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Articles and Technical Reports

• C. Güler and G.D. Thyne, in prep, Delineation of hydrochemical facies distribution in watersheds at different scales by means of Fuzzy c-Means clustering.
• C. Güler and G.D. Thyne, in prep, Interbasin flow component delineation using major-ion chemistry and isotopic data: An example from Indian Wells Valley, California. For submission to Water Resources Research.
• Dodds, M. and G.D. Thyne, in prep, Inclusion of BTEX and Chlorinated Ethenes into PHREEQC. Submitted to Computer Notes in Groundwater.
• Greaser, K.K., and G.D. Thyne, in prep, Prediction of natural ferrihydrite composition using PHREEQC: Limitations in applying single-ion sorption constants to natural solutions, For submission to ES&T.
• Greaser, K.K., Thyne, G.D. and J.E. McCray, in prep, Compositional variations of natural ferrihydrite formed in a mineralized area, Red Dog, Alaska, For submission to ES&T.
• Thyne, G.D., Guler, C. and. Poeter, E., in revision, for Ground Water, Characterization of a watershed-scale hydrologic and hydrochemical system in fractured rock aquifers by multivariate analysis and geochemical modeling, Turkey Creek Basin, Colorado.
• Thyne, G.D., Pasternack, I. and Anderson, D.S., 2004, Contributions to Wyoming Geological Association Guidebook, Preliminary Assessment of Reservoir Quality Controls in Lewis Shale Sandstones, south-central Wyoming.
• Smith, H.L., Thyne, G.D., McCray, J.E., Lowe, K.S., Guelfo J., Siegrist, R.L., 2004, Preliminary Evaluation of Anthropogenic Effects on Water Quality Within the Blue River Watershed, Summit County, Colorado. Proceedings of Tenth National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems.
• C. Güler and G.D. Thyne, 2003, Reply to comment by T.Dreher to Güler C, Thyne GD, McCray JE, Turner AK (2002):Evaluation of graphical and multivariate statistical methods for classification of water chemistry data, Hydrogeology Journal 10:455 –474.
• Poeter, E., Thyne, G.D., McCray, J.E., and Siegist, R., 2003, Guidance for Evaluation for Ground Water Mounding associated with Cluster and High Density Wastewater Soil Absorption Systems (WSAS). Technical Report prepared for National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Development Project.
• Thyne, G.D., Dodds, M., Greaser, K.K., Miskimins, J., and Murray, K.E., 2003, Hydrologic Model for Grand Mesa Watershed, Delta County, Colorado: Effects of Coal Bed Methane Exploration Wells on Water Resources. Technical Report for Delta County, CO. 84p.
• Thyne, G.D., Dodds, M. and McCray, J.E., 2003, Modeling Natural Attenuation of BTEX and Chlorinated Ethenes in a Landfill Leachate Plume. Proceedings of 2003 MODFLOW Conference, Golden CO.
• McCray, J.E., Kirkland, S.L., Siegrist, R.L., and Thyne, G.D., 2003, Hydrologic modeling of nutrients from onsite wastewater systems: Review of input parameters, accepted in Ground Water.
• Statom, R.A., Thyne, G.D. and McCray, J. E., 2003, Temporal Changes in Leachate Chemistry of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Florida, accepted in Environmental Geology
• Poeter, E, Thyne, G, VanderBeek, G. and C. Guler, 2003, Ground Water in Turkey Creek Basin of the Rocky Mountain Front Range in Colorado, in Engineering Geology in Colorado - Contributions, Trends, and Case Histories, Association of Engineering Geologists, Denver, CO.
• Smith, H.L., McCray, J.E., Thyne, G.D., Lowe, K.S., and R. L Siegrist, 2003, Characterization of the groundwater system in the Blue River Watershed, Colorado with application to the evaluating impact of onsite wastewater pollutants, in Engineering Geology in Colorado - Contributions, Trends, and Case Histories, Association of Engineering Geologists, Denver, CO.
