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This is the official account of the Tectonics and Structural Geology division of EGU
#ecsmonday
Strongly coupled volcanic arc 🌋 meets weakly coupled subduction 🌊: Portela et al. (ES) find slab coupling Φ≈0.2 offshore El Salvador, strengthening westward into Guatemala
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-369-2026
#subduction
#plateboundaries
#geohazards
#paperalert
3 days ago
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Jobs on Friday! The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University seeks a non-tenure track Lecturer to teach introductory and sophomore level geology and environmental science courses. More information:
appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/53077
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#ecsmonday
Where do induced
#earthquakes
occur? Schwarz et al. (CH) show seismicity clusters in
#intermediate-velocity
zones during
#geothermal
stimulation — avoiding both intact rock & heavily fractured zones
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-347-2026
#inducedearthquakes
#EGS
#fractures
#paperalert
10 days ago
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Jobs on Friday! The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan, USA, is seeking to hire a full-time Geochronology Laboratory Manager. Please see details here:
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
#geology
#geoscience
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#ecsmonday
Which type of
#orogenic
inheritance controls
#rifting
? Li et al. (DE) find
#structural
inheritance (thrust faults) dominates margin width & breakup location, while
#thermal
inheritance governs timing & symmetry
doi.org/10.1029/2025TC009156
#tectonics
#continentalbreakup
#paperalert
17 days ago
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Finding Geothermal Energy with Structural Geologists!
@driptadutta.bsky.social
writes how structural geologists could help explore and develop geothermal resources and contribute to a low-carbon future. 🌱
shorturl.at/5mu9j
Website:
driptadutta.academic.ws
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Finding Geothermal Energy with Structural Geologists!
Imagine harnessing the Earth’s natural warmth to heat our homes and generate clean electricity. That is the promise of geothermal energy. It taps into the heat from beneath the Earth’s surface, provid...
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2026/02/19/finding-geothermal-energy-with-structural-geologists/
20 days ago
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Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ The Institute of Geosciences at the University of Potsdam invites applications for a Professorship (W2) in Petrology and the dynamics of geological processes to be filled by October 1, 2028.
www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/pr...
. The application deadline is March 31, 2026.
20 days ago
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Last remind!!🔥⏰ See you at 10.00!
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22 days ago
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Tomorrow!!! 🔥⏰
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23 days ago
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#ecsmonday
Stress deviations aren't just for major faults! Caldeira et al. (CH) show
#sub-seismic
fault zones (<10 km) cause
#paleostress
rotations up to 30° in the Swiss Jura Mountains
doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2026.105640
#paleostress
#structuralgeology
#paperalert
24 days ago
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Jobs on Friday! Postdoc (18-24 months) starting in September 2026 (Géosciences Environnement Toulouse - CNRS) The candidate must have a training in general geology, structural geology, and geology of sedimentary basins with numerical modeling of geological processes.
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
27 days ago
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TectoTalks remind!⏰ Don’t miss it!🔥
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28 days ago
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Today at 16.30!! First EGU TS campfire 🔥
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29 days ago
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New EGU TS blog is out!🔥 Bernhard Steinberger tells us a story of adaptation to the rough Pacific ocean while deploying instruments offshore to constrain oceanic upper mantle viscosity. Read the full blog here:
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...
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Our epic battle with ever-changing weather forecasts while deploying ocean bottom instruments
The question what drives tectonic plates has been around since plate tectonics was first developed. In principle, the fluid dynamics is well-known but what is not well known are the material propertie...
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2026/02/10/our-epic-battle-with-ever-changing-weather-forecasts-cruise/
30 days ago
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#ecsmonday
From collision to rifting: Wang et al. (CN/DE) show ~1.78 Ga diorites record the transition from orogenic to intraplate magmatism in the North China Craton
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-203-2026
#Paleoproterozoic
#craton
#tectonics
#paperalert
about 1 month ago
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🔔Remind! Don’t forget to register for the FIRST EVER EGU TS Campfire on 11th February!🔥
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about 1 month ago
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Remember to register to follow the next TectoTalk!🔥⛏️
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#ecsmonday
How far do
#faults
perturb the
#stress
field? Velagala et al. (DE/CH/AU) use calibrated 3D
#geomechanical
models to show stress perturbations are <1 km from faults in northern Switzerland:
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-179-2026
#paperalert
#insitustress
about 1 month ago
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Jobs on Friday! The University of Alaska Fairbanks Ore Geology Research (OGRe) lab is seeking a qualified post-doc candidate to study the distribution of Bi and Te minerals in a world-class Au deposit in Interior Alaska. (
[email protected]
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careers.alaska.edu/jobs/post-do...
