-  Publications Olivier BEYSSAC  -

* denotes a student/postdoc.

- 2017 -

[74] - Rapin W.*, Meslin P.-Y., Maurice S., Wiens R. C., Laporte D., Chauviré B., Gasnault O., Schröder S., Beck P., Bender S., Beyssac O., Cousin A., Drouet C., Forni O., Nachon M., Rondeau B., Thomas N. (in press) Quantification of water content by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy on Mars. Spectrochimica Acta part B, 130, 82-100.

- 2016 -

[73] - Mirvaux B.*, Recham N., Miot J., Courty M., Bernard S., Beyssac O., Davoisne C., Sougrati M., Demortière A., Guyot F., Tarascon J.M. and Larcher D. (2016) Iron Phosphate/Bacteria Composites as Precursors for Textured Electrode Materials with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 163, 10, A2139-A2148

[72] - Malavieille J., Molli G., Genti M., Dominguez S., Beyssac O., Taboada A., Vitale-Brovarone A., Lu C.-Y., Chen C.-T. (2016) Formation of ophiolite-bearing tectono-sedimentary mélanges in accretionary wedges by gravity driven submarine erosion: Insights from analogue models and case studies. Journal Of Geodynamics, 100, 87-103.

[71] - Alléon J.*, Bernard S., Le Guillou C., Marin-Carbonne J., Pont S., Beyssac O., McKeegan K.D., Robert F. (2016) Molecular preservation of 1.88-Ga Gunflint organic microfossils: influence of temperature and associated mineralogy. Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11977

[70] - Piccoli F.*, Vitale Brovarone A., Beyssac O., Martinez I. & Chaduteau C. (2016) Rock carbonation by fluid-rock interaction at High-Pressure metamorphic conditions: implications for Carbon cycling in subduction zones. EPSL, 445, 146-159.

[69] - Beyssac O., Cox SC, Vry JK, Herman F. (2016) Peak metamorphic temperature and thermal history of the Southern Alps (New Zealand). Tectonophysics, 676, 229-249.

- 2015 -

[68] - Nibourel L.*, Herman F., Cox SC., Beyssac O. & Lave J. (2015) Bedload modification during fluvial transport and its influence on detrital provenance analysis. JGR Earth Surface, 120 (10), 2056-2079.

[67] - Herman F., Beyssac O., Brughelli M, Lane SN, Leprince S., Adatte T., Jiao YY & Avouac JP (2015) Erosion by an Alpine glacier. Science 350, 193-195.

[66] - Bernard S., Benzerara K., Beyssac O. & Brown Jr GE (2015) Evolution of the macromolecular structure of sporopollenin during thermal degradation. Heliyon, Article No~e00034.

[65] - Bellanger M., Augier R., Bellahsen N., Jolivet L., Monié P., Baudin T., Beyssac O. (2015) Shortening of the European Dauphinois margin (Oisans Massif, Western Alps): new insights from RSCM maximum temperature estimates and 40Ar/39Ar in situ dating. Journal of Geodynamics 83, 37-64.

- 2014 - 

 [64] - Beyssac O. & Rumble D. (2014) Graphitic carbon: a Ubiquitous, Diverse, and Useful Geomaterial. Elements 10(6), 415-420.

[63] – Buseck P.R. & Beyssac O. (2014) From organic matter to graphite : graphitization. Elements 10(6), 421-426.

[62] – Beyssac O. & Vitale Brovarone A. (2014) A visit to the subduction factory of Alpine Corsica (France). Elements 10(6), 475-476.

 [61] - Berlendis S.*, Beyssac O., Derenne S., Benzerara K., Anquetil C., Guillaumet M., Esteve I. & Capelle B. (2014) Comparative mineralogy, organic geochemistry and microbial diversity of the Autun black shale and Graissessac coal (France). International Journal of Coal Geology 132, 147-157.

[60] - Li J., Bernard S., Benzerara K., Beyssac O., Allard T., Cosmidis J. & Moussou J. (2014) Impact of biomineralization on the preservation of microorganisms during fossilization: an experimental perspective. EPSL 400, 113-122.

[59] - Vitale Brovarone A.*, Alard O., Beyssac O. & Picatto M. (2014) Lawsonite metasomatism and trace element recycling in subduction zones. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 32, 489-514.