• P.J. Dugan, J.E. McCray, Thyne, G. D., 2003, The Influence of Cyclodextrin on NAPL-Water Partition Coefficients and Partitioning Tracer Test Results. Water Resources Research, v. 39 (10), p. .
• C. Güler and G.D. Thyne, 2003-in press, Hydrologic and geologic factors controlling surface and ground water chemistry in Indian Wells-Owens Valley area and surrounding ranges, California, U.S.A. J Hydrology,
• C. Güler, Thyne, G.D., McCray, J.E. and Turner, A.K., 2002, Evaluation of the graphical and multivariate statistical methods used for classification of water-chemistry data. Hydrogeology Journal, v.10, p. 455-474.
• McCray, J.E., Thyne, G.D. and. Statom, R.A, 2001, Natural Attenuation of CAH Compounds in Landfills: Influence of Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Groundwater Recirculation. Technical Report prepared for Parsons Engineering Science, Denver, CO.
• Thyne, G.D., 2001, A model for diagenetic mass transfer between adjacent sandstone and shale. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 18, p. 743-755.
• Thyne, G.D., Boudreau, B., Ramm, M. and Midtbø, R.E., 2001, A reaction-transport model of K-spar dissolution and illitization in the Statfjord Formation, North Sea. AAPG Bulletin, v. 85, p. 621-636.
• Thyne, G.D., 2000, Evaluation of Reservoir Quality and Diagenesis in the Oseberg Formation, Oseberg Field. Technical Report prepared for Norsk Hydro A. S., 62p.
• Thyne, G. D., 2000, Evaluation of the proposed kerogen cementation model to predict the changes in reservoir quality during burial due to diagenesis. Technical Report for Norsk Hydro A. S., 52p.
• Thyne, G.D., Gillespie, J.M. and Ostdick, J.R., 1999, Evidence for interbasin flow through crystalline rocks, southeastern Sierra Nevada. GSA Bulletin, 111 (11), p. 1600-1616.
• Thyne, G.D. and B. Boudreau, 1999, A reactive-transport model of K-spar dissolution and illitization in the Statfjord Formation. Technical Report for Norsk Hydro A. S., 84p.
• Thyne, G.D., 1998, Analysis of experimental data and modeling of copper leaching from an andesitic ore. Technical Report prepared for Savci Environmental Inc. Golden, CO.
• Thyne, G.D. and Gillespie, J.M., 1997, Indian Wells Valley Hydrogeology. Technical report for the NAWS-Geothermal Projects Office, China Lakes Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA. 43 p.
• Thyne, G.D., 1997, Prediction of pit lake chemistry for the Gold Quarry project. Technical Report prepared for Geomega Inc. Boulder CO.
• O'Brien, N.R., Thyne, G.D., and Slatt, R.M., 1996, Morphology of hydrocarbons during migration: Visual example from the Monterey Formation (Miocene, California). AAPG Bulletin, 80, p. 1710-1718.
• Swartz, R.J., Thyne, G.D. and Gillespie, J. M., 1996, Hydrochemical evidence for the source of arsenic in ground water in the Kern Water Bank, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Environmental Geosciences 3, p. 143-153.
• Thyne, G.D., 1995, Analysis of copper and zinc behavior in streams, Iron Mountain, California. Technical report prepared for Shepherd-Miller Inc., Fort Collins, CO.
• Harrison, W.J. and G.D. Thyne, 1995, reply to the Comment by R. M. Kettler, D. A. Palmer and D. J. Wesolowski on “Prediction of diagenetic reactions in the presence of organic acids”. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 59, p. 3853-3856.
• Thyne, G.D. and C.J. Gwinn, 1994, Evidence for a paleoaquifer from early diagenetic siderite of the Cardium Formation, Alberta Canada. J. Sed. Research, A64, p. 726-732.
