Geochemistry of Mineral Systems

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• 131. Reich, M., Simon, A.C. (2025) Critical Minerals. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, v. 53, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-040523-023316 

• 130. Gleeson, S., Perez-Fodich, A., Reich, M. (2025) Ore Deposits formed in the Critical Zone: Laterite (Ni, Co, REE, Nb) and Supergene (Cu) Deposits. Treatise on Geochemistry, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, v. 2., 803-836.

• 129. Tardani, D., Tassara, S., Sanchez-Alfaro, P., Reich, M., Perez-Flores, P., Robidoux, P., Contreras, C., Pinti, D., Cembrano, J., Ague, J.J. (2024) The orientation of intra-arc crustal fault systems influences the copper budget of magmatic-hydrothermal fluids. Communications Earth & Environment 5, 477.

• 128. Sanchez-Alfaro, P., Wallis, I., Iturrieta, P., Rowland, J., O’Sullivan, J., Dempsey, D., Reich, M., Cembrano, J. (2024) Earthquakes Trigger Rapid Flash Boiling Front at Optimal Geologic Conditions. Geophysical Research Letters, v. 51, e2023GL108109.

• 127. Romero, R.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Ojeda, A., Tapia, M.J., del Real, I., Simon, A.C. (2024) Contrasting magma chemistry in the Candelaria district supports a two-stage model for the formation of Andean IOCG deposits. Scientific Reports, v. 14, 10794.

• 126. Cofre-Arzola, E.*, Reich, M., Ovalle, J.T., Palma, G., Barra, F., Deditius, A., Simon, A.C., Roberts, M., Jicha, B. 2024. Origin of volcanic-hosted magnetite at the Laguna del Maule Complex, Chile: a new example of Andean iron oxide-apatite mineralization. Economic Geology, v. v. 119, 1393–1411.

• 125. Ojeda, A.*, Barra, F.,  Reich, M.,  Romero, R., Tapia, M.J. (2024) Evolution and fertility of magmas associated with iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits, Coastal cordillera, Northern Chile: A zircon petrochronology perspective. Gondwana Research, v. 131, 38-56.

• 124. Velasquez Ruiz, F.*, Cordeiro, P., Reich, M., Lagoeiro, L., Angerer, T. (2024) Microanalytical investigation of K-rich fenites from the Catalão II alkaline-carbonatite complex in Central Brazil: implications for ore-forming processes within the world’s largest niobium province. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 258, 107420.

• 123. Velasquez-Ruiz, F.*, Reich, M., Broom-Fendley, S., Beard, C.D., Barra, F., Romero, R., Cordeiro, P. (2024) Origin of carbonatite-related niobium deposits: Insights from pyrochlore geochemistry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 366, 1-16.

• 122. Arriaza, B., Ogalde, J.P., Vizcarra, A., Aravena, N., Standen, V., Figueroa, L., Zelaya, G., Reich, M., Halcrow, S. (2023) To move or not to move? Manganese oxide procurement during the Archaic period in the Atacama Desert. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, v. 51, 104157.

• 121. del Real, I., Reich, M., Simon, A.C., Deditius, A., Barra, F., Rodriguez-Mustafa, M.A., Thompson, J.F.H., Roberts, M. (2023) Formation of giant iron oxide-copper-gold deposits by superimposed episodic hydrothermal pulses. Scientific Reports, v. 13, 12041.

• 120. Keith, M., Hayes, S.M., Ciobanu, C.L., Fougerouse, D., Reich, M. (2023), Editorial: Micro-to nano-analytical challenges towards trace element characterization of ore minerals: new perspectives and applications for sustainable georesources. Frontiers in Earth Science, v. 11, 1227737. 

• 119. Ovalle, J.T.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Simon, A.C., Godel, B., Le Vaillant, M., Palma, G., Deditius, A., Heuser, G., Arancibia, G., Morata, D. (2023) Fluid-assisted aggregation and assembly of magnetite microparticles in the giant El Laco iron oxide deposit, Central Andes. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, v. 7, 1378-1387.

• 118. Morata, D., Gallardo, R., Maza, S., Arancibia, G., López-Contreras, C., Mura, V., Cannatelli, C., Reich, M. (2023) Hydrothermal Alteration in the Nevados de Chillán Geothermal System, Southern Andes: Multidisciplinary Analysis of a Fractured Reservoir. Minerals, v. 13, 722. 

• 117. Maureira, I.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Palma, G. (2023) Geology of the Altamira and Las Luces deposits, Coastal Cordillera, northern Chile: implications for the origin of stratabound Cu–(Ag) deposits. Mineralium Deposita, v. 58, 379-402.

• 116. Velasquez-Ruiz, F.*, Cordeiro, P., Reich, M., Motta, J.G., Ribeiro, C., Angerer, T., Bernardes, R. (2022) The genetic link between kamafugite magmatism and alkaline carbonatite complexes in the Late Cretaceous Alto Paranaíba Igneous Province, Central Brazil. International Geology Review, v. 65, 2148-2170.

