Bolfan-Casanova_Nathalie

Directeur de Recherche, CNRS
Équipe de Pétrologie
Axes: Volcanisme Andin - Terre Primitive -
Directeur de Recherches
Bureau: 1.43 - LMV Cezeaux
Téléphone: 04.73.34.67.42
Courriel : Nathalie.Bolfan@uca.fr

  • Thèmes de Recherche :

    – Etude de la teneur et l’effet des volatils tels que l’eau dans la Terre par l’approche expérimentale et analytique
    – Etude des propriétés des matériaux du manteau par diffraction ou absorption des rayons X, à l’aide du rayonnement synchrotron, et par spectroscopie Infrarouge ou Raman

  • Responsabilités scientifiques et administratives :

    – Responsable de l’équipe de Pétrologie Expérimentale (depuis sept. 2014).
    – Responsable du Programme « Volatils » du Labex Clervolc (depuis sept. 2014).

  • Encadrement d’étudiant en thèse:
    Anaïs FEROT – Etude expérimentale de la saturation en eau du manteau terrestre – Thèse de l’Université Blaise Pascal (2007-2011).
    Juliette MAURICE – Etude expérimentale de la subduction (2013-     )
     Encadrement Post-doctoral :
    – Eniko BALI (2004-2005) : Effet de la température sur la solubilité de l’eau dans l’olivine – post-doctorat CNRS de 1 an.
    Davide NOVELLA (2013-2015): Etude du stockage de l’eau dans la zone de transition -post-doctorat Labbex de 2 ans.
     Encadrement d’étudiants de Master de Sciences de la Terre de l’Université Blaise Pascal :
    – Alexandre JOUIN – M1 : Cinétique de croissance cristalline dans le manteau inférieur terrestre, 2003.
    – Céline PECHIN – M1 : Etude expérimentale de la composition du manteau supérieur contenant 0.1% en poids d’eau, 2004.
    – Elodie AMIGUET – M1 : Effet de l’aluminium sur la stabilité de la stishovite : étude par diffraction X synchrotron in-situ à haute pression et haute température en cellule à enclumes de diamant, 2004.
    David PICARD – M2: Effet de l’eau sur le partage du fer entre les phases du manteau à haute pression (~410 km), 2005.
    – Anaïs FEROT – M1: Etude expérimentale de l’effet de l’incorporation d’aluminium sur la solubilité de l’eau dans le périclase à haute pression et haute température, 2006.
    – Tommy POISSONEAU – M2 : Stockage de l’eau dans les pyroxènes, 2015.
    – Loïs MARTINEK- M1 : L’eau dans l’orthopyroxène, 2015.

  • Publications depuis 2010 :

    Rang A :











    • Bolfan-Casanova N., Muñoz M., McCammon C., Deloule E., Férot A., Demouchi S., France L., Andrault D., Pascarelli S. (2012). Ferric iron and water incorporation in wadsleite under hydrous and oxidizing conditions: a XANES and SIMS study. American Mineralogist 97, 1483-1493. .
    • Férot A., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2012). Water storage capacity in olivine and pyroxene to 14 GPa: Implications for the water content of the Earth's upper mantle and nature of seismic discontinuities. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 349-350, 218-230. - DOI:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.06.022.


    • Andrault D., Muñoz M., Bolfan-Casanova N., Guignot N., Perrillat J.P., Aquilanti G., Pascarelli S. (2010). Experimental evidence for perovskite and post-perovskite coexistence throughout the whole D region. Earth and Planetary Science Letters vol.293, p.90-96, - DOI:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.02.026.

    Rang B et C :

    • Bouhifd A., Delon R., Bolfan-Casanova N., Manthilake G., Schiavi F., Bureau H., Khodja H., Andrault D. (2021). Hydrogen in an early magma ocean: Implications for Earth’s core composition. Goldschmidt, 4-9 July 2021.
    • Moine B., Bolfan-Casanova N., Radu I.B., Ionov D., Costin G., Korasakov A.V., Golovin A.V., Deloule E., Cottin J.Y. (2021). First inference of molecular Hydrogen in mantle pyroxene and isotopic consequences. Goldschmidt conference, 4-9 july 2021.
    • Moine B., Radu I.B., Harris C., Vlastélic I., Bolfan-Casanova N., Ionov D., Korasakov A.V., Golovin A.V., Deloule E., Costin G. (2021). Archean subduction relics in the cratonic root – evidence from eclogite xenoliths. RST, Lyon, France.