• Harrison, W.J. and G.D. Thyne, 1994, Geochemical models of rock-water interactions in the presence of organic acids. Ch. 12 in Organic Acids in Geological Processes, (Pittman and Lewan, eds.). Springer-Verlag, NY.
• Thyne, G.D., Harrison, W.J. and M.D. Alloway, 1992, Experimental study of the stability of the Al-oxalate complex at 100°C and calculations of the effects of complexation on clastic diagenesis. Water-Rock Interaction 7, Kharaka Y. K. and A. S. Maest, (eds.), p. 353-357.
• Harrison, W.J. and G.D. Thyne, 1992, Predictions of clastic diagenesis in the presence of organic acids. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 56, p. 565-586.
• Thyne, G.D. and J. R. Boles, 1989, Isotopic evidence for the origin of the Moeraki septarian concretions, New Zealand. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 59 (2), p. 272-279.
• Reviews, etc.
• Thyne, G.D., 2003, Review of PHREEQC, Southwest Hydrology
• McCray, J.E., Boving, T. and Thyne, G.D., 2003, Forward by guest editors in Vadose Zone Journal Special Issue,
• Thyne, G.D., 2001, Review of Geochemist’s Workbench, Geotimes

Abstracts and presentations

• Dano, K.E; Poeter, E. and G. Thyne, 2003, Geochemical and Geophysical determination of the fate of septic tank effluent in Turkey Creek Basin, Colorado. Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 3.
• McCarthy, J.C., McCray, J.E. and G. Thyne, 2003, Estimating recharge through a heterogenous vadose zone for the central High Plains Aquifer using numerical modeling. Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 3.
• Navarre, A. K. and G.D. Thyne, 2003, Development of weathering rates from field data and the relationship between these rates and CO2, Sierra Nevada, CA, Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 35(5), p. 28.
• Day, S., Thyne, G. and E. Poeter, 2003, Using statistical analyses to characterize effects of population growth on water quality, Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 35(5), p. 30.
• Smith, H.E., McCray, J.E., Thyne, G.D., Lowe, K.S., Guelfo, J., and R. L. Siegrist, 2003. Preliminary characterization of the groundwater system in the Blue River Watershed, Colorado, with application to onsite wastewater pollutants, Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 35(5), p. 28.
• Vanderbeek, G., Poeter, E.P., Thyne, G.D., and J.E. McCray, 2003. Ground-water availability in Turkey Creek Basin, Colorado, Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 35(5), p. 30.
• Greaser, K., Thyne, G.D., and J.E. McCray, 2003, Limitations in applying single-ion sorption constants for ferrihydrite in natural solutions: Potential effect of multiple components and temperature, Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 35(5), p. 28.
• Dodds, M.E., Thyne, G.D., and J.E. McCray, 2003. Evaluating the natural attenuation potential for a landfill leachate plume comprised of btex and chlorinated ethenes, Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Programs, 35(5), p. 30.
• McCray, J.E., Dugan, P.J., and G. D. Thyne, 2003, The influence of residual concentrations of a solubility enhancement agent on post-remediation NAPL characterization using partitioning tracer tests. Proceedings of NGWA Southwest Focus Conference, Innovative Remediation Technologies, Feb 20-21, Phoenix, AZ.
• Day, S., Thyne, G., Poeter, E., and J.E. McCray, 2002, Effects of population growth on water quality in a mountain watershed. Geol Soc. Amer. Abstracts with Programs 34(6).
• Guler, C. and G. Thyne, 2002, Hydrochemical evolution model and characterization of flow in a fractured crystalline rock aquifer, Turkey Creek, Colorado. Geol. Soc. Am. Abstracts with Programs, 34(6).
• Dano, K., Poeter, E. and G. Thyne, 2002, Geochemical and geophysical determination of the fate of septic tank effluent in a mountain watershed. Colorado. Geol. Soc. Am. Abstracts with Programs, 34(6).
