Dear Colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following session at the EGU
General
Assembly (Vienna, Austria, 13 - 18 April 2008) and invite your
contribution.
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
GMPV08: *Controls on metamorphic processes
Session Abstract
*The study of metamorphic processes finds itself at an exciting juncture
today. The excitement stems from advanced theoretical tools that have
become available, complemented by advances in analytical and
experimental capabilities that make practical application of these tools
possible. On the theoretical side, increasingly realistic calculations
that capture the couplings between thermodynamics (e.g. phase
equilibria, phase transitions), kinetics (e.g. diffusion, crystal growth
and nucleation) and mechanics (feedbacks between chemistry and rheology)
on realistic, multicomponent systems are now possible. Analytical
capabilities that allow mapping of texture, composition and isotopic
distribution on decreasingly smaller scales allow these theoretical
tools to be implemented on natural samples. The outcome of this
symbiosis is an ability to extract pictures of dynamic processes (such
as tectonics and chemical mass transport) at an unprecedented high
resolution from the natural record. We invite contributions that address
advances in any of these areas and / or provide illustrative examples of
such applications.
Keynote Speaker: Prof. J. Ague (Yale University)
Conveners:
Sumit Chakraborty (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany)
Rainer Abart (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
Fred Gaidies (University of Calgary, Canada)
Abstract deadline is January the 14th.
Please see http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/ for further conference
details and submission procedures.
Best Wishes,
Sumit Chakraborty
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