reviews, 123,6413-6544. doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00130
  • Jia C., Fan Y., Chi J., Putnis C.V., Huang C., Zhang W. (2023) Molecular mechanisms of phosphorus immobilization by nano-clay mediated by dissolved organic matter. Chem. Geol. 121786

2022

  • Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. (2022) A mechanism of ion exchange by interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation in the presence of an aqueous fluid. J. Crystal Growth, 600, 126840
  • Chi J., Jia, C., Zhang W., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2022) In situ observations of the occlusion of a clay-sugar compound within calcite. Environmental Science: Nano 9, 523-531.
  • Ge X., Zhang W., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2022) Direct observation of humic acid-promoted hydrolysis of phytate through stabilizing a conserved catalytic domain in phytase. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00065B
  • Chi J.., Fan Y., Wang L., Putnis C.V., Zhang W. (2022) Retention of soil organic matter by occlusion within soil minerals. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 21, 727-746. 
  • Ge X., Zhang W., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2022) Molecular mechanisms for the humic acid-enhanced formation of the ordered secondary structure of a conserved catalytic domain in phytase. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 4493-4503.
  • Pu, J., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2022) AFM imaging and single-molecule recognition of plant cell walls. Trends in Plant Science, DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.11.010 

2021

  • Chi J., Zhang W., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2021) Face-Specific Occlusion of Lipid Vesicles within Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate, Cryst. Growth Des. 21, 2398-2404. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00025

  • Chi J., Yin Y., Zhang W., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2021) Nanoscale Imaging of Simultaneous Occlusion of Nanoplastics and Glyphosate within Soil Minerals. Environmental Science: Nano. DOI: 10.1039/d1en00381j

  • Koehn, D., Piazolo, S., Beaudoin, N.E., Kelka, U., Spruženiece, L., Putnis, C.V., Toussaint, R. (2021) Relative rates of fluid advection, elemental diffusion and replacement govern reaction front patterns. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 565, 116950. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.116950
  • Pu, J.B., Wang, L., Zhang, W., Ma, J., Zhang, X., Putnis, C.V. (2021) Organically-bound silicon enhances resistance to enzymatic degradation and nanomechanical properties of rice plant cell walls. Carbohydrate Polymers, 118057. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118057

  • Pu J., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2021) AFM imaging and single-molecule recognition of plant cell walls. Trends in Plant Science, 27, 412-414. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.11.010 

  • Putnis, C.V.; Wang, L.; Ruiz-Agudo, E.; Ruiz-Agudo, C.; Renard, F. (2021) Crystallization via non-classical pathways: Nanoscale imaging of Mineral surfaces. ACS Book, Crystallization by Non-classical Pathways Vol. 2: Aggregation, Biominerlization, Imaging and Application. Ch. 1 pages 1-35.

  • Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E. (2021) Nanoparticles formed during mineral-fluid interactions. Chem. Geol. 586, 120614.

  • Qin L., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2021) Facet-Specific Dissolution–Precipitation at Struvite–Water Interfaces. Cryst. Growth Des., 21, 4111-4120.

  • Zhai, H.; Zhang, W.; Wang, L.; Putnis, C.V. (2021) Dynamic force spectroscopy for quantifying single-molecule organo-mineral interactions. CrystEngComm. 23, 11-23. DOI: 10.1039/d0ce00949k

  • Zhang J., Zhang W., Putnis C.V., Wang L. (2021) Modulation of the calcium oxalate dihydrate to calcium oxalate monohydrate phase transition with citrate and zinc ions. CrystEngComm 23 (48), 8588-8600.

2020

  • Ge X., Wang L., Zhang W., Putnis C.V. 2020. Molecular understanding of humic acid-limited phosphate precipitation and transformation. Environmental Sci. Technol., 54, 207- 215. DOI: 10.1021/acs.st.9b05145. IF 7.149
  • Guren M.G., Putnis C.V., Montes-Hernandez G., King H.E., Renard F. 2020. Direct imaging of coupled dissolution-precipitation and growth processes on calcite exposed to chromium-rich fluids. Chemical Geology. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119770
  • Wang L. and Putnis C.V. 2020. Dissolution and precipitation dynamics at environmental mineral interfaces imaged by in situ atomic force microscopy. Accounts of Chemical Research. 53, 1196-1205. DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00128
  • Zhang J, Wang L., Zhang W., Putnis C.V. 2020. Phosphorylated/Nonphosphorylated Motif in Amelotin Turns off/on the Acidic Amorphous Calcium Phosphate-to-Apatite Phase Transformation Langmuir, 36, 2102-2109. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02735
  • Zhang, J., Wang, L., Zhang, W., Putnis, C.V. (2020) Role of Hyperoxaluria/Hypercalciuria in Controlling the Hydrate Phase Selection of Pathological Calcium Oxalate Mineralization. Cryst. Growth Des., 21, 683-691. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c01512

