Research Interests

Strain Localization in the South Mountains Core Complex, Arizona

Rheology of continental crust during detachment faulting, South Mountains, Arizona

Structural Development of Oceanic Core Complexes in the Mirdita Ophiolite, Albania

Lithologic variation of Precambrian rocks in the San Gabriel Mountains, California

 

 

  

South Mtns. granodiorite mylonite

Dr. Miranda and M.S.student Rebecca Greenberg in the South Mountains, Arizona

View of peridotite massifs in Mirdita ophiolite

Boudinaged dike in Precambrian rocks

I am seeking motivated and inquisitive students to participate in these developing research projects. My students and I use a combination of field studies, microstructural analyses, petrographic analyses and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analyses to conduct this research. Please contact me by email for additional information.

Top photo: Granodiorite mylonites in the South Mountains, Arizona;Upper middle photo: Dr. Miranda and M.S. stiudent Rebecca Greenberg in the South Mountains; Lower middle photo: Peridotite massifs in the Mirdita Ophiolite, Albania; Bottom photo: Boudinaged dolerite dikes in the San Gabriel Mtns., near town of Wrightwood.