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An Update

So, once again I was in the lab, and ended up having a lovely discussion with my professor and a Ph D student about their areas of study and GUYS - they're my gaaaang. Volcanism, extraterrestrial science (METEORITES) high-T geochemistry I'M IN LOVEEE. Thinking of setting up a chat so I can get started thinking about my thesis. Anyway, if anyone needs me I'll be thinking about magma chambers

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damn, jesus a savage

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A Late Lab Update:

My project is about looking at tiny melt inclusions trapped within crystals and what they can tell us about specific volcanic eruptions.

A melt inclusions is simply some magma that got trapped and separated within a growing crystal (e.g plagioclase, olivine etc). As it's removed from the rest of the melt, it doesnt evolve chemically. It can provide information on what was happening deeper in the crust before the eruption including magma composition, temperature and depth.

I'll be anaylsing these melt inclusions using major and trace element data and possibly looking at the volatile content. I get a nice mix of hands-on work including making my own slides, microscope work, SEM (for major elements) and Laser Ablation (for trace elements). Lots to be doing already, but exciting to be studying at something new!

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Hello!!! Just an update -I have now officially finished my two week field trip in Greece! We went to Corinth, Nacos and Santorini - each focusing on a different aspect of field work! Photos and plenty of information (if I can remember anything) will be incoming xoxo