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Dear List member
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We are pleased to announce the biennial conference the Australian Earth Sciences Convention - AESC 2016 Call for Abstracts and Registration brochure are now live. AESC 2016: Uncover Earth's Past to Discover Our Future with six themes and four symposia has many opportunities for you to contribute.
• Earth's Environment - Past to Present
• Tectonics of the Planet
• Deep Earth Geodynamics
• Mineral Endowment
• Geoscience and Society
• Earth Science for Energy
The Geological Society of Australia welcomes presenters to submit abstracts for AESC 2016 sessions and symposia. The AESC 2016 program will provide a platform to share knowledge critical to geoscientists working in a number of fields. This is a great opportunity to assist your fellow association colleagues to reach their full potential and advance their organisation.
Abstracts can be submitted online (click here).
The AESC 2016 registration is now open. Click here for more information.
We look forward to seeing you in Adelaide in 2016.
aesc2016.gsa.org.au
26-30 June 2016, Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia
On behalf of the 2016 AESC organising committee
Dr Rian Dutch
Principal Geologist
Geological Survey of South Australia
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From: Metamorphic Studies Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Pattison
Sent: Tuesday, 1 December 2015 5:09 AM
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Subject: Characteristics and causes of low-pressure metamorphism: June 1-3, 2016 GAC-MAC meeting (Whitehorse, Yukon)
Greetings to all.
We invite your participation in a Special Session entitled:
Characteristics and causes of low-pressure metamorphism
at the upcoming GAC-MAC (Geological Association of Canada-Mineralogical Association of Canada) annual meeting in Whitehorse, Yukon, June 1-3, 2016.
Convenors:
Dave Pattison, University of Calgary ([log in to unmask])
Chris Coueslan, Manitoba Geological Survey ([log in to unmask])
David Moynihan, Yukon Geological Survey ([log in to unmask])
Description:
Low pressure (andalusite-sillimanite type) metamorphism has played a major role in the geological evolution of Earth from the Archaean to the Cenozoic. In this session we examine the characteristics and causes of low-P metamorphism, with special emphasis on the development of large low-P metamorphic belts in the Canadian Shield, the Cordillera, the Appalachians, and elsewhere in the world.
We invite field-, laboratory- and modelling-based contributions dealing with, but not restricted to: mineral assemblages and textures; phase relationships; physical and chemical controls on crystallisation histories; rates of metamorphism; tectonic settings and processes responsible for the development of large, low-P metamorphic belts; “Regional-contact” metamorphism; thermal and kinetic modelling; secular changes in the thermal state of the lithosphere; occurrences of kyanite in low-P settings; metamorphism of ore deposits and their host rocks.
Abstract submission (deadline January 31, 2016):
Abstract submission will open on January 1, 2016, via a link on the meeting web site:
Student support:
There will likely be some financial support for students. Details can be found at: http://whitehorse2016.ca/student/
Other events of potential interest at the meeting:
Other events at the meeting that may be of interest include: 1) A three-day post-conference field trip dealing with tectonics of the Insular and Intermontane terranes in Yukon, 2) Field trips to Yukon’s historic mining districts (Keno Hill, Faro, Whitehorse, Klondike), 3) a field trip to volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) and orogenic gold deposits on the Alaskan panhandle, and 4) a Workshop on Cordilleran VMS deposits given by Steve Piercey and Bruce Gemmell.
For further details on these events, and for any other matters related to the meeting, please go to the meeting web page: http://whitehorse2016.ca/
We look forward to seeing you in Whitehorse!
Dave, Chris & David
David R.M. Pattison
Department of Geoscience
University of Calgary
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