Reza Maghdour-Mashour

Samer (Reza) is presently engaged in the study of Ni-Cu ore deposits located in the Keweenawan Large Igneous Province. His research spans across mafic-ultramafic intrusions and flood basalts that stretch across Lake Superior in Ontario and Minnesota. A crucial aspect of his research involves unraveling the intricate geochemical and thermodynamic conditions that result in the formation of cubanite. He aimed to develop an innovative strategy to identify cubanite-rich geometallorgical zones and to reduce the prevalence of cubanite within the flotation circuit, thereby enhancing industrial efficiency and sustainability.

General interests:

• Exploration of large igneous provinces and the genesis of magmatic sulfide deposits.
• Theoretical, chemical, and physical modeling of intra-chamber differentiation of basaltic magmas to produce layered intrusions.
• Anorthositology.
• Geodynamics and paleogeographic reconstruction of the Turkish-Iranian high plateau within the Neo-Tethyan ocean realm.