[58] - Vitale Brovarone A. & Beyssac O. (2014) Lawsonite metasomatism: a new route for water to the deep Earth. EPSL 393, 275-284.

[57] - Vitale Brovarone A.*, Picatto M.*, Beyssac O., Lagabrielle Y & Castelli D. (2014) The blueschist-eclogite transition in alpine orogenic belts: PT paths and role of slow-spreading extensional structures in mountain building. Tectonophysics, 615-616, 96-121.

[56] - Fauconnier J.*, Labrousse L., Andersen T.B., Beyssac O., Duprat-Oualid S. & Yamato P. (2014) Thermal structure of a major crustal shear zone, the basal thrust in the Scandinavian Caledonides. EPSL, 385, 162-171.

- 2013 -

[55] - Galvez ME*, Martinez I., Beyssac O., Benzerara K., Agrinier P. & Assayag N. (2013) Metasomatism and graphite formation at a lithological interface in Malaspina (Alpine Corsica, France). Contributions To Mineralogy and Petrology., 166, 1687-1708.

[54] - Li J.H.*, Benzerara K., Bernard S. & Beyssac O. (2013) The link between biomineralization and fossilization of bacteria: insights from field and experimental studies. Chemical Geology, 359, 49-69.

[53] - Bourdelle F.*, Benzerara K., Beyssac O., et al. (2013) Quantification of the ferric/ferrous iron ratio in silicates by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy at Fe L2,3 edges. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 166, 423-434.

[52] - Bourdelle F.*, Parra T., Beyssac O., Chopin C.,, Vidal O. [2013] Clay minerals thermometry: a comparative study based on high-resolution chemical analyses of illite and chlorite in sandstones from the Gulf Coast (Texas, USA). American Mineralogist, 98, 914-926.

[51] - Galvez ME*, Beyssac O., Martinez I., Benzerara K., Chaduteau C., Malvoisin B. & Malavieille J. [2013] Graphite formation by carbonate reduction during subduction. Nature Geoscience, 6 (6), 473-477.

[50] - Bourdelle F.*, Parra T., Chopin C. & Beyssac O. [2013] A new chlorite geothermometer for diagenetic to low-grade metamorphic conditions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 165, 723-735.

[49] - Vitale Brovarone A.*, Beyssac O., Malavieille J., Molli G., Beltrando M. & Compagnoni R. [2013]. Stacking and metamorphism of continuous segments of subducted lithosphere in a high-pressure wedge: The example of Alpine Corsica (France). Earth-Science Reviews, 116, 35-56.

- 2012 -

[48] - Galvez ME*, Beyssac O., Benzerara K., Menguy N., Bernard S., Cox SC. (2012) Micro- and nano-textural evidence of Ti(-Ca-Fe) mobility during fluid-rock interactions in carbonaceous lawsonite-bearing rocks from New Zealand. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 164, 895-914.

[47] - Bourdelle F.*, Parra T., Beyssac O., Chopin C., Moreau F. (2012) Ultrathin section preparation of phyllosilicates by Focused Ion Beam milling for quantitative analysis by TEM-EDX. Applied Clay Sciences, 59-60, 121-130.

[46] - Beyssac, O. and Lazzeri, M. (2012) Application of Raman spectroscopy to the study of graphitic carbons in the Earth Sciences. in: Applications of Raman Spectroscopy to Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage (J. Dubessy, M.-C. Caumon and F. Rull, editors). EMU Notes in Mineralogy, 12, 415-454. European Mineralogical Union and the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland.

[45] - Lanari P.*, Guillot S., Schwartz S., Vidal O., Tricart P., Riel N. & Beyssac O. (2012) Diachronous evolution of the alpine continental subduction wedge: evidences from P-T estimates in the Brianconnais Zone houillere (France - Western Alps). Journal of Geodynamics. 56-57, 39-54.

[44] - Souche A.*, Beyssac O. & Andersen T.B. (2012) Thermal structure of supra-detachment basins: A case study of the Devonian basins of western Norway. Journal of the Geological Society, 169, 427-434.

[43] - Galvez ME.*, Beyssac O., Benzerara K., Bernard S., Menguy N., Cox SC., Martinez I., Johnston MR. & Brown Jr G. (2012) Morphological preservation of carbonaceous plant fossils in blueschist metamorphic rocks from New Zealand. Geobiology, 10, 118-129.

