Publications and communications of Melvyn Billon

Billon, M., Vander Auwera, J., Namur, O., Holness, M. B., & Charlier, B. (16 February 2026). Dynamics of plagioclase textural evolution and the impact of thermal history on nucleation. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 181 (3). doi:10.1007/s00410-026-02301-4

Billon, M. (2026). Crystallization kinetics of Plagioclase and application to timescale of crystal mush storage [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/338448

Billon, M., Vander Auwera, J., Namur, O., Faure, F., Holness, B. M., & Charlier, B. (19 March 2025). Plagioclase crystal size distributions, growth and nucleation rates in an anhydrous arc basaltic andesite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 180 (26). doi:10.1007/s00410-025-02213-9

Billon, M., Vander Auwera, J., Namur, O., Faure, F., & Charlier, B. (11 September 2024). Plagioclase growth and nucleation rates in an anhydrous arc basaltic andesite [Paper presentation]. Geologica Belgica Luxemburga International Meeting, Liège, Belgium.

Billon, M., Charlier, B., Namur, O., & Vander Auwera, J. (July 2023). Experimental study of plagioclase growth, nucleation rates, and shape evolution during cooling of an anhydrous basaltic andesite [Poster presentation]. GOLDSCHMIDT 2023, Lyon, France.

Billon, M., Charlier, B., Namur, O., & Vander Auwera, J. (June 2023). Relationship between plagioclase shape, size and density during the cooling of a basaltic andesite under various pre-treatment conditions [Poster presentation]. EMPG 2023, Milan, Italy.

Bechon, T., Billon, M., Namur, O., Bolle, O., Fugmann, P., Foucart, H., Devidal, J.-L., Delmelle, N., & Vander Auwera, J. (2022). Petrology of the magmatic system beneath Osorno volcano (Central Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile). Lithos, 106777. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2022.106777

Bechon, T., Billon, M., Namur, O., Bolle, O., Fugmann, P., & Vander Auwera, J. (16 September 2021). Insights on mantle melting below Osorno Volcano (Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile) [Paper presentation]. Geologica Belgica, Tervuren, Belgium.

Billon, M., Charlier, B., Namur, O., & Vander Auwera, J. (16 September 2021). Timescale of Crystal Mush Storage in the Central Southern Volcanic Zone of Chile (CSVZ) [Poster presentation]. Geologica Belgica, Tervuren, Belgium.