Research
Osorno volcano in Chile
Research focus
- Architecture of plumbing systems beneath active volcanoes
- Magma generation and compositional evolution
- Magma ascent and fragmentation inferred from textural analysis of juvenile pyroclasts
- Volcanism and architecture of the magmatic plumbing system in the East African Rift System, with specific focus on carbonatite volcanism
- Maar-diatreme volcanism (phreatomagmatic eruption dynamics)
- Rheology and physical properties of multi-phase magmas
- Volatiles behavior in evolved magma reservoirs
- Emplacement and cooling/crystallization of lava flows
- Transition from explosive to effusive eruptions in silicic volcanoes around the world (Chile, USA, Greece)
- Dating and time relations of magmatic processes
- Origin and formation of pegmatite and their relation to their granitic body.
Research techniques
The group uses a variety of techniques, which involves field observations, geochemical analyses of natural and experimental samples, geophysical analyses, and numerical modeling to provide an integrated picture of the processes involved from magma generation to eruption at the Earth's surface.
Our main field areas to which we apply these techniques include:
- the Western United States
- the Chilean Andes
- the Aegean volcanic arc (Greece)
- the Taupo Volcanic Zone (New Zealand)
- the East African Rift System (Tanzania)
- Iceland
- Cape Verde islands
- Pikes Peak Batholith (Colorado, USA)
Facilities
Analytical facilities that we offer are a Laser ablation ICP-MS system with high sample throughput and a sector field ICP-MS for best sensitivity. Visit the analytical facility page for more information.