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Chong Díaz, Guillermo Baltazar

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Enfoque geográfico

Chile Campus

publicaciones seleccionadas

artículo editorial
- Hyperarid soil microbial community response to simulated rainfall. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023
- Orbit-to-ground framework to decode and predict biosignature patterns in terrestrial analogues. Nature Astronomy. 2023
- Corrigendum: Hyperarid soil microbial community response to simulated rainfall (Frontiers in Microbiology, (2023), 14, (1202266), 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1202266). Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023
- Gypsum-lined degassing holes in tumuli. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2023
- ²³⁰Th dating of gypsum from lacustrine, brackish-marine and terrestrial environments. Chemical Geology. 2022
- An (U-Th)/He age for the small Monturaqui impact structure, Chile. Quaternary Geochronology. 2022
- Physical, chemical, and microbial feedbacks controlling brine geochemistry and lake morphology in polyextreme salar environments. Science of the Total Environment. 2022
- Surface Morphologies in a Mars-Analog Ca-Sulfate Salar, High Andes, Northern Chile. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 2022
- Time-Integrative Multibiomarker Detection in Triassic–Jurassic Rocks from the Atacama Desert: Relevance to the Search for Basic Life Beyond Earth. Astrobiology. 2021
- Biosynthesis of copper nanoparticles from copper tailings ore-An approach to the 'Bionanomining'. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021
- Bone Mineral Density and Aortic Calcification: Evidence for a Bone-vascular Axis After Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation. 2021
- Electrical conductivity as a driver of biological and geological spatial heterogeneity in the Puquios, Salar de Llamara, Atacama Desert, Chile. Scientific Reports. 2021
- On the origin of saline compounds in acidic salt flats (Central Andean Altiplano). Chemical Geology. 2021
- El Dominio Salino del norte de Chile y sus yacimientos de minerales industriales. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 2020
- Circulating Arsenic is Associated with Long-Term Risk of Graft Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020
- The spatial distribution of soluble salts in the surface soil of the Atacama Desert and their relationship to hyperaridity. Global and Planetary Change. 2020
- Subsurface Microbial Habitats in an Extreme Desert Mars-Analog Environment. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019
- Correction to: A thiotrophic microbial community in an acidic brine lake in Northern Chile. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 2018
- A thiotrophic microbial community in an acidic brine lake in Northern Chile. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 2018
- Biomarkers and Metabolic Patterns in the Sediments of Evolving Glacial Lakes as a Proxy for Planetary Lake Exploration. Astrobiology. 2018
- Hydrogeology and sustainable future groundwater abstraction from the Agua Verde aquifer in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. Hydrogeology Journal. 2018
- Molecular biomarkers in the subsurface of the Salar Grande (Atacama, Chile) evaporitic deposits. Biogeochemistry. 2018
- Watershed-Induced Limnological and Microbial Status in Two Oligotrophic Andean Lakes Exposed to the Same Climatic Scenario. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2018
- Lithium saltworks of the Salar de Atacama: A model for MgSO₄-free ancient potash deposits. Chemical Geology. 2017
- Early to Middle Miocene climate in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 2016
- Groundwater flow in a closed basin with a saline shallow lake in a volcanic area: Laguna Tuyajto, northern Chilean Altiplano of the Andes. Science of the Total Environment. 2016
- Rates and geochemical processes of soil and salt crust formation in Salars of the Atacama Desert, Chile. Geoderma. 2016
- Timing of wet episodes in Atacama Desert over the last 15 ka. The Groundwater Discharge Deposits (GWD) from Domeyko Range at 25°S. Quaternary Science Reviews. 2016
- Seeker-Autonomous Long-range Rover Navigation for Remote Exploration. Journal of Field Robotics. 2014
- Strigoceras septicarinatum (Jurassic Ammonoidea) in the Precordillera of North Chile: Paleobiogeographical and paleoenvironmental implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 2014
- Colluvial sedimentation in a hyperarid setting (Atacama Desert, northern Chile): Geomorphic controls and stratigraphic facies variability. Sedimentology. 2013
