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Publication record:

Peer-reviewed papers:

Solferino, G.F.D., Golabek, G.J.
Olivine grain growth in partially molten Fe-Ni-S: A proxy for the genesis of pallasite meteorites.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters,  in press  2018.


Solferino, G.F.D., Golabek, G.J., Nimmo, F., and Schmidt, M.W.
Fast grain growth of olivine in liquid Fe-S and the formation of pallasites with rounded olivine grains.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 162, pg. 259-275, 2015
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Solferino G. and Anderson, A.J.
Pressure determination in HDAC experiments with haplogranite glass plus water by laser interferometry.
Chemical Geology, vol. 388, pg. 48-58, 2014.
doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.09.002


Anderson, A.J., Yan, H., Mayanovic, R.A., Solferino G., Benmore, C.
High Energy X-ray Diffraction of a Water Saturated Silicate Melt under Conditions of High Temperature and Pressure.
High Pressure Research, doi:10.1080/08957959.2013.870565, 2014.


Mayanovic, R.A., Yan, H., Anderson, A.J., Solferino, G.
Investigation of the structural environment of Ta in a silicate glass and water system under high P-T conditions.
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 368, pg. 71-78, 2013.


Solferino, G., Anderson, A.J.
Thermal reduction of Molybdite in water and Hydrogen Peroxide bearing solutions. Insights on redox conditions in
Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell (HDAC) experiments.  Chemical Geology, vol. 322-323, pg. 215-222, 2012.
doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.07.006


Schmidt, M.W., Forien, M., Solferino, G., Bagdassarov, N.
Settling and compaction of olivine in basaltic magmas: an experimental study on the time scales of cumulate formation.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, vol. 164, pg. 959-976, 2012.
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Bagdassarov, N., Golabek, G., Solferino, G., Schmidt, M.W.
Constraints on the Fe-S melt connectivity in mantle silicates from electrical impedance measurements.
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol. 177, pag. 139-146, 2009.
doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2009.08.003 


Bagdassarov, N., Solferino, G., Golabek, G., Schmidt, M.W.
Centrifuge assisted percolation of Fe-S melts in partially molten peridotite: Time constraints for planetary core accretion.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 288, pag. 84-95, 2009.
doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.09.010


Connolly, J.A.D., Schmidt, M.W., Solferino, G., Bagdassarov, N. 
Permeability of asthenospheric mantle and melt extraction rates at mid-ocean ridges.
Nature, vol. 462, pag. 209-212, 2009.
doi:10.1038/nature08517

Invited seminars:

01/03/2017 – Cardiff University
“Control of fO2 and pressure in Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell experiments and potential
application to Energy Critical Elements study”. Presented at Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

09/11/2016 – Royal Holloway University of London
“Experiments to understand nature. Two case studies: 1. Meteorites 2. Supercritical fluids”.
Presented at Royal Holloway University, Egham, United Kingdom.

06/03/2015 – University of Bristol
Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell development with a view on the structure of water-bearing polymerized melt, and side effects.
Presented at University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

11/06/2014 – University of Goettingen
Accumulation versus Textural maturation: Two case studies.
Presented at Earth Science Department, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.

14/04/2011 - Dalhousie University
Partially molten systems: Porosity, Permeability and Dynamics in Relevant Geological Settings.
Presented at Earth Science Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

12/01/2011 – ETH Zurich
Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell study of silicate melts/fluids structure.
Presented at Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

31/10/2006 – University of Frankfurt
Crystal settling and percolation mechanisms in partially molten systems.
Presented at Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, J.W. Goethe Unversitaet, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.


Recent conferences:

Mineral Deposits Studies Group Meeting - MDSG 2016
COPAGE, J., SOLFERINO, G.F.D., MEERE, P.A. (2016) The Geochemistry of the Copper Coast
Mineralization, County Waterford. Bristol, United Kingdom.

Mineral Deposits Studies Group Meeting - MDSG 2016
LANG, J., MEERE, P.A., SOLFERINO, G.F.D., UNITT, R. (2016) Copper Metallogenesis in Upper
Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks of southern Ireland. Bristol, United Kingdom.

Annual Irish Geoscience Meeting, 02/11/2016
COPAGE, J., SOLFERINO, G.F.D., MEERE, P.A. (2016) The Geochemistry of the Copper Coast
Mineralization, County Waterford. Dublin, Ireland.

