The abstract submission deadline for #EGU23 is in less than a month (10 January 2023)! It can be difficult to decide which session is the best to present your research…As in the past years, we are here to help you find the right session for you! Today we highlight the session GD5.2 “Magmatic, tectonic and …[Read More]
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
Tambora 1815: From eruptive dynamics to the global impact of the eruption – with Jessica Kandlbauer
reading time: 10 minutes The Tambora 1815 eruption: a brief introduction On April 10th, 1815, the Tambora volcano, located on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia, was responsible for one of the largest eruptions in the last millennium (Stothers, 1984; Sigurdsson and Carey, 1989; Oppenheimer, 2003; Self et al., 2004; Kandlbauer et al., 2013a; Kandlbauer …[Read More]
#EGU23 session in the spotlight: Building the next generation of realistic models of magma propagation and volcano deformation
The abstract submission for the General Assembly in 2023 is open now until 10. January 2023! The #EGU23 is set to again become a forum for innovation and debate about the latest progress in the geosciences, with a mixture of broader and more focused sessions. Today, we highlight one of those targeted sessions GMPV8.2 which …[Read More]
Fagradalsfjall 2021 versus 2022: similarity and differences
The Icelandic eruptions of 2021 and 2022 originated in the Reykjanes peninsula, characterized by the Krýsuvík-Trölladyngja system, one of the five volcanic systems present along the peninsula. This peninsula is a leaky transform fault, characterized by episodic rifts and associated volcanism. The last two years have brought about some of the most momentous volcanic eruptions …[Read More]
Motherhood in Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Sciences
Are you a mother in the fields of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology or Volcanology? Are you about to become a mother soon or have you just started to consider it? How many times have you considered it but thought that it wasn’t the right time? Starting a family can be challenging as it is, but juggling …[Read More]
Machine Learning and Volcanic Crystals: a journey with Corin Jorgenson into Random Forest Thermobarometry
Thermobarometry: a bit of background Being able to understand the eruptive style of a volcano, how the eruptive behavior can evolve over time and managing to better interpret the signals that a volcanic system gives us before an eruption are of fundamental importance for mitigating the risk associated with eruptive activities. In this context, it …[Read More]
EGU GMPV Campfires – Wednesday 28th September 11am CEST
We are happy to announce the 18th edition of our very own GMPV Campfires! This edition will be focusing on Mineralogy and Petrology and will be held on Wednesday 28th September at 11am CEST on Zoom. Our three speakers are: Beatrice Celata (PhD Student @ Sapienza University of Rome) – Tourmaline breakdown experiments applied to subduction systems: …[Read More]
Is garnet going to be your best date?
For geochronologists it is all about precision and accuracy. For petrochronologists it is more about precise positioning of those ages to trace back the evolution of a rock. For many, it is not just about getting a crystallisation or metamorphic age, it is about knowing when and at what conditions a given rock experienced certain …[Read More]
Sedimentary Rocks – Insight Into The Past And Future Climate
In the recent past, a lot of effort has been directed toward evaluating the consequences of the rapidly rising global temperatures. Among them, one very alarming consequence is ocean acidification (Fauville et al, 2012; Gatusso et al, 2015). Ocean acidification is the direct result of atmospheric CO2 increase caused in part by anthropogenic activities such …[Read More]
5 things I learnt from 2 months at sea with the International Ocean Discovery Program
This year I was lucky enough to be part of International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 390 – South Atlantic Transect I – aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution which spent two months, from April to June, out in the South Atlantic, drilling into and sampling the upper oceanic crust and sediments. I sailed as …[Read More]