5th Earth Mantle Workshop 13 - 16 July 2025, Vienna, Austria
Scientific program
SUNDAY – 13th July 2025
Registration and ice-breaker (15:00 – 18:00)
Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy of the University of Vienna
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II), 1090 Vienna
MONDAY – 14th July 2025
Scientific Programme
Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy of the University of Vienna
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II), 1090 Vienna
ROOM: Hörsaal 2
| 8:00-8:50 Registration | |
| 8:50-9:00 Introduction | |
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9:00-10:00 Oral presentations slot A |
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| 9:00-9:20 | Puziewicz J.*, Aulbach S., Vanderhaeghe O., Grégoire M., Ziobro-Mikrut M. - Xenolithic comment on the evolution of the Variscan orogenic mantle root in Europe |
| 9:20-9:40 | Secchiari A.*, Day J., Srivastava Y., Montanini A., Godard M. - Tracking mantle heterogeneity across the Iberia-Newfoundland conjugate margin: new insights from PGE and Re-Os isotopes |
| 9:40-10:00 | Koutsovitis P.*, Ntaflos T., Onuzi K., Hauzenberger C. - Petrogenetic constraints from the refertilized Krrabi massif lherzolites in the Mirdita ophiolite complex, Albania |
| 10:00-10:30 Coffee break | |
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10:30-12:00 Oral presentations slot B |
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| 10:30-11:00 | (INVITED) Giuliani A.*, Howarth G., Tau M., Cai R., Liu J. - The largest diamonds are hosted in iron-rich substrate accreted at the base of the lithosphere |
| 11:00-11:20 | Fedortchouk Y.*, Chinn I. - Evolution of diamond growth and dissolution environments at the base of cratons |
| 11:20-11:40 | Bonadiman C.*, Milani L., Tassinari R., Lenhardt N., Wessels E., Delport P., Rowe L. - Characterization of an Anomalous Garnet Population from the Newlands Kimberlite, South Africa |
| 11:40-12:00 | Aulbach S.*, Hezel D., Moser L., Woodland A. - Wehrlite formation and rift-related mantle-CO2 degassing: News from the Eifel Volcanic Field |
| 12:00-13:40 Lunch | |
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13:40-15:00 Oral presentations slot C |
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13:40-14:00 |
(SPONSOR) Larmier S.*, Lefeuvre N., Salazar Zambrano A., Benedictus A. - Automated Mineralogical Mapping of Serpentinized Peridotites: Implications for H₂ Generation Potential |
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14:00-14:20 |
Kurkcuoglu B.*, Yürür T., Günes B., Furman T., Hanan B. - The evidence of deep melting processes in xenolith bearing mafic rocks in Southern Thrace region: The new insights for peridotite and the pyroxenite source melting |
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14:20-14:40 |
Mikrut J.*, Matusiak-Małek M., Ceuleneer G., Grégoire M., Onuzi K. - Boninitic and FAB Magmatism in the Kukes Massif (Mirdita Ophiolite, Albania): Evidence for a Jurassic Forearc Segment in the Tethyan Realm |
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14:40-15:00 |
Lavecchia A.*, Kovács I., Koptev A., Cloetingh S. - On the Role of the Mid-Lithosphere Discontinuity in Craton Delamination |
| 15:00-15:40 Coffee break | |
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15:40-17:00 Oral presentations slot D Convener: Massimo Coltorti |
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15:40-16:00 |
Dominique J.*, Bolfan-Casanova N., Moine B. - Hydrogen speciation in ancient mantle |
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16:00-16:20 |
Rizzo A.L.* - Light noble gases and carbon in ultramafic xenoliths provide information of mantle processes |
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16:20-16:40 |
Sandoval-Velasquez A.*, Rizzo A., Aiuppa A., Frezzotti M., Casetta F., Ntaflos T., Boudoire G., France L., Coltorti M., Lo Forte F., Lages P., Romano P., Jackson M. - Fluid Inclusions in Mantle Xenoliths: A Key to Understanding the Deep Carbon Cycle |
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16:40-17:00 |
Forster M.*,Alard O., Demouchy S. - Mapping the distribution of volatiles in mantle xenoliths at the nanoscale with Photo-induced Force Microscopy |
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17:00-18:00 Drinks |
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TUESDAY – 15th July 2025
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9:00-10:00 Oral presentations slot E |