• Dugan, P.J., McCray J.E., and G.D. Thyne, 2002. Effect of cyclodextrin concentrations on NAPL-water partition coefficients, Geol Soc. Amer. Abstracts with Programs 34(6).
• Statom, R.A., Thyne, G. and J.E. McCray, 2002, Changes in leachate chemistry with increasing age at a municipal solid waste landfill in Florida. Geol Soc. Amer. Abstracts with Programs 34(6).
• Dodds, M.E., Thyne, G., and J.E. McCray, 2002, Evaluating the natural attenuation potential of a contaminant plume comprised of chlorinated ethenes and BTEX at a closed, unlined, municipal landfill in Sheridan, Wyoming. Geol. Soc. Am. Abstracts with Programs, 34(6).
• McCarthy, J., McCray, J.E., and G. Thyne, 2002, Vadose zone transport of pesticides in the High Plains: Evaluating groundwater quality risks using numerical simulations. Geol. Soc. Am. Abstracts with Programs, 34(6).
• Statom, R.A., McCray, J.E and G.D. Thyne, 2002, The use of a variably saturated dual-domain model to simulate the temporal chloride data from a MSW landfill in Florida. Geol. Soc. Am. Abstracts with Programs, 34(6).
  
• Thyne, G.D., I. Pasternack, E. Escalante, and S. D’Agostino, 2002, Controls on reservoir quality in Dad Sandstone, Lewis Shale, Wyoming. AAPG Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Laramie, Wyoming, Program with abstracts, p.41.
• Thyne,, G. and A. Park, 2002, Can We Finally Model Diagenetic Effects on Reservoir Quality?, presented to the Geological Modeling Society of Houston.*
• Thyne, G. D., Park, A.J. and P. Ortoleva, 2002, Mineralogic signatures of diffusion controlled diagenesis in clastic systems. International Mineralogical Association Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, Abstract Volume, p. 300-301.
• Day, S., Thyne, G., McCray, J., and E. Poeter, 2002, Evaluation of the effects of population growth on water quality in a mountainous watershed. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 33(4), p. A-16.
• Dugan, P.J., McCray, J.E. and G.D. hyne, 2002, Influence of chemical remediation agents on post-remediation characterization of TCE NAPL using the partitioning tracer method. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33(4), A-46.
• Statom, R.A., Thyne, G. and J.E. McCray, 2002, Temporal changes in leachate chemistry of a municipal solid waste landfill in Florida. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33(4), A-46.
• Navarre, A. and G. Thyne,, 2002, Initial modeling of the effect of CO2 on chemical weathering of silicate minerals, a field approach. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33(4), A-17.
• Thyne, G., Guler, C. and D.V. Williams, 2002, Deciphering groundwater flowpaths in Indian Wells valley, southeastern California: Evidence for an interbasin flow component. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33(4), p. A-58.
• Greaser, K., McCray, J., and G. Thyne, 2002, The Role of Instream Processes in Buffering the Surface Water Quality Draining Zn-Pb-Fe Sulfide Deposits in the Brooks Range, Northwest Alaska. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, n. 4, p. P-38.
• Guler, C. and G. Thyne., 2002, Geochemical evolution of surface and groundwater in Indian Wells-Owens valley area and surrounding rnages, southeastern California, USA. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33(4), A-16.
• VanderBeek G, Poeter E, Thyne G, and J.E. McCray, 2002, Ground-water Availability in Turkey Creek Basin, CO. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 33(4), p. A-17.
• Thyne, G., Park, A. and P. Ortoleva, 2002, Composition Driven Diagenesis: Stratigraphic, Burial History and Sedimentologic Control on Mass-transfer. AAPG National Meeting, Houston, Texas, Program with abstracts, v. 11, p. A175.
