Systematic studies and paleogeographic conclusions The fossil records from lower Devonian of the Eislek hadn’t been reviewed since E. Asselberghs in the 1912. The knowledge of the different fossil groups didn’t progress since and the statements on paleogeographical and paleoenvironmental topics were therefore quite meagre or restricted to some points. The actual, long-term project, focuses.. Lire la suite
paléontologie, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
Our research aims at investigating and describing the fossil vertebrates of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and adjacent regions (SE Belgium, Lorraine), preserved in public and private collections or recently excavated. The Emsian strata yield agnathan, ostracoderm and porolepiform fishes, the Muschelkalk dolomites provide sharks and fishes, the Upper Triassic Keuper marls yield amphibians, fishes, pterosaur.. Lire la suite
paléontologie, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
With its collection of almost 500 specimens, the MnhnL houses one of the worldwide richest Hettangian-Sinemurian gastropod faunas. The gastropods from Luxembourg have been uncovered mainly from the Luxembourg Sandstone Formation, a sand waves and bars complex deposited on a shallow marine shelf under tidal-deltaic environmental conditions. The fauna comprises both families and genera of.. Lire la suite
paléontologie, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
Coleoidea is a subclass of the invertebrate class Cephalopoda and typified nowadays by squids, cuttlefish and octopods. During Mesozoic times, another group of coleoids dominated the seas: the belemnites. We found evidence that the fossil coleoid fauna from Luxembourg plays a key role in the evolution of cephalopods. Our daily work includes morphological analyses and.. Lire la suite
paléontologie, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
The project aims at using advanced processing methodology for mapping natural and anthropogenic ground deformation in complex environments with Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar. This will be applied in Luxembourg and the Great Region (i.e. French and German bordering area) though these methods will also be used on other targets such as active African volcanoes.. Lire la suite
géophysique et astrophysique, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
GORISK is a multidisciplinary project oriented towards the implementation and improvement of ground-based and spaceborne tools for volcanic risk and health impact assessment in the Goma region (North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo). This area (potentially 1 million people) is threatened by two highly active volcanoes: the Nyiragongo (producing among the most fluid lavas in.. Lire la suite
géophysique et astrophysique, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
The East African Rift is a 6000 km long faulted structure that extends from Ethiopia to Mozambique and where the African plate is splitting in two. It is the largest continental rifting zones on Earth but it is also the less known plate boundaries. The CORSAIR project aims at studying local-scale magmatism (<50 km) and.. Lire la suite
géophysique et astrophysique, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
SAMAAV: InSAR analysis and monitoring of active African volcanoes using ERS and ENVISAT data. This projects aims at studying and monitoring the volcanic or volcano-tectonic activity in 4 regions in Africa using satellite radar interferometry (InSAR): the Mt Cameroon, the Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira (DR Congo), the Oldoino Lengai (Tanzania), and Fogo (Cape Verde). Those are.. Lire la suite
géophysique et astrophysique, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
Abstract The first real petrographical collection of the Museum dates back to 1852, when geologists decided to realize a geological map for the country. Now, the existing rocks collection contains approximately 1500 samples, 350 are national samples. The idea of developing a concept called “scientific lithotheca of the rocks of Luxembourg” was born in 2008... Lire la suite
géologie et minéralogie, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
Abstract Only a few thinks are known about the mineralogy of Luxembourg. Very few scientific studies were published before 1996. However, the first studies bring many interesting surprises. In particular studies of the copper, lead and antimony mines of the “Oesling” have revealed extremely rare mineral species such as brandholzite, chalcostibnite or ullmannite. In the.. Lire la suite
géologie et minéralogie, projets de recherche, sciences de la terre |