2019

  • Zhai H, Wang L, Putnis C.V. 2019. Molecular - scale investigations reveal non-covalent bonding underlying the adsorption of environmental DNA on mica. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04064
  • Chi J., Zhang W., Wang L., Putnis C.V. 2019. Direct observations of the occlusion of soil organic matter within calcite. Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 8097-8104.
  • Ruiz-Agudo C., Alvarez-Lloret, Di Lorenzo F., Gebauer D., Putnis C.V. 2019. Baryte cohesive layers formed on a (010) gypsum surface by a pseudomorphic replacement. European J. Mineralogy, 31, 289-299.
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. 2019. Mineral reactivity: from biomineralization and Earth’s climate evolution, to CO2 capture and monument preservation. Preface: European J. Mineralogy, 31, 205-207.
  • Zhang J., Wang L., Putnis C.V. 2019. An Underlying Role of Brushite in Pathological Mineralization of Hydroxyapatite. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, PMID 30840456. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b00728
  • Putnis C.V. 2019. Editorial for Special Issue “Mineral Surface Reactions at the Nanoscale”. Minerals 9 (3), 185.
  • de Ruiter L., Putnis C.V., Hövelmann J., King H.E., Austrheim H.O. 2019. Direct observations of the coupling between quartz dissolution and Mg-silicate formation. Earth and Space Chemistry. DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00197
  • Zhai H., Wang L., Putnis C.V. 2019. Inhibition of Spiral Growth and Dissolution at the Brushite (010) Interface by Chondroitin 4-Sulfate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 123 (4), 845-851.
  • Zhai H., Wang L., Hövelmann J., Qin L., Zhang W., Putnis C.V. 2019. Humic acids limit the precipitation of cadmium and arsenic at the brushite-fluid interface. Environmental Science & technology, 53, 194-202.
  • Renard F., Røyne A., Putnis C.V. 2019. Timescales of interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation reactions on carbonates. Geoscience Frontiers 10 (1), 17-27.

2018

  • Renard F., Røyne A., Putnis C.V. 2018. Timescales of interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation reactions on carbonates. Geoscience Frontiers. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2018.02.01
  • Hövelmann, J., Putnis C.V., Benning, L.G. 2018. Metal sequestration through coupled dissolution-precipitation at the brucite-water interface. Minerals, 8, 346. DOI: 10.3390/min8080346
  • Zhai H., Qin L., Zhang, W., Putnis, C.V., Wang, L. 2018. Dynamics and molecular mechanism of phosphate binding to biomimetic hexapeptide. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03062
  • Wang, L., Putnis, C.V., Hövelmann, J., Putnis, A. 2018. Interfacial precipitation of phosphate on hematite and goethite. Minerals, 8, 207. DOI: 10.3390/min8050207
  • Li M., Wang L., Putnis C.V. 2018. Atomic force microscopy imaging of classical and nonclassical surface growth dynamics of calcium orthophosphates. CrystEngComm. DOI: 10.1039/C7CE02100C
  • Zhai H., Wang L., Qin L., ZhangW., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. 2018. Direct bservation of simultaneous immobilization of cadmium and arsenate at the brushite−fluid interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06479.
  • Li, M., Zhang, J., Wang, L. Wang, B, Putnis, C.V.. 2018. "Mechanisms of modulation of calcium phosphate pathological mineralization by mobile and immobile small-molecule inhibitors." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 122 (5): 1580-1587.
  • Beinlich, A., Austrheim, H., Mavromatis, V., Grguric, B., Putnis, C.V., Putnis, A. 2018. "Peridotite weathering is the missing ingredient of Earth's continental crust composition." Nature Communications 9 (1).
  • Renard, F., Putnis, C.V., Montes-Hernandez, G., King, H.E., Breedveld, G.D., Okkenhaug, G. 2018. "Sequestration of antimony on calcite observed by time-resolved nanoscale imaging." Environ. Sci. Technol. 52 (1): 107-113.

2017

  • Burgos-Cara A., Putnis C.V., Ortega-Huertas M., Ruiz-Agudo E. (2017) Influence of pH ans citrate on the formation of oxalate layers on calcite revealed by in situ nanoscale imaging. CrystEngComm., 19, 3420-3429.
  • Burgos-Cara A., Putnis C.V., Rodriguez-Navarra C., Ruiz-Agudo E. (2017) Hydration effects on the stability of calcium carbonate pre-nucleation species. Minerals, 7, 126.
  • Li m., Wang L., Putnis C.V. (2017) Energetic basis for inhibition of calcium phosphate biomineralization by osteopontin. J Phys Chem B., 121, 5968-5976.
  • Qin L., Wang L., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. (2017) Halide-dependent Dissolution pf dicalcium phosphate dihydrate and its modulation by an organic ligand. Crystal Growth & Design. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.7b00488
  • Wu S., Yu M., Li M., Wang L., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. (2017) In situ atomic force microscopy imaging of octacalcium phosphate crystallization and its modulation by amelogenin's C-terminus. Crytal Grwoth & Design, 17, 2194-2202.
  • King H., Plümper O., Putnis C.V., O’Neill H. St C., Klemme S., Putnis A. (2017) Enhanced surface rearrangement at high temperatures: Implications for extra-terrestrial mineral grain reactivity. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.6b00016
  • Renard, F., Putnis, C.V., Montes-Hernandez, G, King, H.E (2017) Siderite dissolution coupled to iron oxyhydroxide precipitation in the presence of arsenic revealed by nanoscale imaging. Chemical Geology, 44, 123-134.
  • Wang, L.J., Putnis, C.V., King, H.E. Hoevelmann J., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis A. (2017) Imaging organophosphate and pyrophosphate sequestration on brucite by in situ atomic force microscopy. Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 328-336.
  • Di Lorenzo, F., Burgos-Cara, A., Ruiz-Agudo, E., Putnis C.V., Prieto M. (2017) Effect of ferrous iron on the nucleation and growth of CaCO3 in slightly basic aqueous solutions. CrystEngComm., 19, 447-460.
  • Pedrosa, E.T. Boeck, L., Putnis, C.V., Putnis A. (2017) The replacement of a carbonate rock by fluorite: Kinetics and microstructure. American Mineralogist, 102, 126-134.
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. Rodriguez-Navarro C. (2017) Mineral reaction kinetics: Microstructures, textures, chemical and isotopic signatures. EMU short course, vol. 16: Ch. 13: Reactions between minerals and aqueous solutions.

