Nathan Carey

About

 I am an economic geologist with broad interests and experience studying primarily porphyry and skarn deposits in the western US. I utilize field observations, petrology, mineral/whole rock chemistry, and geochronology to gain a better understanding of the ore-forming conditions, fluid evolution, and metal deportment of understudied ore deposits, with the goal of providing broader mineral exploration insights. I briefly worked as a project geologist in the mineral exploration industry and currently work as a research scientist at the Arizona Geological Survey.

Education

2020 – BA in Geology, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN

2022 – MS in Geosciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Project Description

Supervisor: Dr. Marta Codeço

My work is focused on carbonate-hosted mineral deposits in southeastern Arizona. I plan to conduct (1) a regional comparative study on Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic skarn and CRD systems, (2) a study constraining the timing and nature of magmatism in the southern Dragoon Mountains, and (3) CRD deposit-scale studies in the Courtland-Gleeson area.