• Poeter, E., Thyne, G. McCray, J., Lee, J-Y, and G. VanderBeek, 2002, Low-cost data for characterization and management of fractured-crystalline rock aquifers. EPA Fractured Rock Aquifers 2002 Focus Conference, Denver, Colorado.
• Thyne, G., Day, S., McCray, J.E. and E. Poeter, 2002, Evaluation of the effects of population growth in mountain watershed water quality. EPA Fractured Rock Aquifers 2002 Focus Conference, Denver, Colorado.
• Thyne, G., 2001, The role of diffusion in mass transfer during diagenesis of clastic rocks. Geological Society of America, National Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 33 (6). P. A-276.
• Thyne, G., 2001, Okkerman, J. Pedersen, T and K. Soegaard, 2001, Origin and spatial distribution of carbonate-cemented zones in the Oseberg Field, Northern North Sea. AAPG National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, Program with abstracts, v. 10, p. A200.
• Guler, C., Thyne, G., McCray, J.E., Turner, A.K., 2001. Evaluation of the graphical and multivariate statistical methods used for classification of water-chemistry data. Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts with Progams, 33(6), A-425
• Williams, D.V., Thyne, G.D., McCray, J.E., 2000, A Groundwater Flow Model for Indian Wells Valley, California: Testing open versus closed-basin models. Geological Society of America, National Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32 (7).
• Cadle, S., McCray, J.E., Thyne, G.D., Poeter, E.P., 2000. Groundwater flow model of a fractured bedrock aquifer near Aspen Park Colorado, Geological Society of America. Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, 29.
• Morgan, K.S., Thyne, G.D., McCray, J.E., 2000, Flowpath determination using geochemical modeling in a fracture flow system, Turkey Creek Basin, Jefferson County, Colorado. Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, 28.
• Thyne G.D., 1999, A model for diagenetic mass transfer between adjacent sandstone and shale. GSA Program with Abstracts, 31 (7), 31(7).
• Morgan, K.S., Thyne, G.D., McCray, J.E., Cuffin, S.M., 1999. Geochemical modeling to constrain a fracture flow model, Turkey Creek Basin, Colorado. GSA Program with Abstracts , 31 (7), p. A-491.
• Thyne, G.D. and J.M. Gillespie, 1997, Evidence for interbasin flow through crystalline rocks, southern Sierra Nevada. GSA Penrose Conference on Faults and Subsurface Fluid Flow: Fundamentals and Applications to Hydrogeology and Petroleum Geology, Taos, N.M.
• Gillespie, J.M., Thyne, G.D. and Ostdick, J.R., 1997, Natural transport of recharge across watershed boundaries via groundwater flow through fractured crystalline rocks: Observations from the Kern Plateau and Indian Wells Valley, California. California 21st Biennial Groundwater Symposium, Sept. 15-16, 1997, Sacramento, CA
• Howard, P.A., Oehlschlager, E.K., Gillick, J., McAlee, J., Sherman, A.T., Ostdick, J.R., Steward, D.C., Gillespie, J.M. and G.D. Thyne, 1997, The Kern Plateau: A potential extra-basinal source of groundwater recharge to the Indian Wells Valley. AAPG Pacific Section Meeting abstracts, v. 81, p. 688.
• Gillespie, J.M., Thyne, G.D., Ostdick, J.R., Blume, C.L., Hanson, D., and Pierce, C.C., 1996, The contribution of adjacent basins to groundwater recharge in the alluvial aquifer of the Indian Wells Valley, California. National Ground Water Association Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Gillespie, J.M. and G.D. Thyne, 1996, Indian Wells Valley, California: Evidence of fracture- redirected recharge from the southern Sierra Nevada into an alluvial valley aquifer. GSA Abstracts with program, 28 (7), p. A-346.
• Ostdick, J.R., Gillespie, J.M. and G.D. Thyne, 1996, Evidence for regional groundwater flow: The hydrogeology of southwest Indian Wells valley and the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of eastern Kern county, California. GSA Abstracts with program, 28 (7), p. A-348.
