Prof. VALENTIN R. TROLL
Natural Resources & Sustainable Development Uppsala University | Sweden
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LECTURES
Introduction to Volcanoes Part 1 (2018)
Introduction to Volcanic Resources (Part 1: Metals, Minerals, Buildings & Geothermal Energy) (2020)
Volcanic Particles in Agriculture and Gardening (2019)
Prof. Troll on *La Palma & Iceland Eruptions* @ Tech. Inst. Bandung (ITB); Java, Indonesia
1h 09 min. Min. Full lecture (2025)
Krakatau; 135 years after the big event (2018)
Krakatau - what's behind the myth?
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (2012)
Intro by Dr. F.J. Pérez-Torrado
Geological Background on *LA PALMA* Island and the Canaries
5 Min. Introduction
*VOLCANOES of ICELAND*: Geology and Volcanology
45 Min. Full lecture
METAL MINING and Future *METAL NEEDS for the ENERGY TRANSITION*
From a Lecture to the MSc class in Sustainable Development at Uppsala University, Sweden, 2022.
Volcanic Origin of Kiruna-Type Iron Ores (2020)
Introduction to ORE DEPOSITS (Major Types and their Occurrence)
Pros & Cons of Mining (2018)
FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
*The TWO FACES of VOLCANOES*
Research Profile of Val Troll by Cecilia Tiscornia, International Officer at the Division for Internationalisation,
at Uppsala University.
UPPTALK WEEKLY - THE UU LUNCHSEMINAR
*The Two Faces of Volcanoes*
Learning to Benefit from the Monster
*The Geology of TENERIFE & TEIDE NATIONAL PARK* (2021)
WHAT ROCKS CAN TELL YOU -
Rock Academy
FIELDWORK
FOR STUDENTS: COURSE MATERIAL DOWNLOADS
MINERALOGY
GEOCHEMISTRY
"Get to Know Your Minerals"
- The Mineral Book by V.R. Troll
I - IGNEOUS MINERALS,
II - METAMORPHIC MINERALS,
III - ORE MINERALS
Teaching Material at Uppsala University [pdf]
131 pages
’’I came to realise ... that the use of simple but fundamental approaches and methods ... have led me to
some of the most important insights ..." J.G. Bednorz, Nobel Prize for Physics 1987
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Basic Communication Skills for Young Researchers by V.R. Troll [pdf] 8 pages
Volcanological Field Methods
International Geological Fieldcourse Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
"Time Travel on an Ocean Island"
Course Book at Uppsala University [pdf]
161 pages, Report Series A, No. 75,
ISSN: 1400-1055
FIELDWORK
Safety Regulations for Field Work at Volcanoes by V.R. Troll [pdf] 9 pages
MEDITATIVE LEARNING
Volcanic Resources - A Visual Journey
SELF-GUIDED GEOLOGY
Mourne Cooley Gullion Geotourism, Ireland
LIFE LONG LEARNING
Von Humboldt's Week on TENERIFE (in 1799)
Darwin's Work on Ocean Islands - A quick summary on Darwin's ideas
Canary Islands - Geology & History of Science
Lectures on SEABOURN EXPEDITION CRUISES (March & Nov 2022, Nov 2023)
Origin and Geological Highlights of the Canary Islands
The *LA PALMA ERUPTION*: Summary *LECTURE*
Volcano Hazards and Products
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE SUMMARIES
*MOST DOWNLOADED Article in GEOLOGY TODAY*: The ‘Underground Forge of the Gods’; Mt Etna
African sandstorms, blood rain and continental mineral delivery to the Canary Islands.
Geology Today Article Video Summary
The 2021 eruption of the Cumbre Vieja Volcanic Ridge on La Palma, Canary Islands.
Geology Today Article Video Summary
Summary with first author Fredrik Sahlström of new paper:
"Iron isotopes constrain sub-seafloor hydrothermal processes at the *TAG* Sulfide Mound"
Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 2022.
"Magma reservoir dynamics at Toba caldera, Indonesia, recorded by oxygen isotope zoning in quartz".
Scientific Reports, Nature, 2017.
Prof. Georg Zellmer, the new Executive Editor of Journal of Petrology
Journal of Petrology
The PUBLICATION PROCESS Interview with Executive Editor Prof. Georg Zellmer
Now Significantly Reduced Processing and Production Times at JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY, Update July 2022
Interview with Executive Editor Prof. Georg Zellmer
FOR SCIENTIFIC AUTHORS: JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY
Information for Scientific Authors in regard to the publication process:
NEW Journal of Petrology Data Availibility and Storage Policies (from March 1st 2024)
Interview with Executive Editor Prof. Georg Zellmer
GEO-INTERVIEWS
Prof. Falk Amelung
InSAR
Dr. Boris Behncke
*Vulcan's Forge*; Myth & Ancient Legends at Mt ETNA
Prof. Kathy Cashman
Black Swan Events
Dr. Carmela (Lilli) Freda
The European Plate Observing System (EPOS)
Dr. Benigno Godoy
Paniri Volcano
Dr. Ben Kennedy
Drilling into a Volcano
Prof. Nick Arndt
SUSTAINABLE Mining - Securing Metal Supplies for a Greener Future
Prof. Paul Byrne
SPACE Mining vs SUBMARINE Mining...which is preferable?
Dr. Luigi Dallai
Science and Politics
Prof. John Gamble
Volcanism in the *TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE* (TVZ) in New Zealand
Dr. Jussi Heinonen
*MAGMA CHAMBER SIMULATOR* (MCS)
Dr. Gavin Kenny
METEORITE IMPACT CRATERS
Dr. Boris Behncke
*ETNA ERUPTION 2021* and Living with ETNA
Prof. Juan Carlos Carracedo
GeoTourism in the Canary Islands
Dr. Ben Ellis
Yellowstone Supervolcano
Prof. John Gamble
Approaching the Majestic *RUAPEHU VOLCANO*, North Island, NZ
Dr. Mikael Höök
The *END OF THE WORLD* (as we know it)
Dr. Peter Kresten
The Alnö Carbonatite Complex
Prof. Claus Siebe
*LIVING with POPO* UNAM, Mexico City
Prof. Kristoffer Szilas
Frontier Resources for Critical Metals: Kristoffer Szilas describes Greenland's Resource Potential
Prof. Tom Walter
Expedition to Kamchatka
Dr. Nina Søager
*Volcanoes and Adventure Fieldwork in Argentina*
Prof. Thor Thordarson
Icelandic Eruptions
Prof. Ben van Wyk de Vries
Geoheritage and Resilience at Volcanoes
Prof. Hugh Rollinson
on the new edition of *USING GEOCHEMICAL DATA*
Dr. Gabrielle Stockmann
*Alien DNA* in Ikaite Columns from Ikka Fjord in SW-Greenland
Prof. Tod Waight
On Crustal Evolution
Making Simple Videos for Online Teaching in Geology
Q&A with Marie from EarthStream University of Copenhagen