Fiona Darbyshire, Author at Eos

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Illuminating the Complex Structural Fabric Beneath the European Alps

by Fiona Darbyshire 5 October 20238 July 2024

A new study investigates the dynamics of the complex continental collision that formed the European Alps and reveals how structural alignments change with depth.

Map of the study area in western India showing a network of seismic recording stations

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Hunting the Source of Deccan Traps Volcanism Using Seismic Waves

by Fiona Darbyshire 1 March 20218 July 2024

Seismic velocity patterns beneath the Deccan Traps region in western India reveal its volcanic history.

Cliffs of 1.1-billion-year-old volcanic rocks from the Midcontinent rift in Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota tower above the brilliant blue waters of Lake Superior.

New Insights into North America’s Midcontinent Rift

by S. Stein, C. Stein, J. Kley, R. Keller, M. Merino, E. Wolin, D. Wiens, Michael Wysession, G. Al-Equabi, W. Shen, Andrew Frederiksen, Fiona Darbyshire, D. Jurdy, Gregory Waite, W. Rose, E. Vye, T. Rooney, R. Moucha and E. Brown 4 August 20161 December 2022

The Midcontinent Rift has characteristics of a large igneous province, causing geologists to rethink some long-standing assumptions about how this giant feature formed.