2016

  • Hoevelmann, J., Putnis, C.V. (2016) In situ nanoscale imaging of struvite formation during the dissolution of natural brucite: Implications for phosphorus recovery from wastewaters. Environmental Science & Technology, 50, 13032-13041.
  • Li, M., Wang, L.J., Zhang, W.J., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. (2016) Direct observations of spiral growth, particle attachment and morphology evolution of hydroxyapatite. Crystal growth & Design, 16, 4509-4518.
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., King H.E., Patino-Lopez L.D., Putnis C.V., Geisler T., Rodriguez-Navarro C., Putnis A. (2016) Control of silicate weathering by interface-coupled dissolution- precipitation processes at the mineral-solution interface. Geology, 44, 567-570.
  • Pedrosa E.T., Putnis, C.V., Putnis, A. (2016) The pseudomorphic replacement of marble by apatite: The role of fluid composition. Chemical Geology, 425, 1-11.
  • Burgos-Cara, A., Putnis C.V., Rodriguez-Navarro C., Ruiz_Agudo E. (2016) Hydration effects on gypsum dissolution revealed by in situ nanoscale atomic force microscopy observations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 179, 110-122.
  • Rodriguez-Navarro, C., Burgos Cara, A., Elert, K., Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E. (2016) Direct nanoscale imaging reveals the growth of calcite crystals via amorphous nanoparticles. Crystal Growth & Design, 16, 1850-1860.
  • Wang, L.J., Qin, L., Putnis, C.V.; Putnis A. (2016) Visualizing organophosphate precipitation at the calcite-water interface by in situ atomic force microscopy. Environmental Science & Technology, 50, 259-268.
  • Pedrosa E.T., Putnis C.V., Renard F., Burgos-Cara A., Laurich B., Putnis A. (2016) Porosity generated during the fluid-mediated replacement of calcite by fluorite. CrystEngComm., 18, 6867-6874.
  • Riuz-Agudo C., Putnis C.V., Ibanez-Velasco A., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis A. (2016) A potentiometric study of the performance of a commercial copolymer in the precipitation of scale-forming minerals. CrystEngComm. 30, 5744-5753.
  • Hamdouni A., Montes-Hernandez G., Tlili M., Findling N., Renard F., Putnis C.V. (2016) Removal of Fe(II) from groundwater via aqueous portlandite carbonation and calcite-solution interactions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 283,404-411.
  • Ruiz-Agudo C., Ruiz-Audo E., Burgos-Cara A., Putnis C.V. Putnis A. (2016) Mechanistic principles of barite formation: From nanoparticles to micron-sized crystals. Crystal Growth & Design, 15, 3724-3733.

2015

  • Renard, F., Putnis, C.V., Montes-Hernandez, G., Ruiz-Agudo, E., Hövelmann, J., Sarret, G. Interactions of arsenic with calcite surfaces revealed by in-situ nanoscale imaging. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 159, 61-79 (2015).
  • Ruiz-Agudo, E., Putnis, C.V., Hövelmann, J., Álvarez-Lloret, P. Ibáñez-Velasco, A. and Putnis, A. Experimental study of the replacement of calcite by calcium sulphates. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 156, 75-93 (2015).
  • Ruiz-Agudo C., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. 2015. Mechanistic principles of barite formation: from nanoparticles to micron-sized crystals. Crystal Growth and Design, 15, 3724-3733. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00315
  • Wang LJ., Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E., Hövelmann J., Putnis A. In situ imaging of interfacial precipitation of phosphate on goethite. Environmental Science & Technology, 49, 4184-4192 (2015).
  • Ruiz-Agudo C., Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis A. The influence of pH on barite nucleation and growth. Chemical Geology, 391, 7-18 (2015).