• 115. Tassara, S.*, Rooney, A.D., Ague, J.J., Guido, D., Reich, M., Barra, F., Navarrete, C. (2022) Osmium isotopes fingerprint mantle controls on the genesis of an epithermal gold province. Geology, v. 50, 1291–1295. 

• 114. Reich, M., Simon, A.C., Barra, F., Palma, G., Hou, T., Bilenker, L.D. (2022) Formation of iron oxide–apatite deposits. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, v. 3, 758–775. 

• 113. Ovalle, J.T.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Simon, A.C., Deditius, A.P., Le Vaillant, M., Neill, O.K., Palma, G., Romero, R., Román, N., La Cruz, N.L., Roberts, M.P., Morata, D. (2022) Magmatic- hydrothermal evolution of the El Laco iron deposit revealed by trace element geochemistry and high-resolution chemical mapping of magnetite assemblages. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 330, 230-257.

• 112. Ishida, M.*, Romero, R., Leisen, M., Yasukawa, K., Nakamura, K., Barra, F., Reich, M., Kato, Y. (2022) Auriferous pyrite formed by episodic fluid inputs in the Akeshi and Kasuga high-sulfidation deposits, Southern Kyushu, Japan. Mineralium Deposita, v. 57, 129-145.

• 111. Palma, G.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Ovalle, J.T., del Real, I., Simon, A.C. (2021) Thermal evolution of Andean Iron Oxide-Apatite (IOA) deposits as revealed by magnetite thermometry. Scientific Reports, v. 11, 18424.

• 110. Jara, J.J.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Leisen, M., Romero, R., Morata, D. (2021) Episodic construction of the early Andean Cordillera unravelled by zircon petrochronology. Nature Communications, v. 12, 4930.
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• 109. Rivas-Romero, C.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Gregory, D., Pichott, S. (2021) The relation between trace element composition of Cu-(Fe) sulfides and hydrothermal alteration in a porphyry copper deposit: insights from the Chuquicamata Underground mine, Chile. Minerals, v. 11, 671.

• 108. Perez-Moreno, R.*, Reich, M., Daniele, L., Morata, D., Held, S., Wrage, J. (2021) Stable isotope and anthropogenic tracer signature of waters in an Andean geothermal system. Applied Geochemistry, v. 128, 104953.

• 107. Herazo, A.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Morata, D., Del Real, I. (2021) Trace element geochemistry of pyrite from bitumen-bearing stratabound Cu-(Ag) deposits, northern Chile. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, v. 5, 566-579.

• 106. Tardani, D., Roulleau, Pinti, D.L., Pérez-Flores, P., Daniele, L., Reich, M., Sánchez, P., Morata, D., Richard, L. (2021) Structural control on shallow hydrogeochemical processes at Caviahue-Copahue Volcanic Complex (CCVC), Argentina. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 414,107228. 

• 105. Jara, J.J.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Morata, D., Leisen, M., Romero, R. (2021) Geochronology and petrogenesis of intrusive rocks in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile: Insights from zircon U-Pb dating and trace element geochemistry. Gondwana Research, v. 93, 48-72.

• 104. Letelier, J.A., O’Sullivan, J., Reich, M., Veloso, E., Sánchez-Alfaro, P., Aravena, D., Muñoz, M., Morata, D. (2021) Reservoir architecture model and heat transfer modes in El Tatio-La Torta geothermal system, Central Andes of northern Chile. Geothermics, v. 89, 101940.

• 103. Palma, G.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Simon, A.C., Romero, R. (2020) A review of magnetite geochemistry of Chilean Iron Oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits and its implications for ore-forming processes. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 126, 103748.

• 102. Munoz-Saez, C.*, Perez-Nunez, C., Martini, S., Vargas-Barrera, A., Reich, M., Morata, D., Manga, M. (2020) The Alpehue geyser field, Sollipulli Volcano, Chile. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 406, 107065.

• 101. Herazo, A.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Morata, D., Del Real, I., Pages, A. Assessing the role of bitumen in the formation of stratabound Cu-(Ag) deposits: Insights from the Lorena deposit, Las Luces district, northern Chile. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 124, 103639.

• 100. Munoz-Saez, C.*, Manga, M., Hurwitz, S., Slagter, S., Churchill, D., Reich, M., Damby, D., Morata, D. (2020) Radiocarbon dating of silica sinter and postglacial hydrothermal activity in the El Tatio geyser field. Geophysical Research Letters, v. 47, e2020GL087908. 

• 99. Crespo, J.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Verdugo, J.J., Martinez, C., Leisen, M., Romero, R., Morata, D., Marquardt, C. (2020) Occurrence and distribution of silver in the world-class Río Blanco porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Central Chile. Economic Geology, v. 115, 1619-1644.

• 98. Del Real, I.*, Thompson, J.F.H., Simon, A.C., Reich, M. (2020) Geochemical and isotopic signature of pyrite as a proxy for fluid source and evolution in the Candelaria-Punta del Cobre IOCG district, Chile. Economic Geology, v. 115, 1493–1517.

