
Scientific research.
Key research articles from the RockyH₂ team, across two decades of work on water–rock interactions, natural hydrogen and CO₂ mineralization.
2026
The Impact of Erosion Efficiency on Rift-Inversion Orogen Evolution: Implications for Serpentinization-Derived Natural H2 Resources (opens in a new tab)
Zwaan F., Glerum A., Brune S., Vasey D. A., Naliboff J. B., Manatschal G., and Gaucher E. C .
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth Volume131, Issue5 May 2026 e2025JB033255
Understanding the resource potential of natural hydrogen on Earth: Scientific gaps, uncertainties and recommendations. (opens in a new tab)
Etiope, G., Ellis, G. S., Ardakani, O. H., Boreham, C. J., Klitzke, P., Martín-Monge, A., Reis, H. L. S., Templeton, A. S., Kim, H. S., Gaucher, E.C., & Sissmann, O.
Earth-Science Reviews, 105413.
2025
Abiotic carbonaceous matter as a hidden deep carbon reservoir in the serpentinized forearc mantle wedge (opens in a new tab)
Tao R., Daniel I, Andreani M, Ménez B, Montagnac G, Cardon H, Fellah C, Lu Y, Guo Z
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta., 395, 64-67
Rift-inversion orogens are potential hotspots for natural H₂ generation (opens in a new tab)
Zwaan, F., Brune S., Glerum A., Vasey D. A., Naliboff J. B., Manatschal G. and Gaucher E. C.
Science Advances
The contribution of mechanoradical reactions to crustal hydrogen generation (opens in a new tab)
Lefeuvre, N., Truche, L., Donzé, F.V., Vandenborre, J., Gaucher, E.C., Magnin, V.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Vol. 660. 119363
2024
A review of abyssal serpentinite geochemistry and geodynamics (opens in a new tab)
Debret B., Andreani M., Godard M.
Earth Science Reviews
Soil and spring water gas data from an area with natural hydrogen (H₂) degassing, NW Pyrenean foreland, France (opens in a new tab)
Zwaan, F., Pilz, P., Niedermann, S., Zimmer, M., Lefeuvre, N., Petit, V., Vieth-Hillebrand, A., Gaucher, E. C., Schmitt-Hattenberger, C., Brune, S.
GFZ Data
2023
2H-2H clumping in molecular hydrogen method and preliminary results (opens in a new tab)
Mangenot, X., Xie, H., Crémière, A., Giunta, T., Lilley, M., Sissmann, O., Orphan, V., Schimmelmann, A., Gaucher, E.C., Girard, J.-P. and Eiler, J.
Chemical Geology. Vol 621. P. 105396
Exploration of natural hydrogen in the Lower Engadine window, Switzerland
Hänggi, P., Gaucher, Eric C., Wanner, C.
Goldschmidt 2023
Global hydrogen production during high-pressure serpentinization of subducting slabs (opens in a new tab)
Merdith, A. S., Daniel, I., Sverjensky, D., Andreani, M., Mather, B., Williams, S., & Vitale Brovarone, A.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24
Origin of Fe-Ca-metasomatism in exhumed mantle rocks at the MARK area (23°N, ODP Leg 153) and implications on the formation of ultramafic-hosted seafloor massive sulfide deposits (opens in a new tab)
Coltat R., Andreani M., Patten C., Godard M., Debret B., Escartin J.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24, 9
Strong geochemical anomalies following active submarine eruption offshore Mayotte (opens in a new tab)
Mastin, M., Cathalot, C., Fandino, O., Giunta, T., Donval, JP., Guyader, V., Germain, Y., Scalabrin, C., Dehez, S., Jouenne, S., Gaucher, Eric C., Rouxel, O., Rinnert, E.
Chemical Geology 121739
The place of natural hydrogen in the energy transition: A position paper (opens in a new tab)
Gaucher, Eric C., Moretti, Isabelle, Pélissier, Nicolas, Burridge, Glen, & Gonthier, Nicolas.