    • Gaborieau M., Laubier M., Bolfan-Casanova N., McCammon C., Vantelon D., Chumakov A. (2019). Iron speciation in olivine-hosted melt inclusions inferred from Mössbauer spectroscopy. Goldschmidt Abstracts, 2019, 1060.

    • Bolfan-Casanova N., Schiavi F., Novella D., Bureau H., Raepsaet C., Khodja H., Demouchy S. (2018). Water incorporation in transition zone minerals, Wadsleyite and Ringwoodite: a study using ERDA (Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis). EMPG-XVI, Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 juin 2018.
    • Clesi V., Bouhifd A., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bureau H., Andrault D. (2018). Water during core/mantle segregation: implications on hydrogen incorporation in the core of the Earth and Mars. EGU.
    • Clesi V., Bouhifd A., Bolfan-Casanova N., Manthilake G., Schiavi F., Raepsaet C., Bureau H., Khodja H., Andrault D. (2018). Low hydrogen contents in the cores of terrestrial planets. EMPG-XVI, Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 juin 2018.
    • Freitas D., Manthilake G., Schiavi F., Chantel J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A., Andrault D. (2018). Experimental evidence supporting a global melt layer at the base of the Earth’s upper mantle. AGU Fall meeting 2018, Washington DC, USA.
    • Freitas D., Manthilake G., Schiavi F., Chantel J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A., Andrault D. (2018). Experimental evidence supporting a global melt layer at the base of the Earth’s upper mantle. AGU Fall meeting 2018, Washington DC, USA.
    • Freitas D., Manthilake G., Schiavi F., Chantel J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A., Andrault D. (2018). Experimental evidence supporting global melt layer at the base of the Earth's upper mantle. EMPG-XVI, Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 juin 2018.
    • Freitas D., Manthilake G., Schiavi F., Chantel J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A., Andrault D. (2018). Mise en évidence de la présence d'un niveau de magma à la base du Manteau supérieur. Journées scientifiques ClerVolc, Clermont-Ferrand, France, May 2018.
    • Gaborieau M., Bolfan-Casanova N., Laubier M. (2018). Iron isotopic fractionation in olivine-hosted melt inclusions as an indicator of mantle oxygen fugacity. Goldschmidt Conference 2018, BOSTON, USA.
    • Gaborieau M., Laubier M., IPNT, Marin-Carbonne J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Gannoun A.M., Bosq C. (2018). Iron isotope fractionation in olivine-hosted melt inclusions as an indicator of mantle oxygen fugacity. Pre-Conference Workshop Goldschmidt Conference 2018 "Mineral-hosted melt inclusions: How do we read the stories they have to tell?", Woods Hole, 10-12 Aug 2018.
    • Gaborieau M., Laubier M., IPNT, Marin-Carbonne J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Gannoun A.M., Bosq C. (2018). Iron isotope fractionation in olivine-hosted melt inclusions as an indicator of mantle oxygen fugacity. EMPG-XVI, Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 June 2018.
    • Gaborieau M., Laubier M., Ipnt I., Bolfan-Casanova N., Gannoun A.M., Bosq C. (2018). Iron Isotope Fractionation in Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions as an Indicator of Mantle Oxygen Fugacity. Goldschmidt Abstracts 766, Boston.
    • Laubier M., Bolfan-Casanova N., Gaborieau M., McCammon C. (2018). On the use of experimentally derived redox sensors in olivine-hosted melt inclusions. Goldschmidt Abstracts, 2018 1416.
    • Laubier M., Gaborieau M., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2018). On the use of experimentally derived redox sensors in olivine-hosted melt inclusions. EMPG-XVI, Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 June 2018.