• 97. Childress, T.M.*, Simon, A.C., Reich, M., Barra, F., Bilenker, L.D., La Cruz, N.L., Bindeman, I.N., Ovalle, J.T. (2020) Triple oxygen, hydrogen, and iron stable isotope signatures indicate a silicate magma source and magmatic-hydrothermal genesis for magnetite ore bodies at El Laco, Chile. Economic Geology, v. 115, 1519–1536. 

• 96. La Cruz, N.L.*, Ovalle, J.T., Simon, A.C., Konecke, B.A., Barra, F., Leisen, M., Reich, M., Childress, T.M. (2020) The geochemistry of magnetite and apatite from the El Laco iron oxide – apatite deposit, Chile: Implications for ore genesis. Economic Geology, v. 115, 1461–1491.

• 95. Tassara, S.*, Reich, M., Konecke, B.A., González-Jiménez, J.M., Simon, A.C.,, Morata, D., Barra, F., Fiege, A., Schilling, M., Corgne, A. (2020) Unravelling the effects of melt-mantle interactions on the gold fertility of magmas. Frontiers in Earth Science, vol. 8, 29.

• 94. Tassara, S.*, Reich, M., Cannatelli, C., Konecke, B.A., Kausel, D., Morata, D., Barra, F., Simon, A.C., Fiege, A., Morgado, E., Leisen, M. (2020) Post-melting oxidation of highly primitive basalts from the southern Andes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 273, 291-312. 

• 93. Reich, M., Román, N., Barra, F., Morata, D. (2020) Silver-rich chalcopyrite from the active Cerro Pabellón Geothermal System, northern Chile. Minerals, v. 10, 113.

• 92. Childress, T.*, Simon, A.C., Reich, M., Barra, F., Arce, M.J., Lundstrom, C.C., Bindeman, I.N. (2020) Formation of the Mantoverde iron oxide-copper-gold deposit, Chile: Insights from Fe and O stable isotopes and comparisons to iron oxide - apatite deposits. Mineralium Deposita, v. 55, 1489–1504. 

• 91. Salazar, E.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Simon, A.C., Leisen, M., Palma, G., Romero, R., Rojo, M. (2020) Trace-element geochemistry of magnetite from the Cerro Negro Norte iron oxide-apatite deposit, northern Chile. Mineralium Deposita, v. 55, 409–428.

• 90. Veloso, E.E., Tardani, D., Elizalde, D.,  Godoy, B.E.,  Sánchez-Alfaro, P., Aron, F., Reich, M., Morata, D. (2020). A review of the geodynamic constraints on the development and evolution of geothermal systems in the Central Andean Volcanic Zone (18–28°Lat.S). International Geology Review, v. 62, 1294-1318.

• 89. Romero, R.*, Barra, F., Leisen, M., Salazar, E., González-Jimenez, J.M., Reich, M. (2020) Sedimentary provenance of the Late Paleozoic metamorphic basement, south-central Chile: Implications for the evolution of the western margin of Gondwana. International Geology Review, v. 62, 598-613.

• 88. Canet, C., Rodríguez-Díaz, A. A. ., Daniela Bernal, . I. ., Pi, T., Sánchez-Córdova, M. M., Núñez-Useche, . F., Villanueva-Estrada, R., Molina, G., Reich, M., Peláez, B., Jiménez Salgado, E., González-Partida, E., Sandoval Medina, F. ., Carrillo-Sánchez, C. B. (2019). Consideraciones sobre el sistema geotérmico de San Bartolomé de los Baños, Guanajuato (México), desde un análisis de la alteración hidrotermal y las inclusiones fluidas. Geofísica Internacional, v. 58, 229–246. 

• 87. Ciobanu, C.L., Utsunomiya, S., Reich, M., Plumper, O., Cook, N.J. (2019) Editorial for special issue “Minerals Down to the Nanoscale: A Glimpse at Ore-Forming Processes”. Minerals, v. 9, 692.

• 86. Reich, M., Barnes, J.D., Breecker, D.O., Barra, F., Milojevic, C., Drew, D. (2019) Chlorine isotope fractionation recorded in atacamite during supergene copper oxidation. Chemical Geology, v. 525, 168–176.

• 85. La Cruz, N.L.*, Simon, A.C., Wolf, A.S., Reich, M., Barra, F., Gagnon, J.E. (2019) The geochemistry of apatite from the Los Colorados Kiruna-type iron oxide-apatite deposit, Chile: Implications for ore genesis. Mineralium Deposita, v. 54, 1143-1156. 

• 84. Slagter, S.*, Reich, M., Munoz-Sáez, C., Southon, J., Morata, D., Barra, F., Gong, J., Skok, J.R. (2019) Environmental controls on silica sinter formation revealed by radiocarbon dating. Geology, v. 47, 330-334.

• 83. Palma, G.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Valencia, V., Simon, A.C., Vervoort, J., Leisen, M., Romero, R. (2019) Halogens, trace element concentrations, and Sr-Nd isotopes in apatite from iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits in the Chilean iron belt: evidence for magmatic and hydrothermal stages of mineralization. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 246, 515-540.