European Geologist, 55
The rocky road to organics needs drying (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Montagnac G., Fellah C., Hao J., Daniel I., Pisapia C., Galipaud J., Lilley M., Früh Green G., Borensztajn S., Ménez B.
Nature Communications, 14, 347
Unravelling biotic versus abiotic processes in the development of large sulfuric-acid karsts (opens in a new tab)
D. Laurent, G. Barré, C. Durlet, P. Cartigny, C. Carpentier, G. Paris, P. Collon, J. Pironon, E.C. Gaucher
Geology. 51 (3). p. 262–267
2022
Arc-En-Sub cruise, RV Pourquoi pas ? (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Escartin J.
French Oceanographic Cruises
Arc-en-Sub: Seafloor pressure and temperature record at Rainbow Massif (AES_P01), 6–26 May 2022 (opens in a new tab)
Demont Antoine, Chanard Kristel, Olive Jean-Arthur, Marjanovic Milena, Andreani Muriel, Escartín Javier
SEANOE dataset
Carbonation of Serpentinite in Creeping Faults of California (opens in a new tab)
Klein F, Goldsby DL, Lin J, Andreani M.
Geophysical Research Letters, 1–7
Natural hydrogen migration along thrust faults in foothill basins: The North Pyrenean Frontal Thrust case study (opens in a new tab)
Lefeuvre, N., Truche, L., Donzé, F.V., Gal, F., Tremosa, J., Fakoury, R.A., Calassou, S. and Gaucher, E.C.
Applied Geochemistry. Vol 145
Optimisation de la production d’hydrogène dans les réservoirs ultrabasiques (opens in a new tab)
Barbier, S.
Doctoral dissertation, Université de Lyon – under the supervision of M. Andreani & E.C. Gaucher
Orange hydrogen is the new green (opens in a new tab)
Osselin, F., Soulaine, C., Fauguerolles, C., Gaucher, E.C., Scaillet, B. and Pichavant, M.
Nature Geoscience. Vol. 15. N°10. P. 765-769
Rainbow massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 36°14’N): AUV IdefX microbathymetry and acoustic backscatter (opens in a new tab)
Avoustin Marianne, Gini Caroline, Andreani Muriel, Escartin Javier
SEANOE dataset
Significance of H₂ and CO release during thermal treatment of natural phyllosilicate-rich rocks (opens in a new tab)
Quesnel, B., Truche, L., Cathelineau, M., Boiron, M.-C., Lempart-Drozd, M., Rigaudier, T., Derkowski, A. and Gaucher, E.C.
Chemical Geology. Vol. 588
Successive Modes of Carbonate Precipitation in Microbialites along the Hydrothermal Spring of La Salsa in Laguna Pastos Grandes (Bolivian Altiplano) (opens in a new tab)
Muller, E., Ader, M., Aloisi, G., Bougeault, C., Durlet, C., Vennin, E., Benzerara, K., Gaucher, E.C., Virgone, A., Chavez, M., Souquet, P. and Gérard, E.
Geosciences. Vol 12. N°2. P 88
Une découverte d’hydrogène naturel dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques, première étape vers une exploration industrielle
Gaucher, E.C.
Géologues. Vol 213. P 92-95
2021
A discussion on South Atlantic pre-salt continental carbonates: A mosaic of sedimentary facies and processes (opens in a new tab)
Virgone, A., Gaucher, E.C., Teboul, P.-A., Kolodka, C. and Poli, E.
AAPG – Memoir 124: The Supergiant Lower Cretaceous Pre-Salt Petroleum Systems of the Santos Basin, Brazil. P. 193-214
Mineralogical and geochemical study of serpentinized peridotites from the North-Western Pyrenees: New insights on serpentinization along magma-poor continental passive margins (opens in a new tab)
Tichadou, C., Godard, M., Muñoz, M., Labaume, P., Vauchez, A., Gaucher, E.C. and Calassou, S.
