Sedimentology Research Group

The sedimentology research group is studying geobiosphere interactions in sediments and using those sediments as true paleo-environmental archives or natural environmental resources.

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The hidden message of sediments: new depositional model for the Opalinus Clay

Due to their barrier effect claystones may serve as potential host rocks for final disposal of high-level radioactive waste.

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NATURAL HYDROGEN

Natural hydrogen: a sustainable energy source in mountain ranges

Researchers from GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany, and from University of Fribourg, Switzerland, identify where to expect natural and exploitable hydrogen resources using state-of-the-art…

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New perspectives for using corals in climate research

Measuring temperatures from Earth’s past is important for understanding the development of its climate. Ancient ocean temperatures are most commonly reconstructed by analysing the ratio of different oxygen…

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