    • Laubier M., Gaborieau M., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2018). Redox sensors applied to olivine-hosted melt inclusions. Pre-Conference Workshop Goldschmidt Conference 2018 "Mineral-hosted melt inclusions: How do we read the stories they have to tell?", Woods Hole, 10-12 Aug 2018.
    • Manthilake G., Chantel J., Andrault D., Monteux J., Bouhifd A., Bolfan-Casanova N., Boulard E., Guignot N., King A., Itie J.P. (2018). Electrical conductivity of Fe−S alloys at high pressure and high temperature: Implications for Mercury’s weak and long−lived magnetic field. EMPG XVI conference abstract, Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 juin 2018.
    • Manthilake G., Freitas D., Schiavi F., Chantel J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A., Andrault D. (2018). Experimental evidence supporting a global melt layer at the base of the Earth’s upper mantle. International Symposium FY2017 Annual General Meeting, Ehime, Japan, Mar 2018.
    • Manthilake G., Freitas D., Schiavi F., Chantel J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A., Andrault D. (2018). Experimental evidence supporting a global melt layer at the base of the Earth’s upper mantle. International Symposium FY2017 Annual General Meeting, Ehime, Japan.
    • Martinek L., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2018). Effect of oxygen fugacity on water storage capacity of mantle transition zone: Insights from quantitative Raman spectroscopy. 2018 AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C., 10-14 décembre 2018.
    • Martinek L., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2018). Water quantification by Raman spectroscopy: quantitative approach on dispersion and uncertainties. Cases of olivine and wadsleyite. EMPG XVI (Sixtheenth International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry), Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 juin 2018.
    • Maurice J., Bolfan-Casanova N., et al. (2018). The stability of hydrous phases beyond antigorite breakdown for a magnetite-bearing natural serpentinite between 6.5 and 11 Gpa. EMPG, Clermont-ferrand, France.
    • Pelleter A., Rosenthal A., McCammon C., Laurenz V., Laporte D., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2018). Variations in Fe3+/ΣFe ratios in sediment-derived silicic melts at sub-arc depths. Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, EMPG XVI - International Conference, Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 17-21, 2018.
    • Schiavi F., Gomez-Ulla A., Venugopal S., Hardiagon M., Bolfan-Casanova N., Laporte D. (2018). Assessing the initial volatile content of melt inclusion by 3D Raman imaging of hosted bubbles. Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, EMPG XVI - International Conference, Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 17-21, 2018.
    • Schiavi F., Gomez-Ulla A., Venugopal S., Hardiagon M., Bolfan-Casanova N., Laporte D. (2018). The contribution of bubble-hosted mineral phases to the volatile content of melt inclusions estimated by 3D Raman imaging. Goldschmidt 2018, Boston, USA, 12-17 August 2018.
    • Schiavi F., Gomez-Ulla A., Venugopal S., Hardiagon M., Bolfan-Casanova N., Laporte D. (2018). The contribution of bubble-hosted mineral phases to the volatile content of melt inclusions estimated by 3D Raman imaging. 15th Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium, Ulm, Germany, 24 - 26 September 2018.
    • Venugopal S., Schiavi F., Bolfan-Casanova N., Moune S. (2018). The behaviour of C- and S- bearing species in shrinkage bubbles before and after melt inclusion homogenisation: insight from Raman spectroscopy. EMPG-XVI, Clermont-Ferrand, 17-21 juin 2018.