Lithos. Vol. 406-407, 106521
Native H₂ Exploration in the Western Pyrenean Foothills (opens in a new tab)
Lefeuvre, N., Truche, L., Donzé, F.-V., Ducoux, M., Barré, G., Fakoury, R.-A., Calassou, S. and Gaucher, E.C.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 22
Rift and salt-related multi-phase dolomitization: example from the northwestern Pyrenees (opens in a new tab)
Motte G., Hoareau G., Callot J.-P., Révillon S., Piccoli F., Calassou S. and Gaucher E.C.
Marine and Petroleum Geology. Vol. 126
The Limagne Basin: a journey through modern and fossil microbial deposits (opens in a new tab)
Vennin, E., Bouton, A., Roche, A., Gérard, E., Bundeleva, I., Boussagol, P., Wattinne, A., Kolodka, C., Gaucher, E.C., Virgone, A. and Visscher, P.T.
BSGF – Earth Science Bulletin. Vol. 192. N°41. P.35
Thermodynamics for clay minerals: Calculation tools and application to the case of illite/smectite interstratified minerals (opens in a new tab)
P. Blanc, F. Gherardi, P. Vieillard, N.C.M. Marty, H. Gailhanou, S. Gaboreau, B. Letat, C. Geloni, E.C. Gaucher, B. Madé
Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 130
2020
A review of H₂, CH₄, and hydrocarbon formation in experimental serpentinization using network analysis (opens in a new tab)
Barbier, S., Huang, F., Andreani, M., Tao, R., Hao, J., Eleish, A., Prabhu, A., Minhas, O., Fontaine, K., Fox, P., Daniel, I
Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 209
Dataset for H₂, CH₄ and organic compounds formation during experimental serpentinization (opens in a new tab)
Huang, F., Barbier, S., Tao, R., Hao, J., Garcia del Real, P., Peuble, S., Merdith, A., Leichnig, V., Perrillat, J-P., Fontaine, K., Fox, P., Andreani, M., Daniel, I.
Geoscience Data Journal, 8(1), 90-100
Early Diagenesis of Lacustrine Carbonates in Volcanic Settings: The Role of Magmatic CO₂ (Lake Dziani Dzaha, Mayotte, Indian Ocean) (opens in a new tab)
Milesi, VP., Debure, M., Marty, NCM., Capano, M., Jézéquel, D., Stefel, C., Rouchon, V., Albéric, P., Bard, E., Sarazin, G., Guyot, F., Virgone, A., Gaucher, E.C.and Ader, M
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2020, 4 (3), 363-378
Effects of smectite dehydration and illitisation on overpressures in sedimentary basins: A coupled chemical and thermo-hydro-mechanical modelling approach (opens in a new tab)
Tremosa J., H Gailhanou, C Chiaberge, R Castilla, EC Gaucher, A Lassin
Marine and Petroleum Geology 111, 166-178
Impact of geodynamics on fluid circulation and diagenesis of carbonate reservoirs in a foreland basin: Example of the Upper Lacq reservoir (Aquitaine basin, SW France) (opens in a new tab)
Bahnan, AE ., Carpentier, C., Pironon, J ., Ford, M ., Ducoux, M ., Barre, G., Gaucher, E.C.
Marine and Petroleum Geology. 111, 676-694
New Perspectives in the Industrial Exploration for Native Hydrogen (opens in a new tab)
Gaucher E.C.
Elements. Vol. 16, N°1. P. 8-9
Prediction of the calcium carbonate budget in a sedimentary basin: A “source-to-sink” approach applied to Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA (opens in a new tab)
Bouton A., Vennin E., Amiotte-Suchet P., Thomazo C., Sizun J.-P., Virgone A., Gaucher E.C. and Visscher P. T.
Basin Research, Vol. 32, N°7, P. 1015–1034
Pulsated hydrogen and methane flux at Mid-Ocean Ridges driven by Pangea breakup (opens in a new tab)
Merdith A., Garcia Del Real P., Daniel I., Andreani M, Wright N., Coltice N.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21
Quaternary tectonic and climate changes at the origin of travertine and calcrete in the eastern Betics (Almería region, SE Spain) (opens in a new tab)
Larrey, M., Mouthereau, F., Masini, E., Huyghe, D., Gaucher, E.C., Virgone, A. and Miegebielle, V.