2014

  • Mukai H., Austrheim H., Putnis CV., Putnis A. Textural evolution of plagioclase feldspar across a shear zone: implications for deformation mechanism and rock strength. J. Petrology 55, 1457-1477 (2014).
  • Ruiz-Agudo C., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. The effect of a copolymer inhibitor on baryte precipitation. Mineralogical Magazine 78, 1423-1430 (2014).
  • Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E., Hövelmann J. Coupled fluctuations in element release during dolomite dissolution. Mineralogical Magazine 78, 1-7 (2014).
  • Offeddu F.G., Cama J., Soler J.M. and Putnis C.V. Direct nanoscale observations of the coupled dissolution of calcite and dolomite and the precipitation of gypsum. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 5, 1245-1253 (2014).
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. Coupled dissolution and precipitation at mineral-fluid interfaces. Chemical Geology 383, 132-146 (2014).
  • 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. PhysChemChemPhys. 16, 7772 - 7785 (2014).
  • Godinho J.R.A., Putnis C.V., Piazolo S. Direct observations of the dissolution of fluorite surfaces with different orientations. Crystal Growth & Design 14, 69–77 (2014).

2013

  • Wang L.J., 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 & Technology, 47, 13502-13510 (2013).
  • Putnis C.V., Renard F., King H.E., Montes-Hernadez G., Ruiz-Agudo E. Sequestration of selenium on calcite surfaces revealed by nanoscale imaging. Environmental Science & Technology, 47, 13469-13476 (2013).
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Kudłacz K., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. and Rodriguez-Navarro C. Dissolution and carbonation of portlandite [Ca(OH)2] single crystals. Environmental Science and Technology 47, 11342-11349 (2013).
  • Ruiz-Agudo, E., Álvarez-Lloret, P., Putnis, C.V., Rodriguez-Navarro, A.B. and Putnis, A. Influence of chemical and structural factors on calcite-calcium oxalate transformation. 15, 9968-9979 CrystEngComm (2013).
  • King, H. E., Putnis, C.V. Direct observations of the influence of solution composition on magnesite dissolution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 109, 113-126 (2013).
  • 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, 153-128 (2013).
  • Putnis C.V and Ruiz-Agudo E. The mineral-water interface: Where minerals react with the environment. Elements 9, 177-182 (2013).
  • Renard F., Montes-Hernandez G., Ruiz-Agudo E. and Putnis C.V. Selenium incorporation into calcite and its effect on crystal growth: An Atomic Force Microscopy study. Chem. Geol. 340, 151-161 (2013).
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Pel, L., Rodriguez-Navarro C. Template-assisted crystallization of sulphates onto calcite: Implications for the prevention of salt damage. Crystal Growth & Design 13, 40-51 (2013).

