The Role of Water in Rock Deformation
The next Gordon Conference organized by the PPEM Community will be held
at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts over August 8-13,
2004. This conference will emphasize the chemical and physical roles of
aqueous fluids in deformation, the sources and transport of fluids in
deforming rock bodies and faults of the crust and mantle, and the
importance of fluid-rock interactions to tectonics. Specific topics will
include:
# Fluids in Fault zones, Fluid Transport, and Effective Stress
# Fluid-assisted Crack Growth and Healing
# Influence of Surface Hydration on Friction,
# Properties of Fluid-rock Interfaces and Vicinal Fluids
# Solute Transport and Pressure Solution
# Hydrous Point Defects, Crystal Plasticity and Diffusion Creep
# Partitioning of Water between Melts and Solids, and Deformation of
Partial Melts
# Rheological Structure of the Lithosphere and WaterWeakening
Participation by a wide spectrum of experimentalists, numerical
modellers, theoreticians, and field geologists is encouraged.
Moreover, many details have yet to be decided, and you are encouraged to
contact Andreas Kronenberg, Chair, or Mark Jessell, Vice-chair,
regarding topics, speakers and format.
For updates to this information, please check the Conference Website at:
Gordon Research Conference http://www.tectonique.net/grc/
Andreas Kronenberg: [log in to unmask]
Mark Jessell: [log in to unmask]
cheers
Mark
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Mark Jessell
CNRS UMR 5563/LMTG/OMP
Equipe "Pétrophysique, Tectonique et Géomorphologie"
Université Paul-Sabatier, 38 rue des 36-Ponts
31400 Toulouse cedex - FRANCE
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