Annual Irish Geoscience Meeting, 02/11/2016
LANG, J., MEERE, P.A., SOLFERINO, G.F.D., UNITT, R. (2016) Copper Metallogenesis in Upper
Palaeozoic sedimentary of southern Ireland. Dublin, Ireland.

EMPG XV (2016)
Pallasite formation: New experimental Results
SOLFERINO G.F.D. and GOLABEK G.J.

First Meeting of the Irish Centre for Applied Geosciences (iCRAG), 07/06/2016
LANG, J., MEERE, P.A., SOLFERINO, G.F.D., UNITT, R. (2016) Copper Metallogenesis in Upper Palaeozoic
sedimentary rocks of southern Ireland. Athlone, Ireland.

ACCRETE Workshop, 14/05/2015
GOLABEK, G.J., SOLFERINO, G.F.D., SCHMIDT, M.W., NIMMO, F. (2015) On the origin of pallasites
with rounded olivine grains. Bayreuth, Germany.

EGU Meeting 2015
Pallasite formation after a non-destructive impact. An experimental- and image analyses-based study (PICO presentation).
SOLFERINO, G.F.D., GOLABEK, G.J, NIMMO, F., SCHMIDT, M.W., 14/04/2015, Vienna, Austria.

EGU Meeting 2015
Pressure determination in HDAC experiments, the behaviour of isochoric water-silicate systems at high pressure, and implications for melt (glass)
inclusion studies (poster presentation).
SOLFERINO, G.F.D., ANDERSON, A.J., 14/04/2015, Vienna, Austria.

76th Meteoritical Society Meeting, July 2013:
Olivine annealing in molten iron-sulphide. A tool to interpret the origin of pallasites
Authors: Solferino, G., Muir, S.L..

GAC-MAC 2012, May 2012:
"Thermal reduction of molybdite and hematite in water and H2O2-H2O solutions as a tool to determine oxygen fugacity in hydrothermal diamond anvil cell (HDAC) experiments"
Ref.: Session ID: GS5, Economic Geology - Authors: G.F.D. Solferino, A.J. Anderson.

AGU Fall Meeting, Dec. 2011:
"Thermal reduction of MoO3 and Fe2O3 in sub- and supercritical water: Insights on redox conditions in Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell (HDAC) experiments"
Paper n.: V31F-2605 - Abstract ref.: 1189859 - Authors: G.F.D. Solferino, A.J. Anderson.

see the poster in pdf format



Published abstracts:

Solferino, G., Anderson, A.J.
Thermal reduction of MoO3 in sub- and supercritical water: Insights on redox conditions in Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell (HDAC) experiments.
EosTrasanctions AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, 2011.  [link]

Schmidt, M.W., Connolly, J.A.D., Solferino, G., Bagdassarov, N.
Experimental determination of the permeability of the asthenospheric mantle and an acceleration of melt extraction velocities by 1-2 orders of magnitude.
Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, 90, iss. 52, 2009. [pdf]

Bagdassarov, N., Solferino, G., Schmidt, M.W.
Percolation experiments of FeS melts in partially molten peridotites.
Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, 88, iss. 52, 2007. [pdf]

Solferino, G., Bagdassarov, N., Schmidt, M.W.
Percolation of Fe-FeS melts through an olivine matrix. A study with centrifuging piston cylinder.
Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 41, Supplement, Proceedings of 69th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 2006, p. 5179. [pdf]

Solferino, G., Schmidt, M.W., Bagdassarov, N.
Percolation threshold of iron-sulfide melts in an olivine matrix: An experimental study with a centrifuging piston cylinder.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement, 70, iss. 18, 2006, p. 602. [pdf]

Bagdassarov, N., Golabek, G., Solferino, G., Schmidt, M.W.,
Percolation of Fe-FeS melts in partially molten peridotite.
Workshop on Early Planetary Differentiation 2006: : A Multi-Planetary and Multi-Disciplinary Perspective, 2006,  p. 15. [pdf]

Bagdassarov, N., Golabek, G.,  Solferino, G., Schmidt, M.W.
Percolation of Fe-FeS melts in partially molten peridotites.
Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, 87, iss. 52, 2006. [pdf]