[42] -Delattre S.*, Balan E., Lazzeri M., Blanchard M., Guillaumet M, Beyssac O., Haussuhl E., Winkler B, Salje E.K.H. & Calas G (2012) Experimental and theoretical study of the vibrational properties of diaspore (alpha-AlOOH). Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 39, 93-102.

[41] - Piani L.*, Robert F., Beyssac O., L. Binet, M. Bourot-Denise, S. Derenne, C. Le Guillou, Y. Marrocchi, S. Mostefaoui, J.N. Rouzaud, A. Thomen (2012) Structure, composition and location of organic matter in the Enstatite Chondrite Sahara 97096 (EH3). Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences, 47, 8-29.

[40] - Simoes M., Beyssac O. & Chen YG Late Cenozoic metamorphism and mountain building in Taiwan: a review (2012) Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 46, 92-119. (Review Article)

- 2011 -

[39] - Vitale Brovarone A.*, Beltrando M., Malavieille J., Giuntoli F., Tondella E., Groppo C., Beyssac O. & Compagnoni R. (2011) Inherited Ocean-Continent Transition zones in deeply subducted terranes: Insights from Alpine Corsica. Lithos, 124, 273-290..

[38] - Cottle J.M., Waters D.J., Riley D., Beyssac O. & Jessup M.J. (2011) Metamorphic history of the South Tibetan Detachment System, Mt. Everest region, revealed by RSCM thermometry and phase equilibria modelling. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 29, 561-582.

[37] - Chen C.T.*, Chan Y.C., Lu C.Y., Simoes M. & Beyssac O. (2011) Nappe and window structures revealed by thermal metamorphism in the Taiwan mountain belt, Terra Nova, 23, 85-91.

[36] - Kopp C.*, Meibom A., Beyssac O., Stolarski J., Djediat J., Szlachetko J. & Domart-Coulon I. Structural and compositional heterogeneity of calcitic spicules of the calcareous sponge Leuconia johnstoni Carter 1871 (2011) Journal of Structural Biology, 173, 99-109.

- 2010 -

[35] - Federici I.*, Cavazza W., Okay AI., Beyssac O., Zattin M., Corrado S. & Dellisanti F. (2010) Thermal Evolution of the Permo-Triassic Karakaya Subduction-Accretion Complex from the Biga Peninsula to the Tokat Massif (Anatolia), Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 19, 409-429.

[34] - Lahfid A.*, Beyssac O., Deville E., Negro F., Chopin C. & Goffe B. (2010) Evolution of the Raman spectrum of Carbonaceous Material in low-grade metasediments: an example from the Glarus Alps (Switzerland). Terra Nova, 22, 354-360.

[33] - Balan A.*, Kumar R.*, Boukhicha M.*, Beyssac O., Bouillard J.C., Taverna D., Sacks W., Marangolo M., Lacaze E., Escoffier W., Poumirol J.M. & Shukla A. (2010) Anodic Bonded Graphene. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 43, article number 374013.

[32] - Bernard S.*, Beyssac O., Benzerara K., Findling N., Tzvetkov G. & Brown Jr. G.E. (2010) XANES, Raman and XRD signatures of anthracene-based cokes and saccharose-based chars submitted to high temperature pyrolysis, Carbon, 48, 2506-2516.

[31] - Bernard S.*, Benzerara K., Beyssac O. & Brown Jr. G.E. (2010) Multiscale characterization of metamorphosed and pyritized plant tissues, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, 5054-5068.

[30] - Corvisier J., Brunet F., Fabbri A., Bernard S., Findling N., Rimmele G., Barlet-Gouedard V., Beyssac O. & Goffe B. (2010) Raman mapping and numerical simulation of calcium carbonates distribution in experimentally carbonated Portland cement cores. European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 63-74.

[29] - Bouchez J.*, Beyssac O., Galy V., Gaillardet J., France-Lanord C., Maurice L. & Moreira-Turcq P. (2010) Oxidation of fossil organic carbon in the Amazon floodplain as a source of atmospheric CO2. Geology, 38, 255-258.

[28] - Ortega L., Millward D., F. J. Luque F. J., J. F. Barrenechea J. F., Beyssac O., Huizenga J-M., Rodas M. and Clarke S. M. (2010) The graphite deposit at Borrowdale (UK): a catastrophic mineralizing event associated with Ordovician magmatism, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, 2429-2449.