Journal of the Geological Society. Vol.177. P. 939-954
The origin of continental carbonates in Andean salars: A multi-tracer geochemical approach in Laguna Pastos Grandes (Bolivia) (opens in a new tab)
Muller E., Gaucher E.C., Durlet C., Moquet J.S., Moreira M., Rouchon V., Louvat P., Bardoux G., Noirez S., Bougeault C., Vennin E., Gérard E., Chavez M., Virgone A. and Ader M.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Vol. 279. P. 220-237
Variability of Carbonate Isotope Signatures in a Hydrothermally Influenced System: Insights from the Pastos Grandes Caldera (Bolivia) (opens in a new tab)
Bougeault, C.; Durlet, C.; Vennin, E.; Muller, E.; Ader, M.; Ghaleb, B.; Gérard, E.; Virgone, A.; Gaucher, E.C.
Minerals. Vol. 10. N°11. P. 989
2019
Antigorite development during oceanic retrograde serpentinization of abyssal peridotites (opens in a new tab)
Roumejon S., Andreani M, Früh-Green G.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 174/60
Biotic–Abiotic Influences on Modern Ca–Si-Rich Hydrothermal Spring Mounds of the Pastos Grandes Volcanic Caldera (Bolivia) (opens in a new tab)
Bougeault C., Vennin E., Durlet C., Muller E., Mercuzot M., Chavez M., Gérard E., Ader M., Virgone A. and Gaucher E. C.
Minerals. 9, 380
Diagenesis in Mesozoic carbonate rocks in the North Pyrénées (France) from mineralogy and fluid inclusion analysis: Example of Rousse reservoir and caprock (opens in a new tab)
Renard S., Pironon J., Sterpenich J., Carpentier C., Lescanne M. and Gaucher E. C.
Chemical Geology 508, 30–46
Diversity and origin of quartz cements in continental carbonates (opens in a new tab)
Teboul P. A., Durlet C., Girard J. P., Dubois L., San Miguel G., Virgone A., Gaucher E. C. and Camoin G.
Applied Geochemistry 100, 22–41
Formation of magnesium-smectite during lacustrine carbonates early diagenesis: Study case of the volcanic crater lake Dziani Dzaha (Mayotte – Indian Ocean) (opens in a new tab)
Milesi V. P., Jézéquel D., Debure M., Cadeau P., Guyot F., Sarazin G., Claret F., Vennin E., Chaduteau C., Virgone A., Gaucher E. C. and Ader M.
Sedimentology 66, 983–1001
New insights of the plumbing system of Santorini using helium and carbon isotopes (opens in a new tab)
Moreira M., J. Escartin, L. Scelin, L. Ruzié-Hamilton, P. Nomikou, C. Mével, Andreani M.
Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 10
New perspectives on abiotic hydrocarbon synthesis and processing in the lithosphere (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Ménez B.
In “Whole Earth Carbon: Past to Present”, Ch. 15, Cambridge University Press
The Role of the Substrate on the Mineralization Potential of Microbial Mats in A Modern Freshwater River (Paris Basin, France) (opens in a new tab)
Roche A., Vennin E., Bundeleva I., Bouton A., Payandi-Rolland D., Amiotte-Suchet P., Gaucher E. C., Courvoisier H. and Visscher P. T.
Minerals 9, 359
The lacustrine microbial carbonate factory of the successive Lake Bonneville and Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA (opens in a new tab)
Vennin E., Bouton A., Bourillot R., Pace A., Roche A., Brayard A., Thomazo C., Virgone A., Gaucher E. C., Desaubliaux G. and Visscher P. T.
Sedimentology 66, 165–204
Thermodynamic properties of mixed-layer illite-smectite by calorimetric methods: Acquisition of the enthalpies of mixing of illite and smectite layers (opens in a new tab)
Gailhanou H., Blanc P., Rogez J., Mikaelian G., Kawaji H., Olives J., v. Montouillout, Grenèche J.-M., Vieillard P., Gaucher E. C., Fialips C. I. and Madé B.