• 82. Knipping, J., L.*, Fiege, A., Simon, A.C., Oeser-Rabe, M., Reich, M., Bilenker, L. (2019) In-situ iron isotope analyses reveal igneous and magmatic-hydrothermal growth of magnetite at the Los Colorados Kiruna-type iron oxide - apatite deposit, Chile. American Mineralogist, v. 104, 471–484.

• 81. Roman, N.*, Reich, M., Leisen, M., Morata, D., Barra, F. (2019) Geochemical and micro-textural fingerprints of boiling in pyrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 246, 60–85.

• 80. Crespo, J.*, Reich, M., Barra, F., Verdugo, J.J., Martinez, C. (2018) Critical metal particles in ore sulfides from the Río Blanco porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Chile. Minerals, v. 8, 519.

• 79. Rivera, J.*, Reich, M., Schönberg, R., González-Jiménez, J.M., Barra, F., Proenza, J., Aiglsperger, T., Carretier, S. (2018) Platinum-group element and gold enrichment in soils monitored by chromium stable isotopes during weathering of ultramafic rocks. Chemical Geology, v. 499, 84-99.

• 78. Ovalle, J.T.*, La Cruz, N.L., Reich, M., Barra, F., Simon, A.C., Konecke, B., Rodriguez-Mustafa, M.A., Childress, T., Deditius, A., Morata, D. (2018) Formation of massive iron deposits linked to explosive volcanic eruptions. Scientific Reports, v. 8, 14855.

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• 77. Simon, A.C., Knipping, J., Reich, M., Barra, F., Deditius, A., Bilenker, L., Childress, T.A. (2018) Kiruna-Type Iron Oxide-Apatite (IOA) and Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits Form by a Combination of Igneous and Magmatic-Hydrothermal Processes: Evidence from the Chilean Iron Belt. Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Special Publications, no. 21, pp. 89-114. 

• 76. Tassara, S.*, González-Jiménez, J.M., Reich, M., Saunders, E., Luguet, A., Morata, D., Grégoire, M., van Acken, D., Schilling, M., Barra, F., Nowell, G., Corgne, A. (2018) Highly siderophile elements mobility in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath southern Patagonia. Lithos, v. 314-315, 579-596. 

• 75. Worner, G., Schildgen, T., Reich, M. (2018) The Central Andes: Elements of an Extreme Land. Elements, v. 14, 225-230. 

• 74. Reich, M. and Bao, H. (2018) Nitrate deposits of Atacama: A marker of hyperaridity. Elements, v. 14, 251-256.

• 73. González-Jiménez, J.M., Deditius, A., Gervilla, F., Reich, M., Suvorova, A., Roberts, M.P., Roqué, J., Proenza, J.A. (2018) Nanoscale partitioning of Ru, Ir and Pt in base-metal sulfides from the Caridad chromite deposit, Cuba. American Mineralogist, v. 103, 1208-1220.

• 72. Wostbrock, J.A.G.*, Sharp, Z., Sanchez-Yañez, C., Reich, M., Van den Heuvel, D., Benning, L. (2018) Calibration and Application of Silica-Water Triple Oxygen Isotope Thermometry to Geothermal Systems in Iceland and Chile. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 234, 84-97.

• 71. Deditius, A., Reich, M., Simon, A.C., Suvorova, A., Knipping, J., Roberts, M.P., Rubanov, S., Dott, A., Sounders, M. (2018) Nanogeochemistry of hydrothermal magnetite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 173, 46.

• 70. Sun, T., Bao, H., Reich, M., Hemming, S.R. (2018) More than Ten Million Years of Hyper-aridity recorded in the Atacama Gravels. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 227 123-132. 

• 69. Carretier, S., Godderis, Y., Martinez, J., Reich, M., Martinod, P. (2018) Colluvial deposits as a possible weathering reservoir in uplifting mountains. Earth Surface Dynamics, v. 6, 217-237.

• 68. Rojas, P.*, Barra, F., Deditius, A., Reich, M., Simon, A.C., Roberts, M., Rojo, M. (2018) New contributions to the understanding of iron oxide-apatite deposits revealed by magnetite ore geochemistry at El Romeral deposit, Chile. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 93, 413-435.

• 67. Rojas, P.*, Barra, F., Reich, M., Deditius, A., Simon, A.C., Uribe, F., Romero, R., Rojo, M. (2018) A genetic link between magnetite mineralization and diorite intrusion at the El Romeral iron oxide-apatite deposit, Chile. Mineralium Deposita, v. 53, 947-966.

• 66. Reich, M. (2018) Supergene. W. M. White (ed.), Encyclopedia of Geochemistry, Springer International Publishing AG, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39312-4 

• 65. Romero, R.*, González-Jiménez, J.M., Barra, F., Leisen, M., Garrido, L.N., Talavera, C., Gain, S.E.M., Griffin, W.L., O Reilly, S.Y., Reich, M., Morata, D. (2018) Timing the tectonic mingling of ultramafic rocks and metasediments in the southern section of the coastal accretionary complex of central Chile. International Geology Review, v. 60, 2031-2045.

