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Research

Samuel’s research covers many aspects of volcanology, marine geology, and fluid dynamics. He is always open to new collaborations and promoting cross-disciplinary research efforts between the earth, ocean, and life sciences.

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How do submarine eruptions differ from subaerial eruptions?

How does pumice float on water?

How is volcanic glass chemistry affected by seawater?

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How do microscopic rock textures record eruptive styles?

How do magmatic gases escape volcanic plumbing systems?

How do explosive-effusive eruptive transitions occur?

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How do secondary eruptions occur in pyrcolastic deposits?

How fast does ash settle through the atmosphere?

How does melt rise through magma storage regions?

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How do deep sea volcanoes grow?

How is magma stored beneath submarine volcanoes?

How do submarine lava flows behave?

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Publications

Manuscripts in revision / review:

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Mitchell, S. J., Hudak, M. R., Bindeman, I. N., Carey, R. J., McIntosh, I. M., Houghton, B. F. & Rubin K. H. (In revision) Isotopic signatures of magmatic fluids and seawater within deep-sea silicic volcanic rocks, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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Vásconez-Muller, A., Cashman, K., Mitchell, S. J. & Vasconez, J. (In revision), The 2.6–2.3 ka explosive eruptive period of the Pululahua dome complex, Ecuador: Insights from pyroclast analysis, Bulletin of Volcanology

 

 

Peer-reviewed publications:

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10. Mitchell, S. J., Fauria, K. Houghton, & Carey, R. J. (2021), Sink or float: Microtextural controls on the fate of pumice deposition from submarine volcanic eruptions, Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 83, no. 80, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01497-6 

 

9. Gilbertson, M., Taylor, A., Mitchell, S. J. & Rust, A. (2020) A fluidisation mechanism for secondary hydroeruptions in pyroclastic flow deposits, Frontiers in Earth Science: Volcanology, v. 8, no. 324. , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00324

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8. Sun, Q., Magee, C., Jackson, C. A. L., Mitchell, S. J. & Xie, X. (2020) How do deep-water volcanoes grow?, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 542., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116320

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7. Mitchell, S. J., Houghton, B. F., Carey, R. J., Manga, M., Fauria, K., Jones, M. R., Conway, C. E., Soule, A. S., Wei, Z., & Giachetti, T., (2019) Submarine giant pumice: A window into the shallow conduit dynamics of a recent silicic eruption, Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 81, no. 7, p. 42., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-019-1298-5

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6. Sun, Q., Jackson, C. A. L., Magee, C., Mitchell, S. J. & Xie, X., (2019) Extrusion dynamics of deep-water volcanoes revealed by 3D seismic data, European Geophysical Union: Solid Earth, v. 10, no. 5., DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-1269-2019

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5. Mitchell, S. J., Biass, S., Houghton, B. F., Walker, B. H., Anderson, A., Bonny, E., Mintz, B. G., Turner, N., Frank, D., Carey, R. J. & Rosenburg, M. D.(2018) The interplay of clast size, vesicularity and secondary fragmentation: An example from the 1.8 ka Taupo eruption, Geological Society of America special paper, v. 538, 17.

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4. Manga, M., Mitchell, S. J., Degruyter, W., & Carey, R. J., (2018) Transition of eruptive style: Pumice raft to dome-forming eruption at the Havre submarine volcano, Geology, v. 46, no. 12., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/G45436.1

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3. Mitchell, S. J., McIntosh, I. M., Houghton, B. F., Carey, R. J., & Shea, T., (2018) Dynamics of a powerful deep submarine eruption recorded in H2O contents and speciation in rhyolitic glass: The 2012 Havre eruption, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 494, p. 135-147., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.04.053

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2. Manga, M., Fauria, K., Lin, C., Mitchell, S. J., Jones, M., Conway, C. E., Degruyter, W., Hosseini, B., Carey, R. J., Cahalan, R., Houghton, B. F., White., J. D. L., Jutzeler, M., Soule, S. A., & Tani, K., (2018) The pumice raft-forming 2012 Havre submarine eruption was effusive, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 489, p. 49-58., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.025

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1. Carey, R. J., Soule, S. A., Manga, M., White, J. D. L., Wysoczanski, R., Jutzeler, M., McPhie, J., Tani, K., Fornari, D., Caratori-Tontini, F., Houghton, B. F., Mitchell, S. J., Ikegami, F., Murch, A., Fauria, K., Conway, C., Jones, M., Cahalan, R., & McKenzie, W., (2018) The largest deep ocean silicic volcanic eruption of the past century, Science Advances, v. 4, no. 1., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1701121 

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