West-central Argentina: Sierra Valle Fertil
The Sierra Valle Fertil is a crustal cross-section of a volcanic arc formed above a subduction zone about 475 million years ago. It is an extraordinary natural laboratory of a juvenile arc that exposes the 'mafic mothership' that drives petrologic diversity in the deep arc environment. This project was from 2008-2015.
Kos Plateau Tuff - Greek Islands
The Kos Pleateau Tuff was chosen as a natural laboratory to study the effects of pyroclastic transport over water. It involved fieldwork on four Greek Islands and Turkey. The team included Joe Dufek (his PhD project), Olivier Bachmann, Sharon Allen and Alain Burgisser.
Antarctica: Dry Valleys
Feeders and large sills of the Ferrar Large Igneous Province are spectacularly exposed. In Dec. 2004 - Jan. 2005 teh National Science Foundation sponsored an international group to go on a field trip led by Bruce Marsh of the Johns Hopkins University.
Home » Photos & Projects » Yosemite: A project looking at the diversity of crystal populations and their mechanical origins. Most of the work was done in the greater Tuolumne Meadows area.