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics 138, 78–97
2018
Abiotic synthesis of amino acids in the recesses of the oceanic lithosphere (opens in a new tab)
Ménez B., Pisapia C., Andreani M, Jamme F., Vanbellingen Q.P., Brunelle A., Richard L., Dumas P., Réfrégiers M.
Nature
Multi-scale characterization of the incipient carbonation of peridotite (opens in a new tab)
Peuble S., Andreani M., Gouze P., Pollet-Villard M., Reynard B., Van de Moortele B.
Chemical Geology, 476, 150-160
Oligo-Miocene lacustrine microbial and metazoan buildups from the Limagne Basin (French Massif Central) (opens in a new tab)
Roche, A., Vennin, E., Bouton, A., Olivier, N., Wattinne, A., Bundeleva, I., Deconinck, J.F., Virgone, A., Gaucher, E.C. and Visscher, P.T.
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 504, 34-59
Ore component mobility, transport, and mineralization at mid-oceanic ridges: a stable isotopes (Zn, Cu, Fe) study of the Rainbow massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge 36°14’N) (opens in a new tab)
Debret B., Beunon H., Mattieli N., Andreani M, Ribeiro Da Costa I., Escartin J.
Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 503, 170-180
2017
Assessing sulfur redox state and distribution in abyssal serpentinites using XANES spectroscopy (opens in a new tab)
Debret B., Andreani M., Delacour A., Roumejon S., Trcera N.
Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 466, 1-11
Experimental Measurement of CO₂ Solubility in Aqueous CaCl₂ Solution at Temperature from 323.15 to 423.15 K and Pressure up to 20 MPa Using the Conductometric Titration (opens in a new tab)
Messabeb, H., Contamine, F., Cézac, P., Serin, J.P., Pouget, C. and Gaucher, E.C.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 62, 4228-4234
Quantification of carbon dioxide sourced by mineral reactions in ultradeep sedimentary basins (opens in a new tab)
Brosse, É, Bachaud, P., Richard, L., Michel, A., Guichet, X., Rossi, T., Blanke, R., Gaucher, E.C., Parra, T.
Marine and Petroleum Geology, 81, pp. 112-133
Volcanic rock alterations of the Kwanza Basin, offshore Angola – Insights from an integrated petrological, geochemical and numerical approach (opens in a new tab)
Teboul, P.-A., Kluska, J.-M., Marty, N.C.M., Debure, M., Durlet, C., Virgone, A., Gaucher, E.C.
Marine and Petroleum Geology, 80, pp. 394-411
2016
Contrasted effect of aluminum on the serpentinization rate of olivine and orthopyroxene under hydrothermal conditions (opens in a new tab)
Pens M., Andreani M., Daniel I., Perrillat J-P., Cardon H.
Chemical Geology, 441, 256-264
Experimental Measurement of CO₂ Solubility in Aqueous NaCl Solution at Temperature from 323.15 to 423.15 K and Pressure of up to 20 MPa (opens in a new tab)
Messabeb, H., Contamine, F., Cézac, P., Serin, J.P., Gaucher, E.C.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 61 (10), pp. 3573-3584
Impact of geodynamics on diagenetic byproducts – An input to petro-acoustic modeling of pre-salt carbonates (opens in a new tab)
Virgone, A., Masini, M., Gaucher, E., Massonnat, G., Pellerin, M.
3rd EAGE/SBGf Workshop 2016: Quantitative Seismic Interpretation of Lacustrine Carbonates, pp. 14-17
Magnetic signature of serpentinization at ophiolite complexes (opens in a new tab)
Bonnemains D., Carlut J., Escartin E., Mével C., Andreani M., Debret B.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 17
Origins of elements building travertine and tufa: New perspectives provided by isotopic and geochemical tracers (opens in a new tab)
Teboul, P.-A., Durlet, C., Gaucher, E.C., Virgone, A., Girard, J.-P., Curie, J., Lopez, B., Camoin, G.F.