• Thyne, G.D., Bjorlykke, K. and W.J. Harrison, 1996, A conceptual model for diagenetic mass transfer during deep burial. AAPG Annual Meeting, v.5, p. A140.
• Ostdick, J.R., Gillespie, J.M. and G.D. Thyne, 1995, Sources of recharge in southwestern Indian Wells Valley - A preliminary study. California 20th Biennial Ground Water Conference, San Diego, California.
• O'Brien, N.R., Thyne, G.D. and R.M. Slatt, 1995, Observations of hydrocarbon source rock fabric and primary migration. GSA Abstracts with program, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Houghton, B.D., Thyne, G.D. and R.A. Horton, 1995, Ground water geochemistry of Indian Wells Valley, Kern County, California. AAPG Pacific Section, San Francisco, California.
• Swartz, R.J. and G.D. Thyne, 1995, The relative contributions of human activities and nature to elevated dissolved arsenic in ground water in the Kern water bank, southern San Joaquin valley, California. AAPG Pacific Section, San Francisco, California.
• O'Brien, N.R., Thyne, G.D. and R.M. Slatt, 1994, "Micro-channels" in Organic-rich shales and mudrocks as primary hydrocarbon pathways: Possible examples from the Monterey Formation, California. AAPG National Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
• Swartz, R.J. and G.D. Thyne, 1994, Arsenic in ground water in the Kern Water Bank, Southern San Joaquin Valley, CA: A product of human activities or nature? GSA Abstracts with program, Seattle, Washington.
• Thyne, G.D. and C.J. Gwinn, 1994, Evidence for a paleoaquifer from early diagenetic siderite of the Cardium Alloformation, Alberta, Canada. AAPG National Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
• Thyne, G.D., 1992, The effects of organic acids on the diagenesis of the Stevens Sandstone, North Coles Levee field, California. San Joaquin Geological Society, April mtg. *
• Thyne, G.D., 1991, Naturally-occurring organic acids and their effects on clastic diagenesis. Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab. Earth Sciences Group. *
• Thyne, G.D. 1991, Overview of hydrochemistry and the role of computer models. Applications of Aqueous Geochemistry to Ground-water Investigations. Colorado Ground-Water Association Short Course.*
• Thyne, G.D. and W.J. Harrison, 1991, Experimental determination of the thermodynamic stability of the aluminum-oxalate complex at 25, 50, 70, 100 and 125°C. GSA Abstracts with program, San Diego, California.
• Thyne, G.D. and R.C. Surdam, 1990, Calculations of the effects of organic acids on clastic diagenesis: An example from the Cardium Sandstone, Alberta, Canada. GSA Abstracts with program, Dallas, Texas.
• Thyne, G.D. and C.J. Gwinn, 1989, An alternative use of oxygen isotope systematics in authigenic carbonates to create a porewater evolution model. GSA Abstracts with program, St. Louis, Missouri.
• Harrison, W.J. and G.D. Thyne, 1989, Organic acids and diagenesis: Fact and fiction. GSA Abstracts with program, St. Louis, Missouri.
• MacGowan, D.B., Thyne, G.D. and Surdam, R.C., 1988, Prediction of changes in reservoir porosity due to feldspar dissolution using hydrous pyrolysis experiments; an example from the Bighorn Basin. GSA Abstracts with Programs - v. 20, n. 6, p. 429
• Thyne, G.D., MacGowan, D.B. and R.C. Surdam, 1988, Determination of the production kinetics for petroleum and organic acids during thermal maturation of kerogen using laboratory hydrous pyrolysis. GSA Meeting, Rocky Mt. Section.
• Surdam, R.C., MacGowan, D.B. and G.D. Thyne, 1988, Predictive models of organic-inorganic interactions in sedimentary basins. ACS Pacific Division *
  
• * - invited talks

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