Andrea Magli

Research fellow

Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Research

Keywords: Physical Volcanology Paleomagnetism Geological Survey Petrography Lava flows / scoria cones morphometry GIS Applications

Paleomagnetism applied to Volcanology: paleomagnetic dating and correlation of Holocene basaltic lava flows/scoria cones from active volcanoes; analyses of magnetic Properties of volcanic products.
Petrographic analyses of textures of both phenocrysts (from core to rim) and groundmas from basaltic pyroclasts / lava flowsto trace the mechanisms of magma rising and lava flows emplacement.
Morphometric analyses of basaltic lava flows and eruptive vents (e.g., lava flow lenght [L], width [W], W/L ratio, etc.).
Geological survey and stratigraphic analysis of volcanic deposits in active/recent and extinct volcanic areas.