Dear Geo-Tectonics List Members,
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to the session of the GeoBonn2018 meeting (GeoBonn2018, 2-6 September 2018, Bonn, Germany), entitled:
The Eastern Mediterranean: A natural laboratory to study orogenic processes operating at different times and at different structural levels
The section is enclosed in Topic 3: Mountain building from depth to surface (http://www.geobonn2018.de/themes-and-sessions.html)
Confirmed Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Aral Okay (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Conveners: Gernold Zulauf ([log in to unmask]); Paris Xypolias ([log in to unmask]), Timur Ustaƶmer ([log in to unmask])
Deadline for abstract submission is May 15, 2018
Information on abstract submission can be found here: http://www.geobonn2018.de/call-for-abstracts.html
General information on the GeoFrankfurt2014 meeting can be found here: http://www.geobonn2018.de/index.html
We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing you in Bonn.
Warm regards,
Gernold, Paris and Timur
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Session Description
The plate tectonic framework for the modern tectonic setting of the Eastern Mediterranean was established in the 1970th. Since this time, our knowledge about the opening and closure of Paleo- and Neotethys, the formation of ophiolites, the role of transform tectonics and the exhumation of deeply subducted rocks increased significantly. The recent introduction of fast techniques in radiometric age dating further improved the reconstructions of ancient plate configurations, the latter resulting from Cadomian, Variscan, Cimmerian and Alpine orogenic processes. The imprints of these different orogenic cycles, together with the still active orogenic processes in the Eastern Mediterranean, make the latter a key area to study fundamental orogenic processes (subduction, accretion, collision, exhumation) and the interaction of sedimentary, tectonic, metamorphic and igneous processes through time. Papers dealing with these topics are invited.
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