• 64. Gonzalez-Jimenez, J.M., Plissart, G., Garrido, L.N., Padron-Navarta, J.A., Aiglsperger, T., Romero, R., Marchesi, C., Moreno-Abril, A.J., Reich, M., Barra, F., Morata, D. (2017) Ti-clinohumite and Ti-chondrodite in antigorite serpentinites from Central Chile: evidence for deep and cold subduction. European Journal of Mineralogy, v. 29, 959-970.

• 63. Barra, F., Deditius, A., Reich, M., Kilburn, M.R., Guagliardo, P., Roberts, M.P. (2017) Dissecting the Re-Os geochronometer. Scientific Reports, v. 7, 16054.

• 62. Tassara, S.*, Gonzalez-Jimenez, J.M., Reich, M., Schilling, M., Morata, D., Begg, G., Saunders, E., Griffin, W.L., O’Reilly, S.Y., Gregoire, M., Barra, F., Corgne, A. (2017) Plume-subduction interaction forms large auriferous provinces. Nature Communications, v. 8, 843.

       _____ Origin of gold: Precious metal comes from ancient chemical factory in deepest parts of Earth’s mantle.                         Newsweek Magazine, 11/23/2017.

• 61. Wrage, J.*, Tardani, D., Reich, M., Daniele, L., Arancibia, G., Cembrano, J., Sanchez-Alfaro, P., Morata, D. (2017) Geochemistry of thermal waters in the Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile - Implications for structural controls on geothermal fluid composition. Chemical Geology, v. 466, 545-561.

• 60. Sanchez-Yañez, C.*, Reich, M., Leisen, M., Morata, D., Barra, F. (2017) Geochemistry of metals and metalloids in siliceous sinter deposits: Implications for elemental partitioning into silica phases. Applied Geochemistry, v. 80, 112-133.

• 59. Tardani, D.*, Reich, M., Deditius, A.P., Chryssoulis, S., Sánchez-Alfaro, P., Wrage, J. (2017) Cu-As decoupling in an active geothermal system: a link between pyrite and fluid composition. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 204, 179-204.

• 58. Reich, M., Large, R., Deditius, A. (2017) New advances in trace element geochemistry of ore minerals and accessory phases. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 81, 1215-1217.

• 57. Barra, F., Reich, M., Rojas, P., Selby, D., Simon, A.C., Salazar, E., Palma, G. (2017) Unraveling the Origin of the Andean IOCG Clan: A Re-Os Isotope Approach. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 81, 62-78.

• 56. Gonzalez-Jimenez, J.M. and Reich, M. (2017) An overview of the platinum-group element nanoparticles in mantle-hosted chromite deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 81, 1236-1248.

• 55. Vazquez, M., Ramírez, S., Morata, D., Reich, M., Braun, J.J., Carretier, S. (2016) Regolith production and chemical weathering of granitic rocks in Chile Central. Chemical Geology, v. 446, 87-98.

• 54. Sanchez-Alfaro, P.*, Reich, M., Arancibia, G., Driesner, T., Pérez-Flores, P., Cembrano, J., Heinrich, C., Rowland, J., Tardani, D., Campos, E. (2016) The optimal windows for seismically-enhanced gold precipitation in the epithermal environment. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 79, 463–473.

• 53. Sanchez-Alfaro, P.*, Reich, M., Arancibia, G., Pérez-Flores, P., Cembrano, J., Driesner, T., Lizama, M., Rowland, J., Morata, D., Heinrich, C.A., Tardani, D., Campos, E. (2016) Physical, chemical and mineralogical evolution of the Tolhuaca geothermal system, southern Andes, Chile: insights into the interplay between hydrothermal alteration and brittle deformation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 324, 88–104.

• 52. Tardani, D.*, Reich, M., Roulleau, E., Takahata, N., Sano, Y., Perez-Flores, P., Sanchez, P., Cembrano, J., Arancibia, G. (2016) Exploring the structural controls on helium, nitrogen and carbon isotope signatures in hydrothermal fluids along an intra-arc fault system. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 184, 193–211. 

• 51. Alvarez, F.*, Reich, M., Snyder, G.T., Perez-Fodich, A., Muramatsu, Y., Daniele, L., Fehn, U. (2016) Iodine budget in surface waters from Atacama: natural and anthropogenic iodine sources revealed by halogen geochemistry and iodine-129 isotopes. Applied Geochemistry, v. 68, 53-63.

• 50. González-Jiménez, J.M., Barra, F., Garrido, L., Reich, M., Satsukawa, T., Colás, V., Rabbia, O., Morata, D., Plissart, G., Romero, R., Salazar, E., Orellana, F. (2016) A secondary precious and base metal mineralization in chromitites linked to the development of a Paleozoic accretionary complex in Central Chile. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 78, 14–40.

