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Catherine Mével is a researcher affiliated with the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France. Their work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific attention to Geophysics and Atmospheric Science. Their research topics span Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Their recent scientific contributions include the publication titled K-Ar Geochronology and geochemistry of underwater lava samples from the Subsaintes cruise offshore Les Saintes (Guadeloupe): Insights for the Lesser Antilles arc magmatism, published in 2022 in the journal Marine Geology. This work reflects their engagement in geological and geochemical investigation within tectonically active regions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Catherine Mével include:

  • M. Henri
  • Xavier Quidelleur
  • Anne Le Friant
  • Jean-Christophe Komorowski
  • J. Escartı́n

Their research has been published predominantly in the venue Marine Geology, indicating a specialized focus on marine and geological processes.

Their main fields of study are categorized as follows:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of study include:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science

Key topics covered in their research are:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Best Publications

  • Serpentinization of abyssal peridotites at mid-ocean ridges

    Catherine Mével

  • Thin crust, ultramafic exposures, and rugged faulting patterns at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (22°–24°N)

    Mathilde Cannat;Catherine Mevel;Marcia Maia;Christine Deplus

  • Constraints on deformation conditions and the origin of oceanic detachments: The Mid‐Atlantic Ridge core complex at 15°45′N

    J. Escartin;C. Mevel;Christopher John MacLeod;A. M. McCaig

  • Dynamic control on serpentine crystallization in veins: Constraints on hydration processes in oceanic peridotites

    Muriel Andréani;Muriel Andréani;C. Mével;A.-M. Boullier;J. Escartín

  • Tectonic setting and mineralogical and geochemical zonation in the Snake Pit sulfide deposit (Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23 degrees N)

    Yves Fouquet;Amina Wafik;Pierre Cambon;Catherine Mevel

  • Hydrothermal activity along the southwest Indian ridge

    C.R. German;E.T. Baker;C. Mevel;K. Tamaki

  • Evidence for major‐element heterogeneity in the mantle source of abyssal peridotites from the Southwest Indian Ridge (52° to 68°E)

    Monique Seyler;Mathilde Cannat;Catherine Mével

  • Emplacement of deep crustal and mantle rocks on the west median valley wall of the MARK area (MAR, 23°N)

    Catherine Mével;Mathilde Cannat;Pascal Gente;Eva Marion

  • Behavior of Li and its isotopes during serpentinization of oceanic peridotites

    Sylvie Decitre;Sylvie Decitre;Etienne Deloule;Laurie Reisberg;Rachael H. James

  • New insights into the origin and distribution of the DUPAL isotope anomaly in the Indian Ocean mantle from MORB of the Southwest Indian Ridge

    Christine M. Meyzen;John N. Ludden;Eric Humler;Béatrice Luais

  • Metamorphic Stratigraphy of Hole 735B

    D. Stakes;C. Mével;M. Cannat;T. Chaput

  • Characteristics and evolution of the segmentation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 20°N and 24°N during the last 10 million years

    Pascal Gente;Robert A. Pockalny;Cécile Durand;Christine Deplus

  • Direct observation of a section through slow-spreading oceanic crust

    J.-M. Auzende;D. Bideau;E. Bonatti;M. Cannat

  • Tectonic structure, evolution, and the nature of oceanic core complexes and their detachment fault zones (13°20′N and 13°30′N, Mid Atlantic Ridge)

    J. Escartín;C. Mével;Sven Petersen;D. Bonnemains

  • Helium and methane measurements in hydrothermal fluids from the mid-Atlantic ridge: The Snake Pit site at 23°N

    P. Jean-Baptiste;J.L. Charlou;M. Stievenard;J.P. Donval

  • Ultramafic-Mafic Plutonic Rock Suites Exposed Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (10°N-30°N). Symmetrical-Asymmetrical Distribution and Implications for Seafloor Spreading Processes.

    Yves Lagabrielle;Daniel Bideau;Mathilde Cannat;Jeffirey A. Karson

  • Isotopic portrayal of the Earth’s upper mantle flow field

    Christine M. Meyzen;Janne Blichert-Toft;John N. Ludden;Eric Humler

  • A discontinuity in mantle composition beneath the southwest Indian ridge

    Christine M. Meyzen;Michael J. Toplis;Eric Humler;John N. Ludden

  • Chlorine isotopic composition in seafloor serpentinites and high-pressure metaperidotites. Insights into oceanic serpentinization and subduction processes

    Magali Bonifacie;Vincent Busigny;Catherine Mével;Pascal Philippot

  • Amphibolite facies conditions in the oceanic crust: example of amphibolitized flaser-gabbro and amphibolites from the Chenaillet ophiolite massif (Hautes Alpes, France)

    Catherine Mevel;Renaud Caby;Jean-Robert Kienast

  • Additional 40Ar-39Ar dating of the basement and the alkaline volcanism of Gorringe Bank (Atlantic Ocean)

    Gilbert Féraud;Derek York;Catherine Mével;Guy Cornen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathilde Cannat
Mathilde Cannat Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Javier Escartín
Javier Escartín École Normale Supérieure
Muriel Andreani
Muriel Andreani Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Christine Deplus
Christine Deplus Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Enrico Bonatti
Enrico Bonatti Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Paraskevi Nomikou
Paraskevi Nomikou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Yves Lagabrielle
Yves Lagabrielle University of Rennes
Christopher J. MacLeod
Christopher J. MacLeod Cardiff University
Jacques Malavieille
Jacques Malavieille University of Montpellier
Rafael Garcia
Rafael Garcia Complutense University of Madrid

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