Between history, work and passion: medieval castle, mud volcanoes and Ferrari

Abstract

This field trip guide organized in the framework of the Goldschmidt Conference 2013, held in Florence from\ud August 25 to 30, 2013, is here presented.\ud The two-days field trip, shows some of the many geological, naturalistic and cultural features in the Fiorano\ud area (Modena), in which history, geology and passion for Ferrari come together in a perfect marriage.\ud The first excursion day is dedicated to visit the Natural Reserve of Salse di Nirano, where the mud volcanoes,\ud produced by the cold mud, salt water and hydrocarbons - mainly methane- can be observed.\ud The second day is devoted to visit the Ferrari Museum and goes on at the Spezzano Castle, hosting the Ceramics\ud Museum. Clays are, in fact, abundant in the hilly margin, where they form badlands, characteristic narrow crests\ud washed out by running waters. In the Castle there is also a Balsamic Vinegar producing Consortium, it’s a peculiar\ud and typical product of Modena province. The itinerary ends with the tour to Enzo Ferrari’s Birthplace at Modena

Structural Control on Carbon Emissions at the Nirano Mud Volcanoes – Italy

“…c) Schematic cross section (trace in Fig. 1a) at regional level showing the deep sources and potential migration pathways as proposed by Bonini (2007) and modified from Sciarra et al (2015).…”