• 49. Carretier, S., Martinod, P., Reich, M., Godderis, Y. (2016) Modelling sediment clasts transport during landscape evolution. Earth Surface Dynamics, v. 4, 237–251.

• 48. Deditius, A. and Reich, M. (2016) Constraints on the solid solubility of Hg, Tl and Cd in arsenian pyrite. American Mineralogist, v. 101, 1451–1459.

• 47. Bilenker, L.*, Simon, A.C., Reich, M., Lundstrom, C.C., Gajos, N., Bindeman, I., Barra, F., Munizaga, R. (2016) Fe-O Stable Isotope Pairs Elucidate a High-Temperature Origin of Chilean Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 177, 94–104.

• 46. Reich, M., Simon, A.C., Deditius, A., Barra, F., Chryssoulis, S., Lagas, G., Tardani, D., Knipping, J., Bilenker, L., Sánchez-Alfaro, P., Roberts, M.P., Munizaga, R. (2016) Trace element signature of pyrite from the Los Colorados iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposit, Chile: A missing link between Andean IOA and IOCG systems? Economic Geology, v. 111, pp. 743–761.

• 45. Benavente, O.*, Tassi, F., Reich, M., Aguilera, F., Capecchiacci, F., Gutiérrez, F., Vaselli, O., Rizzo, O. (2016) Chemical and isotopic features of cold and thermal fluids discharged in the Southern Volcanic Zone between 32.5°S and 36°S: Insights into the physical and chemical processes controlling fluid geochemistry in geothermal systems of Central Chile. Chemical Geology, v. 420, 97–113.

• 44. Knipping, J.L.*, Bilenker, L., Simon, A.C., Reich, M., Barra, R., Deditius, A., Wӓlle, M., Heinrich, C.A., Holtz, F., Munizaga, R. (2015) Trace elements in magnetite from massive iron oxide-apatite deposits indicate a combined formation by igneous and magmatic-hydrothermal processes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 171, 15–38.

• 43. Reich, M. and Vasconcelos, P. (2015) Geological and economic significance of supergene metal deposits. Elements, v. 11, 305-310.

• 42. Vasconcelos, P., Reich, M., Shuster, D. (2015) The paleoclimatic signatures of supergene metal deposits. Elements, v. 11, 317-322.

• 41. González-Jiménez, J., Reich, M., Camprubí, A., Gervilla, F., Griffin, W.L., Colás, V., O’Reilly, S.Y., Proenza, J.A., Martini, M., Pearson, N.J., Centeno-García (2015). Thermal metamorphism of mantle chromites and the stability of noble-metal nanoparticles. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 170, 15.

• 40. Molina, P.*, Gutierrez, F., Parada, M.A., Ma, C.Q., Li, J.W., Liu, Y., Reich, M., Aravena, A. (2015) Protracted late magmatic stage of the Caleu Pluton (Central Chile) as a consequence of heat redistribution by diking: insights from zircon data and thermal modeling. Lithos, v. 227, 255-268.

• 39. Knipping, J.L.*, Bilenker, L.*, Simon, A., Reich, M., Barra, F., Deditius, A., Lundstrom, Bindeman, I., Munizaga, R. (2015) Giant Kiruna-type deposits form by efficient flotation of magmatic magnetite suspensions. Geology, v. 43, p. 591-594.

       _____ Research Focus: Edmonds, M. (2015) Flotation of Magmatic Minerals, Geology, v. 43, 655-656.

• 38. Deditius, A., Utsunomiya, S., Sanchez-Alfaro, P., Reich, M., Ewing, R.C., Kesler, S.E. (2015) Constraints on Hf and Zr mobility in high-sulfidation epithermal systems: formation of kosnarite, KZr2(PO4)3, in the Chaquicocha gold deposit, Yanacocha district, Peru. Mineralium Deposita, v. 50, 429-436.

• 37. Alvarez, F.*, Reich, M., Perez-Fodich, A., Snyder, G.T., Muramatsu, Y., Vargas, G., Fehn, U. (2015) Sources, sinks and long-term cycling of iodine in the hyperarid Atacama continental margin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 161, 50-70.

• 36. Franchini, M., McFarlane, C., Maydagán, L., Reich, M., Lentz, D.R.,, Meinert, L., Bouhier, V. (2015) Trace metals in pyrite and marcasite from the Agua Rica porphyry-high sulfidation epithermal deposit, Catamarca, Argentina: textural features and metal zoning at the porphyry to epithermal transition. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 66,  366–387.

• 35. Mathur, R., Munk, L.A., Townley, B., Guo, K.Y., Gómez-Miguélez, N., Titley, S.R., Song, S., Reich, M., Tornos, F., Ruiz, J. (2014) Tracing low-temperature aqueous metal migration in mineralized watersheds with Cu isotope fractionation. Applied Geochemistry, v. 51, 109-115.

• 34. González-Jiménez, J.M., Barra, F., Walker, R.J., Reich, M., Gervilla, F. (2014) Geodynamic implications of ophiolitic chromitites in the La Cabaña ultramafic bodies, Central Chile. International Geology Review, v. 56, 1466-1483.

