Strain localization in magmas

Y Lavallée, JE Kendrick - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
One of the most intriguing and (from the point of view of modeling) poorly understood
aspects of geomaterial mechanics is strain localization. Strain localization is a common …

Geological evidence of extensive N-fixation by volcanic lightning during very large explosive eruptions

A Aroskay, E Martin, S Bekki… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Most of the nitrogen (N) accessible for life is trapped in dinitrogen (N2), the most stable
atmospheric molecule. In order to be metabolized by living organisms, N2 has to be …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of pore connectivity in volcanic rocks

M Colombier, FB Wadsworth, L Gurioli, B Scheu… - Earth and planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pore connectivity is a measure of the fraction of pore space (vesicles, voids or cracks) in a
material that is interconnected on the system length scale. Pore connectivity is …

The permeability of fractured rocks in pressurised volcanic and geothermal systems

A Lamur, JE Kendrick, GH Eggertsson, RJ Wall… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The connectivity of rocks' porous structure and the presence of fractures influence the
transfer of fluids in the Earth's crust. Here, we employed laboratory experiments to measure …

Quantifying the role of hydrothermal alteration in creating geothermal and epithermal mineral resources: The Ohakuri ignimbrite (Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand)

MJ Heap, DM Gravley, BM Kennedy, HA Gilg… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal fluids can alter the chemical and physical properties of the materials through
which they pass and can therefore modify the efficiency of fluid circulation. The role of …

A multidisciplinary approach to quantify the permeability of the Whakaari/White Island volcanic hydrothermal system (Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand)

MJ Heap, BM Kennedy, JI Farquharson… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Our multidisciplinary study aims to better understand the permeability of active volcanic
hydrothermal systems, a vital prerequisite for modelling and understanding their behaviour …

The influence of pore geometry and orientation on the strength and stiffness of porous rock

L Griffiths, MJ Heap, T Xu, C Chen, P Baud - Journal of Structural Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
The geometry of voids in porous rock falls between two end-members: very low aspect ratio
(the ratio of the minor to the major axis) microcracks and perfectly spherical pores with an …

Microstructural and petrophysical properties of the Permo-Triassic sandstones (Buntsandstein) from the Soultz-sous-Forêts geothermal site (France)

MJ Heap, ARL Kushnir, HA Gilg, FB Wadsworth… - Geothermal …, 2017 - Springer
Geothermal projects in the Upper Rhine Graben aim to harness thermal anomalies that have
arisen due to hydrothermal circulation within the granitic basement and the overlying Permo …

Pressure controlled permeability in a conduit filled with fractured hydrothermal breccia reconstructed from ballistics from Whakaari (White Island), New Zealand

BM Kennedy, A Farquhar, R Hilderman, MC Villeneuve… - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breccia-filled eruption conduits are dynamic systems where pressures frequently exceed
critical thresholds, generating earthquakes and transmitting fluids. To assess the dynamics …

Hot sintering of melts, glasses and magmas

FB Wadsworth, J Vasseur… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Magma may fragment as it ascends through the volcanic plumbing system to the Earth
surface, forming volcanic ash and pyroclasts (Scheu and Dingwell 2022, this issue). If the …