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Christian Chopin is affiliated with École Normale Supérieure in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics, atmospheric science, geology, paleontology, and materials chemistry. Their scholarly work spans various interconnected subfields including geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, geological studies and exploration, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, as well as high-pressure geophysics and materials.

The scientist's recent publications highlight a strong focus on tectonics and geochronology, contributing to several journals and scientific venues. Notable papers include:

  • "Protracted Subduction of the European Hyperextended Margin Revealed by Rutile U-Pb Geochronology Across the Dora-Maira Massif (Western Alps)," 2022, published in Tectonics
  • "The Maira-Sampeyre and Val Grana Allochthons (south Western Alps): review and new data on the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Briançonnais distal margin," 2022, published in Swiss Journal of Geosciences
  • "The Beni Bousera marbles, record of a Triassic-Early Jurassic hyperextended margin in the Alpujarrides-Sebtides units (Rif belt, Morocco)," 2021, published in Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • "The sapphirine-bearing rocks in contact with the Lherz peridotite body: New mineralogical data, age and interpretation," 2020, published in Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • "From divergent to convergent plate boundary: A ca. 200 Ma Wilson cycle recorded by ultrahigh-pressure eclogites in the Dora-Maira Massif, Western Alps," 2023, published in Geological Society of America Bulletin

Christian Chopin has published multiple studies in prominent venues, with recurrent contributions in:

  • Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • European Journal of Mineralogy
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Tectonics
  • Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Frequent collaborations have involved several researchers, including:

  • Guillaume Bonnet
  • Michele Locatelli
  • Andrew Kylander-Clark
  • Bradley R. Hacker
  • André Michard

The research topics addressed by Christian Chopin encompass:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Best Publications

  • Coesite and pure pyrope in high-grade blueschists of the Western Alps: a first record and some consequences

    Christian Chopin

  • Raman spectra of carbonaceous material in metasediments: a new geothermometer

    O. Beyssac;B. Goffé;C. Chopin;J. N. Rouzaud

  • Ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism: tracing continental crust into the mantle

    Christian Chopin

  • Evolution of the Raman spectrum of carbonaceous material in low‐grade metasediments of the Glarus Alps (Switzerland)

    A. Lahfid;O. Beyssac;O. Beyssac;E. Deville;F. Negro

  • Geology and petrology of the coesite-bearing terrain, Dora Maira Massif, Western Alps

    Christian Chopin;Caroline Henry;Andre Michard

  • Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals

    Thomas Armbruster;Paola Bonazzi;Masahide Akasaka;Vladimir Bermanec

  • Graphitization in a high-pressure, low-temperature metamorphic gradient: a Raman microspectroscopy and HRTEM study

    Olivier Beyssac;Jean-Noël Rouzaud;Bruno Goffé;Fabrice Brunet

  • The pyrope-coesite rocks and their country rocks at Parigi, Dora Maira Massif, Western Alps ; Detailed petrography, mineral chemistry and PT-path

    H. P. Schertl;H. P. Schertl;W. Schreyer;C. Chopin

  • Kinematic, thermal and petrological model of the Central Alps: Lepontine metamorphism in the upper crust and eclogitisation of the lower crust

    Romain Bousquet;Bruno Goffé;Pierre Henry;Xavier Le Pichon;Xavier Le Pichon

  • A new chlorite geothermometer for diagenetic to low-grade metamorphic conditions

    Franck Bourdelle;Franck Bourdelle;Franck Bourdelle;Teddy Parra;Christian Chopin;Olivier Beyssac

  • 40Ar-39Ar dating of high pressure metamorphic micas from the Gran Paradiso area (Western Alps): Evidence against the blocking temperature concept

    Christian Chopin;Henri Maluski

  • Coesite in subducted continental crust: P-T history deduced from an elastic model

    Ph. Gillet;J. Ingrin;C. Chopin

  • A unique magnesiochloritoid-bearing, high-pressure assemblage from the Monte Rosa, Western Alps: petrologic and 40 Ar- 39 Ar radiometric study

    Christian Chopin;Patrick Monié

  • Very-high-pressure metamorphism in the western Alps: implications for subduction of continental crust

    C. Chopin

  • Principal mineralogic indicators of UHP in crustal rocks

    C. Chopin;N. V. Sobolev

  • Talc-Phengite: a Widespread Assemblage in High-Grade Pelitic Blueschists of the Western Alps

    Christian Chopin

  • Eclogitization of the Monviso ophiolite (W. Alps) and implications on subduction dynamics

    S. Angiboust;R. Langdon;P. Agard;D. Waters

  • Compression versus extension in the exhumation of the Dora-Maira coesite-bearing unit, Western Alps, Italy

    André Michard;André Michard;Christian Chopin;Caroline Henry

  • Fluid composition and evolution in coesite-bearing rocks (Dora-Maira massif, Western Alps): implications for element recycling during subduction

    Pascal Philippot;Pierre Chevallier;Christian Chopin;Jean Dubessy

  • 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating in coesite-bearing and associated units of the Dora Maira Massif, Western Alps

    Patrick Monie;Christian Chopin

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Goffé
Bruno Goffé Aix-Marseille University
Fabrice Brunet
Fabrice Brunet Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Olivier Beyssac
Olivier Beyssac Sorbonne University
Philippe Agard
Philippe Agard Sorbonne University
Samuel Angiboust
Samuel Angiboust Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Aral I. Okay
Aral I. Okay Istanbul Technical University
Hans-Peter Schertl
Hans-Peter Schertl Ruhr University Bochum
Giovanni Ferraris
Giovanni Ferraris University of Turin
Roberta Oberti
Roberta Oberti National Research Council (CNR)
Pierre Henry
Pierre Henry Aix-Marseille University

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