16th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference 2006
27 August - 1 September 2006
Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Melbourne , Australia
http://www.goldschmidt2006.org/
Just a reminder to those thinking of going to Goldschmidt 2006 this year...that the deadline for
abstracts is this week, Thursday 13th April.
Several sessions may be of interest to tectonics specialists and others who use thermochronologic
and geochronologic data and the two sessions indicated below may be of direct interest to you,
and if so I encourage you to consider offering a paper and participating in an exciting
international conference hosted by a fine city!
Abstract submission format details and online submission form can be accessed via the web site
(see below) by selecting Abstract Submission. And I draw your attention to the abstract submission
deadline of 13th April 2006.
13 April 2006 - Deadline for receipt of abstracts
30 June 2006 - Speaker registration deadline
30 June 2006 - Early registration cut off date
S10-02: Low temperature thermochronometry: models, methods and applications
Convenors: Roderick Brown, Andrew Gleadow, Cornelia Spiegel
Keynote Speaker: Kerry Gallagher
Invited Speakers: Jean Braun, Brent McInnes, Ray Donnelick, Richard Ketcham, Peter van der Beek
Rapid progress is being made in extending the reach of low temperature thermochronometry
through the development of new analytical protocols for new minerals (Fe-Mn oxides, zircon etc)
and in more sophisticated models, both for calculating cooling ages and for converting the ages
(including track lengths and diffusion data) into thermal history information. We invite papers on
any aspect of low- temperature thermochronometry especially those reporting new analytical
procedures. Papers on novel applications and/or which use an intergrated approach to inverse
modelling of diverse thermochronometry data are also particularly encouraged.
S7-02: Up and down: Geochemical constraints on paleotopography and tectonic geomorphology
Convenors: Matt Kohn and Barry Kohn
Topography reflects the complex interplay between tectonic and climatic processes, so
topographic changes have fundamental influences on regional climate, flora and fauna, erosion,
and structural and sedimentation styles. In addition, topography is a direct reflection of the
internal force balance of an orogenic system, so paleoelevation histories can discriminate between
competing orogenic models. In this symposium, we invite contributions that use geochemical
proxies of paleoelevation to investigate a large range of geologic, climatic, and tectonic processes,
e.g. thermochronology and exhumation histories, stable isotopes and plateau/range heights,
atmospheric thermodynamics and paleoaltimetry, cosmogenic radionuclide exposure dating of
slowly eroded surfaces, and the interplay among climate, erosion and topography.
Regards, Roderick
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