1994 - 2012

  • Wang L.J., Li S., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. Posner’s cluster revisited: direct imaging of nucleation and growth of nanoscale calcium phosphate clusters at the calcium-water interface. CrystEngComm 14, 6252-6256 (2012)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. Rodriguez-Navarro C., Putnis A. The mechanism of leached layer formation during chemical weathering of silicate minerals. Geology 40, 947-950 (2012)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Kowacz M., Ortega-Huertas M. and Putnis A. Boron incorporation into calcite during growth: implications for the use of boron in carbonates as a pH proxy. Earth and Planatery Science Letters 345-348, 9-17 (2012)
  • Hövelmann J., Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E., Austrheim H. Direct nano-scale observations of CO2 sequestration during brucite (Mg(OH)2) dissolution. Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 5253-5260 (2012)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E. and Putnis C.V. Direct observations of mineral – fluid reactions using Atomic Force Microscopy: the specific example of calcite. Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 227-253 (2012)
  • Wang, L.J., Ruiz-Agudo, E., Putnis, C.V., Menneken, M., Putnis, A. Kinetics of calcium phosphate nucleation and growth on calcite: Implications for predicting the fate of dissolved phosphate species in alkaline soils. Environmental Science and Technology 46, 834-842 (2012)
  • Urosevic, M., Rodriguez-Navarro, C., Putnis, C.V., Cardell, C., Putnis, A. and Ruiz-Agudo, E. In situ nanoscale observations of the dissolution of (10 4) dolomite cleavage surfaces. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 80, 1-13 (2012)
  • Pollok K., Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. Mineral replacement reactions in solid solution-aqueous solution systems: Volume changes, reaction paths and end points using the example of model salt systems. American Journal of Science 311, 211-236 (2011)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Wang L.J., Putnis A. Specific effects of background electrolytes on step propagation during calcite growth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75, 3803-3814 (2011)
  • Wang L.J. 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, 3962-3966 (2011)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Urosevic M., Putnis C.V., Rodríguez-Navarro C., Cardell C., Putnis A. Ion specific effects on the kinetics of mineral dissolution. Chemical Geology, 281, 364-371 (2011)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Rodriguez-Navarro C., Putnis A. Effect of pH on calcite growth at constant aCa/aCO3 and supersaturation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75, 284-296 (2011)
  • Pinto A.J., Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Putnis A., Jimenez A. and Prieto M. AFM study of the epitaxial growth of brushite (CaHPO4.H2O) on gypsum cleavage surfaces. American Mineralogist, 95, 1747-1757 (2010)
  • Janssen A., Putnis A., Geisler T. and Putnis C.V. The experimental replacement of ilmenite by rutile in HCl solutions. Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 633-644 (2010)
  • Putnis C.V. and Fernandez-Diaz L. Ion partitioning and element mobilization during mineral replacement reactions in natural and experimental systems. EMU Notes in Mineralogy: Ion partitioning in ambient temperature aqueous systems. 10, 189-226 (2010)
  • Kasioptas A., Geisler T., Putnis C.V., Perdikouri C., Putnis A. Crystal growth of apatite by replacement of an aragonite precursor. Journal of Crystal Growth, 312, 2431-2440 (2010)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Di Tommaso D., Putnis, C.V., de Leeuw N.H. and Putnis A. Interactions between organophosphonate-bearing solutions and {1014} calcite surfaces: An AFM and first principles molecular dynamics study. Crystal Growth and Design, 10, 3022-3035 (2010)
  • Vavouraki A.I., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. and Koutsoukos P.G. Crystal Growth and Dissolution of Calcite in the Presence of Fluoride Ions: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study. Crystal Growth and Design, 10, 60-69 (2010)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Kowacz M. Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. Role of background electrolytes on the kinetics and mechanism of calcite dissolution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, 1256-1267 (2010)
  • Kowacz M., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. The control of solution composition on ligand-promoted dissolution: DTPA - barite interactions. Crystal Growth and Design, 9, 5266-5272 (2009)
  • Perdikouri C., Putnis C.V., Kasioptas A. and Putnis A. An atomic force microscopy study of the growth of a calcite surface as a function of calcium/carbonate concentration ratio in solution at constant supersaturation. Crystal Growth and Design, 9, 4344-4350 (2009)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V., Jiménez-López C. and Rodriguez-Navarro C. An atomic force microscopy study of calcite dissolution in saline solutions: The role of magnesium ions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, 3201-3217 (2009)
  • Jamtveit B., Putnis C.V. and Malthe-Sorenssen A. Reaction induced fracturing during replacement processes. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 157, 127-133 (2009)
  • Niedermeier D.R.D., Putnis A., Geisler T., Golla-schindler U. and Putnis C.V. The mechanism of cation and oxygen isotope exchange in alkali feldspars under hydrothermal conditions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 157, 65-76 (2009)
  • Putnis C.V., Kowacz M. and Putnis A. The mechanism and kinetics of DTPA-promoted dissolution of barite. Applied Geochemistry, 23, 2778-2788 (2008)
