Dear all,
The upcoming Mineralogical Society conference 'Micro-Analysis,
Processes, Time' (to be held in Edinburgh from Aug. 31st to Sept 2nd,
http://tinyurl.com/mapt2009 ) will include the session "Decoding
polymetamorphism in mountain belts: from P-T-t-d records to geodynamic
models". <http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/MAPT/MAPT-sessions.html#2>
Metamorphic records of orogenesis are complex, and studies of mountain
belt evolution therefore require not only sophisticated analytical
petrography, but also careful integration of data from several related
disciplines: metamorphic petrology, structural geology, geochronology,
and geophysics. In recent years, orogenic studies have benefitted
increasingly from the formulation of ever more sophisticated models of
the thermal and/or mechanical processes that shape collisional mountain
belts. This session seeks to bring together researchers from all parts
of the spectrum of orogenic study between field-based work, through
laboratory analysis of mineral data, to theoretical modelling. We will
aim to explore the essential tools for resolving the complex metamorphic
signals of mountain belt rocks, how to construct and interpret
increasingly detailed pressure-temperature-time-deformation (P-T-t-d)
paths, and how records of polymetamorphism fit into the orogenic puzzle.
We welcome contributions on topics such as: geochronological insights
into orogenic processes; tracking prograde and retrograde portions of
P-T paths; predictions from orogenic models; the significance of
overprinting relationships; resolving polymetamorphic signals.
We welcome your contributions to this session, which will include a
keynote presentation by Romain Bousquet, Universitaet Potsdam,
Germany. Further session and conference details are available
at: http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/MAPT/MAPT.hmtl
Please contact the convenors for further information:
Tom Argles, The Open University, UK, [log in to unmask]
Mark Caddick, ETH, Switzerland, [log in to unmask]
Clare Warren, The Open University, UK, [log in to unmask]
Apologies for any cross posting
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Clare Warren
NERC Postdoctoral Fellow
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Open University
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
England
Tel +44 (0)1908 654676
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