Dr. Cook has 146 refereed and/or edited publications to his credit. These publications are primarily related to economic geology, mineralogy, and environmental geochemistry.
Below are references of a few of the most recent publications:
Leicht, W. C., and Cook, R., 2004, The Eagles Nest Mine, Placer County, California. Mineralogical Record, v. 35, p. 65-72.
Cook, R. B., Coogan, E. R., Neumeier, G., and Staebler, G. A., eds., 2004, Gold-The Noble Mineral. Extra Lapis English No. 5, Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut, 112 p.
Webber, K. L., Hochleitner, R., and Cook, R. B., 2004, Gold Deposits- An Overview in Cook and others (eds), Gold-The Noble Mineral, Extra Lapis English No. 5, Lapis International, East Hampton, Connecticut, p. 48-59.
Cook, R. B., 2004, From Whence Your Gold. Rocks and Minerals v. 79, p. 10-22.
Cook, R. B., 2003, Brookite, Dodo Mine, Subpolar Urals, Russia. Rocks and Minerals v. 78, p.192-195.
Cook, R. B., 2003, Danburite, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Rocks and Minerals v. 78, p.400-403.
Kelley, J.K., Wu, K.K., Ward, B.A., and Cook, R.B., 2002, Highwall stability in an open pit stone operation. Proceedings, 21st International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, W.V., p. 228-235.
Saunders, J.A., Pritchett, M.A., and Cook, R.B., 1997, Geochemistry of biogenic pyrite and ferromanganese stream coatings: A bacterial connection?: Geomicrobiology Journal, v. 14, p. 203-217.
Fousek, R.S., and Cook, R.B., 1997, The Coldwater Mountain Quarry: New uses for Weisner Formation Quartzite in Fousek, R.S., and Cook, R.B., eds.: Industrial Minerals and Rocks of Northeast Alabama: Geological Society of America, Guidebook for Southeastern Sectional Field Trip III, p. 19.
Fousek, R.S., and Cook, R.B., eds., 1997, Industrial Minerals and Rocks of Northeast Alabama: Geological Society of America, Guidebook for Southeastern Sectional Field Trip III, 37 p.
Saunders, J. A., Cook, R. B., Thomas, R. C., and Crowe, D. E., 1996, Coprecipitation of trace metals in pyrite: Implications for enhanced intrinsic bioremediation: Proc. Fourth International Symposium of the Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface (Ilkley, Yorkshire, England).
Horowitz, A. J., Robbins, J A., Elrich, K. A., and Cook, R. B., 1996, Bed
sediment-trace element geochemistry of Terrace Reservoir, near Summitville,
Southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-344, Atlanta,
Georgia,
41 p.
Saunders, J.A., Cook, R. B., and Schoenly, P. A., 1996, Electrum disequilibrium crystallization textures in volcanic-hosted bonanza epithermal gold deposits of northern Nevada: Proceedings, Geology and Ore Deposits of the American Cordillera: Geol. Soc. Nevada, p. 173-179.
Horowitz, A. J., Elrick, K. A., Robbins, J. A., and Cook, R. B., 1995, A summary of the effects of mining and related activities on the sediment-trace element geochemistry of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.A: Journal of Geochemical Exploration 52, 135-144.
Horowitz, A. J., Elrick, K. A., Robbins, J. A., and Cook, R. B., 1995, Effect of mining and related activities on the sediment-trace element geochemistry of LakeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.A. Part II: Subsurface Sediments: Hydrological Processes, v. 9, 35-54.
Cook, R. B., and Thomson, I., 1995, Characteristics of Brevard Zone gold mineralization in the Sessions vicinity, Tallapoosa County, Alabama: in Guthrie, G. M. (ed.), The timing and tectonic mechanisms of the Alleghanian Orogen, Alabama Piedmont, Guidebook for the 32nd Annual Field Trip of the Alabama Geological Society, p. 43-51.