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Sandro Conticelli

Sandro Conticelli

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Earth Science

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53
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8545
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Overview

Sandro Conticelli is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research covers a range of topics primarily within geophysics, geology, and atmospheric science, with a particular focus on geological and geochemical analysis.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis

Conticelli's published research spans various specialized subfields, prominently:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geology
  • Food Science

Their published papers include studies on volcanic emissions, tectonic processes, and geochemical fingerprinting. Recent publications are as follows:

  • "A carbon-rich lithospheric mantle as a source for the large CO2 emissions of Etna volcano (Italy)," 2022, Geology
  • "The Atlas of Morocco: A Plume-Assisted Orogeny," 2023, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Petrogenesis of Mediterranean lamproites and associated rocks: The role of overprinted metasomatic events in the post-collisional lithospheric upper mantle," 2021, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "Conservation of 87Sr/86Sr During Wine-Making of White Wines: A Geochemical Fingerprint of Geographical Provenance and Quality Production," 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "Linking the Mediterranean MIS 5 tephra markers to Campi Flegrei (southern Italy) 109-92 ka explosive activity and refining the chronology of MIS 5c-d millennial-scale climate variability," 2022, Global and Planetary Change

Frequent publication venues for Conticelli include:

  • Italian Journal of Geosciences
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaborations with coauthors appear regularly, with notable frequent coauthors being:

  • Riccardo Avanzinelli
  • Martina Casalini
  • Massimo Mattei
  • Alessandro Bragagni
  • Claudio Natali

The body of work produced by this scientist reflects a multidisciplinary approach, combining field observations, geochemical methods, and modeling to study geological phenomena and related environmental processes.

Best Publications

  • Analogue modelling of continental extension: a review focused on the relations between the patterns of deformation and the presence of magma

    Giacomo Corti;Marco Bonini;Sandro Conticelli;Fabrizio Innocenti

  • Trace elements and Sr-Nd-Pb isotopes of K-rich, shoshonitic, and calc-alkaline magmatism of the Western Mediterranean Region: Genesis of ultrapotassic to calc-alkaline magmatic associations in a post-collisional geodynamic setting

    Sandro Conticelli;Luisa Guarnieri;Alice Farinelli;Massimo Mattei

  • Petrology and geochemistry of potassic and ultrapotassic volcanism in central Italy: petrogenesis and inferences on the evolution of the mantle sources

    Sandro Conticelli;Angelo Peccerillo

  • Trace elements and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes of K-rich, shoshonitic, and calc-alkaline magmatism of the Western Mediterranean Region: genesis of ultrapotassic to calc-alkaline magmatic …

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  • Mediterranean Tertiary lamproites derived from multiple source components in postcollisional geodynamics

    D. Prelević;S.F. Foley;R. Romer;S. Conticelli

  • Source contamination and mantle heterogeneity in the genesis of Italian potassic and ultrapotassic volcanic rocks: Sr–Nd–Pb isotope data from Roman Province and Southern Tuscany

    Sandro Conticelli;M. D'Antonio;L. Pinarelli;L. Civetta

  • Potassic and ultrapotassic magmatism in the circum-Tyrrhenian region: Significance of carbonated pelitic vs. pelitic sediment recycling at destructive plate margins

    Riccardo Avanzinelli;Michele Lustrino;Massimo Mattei;Leone Melluso

  • The effect of crustal contamination on ultrapotassic magmas with lamproitic affinity: mineralogical, geochemical and isotope data from the Torre Alfina lavas and xenoliths, Central Italy

    Sandro Conticelli

  • Late Miocene volcanism and intra-arc tectonics during the early development of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

    Luca Ferrari;Sandro Conticelli;Gloria Vaggelli;Chiara M Petrone

  • The effect of crustal contamination on ultrapotassic magmas with lamproitic affinity: mineralogical, geochemical and isotope data from the Torre Alfina lavas and xenoliths …

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  • The Th/La and Sm/La conundrum of the Tethyan realm lamproites

    Simone Tommasini;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Sandro Conticelli

