Location: Geology Hydrothermal Building, Athens, GA 30605 The MAGMA MIA Petrology and Volcanology Lab is designed to investigate the mineral record from magmatic and metamorphic rocks, study volcanic eruption dynamics, and quantify volatile cycles in the Earth’s interior using a combination of experimental, analytical, and field-based approaches. The Lab is equipped with a high-pressure and high-temperature Bristol end-loaded Boyd and England-type piston cylinder, a high-temperature Deltech gas mixing furnace, and two high-temperature Nabertherm furnaces, which altogether simulate magmatic and volcanic processes under a wide range of pressures (1 bar to 3 GPa), temperatures (400 to 1500 °C), and oxygen fugacity (reducing to oxidizing conditions relevant to Earth and other terrestrial planets). The Lab is also equipped with tools for sample preparation (a bench-top lathe, a high-precision scale, a Lampert welder, a 250-°C oven, a 25-ton Enerpac press) and instruments for sample analysis (one Micromeritics AccuPyc II 1340 helium pycnometer, one advanced Zeiss optical microscope equipped with high-resolution Olympus camera), and eleven 3D printers used for teaching and research purposes. Research Areas: Petrology and Volcanology