• 33. Barra, F., Gervilla, F., Hernández, E., Reich, M., Padrón-Navarta, J.A., González-Jiménez, J. (2014) Alteration patterns of chromian spinels from La Cabaña peridotite, South Central Chile. Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 108, 819-836.

• 32. Nicolau del Roure*, C., Reich, M., Lynne, B. (2014) Environmental controls on silica precipitation at the El Tatio geothermal field, Chile. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 282, 60-76.

• 31. Deditius, A., Reich, M., Kesler, S.E., Utsunomiya, S., Chryssoulis, S., Walshe, J.L., Hough, R., Ewing, R.C. (2014) The coupled geochemistry of Au and As in pyrite from hydrothermal ore deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 140, 644-670.

• 30. Perez-Fodich, A.*, Reich, M., Alvarez, F., Snyder, G.T., Schoenberg, R., Vargas, G., Muramatsu, Y., Fehn, U. (2014) Climate change and tectonic uplift triggered the formation of the Atacama’s giant nitrate deposits. Geology, v. 42, 1-4.

       _____ Science Shot: A mineral mystery in the driest place on Earth. Science, 25/02/14

• 29. Benavente, O.*, Tassi, F., Gutierrez, F., Vaselli, O., Aguilera, F., Reich, M. (2013) Origin of fumarolic fluids from Tupungatito Volcano (Central Chile): interplay between magmatic, hydrothermal, and shallow meteoric sources. Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 75, 746-761.

• 28. Sánchez, P.*, Pérez-Flores, P., Arancibia, G. Cembrano, J., Reich, M. (2013) Crustal deformation effects on the chemical evolution of geothermal systems: the intra-arc Liquiñe–Ofqui fault system, Southern Andes. International Geology Review, v. 55, 1384-1400.

• 27. Reich, M., Palacios, C., Barra, F., Chryssoulis, S. (2013) “Invisible” silver in chalcopyrite and bornite from the Mantos Blancos copper deposit. European Journal of Mineralogy, v. 25, 453-460.

• 26. Reich, M., Deditius, A., Chryssoulis, S., Li, J.W., Ma, C.Q., Parada, M.A., Barra, F., Mittermayr, F. (2013) Pyrite as a record of hydrothermal fluid evolution in a porphyry copper system: A SIMS/EMPA trace element study. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 104, 42–62.

• 25. Leybourne, M.I., Cameron, E.M., Reich, M., Palacios, C., Faure, K., Johannesson, K.H. (2013) Stable isotopic composition of soil calcite (O, C) and gypsum (S) overlying Cu deposits in the Atacama Desert, Chile: implications for mineral exploration, salt sources, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Applied Geochemistry, v. 29, 55–72.

• 24. Reich, M., Snyder, G.T., Alvarez, F., Perez, A., Palacios, C., Vargas, G., Cameron, E.M., Muramatsu, Y., Fehn, U. (2013) Using iodine isotopes to constrain supergene fluid sources in arid regions: Insights from the Chuquicamata oxide blanket. Economic Geology, v. 108, 163-171.

• 23.Hough, R., Reich, M., Noble, R. (2012) Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Ore Systems. In “Nature’s Nanostructures”. Editores: Amanda S. Barnard and Haibo Guo, Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd. (Hardcover), 141-167 – Book Chapter.

• 22. Hough, R., Noble, R., Reich, M., Walshe, J. (2011) Natural gold nanoparticles. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 42, 55-61, Special Issue “Nanogeoscience in ore systems research: Principles, methods, and applications” (Editors: M. Reich, R. Hough, S. Utsunomiya, A. Deditius, C. Ciobanu, N. Cook).

• 21. Deditius, A., Utsunomiya, Reich, M., Kesler, S.E., Ewing, R.C., Hough, R., Walshe, E.J. (2011) Trace metal nanoparticles in pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 42, 32-46, Special Issue “Nanogeoscience in ore systems research: Principles, methods, and applications” (Editors: M. Reich, R. Hough, S. Utsunomiya, A. Deditius, C Ciobanu, N. Cook).

• 20. Reich, M., Hough, R., Deditius, A., Utsunomiya, S., Ciobanu, C., Cook, N.J. (2011) Nanogeoscience in ore systems research: principles, methods and applications. Ore Geology Reviews, v. 42, 1-5, Issue “Nanogeoscience in ore systems research: Principles, methods, and applications” (Editors: M. Reich, R. Hough, S. Utsunomiya, A. Deditius, C. Ciobanu, N. Cook).

• 19. Vargas, G., Palacios, C., Reich, M., Luo, S., Shen, C., Gonzalez, G., Wu, Y.C (2011) U-series dating of gypsum in co-seismic faults, northern Chile. Tectonophysics, v. 497, 34-44.