- Active erosion-deposition cycles in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 2013
- Distribution of Microbial Arsenic Reduction, Oxidation and Extrusion Genes along a Wide Range of Environmental Arsenic Concentrations. PLoS ONE. 2013
- GEOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY IN AN ACIDIC, HIGH ALTITUDE (4,000 m) SALT FLAT. HIGH ANDES, NORTHERN CHILE. Advanced Materials Research. 2013
- Molecular preservation in halite- and perchlorate-rich hypersaline subsurface deposits in the Salar Grande basin (Atacama Desert, Chile): Implications for the search for molecular biomarkers on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2013
- Zebra stripes in the Atacama Desert: Fossil evidence of overland flow. Geomorphology. 2013
- Enrichment of arsenic transforming and resistant heterotrophic bacteria from sediments of two salt lakes in Northern Chile. Extremophiles. 2012
- Geomorphologic evidence for the late Pliocene onset of hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert. GSA Bulletin. 2012
- The stable isotope composition of halite and sulfate of hyperarid soils and its relation to aqueous transport. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2012
- A Microbial Oasis in the Hypersaline Atacama Subsurface Discovered by a Life Detector Chip: Implications for the Search for Life on Mars. Astrobiology. 2011
- Archaeal diversity along a subterranean salt core from the Salar Grande (Chile). Environmental Microbiology. 2011
- A metriorhynchid crocodyliform braincase from northern Chile. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 2011
- Dimorphinites (Ammonoidea, Jurassic, upper Bajocian) in the Precordillera of northern Chile. Journal of Paleontology. 2011
- The sensitivity of hillslope bedrock erosion to precipitation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2011
- Climatic and geomorphic interactions on alluvial fans in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Geomorphology. 2010
- Dynamics of declining lake habitat in changing climate. Lakes on Mars. 2010
- Prokaryotic diversity pattern in high-altitude ecosystems of the Chilean Altiplano. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2010
- The High-Lakes Project (vol 114, pg G00D06, 2009). Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2010
- RODOLFO CASAMIQUELA G.. Andean Geology. 2009
- The High‐Lakes Project. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2009
- Erratum: Multiphase development of the Atacama Planation Surface recorded by cosmogenic ³He exposure ages: Implications for uplift and Cenozoic climate change in western South America (Geology (2009) vol. 37 (27-30)). Geology. 2009
- Multiphase development of the Atacama Planation Surface recorded by cosmogenic 3He exposure ages: Implications for uplift and Cenozoic climate change in western South America. Geology. 2009
- Multiphase development of the Atacama Planation Surface recorded by cosmogenic ³He exposure ages: Implications for uplift and Cenozoic climate change in western South America (vol 37, pg 27, 2009). Geology. 2009
- The role of inherited tectono-sedimentary architecture in the development of the central Andean mountain belt: Insights from the Cordillera de Domeyko. Journal of Structural Geology. 2008
- On developing thermal cave detection techniques for earth, the moon and mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 2008
- Application of pulsed‐excitation fluorescence imager for daylight detection of sparse life in tests in the Atacama Desert. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2008
- A new specimen of marine crocodile from the Middle Jurassic of northern Chile: Revalidation of Metriorhynchus westermanni (Crocodyliformes: Metriorhynchidae),Un nuevo espécimen de cocodrilo marino del Jurásico Medio del norte de Chile: Revalidación de Metriorhynchus westermanni (Crocodyliformes: Metriorhynchidae). Revista Geologica de Chile. 2008
- A new specimen of marine crocodile from the Middle Jurassic of northern Chile:: revalidation Metriorhynchus westermanni (Crocodyliformes: Metriorhynchidae). Revista Geologica de Chile. 2008
- Novelty and spatio-temporal heterogeneity in the bacterial diversity of hypersaline Lake Tebenquiche (Salar de Atacama). Extremophiles. 2008
- Comparing different methods for assessing ground truth of rover data analysis for the 2005 season of the Life in the Atacama Project. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2007
- Life in the Atacama: Searching for life with rovers (science overview). Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2007