about 1 month ago
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Remember to register to follow the next TectoTalk!🔥⛏️
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#ecsmonday
Thick sand cover, loose terrain, grazing livestock... Sihoyiya et al. (ZA) overcome field challenges to image the
#HotazelFormation
at 1.0-1.5 km depth using high-resolution
#seismic
surveys:
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-135-2026
#KalahariManganeseField
#geophysics
#paperalert
about 1 month ago
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Samuele Papeschi サムエレ パペスキ | Geology is the way ⚒️🧪
about 2 months ago
Sheared, fractured, and dissected garnet grains. Oil on canvas 😍
#geology
#garnet
#metamorphism
#minerals
#rocks
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Jobs on Friday! The Department of Geology and Geological Engineering of Université Laval, in beautiful Quebec City, is looking for candidates at the full professorship level for a Canada Impact+ research chair in Geology of Critical Minerals. Deadline March 15, 2026
[email protected]
#geology
about 2 months ago
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New EGU TS blog is out! 🔥 Read here:
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...
about 2 months ago
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🔥Save the date for the next EGU TS TectoTalks session!!🔥⛏️🗻 This second session will focus on fault growth and evolution and their influence on fluid flow and seismicity 📅 18 February 2026 at 10:00 CET 🔗 Registration:
msteams.link
about 2 months ago
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🔥 Save the date! 🔥 🗓 11 Feb | 16:30 CET ☕ First EGU TS ECS Campfire Topic: Fieldwork Stories 🎤 Invited speakers: Antonio Casas Sainz & Brendan Murphy Join us for a relaxed chat and shared fieldwork memories. 🔗 Register:
form.typeform.com/to/jAsTYBY2
about 2 months ago
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#ecsmonday
#Density
or
#viscosity
– which matters more? Desiderio et al. (UK/CH) systematically vary recycled oceanic crust properties to understand
#primordial
material preservation in Earth's
#lowermantle
:
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-55-2026
#geodynamics
#parameterstudy
#mantleheterogeneity
about 2 months ago
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Struggling with converting structural data (Azimuth ↔ Quadrant ↔ Dip/DipDir)?⛏️ You can use two tools! GeoStrike Converter: A web tool for quick checks. AI Structural Assistant: A prompt to make LLMs handle geology data correctly. Read and grab the tools here:
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...
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Why Strike and Dip Conversions Confuse Even Professional Geologists ?
Whether you are a student, educator, or industry professional, you have likely encountered the myriad conventions used for recording geological orientations. For students, this landscape can be perple...
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2026/01/16/strike-and-dip-conversion-ai/
about 2 months ago
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Jobs on Friday! 2-year Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational and Experimental Fracture Mechanics, based in the MAGMA Laboratory in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences at the University of Liverpool, UK Apply here:
tinyurl.com/yx6x6mt5
Deadline: 2 February 2026
about 2 months ago
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The Geological Society of America (GSA)
about 2 months ago
A new study uncovers how the double subduction system in the Molucca Sea formed and evolved. Plate motion history and geodynamic modeling reveal the origins of its unusual asymmetric slab geometry. Read more:
geosociety.co/Chen_et_al
#Geodynamics
#Tectonics
#GSABulletin
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Have a look at the TS sessions here:
www.egu26.eu/pg/TS
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about 2 months ago
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#ecsmonday
How do you date brittle
#deformation
in sedimentary basins? Boschetti et al. (FR) combine U-Pb
#calcite
dating with
#RSCM
thermometry to unravel the polyphase tectonic history of the Vocontian Basin at the Alps-Pyrenees junction:
doi.org/10.5194/se-17-35-2026
#paperalert
#geochronology
about 2 months ago
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European Geosciences Union (EGU)
2 months ago
📢 ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT 🫣to submit your abstract for
#EGU26
! 👇 Your next steps? ✔️Your Copernicus.org login details ✔️ An EGU membership (www.egu.eu/0ZFO4P/) ✔️ Your abstract🥳! Submit NOW: www.egu26.eu 📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026, 13.00CET 🎥: Lukas Hörtnagl on
#imaggeo
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European Geosciences Union (EGU)
2 months ago
This
#webinar
session, together with Peter Bijl and Heike Zimmermann, will explore the polar
#climate
history with views from both poles and perspectives from the distant past in the Paleogene to more recent changes during the last glacial cycle and Holocene. 🔗 Register here:
egu.eu/2XIDOJ
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Jobs on Friday! Open postdoc position at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in the broad fields of basin analysis, tectonic geomorphology, sedimentary tectonics, detrital geo/thermo-chronology, climate-tectonic interactions, and/or tectonics.
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/311...
2 months ago
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Did you know that lava dome thickness and eruption duration follow a power-law scaling? Using data from La Soufrière, we explain the mechanism behind this growth with a simple model. A perfect deep dive to start the year! Read more:
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...
