Regina N. Tempel (Gina)
Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences

Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines
M.S., University of Colorado
B.S., Ball State University



Spring Semester 2000 Class Information

Geol 719 Syllabus








Preparing equipment prior to sampling water quality at a mine pit lake








Dexter mine pit lake, Tuscarora, NV








Graduate student, Jayne Park, samples an outcrop near Eureka, NV
Email: gina@mines.unr.edu

Mailing Address:
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV 89557-0138
Phone: (775) 784-4706
Fax: (775) 784-1953

Office: Laxalt Mineral Research, Room 268
Office Hours: Tue-Thurs 3-4:30pm, Fri 2-3pm

Research Interests

Predictive Geochemical Modeling of Mine Pit Lake Water Quality
Kinetics of As-Sulfide Mineral Oxidation
REE Signatures of Diagenetic and Hydrothermal Fluids

Classes Taught

Geol 211/212 Earth Materials and Geochemistry
Geol 416/616 Environmental Geochemistry
Geol 716 Low Temperature Aqueous Geochemistry
Geol 719 Geochemical Modeling Methods

Recent Publications

Tempel, R.N., L.A. Shevenell, P. Lechler, J. Price, 2000, Geochemical modeling approach to predicting arsenic concentrations in a mine pit lake. Applied Geochemistry, 15/4, p 475-492.
Tempel, R.N., and W.J. Harrison, 2000, Simulation of burial diagenesis in the Eocene Wilcox Group of the Gulf of Mexico basin, Applied Geochemistry, 15/8, p 1-13
Tempel, R.N., M.F. Lengke, R.C. Ford, T.E. Eastep, B.R. Romig, and G. Clothier, 2000, A quantitative approach to optimize chemical treatment of acid drainage using geochemical reaction path modeling methods: Climax Mine, Colorado. 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 2000, 5p. In press.
Tempel, R.N., L.S. Balistrieri, M.F. Lengke, L.A. Shevenell, and L.L. Stillings, 2000, Geochemical modeling methods of predicting trace element concentrations in Dexter pit lake, Elko County, Nevada. 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 2000, 10p. In press.
Lengke, M.F., R.N. Tempel, L.L. Stillings, and L.S. Balistrieri, 2000 Wall rock mineralogy and geochemistry of Dexter pit, Elko County, Nevada. 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 2000, 7p. In press.
Engle, M.A., R.N. Tempel, and M.S. Gustin, 2000, Hydrogeochemistry of groundwaters associated with epithermal hot-spring type Hg deposits. 5th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, Denver, Colorado, May 2000, 9p. In press.

Upcoming Meetings

International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, May 21-24th, Denver, CO
Geological Society of America Annual Convention, November 13-16th, Reno, NV

Recent Graduate Student Field Work


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