Sedimentary Geology, 334, pp. 97-114
2015
A generalized model for predicting the thermodynamic properties of clay minerals (opens in a new tab)
Blanc, P., Vieillard, P., Gailhanou, H., Gaboreau, S., Gaucher, E., Fialips, C.I., Madé, B., Giffaut, E.
American Journal of Science, 315 (8), pp. 734-780
Carbonate mineralization in percolated olivine aggregates: linking effects of crystallographic orientation and fluid flux (opens in a new tab)
Peuble S., Andreani M., Godard M., Gouze P., Barou F., Van de Moortele B., Mainprice D., Reynard B.
American Mineralogist, 52, 174-190
Deep alteration between Hellas and Isidis basins (opens in a new tab)
Bultel B., Quantin C., Andreani M., Clenet H., Lozac’h L.
Icarus, 260, 141-160
Development of an attrition-leaching hybrid process for direct aqueous mineral carbonation (opens in a new tab)
Julcour, C., Bourgeois, F., Bonfils, B., Benhamed, I., Guyot, F., Bodénan, F., Petiot, C., Gaucher, E.C.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 262, pp. 716-726
Geological characterization and modelling (chapter 3)
Gapillou C., Pourtoy D., Thibeau S., Girard, J-P. & Gaucher EC., & Lescanne M., Mouronval G., Hy-Billot J.
In: Monne, J. (Ed.), Carbon Capture and Storage – The Lacq pilot – Project and injection period 2006–2013
Redox state of iron during high-pressure serpentinite dehydration (opens in a new tab)
Debret B., Bolfan-Casanova N., Padron-Navarta J. A., Martin-Hernandez F., Andreani M., Garrido C., Sanchez-Vizcaino V. L., Gomez-Pugnaire M. T., Munoz M., Trcera N.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 169:36
Serpentinization and fluid pathways in tectonically exhumed peridotites from the Southwest Indian Ridge (62°-65°E) (opens in a new tab)
Roumejon S., Cannat M., Agrinier P., Godard M., Andreani M.
Journal of Petrology, 1-32
The Kallisti Limnes: carbon-accumulating subsea pools (opens in a new tab)
Camili R., Nomikou P., Escartin J., Ridao P., Mallios A., Kilias S. P., Argyraki A., and the Caldeira Science Team: Andreani M., Ballu V., Campos R., Deplus C., Gbsi T., Gracias N., Hurtos N., Magi L., Mével C., Moreira M., Palomeras N., Pot O., Ribas D., Ruzie L., Sakellarious D.
Scientific Reports, 5, 12152
2014
CO₂ geological storage in olivine rich basaltic aquifers: new insights from reactive-percolation experiments (opens in a new tab)
Peuble S., Godard M., Luquot L., Andreani M., Martinez I., Gouze P.
Applied Geochemistry, 52, 174-190
Evolution of Fe redox state in serpentine during subduction (opens in a new tab)
Debret B., Andreani M., Muñoz M., Bolfan N., Carlut J., Nicollet C., Schwartz S., Trcera N.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 400, 1-13
Ex situ mineral carbonation for CO₂ mitigation: Evaluation of mining waste resources, aqueous carbonation processability and life cycle assessment (Carmex project) (opens in a new tab)
Bodénan, F., Bourgeois, F., Petiot, C., Augé, T., Bonfils, B., Julcour-Lebigue, C., Guyot, F., Boukary, A., Tremosa, J., Lassin, A., Gaucher, E.C., Chiquet, P.
Minerals Engineering, 59, pp. 52-63
Simulations of the impact of co-injected gases on CO₂ storage, the SIGARRR project: First results on water-gas interactions modeling (opens in a new tab)
Corvisier, J., El-Ahmar, E., Coquelet, C., Sterpenich, J., Privat, R., Jaubert, J.-N., Ballerat-Busserolles, K., Coxam, J.-Y., Cézac, P., Contamine, F., Serin, J.-P., Lachet, V., Creton, B., Parmentier, M., Blanc, P., André, L., De Lary, L., Gaucher, E.C.
