Michael Zieg

Assistant Professor

Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

334 Advanced Technology and Science Hall

Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock, PA  16057

(724) 738-2501     Office Phone

(724) 738-4217     FAX

michael.zieg at sru.edu

Educational Background

2001, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

1994, B.S., Michigan State University

Teaching

Fall 2008 Office Hours

Monday 10-12

Wednesday 8-9

Friday 8-10

Courses Taught at SRU

EGEO 101: Physical Geology

EGEO 111: Physical Geology Lab

EGEO 281: Quantitative Methods

EGEO 323: Planetary Geology

EGEO 351: Mineralogy

EGEO 352: Petrology

EGEO 490: Independent Study

Research Interests

Crystal size distribution (CSD) analysis of mafic sills and dikes

Emplacement mechanisms of hypabyssal intrusions

Redistribution of interstitial melt by compaction, and its bulk-rock and mineralogical consequences

Heat flow during magmatic solidification

Textural evolution during chondrule formation

Crystallization kinetics and texture development

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Zieg, M.J., and Lofgren, G.E. 2006. An experimental investigation of textural evolution during continuous cooling. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 154, p. 74-88.

Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2005. The Sudbury Igneous Complex: viscous emulsion differentiation of a superheated impact melt sheet. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 117, p. 1427-1450.

Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2002. Crystal size distributions and scaling laws in the quantification of igneous textures. Journal of Petrology, v. 43, p. 85-101.

Velbel, M.A., Basso, C.L., and Zieg, M.J., 1996. The natural weathering of staurolite: crystal-surface textures, relative stability, and the rate-determining step. American Journal of Science, v. 296, p. 453-472.

Other Publications:

Marsh, B.D. and Zieg, M.J., 1999. Solidification fronts of the Sudbury melt sheet. GAC-MAC 1999 Spring Meeting, Field Trip B9 Guidebook, 39 p.

Marsh, B.D. and Zieg, M.J., 1998. The Dais layered intrusion; a new discovery in the basement sill of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Antarctic Journal of the United States, v. 32, p. 18-20.

Publications in Preparation:

Zieg, M.J., in preparation. The Beacon Sill, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Evidence for reinjection and compaction. To be submitted to: Journal of Petrology.

Zieg, M.J. and Lofgren, G.E., in preparation. Textural constraints on formation conditions of porphyritic olivine chondrules: an experimental investigation. To be submitted to: Meteoritics & Planetary Sciences.

Zieg, M.J., in preparation. Textural evidence for multiple injection events in a Nipigon diabase sill. To be submitted to: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.

Conference Presentations (first author only):

Zieg, M.J., 2007. Geochemical, mineralogical, and textural characterization of the Beacon Sill, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica .  EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 88, no. 52, 2007 Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract #V43A-1119.

Zieg, M.J., and *Forsha, C.J., 2007. A comparison of textural profiles in diabase sills from the Midcontinent and Transantarctic rifts. Institute for Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 53^rd Annual Meeting, Lutsen, MN, v. 53, part 1, p. 89.

Zieg, M.J. and *Forsha, C.J., 2005. Textural gradients in Antarctic and Canadian sills: evidence for episodic filling history. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union , v. 84, no. 46, 2005 Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract #V14C-04.

Zieg, M.J., *Forsha, C.J., and *Habarka, J.M. Textural examination of Kama Point diabase sill, Nipigon, Ontario. In: Easton, M. and Hollings, P. (eds.) Institute for Lake Superior Geology Proceedings, 51^st Annual Meeting, Nipigon, Ontario, Part 1 – Proceedings and Abstracts, v. 51, part 1, 68-69.

Zieg, M.J., 2005. Measurement and interpretation of crystal size distributions in the Kama Point sill, Nipigon, Ontario. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 5, p. 30.

Zieg, M.J., 2003. Monitoring and quantifying texture evolution during experimental crystallization and melting using crystal size distributions. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 84, no. 46, 2003 Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract #V11A-07.

Zieg, M.J. and Lofgren, G.E., 2003. Porphyritic olivine chondrules: constraints on formation conditions from textures and experimental simulations. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, v. 38, no. 8, p. A57.

Zieg, M.J. and Lofgren, G.E., 2003. Crystal size distributions from porphyritic olivine chondrules: insights into formation conditions. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV, Abstract # 1384, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Zieg, M.J. and Lofgren, G.E., 2002. Evaluation and interpretation of chondrule simulation experiments using crystal size distributions. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, v. 37, no. 7, p. A154.

Zieg, M.J. and Lofgren, G.E., 2002. Experimental determination of olivine growth rates using a population balance approach: size and temperature dependence. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 83, no. 19, p. S363.

Zieg, M.J. and Lofgren, G.E., 2002. Experimental determination of olivine growth rates in chondrules. In Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, Abstract # 1373, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2001. Viscous emulsion differentiation of superheated impact melt sheets. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, p. A-333.

Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2001. A quantitative method for predicting igneous textures. In Eleventh Annual V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, Abstract #3628. LPI Contribution No. 1088, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2000. Scaling laws, crystal size distributions, and the quantification of igneous textures. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. A-434.

Zieg, M.J. and Marsh, B.D., 2000. A universal relationship between grain size and total number of crystals in igneous rocks. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 81, no. 19, p. S435.