  • Isotope geochemistry (Sr–Nd–Pb) and petrogenesis of leucite-bearing volcanic rocks from “Colli Albani” volcano, Roman Magmatic Province, Central Italy: inferences on volcano evolution and magma genesis

    Elena Boari;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Leone Melluso;Guido Giordano

  • The volcanic activity of Stromboli in the 1906–1998 AD period: mineralogical, geochemical and isotope data relevant to the understanding of the plumbing system

    Lorella Francalanci;Simone Tommasini;Sandro Conticelli

  • Isotope geochemistry (Sr–Nd–Pb) and petrogenesis of leucite-bearing volcanic rocks from “Colli Albani” volcano, Roman Magmatic Province, Central Italy: inferences on volcano …

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  • Petrology and geochemistry of the ultrapotassic rocks from the Sabatini Volcanic District, central Italy: the role of evolutionary processes in the genesis of variably enriched alkaline magmas

    Sandro Conticelli;Lorella Francalanci;Piero Manetti;Raffaello Cioni

  • Volcanological Evolution of the Monte Amiata, Southern Tuscany: New Geologica! and Petrochemical data

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  • Constraints on the Genesis of Potassium-rich Italian Volcanic Rocks from U/Th Disequilibrium

    Riccardo Avanzinelli;Tim Elliott;Simone Tommasini;Sandro Conticelli

  • Sr isotope evidence for short magma residence time for the 20th century activity at Stromboli volcano, Italy

    Lorella Francalanci;Simone Tommasini;Simone Tommasini;Sandro Conticelli;Gareth R. Davies

  • Shoshonite and sub-alkaline magmas from an ultrapotassic volcano: Sr–Nd–Pb isotope data on the Roccamonfina volcanic rocks, Roman Magmatic Province, Southern Italy

    Sandro Conticelli;Sara Marchionni;Davide Rosa;Guido Giordano

  • High precision Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic analyses using the new generations Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer ThemoFinnigan Triton TI

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  • Petrology and geochemistry of the ultrapotassic rocks from the Sabatini Volcanic District, central Italy: the role of evolutionary processes in the genesis of variably enriched …

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  • Low Ni olivine in silica-undersaturated ultrapotassic igneous rocks as evidence for carbonate metasomatism in the mantle

    Edoardo Ammannati;Dorrit E. Jacob;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Stephen F. Foley

  • Chemical and isotopic composition (Os, Pb, Nd, and Sr) of Neogene to Quaternary calc-alkalic, shoshonitic, and ultrapotassic mafic rocks from the Italian peninsula: inferences …

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  • Chemical and isotopic composition (Os, Pb, Nd, and Sr) of Neogene to Quaternary calc-alkalic, shoshonitic, and ultrapotassic mafic rocks from the Italian peninsula: Inferences on the nature of their mantle sources

    Sandro Conticelli;Richard W. Carlson;Elisabeth Widom;Giancarlo Serri

  • Crystallisation and genesis of peralkaline magmas from Pantelleria Volcano, Italy: an integrated petrological and crystal-chemical study

    Riccardo Avanzinelli;Luca Bindi;Silvio Menchetti;Sandro Conticelli

  • Evolution and Genesis of Magmas from Vico Volcano, Central Italy: Multiple Differentiation Pathways and Variable Parental Magmas

    Giulia Perini;Lorella Francalanci;Jon P. Davidson;Sandro Conticelli

  • The role of carbon from recycled sediments in the origin of ultrapotassic igneous rocks in the Central Mediterranean

    Sandro Conticelli;Riccardo Avanzinelli;Edoardo Ammannati;Martina Casalini

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone Tommasini
Simone Tommasini University of Florence
Massimo Mattei
Massimo Mattei Roma Tre University
Lorella Francalanci
Lorella Francalanci University of Florence
Piero Manetti
Piero Manetti University of Florence
Guido Giordano
Guido Giordano Roma Tre University
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott University of Bristol
Leone Melluso
Leone Melluso University of Naples Federico II
Stephen F. Foley
Stephen F. Foley Macquarie University
Dejan Prelević
Dejan Prelević University of Belgrade
Giampiero Poli
Giampiero Poli University of Perugia

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