- Clastic diagenesis and the formation of
carbonte cements vs. fracture carbonate
- Zeolite formation in crystalline basement
rocks (Switzerland)
- Alpine exhumation history in relation to
the low temperature metamorphism (Switzerland)
- Zeolite facies in basaltic systems
(Iceland)
- Primary vs. secondary analcime in alkaline
volcanic rocks from the Kaiserstuhl
- Low temperature water-rock interaction in
the Kaiserstuhl volcanic complex
- Mass transfer, mineral evolution and
pororsity generation during fluid-rock interaction in
crystalline basement rock
- Faujasite: mineralogy, geochemistry and
and genetic speculations
- Offretite vs.
epitaxial growth of offretite and erionite
(Kaiserstuhl)
- Subsidence history and permeability
evolution during water-rock interaction on the Faroese
Island in relation to hydrocarbon
exploration
My research interest is related to mineralogy,
geochemistry and petrology. Thereby my research interests were focused
on very-low temperature metamorphism, mineral replacement and
alteration during water-rock interaction in hydrothermal systems in
metamorphic and igneous rocks as well during clastic
diagenesis. My experience is in a
long-range
in different
local setting as well as in different geological environments. During
my diploma thesis I carrying out classical zeolite facies isograds in
Iceland, by using fieldwork data and laboratory work related to
geochemistry, mineralogy and petrology. The research topic on
hydrothermal system, water-rock interaction and the formation of
Ca-Al-silicates was continued with my PhD study on fissures of granites
and gneisses in the Swiss Alps. Further research projects are related
to fossil hydrothermal systems on zeolite bearing volcanic rocks from
the Kaiserstuhl volcano. Research results are published in
international journals. In generally my research projects are based on
fieldwork in igneous and metamorphic provinces combined with analytic
techniques (EMPA, XRD, XRF, LA-ICPMS, FTIR, DSC-TGA, Ar/Ar dating and
apatite FT) and thermodynamic modelling.
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