Mickey Gunter

Professor, Dept Chair Mineralogy, Optical Mineralogy mgunter@uidaho.edu McClure 309 (208)885-6015 Webpage

EDUCATION

• PhD, Optical Mineralogy, 1987—Virginia Tech 
• MS, Optical Mineralogy, 1982—Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• BS, Geology, 1979—Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Health effects of mineral dusts
• Optical mineralogy
• Zeolites

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Bellamy, J.M. and Gunter, M.E. 2008. Morphological characterization of Libby “six-mix” used in in vivo studies. Periodico di Mineralogia, 77, 75-82.
• Gunter, M.E. 2008. Idaho’s “Star” Garnet. In ExtraLapis, Garnet, 50-53, East Hampton, Connecticut.
• Gunter, M.E., Harris, K.E., Bunker, K.L., Wyss, R.K., and Lee, R.J. 2008. Amphiboles between the sheets: Observations of interesting morphologies by TEM and FESEM. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 1035-1041.
• Gunter, M.E. and Sanchez, M.S. 2008. Amphibole content of commercial vermiculites by powder X-ray diffraction. Periodico di Mineralogia, 77, 35-41.
• Sanchez, M.S. and Gunter, M.E. 2008. Tests of the correlation between composition and morphology of tremolite from Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. Periodico di Mineralogia, 77, 13-23.
• Sanchez, M.S., Gunter, M.E., and Dyar, M.D. 2008. Characterization of historical amphibole samples from the former vermiculite mine near Libby, Montana, USA. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 1043-1053.
• Dyar, M.D. and Gunter, M.E. 2007. Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, Virginia, 706 pp.
• Dyar, M.D., Gunter, M.E., and Tasa, D. 2007. Interactive mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, Virginia, published as DVD-ROM.
• Gunter, M.E., Belluso, E., and Mottana, A. 2007. Amphiboles: Environmental and health concerns. In Amphiboles: Crystal Chemistry, Occurrences, and Health Concerns, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 67:453-516.
• Gunter, M.E., Sanchez, M.S., and Williams, T.J. 2007. Characterization of chrysotile samples for the presence of amphiboles from the Carey Canadian deposit, southeastern Quebec, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 45:263-280.
• Taunton, A.E. and Gunter, M.E. 2007. Introducing medical geology to undergraduates as a critical thinking and risk assessment tool. Journal of Geoscience Education, 55:169-180.
• Bandli, B.R. and Gunter, M.E. 2006. A review of scientific literature examining the mining history, geology, mineralogy, and amphibole asbestos health effects of the Rainy Creek Igneous Complex, Libby, Montana USA. Inhalation Toxicology 18:949-962.