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Marta Patino-Douce

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Senior Lecturer Emeritus
Education:

Degrees

  • G.G., Graduate Gemologist 1998, Gemological Institute of America
  • Ph.D., (Geology) 1990, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • M.S., (Petroleum Engineering) 1978, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • M.S., (Geology) 1977, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Other specialized courses

Ancient Jewelry Seminar (November 2004). GIA Alumni Association Pearl Seminar (March 2000), Gemological Institute of America Advanced Diamond Grading Lab (1998), Gemological Institute of America Colored Stone Grading (1998), Gemological Institute of America Gemología, (1984) Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Ore Microscopy, (1983) Department of Geological Sciences. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Trace Element Partitioning in Igneous Rocks (1981) Asociación Geológica Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Research Areas:
Selected Publications:
  • Patiño Douce, M.; Patiño Douce, A., Kayyum, M. and Nielsen R. L., 1994, New set of low concentration standards for La, Ce, Sm, Yb, Lu, Y, Sc, Nb and Ta in silicates. Geostandards Newsletter, Vol. XVIII (2), 195-198.
  • Patiño, Marta L.G. and Patiño Douce, Alberto E., 1987, Petrología y petrogénesis del batolito de Achala, provincia de Córdoba, a la luz de la evidencia de campo, Asoc. Geol. Arg. Rev. 42, 201-205.
  • Giménez de Patiño, Marta L., 1981, Informe preliminar sobre el estudio geológico - petrológico del Sector III del Proyecto Sierra Grande, Pcia. de Córdoba. National Atomic Energy Commission Internal Report 1995.
  • Giménez de Patiño, Marta L., 1982, Informe de avance sobre el estudio geológico - petrológico del Sector III, Proyecto Sierra Grande, C.N.E.A. - Provincia de Córdoba. National Atomic Energy Commission Internal Report 1488.
  • Giménez de Patiño, Marta L., 1984, Concentración primaria y movilización secundaria del uranio en rocas graníticas del batolito de Achala, Provincia de Córdoba. National Atomic Energy Comission Internal Report 1994.
  • Giménez, Marta L., 1977, Perfil geológico del Cerro Chenque, su litología y paleontología, Comodoro Rivadavia, Provincia del Chubut. M. Sc. Thesis, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 105 pp.
  • Giménez de Patiño Douce, Marta L., 1990, Estudio geológico y petrológico del batolito de Pampa de Achala, Provincia de Córdoba, a los 31 35' de latitud sur. Ph. D. Thesis, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 259 pp.
Articles Featuring Marta Patino-Douce

Last April, third graders Zoey Martin and Sam Seward visited Marta's office to get a hands on experience in mineral and rock identification. They enthusiastically roamed through the GEOL 1121 collections and Marta was surprised by …

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