• 18. Palacios, C., Rouxel, O., Reich, M., Cameron, E.M., Leybourne, M.I. (2011) Pleistocene reworking of copper at the Spence porphyry copper deposit, Atacama Desert, Chile. Mineralium Deposita, v. 46, 1-7.

• 17. Reich, M., Chryssoulis, S., Deditius, A., Palacios, C., Zuniga, A., Weldt, M., Alvear, M.(2010) “Invisible” silver and gold in supergene digenite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 74, 6157-6173.

• 16. Becker, U., Reich, M., Biswas, S. (2010) Nanoparticle-host interactions in natural systems. In “Nanoscopic Approaches in Earth and Planetary Sciences”. Editores: Brenker, F.E., and Jordan G. European Mineralogical Union (EMU) volume 8, Chapter 8 – Book Chapter.

• 15. Cameron, E.M., Leybourne, M.I., Reich, M., Palacios, C. (2010) Geochemical anomalies in northern Chile as a surface expression of the extended supergene metallogenesis of buried copper deposits. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 10, 1-14.

• 14. Reich, M., Palacios, C., Alvear, M., Cameron, E.M., Leybourne, M.I., Deditius, A. (2009) Iodine-rich waters involved in supergene enrichment of the Mantos de la Luna argentiferous copper deposit, Atacama Desert, Chile. Mineralium Deposita, v. 44, 719-722.

• 13. Reich, M., Palacios, C., Vargas, G., Luo, S., Cameron, E.M., Leybourne, M.I., Parada, M.A., Zuniga, A., You, C.F. (2009) Supergene enrichment of copper deposits since the onset of modern hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Mineralium Deposita, v. 44, 497-504.

• 12. Reich, M., Zuniga, A., Amigo, A., Vargas, G., Morata, D., Palacios, C., Parada, M.A., Garreaud, R. (2009) Formation of cristobalite nanofibers during explosive volcanic eruptions. Geology, v. 37, 435-438.
  _____ Research Highlight: Big Volcano, tiny troubles. Nature, vol. 459, 486

• 11. Cameron, E.M., Leybourne, M.I., Palacios, C., Reich, M. (2008) Geochemical Exploration and Metallogenic Studies, Northern Chile. Geoscience Canada, vol. 35, 97-107.

• 10. Reich, M., Palacios, C., Parada, M.A., Fehn U., Cameron, E.M., Leybourne, M.I., Zuniga, A. (2008) Atacamite formation by deep saline waters in copper deposits from the Atacama Desert, Chile: evidence from fluid inclusions, groundwater geochemistry, TEM, and 36Cl data. Mineralium Deposita, v. 43, 663-675.

       _____  Best Paper Award 2008-2009, Mineralium Deposita-SGA (Society for Geology Applied to Mineral                  Deposits).

• 9. Kesler, S.E., Reich, M., Jean, M. (2007) Geochemistry of Fluid Inclusion Brines from Earth's Oldest Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) Deposits. Chemical Geology, v. 237, 274-288.

• 8. Reich, M., Ewing, R.C., Ehlers, T.A., Becker, U. (2007) Low-temperature anisotropic diffusion of helium in zircon: Implications for zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 71, 3119-3130.

• 7. Kesler, S.E., and Reich, M. (2006) Precambrian Mississippi Valley-type deposits: Relation to changes in the atmosphere and hydrosphere. In “Evolution of Early Earth’s Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere-Constraints from Ore Deposits”. Editors: Kesler, S.E., and Ohmoto, H. Geological Society of America Memoir volume 198, ISBN-10: 0813711983, p. 185-204 – Book Chapter.

• 6. Reich, M., Utsunomiya, S., Kesler, S.E., Wang, L.M., Ewing, R.C., Becker, U. (2006) Thermal behavior of metal nanoparticles in geologic materials. Geology, v. 34, 1033-1036.

• 5. Reich, M., and Becker, U. (2006) First-principles calculations of the thermodynamic mixing properties of arsenic incorporation into pyrite and marcasite. Chemical Geology, v. 225, 278-290.

• 4. Reich, M., Kesler, S.E., Utsunomiya, S., Palenik, C.S., Chryssoulis, S., Ewing, R.C. (2005) Solubility of gold in arsenian pyrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 69, 2781-2796.

• 3. Mpodozis, C., Arriagada, C., Basso, M., Roperch, P., Cobbold, P., Reich, M. (2005) Late mesozoic to paleogene stratigraphy of the Salar sde Atacama Basin, Antofagasta, Northern Chile: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Central Andes. Tectonophysics, v. 399, 125-154.

• 2. Palenik, C.S., Utsunomiya, S., Reich, M., Kesler, S.E., Ewing, R.C. (2004) "Invisible" gold revealed: direct imaging of gold nanoparticles in a Carlin-type deposit. American Mineralogist, v. 89, 1359-1366.

• 1. Reich, M., Parada, M.A., Palacios, C., Dietrich, A., Schultz, F., Lehmann, B. (2003) Adakite-like signature of Late Miocene intrusions at the Los Pelambres giant porphyry copper deposit in the Andes of central Chile: metallogenic implications. Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, 876-885.