Energy Procedia, 63, pp. 3160-3171
Tectonic structure, lithology and hydrothermal signature of the Rainbow massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge 36°14’N) (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Escartin J., Delacour A., Ildefonse B., Godard M., Dyment J., Fallick A.E., Fouquet Y.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15
Thermodynamic properties of chlorite and berthierine derived from calorimetric measurements (opens in a new tab)
Blanc, P., Gailhanou, H., Rogez, J., Mikaelian, G., Kawaji, H., Warmont, F., Gaboreau, S., Grangeon, S., Grenèche, J.-M., Vieillard, P., Fialips, C.I., Giffaut, E., Gaucher, E.C., Claret, F.
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 41 (8), pp. 603-615
2013
11 million years-continuous exhumation of mantle-derived rocks at the Southwest Indian Ridge (opens in a new tab)
Sauter D., Cannat M., Roumejon S., Andreani M., Birot D., Bronner A., Brunelli D., Carlut J., Delacour A., Guyader V., MacLeod C., Manatschal G., Mendel V., Menez B., Pasini V., Ruellan E., Searle R.
Nature Geoscience
Aluminium speeds up the hydrothermal alteration of olivine (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Daniel I., Pollet-Villard M.
American Mineralogist, 98, 1738-1744
Experimental perspectives of mineral dissolution and precipitation due to CO₂-water-rock interactions (opens in a new tab)
Kaszuba J., Yardley B., Andreani M.
Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry – “Geochemistry of geologic CO₂ sequestration”, Mineralogical Society of America
F, Cl, and S via serpentinite in subduction zones: implications on the nature of fluid released at depth (opens in a new tab)
Debret B., Koga K., Nicollet C., Andreani M., Schwartz S.
Terra Nova
Incipient hydration of mantle lithosphere at ridges: a reactive percolation experiment (opens in a new tab)
Godard M., Luquot L., Andreani M., Gouze P., Gibert B.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 371-372, 92-102
Thermodynamic properties of saponite, nontronite, and vermiculite derived from calorimetric measurements (opens in a new tab)
Gailhanou, H., Blanc, P., Rogez, J., Mikaelian, G., Horiuchi, K., Yamamura, Y., Saito, K., Kawaji, H., Warmont, F., Grenèche, J.-M., Vieillard, P., Fialips, C.I., Giffaut, E., Gaucher, E.C.
American Mineralogist, 98 (10), pp. 1834-1847
µXANES study of iron speciation in serpentine during oceanic serpentinization (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Muñoz, M. Marcaillou C., Delacour A.
Lithos, 178, 70-83
2012
CO₂ percolation experiment through chlorite/zeolite-rich sandstone (Pretty Hill formation – Otway Basin – Australia) (opens in a new tab)
Luquot L., Andreani M., Gouze P., Camps P.
Chemical Geology, 294-295, 75-88
Predicting long-term geochemical alteration of wellbore cement in a generic geological CO₂ confinement site: Tackling a difficult reactive transport modeling challenge (opens in a new tab)
Gherardi, F., Audigane, P., Gaucher, E.C.
Journal of Hydrology, 420-421, pp. 340-359
Thermoddem: A geochemical database focused on low temperature water/rock interactions and waste materials (opens in a new tab)
Blanc, P., Lassin, A., Piantone, P., Azaroual, M., Jacquemet, N., Fabbri, A., Gaucher, E.C.
Applied Geochemistry, 27 (10), pp. 2107-2116
Thermodynamic properties of illite, smectite and beidellite by calorimetric methods: Enthalpies of formation, heat capacities, entropies and Gibbs free energies of formation (opens in a new tab)
Gailhanou, H., Blanc, P., Rogez, J., Mikaelian, G., Kawaji, H., Olives, J., Amouric, M., Denoyel, R., Bourrelly, S., Montouillout, V., Vieillard, P., Fialips, C.I., Michau, N., Gaucher, E.C.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 89, pp. 279-301
Three steps of serpentinization in an eclogitized oceanic serpentinization front (Western Alps) (opens in a new tab)
Debret B., Nicollet C., Andreani M., Schwartz S., Godard M.