- Surface and subsurface composition of the Life in the Atacama field sites from rover data and orbital image analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2007
- Microbial precipitation of arsenic sulfides in Andean salt flats. Geomicrobiology Journal. 2007
- Signatures of habitats and life in Earth's high-altitude lakes: clues to Noachian aqueous environments on Mars. Geology of Mars: Evidence from Earth-based Analogs. 2007
- The climatic and biotic thresholds on soil elemental cycling along an and to hyperarid rainfall gradient. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2007
- Ctenochasmatid pterosaurs from Early Cretaceous deposits in Chile. Cretaceous Research. 2006
- Eocene to Pleistocene lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy and tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Calama Basin, northern Chile (vol 32, pg 33, 2002). Revista Geologica de Chile. 2006
- Exposures levels of the deposits of the Agua de Dionisio (YMAD) mining district, Catamarca,Niveles de exposición de yacimientos del distrito minero Agua De Dionisio (YMAD), Catamarca. Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina. 2006
- Seismic Images of Accretive and Erosive Subduction Zones from the Chilean Margin. Frontiers in Earth Sciences. 2006
- Seismic imaging of a convergent continental margin and plateau in the central Andes (Andean Continental Research Project 1996 (ANCORP'96) (vol 108, pg 2328, 2003). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 2006
- The Salar de Atacama Basin: a Subsiding Block within the Western Edge of the Altiplano-Puna Plateau. Frontiers in Earth Sciences. 2006
- 150 million years of climatic stability: evidence from the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. Journal of the Geological Society. 2005
- Eocene to Pleistocene lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy and tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Calama Basin, northern Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile. 2005
- Distribution of prokaryotic genetic diversity in athalassohaline lakes of the Atacama Desert, Northern Chile. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2004
- Microbial mats from the Llamará salt flat, northern Chile,Tapetes microbianos del Salar de Llamará, norte de Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 2003
- Seismic imaging of a convergent continental margin and plateau in the central Andes (Andean Continental Research Project 1996 (ANCORP' 96)) -: art. no. 2328. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 2003
- Late Pliocene age for the Atacama Desert: Implications for the desertification of western South America. Geology. 2002
- A possible Plio-Pleistocene tsunami deposit, Hornitos, Northern Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile. 2001
- Neogene evaporites in desert volcanic environments: Atacama Desert, northern Chile. Sedimentology. 2001
- Nomad Rover field experiment, Atacama Desert, Chile 1. Science results overview. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 2001
- Nomad Rover field experiment, Atacama Desert, Chile 2. Identification of paleolife evidence using a robotic vehicle: Lessons and recommendations for a Mars sample return mission. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 2001
- Development of a continental forearc: A Cenozoic example from the Central Andes, northern Chile. Geology. 2000
- Solute inputs in the Salar de Atacama (N. Chile). Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 2000
- The Jurassic Thalattosuchia (Crocodyliformes) of Chile: a paleobiogeographic approach. Bulletin - Societie Geologique de France. 2000
- The borate deposits in Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile. 2000
- The borate deposits in Chile,Los yacimientos de boratos de Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile. 2000
- Evolution and geochemical signatures in a Neogene fore arc evaporitic basin: The Salar Grande (Central Andes of Chile). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 1999
- Geochemical characteristics and evolution paths of the superficial brines in the Llamara Salar (Chile). Revista Geologica de Chile. 1999
- Geochemical characteristics and evolution paths of the superficial brines in the Llamara Salar (Chile),Caracteristicas geoquimicas y pautas de evolucion de las salmueras superficiales del Salar de Llamara, Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile. 1999
- Late Neogene lacustrine record and palaeogeography in the Quillagua-Llamara basin, Central Andean fore-arc (northern Chile). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 1999
