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Giovanni B. Piccardo

Giovanni B. Piccardo

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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
4797
World Ranking
6921
National Ranking
226

Overview

Giovanni B. Piccardo is a researcher affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. The primary focus of their work lies within geophysics, contributing specifically to the understanding of geological and geochemical processes, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies.

Within these research domains, Piccardo's contributions include detailed analyses of geological formations and tectonic phenomena. Their expertise spans both fundamental geological and geochemical analysis and applied geophysical research related to material behavior under high pressure.

Notable recent publications by Piccardo include the paper titled "A 400 Ma-long Nd-Hf isotopic evolution of melt-modified garnet-pyroxenites in an ancient subcontinental lithosphere (Lanzo North ophiolite, Western Alps)", published in 2021 in the journal Chemical Geology. This work explores isotopic changes over an extensive geological timeframe, contributing to the understanding of mantle lithosphere evolution.

  • Chemical Geology

Frequent collaborators with Piccardo reflect an interdisciplinary approach, involving expertise in geochemical and geophysical research. Key coauthors include:

  • Alessio Sanfilippo
  • Giulio Borghini
  • Luisa Guarnieri
  • Eizo Nakamura
  • R. Vannucci

The research topics covered by Piccardo emphasize the integration of geological and geochemical analysis with high-pressure geophysics and materials science, addressing questions related to the Earth's internal processes and tectonic activity. This multidisciplinary perspective allows for a comprehensive view on the evolution and behavior of deep lithospheric materials under varying geodynamic conditions.

Best Publications

  • Melt/peridotite interaction in the Southern Lanzo peridotite: Field, textural and geochemical evidence

    Giovanni Piccardo;Alberto Zanetti;Othmar Müntener

  • Clinopyroxene composition of ophiolite basalts as petrogenetic indicator

    L. Beccaluva;G. Macciotta;G.B. Piccardo;O. Zeda

  • Petrology, Mineral and Isotope Geochemistry of the External Liguride Peridotites (Northern Apennines, Italy)

    E. Rampone;E. Rampone;A. W. Hofmann;G. B. Piccardo;R. Vannucci

  • Subduction of water into the mantle: History of an Alpine peridotite

    Marco Scambelluri;Othmar Müntener;Jörg Hermann;Giovanni B. Piccardo

  • High salinity fluid inclusions formed from recycled seawater in deeply subducted alpine serpentinite

    Marco Scambelluri;Giovanni B. Piccardo;Pascal Philippot;Andrea Robbiano

  • Trace element and isotope geochemistry of depleted peridotites from an N-MORB type ophiolite (Internal Liguride, N. Italy)

    E. Rampone;A. W. Hofmann;G. B. Piccardo;R. Vannucci

  • Chemistry and origin of trapped melts in ophioiitic peridotites

    E. Rampone;G.B. Piccardo;R. Vannucci;P. Bottazzi

  • Melt migration in ophiolitic peridotites: the message from Alpine-Apennine peridotites and implications for embryonic ocean basins

    Othmar Müntener;Giovanni B. Piccardo

  • Subsolidus Emplacement of Mantle Peridotites during Incipient Oceanic Rifting and Opening of the Mesozoic Tethys (Voltri Massif, NW Italy)

    E. H. Hoogerduijn Strating;E. Rampone;G. B. Piccardo;M. R. Drury

  • Multi-stage melt-rock interaction in the Mt. Maggiore (Corsica, France) ophiolitic peridotites: microstructural and geochemical evidence

    Elisabetta Rampone;Giovanni B. Piccardo;Albrecht W. Hofmann

  • Alpine olivine- and titanian clinohumite-bearing assemblages in the Erro-Tobbio peridotite (Voltri Massif, NW Italy)

    M. Scambelluri;E. H. Hoogerduijn Strating;G. B. Piccardo;R. L. M. Vissers

  • Fluid and Element Cycling in Subducted Serpentinite: a Trace-Element Study of the Erro–Tobbio High-Pressure Ultramafites (Western Alps, NW Italy)

    Marco Scambelluri;Elisabetta Rampone;Giovanni B. Piccardo

  • Subsolidus reactions monitored by trace element partitioning: the spinel- to plagioclase-facies transition in mantle peridotites

    E. Rampone;G. B. Piccardo;R. Vannucci;P. Bottazzi

  • The ophiolite-oceanic lithosphere analogue: New insights from the Northern Apennines (Italy)

    Elisabetta Rampone;Giovanni B. Piccardo

  • Chronology, petrology and isotope geochemistry of the Erro-Tobbio peridotites (Ligurian Alps, Italy): Records of Late Palaeozoic lithospheric extension

    E. Rampone;A. Romairone;W. Abouchami;G. B. Piccardo

  • Fossil crust‐to‐mantle transition, Val Malenco (Italian Alps)

    Jörg Hermann;Othmar Müntener;Volkmar Trommsdorff;Werner Hansmann

  • Petrogenesis of some Ligurian peridotites—I. Mineral and bulk-rock chemistry

    W.G Ernst;G.B Piccardo

  • Ophiolitic Peridotites of the Alpine-Apennine System: Mantle Processes and Geodynamic Relevance

    Giovanni B. Piccardo;Othmar Müntener;Alberto Zanetti;Thomas Pettke

  • The pre-oceanic evolution of the Erro-Tobbio peridotite (Voltri Massif, Ligurian Alps, Italy)

    G.B. Piccardo;R.L.M. Vissers

  • Origin of LREE-depleted amphiboles in the subcontinental mantle

    R. Vannucci;G. B. Piccardo;Giorgio Rivalenti;A. Zanetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabetta Rampone
Elisabetta Rampone University of Genoa
Riccardo Vannucci
Riccardo Vannucci University of Pavia
Alberto Zanetti
Alberto Zanetti Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources
Othmar Müntener
Othmar Müntener University of Lausanne
Luisa Ottolini
Luisa Ottolini University of Pavia
Marco Scambelluri
Marco Scambelluri University of Genoa
Giorgio Ranalli
Giorgio Ranalli Carleton University
Reinoud L.M. Vissers
Reinoud L.M. Vissers Utrecht University
Luigi Beccaluva
Luigi Beccaluva University of Ferrara
Riccardo Tribuzio
Riccardo Tribuzio University of Pavia

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