Luca Caricchi

Prof. Luca Caricchi
Dépt. des sciences de la Terre
Université de Genève
rue des Maraîchers 13
CH-1205 Genève
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 22 379 66 30
Phone2: +41 (0) 22 379 66 19
Fax: +41 (0) 22 379 32 10
E-mail: luca.caricchi(at)unige.ch
URL Institution: https://www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/en/earth-sciences-department/
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
IAVCEI Swiss representative


Key Publications of Luca Caricchi (up to ten) :
Caricchi, L., Burlini, L., Ulmer, P., Gerya,T., Vassalli, M., Papale, P., 2007. Non-Newtonian rheology of crystal-bearing magmas and implications for magma ascent dynamics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 264(3-4), pp.402–419.

Caricchi, L., Annen, C., Rust, A., Blundy, J., 2012. Insights into the mechanisms and timescales of pluton assembly from deformation patterns of mafic enclaves. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117(B11), p.B11206.

Caricchi, L., Biggs., J., Annen, C., Ebmeier, S., 2014. The influence of cooling, crystallisation and re-melting on the interpretation of geodetic signals in volcanic systems. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 388(C), pp.166–174.

Caricchi, L., Annen., C., Blundy, J., Simpson, G., Pinel, V., 2014. Frequency and magnitude of volcanic eruptions controlled by magma injection and buoyancy. Nature Geoscience, 7(2), pp.126–130.

Caricchi, L., Simpson, G., Schaltegger, U., 2014. Zircons reveal magma fluxes in the Earth's crust. Nature, 511, 457–461.


Sternai, P. et al. Magmatic pulse driven by sea-level changes associated with the Messinian salinity crisis. Nat. Geosci. 10, 783 (2017).

Galetto, F., Acocella, V. & Caricchi, L. Caldera resurgence driven by magma viscosity contrasts. Nat. Commun. 8, 1155 (2017).

Chiaradia, M. & Caricchi, L. Stochastic modelling of deep magmatic controls on porphyry copper deposit endowment. Sci. Rep. 1–11 (2017).

Caricchi, L., Sheldrake, T. E. & Blundy, J. Modulation of magmatic processes by CO2 flushing. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 491, 160–171 (2018).

Caricchi, L. et al. A data driven approach to investigate the chemical variability of clinopyroxenes from the 2014-2015 Holuhraun-Bárdarbunga eruption (Iceland) Luca Caricchi* , Maurizio Petrelli, Eniko Bali, Tom Sheldrake, Laura Pioli and Guy Simpson. Front. Earth Sci. (2020).



Expertise of Luca Caricchi:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Scientific / Fundamental Research
Topic Lithosphere	Geochemical Processes
	Magmatic Rocks: Formation, Metamorphism
Methods	Data Collection - Measurement
	Data Analysis
	Modeling
GeoForum Geo-Technology	Rock and Soil Mechanics
	Geophysics
GeoForum Environmental-Technology	Mining

Specialties of Luca Caricchi:
I am a volcanologist and petrologist applying my background in geochemistry and physical properties of magmas to the study of geological processes such as volcanic eruptions, the accretion of continental crust and the genesis of ore deposits.

Last update: 11/17/22
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