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Gabriela Farfan Gabriela Farfan
Coralyn W. Whitney Curator of Gems and MineralsDepartment / Division
Education
- B.Sc., Stanford University
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Research Interests
I study the crystal structures and chemistry of minerals formed under varying conditions in order to answer questions in Environmental Mineralogy, Biomineralization, and Gem Science. My current focus is on bio- and geo-formed carbonates (aragonite, calcite) and amorphous silica (opal, glass).
Publications
- Quattrini, Andrea M., Rodríguez, Estefanía, Faircloth, Brant C., Cowman, Peter F., Brugler, Mercer R., Farfan, Gabriela A., Hellberg, Michael E., Kitahara, Marcelo V., Morrison, Cheryl L., Paz-García, David A., Reimer, James D., and McFadden, Catherine S. 2020. "Palaeoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time." Nature Ecology & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01291-1
- Sutherland, Kevin M., Grabb, Kalina C., Karolewski, Jennifer S., Plummer, Sydney, Farfan, Gabriela A., Wankel, Scott D., Diaz, Julia M., Lamborg, Carl H., and Hansel, Colleen M. 2020. "Spatial Heterogeneity in Particle‐Associated, Light‐Independent Superoxide Production within Productive Coastal Waters." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 125 (10): Article e2020JC016747. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016747
- Wang, Chloe H., Gulmann, Lara K., Zhang, Tong, Farfan, Gabriela A., Hansel, Colleen M., and Sievert, Stefan M. 2020. "Microbial colonization of metal sulfide minerals at a diffuse‐flow deep‐sea hydrothermal vent at 9°50′N on the East Pacific Rise." Geobiology 18 (5): 594– 605. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12396
- Farfan, Gabriela A. and Post, Jeffrey E. 2019. "Quartz from Madagascar with Fuchsite Phantom Inclusions." The Journal of Gemmology 36 (8): 698– 699. https://doi.org/10.15506/JoG.2019.36.8.698
- DeCarlo, Thomas M., Ren, Haojia, and Farfan, Gabriela A. 2018. "The Origin and Role of Organic Matrix in Coral Calcification: Insights From Comparing Coral Skeleton and Abiogenic Aragonite." Frontiers in Marine Science 5: 170. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00170
- Farfan, Gabriela A., Apprill, Amy, Webb, Samuel M., and Hansel, Colleen M. 2018. "Coupled X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy for Microscale Imaging and Identification of Sulfur Species within Tissues and Skeletons of Scleractinian Corals." Analytical Chemistry 90 (21): 12559– 12566. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02638
- Farfan, Gabriela A., Cordes, Erik E., Waller, Rhian G., DeCarlo, Thomas M., and Hansel, Colleen M. 2018. "Mineralogy of Deep-Sea Coral Aragonites as a Function of Aragonite Saturation State." Frontiers in Marine Science 5: 473. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00473
- Xu, Huifang, Hill, Tina R., Konishi, Hiromi, and Farfan, Gabriela. 2017. "Protoenstatite: A new mineral in Oregon sunstones with “watermelon” colors." American Mineralogist 102 (10): 2146– 2149. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2017-6186
- Jew, Adam D., Rupp, Erik C., Geatches, Dawn L., Jung, Ji-Eun, Farfan, Gabriela, Bahet, Louisa, Hower, James C., Brown, Gordon E., and Wilcox, Jennifer. 2015. "Mercury Interaction with the Fine Fraction of Coal-Combustion Fly Ash in a Simulated Coal Power Plant Flue Gas Stream." Energy & Fuels 29 (9): 6025– 6038. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b01253
- Farfan, Gabriela A., Boulard, Eglantine, Wang, Shibing, and Mao, Wendy L. 2013. "Bonding and electronic changes in rhodochrosite at high pressure." American Mineralogist 98 (10): 1817– 1823. https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2013.4497
- Farfan, Gabriela, Wang, Shibing, Ma, Hongwei, Caracas, Razvan, and Mao, Wendy L. 2012. "Bonding and structural changes in siderite at high pressure." American Mineralogist 97 (8-9): 1421– 1426. https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2012.4001