Journal of Metamorphic Geology
2011
Coal laboratory characterisation for CO₂ geological storage (opens in a new tab)
Gaucher, E.C., Defossez, P.D.C., Bizi, M., Bonijoly, D., Disnar, J.-R., Laggoun-Defarge, F., Garnier, C., Finqueneisel, G., Zimny, T., Grgic, D., Pokryszka, Z., Lafortune, S., Vidal-Gilbert, S.
Energy Procedia, 4, pp. 3147-3154
Selection of coals of different maturities for CO₂ Storage by modelling of CH₄ and CO₂ adsorption isotherms (opens in a new tab)
Garnier, C., Finqueneisel, G., Zimny, T., Pokryszka, Z., Lafortune, S., Défossez, P.D.C., Gaucher, E.C.
International Journal of Coal Geology, 87 (2), pp. 80-86
2010
Atomic modelling of crystal/complex fluid/crystal contacts- Part II. Simulating AFM tests via the GenMol code for investigating the impact of CO₂ storage on kaolinite/brine/kaolinite adhesion (opens in a new tab)
Pèpe G., Dweik J., Jouanna P., Gouze P., Andreani M., Luquot L.
Journal of Crystal Growth, v312, 22, 3308-3315
Chemical model for cement-based materials: Temperature dependence of thermodynamic functions for nanocrystalline and crystalline C-S-H phases (opens in a new tab)
Blanc, Ph., Bourbon, X., Lassin, A., Gaucher, E.C.
Cement and Concrete Research, 40 (6), pp. 851-866
Chemical model for cement-based materials: Thermodynamic data assessment for phases other than C-S-H (opens in a new tab)
Blanc, P., Bourbon, X., Lassin, A., Gaucher, E.C.
Cement and Concrete Research, 40 (9), pp. 1360-1374
Strontium distribution and origins in a natural clayey formation (Callovian-Oxfordian, Paris Basin, France): A new sequential extraction procedure (opens in a new tab)
Lerouge, C., Gaucher, E.C., Tournassat, C., Negrel, P., Crouzet, C., Guerrot, C., Gautier, A., Michel, P., Vinsot, A., Buschaert, S.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74 (10), pp. 2926-2942
2009
Experimental study of carbon sequestration reactions controlled by the percolation of CO₂-rich brine through peridotites (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Luquot L., Gouze P, Godard M., Hoisé E., Gibert B.
Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 1226-1231
Thermodynamic properties of chlorite CCa-2. Heat capacities, heat contents and entropies (opens in a new tab)
Gailhanou, H., Rogez, J., Miltenburg, J.C.v., Genderen, A.C.G.v., Grenèche, J.M., Gilles, C., Jalabert, D., Michau, N., Gaucher, E.C., Blanc, P.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (16), pp. 4738-4749
2008
Changes in sealing capacity of fissured claystone caprocks induced by dissolved and gaseous CO₂ seepage (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Gouze P, Luquot L., Jouanna P.
Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L14404
Occurrences, composition and growth of polyhedral serpentines (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Grauby O., Baronnet A., M. Muñoz
European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 159-171
2007
Dynamic control on serpentine crystallization in veins: constraints on hydration processes in oceanic peridotites (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Mével C., Boullier A-M., Escartin J.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 8, 1-24
Onion morphology and microstructure of polyhedral serpentine (opens in a new tab)
Baronnet A., Andreani M., Grauby O., Devouard B., Nitsche S., Chaudanson D.
American Mineralogist, 92, 687-690
Thermodynamic properties of anhydrous smectite MX-80, illite IMt-2 and mixed-layer illite-smectite ISCz-1 as determined by calorimetric methods. Part I: Heat capacities, heat contents and entropies (opens in a new tab)
Gailhanou, H., van Miltenburg, J.C., Rogez, J., Olives, J., Amouric, M., Gaucher, E.C., Blanc, P.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (22), pp. 5463-5473
2004
A microstructural study of a crack-seal type serpentine vein, using SEM and TEM techniques (opens in a new tab)
Andreani M., Baronnet A., Boullier A-M., Gratier J-P.
European Journal of Mineralogy, 16, 585-595

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