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| 9:00-9:20 | Woodland A.*, Ruckes L., Seitz H. - The nature of the upper mantle beneath the Vogelsberg volcanic field (Germany) as revealed by xenoliths from Ober Widdersheim |
| 9:20-9:40 | Wang Q.*, Kopylova M., Chen Y., Yan H., Kilgore M., Peslier A., Yang J. - Fabric transition of olivine as the cause for an anisotropic seismic discontinuity in the mantle of the northern Slave craton, Canada |
| 9:40-10:00 | Guarino V.*, Bonazzi M., Nimis P., Azzone R., Cariddi B., Zanetti A. - Thermal structure and chemical composition of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle beneath the Alto Paranaíba Igneous Province: insights from xenocrysts and xenoliths trapped in the Três Ranchos kimberlite (APIP, Brazil) |
| 10:00-10:30 Coffee break | |
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10:30-12:00 Oral presentations slot F |
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| 10:30-11:00 | (INVITED) Tilhac R.*, Garbet L., König S., Garrido C. - First Lu-Hf isotope data from the ultramafic-mafic Jijal Complex, Kohistan arc (Pakistan) |
| 11:00-11:20 | Nardini N.*, Casetta F., Aulbach S., Ntaflos T., Coltorti M. - Diving into the roots of plumbing systems: ultramafic xenoliths from a Triassic diatreme in the Dolomites (Southern Alps, Italy) |
| 11:20-11:40 | Zanetti A.*, Ogunyele A., Giovanardi T., Mazzucchelli M., Bonazzi M., Salters V., Hémond C., Sanfilippo A., Dallai L. - Post-orogenic K-metasomatism demonstrates lower continental crust recycling in the Earth’s mantle |
| 11:40-12:00 | Lopez Suarez M.*, Zanetti A., Tommasi A., Langone A., Padrón Navarta J., Vauchez A., Agostini S., Cosimo Carafa M. - Nature of the mantle-crust transition in the Finero complex (Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Southern Alps) |
| 12:00-13:40 Lunch | |
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13:40-15:00 Oral presentations slot G |
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13:40-14:00 |
(SPONSOR) Sommer K.* - Get the big picture out of your rock section with your automated slidescanner |
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14:00-14:20 |
Montanini A.*, Luguet A., van Acken D., Tribuzio R., Schuth S., Nowell G. - From crustal protoliths to mantle garnet pyroxenites: insights from Os isotopes and highly siderophile elements |
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14:20-14:40 |
Eslami A.*, Chardelin M. - Mineralogical and textural characterization of fluid-mediated alteration in chromitite–rodingite associations, Nain Ophiolite, Central Iran |
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14:40-15:00 |
Ashchepkov I.*, Ntaflos T., Tsygankov A., Burmakina G. - Thermobarometry and geochemistry of mantle and lower crust xenoliths in Trans-Khamar-Daban Cenozoic volcanic zone |
| 15:00-15:40 Coffee break | |
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15:40-18:00 Poster Session Conveners: Theodoros Ntaflos & Federico Casetta |
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P1 |
Casetta F., Peres S.*, Lanzafame G., Nardini N., Di Muro A. Faccini B., Coltorti M. - 3D imaging of fluid inclusions in mantle xenoliths |
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P2 |
Chardelin M.*, Eslami A. - Rodingitization (Ca-metasomatism) Induced by Fluid-Assisted Deformation: A Case Study from the Nain Ophiolite, Central Iran |
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P3 |
Chen M.*, Suzuki K., Tejada M., Qing C., Tian W., Hibiya Y., Kikuchi J. - Tungsten composition and isotopes in Taishan komatiites: implications for alloy saturation |
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P4 |
Faccini B.*, Brenna M., Casetta F., Nardini N., Briggs R., Eftekhari N., Ntaflos T., Palin J., Coltorti M. - Calc-alkaline and alkaline metasomatism in the lithospheric mantle beneath New Zealand: clues from ultramafic xenoliths from Karioi volcano |
| P5 | Guarino V., Azzone R., Bonazzi M., de Gennaro R., Melluso L.*, Zanetti A. - New insights into the APIP petrogenesis from xenoliths and xenocrysts entrained in the Limeira I kimberlite |
| P6 | Hauzenberger C.*, Konzett J., Joachim-Mrosko B., Nguyen H. - Neogene two-stage metasomatism of the subcontinental lithosphere beneath Southeast Asia – evidence from P-REE enriched peridotite xenoliths from central Vietnam and southern Laos |
| P7 | Hauzenberger C., Kurz W.*, Ntaflos T., Onuzi K. - Occurrence of Tithonian to Early Cretaceous ophiolite mélanges in southern Albania |
| P8 | Heckel C.*, Alard O., Yaxley G. - Caught in the act: Interaction of MARID metasome with peridotite wall rock preserved in a xenolith from Kimberley (Kaapvaal craton) |