- Seismic reflection image revealing offset of Andean subduction-zone earthquake locations into oceanic mantle. Nature. 1999
- Tectonic signatures in arid continental basins: an example from the Upper Miocene-Pleistocene, Calama Basin, Andean forearc, northern Chile. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 1999
- The giant pachycormid Leedsichthys (Actinopterygii) in the Southern Hemisphere: Further evidence for a Jurassic Atlanto-Pacific marine faunal province. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte. 1999
- A new pycnodont (Pisces, Actinopterygii) from the Jurassic of Chile. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte. 1998
- Comportamiento geoquimico y mineralogico del salar de llamara (Chile): Origen de sus solutos y evolucion de sus salmueras. Boletin de la Sociedad Chilena de Quimica. 1998
- Mineralogy and parental brine evolution in the Pedro de Valdivia nitrate deposit, Antofagasta, Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile. 1998
- Mineralogy and parental brine evolution in the Pedro de Valdivia nitrate deposit, Antofagasta, Chile,Mineralogia y evolucion de las salmueras madres en el yacimiento de nitratos Pedro de Valdivia, Antofagasta, Chile. Revista Geologica de Chile. 1998
- Sequence stratigraphy of the Mesozoic Domeyko basin, northern Chile. Journal of the Geological Society. 1998
- Application of geochemical models to the study of evolutionary patterns in the brines of salar de Llamara (Chile). Approximation of the inverse method,Aplicacion de la modelizacion geoquimica al estudio de pautas evolutivas en las salmueras del salar de Llamara (Chile). Aproximacion de metodo inverso. Estudios Geologicos. 1996
- General geochemical characteristics of a saline system of salt pans in Llamara, Chile,Caracteristicas geoquimicas generales del sistema salino del salar de Llamara, Chile. Estudios Geologicos. 1996
- The Precordilleran fault system of Chuquicamata, Northern Chile: Evidence for reversals along arc-parallel strike-slip faults. Tectonophysics. 1996
- The lithospheric structures of the southern Central Andes based on geophysical interpretations: A review. Revista Geologica de Chile. 1995
- The upper Bajocian and Bathonian in the Cordillera de Domeyko, North-Chilean precordillera: Sedimentological and biostratigraphical results. Geobios. 1994
capítulo
- Latest Bajocian Bio-Events of Ammonite Immigration and Colonization in the Tarapaca Basin (Northern Chile): Palaeoenvironmental Implications for Sequence Stratigraphy. Springer Geology. 2014
documento
- "Changos, mineros y una perla" de Jorge Álvarez. Antofagasta. 2025
- III Conversatorio Científico: “Hidrodinámica de los Salares”.. Antofagasta. 2024
- "Pasado, presente y futuro del Litio”: ¿El futuro de la energía sostenible?. Antofagasta. 2024
- Sulfate Sources, Biologic Cycling, and Mobility in Atacama Desert Soils Revealed by Isotope Signatures. SSRN. 2023
- Cátedra Chile en Argentina El desierto de Atacama del Norte Grande de Chile.. Virtual. 2022
- A Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Spatial Heterogeneity in the Puquios of the Salar de Llamara, Atacama Desert, Northern Chile. Research Square. 2021
- "Un planeta inquieto en constante movimiento".. Antofagasta. 2020
- Las rocas cuentan una historia y hay que aprender a escucharla. Antofagasta. 2019
- Avances del Nodo Landata y la investigación que se desarrolla en el Laboratorio Natural Desierto de Atacama, Landata. Antofagasta. 2018
- Conferencia a estudiantes el Liceo Técnico Industrial Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. La Serena, Chile. 2017
- Seguridad Geológica en la Región de Tarapacá. Iquique, Chile. 2017
documento de conferencia
- Global genomic expression of active bacteria populations that transform arsenic in sediments of Salar de Ascotán, Chile. One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014): As 2014 - Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. 2014
- Investigating microbial diversity and UV radiation impact at the high-altitude Lake Aguas Calientes, Chile. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 2007
libro
- Industrial minerals and rocks 2007

Palabras clave

atacama desert
nitrate deposits
northern chile

nombre completo

Guillermo Baltazar Chong Díaz

correo electrónico principal

gchong@ucn.cl

ubicación geográfica

ubicado en las instalaciones

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

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Identificador ORCID

http://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2979-8864 (pending confirmation)

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55340362300

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