- 2009 -

[27] - Miot J.*, Benzerara K., Morin G., Bernard S.*, Beyssac O., Larquet E., Ona-Nguema G., Kappler A. & Guyot F. (2009) Transformation of vivianite by anaerobic iron-oxidizing bacteria. Geobiology, 7, 373-384.

[26] - Angiboust S.*, Agard P., Jolivet L. & Beyssac O. (2009) The Zermatt-Saas ophiolite: the largest (60 km-wide) and deepest (c. 70-80 km) continuous slice of oceanic lithosphere detached from a subduction zone? Terra Nova, 3, 171-180.

[25] - Barrenechea J., Luque F.J., Millward D., Ortega L., Beyssac O. & Rodas M. (2009) Graphite morphologies from the Borrowdale deposit (NW England, UK): Raman and SIMS characterization. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 158, 37-51.

[24] - Celerier J.*, Harrison T.M., Beyssac O., Herman F., Dunlap W.J. & Webb A.G. (2009) Evolution of the Kumaun and Garwhal Lesser Himalaya, India. Part 2: Thermal and deformation histories. GSA Bulletin, 121, 1281-1297.

[23] - Luque F.J., Ortega L. Barrenechea J., Millward D., Beyssac O. & Huizenga J.M. (2009) Deposition of highly crystalline graphite from moderate temperature fluids. Geology, 37, 275-278.

[22] - Gabalda S.*, Beyssac O., Jolivet L., Agard P. & Chopin C. (2009) Thermal structure of a fossil subduction wedge in the Western Alps. Terra Nova, 21, 28-3.

[21] - Bernard S.*, Benzerara K., Beyssac O. & Brown Jr G.E. (2009) Ultrastructural and chemical study of modern and fossil spores by Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM). Review of Paleobotany and Palynology, 156, 248-261.

- 2008 -

[20] - Bernard S.*, Beyssac O. & Benzerara K. (2008) Raman mapping using advanced line-scanning systems: geological applications. Applied Spectroscopy, 62, 1180-1188.

[19] - Chopin C., Beyssac O., Bernard S. & Malavieille J. (2008) Aragonite-garnet intergrowths in eclogite-facies marble, Corsica. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20, 857-865.

[18] - Galy V.*, Beyssac O., France-Lanord C. & Eglinton T. (2008) Selective recycling of graphite during Himalayan erosion: a geological stabilisation of C in the crust. Science, 322, 943-945.

[17] - Beyssac O., Negro F., Simoes M. & Chan Y.C. (2008) High-pressure metamorphism in Taiwan: from oceanic subduction to arc-continent collision? Terra Nova, 20, 118-125.

- 2007 -

[16] - Galy V.*, France-Lanord C., Beyssac O., Kudrass H., Faure P. & Pailhol F., (2007) Efficient organic carbon burial in the Bengal Fan sustained by the Himalayan erosional system. Nature, 450, 407-410.

[15] - Simoes M.*, Avouac J.P., Beyssac O., Goffe B., Farley K.A. & Chen Y.-G., (2007) Mountain-building in Taiwan: a thermo-kinematic model. Journal of Geophysical Research B, 112, B11405, doi: 10.1029/2006JB004824.

[14] - Beyssac O., Simoes M.*, Avouac J.P., Farley K.A., Chen Y.G., Chan Y.C. & Goffe B. (2007) Late Cenozoic metamorphic evolution and exhumation of Taiwan. Tectonics, 26, TC6001, doi:10.1029/2006TC002064.

[13] - Bernard S.*, Benzerara K., Beyssac O., Menguy N., Guyot F., Brown Jr G.E. & Goffe B. (2007), Exceptional preservation of plant fossils in high-pressure metamorphic rocks. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 262, 257-272.

- 2006 -

[12] - Negro F.*, Beyssac O., Goffe B., Saddiqi O. & Bouybaouene M. (2006) Thermal structure of the Alboran Domain in the Rif (northern Morocco) and the Western Betics (southern Spain). Constraints from Raman Spectroscopy of Carbonaceous Material. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 24, 309-327.