  • Austrheim H., Putnis C.V., Engvik A.K. and Putnis A. Zircon coronas around Fe-Ti oxides: a physical reference frame for metamorphic and metasomatic reactions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 156, 517-527 (2008)
  • Vavouraki A.I., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. and Koutsoukos P. An Atomic Force Microscopy study of the growth of calcite in the presence of sodium sulfate. Chemical Geology, 253, 243-251 (2008)
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. and Rodriguez-Navarro C. Interaction between epsomite crystals and organic additives. Crystal Growth and Design, 8, 2665-2673 (2008)
  • Vavouraki A.I., Putnis C.V., Putnis A., Oelkers E.H., Koutsoukos P.G. Macro- to nanoscale study of the effect of aqueous sulphate on calcite growth. Mineralogical Magazine, 72, 111-114 (2008)
  • Perdikouri C., Kasioptas A., Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. The effect of fluid composition on the mechanism of the aragonite to calcite transition. Mineralogical Magazine, 72, 145-148 (2008)
  • Kasioptas A., Perdikouri C., Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. Pseudomorphic replacement of single calcium carbonate crystals by polycrystalline apatite. Mineralogical Magazine, 72, 77-80 (2008)
  • Janssen A., Putnis A., Geisler T. and Putnis C.V. The mechanism of experimental oxidation and leaching of ilmenite in acid solution. In: Proc. Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy. Aust. Inst. Mining Metallurgy Special Publication pp. 503-629 (2008)
  • Putnis C.V., Austrheim H., Engvik A.K. and Putnis A. A mechanism of fluid infiltration through minerals – implications for element mobilization within the earth. In: Proc. Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy. Aust. Inst. Mining Metallurgy Special Publication pp. 625-629 (2008)
  • Putnis C.V., Geisler T., Schmid-Beurmann P., Stephan T. Giampaolo C. An experimental study of the replacement of leucite by analcime. American Mineralogist, 92, 19-26 (2007)
  • Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E. and Putnis A. Mineral growth observed directly at nanoscale resolution using Atomic Force Microscopy. Journal of the Japanese Association for Crystal Growth, 34, 37-42 (2007)
  • Kowacz M., Putnis C.V. and 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, 5168-5179 (2007)
  • Putnis A. and Putnis C.V. The mechanism of reequilibration of solids in the presence of a fluid phase. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 180, 1783-1786 (2007)
  • Putnis A., Hinrichs R., Putnis C.V., Golla-Schindler U. Collins L. Hematite in porous red-clouded feldspars: evidence of large-scale crustal fluid-rock interaction. Lithos, 95, 10-18 (2007)
  • Bisschop, J.; Dysthe, D.K.; Putnis, C.V., Jamtveit, B. In-situ AFM study of the dissolution and recrystallisation behaviour of polished and stressed calcite surfaces. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70, 1728-1738 (2006)
  • Putnis C.V., Tsukamoto K., Nishimura Y. Direct observations of pseudomorphism: compositional and textural evolution at a fluid-solid interface. American Mineralogist, 90, 1909-1912 (2005)
  • Hochella M.F.Jr., Moore J.N., Putnis C.V., Putnis A., Kasama T., Eberl D.D. Direct observation of heavy metal-mineral association from the Clark Fork River Superfund Complex: Implications for metal transport and bioavailibility. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69, 1651-1663 (2005)
  • Hochella M.F.Jr., Kasama T., Putnis A., Putnis C.V., Moore J.N. 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, 718-724 (2005)
  • Becker U., Biswas S., Kendall T., Risthaus P., Putnis C.V., Pina C.M. Interactions between mineral surfaces and dissolved species: from monovalent ions to complex organic molecules. American Journal of Science, 305, 791-825 (2005)
  • Putnis C.V. and Mezger K. A mechanism of mineral replacement: isotope tracing in the model system KCl-KBr-H2O. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, 2839-2848 (2004)
  • Goncalvez M. A., Nogueira J.M.F., Figueiras J., Putnis C.V., Almeida C. Base-metals and organic content in stream sediments in the vicinity of a landfill. Applied Geochemistry 19,137-151 (2004)
  • Pina C.M., Putnis C.V., Becker U., Biswas S., Carroll E.C., Bosbach D., Putnis A. The inhibition of barite growth by phosphonates: Determination of adsorption isotherms by atomic force microscopy. Surface Science 553, 61-74 (2004)
  • Wolff-Boenisch. D., Gislason S. R., Oelkers E. H., and Putnis C.V. The dissolution rates of natural glasses as a function of their composition at pH 4 and pH 10.6, and temperatures from 25 to 74oC. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, 4843-4858 (2004)
  • Schindler M., Hawthorne F.C., Putnis C. and Putnis A. Growth of Uranyl-hydroxy-hydrate and Uranyl carbonate minerals on the (1014) surface of calcite. Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1683-1697 (2004)
  • Kostenko O., Jamtveit B., Austrheim H., Pollok K., Putnis C. The mechanisms of fluid inflitration in peridotites at Almklovdalen, Western Norway. Geofluids 2, 203-215 (2002)
  • Fernandez-Diaz L., Putnis, A., Prieto M. and Putnis C.V. The role of magnesium in the crystallization of calcite and aragonite in a porous medium. Journal of Sedimentary Research 66, 482- 491 (1996)
  • Line C.M.B., Putnis A., Putnis C.V. and Giampaolo C. The dehydration kinetics and microtexture of analcime from two parageneses. American Mineralogist, 80, 268-279 (1995)
  • Putnis A., Putnis C.V. and Paul, J.M. The efficiency of a DTPA-based solvent in the dissolution of barium sulphate scale deposits. Paper SPE 029094 Proceedings of the 1995 SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry, 773-785 (1995)
  • Putnis A., Putnis C.V. and Giampaolo C. The microtexture of analcime phenocrysts in igneous rocks. Europ. Journ. Mineral. 6, 627-632 (1994)

