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Giorgio Garuti

Giorgio Garuti

Overview

Giorgio Garuti is affiliated with the University of Leoben in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics, geochemistry and petrology, as well as applications of artificial intelligence within these domains. The scientist's work also spans studies related to electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, in addition to biomaterials.

Their publication record includes a significant number of papers in the journal Minerals, with 15 publications, alongside contributions in other venues such as Ore Geology Reviews, Mineralogy and Petrology, The Canadian Mineralogist, and Mineralogical Magazine. The dominant thematic focus of these works involves geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and geochemistry and geologic mapping.

Frequent co-authors include Federica Zaccarini with 18 joint publications, Basilios Tsikouras with 6, Maria Economou-Eliopoulos with 5, C. J. Stanley with 4, and Tassos Grammatikopoulos with 3. These collaborations reflect a consistent partnership with other researchers active in related fields.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum comprised of:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Among recent publications are:

  • Chromitites from the Vavdos ophiolite (Chalkidiki, Greece): Petrogenesis and geotectonic settings; constrains from spinel, olivine composition, PGE mineralogy and geochemistry, 2021, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Platinum Group Elements (PGE) Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Low Economic Potential (Rh-Pt-Pd)-Rich Chromitites from Ophiolite Complexes, 2022, Minerals
  • Grammatikopoulosite, NiVP, a New Phosphide from the Chromitite of the Othrys Ophiolite, Greece, 2020, Minerals
  • Reconstruction of Hydrothermal Processes in the Cyprus Type Fe-Cu-Zn Deposits of the Italian Northern Apennines: Results of Combined Fluid Inclusion Microthermometry, SEM-CL Imaging and Trace Element Analyses by LA-ICP-MS, 2021, Minerals
  • Eliopoulosite, V7S8, A New Sulfide from the Podiform Chromitite of the Othrys Ophiolite, Greece, 2020, Minerals

Best Publications

  • Petrology of Al- and Cr-rich ophiolitic chromitites from the Muğla, SW Turkey: implications from composition of chromite, solid inclusions of platinum-group mineral, silicate, and base-metal mineral, and Os-isotope geochemistry

    İbrahim Uysal;Mahmud Tarkian;M. Burhan Sadiklar;Federica Zaccarini

  • Platinum-group elements as petrological indicators in mafic-ultramafic complexes of the central and southern Urals: preliminary results

    G. Garuti;G. Fershtater;F. Bea;P. Montero

  • Existence of Different Peridotite Types and of a Layered Igneous Complex in the Ivrea Zone of the Western Alps

    G. Rivalenti;G. Garuti;A. Rossi;F. Siena

  • Paragenesis and composition of laurite from chromitites of Othrys (Greece): implications for Os-Ru fractionation in ophiolitic upper mantle of the Balkan peninsula

    G. Garuti;F. Zaccarini;M. Economou-Eliopoulos

  • CHROMIAN SPINEL COMPOSITION AND THE PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS OF THE PGE-RICH LOMA PEGUERA CHROMITITES, LOMA CARIBE PERIDOTITE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

    Joaquín A. Proenza;Federica Zaccarini;John F. Lewis;Francisco Longo

  • Chromite and platinum group elements mineralization in the Santa Elena Ultramafic Nappe (Costa Rica): geodynamic implications

    Federica Zaccarini;Giorgio Garuti;Joaquin Proenza;Lolita Campos

  • Pressure-Dependence of Rare Earth Element Distribution in Amphibolite- and Granulite- Grade Garnets. A LA-ICP-MS Study

    Fernando Bea;Pilar Montero;Giorgio Garuti;Federica Zacharini

  • Composition and textures of chromite and platinum-group minerals in chromitites of the western ophiolitic belt from Pampean Ranges of Córdoba, Argentina

    J.A. Proenza;F. Zaccarini;M. Escayola;C. Cábana

  • Platinum group minerals in ophiolitic chromitites from Tehuitzingo (Acatlán complex, southern Mexico): implications for post-magmatic modification

    F. Zaccarini;J. A. Proenza;F. Ortega-Gutiérrez;G. Garuti

  • Age, Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of the Ultramafic Pipes in the Ivrea Zone, NW Italy

    Giorgio Garuti;Fernando Bea;Federica Zaccarini;Pilar Montero

  • Platinum group minerals (PGM) in the Falcondo Ni-laterite deposit, Loma Caribe peridotite (Dominican Republic)

    Thomas Aiglsperger;Joaquín A. Proenza;Frederica Zaccarini;John F. Lewis

  • Fossil fuels, ore and industrial minerals

    Harald G. Dill;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Pavol Grecula;Tibor Sasvári

  • Platinum-group minerals in chromitites from the ojen lherzolite massif (Serrania de Ronda, Betic Cordillera, Southern Spain)

    J. Torres-Ruiz;G. Garuti;M. Gazzotti;F. Gervilla

  • Mineralogy and chemical composition of VMS deposits of northern Apennine ophiolites, Italy: evidence for the influence of country rock type on ore composition

    F. Zaccarini;G. Garuti

  • MINERALS OF AU, AG AND U IN VOLCANIC-ROCK-ASSOCIATED MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN APENNINE OPHIOLITE, ITALY

    Giorgio Garuti;Federica Zaccarini

  • OPHIOLITIC CHROMITITES FROM THE KAHRAMANMARAŞ AREA, SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: THEIR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS (PGE) GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY AND Os-ISOTOPE SIGNATURE

    Ibrahim Uysal;Federica Zaccarini;Giorgio Garuti;Thomas Meisel

  • Occurrence of rare Ru-Fe-Os-Ir-oxide and associated Platinum-group minerals (PGM) in the chromitite of Mugla ophiolite, SW-Turkey

    Ibrahim Uysal;Federica Zaccarini;M. Burhan Sadiklar;Heinz-Jürgen Bernhardt

  • Origin of Platinum Group Minerals (PGM) Inclusions in Chromite Deposits of the Urals

    Federica Zaccarini;Giorgio Garuti;Evgeny Pushkarev;Oskar Thalhammer

  • CHROMITITE AND PLATINUM-GROUP-ELEMENT MINERALIZATION AT MIDDLE ARM BROOK, CENTRAL ADVOCATE OPHIOLITE COMPLEX, BAIE VERTE PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

    Mónica Escayola;Giorgio Garuti;Federica Zaccarini;Joaquín A. Proenza

  • Petrography and geochemistry of the Eugui magnesite deposit (Western Pyrenees, Spain): Evidence for the development of a peculiar zebra banding by dolomite replacement

    Stefano Lugli;José Torres-Ruiz;Giorgio Garuti;Fernando Olmedo

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquín A. Proenza
Joaquín A. Proenza University of Barcelona
Ibrahim Uysal
Ibrahim Uysal Karadeniz Technical University
Thomas Meisel
Thomas Meisel University of Leoben

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