| P9 | Ibantschitz A.*, Ntaflos T., Onuzi K., Koutsovitis P., Hauzenberger C., Kurz W. - The origin of the chromitite-bearing dunites from Tropoja ultramafic massif, northern Albania |
| P10 | Ishikawa A.*, Mori H., Yokoyama T., Kogiso T., Akizawa N. - The origin and evolution of ultra-refractory peridotites in the Kamuikotan belt, Hokkaido, Japan constrained from Re-Os isotope and highly siderophile element systematics |
| P11 | Lin Y.*, Pearce J., Ishikawa A., Buret Y., Liang Y., Wang K., Maruyama S., Chung S. - Subduction initiation at an attenuated continental margin: Geochemical evidence from the Timor peridotites and boninites |
| P12 | Mazurek H.*, Matusiak-Małek M., Pieterek B., Puziewicz J., Ciazela J., Tedonkenfack S. - The composition and origin of sulfides in lherzolite xenoliths from Befang (Cameroon Volcanic Line, W Africa) |
| P13 | Osborne W.*, Savov I., McCaig A., Agostini S., Godard M. - Volatile Element and B, Sr, O Isotope Systematics of the Serpentinized Oceanic Mantle Lithosphere: New Constraints from Recent Deep Drilling at the Atlantis Massif (IODP Exp. 399). |
| P14 | Patko L.*, Aulbach S. - Redox evolution of the lithospheric mantle beneath the Nógrád-Gömör Volcanic Field (Northern Pannonian Basin) |
| P15 | Proßegger P.*, Ntaflos T., Ackerman L., Hauzenberger C., Tran T., Erban V. - Inhomogeneous mantle lithosphere underneath Central Vietnam: petrological and geochemical aspects |
| P16 | Renk S.*, Casetta F., Ntaflos T. - Petrology and geochemistry of mantle xenoliths from Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain) |
| P17 | Segall Z.*, Brandl P., Katzir Y. - Source and evolution of post-subduction, potassic magmatism, NE Papua-New-Guinea |
| P18 | Sideridis A.*, Koutsovitis P., Hauzenberger C., Ntaflos T. - Chromitite petrogenesis and mantle geodynamics: insights from the Chalkidiki mantle section, Greece, Koutsovitis P., Hauzenberger C., Ntaflos T. - Chromitite petrogenesis and mantle geodynamics: insights from the Chalkidiki mantle section, Greece |
| P19 | Zheng X.*, Casetta F., Ntaflos T., Abart R. - The evolution of the Oceanic Lithospheric Mantle beneath Madeira Island: evidence from petrology and geochemistry of ultramafic xenoliths |
| P20 | Ziobro-Mikrut M.*, Puziewicz J., Aulbach S., Kaczmarek M., Ntaflos T., Grégoire M., Matusiak-Małek M. - Lithospheric mantle of the Cenozoic Upper Rhine Rift (Europe): the record in xenoliths from the Vogelsberg (Central Germany) |
WEDNESDAY – 16th July 2025
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9:00-10:00 Oral presentations slot H |
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| 9:00-9:20 | Sauvalle R.*, Moreira M., Scaillet B. - Constraints on the neon isotopic composition of the lower mantle by single vesicle analyses in Icelandic glasses |
| 9:20-9:40 | Szűcs K.*, Harangi S., Molnár K., Pánczél E., Czuppon G., Konecny P., Lukács R. - Noble gas isotopic composition in olivine phenocrysts from Miocene to Pliocene basaltic rocks of the Pannonian basin |
| 9:40-10:00 | Seghedi A., Kasper H., Seghedi I.* - Neoproterozoic superchondritic OIB-like magmatism in Eastern Moesia; Cocoşu basalts |
| 10:00-10:30 Coffee break | |
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10:30-11:30 Oral presentations slot I |
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| 10:30-11:50 | Mikrut J., Matusiak-Małek M.*, Kukuła A., Puziewicz J., Aulbach S., Ntaflos T., Grégoire M., Johansson L., Buczko D., Tilhac R. - Southern Sweden’s peridotitic xenoliths record the structure and evolution of Earth’s mantle beneath the East European Craton margin |
| 11:50-11:10 | Casetta F.*, Ntaflos T., Aulbach S., Faccincani L., Ashchepkov I., Abart R. - Olivine trace element chemistry in spinel to garnet peridotite xenoliths from Udachnaya-East (Siberia) and the chemical log of the sub-cratonic lithospheric mantle |
| 11:10-11:30 | Niwa Y.*, Akizawa N., Alard O., Greau Y., Hirano N., Machida S. - Osmium isotope signatures in petit-spot mantle xenoliths from the northwestern Pacific reveal the presence of ancient, depleted mantle components |
| 11:30-12:00 Open discussion | |
Social dinner (18:00 – 21:00)
Ceremony: best presentation by young researcher (BSc, MSc, PhD students)
Weingut Feuerwehr-Wagner
Grinzinger Str. 53, 1190 Wien
THURSDAY – 17th July 2025
Field Trip (9:00 – 17:00)
Meeting point: Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy of the University of Vienna
Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA II), 1090 Vienna
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