 

Recent Abstracts

2016

  • Pedrosa, E.T., Boeck, L., Putnis, C.V. et al. (2016). A kinetic study of the replacement of calcite marble by fluorite. In EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna.

2014

  • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Putnis A. (2014). Self-assembled BaSO4 crystals. In International School of Crystallization, Granada, Spain.
  • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis A. (2014). Study of BaSO4 crystallization by TEM. In International Carbon Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.
  • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Ruiz-Agudo E, Putnis A. (2014). TEM analysis of the initial stages of BaSO4 crystallization. In EGU General Assembly, Wien, Austria.
  • Ruiz Agudo C, Putnis C V, Ruiz Agudo E, Putnis A. (2014). Early stages of BaSO4 precipitation. In Goldschmidt, Sacramento, EEUU.

2013

  • Ruiz Agudo C, Putnis C V, Putnis A. (2013). The influence of fluid composition on barite growth. In EGU General Assembly, Wien, Austria.
  • Ruiz-Agudo C, Putnis C V, Putnis A. (2013). The pH influence on barite nucleation and growth. In Goldschmidt, Florenz, Italy.

2009

  • Putnis C.V. Mineral replacement reactions and implications for element mobilisation. The 2nd International Symposium of Interface Mineralogy, Sendai, Japan, March, 2009
  • Putnis C.V., Austrheim H., Engvik A.E., Jamtveit B. and Putnis A. Mass transport and element mobilisation during large-scale metasomatism. EGU Vienna, April 2009
  • Vavouraki A., Putnis C.V., Putnis A. and Koutsoukos P. In situ AFM crystal growth and dissolution study of calcite in the presence of aqueous fluoride. EGU Vienna, April 2009
  • Ruiz-Agudo, E., Putnis, C.V., Putnis, A. and Rodriguez-Navarro, C. An AFM study of calcite dissolution in concentrated electrolyte solutions. EGU Vienna, April 2009

2008

  • Putnis C.V., Austrheim H., Engvik A.K. and Putnis A. Interface-controlled epitaxial replacement processes resulting in a mechanism of fluid transport and element mobilisation within the earth. EGU Vienna, April 2008
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. and Rodriguez-Navarro C. Template-directed crystallization of sulfates onto calcite. EGU Vienna, April 2008
  • Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. Microscopic observations of reaction induced fracturing during replacement reactions. Kongsberg Seminar, Norway, May, 2008
  • Putnis C.V., Austrheim H. and Putnis A. Mineral textures as indicators of fluid-driven mineral replacement processes. Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, July, 2008
  • Putnis A., Kasioptas A., Perdikouri C. and Putnis C.V. The mechanism of phosphate immobilization by the replacement of carbonates by apatite. . Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, July, 2008
  • Putnis C.V., Austrheim H., Putnis A. and Engvik A.K. Fluid transport through minerals and element mobilization within the Earth. IGC, Oslo August 2008
  • Engvik A.K., Austrheim H., Putnis A. Golla-Schimdler U., Berndt J. and Putnis C.V. Mineral replacement during scapolitization. IGC, Oslo August 2008
  • Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. The mechanism of mineral replacement. Surface and Interface Processes at the Molecular Level, Il Ciocco, Italy, August, 2008
  • Putnis C.V., Austrheim H., Engvik A.K. and Putnis A. A mechanism of fluid infiltration through minerals: Implications for element mobilisation within the Earth. In Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM), Brisbane, Australia, 625-629, 2008
  • Janssen A., Putnis A., Geisler T. and Putnis C.V. The mechanism of experimental oxidation and leaching of ilmenite in acid solution. In Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM), Brisbane, Australia, 2008

2007

  • Putnis A. and Putnis C.V. Interface-coupled dissolution-reprcipitation as a general mechanism for the reequilibration of minerals in contact with a fluid phase. EuroMinSci meeting, la Colle sur Loup, France, March, 2007
  • Ruiz-Agudo E., Putnis C.V. and Rodriguez-Navarro C. An experimental study of calcite dissolution in the presence of Mg2+. EGU Vienna, April, 2007
  • Putnis A. Janssen A. Geisler T. and Putnis C.V. The mechanism of hydrothermal alteration of ilmenite. EGU Vienna, April, 2007
  • Putnis C.V., Ruiz-Agudo E., Rodriguez-Navarro C. and Putnis A. Chemical damage as a major factor for building stone degradation. International salt damage congress: Prevention of salt damage to the built cultural heritage by the use of crystallisation inhibitors, Salt Control Congress, Ghent, May, 2007
  • Putnis C.V. and Geisler T. A mechanism of ion exchange in fluid-mineral interaction. Frontiers in Mineral Sciences Meeting, Cambridge 24-26 June, 2007
  • Putnis C.V., Austrheim H. and Putnis A. A mechanism of fluid inflitration through minerals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A814-A814 Suppl. August, 2007
  • Austrheim H., Putnis C.V., Engvik A.K and Putnis A. Tracing metasomatic reactions by help of inert zircon coronas around ilmenite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A45-A45 Suppl. S August, 2007
  • Oelkers E.H., Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. Do fluids flow through or around mineral grains? . Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A729-A729 Suppl. S August, 2007
  • Janssen A, Geisler T, Putnis C, Putnis A. The mechanism of oxidation and "leaching" of ilmenite during natural and experimental alteration. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A440-A440 Suppl. S August, 2007
  • Kasioptas A, Perdikouri C, Putnis C, Putnis A. The replacement of calcium carbonate by hydroxyapatite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A467-A467 Suppl. S August, 2007
  • Kowacz A, Putnis C, Putnis A. The effect of [Ba2+]/[SO42-] ratio on the mechanism of barite growth at constant supersaturation Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A518-A518 Suppl. S August, 2007

2006

  • Putnis C.V., Geisler T., Schmid-Beurmann P., Stephan T. Giampaolo C. 18O as a tracer to determine the mechanism of replacement of leucite by analcime. EGU Vienna, April, 2006
  • Putnis A. and Putnis C.V. Contrasting “solid-state“ and “dissolution-precipitation“ processes and the development of texture. EGU Vienna, April, 2006
  • Bisschop J., Dysthe D.C., Putnis C.V. and Jamtweit 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 Suppl. S April, 2006
  • Putnis C.V. Texture development in coupled dissolution-reprecipitation replacement reactions. IMA, Kobe Japan, July, 2006
  • Putnis A., R. Hinrichs, C.V. Putnis and U. Golla-Schindler. The significance of hematite filled nano-inclusions in feldspars. IMA, Kobe Japan, July, 2006
  • Putnis C.V., Geisler T., Compositional and textural equilibration of minerals in contact with aqueous crustal fluids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70 (18): A509-A509 Suppl. S Aug – Sept., 2006
  • Putnis A., Niedermeir D.R.D. and Putnis C.V. From epitaxy to topotaxy: the migration of reaction interfaces through crystals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70 (18): A509-A509 Suppl. S Aug., - Sept 2006

