Seminar

             Prof. Marco Fiorentini

Prof. Marco Fiorentini has many years of academic and industry experience in the understanding of orthomagmatic mineral systems, with a special interest towards Archaean komatiites and Proterozoic komatiitic basalts and ferropicrites. Marco’s recent experience has focussed on the link between the geochemical features of Ni-Cu-PGE deposits and the specific geological conditions that occurred in the Early Earth, through the study of non-mass dependent sulfur isotope fractionation in sulfides from selected ore deposits around the world. In addition, Marco is currently investigating the highly controversial role of volatiles in komatiite and ferropicrite petrogenesis. Marco’s research interests also display a very strong applied focus, driven by the desire to provide the mineral industry with new robust cost-effective exploration tools that can be utilised in exploration programs. In this regard, Marco’s major contribution has been in the field of magmatic sulfide deposits.