    • Bolfan-Casanova N. (2016). On Water in the Earth’s Mantle: From BGI and beyond, Invited Talk (30 min.). Bayerisches Geinsistut 30th Anniversary, october 2016.
    • Bolfan-Casanova N. (2016). Water storage in the transition zone. Keynote (30 min). in the session about volatiles in the mantle at European Mineralogical Conference, Rimini (Italy), sept. 2016.
    • Clesi V., Bouhifd A., Bolfan-Casanova N., Manthilake G., Fabbrizio A., Andrault D. (2016). Effect of H2O on metal-silicate partitioning of Ni, Co, V, Cr, Mn and Fe: Implications for Earth and Mars. EMPG XV, Zürich, June 5 – 8.

    • Bolfan-Casanova N. (2015). Storage and recycling of water in the Earth’s mantle (Invited speaker). AGU Fall meeting.
    • Bolfan-Casanova N., Poissonneau T., Novella D. (2015). Water storage in Ca-clinopyroxene with depth, an experimental study. Goldschmidt, Prague.
    • Boujibar A., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A. (2015). Cosmochemical Fractionation by Collisional Erosion During the Earth’s Accretion. Workshop on Early Solar System Impact Bombardment III, Houston, USA, February 2015.
    • Boujibar A., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A. (2015). Redox State of the Terrestrial Planets, New Insights into Parental Links with Chondrites. Goldschmidt Conference, Praha, Czech Republic, August.
    • Clesi V., Bouhifd A., Bolfan-Casanova N., Manthilake G., Andrault D. (2015). Effect of H2O on Metal-Silicate partitioning of Ni, Co, V, Cr, Mn and Fe: Implications for Earth and Mars. Goldschmidt Conference, Prague, august 2015.
    • Demouchy S., Thoraval C., Manthilake G., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2015). Diffusion of Hydrogen in Iron-Bearing Olivine at 3 Gpa. AGU Fall Meeting.
    • Fabbrizio A., Bouhifd A., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Manthilake G., Laporte D. (2015). Argon solubility in H2O-CO2 bearing basaltic melts at upper mantle conditions. Goldschmidt Conference, Prague, august 2015.
    • Fabbrizio A., Bouhifd A., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Manthilake G., Laporte D. (2015). Argon solubility in H2O-CO2 bearing basaltic melts at upper mantle conditions. Goldschmidt 2015, Prague.
    • France L., Mary B., Deloule E., Muñoz M., Letourneur, Ildefonse B., Bolfan-Casanova N., Devouard B., Deschamps F. (2015). Does MORBs record the oxidation state of Earth’s upper mantle?. Goldschmidt, Prague.
    • Manthilake G., Mookherjee M., Bolfan-Casanova N., Andrault D. (2015). Electrical conductivity of lawsonite and dehydrating fluids at high-pressures and temperatures. Goldschmidt, Prague.
    • Novella D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bureau H., Raepsaet C., Montagnac G. (2015). Raman spectroscopy analyses to determine the H content of nominally anhydrous minerals wadleyite and rindwoodite. Goldschmidt, Prague.
    • Novella D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Nestola f., Harris J.W. (2015). H2O content of nominally anhydrous mineral inclusions in diamonds from the Udachnaya kimberlite. AGU Fall meeting.
    • Pesce G., Manthilake G., Andrault D., Monteux J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Novella D., Guignot N., Chantel J. (2015). On the cooling of a deep terrestrial magma ocean: Experimental perspective. AGU Fall Meeting.
    • Pesce, G., Andrault D., Manthilake G., Monteux J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Novella D., Guignot N., Chantel J. (2015). On the cooling of a deep terrestrial magma ocean: Experimental perspectives. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 14-18 décembre 2015.
    • Radu I.B., Moine B., Korsakov A. V., Bolfan-Casanova N., Ionov D., Golovin A.V., Costin G., Cottin J.Y. (2015). High water content in omphacite: evidence from Yakutian corundum-bearing eclogites. Godschmidt, Prague, Août 2015.

    • Boujibar A., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A. (2014). Early cosmochemical fractionation by collisional erosion during the Earth’s accretion. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco 15-19 décembre 2014. .
    • Boujibar A., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A. (2014). Early cosmochemical fractionation through collisional erosion, a solution to the enstatite chondrite Earth model. Workshop “Accretion and Early Differentiation of the Terrestrial Planets", Nice.
    • Bureau H., Frost D.J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Leroy C., Estève I. (2014). Diamond growth in the Subduction Factory. Fall AGU.
    • Ingrin J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Vigouroux E., Frost D. (2014). H Diffusion in Wadsleyite and Water Content of the Transition Zone. AOGS, Sapporo, Japan.
    • Maurice J., Bolfan-Casanova N., Demouchy S., Debret B. (2014). Experimental study of serpentine dehydration. Lherzolite Conference, Marrakech, may 2014.
    • Novella D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bureau H., Rapsaet C. (2014). H2O quantitative analysis of transition zone minerals wadsleyite and ringwoodite by Raman spectroscopy. AGU Fall meeting.
    • Pesce G., Manthilake G., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2014). Experimental Investigations of the Deep Earth's Mantle Melting Properties. AGU Fall meeting.

    • Bolfan-Casanova N., Férot A. (2013). Water storage in the Earth’s mantle. in Goldschmidt Conference, Florence, Italy (Talk). .
    • Bouhifd A., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N. (2013). Thermodynamics of Lower Mantle Minerals. in Goldschmidt. Florence. .
    • Roberge M., Bureu H., Bolfan-Casanova N., Frost D., Raepsaet C., Surble S., Khodja H., Fiquet G. (2013). F and Cl solubilities in wadsleyite and ringwoodite. in Goldschmidt Conference, Florence, Italy, 2013 'Poster. .


    • Andrault D., Lo Nigro G., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd A., Garbarino G., Mezouar M. (2011). Melting properties of chondritic mantle to the core-mantle boundary: 11th Goldschmidt Conference, August 2011 Prague, Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 75 (3), page 438. .

    Avant 2010 :

    Zerr, G., J. Li, D. A. Dzivenko, V. K. Bulatov, H. Höfer, N. Bolfan-Casanova, M. Fialin, G. Brey, T. Watanabe, M. Yoshimura, 2009, High-Pressure Synthesis of Tantalum Nitride Having Orthorhombic U2S3 Structure, Advanced Functional Materials Vol. 19, Issue 14:2282-2288.