2005

  • Putnis C.V., Tsukamoto K. and Nishimura Y. In situ observations to define the chemical evolution at the interface in a coupled dissolution–reprecipitation replacement reaction. EGU Wien, April, 2005
  • Putnis A., Hinrichs R., Golla Schindler U., Putnis C.V. The significance of hematite precipitates in alkali feldspars in granitic rocks. EGU Wien, April, 2005
  • Bisschop J., Dysthe D.C., Putnis C.V. and Jamtweit B. and. Does stress affect the dissolution reaction of calcite? EGU Wien, April, 2005
  • Bisschop J, Putnis C, Jamtveit B. Does stress affect the dissolution of calcite? Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 69 (10): A312 – A312 Suppl. S May, 2005
  • Putnis C.V. and Geisler T. The replacement of leucite by analcime. DMG Aachen, Sept., 2005
  • Putnis A., Hindrichs R. and Putnis C.V. A metasomatic origin for hematite in microporous alkali feldspars in granitic rocks. DMG Aachen, Sept., 2005
  • Genkinger S.V., Putnis C.V. and Putnis A. In situ observations of the growth and inhibition of damage-promoting salts in porous building stones. DMG Aachen, Sept., 2005
  • Putnis C.V., Tsukamoto K. and Nishimura Y. Direct observations of pseudomorphism: compositional and textural evolution at a fluid-solid interface. Interface Mineralogy Sendai, Japan, Sept., 2005
  • Yokoyama E., Abukawa S., Nishimura Y., Tsukamoto K. and Putnis C.V. A simple model in the double diffusion field composed of KBr solid and KCl liquid. Interface Mineralogy, Sendai, Japan, Sept., 2005
  • Abukawa S., Tsukamoto K., Nishimura Y., Yokoyama E. and Putnis C.V. Direct measurement of KBr concentration by interferometry during replacement at the interface of a KBr crystal in KCl solution. Interface Mineralogy, Sendai, Japan, Sept., 2005

2004

  • Putnis C.V. and Mezger K. Isotope tracing of a mineral replacement reaction: the KCl-KBr-H2O system as a model example. Min.Soc of GB Winter Meeting: Geothermal Processes, Bath UK, Jan., 2004.
  • Putnis C.V. and Pollok K. Porosity development in replacement reactions: NaCl-KCl-H2O as a model example. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68 (11): A166-A166 Suppl. S June, 2004
  • Putnis A. and Putnis C.V. Reactive fronts at the nanoscale the nature and origin of a coupled dissolution-precipitation interface. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68 (11): A180-A180 Suppl. S June, 2004
  • Hochella M.F. Jr., Madden A.S., Moore J.N., Kasama T., Putnis A., Putnis C.V. An example of the environmental importance of nanoparticles: The formation and consequences of nanoparticulate Fe and Mn hydrous oxides from a massive acid mine drainage system. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68 (11): A166-A166 Suppl. S June, 2004
  • Putnis C.V., Pollok K. and Pina C.M. Porosity development as a result of dissolution-recrystallisation replacement reactions. IGC Florence, Aug., 2004
  • Putnis A. and Putnis C.V. Coupled dissolution-reprecipitation as a general mechanism of mineral replacement processes. IGC Florence, Aug., 2004
  • Nishimura Y., Satoh H., Tsukamoto K., Yokoyama.E., Putnis C.V, Putnis A. In situ observation of replacement reaction of KCL-KBr water system by laser Machzender real-time, phase-shift interferometry. Japanese Crystal Growth Meeting Japan, Aug., 2004
  • Putnis A.and Putnis C.V. Re-equilibration of minerals in the presence of a fluid phase. MinSoc Protons meeting Manchester, Sept., 2004
  • Putnis C.V., Pollok K. and Pina C.M. Porosity development as a result of dissolution-reprecipitation replacement reactions. MinSoc Protons meeting Manchester, Sept., 2004
  • Putnis C.V, Tsukamoto K., Nishimura Y. Real time phase shift interferometry used to record the progress of a replacement reaction. DMG Karlsruhe, Sept., 2004
  • Putnis A. and Putnis C.V. Mineral replacement processes in granitic rocks. DMG Karlsruhe, Sept., 2004

2003

  • Putnis C.V. The ligand-promoted mobilisation of metal ions from mineral surfaces. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. Nice, France, April, 2003
  • Putnis C.V., Mezger K and Putnis A. K isotope exchange in the replacement reaction KBr-K(Cl,Br) in aqueous solution. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. Nice, France, April, 2003
  • Putnis C.V. Organic ligand-promoted mobilisation of metal ions from mineral surfaces. Kongsberg Seminar, Norway, May 2003
  • Putnis A, Putnis C.V., Sethmann I., Löbmann P., Grassmann O. Organic - inorganic interactions at mineral surfaces: crystal growth and dissolution. Kongsberg Seminar, Norway, May, 2003
  • Putnis C.V., Pollok K. and Pina C.M. Porous Mineral Textures as Indicators of the Mechanism of Replacement Reactions. DMG Bochum, Bericht der Deutschen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft, 15, 153, Sept., 2003