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How Lava Domes Grow: Field Observations and Thermo-Mechanical Insights from the 1979 Soufrière Eruption
To kick off the New Year, we have invited a guest author, Takafumi Maruishi, a researcher in the Research Division for Volcanic Disasters / Center for Volcano Research Promotion, National Research Ins...
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2026/01/08/lava_dome_growth/
2 months ago
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#ecsmonday
Tired of manual
#fault
interpretation bias? Basa et al. (NO) adopt a
#data-driven
approach using
#DNNs
trained on synthetic
#seismic
to automatically extract 3D fault networks and characterize segment-scale attributes:
doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105569
#paperalert
#faultinterpretation
2 months ago
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Jobs on Friday! The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) is seeking applications for a Technical Officer in Geophysics. Location & Expected start date: Based on-site at DIAS' premises in Dublin city centre; March/April 2026 Closing Date: 30 January 2026
www.dias.ie/39489-2/
#geology
2 months ago
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#ecsmonday
Planning CO2 storage in Denmark? Better understand the salt first! Nielsen et al. (DK) use structural restoration to reveal different timing and mechanisms - from Triassic gravitational gliding to differential loading:
doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105609
#paperalert
#salttectonics
#CCS
2 months ago
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The Geological Society of America (GSA)
2 months ago
Know someone whose work has made significant contributions to the geosciences? Nominate them for a GSA Award!🏅 Nominating a peer, mentor, or colleague is a powerful way to recognize lasting impact, leadership, and service. Submit your nomination by 15 February 2026 at:
geosociety.co/AW
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EGU-TS Division is now also on Instagram!👀 You can reach our page by scanning the QR code or here at this link:
www.instagram.com/egu_ts_divis...
3 months ago
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Jobs on Friday! ⚠️ The Department of Geoscience at Aarhus University, Denmark, invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor position. Are especially encourage specialists in the fields of petrology and structural geology.
www.earthworks-jobs.com/jobpost/aarh...
3 months ago
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“There is no geology here – just dirt!” or “It’s only a large sandbox.” are two common narratives about the geology of Berlin. But is that true? Is there really nothing interesting to see for a geologist in the German capital?🧐 The last blog of the year is online:
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...
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Berlin – the city of unusual geology
“There is no geology here – just dirt!” or “It’s only a large sandbox.” are two common narratives told about the geology of the Berlin region. But is that true? Is there really nothing interesting to ...
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2025/12/18/berlin-the-city-of-unusual-geology/
3 months ago
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#ecsmonday
on BS #30 Ran et al. (CN) use detrital zircon
#geochronology
to constrain the timing and nature of the Amdo–southern Qiangtang collision in the
#Tibetan
Plateau. What do sediment sources and age spectra reveal about when and how these terranes came together?
doi.org/10.1029/2025TC008967
3 months ago
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Can ancient stories record volcanic activity? 🌍🔥 Our new blog explores Aboriginal oral traditions and the Newer Volcanics of SE Australia. Read more 🔗
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts...
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Geomythology. Craitbul journey through the Newer Volcanics in SE Australia
The Aboriginals Australians had and hopefully will continue to have an important oral tradition, especially related to impacts, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes. This time, I would like to set our ...
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2025/12/11/geomythology-craitbul-journey-through-the-newer-volcanics-in-se-australia/
3 months ago
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Jobs on Friday! The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Structural Geology or Tectonics, beginning in the Fall semester of 2026.
eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
#geology
3 months ago
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⏰ Today! We’re hosting the first episode of TectoTalks, our new series of short, informal events showcasing exciting tectonics research. Join us at 12:00 CET with R. Jolivet & C. Faccenna discussing topography, uplift & deformation. 🔗 Register here:
msteams.link/6NA3
3 months ago
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#ecsmonday
on BS #29 2018 Mw 5.0 Fleri earthquake on
#Etna
wasn't the first! Check out
#paleoseismological
and
#morphotectonic
investigations by Tringali et al. (IT) revealing
#historical
events and accelerating throw rates:
doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1473-2025
#paperalert
#activefaults
#MtEtna
3 months ago
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#ecsmonday
on BS #28 Susin et al. (IE) fuse borehole
#petrophysics
with
#seismic
reprocessing to sharpen images of the buried Irish Zn-Pb
#orefield
. Can this
#workflow
highlight structures that guide smarter exploration targeting?
doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1453-2025
#paperalert
#seismicimaging
#Zn-Pb
3 months ago
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⏰ Today is the day! Don't forget to submit your abstract by 13:00 (CET) to apply for financial support to attend
#EGU26
. Learn more here:
egu.eu/5AKEKI
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