Micro - raman and fluid inclusion applications in petrology and sedimentology
Applicazioni micro-raman e delle inclusioni fluide in campo petrologico e sedimentologico
Staff
- Ferrando Simona (Manager)
- Bertok Carlo (Member)
- Carnevale Giorgio (Member)
- D'atri Anna (Member)
- Dela Pierre Francesco (Member)
- Giordano Daniele (Member)
- Lozar Francesca (Member)
- Martire Luca (Member)
- Natalicchio Marcello (Member)
Contacts
- +39 011 6705111
- simona.ferrando@unito.it
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ERC Sectors
PE10_10 - Mineralogy, petrology, igneous petrology, metamorphic petrology
Activity
This research couples micro-Raman and fluid inclusion analyses to characterize petrological and sedimentary processes occurring at the micro- and nano-scale or to define the equations that correlate Raman spectra from a sample with its chemical-physical features.
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FIG. 1 Micro-Raman spectra of gypsum (black) with filaments, pyrite (red), pyrite with polysulfide (blue), and carbonaceous material (green).
Main Collaborations
- Barale Luca, CNR-IGG Torino, Italy
- Favero-Longo Sergio, University of Torino, Italy
- Frezzotti Maria Luce, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
Publications
- ROBIDOUX P., MOUSSALLAM Y., ROSE-KOGA E.F., RIZZO A.L., GEORGEAIS G., LAGES J., LÉVRESSE G., FERRANDO S., AIUPPA A. (2024): New insights from plumbing system below composite mafic volcanoes: Post-glacial volatile contents and magmatic fluids from Villarrica magmas. Lithos, 488-489, 107786; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107786
- BARALE L., BERTOK C., D’ATRI A., MANTOVANI A., MARTIRE L., AGOSTINI S., BERNASCONI S.M., GERDES A. & FERRANDO S. (2021): Syn-rift hydrothermal circulation in the Mesozoic carbonates of the western Adriatic continental palaeomargin (Western Southalpine Domain, NW Italy). Basin Research, 33, 3045-3076, doi: 10.1111/bre.12594
- PELLEGRINO L., NATALICCHIO M., ABE K., JORDAN R.W., FAVERO-LONGO S.E., FERRANDO S., CARNEVALE G. & DELA PIERRE F. (2021): Tiny, glassy and rapidly trapped: the nano-sized planktic diatoms in Messinian (late Miocene) gypsum. Geology, 49, 1369-1374, doi: 10.1130/G49342.1
- REMIGI S., MANCINI T., FERRANDO S. & FREZZOTTI M.L. (first online): Inter-laboratory application of Raman CO2 densimeter equations: experimental procedure and statistical analysis using bootstrapped confidence intervals. Applied Spectroscopy, https://doi.org/10.1177/
0003702820987601 - GIORDANO D., GONZÁLEZ-GARCÍA D., RUSSEL J.K., RANERI S., BERSANI D., FORNASINI L., DI GENOVA D., FERRANDO S., KALIWODA M., LOTTICI P., SMIT M. & DINGWELL D.B. (2020): A calibrated database of Raman spectra for natural silicate glasses: implications for modelling melt physical properties. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 51, 1822-1838; https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.5675
- ANDREETTO F., DELA PIERRE F., GIBERT L.B., NATALICCHIO M., FERRANDO S. (2019): Potential fossilized sulfide-oxidizing bacteria in the upper Miocene sulfur-bearing limestones from the Lorca Basin (SE Spain): paleoenvironmental implications. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10:1031. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01031
- DELA PIERRE F., NATALICCHIO M., FERRANDO S., GIUSTETTO R., BIRGEL D., CARNEVALE G., GIER S., LOZAR F., MARABELLO D., PECKMANN J. (2015): Are the large filamentous microfossils preserved in Messinian gypsum colorless sulfide-oxidizing bacteria? Geology, 43, 855-858.
https://doi.org/10.1130/G37018.1 - NATALICCHIO M., DELA PIERRE F., LUGLI F., LOWENSTEIN T.K., FEINER S.J., FERRANDO S., MANZI V., ROVERI M., CLARI P. (2014): Did Late Miocene (Messinian) gypsum precipitate from evaporated marine brines? Insights from the Piedmont Basin (Italy). Geology, 42, 179-182. doi:10.1130/G34986.1
Tag: Micro-Raman spectroscopy, microthermometry, equations