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class="featured_caption">Heart-shaped minerals photomicrograph by Bernardo Cesare, from the Imaggeo archives</div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Whether the first four robust candidates for the love of your (geological) life did not match your expectations (if you missed part one, check it here) or you are feeling polyamorous looking for some other options and perspectives, other bachelors/bachelorettes datable phases can be everything you have been looking for. Here are some other minerals used in geochronology, as if they were featured ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2024/10/28/the-challenges-of-dating-geologists-version-part-two/" class="read-more more-link" title="THE CHALLENGES OF DATING – GEOLOGISTS’ VERSION (part two)">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11770 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-egucampfires category-egu category-egu-gmpv category-online-talks category-uncategorized tag-egu_gmpv tag-campfires tag-ecs"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2024/10/25/egu-gmpv-ecs-campfires-thursday-november-21st-4pm-cet/" title="EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday November 21st @ 4pm CET" target="">EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday November 21st @ 4pm CET</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/author/gmpvecsteam/" title="Posts by GMPV ECS Campfires Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">GMPV ECS Campfires Team</a></span> <span class="meta-date">October 25, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2024/10/25/egu-gmpv-ecs-campfires-thursday-november-21st-4pm-cet/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/files/2024/10/Campfire_Nov2024_1-1-e1729758624628-700x400.png" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/files/2024/10/Campfire_Nov2024_1-1-e1729758624628-1400x800.png" width="700" height="400" alt="EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday November 21st @ 4pm CET" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The second edition of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology Campfires of the 2024/2025 season is right at the door and will take place on Thursday November 21st at 4 pm CET on Zoom. This edition will be a Scientific Campfire, during which four Early Career Scientists will present their latest work to the community. Our speakers for this edition are:     Kevin Wong, Po ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2024/10/25/egu-gmpv-ecs-campfires-thursday-november-21st-4pm-cet/" class="read-more more-link" title="EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday November 21st @ 4pm CET">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11753 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-egu category-egu-gmpv"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2024/10/09/gmpv-is-looking-for-a-new-blog-editor-in-chief/" title="GMPV is looking for a new Blog Editor-in-Chief!" target="">GMPV is looking for a new Blog Editor-in-Chief!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/author/simonagabrielli/" title="Posts by Simona Gabrielli" class="author url fn" rel="author">Simona Gabrielli</a></span> <span class="meta-date">October 9, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2024/10/09/gmpv-is-looking-for-a-new-blog-editor-in-chief/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/files/2024/10/GMPV_BlogEditor_Blog-700x400.png" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/files/2024/10/GMPV_BlogEditor_Blog-1400x800.png" width="700" height="400" alt="Featured image for Blog editor in chief" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> <div class="featured_caption">Photos from Imaggeo.egu.eu, by Sophie Graul and Nicolas Oestreicher</div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Are you an Early Career Scientist (ECS) working on the topics of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, and Volcanology (GMPV) division? Do you enjoy engaging with scientific communities and communicating with a broad audience? The GMPV division of the EGU is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief to lead our blog team! 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The fumes coming out of the volcano are from Cratère Sud Centrale (the focus of the most degassing on the volcanic dome). We can also see numerous scars decorating its flanks (source: the website Parc national de Guadeloupe). </div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>La Soufrière de Guadeloupe is an andesitic stratovolcano located in the southern part of Basse-Terre, within the Guadeloupe archipelago (Eastern Caribbean). It towers over the towns of Sainte-Claude and Basse-Terre. Nearly 50 years ago, this region faced severe consequences from a phreatomagmatic eruption, forcing the evacuation of 80,000 people. Since then, the volcano has been regularly monitore ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2024/09/13/la-soufriere-de-guadeloupe-past-eruptions-and-ongoing-activity/" class="read-more more-link" title="La Soufrière de Guadeloupe: Past Eruptions and Ongoing Activity">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> </div> <ul class='page-numbers'> <li><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/page/2/">2</a></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/page/3/">3</a></li> <li><span class="page-numbers dots">…</span></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/page/48/">48</a></li> <li><a class="next page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/page/2/">»</a></li> </ul> </div> <aside id="sidebar"> <div id="text-2" class="widget widget_text"><h3 class="widgettitle">About</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>Welcome to the <a href="/divisions/gmpv/about/">blog</a> of the <a href=" http://www.egu.eu/gmpv/">Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (GMPV) Division</a> of the <a href="http://www.egu.eu">European Geosciences Union</a> (EGU). 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