- 2004 -

[11] - Bollinger, L.*, Avouac, J.P., Beyssac, O., Catlos, E.J., Harrison, T.M., Grove, M., Goffe, B., and Sapkota, S. (2004) Thermal structure and exhumation history of the lesser Himalaya. Tectonics, 23, TC5015, doi:10.1029/2003TC001564.

[10] - Beyssac O., Bollinger L.*, Avouac J.P. & Goffe B. (2004) Thermal metamorphism in the lesser Himalaya of Nepal determined from Raman spectroscopy of carbonaceous material. Earth and planetary Science Letters, 225, 233-241.

[9] - Pinault, M.*, Mayne, M., Reynaud, C., Beyssac, O., Rouzaud, J.N., Clinard, C. (2004) Carbon nanotubes produced by aerosol pyrolysis: growth mechanisms and post-annealing effects, Diamonds and related materials, 13, 1266-1269.

- 2003 -

[8] - Beyssac O. and Chopin, C. (2003) Comment on 'Diamond, former coesite and supersilic garnet in metasedimentary rocks from the Greek Rhodope: a new ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic province established’ by Mposkos and Kostopoulos. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 214, 669-674.

[7] - Beyssac O., Brunet F., Petitet J.P., Goffe B. and Rouzaud J.N. (2003) Experimental study of the microtextural and structural transformations of carbonaceous materials under pressure and temperature. European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 937-951.

[6] - Beyssac O., Goffe, B., Petitet, J.P., Froigneux, E., Moreau, M. and Rouzaud, J.N. (2003) On the characterization of disordered and heterogeneous carbonaceous materials using Raman spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta A, 59, 2267-2276.

- 2002 -

[5] - Beyssac O., Goffe B., Chopin, C. and Rouzaud J.N. (2002) Raman spectra of carbonaceous material from metasediments: a new geothermometer. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 20, 859-871.

[4] - Beyssac O., Rouzaud J.N., Goffe B., Brunet F. and Chopin C. (2002) Graphitization in high-pressure, low-temperature metamorphic gradient: a HRTEM and Raman microspectroscopy study. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 143, 19-31.

- 2001 -

[3] - Jolivet L., Beyssac O., Goffe B., Avigad D., Lepvrier C. and Maluski H. (2001) Oligo-Miocene mid-crustal decollement in Indochina, Tectonics, 20, 1, 46-57.

[2] - Maluski, H., Lepvrier C., Jolivet L., Carter A., Roques D., Beyssac O., Tang T.T., Thang N.D. and Avigad, D. (2001) Ar-Ar and fission-track ages in the Song Chay massif, Indosinian versus Cenozoic tectonics in Northern Vietnam, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 19, 233-248.

- 1999 -

[1] - Jolivet L., Maluski H., Beyssac O., Goffe B., Lepvrier C., Thi P.T. and Nguyen V.V. (1999) Oligocene-Miocene Bu Khang extensional gneiss dome in Vietnam: Geodynamic implications, Geology, 27, 1, 67-70.

- other publications -

Book chapters

Nasdala L., Beyssac O., Schopf J.W., Bleisteiner B. (2012) Application of Raman-based images in the Earth sciences. in: A. Zoubir (ed.), Raman Imaging, Springer Series in Optical Sciences 168, 145-187.

Galy V., France-Lanord C., Beyssac O., Lartiges B., Rhaman M. (2011) Organic Carbon cycling during Himalayan erosion: processes, fluxes and consequences for the global carbon cycle. In Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia, Springer edition. p. 163-184.

Malavieille J., Molli G., Vitale-Brovarone A. & Beyssac O. (2011) CorseAlp 2011 - Field Trip Guidebook. Journal of the Virtual Explorer, volume 39.

Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches

Beyssac O. (2010) Chaines de montagnes, bassins sédimentaires et cycle du carbone organique. Memoire de l’universite Paris 7 Denis Diderot soutenu le 1^er juin 2010.

[Jury : Niels Hovius (rapporteur), Olivier Vidal (rapporteur), Jerome Gaillardet (rapporteur), Guillaume Fiquet (President), Christian Chopin, Jean-Philippe Avouac et Christian France-Lanord]

These de doctorat 

Beyssac O. (2001) Les mecanismes de graphitisation à basse-temperature : une etude analytique et experimentale sur des materiaux naturels et des molecules modeles. These de doctorat de l'université Paris 11 soutenue le 1/12/2001.