Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU22: Wednesday highlights

Elisabetta Billotta May 25, 2022

Photograph of a polished hydrothermal dolomite breccia sample (Centrella et al., 2022)

This Wednesday we are at exactly half time through the congress! Here are some tips for today as one looks forward to a wonderful day of learning and sharing. We start between 8.30 and 11.45 CEST immersing ourselves in the world of metamorphic minerals (session GMPV 7.2– Room D2 https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU22/session/41922#Presentations) and geodynamic processes (session GD 6. ...[Read More]

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – 16th Edition

GMPV ECS Campfires Team February 7, 2022

After a short winter break, the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology division’s early career scientists talks (EGU campfires) are back! The first session in 2022 (and 16th overall) will be a general format event. The talks will be held on Wednesday 16th February at 4pm CET on Zoom. Our four speakers are: Barbara Bonechi (PostDoc @ Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) – High pre ...[Read More]

GMPV for Sustainable Development – Geohazards and Volcanic Monitoring

Camilla Imarisio November 3, 2021

GMPV and The Sustainable Development Goals In 2015 all United Nations Member States adopted a set of Global Goals, as a universal call to protect our planet, end poverty and ensure that all people can enjoy peace and prosperity. These are called the Sustainable Development Goals – 17 integrated goals aimed at addressing the challenges our society is currently facing considering social, economic, a ...[Read More]

Happy Birthday Mama Etna!

Alessandro Musu May 5, 2021

Photo by Piermanuele Sberni on Unsplash

18 May 1971. This date may not mean anything to you at the moment, but it represents a very special day for the evolution of Mount Etna, leaving a deep mark in the recent eruptive activity of the volcano. Exactly 50 years ago, Mount Etna saw the birth of what, only a short time later, was to become the most active crater of the last decades: “The South-East Crater”, the fourth child of ...[Read More]