Petrology is the study of rocks - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary - and the processes that form and transform them. Mineralogy is the study of the chemistry, crystal structure and physical ...

In Italy, the Colli Albani experienced major eruptions thousands of years ago that current models did not predict. Using 3D ...

The Petrology Group hosts a world-class suite of cutting-edge equipment capable of recreating the extreme conditions of pressure and temperature ranging from Earth’s surface to its centre. Much of our ...

The Petrology Group laboratories house two Raman spectrometers for the identification of minerals and compounds dissolved in fluids and quenched melt (glass). The first, A Jobin-Yvon HORIBA™ T64000 ...