Geodynamics

Geochemistry

Unravelling the geological past of the Sierra del Nevado, in South Andes, Argentina

Georgina Rubiano Lorenzoni and edited by Kleoniki (Lydia) Theodoridou October 26, 2022

Cerro Nevado volcano illustrated by Vojta Hýbl

Have you ever wondered to learn more about the geological setting of the Nevado volcano in Central-West Argentina? In this week’s blog, we have Georgina Rubiano Lorenzoni, a Ph.D. Geologist student from the Universidad Nacional de La Pampa in Argentina, who will guide us through her thesis aims, which are the identification and investigation of the petrogenesis and geochronology of the mountain ra ...[Read More]

To boldly go… deep sea exploring to study Earth’s interior

Molly Anderson, edited by Arushi Saxena and edited by Michael Perfit November 10, 2021

Shrimp competes with HOV Alvin’s hydraulic arm for seafloor pillow basalt near the East Pacific Rise . © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with thanks to Daniel Fornari (WHOI-MISO Facility)

As geodynamicists, we are sometimes oblivious on how we get the geophysical constraints in our numerical models. This week Molly Anderson, a PhD student at the University of Florida, takes us on a exciting dive to study the geochemical signatures of the East Pacific Ocean seafloor! People are often surprised to hear that the seafloor is covered with volcanoes, let alone that the most extensive cha ...[Read More]