Mineralogy-Petrology Research Group

The Mineralogy-petrology research group at the University of Fribourg investigates the mineralogical and chemical effects of fluid-rock interaction and the fundamental links between mineral reactions and biogenic activity.

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2 open PhD positions in Mineralogy-Petrology on “Fluid circulation in mantle rocks”

The Mineralogy-Petrology group at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Fribourg invites applications for two 4-year Ph.D. positions funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite now published in Science

Some of the results from the IODP Exp. 399 drill cores recovered at Hole 1601C on the Atlantis Massif are now published in the journal Science. This study - with the involvement of members of our group…

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New publication on Sulfur mobilization during serpentinite subduction

Our study on the "Mobilization of isotopically heavy sulfur during serpentinite subduction" is now published in Science Advances. In this study we investigated serpentinites and adjacent metagabbroic rocks…

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