RT7 - Experimental Geosciences

A temperature jump of 400°C at a depth of 2 km—it’s possible in Krafla to cook a steak!

This study explains the heat transfer between a magma reservoir and the surrounding rock in the high-enthalpy geothermal exploration area of Krafla, Iceland. Thermomechanical numerical models explain the sudden jump […]

05.02.2026

The origins of continents: continental crust shaped by water

ow did continents appear on Earth? This question, crucial to understanding the emergence of civilizations and life itself, remains one of the great mysteries of the early stages of planetary […]

01.07.2025

Assessing air quality with plants: yes, but for which elements?

Epiphytic plants, which absorb their nutrients exclusively from the air, are good indicators of the chemical composition of atmospheric particles and are often used in the literature as diagnostic tools. […]

Why are large deposits of strategic metals associated with subduction zones?

Subduction zones are the most important places on Earth where matter is exchanged between the crust and the mantle. They are also the locations of the largest deposits of strategic […]

28.02.2025

Algamarca gold deposit in Peru: News on its formation

With their partners from South American institutions, researchers from the Géosciences Environnement Toulouse laboratory (GET-OMP – CNES/CNRS/IRD/UT3) analyzed the fluids of the earth’s crust at the origin of the gold […]

26.09.2024

Capturing and storing CO2 to fight against global warming

On May 14, 2024, the Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy, Roland Lescure, announced that he wanted to launch 4 to 5 projects on CO2 storage in France from 2025 […]

22.05.2024

Research teams

Discovery of a large reservoir of hydrogen in an underground mine in Alabama

An international scientific team involving researchers from the Institut des sciences de la Terre (ISTerre* – CNRS/IRD/UGA/Univ. Gustave Eiffel/USMB) and GET has just discovered a reservoir of natural hydrogen in […]

06.03.2024

Volcanic eruption: a new chronometer based on the diffusion of titanium in quartz

The process by which volcanic eruptions are triggered is still unpredictable. In order to assess the residence time of the magma in the chamber until the eruption, the international team, […]

03.10.2023

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