    • Bali, E., Bolfan-Casanova, N. & Koga, K.T., 2008, Pressure and temperature dependence of H solubility in forsterite: an implication to water activity in the Earth interior. Earth Planet. Sci Letters, 268/3-4 :354-363, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.01.035.
    • Gréaux, S., Gautron, L., Andrault, D., Bolfan-Casanova, N., Guignot, N. & Haines, J., 2008, Structural characterization of natural UO2 at pressures up to 82 GPa and temperatures up to
    • 2200 K. Am. Min. 93 :1090-1098, doi:10.2138/am.2008.2735.
    • Andrault, D., Bolfan-Casanova, N., Ohtaka, O., Fukui, H., Arima, H., Fialin, M. & Funakoshi, K., 2008, Melting diagrams of Fe-X alloys (with X=C,Si,O,S) determined from in-situ measurements at high pressure and temperature. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2008.09.020.
    • Bolfan-Casanova, N., Andrault, D., Amiguet, E. & Guignot, N., 2008, Equation of state and CaCl2 transformation of Al-bearing silica up to 100 GPa and 3000 K, Phys. Earth Planet. Int. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2008.06.024.
    • Gréaux, S., Gautron, L., Andrault, D., Bolfan-Casanova, N., Guignot, N. & Ali Bouhifd, M., 2008, Experimental high pressure and high temperature study of the incorporation of uranium in Al-rich CaSiO3 perovskite, Phys. Earth Planet, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2008.06.010.
    • Bolfan-Casanova, N., 2007, Fuel for plate tectonics. Science, 315(5810), 338-339.
    • Andrault, D., Bolfan-Casanova, N., Bouhifd, M.A., Guignot, N., and Kawamoto, T., 2007, The role of Al-defects on the equation of state of Al-(Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite. Earth Planet Sci. Letters 263, 3-4: 167-179.
    • Eeckhout S., Bolfan-Casanova N., McCammon C., Klemme S., Amiguet A., 2007, XANES study of the oxidation state of Cr in lower mantle phases: periclase and magnesium silicate perovskite, Am. Min. Vol. 92, 966-977.
    • Bouhifd, M.A., Gautron, L., Bolfan-Casanova, N., Malavergne, V., Hammouda, T., and Jephcoat, A.P., 2007, Partitioning of potassium between silicate and Fe-alloy liquids at high pressures : Implications for the Earth’s core, Phys. Earth Planet. Int. 160:22-33.
    • Guignot, N., Andrault, D., Morard, G., Bolfan-Casanova, N., and Mezouar, M., 2007, Thermoelastic properties of post-perovskite phase MgSiO3 determined experimentally at core-mantle boundary P-T conditions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 256(1-2), 162-168.
    • Andrault D, Morard G, Bolfan-Casanova N, Ohtaka O, Fukui H, Guignot N, Funakoshi K, Lazor P, Mezouar M, 2006, Study of partial melting at high-pressure using in situ X-ray diffraction. High Pressure Research Vol.26, No. 3, p267-276.
    • Keppler, H., and Bolfan-Casanova, N., 2006, Thermodynamics of water solubility and partitioning. Reviews in Mineralogy, Mineralogical Society of America vol. 62, p. 193-230.
    • Bolfan-Casanova N., McCammon C., Mackwell S., 2006, Water in transition zone and lower mantle minerals, in the Earth’s deep water cycle., eds. S.J. Jacobsen and S. van der Lee, Geophysical Monograph Series 168, doi:10.1029/168GM06.
    • Gautron L., Greaux S., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Bouhifd M,A., 2006, Experimental evidence for the insertion of U in the Al-CaSiO3 perovskite; implication for the energetic of the Earth. Geophysical Research Letters 33, doi:10.1029/2006GL027508.
    • Gautron L., Greaux S., Andrault D., Bolfan-Casanova N., Guignot N., Bouhifd M.A., Uranium in the Earth’s lower mantle, 2006, Geophys. Res. Lett. 33: doi:10.1029/2006GL027508.
    • Vanpeteghem CB, Zhao J, Angel RJ, Ross NL, Bolfan-Casanova N., 2006, Crystal Structure and equation of state of MgSiO3 perovskite. Geophysical Research Letters 33, doi:10.1028/2005GL024955.
    • Sugahara, M., Yoshiasa, A., Komatsu, Y., Yamanaka, T., Bolfan-Casanova, N., Nakatsuka, A., Sasaki, S., and Tanaka, M., 2006, Reinvestigation of the MgSiO3 perovskite structure at high pressure. American Mineralogist, 91(4), 533-536.
    • Bolfan-Casanova N., 2005, Water in the Earth’s mantle. Mineralogical Magazine 69, 229-257.

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