[HTML][HTML] A review of plagioclase growth rate and compositional evolution in mafic alkaline magmas: Guidelines for thermometry, hygrometry, and timescales of magma …

P Moschini, S Mollo, A Pontesilli, M Nazzari… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mafic alkaline magmas, such as those feeding the persistent eruptive activity of Stromboli
and Mt. Etna volcanoes in Italy, are dominated by the crystallization of plagioclase via …

Glass forming ability and crystallisation behaviour of sub-alkaline silicate melts

F Vetere, G Iezzi, H Behrens, F Holtz, G Ventura… - Earth-science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The intrinsic solidification behaviour and glass forming ability (GFA) of natural sub-alkaline
silicate melts have been experimentally quantified via cooling-induced solidification …

Trace element partitioning between plagioclase and silicate melt: The importance of temperature and plagioclase composition, with implications for terrestrial and …

C Sun, M Graff, Y Liang - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Trace element partition coefficients between anorthitic plagioclase and basaltic melts (D)
have been determined experimentally at 0.6 GPa and 1350–1400° C in a lunar high-Ti …

A new test for equilibrium based on clinopyroxene–melt pairs: clues on the solidification temperatures of Etnean alkaline melts at post-eruptive conditions

S Mollo, K Putirka, V Misiti, M Soligo, P Scarlato - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
We have performed new global regression analyses to calibrate a model of equilibrium
between clinopyroxene and co-existing melt. Then we have applied this model to a …

Insights into magma storage beneath a frequently erupting arc volcano (Villarrica, Chile) from unsupervised machine learning analysis of mineral compositions

FO Boschetty, DJ Ferguson, JA Cortés… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A key method to investigate magma dynamics is the analysis of the crystal cargoes carried
by erupted magmas. These cargoes may comprise crystals that crystallize in different parts …

Phosphorus and aluminum zoning in olivine: contrasting behavior of two nominally incompatible trace elements

T Shea, JE Hammer, E Hellebrand, AJ Mourey… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2019 - Springer
Phosphorus zoning in olivine is receiving considerable attention for its capacity to preserve
key information about rates and mechanisms of crystal growth. Its concentration can vary …

Dynamic crystallization in magmas

S Mollo, JE Hammer - 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Undercooling and crystallization kinetics are recognized increasingly as important
processes controlling the final textures and compositions of minerals as well as the …

The partitioning of trace elements between clinopyroxene and trachybasaltic melt during rapid cooling and crystal growth

S Mollo, JD Blundy, G Iezzi, P Scarlato… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2013 - Springer
We present the variation in trace element partition coefficients measured at the interface
between rapidly cooled clinopyroxene crystals and co-existing melts. Results indicate that …

Thermal weakening of the carbonate basement under Mt. Etna volcano (Italy): implications for volcano instability

MJ Heap, S Mollo, S Vinciguerra, Y Lavallée… - Journal of volcanology …, 2013 - Elsevier
The physical integrity of a sub-volcanic basement is crucial in controlling the stability of a
volcanic edifice. For many volcanoes, this basement can comprise thick sequences of …

Reconstruction of magmatic variables governing recent Etnean eruptions: Constraints from mineral chemistry and P–T–fO2–H2O modeling

S Mollo, PP Giacomoni, M Coltorti, C Ferlito, G Iezzi… - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
Petrological investigations of active volcanoes are often supported by mass balance,
thermodynamic calculations and/or experiments performed at key conditions. Conversely …